Gambling For Life: The Man Who Won Millions And Spent Every Penny

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The BHA's disciplinary panel decided last month that Findlay should be banned from racing for six months after he was found to have laid Gullible Gordon, a horse in his ownership, on the Betfair betting exchange on two occasions. I ask Findlay about corruption in sport, often driven by gambling syndicates. “A lot goes on. They bet on Futures [tennis] matches and lower leagues. No tennis reporter says: ‘You were 75% favourite and it was 25% the other guy an hour before the game. Then, just before you started, the odds go the other way. Did it change because you stood on glass and shouldn’t have played or someone heard you had a terrible headache? Tell us the reasons because the maths don’t lie.’” Though Betfair stated that the charge would only affect less than 0.5% of its members, it attracted criticism on its member forum and from the broader exchange betting community. [47] [48] According to The Guardian, the charge significantly changed the relationship between Betfair and its customers, as Betfair can no longer claim to be a neutral betting exchange "where winners are welcome" (its mantra for many years). [49]

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One of the most British bettors of all time also happens to be one of the oldest, with Joseph Jagger regarded as something of a forefather in this part of the industry. If I were leaving school now, the chances of ending up behind bars are the same as me skiing for Britain in the London Olympics. It only happened because of all the lies and kid-ology that used to go on with betting. Nobody can get [bets] on with bookmakers, because when you win you get closed down. Now it's all up front. We're now living in the real world. Press that button on Betfair and let's see how good you are. Simple. There's no myths or lies any more, it's all fact."The horse race planners committee have done a fine job lining up a programme for the restart; hopefully this month. Their number one goal all along has been to try and save the classics.

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In the 2012 High Court case of Betfair Pty Limited v Racing New South Wales, Betfair's appeal, against a newly enacted fee to access New South Welsh vital race field information, was rejected. [32] The Court held that the relevant law would have no discriminatory or protectionist effect on interstate trade, thereby complying with section 92 of the Constitution of Australia, and that Betfair had not proven that the fee would cause significant economic damage (not to the extent of the appellants in Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia [33]). It echoes my conversation with Findlay’s wife, Kay, who has been with him for 28 years. Kay has enjoyed the good times but she offers a sobering view of her husband’s heartache. Other people have hurt him but gambling underpins everything. His woes are a reminder that this addiction ruins lives. Paddy Power Betfair begin trading". Racing Post. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016 . Retrieved 3 February 2016. Longley, Scott (14 March 2018). "A short history of betting shirt sponsorship in football (part 1)". SBC News. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018 . Retrieved 22 September 2018. Criminals stole customer card data from Betfair just months before float". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015 . Retrieved 23 March 2015.Findlay fulfilled the ultimate dream in National Hunt racing when his horse, Denman, won the 2008 Gold Cup – but that was dwarfed by the elation of his greyhound, Big Fella Thanks, winning the Irish National Coursing Derby in 1999. “I was always a dog man,” Findlay says.

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As well as being a professional gambler Harry is also an owner. He jointly owns the 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Denman who also won two Hennessy Gold Cups. Big Fella Thanks was another of his co-owned horses who he named after his beloved greyhound 1999 Coursing Derby winning Big Fella. The Yorkshire-born textile worker’s story is a well-known one, which earned him the moniker as “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo.” In June 2010, high-profile racehorse owner and professional gambler Harry Findlay was banned by the British Horseracing Authority for using Betfair to bet against his own horse, Gullible Gordon. [52] Although Bloom’s poker winnings are known to run into the millions, it’s the entrepreneur’s activity off the table that’s helped him accumulate a net worth many approximate runs into the billions. The six-month ban was condemned by Betfair as being disproportionate; Harry said he was mortified and a “heartbroken man” vowing to never own racehorses in Britain again even if he were to win an appeal against the ban.Terry Ramsden is a quintessential example of the rags-to-riches means gambling can provide those who are successful. Simon Goodley (10 November 2011). "Betfair finally finds new chief executive – at Irish rival Paddy Power". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016 . Retrieved 23 March 2015.

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Bialik, Carl (29 May 2014). "Inside the Shadowy World of High-Speed Tennis Betting". FiveThirtyEight Sports. ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015 . Retrieved 6 February 2015. He said: The sport should do all it can to still try and hold the Greyhound Derby at Nottingham this year. It may now need the Irish Derby coming forward by a couple of weeks and running it after that as a 48 dog invite competition; like it used to be many years ago.Betfair awarded Bulgarian online gaming licence". Calvinayre. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015 . Retrieved 23 March 2015.