Punter Suing UK Bookie On Bail For Gun & Drug Charges

Friday Odd Spot:

In a bizarre twist to a court case currently hogging English headlines, police confirmed "compulsive gambler" Graham Calvert, who is suing booking firm William Hill for more than £2 million (A$4.2m) in the High Court, is on bail for firearms & drugs charges," revealed racingpost.co.uk. Former greyhound trainer Calvert, 28, "is demanding Britain's largest bookmaker compensate him for the loss of not only his money, but also his wife, health & livelihood". Calvert claims William Hill allowed him to carry on punting after he asked them to stop accepting his bets under its "self-exclusion policy". His lawyer Anneliese Day told Mr Justice Briggs that Calvert was "hoping to establish in law for the first time that bookmakers owe a duty of care in his circumstances". She said the scale of her client's gambling was "staggering" & at the height of his addiction he placed "huge multiple bets in the space of a few hours": for example, he lost £347,000 (A$730,000) "in 1 bet alone when backing the US to win the Ryder Cup 2 years ago".