Anyone know on this, as it looked to me there were some severe naughties going on last night.
BetVictor tweeted last night
This was 'backed' at the same time by what proved to be a fake journo twitter account. Combination of the two created a bit of noise, which seemed to lead to people putting money on the 'deal'
BetVictor show this momentum by stating
Only indication in any of this being close was from BetVictor and the fake journo account.
So was what they were doing legal? I've no idea, and not suggesting they were directly responsible for the fake coverage, but in a broader sense it looks a very thin line of ethically responsible to me.
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I was going suggest the full weight of the law fall on this twat,but a damn fine shoe-ing would suffice.
Definitely out of order though as they're egging you on with false information
Unfortunately a huge number of people don't. Why anyone would bet on a transfer happening is beyond stupid (unless you actually know the player/agent etc.). The problem is that bookmakers are taking advantage of those who don't know any better.
I'll let you know it I get anything back.
No problem with them tweeting saying he had backed into 1/4 from 2/1, but not where they talk about him being spotted at Charlton.
If you knew someone had been spotted at a particular ground/training ground etc, 2/1 would be decent value so what they did was hugely immoral. Clearly got the bets they wanted in and this can't be right?
I think if anyone did kick up a stink Betvictor would refund anyway - it's not as if they would let you have more than a tenner on this because, for all they know, you might be close to him or his agent. A certain manager with a penchant for betting (though claims he knows nothing about it) proved that when making one of his managerial moves.
Defiantly seems dodgy, creating their own rumours to drive bets.
I can't see who would be sad enough to set something like that up other that a teenager who has nothing better to do with his time.
Just another reason you should never trust anything on twitter.
Yours sincerely
Tight-mouthed Larry!!
2 Fraud by false representation
(1)A person is in breach of this section if he—
(a)dishonestly makes a false representation, and
(b)intends, by making the representation—
(i)to make a gain for himself or another, or
(ii)to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss.
(2)A representation is false if—
(a)it is untrue or misleading, and
(b)the person making it knows that it is, or might be, untrue or misleading.
(3)“Representation” means any representation as to fact or law, including a representation as to the state of mind of—
(a)the person making the representation, or
(b)any other person.
(4)A representation may be express or implied.
(5)For the purposes of this section a representation may be regarded as made if it (or anything implying it) is submitted in any form to any system or device designed to receive, convey or respond to communications (with or without human intervention).
So, for those complaining, I'd double your odds of somebody doing something and report it to the plod on Action Fraud too, citing the above legislation. (Note that the "and" for 2(1)(a) and (b) is conjunctive but the "or" between (2)(1)(b)(i) and (ii) isn't. Also because of the word "expose", it shouldn't matter whether a bet was placed with BetVictor; with another firm; or at all as long as both legs of (2)(2) are true.)
In other news though, Bookmakers feature heavily in MPs' list of members interests it seems. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41027964
It's the way of the internet and very big business for affiliates - friends of mine just sold their affiliate operation for £16 million!!
I note Robinson saying yesterday Gooden wasn't with us on TDD