Gambler sues bookies for $4m losses
No self-assigned responsibility
here.
A compulsive gambler is suing a betting chain for losses of $4m because
he was allowed to place bets after he asked to be
barred.
Greyhound trainer Graham Calvert, 28, from Tyne and Wear, north east England, wants William Hill bookmakers to pay back the money on the grounds they failed in their duty of care…
Mr Calvert telephoned William Hill in June 2006 to ask them to close his account after he realized he had a gambling problem…
However, two months later he was able to open another account with the bookmakers, one of the largest in England. He went on to place several bets…
Mr Calvert is now heavily in debt and says his life is in ruins. His marriage collapsed after his wife left him taking their two young children with her.
He is suing the bookmaker for the $4 million he lost after he asked to be barred.
I’m betting on the bookies.
Greyhound trainer Graham Calvert, 28, from Tyne and Wear, north east England, wants William Hill bookmakers to pay back the money on the grounds they failed in their duty of care…
Mr Calvert telephoned William Hill in June 2006 to ask them to close his account after he realized he had a gambling problem…
However, two months later he was able to open another account with the bookmakers, one of the largest in England. He went on to place several bets…
Mr Calvert is now heavily in debt and says his life is in ruins. His marriage collapsed after his wife left him taking their two young children with her.
He is suing the bookmaker for the $4 million he lost after he asked to be barred.
I’m betting on the bookies.
Posted: Fri - February 15, 2008 at 05:37 AM