Gambling addict to sue bookmaker for £2 million

[Touring Mars]

A man is suing William Hill for more than £2m, money he lost gambling after asking the bookmaker not to let him bet again. In May 2006, he opened an account with William Hill - one of the best known bookies in the UK. After placing some big bets he closed that account after just a few days, although he chose to re-open it two weeks later. About a week later, after more bets totalling nearly £300,000 pounds, he closed it again and this is when he was offered what's known as "self exclusion". This, his lawyers say, is a facility provided by bookmakers to help gambling addicts break free of their addiction.

But two months later, Mr Calvert did start betting with William Hill again by opening a new account in his own name. By the time he stopped gambling with William Hill he had made a net loss of just under £2.1m, the amount he is now claiming against them in a High Court case due to start next week.

William Hill are strongly contesting the claims.

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[Omnis]

Couldn't that be considered fraud on the part of the plaintiff?

The only way I can see him winning is if the "exclusion" was a court order.

 

[Touring Mars]

He's certainly taking a bit of a gamble...

 

[daan]

He's odds on to lose that case.

 

[Diego440]

Groan factor of 9 on those puns, gentlemen.

 

[Sting]

Serves him right the stupid muppet.

He had a good career in which he was doing quite well it seems, having saved up £700k, but to throw that all away and now be owing £2.1million is just silly, stupid and irresponsible.

I have no sympathy, its his mess, why should the bookies bail him out?

 

[Pupik]

These puns are now over, under-stand?

 

[Solid Lifters]

I bet this guy is an idiot.

Sorry.

You know, it's going to take a lot of effort to lose these extra pounds I've gained, so I'll sue McDonald's and Ben & Jerry's for the mental anguish. I enjoy blaming others for my actions. It's the latest craze.

 

[Sniffs]

this guy must be an american Transplant

Pupik: they're brits, they have an automatic pun-ction.

 

[Keef]

I coulda sworn gambling with bookies here in Ohio is quite illegal. I mean, they get shot every now and then when they owe people money. But apparently this is actually a company, and not a guy walking around downtown with a big brief case, eh?

 

[Danny]

Imbecile. Expecting a corporation to take charge of him. He is his own responsibility.

 

[Dave A]

I coulda sworn gambling with bookies here in Ohio is quite illegal. I mean, they get shot every now and then when they owe people money. But apparently this is actually a company, and not a guy walking around downtown with a big brief case, eh?

I have no idea what your on about but bookies is the term we use for gambling shops like Ladbrokes etc, if your going to Ladbrokes to put a bet on your going to the bookies.

 

[superberkut]

Gambling addictions are not the same as alcohol addictions, unless he absolutely needed a physical rush from gambling. The gambler here is at- never mind.

He should have really taken this matter into his own hands before he did his cards.

 

[V1P3R]

Groan factor of 9 on those puns, gentlemen.

No kidding.