most of their client base canât read thank god
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They must be quaking in their boots
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I donât think heâll get paid out and I remember reading the legislation years ago that bookies donât really have to pay out. The only comeback is to object to their license.
I saw an interview with him where he said he had the same bet on with numerous other bookies and they all paid out except Ladbrokes, in that piece he says that from word of mouth he heard other bookies have paid out. He would want to make sure he keeps his story straight.
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Snide enough article, implying the horses had been drugged even though they passed all tests.
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They donât give a shite. All the new legislation to protect âproblemâ punters but nothing at all to hold the big firms to keeping a level playing field
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I didnt think a disputed bet could be taken to court. There is a betting Betting Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS) ⢠admin@ibas-uk.co.uk.
They can sometimes make a decision in favour of the punter on a disputed betting docket. However, Ladbrokes are not subject to their governance for some reason whilst Paddys and Boyles are.
There was a case recent in the Uk Courts where the judge ruled in favour of a punter based on a online one armed bandit.
The max payout for that grade of racing would be âŹ100k. I suspect the person behind the counter taking that bet wouldnât have known about it at the time.
Itâs dragged on so long now they might be just shamed into paying the 319k
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No chance,theyâll offers him 10k
They donât seem to have given any reasonable reason for not paying out
This lad has been poorly advised from the facts Iâve read about the case.
The trainers son tried to pick up the bet initially. That would be a red flag for any bookmaker.
Phelan was told by Ladbrokes because the ihrb were investigating the betting patterns of the races he wasnât paid out.
The IHRB had told Phelan these investigations still had not concluded.
Whoever actually owned the slip might have figured ladbrokes would panic with all the bad publicity and pay out. Surely the slip owner was aware an investigation might not go their way or else they were very naive.
It is hard to see them paying anything more than the 100k max pay out on the bet now and god only knows what money theyâll waste in the courts.
Itâll be interesting to see what happens next.
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If he had several bets on and the others paid out how much has he actually won
The trainer was a student of Barney Curley. I assume this chap was used to place bets and possibly didnât win a whole pile out of it. That is why the trainers son was collecting the bet initially.
The third leg didnât oblige on the same day. 30 euro each way seems a lot to put on in one go and it is surprising it wasnât flagged immediately. Somebody made a mistake somewhere imo. Maybe phelan was meant to do three separate ten euro each way bets and keep it under the max pay out limit.
No matter,the cunts took his bet and should pay out.
Itâs a pity he had to leave the forum whilst it was ongoing, his views on Munster rugby and the split season were always worth a read
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Youâd spend 30 each way on a fucking good round of small ones these days. I donât know what the fuck is going on there. I donât like trainers, jocks, owners, staff or bookmakers.
The finish and the freeze frame at kilbeggan tonight was a fucking disgrace, whatever the angle, two dirty industry fools talking like it had won. Cost people money as they behaved like it was called.
It probably is tough to ask terminally stupid people to show restraint. Iâd love to see it all with sky and no stable or agent types involved. At least youâd get a modicum of professionalism.
Half the buzz is whoâs off and whoâs not
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With the duest of respect my manâŚthatâs classic pocket talk 
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