He would undoubtedly get into big trouble for what he has unleashed. But he sat me down and gave me a true insight into the world of the professional gambler. He disected the whole game of horse racing betting and literally put all the pieces of the puzzle together for me step by step. He revealed every dirty little secret about the world of professional gambling. Then I discovered the secret he was using to earn most of his money. He was laying horses. Laying horses means backing them to lose. It sounds strange at first but it is where the professionals make most of their money. Why lay horses instead of backing them?. Years ago if punters wanted to place a bet on a horse they had to accept the odds given to them by their local bookmaker. Inevitably the bookmakers knew more about horses than the punters. And guess what happened?.The punters got poorer whilst the bookies got richer. But at the turn of the century the betting industry was comple...