#BettingPeople Interview ‘GINGER’ NEWMAN Well Connected Ex-Racecourse Bookmaker 1/3
Ex Bookmaker and author Alan ‘Ginger’ Newman talks about his early life going dog racing, how his brother turned £1 into a years wages on a Thursday afternoon, how a conversation with his daughter’s friends inspired him to write his stories down and Dave Stewart persuaded him to publish them in his book ‘It’s Not What You Know’ after the death of his wife. It’s gone on to raise several thousands of pounds as well as entertaining a legion of readers.