[The General]

There has been no shortage of snow throughout the UK from Christmas and onwards and punters, especially in Scotland, cashed in, costing layers in the region of £1m. But it was not ‘all white’ for one Southampton punter nor those in Northern Ireland. While there was plenty of frost and snow-spattered areas, not a single flake fell at Aldergrove between midnight on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, which meant that as far as betting was concerned, it was not a white Christmas in the province. But spare a thought for the Southampton punter who believed he had the Christmas of all Christmases with a £7m win on two accumulator bets on flakes falling in various cities in Britain and elsewhere. The bet was accepted in a Ladbrokes shop without question but when it came to settling, it was a different matter. The firm would only settle on single bets as laid down in their rules which meant the punter picked up a mere £31.78 for his two £5 accumulators. His dream of a life-changing fortune melted quicker than the snow which gripped the British Isles. On the face of it, the two bets were running £4.9m and £2.23m respectively. However, he has no grounds for complaint as the bets were accepted by the shop staff in error and contrary to rule. Ladbrokes clearly state that in novelty betting, singles only are allowed. The reason is if it snows as it did throughout Britain and Ireland, then every major city is likely to get a touch. Also, when placing a bet, clients agree to abide by the rules of the company used. Those same rules state that the company take no responsibility for mistakes made by staff members and therefore they are only bound to pay out as laid down under rule. The point of the story is, make sure before placing a bet, you are fully aware of the terms and conditions which will govern settlement. It will save a lot of heartache later on and not leave you wanting to kick the cat!

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...-14633258.html

[mminkovski]

same issue with bookies that let you place correlated parlays and then void them

[Dunder]

Ladbrokes maximum payout for "novelty events" is GBP 25,000.

Despite the massive degree of correlation here (8 of the towns involved were within a 25 mile/40km radius), I think they should pay the man GBP 25,000, for publicity if nothing else.

[sportsbetwin]

hmmmm - I'm gonna clean up when my snow seeding project comes to fruition!