Races are fixed!
I was fixed alright, taken to the cleaners by Ladbrokes and Tattersalls, with their lies that I have proved to be true on this site! Read the ARTICLE BELOW
Ladbrokes chief Chris Bell claims that at least one race a day is fixed. Bell told the BBC's 'The Money Programme' that at least one race a day was "corrupted by the availability of laying horsesto lose on betting exchanges". But the Jockey Club, the National Trainers' Federation and several pundits have all questioned his claims. Several believe that racing's reputation is being caught in the crossfire between traditional bookmakers and betting exchanges.
The Jockey Club's executive director, Christopher Foster, dismissed Bell's comment, saying: "We know of no basis on which he could make such a claim. "If Ladbrokes had any evidence of a pattern of so-called 'fixed races', they should have shared it with the Jockey Club under the Memorandum of Understanding - they have not done so.
Betting exchanges - where punters bet against each other and can bet on horses both to win and lose - have revolutionised the betting industry over the last couple of years. Traditional bookmakers, including Ladbrokes, who are Britain's biggest bookies, want to see more legislation brought in to govern exchanges, which have cornered an increasing segment of the betting turnover market. They have a powerful ally in the British Horseracing Board, who have called for a licensing system for those who lay horses on exchanges. The National Trainers' Federation echoed the Jockey Club's caution about Bell's claim. In a statement, the organisation also questioned his motives for airing the issue."Why would bookmakers seek to undermine the reputation of racing in such a dramatic way? It is suggested that their strategy is related to their turf war with betting exchanges," the statement said.
"If so, it is a mighty dangerous game to be playing with the reputation of a large industry on which thousands of honest, hard-working people depend for a livelihood." Bell's comment is the latest in a series of allegations of corruption which have dogged the sport in recent months.The Jockey Club is currently investigating several cases where alleged fixing has taken place. It has also said it will conduct an inquiry into race-fixing accusations made by the News of the World against champion Flat jockey Kieren Fallon, allegations that the rider strongly.
They make you laugh! Chris Bell, he slips up, and the rest of the racing industry is trying to cover up!!! Yes, it would cause the bad , Quote - the reputation of a large industry on which thousands of honest, hard-working people depend for a livelihood. But who cares about the punter? Who cares about the families that suffer, and others from gambling?
09/01/2010
Ladbrokes is refusing to pay out more than 7 million pounds to a man who gambled on a white Christmas across the UK, as the bet was accepted by mistake. Cliff Bryant, 52, had placed two 5-pound accumulator bets that snow would fall on 24 towns and cities across the north of England on Christmas Day.
"We have apologised to the customer for any confusion and for mistakenly accepting an accumulator bet when our own rules state that only single bets are available on a market of this nature," said a Ladbrokes spokesman.
"We are happy to void the bets and to pay the customer his winnings on the relevant singles."
They amount to just 31.78 pounds, instead of the 7.1 million Bryant was expecting. The graphic designer from Southampton, who told the local Southern Daily Echo newspaper he was "gutted" and would seek legal advice, claims the first accumulator would have won him 4.9 million pounds, with the second adding 2.2 million.
"If I make a mistake in my work like that it costs me dearly and I think the offer should be a lot more generous than they have made," he told the paper.
Ladbrokes should have made their rules clearer, he added."They are one of the leading bookmakers in the country and I think they ought to do their homework a bit better in future."
Ladbrokes gave Bryant details of the Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS), an impartial adjudicator on disputes that arise between gambling operators and their customers. Danny Cracknell, a manager of the IBAS,said that Bryant had been in contact and they would be investigating the issue once he had completed the relevant forms.
Another big cock up! The IBAS in favor for Mr Cliff Bryant, no way! It will be a smoke screen!
Gambling is a mugs game! The bookies win in the end.
