#BettingPeople

Professional Punter Johnny Dineen talks to Simon Nott about his career as a professional punter, from his early days clerking at weekends for bookmakers to betting on course and now purely punting for a living, in five parts.
In Part 2, Johnny talks about cutting his teeth betting on the end of the line at the dogs, point to points and at the races, deciding to pick and chose which races to bet in, punters becoming harder to beat and adopting an if you can't beat them join them attitude helping get the sharp money on.

[@howarddavies7008]

Love johnnys honesty.such i likeable guy. Would love to see him write o book about his life. His saturday column in the r/ post is very rewarding. Keep up the great work johnny👍👍

[@ZIPPY2601]

Johnny should write a book. Would love to hear some of his stories. Brave man to take on Charles Byrnes. Biggest crook in racing.

[@lukebignell7846]

Everyone in racing is a crook.

[@TrifficLad33]

Sir Mark Prescott season after season gets 2M stayers hcp'd running in 6F races, gets a mark of 50 and wins10 in a row and is regarded as a 'master trainer'. The art of a crook!

[@Amstecos]

Did you not think we all knew that..🥴

[@peznino1]

For every Johnny Dineen there is 500 without an arse in their trouser.

[@misterzero8667]

Ben is a commision agent ,do you really think he is standing these bets

[@johnristheanswer]

Interesting points. This is what baffles me about Ben at Star. He takes on all the big players and apparently doesn`t lay off. The big players ` know ` what they`re doing , so why take them on ?

[@EricPollarrd]

How can’t an independent bookie do any good yet corals William hill etc are squillionaires?

[@davidclark4839]

Its almost impossible to place a bet at any betting shops. Tax returns and payslips, scandoulous

[@seamusfallon3104]

Nonsense

[@EricPollarrd]

Wtf is “getting on da end of de line?”

[@jackdineen8983]

It means turning up at a race meeting where you didn’t have a pitch and hoping that not everyone that owned a pitch would turn up and then you got have got an opportunity to work at the end of the line. You’d have one of the worst positions but at least you’d be allowed the chance. If everyone turned up then you didn’t get on

[@lukebignell7846]

Why did his betting business go belly up then?

[@timcomley5948]

Internet

[@sabrehill1]

Think there was an economic downturn in Ireland at the time and the money wasn't around at the track as much

[@dermottobin9]

Are you going ask another question on part 3 where the answer is in the video? Cabbage

[@lukebignell7846]

@@dermottobin9 he only says that he lost every race for 3 months and packed it in. He did not actually explain why he lost for those 3 months in a row. How are bookies making money online today?

[@paulconey252]

Johnny you would have been great man to have been about the tracks 30 odd years ago in the middle of Sean graham(snr)and des fox

[@jackdineen8983]

I can remember both clearly Paul, but I was only a kid then. I used study them both although they were totally different operators. Even though they were contrasting men, they were both fascinating people

[@paulconey252]

@jackdineen8983 oh good Johnny im glad you can remember them both ,your a 100% correct they were two completely different operators one wanted all kind of bets the other wanted the big stakes and the bigger the better, 1st ever Sunday meeting Tipperary in Ireland on Arc day dessie took two 40 grand bets off JP that Sunday in the 1st two races both beat he ended up losing that day.cheers Johnny keep up the good work you are doing.

[@jackdineen8983]

@@paulconey252 Thank you Paul and good to speak to you