Gambler Sues Bookmakers

[James not Bond]

By the same reasoning William Hill should sue winners for the return of their money.

I am now taking legal action against every brewery whose beer I have drunk and the makers of Southern Comfort, ( a bottle a week in the late 70's ), that should bring me a tidy sum.

[Ace]

I thought gambling debts and betting shops were immune from any prosecutions

[Peter]

Welcome to New Labour Britain.

Full rights, no responsibilities.

Maybe I should sue for the mental distress caused by reading about fools like this.

[fudgeflaps]

Are they taking bets on the outcome of the case??

!laugh!

[colonel]

Which is bollocks.

Progressive politics means Rights With Responsibilities.

We need a written constitution for the UK that makes all this clear.

[beutelwolf]

Alice In Blunderland wrote:

> More insanity from another one who cannot take responsibility
> for his own actions, what is he going to spend his settlement
> on if he wins? more horse races?
>
> A compulsive gambler is suing a betting chain which, he claims,
> let him lose ?2 million after he asked to be barred.

Well, apparently William Hill have such a procedure to stop people from gambling, and the argument is that they didn't implement it properly, allowing him to lose all that money.

If that's a procedure they dreamt up themselves and guarded it with the right kind of provisos in the smallprint then he should not stand a chance with his case. If, however, bookies are required by the authorities to have procedures of that kind then not implementing them properly could prove costly for W.H.

[fudgeflaps]

William Hill Court Case Tribute Classic, Chepstow 12.30

going: rough

Corrupt Judge 5-1;
Hung Jury 2-1 joint fav;
Britain Gone Mad 7-1; (got put down due to broken leg, out of running)
What Legal System?? 9/15
Bang me Gavel on the Gravel 33-1;
Gambler's Anon e-Mess 5-2;
Miffed Punter 3-1;
William Hell 5-1;late runner
Fortune Bookie 2-1 joint fav.

[Mike_CFC]

This is all part of the 'death of commonsense' and human rights taking the right royal piss..

A bit like cancer patients suing tobacco companies,Alcky's suing Brewery's etc.

THEY MADE ME DO IT!!!!!