{"id":2145,"date":"2021-03-01T17:23:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T17:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newbettingsites.co\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2021-03-01T17:23:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T17:23:56","slug":"when-will-betting-shops-re-open-is-the-grand-national-being-moved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newbettingsites.co\/when-will-betting-shops-re-open-is-the-grand-national-being-moved\/","title":{"rendered":"When Will Betting Shops Re-Open & is the Grand National Being Moved?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The plan to ease us all out of lockdown has been announced, and the good news for high street bettors is that their local betting shops will be able to open their doors again from April 12th.<\/p>\n
With a little over a month to wait, bookies will be getting ready with hand sanitizer galore, confusing one way systems made out of tape on the floor, and polite notices telling us to keep away from each other.<\/p>\n
Bookmakers are classed as ‘non-essential retail’ along with the likes of hairdressers, fashion stores, and gyms, and for those companies that run physical betting locations this news comes not a moment too soon.<\/p>\n
Although online business plays a huge role in all betting companies these days, high street shops, especially those in busy locations, still bring in a substantial amount of money, and they cost a lot to keep closed too.<\/p>\n
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This news, while welcome, is also a bit of a slap in the face for bookies because the opening date is just a week after the Grand National is scheduled to be run.<\/p>\n
This is one of the biggest events on the bookmaking calendar, so to miss it by a week after all that has happened would leave a very sour taste in the mouth for bookmakers.<\/p>\n