Paddy Power Bookmaker Refunds €250,000
Paddy Power bookmakers have refunded nearly €250,000 in losing bets on the France V Ireland World Cup match in Paris (18/11/09). The game ended in defeat for Ireland but only after Thierry Henry twice handled the ball in setting up the extra-time winner in the play-off clash. The latest entry on the Paddy Power Bookmaker blog …
Socially Responsible Gambling Industry
The UK gambling industry’s support for problem gamblers is unique and in social responsibility terms eclipses that of both the drinks and retail industries, according to Geoffrey Godbold, CEO of the GREaT Foundation, formerly the Responsibility in Gambling Trust. Speaking at the AGM of the Remote Gambling Association Mr Godbold urged the industry to ‘blow its …