#BettingPeople Interview Dax and Joe Oliver Racecourse Bookmakers Part 1/3
Joe Oliver has bet on course under the name Dick Oliver since the 1970’s and has had his son and Daughter working with him over the years. Joe is now officially ‘retired’ after Dax took over at the helm. Here’s their story. Policeman, banker, bookie, the story of the Dick Oliver firm.
In Part 1, Joe talks about how his career as an on-course bookmaker began after a couple of failed alternative options, firstly as a policeman then a banker. There are lessons to be learned, including ‘be careful who you ask you ask out’ being one of them. How Joe’s choice between a motorbike or a house was a good one. Joe talks about how hard it was to become a bookmaker back in the day.
