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About me - Gordon Hamilton

Gordon Hamilton's professional background is within the UK Banking Sector. Between the years of 1988 and 2007, he worked for what was initially Halifax Building Society (Savings and Loan,) became Halifax plc and ultimately Halifax Bank of Scotland plc. He

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Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) Best places to bet online: 3 of 9
As a regular but cautious gambler, I like to take every opportunity I can to maximise my potential returns in what is - let's face it - very much a bookmakers' market. I therefore spend a great deal of time in research and in making my selections, but when I have finally done so, I do not just simply sign on to a bookmaker's ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) The pros and cons of betting: 1 of 3
There is a lot of pleasure and hours of entertainment to be had in the art of sports' team betting. Careful study is required of the form of the team(s) you are potentially going to be staking your money on, their injury lists and their suspensions. There may also be a number of other factors which we have to consider, an exa... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) How to make (and not lose) money by gambling: 14 of 29
The first thing we have to establish an answer to in this debate is what form of gambling we are referring to? If we are talking about roulette, poker, blackjack, slot machines or lotteries, the simple answer is that in the absence of the greatest lucky winning streak imaginable, in the longer term we won't make a bean and ma... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) The history of gambling: 6 of 11
Evidence of gambling exists as far back as caveman times - when acts of gambling were depicted in drawings on the walls of the caves - ancient China circa 2300BC and ancient Egypt circa 1500BC. There is even some ancient text to be found on the pyramids at Giza which mentions gambling. Throughout the subsequent ages, the prac... More..