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08 Jan 10
17:54
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A LADBROKES punter who spent December dreaming of a white Christmas is instead facing up to a new year nightmare after the bet he thought had won him £7.1 million instead netted just £31.78.
Graphic designer Cliff Bryant placed two £5 accumulators on snow falling across 24 British towns and cities on Christmas Day.
However, although the Southampton 52-year-old's weather forecasting proved accurate, his understanding of Ladbrokes' betting rules proved less so after it emerged that his wager should not have been accepted.
Ladbrokes spokesman David Williams said: "We apologise to Mr Bryant and regret that his bet was taken in error.
"We do not take accumulator bets on events such as snowfall because if snow falls in one city, it is likely to fall in another. We will of course settle Mr Bryant's legitimate bets and have offered to put him in touch with the Independent Betting Arbitration Service if he wishes to take the matter further.
"With over 14,000 retail staff across the UK, occasional mistakes do happen, but we will remind our staff of betting rules on novelty events to avoid thishappening again."
Bryant, whose two accumulator bets are reported to have been worth £4.9m and £2.23m, told the Southern Daily Echo: "This is a genuine mistake and if I make a mistake in my work like that it costs me dearly and I think the offer should be a lot more generous than they have made.
"They are one of the leading bookmakers in the country and I think they ought to do their homework a bit better in future."
Graphic designer Cliff Bryant placed two £5 accumulators on snow falling across 24 British towns and cities on Christmas Day.
However, although the Southampton 52-year-old's weather forecasting proved accurate, his understanding of Ladbrokes' betting rules proved less so after it emerged that his wager should not have been accepted.
Ladbrokes spokesman David Williams said: "We apologise to Mr Bryant and regret that his bet was taken in error.
"We do not take accumulator bets on events such as snowfall because if snow falls in one city, it is likely to fall in another. We will of course settle Mr Bryant's legitimate bets and have offered to put him in touch with the Independent Betting Arbitration Service if he wishes to take the matter further.
"With over 14,000 retail staff across the UK, occasional mistakes do happen, but we will remind our staff of betting rules on novelty events to avoid thishappening again."
Bryant, whose two accumulator bets are reported to have been worth £4.9m and £2.23m, told the Southern Daily Echo: "This is a genuine mistake and if I make a mistake in my work like that it costs me dearly and I think the offer should be a lot more generous than they have made.
"They are one of the leading bookmakers in the country and I think they ought to do their homework a bit better in future."
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Maybe he should place trebles on the Oscars with his winnings? :)
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£31.78 is not to be sniffed at imo
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What a gormless idiot.
(Not you, T2F) |
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"We do not take accumulator bets on events such as snowfall because if snow falls in one city, it is likely to fall in another"
Surely the term" likely" would suggest an ideal betting opportunity for Chokerbrokes...oh sorry I forgot they don't take bets. |
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They do employ some thick cashiers in bookies shops though. :(
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They are one of the leading bookmakers in the country and I think they ought to do their homework a bit better in future."
so should he -idiot. |
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He should be taken to court for trying to obtain money by deception.
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Lock himup.
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go to ibas
were odds for all the cities the same |
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SF.
Would have to prove intent. He would get off for being mentally incapable imo. |
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Donny, as a rule of tumb, further north = shorter odds.
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for his next bet hell have;
home win away loss neither team to draw fiver treble please |
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Surprised they haven't offered him a cashier's job yet .
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I think I know him - he posts on moneysavingexpert.com.
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Everything's Gone Green 08 Jan 18:55 What a gormless idiot. (Not you, T2F) tbf this is the 3rd thread |
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Canary.
I'd been at work all day. I copied and pasted it onto here within minutes of it appearing on RP website! |
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True, some cashiers are gormless twonks, but if you are working in a bookies and there is a rush on then you cannot vet each and every bet.
However, I'd like to know how the bet was 'captured' in their system. Maybe it wasn't (there is a facility to make a bet a loser before the actual outcome is known, as the system doesn't capture every single type of bet). Even so, the manager of the shop should have been aware of the bet shortly after it was struck. What did he/she do about it? If the guy wasn't a regular (so the writing not familiar etc) then not a lot they could have done until the guy came to get his winnings. He's a grade A shyster though! |
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"They are one of the leading bookmakers in the country and I think they ought to do their homework a bit better in future."
er, the other way round shirley? fckwit at best, fraud at worst |
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Here's my acca!
A team in Blue to win the Premiership 2/1 Lampard to be in the winning team 2/1 Chelsea to win it 4/7 A London club to win 4/7 A Northern club not to win it 13/8 |