Gambling For Life: The Man Who Won Millions And Spent Every Penny

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Harry appealed against the ban, but lost. Subsequently he sold most of his horses at auction and ended his association with Paul Nicholls. But it wasn’t the end of his horse racing career; although he left jump racing behind, he turned his attention to flat racing. Bankruptcy He has always had a love for British greyhound racing and worked with greyhounds for a while after leaving school. Then aged just 20 Findlay spent 11 months in prison convicted of credit card fraud. Dave Nevison became a professional gambler in 1993 after he lost his job working as a currency trader in the City. Misleading Betfair ads banned in UK". egrmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009 . Retrieved 28 September 2009. Betfair bosses deny being too "greedy" ". racingpost.co.uk. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009 . Retrieved 8 April 2009.

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Betfair was the first betting company to sponsor an English football team, featuring on the kit of Fulham in the 2002–03 season before the Gambling Act 2005 permitted the industry to advertise on television and radio. [3] [4] Gambling takes its toll but Findlay says that, until 2013, “I’d never been depressed. No matter how bad the lost fortunes. The way I live my life, with my philosophy, there is no way money alone would make me depressed. But the combination of horse racing and the dog stuff was brutal. I felt like a mug.” Betfair blame technical glitch". skysports.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012 . Retrieved 3 January 2012.In the early part of 1975 Clive decided he was ready to quit his job working for the Electricity Board and take up gambling on a full time basis. Timeform Radio launches". 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012 . Retrieved 8 April 2012. Harry has given me Denman, and he was always going to have the one that had his favourite greyhound's name on him, Big Fella Thanks. After that, it's really a question of sending them to Doncaster. Simon Goodley (10 November 2011). "Betfair finally finds new chief executive – at Irish rival Paddy Power". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016 . Retrieved 23 March 2015. Betfair sells 50pc stake in Australian business". Telegraph. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014 . Retrieved 23 March 2014.

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A mass betting market can only be sustained by trust, and that is why these are boom years in football betting. "Its honesty and integrity puts the Premier League on a sporting level almost beyond compare, globally," he says. "Everyone knows that if Bolton play Fulham on a Monday night, it's going to be 100 per cent straight. They know that in Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, China, places with a better understanding of mathematics in relation to gaming. And it puts every Premier League game on a par only with the Euros, the World Cup, or the later stages of the Champions League." In August 2014, Betfair completed the sale of their 50% stake in Betfair Australia to venture partner Crown Resorts, one of Australia's largest gaming and entertainment groups. [34] Chief executive officers [ edit ] For most of his life he was a professional gambler and racehorse owner, but it certainly wasn’t all smooth running. Eschewing caution, he was notorious for placing huge bets and although some of them paid off, others lost big. From millionaire to bankrupt, these are just some of the ups and downs of his turbulent life. Big betsThe BHA's disciplinary panel decided last month that Findlay should be banned from racing for six months after he was found to have laid Gullible Gordon, a horse in his ownership, on the Betfair betting exchange on two occasions. Terry Ramsden is a quintessential example of the rags-to-riches means gambling can provide those who are successful. Terry Ramsden originally made his fortune from investment company Glen International in the 80s. He was worth millions and, amongst other things, owned a string of race horses.