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CANT BE MUCH NEWS IN SCOTLAND TODAY WHEN THIS MAKES FRONT PAGE
Punter Duncan Shaw has told how he was banned from a bookies after winning £1000.
The 45-year-old said he was ordered not to bet at Joe Jennings again after pocketing the cash from a tenner stake.
And he claims he was stunned when they told him too many of his losing bets had come close to costing them.
Duncan insists he has lost far more to the firm than he's made over the past two years.
He said: "A guy from the company called to say they were banning me from betting on horse racing because I am 'too good'.
"I asked them if they had the right guy because I only place small bets and he told me I was also being banned because some bets which ALMOST won would have cost them a lot to pay out.
"That is totally ridiculous - bets which almost win don't pay out, so they are making money every time I lose."
Duncan, of Greenock, Renfrewshire, laid the wager over the phone with the Essex bookmakers last Sunday.
He selected 8-1 shot Bullwhip in the 2.30pm at Doncaster and Dallas Bell, which he took at 12-1 in the 2.40pm at Hexham.
His £10 double netted him £1000 and the winnings were paid into his account.
But on Wednesday the company phoned to tell him he was no longer welcome.
Children's home worker Duncan said: "I have bet thousands of pounds with Jennings over the past couple of years.
"And I have lost thousands of pounds to them, so I can't believe that when I win a few quid they ban me.
"I put a wee bit of work into it. I look at the horses and the form before deciding which ones I'm going to bet on. I had lost a few hundred quid over the weekend before my double came up - it was my last bet of the weekend and I was delighted when it won."
Duncan says he only bets small amounts and has lost thousands to Jennings.
He said: "My kind of bet is £10, £20, or maybe £30 doubles or trebles. It's not as if I'm a big-time gambler. When I joined the company, they told me the most I could bet at once was £1million, so I can't understand why they have banned me.
"I am just a small-time punter who enjoys his racing and betting but now I have been banned as if I was a big-time gambler who is taking them for thousands.
"The most I have won from them is £2000 - once.
"I have punted thousands with them which they were quick to take and now when I start to win a wee bit they pull the plug.
"That is their business - it's called gambling and there has been a lot of money which has changed hands.
"If I am being honest, I would have to say I am probably down over all - which means they have made money from me.
"These companies make millions and I am really angry about it.
"You get the odd big win every two or three months but in between I was basically giving them cash every week.
"The win on Sunday probably didn't even win me back the money I had lost the previous month."
Jennings - one of the UK's top independent bookies - were set up in1961 and have 35 shops in the south of England, the Isle of Man and Jersey. No one from Jennings was available to comment on Duncan's ban yesterday.
Punter Duncan Shaw has told how he was banned from a bookies after winning £1000.
The 45-year-old said he was ordered not to bet at Joe Jennings again after pocketing the cash from a tenner stake.
And he claims he was stunned when they told him too many of his losing bets had come close to costing them.
Duncan insists he has lost far more to the firm than he's made over the past two years.
He said: "A guy from the company called to say they were banning me from betting on horse racing because I am 'too good'.
"I asked them if they had the right guy because I only place small bets and he told me I was also being banned because some bets which ALMOST won would have cost them a lot to pay out.
"That is totally ridiculous - bets which almost win don't pay out, so they are making money every time I lose."
Duncan, of Greenock, Renfrewshire, laid the wager over the phone with the Essex bookmakers last Sunday.
He selected 8-1 shot Bullwhip in the 2.30pm at Doncaster and Dallas Bell, which he took at 12-1 in the 2.40pm at Hexham.
His £10 double netted him £1000 and the winnings were paid into his account.
But on Wednesday the company phoned to tell him he was no longer welcome.
Children's home worker Duncan said: "I have bet thousands of pounds with Jennings over the past couple of years.
"And I have lost thousands of pounds to them, so I can't believe that when I win a few quid they ban me.
"I put a wee bit of work into it. I look at the horses and the form before deciding which ones I'm going to bet on. I had lost a few hundred quid over the weekend before my double came up - it was my last bet of the weekend and I was delighted when it won."
Duncan says he only bets small amounts and has lost thousands to Jennings.
He said: "My kind of bet is £10, £20, or maybe £30 doubles or trebles. It's not as if I'm a big-time gambler. When I joined the company, they told me the most I could bet at once was £1million, so I can't understand why they have banned me.
"I am just a small-time punter who enjoys his racing and betting but now I have been banned as if I was a big-time gambler who is taking them for thousands.
"The most I have won from them is £2000 - once.
"I have punted thousands with them which they were quick to take and now when I start to win a wee bit they pull the plug.
"That is their business - it's called gambling and there has been a lot of money which has changed hands.
"If I am being honest, I would have to say I am probably down over all - which means they have made money from me.
"These companies make millions and I am really angry about it.
"You get the odd big win every two or three months but in between I was basically giving them cash every week.
"The win on Sunday probably didn't even win me back the money I had lost the previous month."
Jennings - one of the UK's top independent bookies - were set up in1961 and have 35 shops in the south of England, the Isle of Man and Jersey. No one from Jennings was available to comment on Duncan's ban yesterday.
Tried to ban me from their shop in Bishops Stortford, Herts about i2 years ago after a decent winner.I said if they did i would object to their licence.Went back next day manager said i could bet but max £50.
As we know if you win with accounts,you will be stopped.Might be more difficult for them to do in shops, if some punters really do object to their licence renewal.I think they can refuse certain individual bets,under the terms of their licence,but not discriminate against individual punters.
As we know if you win with accounts,you will be stopped.Might be more difficult for them to do in shops, if some punters really do object to their licence renewal.I think they can refuse certain individual bets,under the terms of their licence,but not discriminate against individual punters.
ps..which is why i think their reps always tell that big joke of a lie...that they play the market not the man.Legaly i think that is what they should do, under the terms of their shop licences.
It's a bit of a start,
if more papers exposed such goings on, then more important people such as MPs might start talking about it,
the ones that are not in the bookies back pockets that is !
if more papers exposed such goings on, then more important people such as MPs might start talking about it,
the ones that are not in the bookies back pockets that is !
It's a change from stories about deep fried Mars Bars and meow meows.
You think thats bad there is a bit on todays Sun about a drug bust.
There is a pic of 2 police officers holding what is described as a 'ninja weapon'.
Its funny but those same nija weapons are used on building sites as a clip to hammer into a wall to contain cables.
PMSL
There is a pic of 2 police officers holding what is described as a 'ninja weapon'.
Its funny but those same nija weapons are used on building sites as a clip to hammer into a wall to contain cables.
PMSL
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