Tag Archive: Ladbrokes

Due to issues of legality, sports betting has always had a seedy reputation with the UK general public. All that gradually changed with the introduction of new betting legislation. Up until the late 1980s, most betting was done in dingy betting shops which littered high streets up and down the country. But a new look, coupled with more betting options, meant that sports betting slowly became more respectable. The final chapter to acceptance comes with the timely introduction of the internet.