Caught this on the news this morning, the 28 year old who earned up to £30,000 for each greayhound race as a trainer is suing William Hill.
His argument? Well the transcript below courtesy of the BBC tells it all:
J: "Hi Mr Calvert , you're through to John, team leader here. I understand you want to close the account?"
GC: "Yes please, yeah."
J : "Can you tell me why that is please?"
GC: "'Cos it's just far too easy to gamble."
J: "Right, so do you want to be self-excluded at this point then? Which means you will not be able to open the account with us again within the next six months?"
GC: "That's right, aye."
The legal advisors to Mr Clavert state that William Hill allowed their client to open an account just two months after his voumtary account closure, and that that act was negligent.
It appears William Hill are going to fight hard on this one, but it raises serious questions as to the duty of care a bookmaker or any gamblig site has with their customers or even members.
See more details here
Anyone have any thoughts?
