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A lucky Galway punter has scooped a whopping €206,000 for a measly €1 bet.

With Cheltenham only days away, eager punters will be gathering their tips, guarding them as if they were pure gold while pondering the usual each-way forecast, or place it-on-the-nose dilemmas, and with questions like those to consider what better place to have the craic, get a few wins in, and truely enjoy this great horse-racing festival than at Brian Fahy Bookmakers.

John Mulholland has opened a book on candidates’ chances in the upcoming General Election, with Minister Éamon Ó Cuív the odds-on favourite to retain his seat in the poll.

Gambling is rarely a profitable business for those who indulge in it, but one lucky punter in Westport last week enjoyed a massive win of €97,000 after pulling off a daring accumulator bet over four different horse races.

The boom of betting shops in towns and cities throughout Ireland in recent years has not only highlighted the high level of gambling in the country, but also raised concerns over the changing face of high streets where several bookmaker outlets have set up.

Galway bookmaker Alan Mulholland representing John Mulholland Bookmaker was recently involved in what was a historic move for the Irish betting industry when his company joined six other Irish independent bookmakers to form an online presence called BetPack.com.

Bet Settler, the debut iPhone application release from Athlone-based company Moonswing, has been named App of the Week on the website of Business Traveller - the world's leading magazine for the frequent business traveller.

A lucky Galway punter is celebrating this week after winning more than €100,000 from a €2 bet when amazingly the seven horses he backed all romped home in first place.

Westmeath’s bookmakers are fearful for the future of their businesses following the doubling of betting duty announced in this week’s Budget, with a number fearing they may have to let staff go.