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 refused a £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 the … Read more

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

Gambler refused a £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 the … Read more

Prolific gambler, who wagered £400,000 a WEEK and had hotline to bookies’ sues Ladbrokes for £3.3m

Prolific gambler, 57, who wagered £400,000 a WEEK and had hotline to bookies’ sues Ladbrokes for £3.3m claiming his bets were illegal because he placed them from Spain  Gambler Terry Allan, 57, was betting around £400,000 a week, between 2014-2018 He even had his own dedicated telephone line to a betting shop in Aberdeen  He claims his … Read more

Gambler wins £91,000 after betting an eye-watering £55,000 on Liverpool winning the Premier League

Gambler cashes in £91,000 prize after betting an eye-watering £55,000 of his inheritance on Liverpool winning the Premier League in back in October Tony Ward, 53, bet his £55,000 inheritance on Liverpool to win the league title The Manchester City fan waited until June 25 to confirm his win because of the lockdown Father-of-three Tony … Read more

Willie Nelson revealed that Kenny Rogers initially wanted him to record his massive hit The Gambler

Willie Nelson, 87, reveals his longtime friend Kenny Rogers initially wanted him to record his 1978 career-defining hit song The Gambler By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 19:20 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 19:21 BST, 8 July 2020 Willie Nelson revealed that his late friend Kenny Rogers initially wanted him to record his Grammy-winning … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: I’m not cheering the £1trillion ‘Gambler of the Exchequer’ 

Britain is borrowing again. Big time.  Remember the old joke about the American general giving evidence to a congressional committee about spending on armaments? ‘You spend a million here… a million there… pretty soon you’re talking real money.’ It was funny then because a million really was a lot of money (I said it was … Read more