How to tell if you’re a prudent investor or a reckless gambler

Gambling and investing are worlds apart. One could lose you all your money. The other is a slow and steady route to long-term wealth.  Yet telling the difference between the two is easier said than done. After all, both can involve holding shares in companies or trading other financial instruments. A new type of investment … Read more

Gambler wins High Court battle against betting firm Betfred over its refusal to pay a £1.7m

Blackjack gambler WINS High Court battle against Betfred over its refusal to pay out £1.7 million jackpot he won in online game Andrew Green, 54, had been battling Betfred for the pay-out since January 2018 He scooped the  £1.7 million jackpot playing Blackjack but payout was stopped The betting shop claims a ‘glitch’ was in the … Read more

Gambler wins High Court battle against betting firm Betfred over its refusal to pay a £1.7m

Blackjack gambler WINS High Court battle against Betfred over its refusal to pay out £1.7 million jackpot he won in online game By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 15:31 BST, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 15:41 BST, 7 April 2021 A gambler has today become a millionaire after winning a High Court battle against betting … Read more

Professional gambler, 56, who used her winnings to fund secret cannabis farm must pay back £200,000

Lisa Scotney, 56, gave Shaun Wilkinson £73,000 to set up the operation at the luxurious farmhouse in affluent Hockley, West Midlands A professional gambler whose winnings financed a secret drugs factory in a rented £2million mansion is facing jail if she fails to repay almost £200,000 of her ill-gotten gains. Lisa Scotney, 56, gave Shaun … Read more

Gambler refused £1.7m blackjack payout by Betfred ‘would have made £500m on the glitch’

Gambler who was denied £1.7m online blackjack payout by Betfred would have made £500million if he kept playing due to computer glitch, bookmaker tells High Court Andrew Green, 54, from Lincolnshire, won £1.7 million from Betfred in Jan 2018 The betting shop has refused to pay out claiming there was a ‘glitch’ in software Mr Green won … Read more