This is an incredible story. It’s got a bit of everything; some tragedy, some mystery, and a happy ending. Have you ever lost your phone? Be it in the pub, at work, on the bus, or anywhere in public where you might quite rightly hold very little hope of every seeing it again. Well if,…
If you have read many of the other blog posts regarding fines and social responsibility failings on this website, you will have hopefully seen that I try to be quite understanding to operators who fall foul of the UKGC. They are often trying to keep up with ever changing, and sometimes vague rule changes, and…
There have been many stories about gamblers feeling cheated after a bookie has refused to pay out what they thought was a winning bet. Most of the time the gambler has simply not understood the rules properly, and to be honest, while gutting, I don’t think they have a leg to stand on. For instance…
You know when you hear about someone netting a big acca in the press, there is often a bit of a jealousy, then a bit of admiration, then often a bit of punter to punter support since they beat the bookies. “Well in mate, good on ya, you beat the buggers” – that sort of…
Full disclosure from the start here, this blog post is a bit of fun. It does demonstrate how easy it is to fall foul of the very strict gambling regulations in this country, even unintentionally, but mostly, it’s just a chance to have a bit of a laugh at the regulator’s expense. Bookies are fined…
Image Credit: Jim McIngvale/Twitter It may have happened across the pond but I’m sure you will want to hear about this one. High stakes sports bettor Jim McIngvale, perhaps better known as Mattress Mack thanks to his profession as a retailer, made several bets on the World Series Baseball Final, and took £65 million ($75…
