Gambler wins High Court battle against betting firm Betfred over its refusal to pay a £1.7m

A blackjack gambler denied a £1.7million jackpot by Betfred over an alleged software glitch today won a landmark High Court battle to claim the winnings. Andrew Green, 54, has spent three years fighting to get his hands on the seven-figure sum he won by accumulating chips while playing Frankie Dettori’s Magic Seven game on his … Read more

Gambler refused £1.7m blackjack payout by Betfred ‘would have made £500m on the glitch’

Gambler refused a £1.7m online blackjack payout by Betfred would have made £500million if he kept playing due to computer glitch, bookmaker tells High Court Andrew Green, 54, from Lincolnshire, won £1.7 million from Betfred in Jan 2018 The betting shop has refused to pay out claiming there was a ‘glitch’ in software Mr Green won the … Read more

Betfred gambler who was never paid £1.7m he won could be days away from getting his winnings

A blackjack gambler who won £1.7million with Betfred but never received his payout after the company blamed a ‘software glitch’ could be days from getting his winnings.  Single father Andrew Green, 53, has been battling with the company for more than two years, trying to get the winnings he says he won fair and square.  … Read more

Prolific gambler, who wagered £400,000 a WEEK and had hotline to bookies’ sues Ladbrokes for £3.3m

Prolific gambler, 57, who wagered £400,000 a WEEK and had hotline to bookies’ sues Ladbrokes for £3.3m claiming his bets were illegal because he placed them from Spain  Gambler Terry Allan, 57, was betting around £400,000 a week, between 2014-2018 He even had his own dedicated telephone line to a betting shop in Aberdeen  He claims his … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: I’m not cheering the £1trillion ‘Gambler of the Exchequer’ 

Britain is borrowing again. Big time.  Remember the old joke about the American general giving evidence to a congressional committee about spending on armaments? ‘You spend a million here… a million there… pretty soon you’re talking real money.’ It was funny then because a million really was a lot of money (I said it was … Read more