Part1
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Part2
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Classic money saving expert 1st goalscorer overound thread
I'd love to know the final outcome, especially for 'Reason' who was £12k down
I've never read that thread before, that was 10 minutes of great entertainment.
Page 2 suggested BF was going to help them, and not chase the debts. If that was the case, it shows how the company has changed in the years since!
I've never read that thread before, that was 10 minutes of great entertainment.
Page 2 suggested BF was going to help them, and not chase the debts. If that was the case, it shows how the company has changed in the years since!
Gambling debts are not enforcable
So they couldn't go after them for money that wasn't in their accounts even if they wanted to.
but i dont know what betfair actually did,
either they voided the market or just left the people with negative balances, carn't remember now.
So they couldn't go after them for money that wasn't in their accounts even if they wanted to.
but i dont know what betfair actually did,
either they voided the market or just left the people with negative balances, carn't remember now.
- CaerMyrddin
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High quality stuff.
I wonder who got all the money in the pocket?
I wonder who got all the money in the pocket?
- Crazyskier
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IMO Betfair did have some blame as they should never show an overround percentage on a market where multiple withdrawals / voids / non-runners are inevitable.cashflow wrote:The best bit is the blaming of betfair.
They certainly would have had a tough time in the English law courts attempting to recoup gambling debts to clients that hadn't completed a credit-act-compliant credit application prior to wagering.
Just my tuppenyworth...
whilst it was a scary read, would you seriously just jump off the cliff like that without having at least had experience or knowledge of the implications of voided selections?.
a parable about the blindness of greed. i wouldn't have wanted the guys involved to suffer more than they did, but tbh, it's borderline as to whether i have a lot of empathy for the scenario that they got themselves into. that said, there have been many experiments conducted which show that when a critical mass all repeat the same mistake, the others follow (and then some...)
a parable about the blindness of greed. i wouldn't have wanted the guys involved to suffer more than they did, but tbh, it's borderline as to whether i have a lot of empathy for the scenario that they got themselves into. that said, there have been many experiments conducted which show that when a critical mass all repeat the same mistake, the others follow (and then some...)