Gambler sues bookmaker for lost 2 million pounds
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A gambling addict who says he told bookmakers to stop taking his bets is suing William Hill for allowing him to lose 2 million pounds.
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A gambling addict who lost his life savings is suing William Hill for over two million pounds after accusing the bookmaker of failing to stop him from placing bets.
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Six years of betting on the same lottery numbers has finally paid off for a Malaysian businessman who won 2 million ringgit (285,000 pounds).
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As reported by This is London: "New London casinos could pay out slot machine jackpots of up to 2.5 million, it emerged today.
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The French financial trader at the centre of a massive fraud case gambled around 50bn euros, his employer says.
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Lloyds TSB wins a second county court case against a customer trying to reclaim overdraft charges.
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In what appears to be the largest trading fraud ever carried out by a single person, a young trader at French bank Societe Generale is accused of making unauthorized bets on stock markets that cost the bank nearly $7.2 billion but may not have netted him a cent.
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A compulsive gambler took a betting chain to court Wednesday seeking compensation for two million pounds in losses he racked up despite asking the firm to bar him.
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A British man celebrated his 100th birthday more than 7,000 pounds (10,400 euros, 14,000 dollars) the richer after placing a bet 10 years ago -- on his own long life expectancy.
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Online bookmaker Sportingbet   said its chairman faced charges in the United States for  providing "gambling by computer," sparking fears no executive  in the $12-billion-a-year industry was safe from prosecution.
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Competition usually means better odds for the gambler. Here's a case where the game got worse.
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Business & money: The founder of Britain's largest private insurance firm, Towergate, could make Â£2bn after it emerged that his company has received bid approaches.
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Bank sues Wall Street firm Bear Stearns for fraud and deception over loss of hundreds of millions of dollars
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Kenneth Ferrie's withdrawal from the Sony Open because of a stomach virus has cost the burly Briton official prize money in the second PGA Tour event of the season.
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A compulsive gambler is suing a betting chain for two million pounds in losses he racked up despite asking the firm to bar him, he said Thursday.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Nikolay Davydenko, already at the center of a betting investigation, was fined $2,000 for lack of effort a loss at the St. Petersburg Open.
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A businessman whose company gave the Lib Dems more than Â£2m is jailed for two years for "dishonesty".