Paddy Power and Oscar Pistorius

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BJGardner
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With the money back special is this a no lose bet?

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-b ... -pistorius

max £20. but what am I missing?

surely back gulity and get your money back if not guilty verdict returned?
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to75ne
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its a bit unsavory betting on murder trials for crying out loud - no repect for the dead. fecking world just gets worse. sad very very sad. :(
hgodden
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Amazes me that paddpower think this is a good idea
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BJGardner
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I guess they take the view that any publicity is good publicity
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to75ne
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BJGardner wrote:I guess they take the view that any publicity is good publicity
obvioulsly they do.

a 29 year women gets shot dead and they think its ok to open a market on the outcome of the trial of her accused - if there is any decency left then the government should ensure they they lose there uk gambling licences - do everything possable to stop them operating in anyway in the uk.

anyone who takes this bet is lower than a whores gusset.
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Euler
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hgodden wrote:Amazes me that paddpower think this is a good idea
I thought maybe it was just me that thought that. I think they are trying to be the Frankie Boyles of the bookmaking world.
fortfield
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Hope it backfires bigtime and has an impact on their profits. Sick feckers!!
hgodden
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Looks like we're not the only ones who don't like it. Just been sent a link to this

https://www.change.org/petitions/patric ... eilmFPNPSO
marko236
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I've never used Paddy Power and i'm 100% sure now that i never will,i hope other punters to do the same.
sweetybt
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An own goal. Shame on you Paddy.
herbie
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Paddy Powers was on BBC 5live radio this morning. The clip has been removed but a write up is still there on there website. Here's how he defended his position.

From BBC website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01t7zg3
Paddy Power defends bets on Oscar Pistorius trial
DURATION: 01:29
Bookmaker Paddy Power has released an advert for betting on the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial.

The advert, which promotes a 'money back if he walks' offer, says all losing bets will be refunded if Oscar Pistorius is found not guilty of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013.

Jean Hatchett started a petition against the advert which says: 'Paddy Power please remove your offensive betting on the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius trial and donate any profits so far to a women's charity fighting violence against women'. It has been signed by 75,000 people so far.

Mr Paddy Power defended the company and described the trial as "like OJ Simpson on steroids":

“The reason we are betting on this and offering odds on this, is not because it’s a murder trial and not because someone is dead, it’s because it’s the most talked about global news story in the world at the moment.

“We are offering odds on the outcome of the trial; we are not offering odds on domestic violence or someone being killed, we are offering odds on the outcome of a trial that is taking place.”

MP Tom Watson called the bet "dirty and money grabbing" and hopes the advert is withdrawn.
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So expect a market on how many people will be killed in Ukraine, how many kids die in Syria..how many people will survive on the next motorway pile up..etc.
They will all be ' the most talked about global news story in the world at the moment',as he puts it.

Paddy Powers you're an idiot.
herbie
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hgodden
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I'm glad I don't have shares in them, if enough people get worked up and get boycotts going this could seriously hurt their business!
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BJGardner
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Yes all very distasteful, but he has got his name all over the radio and press the week before Cheltenham which was the real point of this stunt.

Once a year punters will now have heard of this "#Cheltmental" Irish bookmaker and it will probably drive more business his way than it loses.
Groovyelms
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to75ne wrote:its a bit unsavory betting on murder trials for crying out loud - no repect for the dead. fecking world just gets worse. sad very very sad. :(
Just appalling, goes back the days of public hangings, appalling that a book maker has entered this sort of market and indirectly contributed to a kangaroo court...
groovy :shock:
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