50p bet wins £1 million
I rarely post about news articles, but this really grabbed my eye. I do a bit of betting myself, mainly on big premiership matches and the excitement of the win is a good buzz.
“ A punter in North Yorkshire has become the first betting shop millionaire after he placed a 50p bet on eight horses with odds of two million to one.
The man who will receive a £1m payout, placed his winning bet at William Hill bookmakers in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
The betting shop said the winner was a regular customer and had placed similar bets almost on daily basis.
The first horse that won on Friday was called Isn’t That Lucky and the last winner was A Dream Come True.
‘Staggering bet’
The punter discovered he had won at 1200 GMT on Saturday when he went into another William Hill branch in Bedale, 15 miles (24km) away from the branch were he placed his 50p bet.
Graham Sharpe from the bookmakers said: “He placed five more 50p bets for Saturday’s racing, then asked staff to check his betting slip from the day before.
“When they told him he had £1m to come but would have to collect it from the Thirsk shop, he went visibly pale before saying that he would have to go and tell his wife.”
The customer, who has not been identified but lives in the local area, landed an eight-horse accumulator, which is bookmaker William Hill’s limit on the amount of races a punter can link bets on.
Mr Sharpe added: “Even a script writer couldn’t have dreamt this one up.
“It is a staggering bet, and earns him a place in history as the world’s first betting shop millionaire.” ”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7260526.stm (remember gambling can be dangerous)
February 23rd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
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Jason Rakowski
February 24th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I love your redesigned blog mate. I like the cool, subdued colour scheme. This is the best version so far.
RE: the article, there are tens of millions of Brits who participate in gambling every week and lose money. As you know, there are greater odds of being struck by lightening than winning the National Lottery.
The reason gambling is such a big money-spinner online and the affiliate programs have such high paying rewards is because its a sure-fire certainly that the punters will lose and bookies will win.
February 25th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
the guy whom has won ain’t even claimed his prize yet?????? Nice new blog Max.