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William Hill Gambling Group Bettor Loses |
The UK based William Hill gambling group was deemed the victor in a case that involved a pathological gambler suing the company for GBP 2 million in lost betting monies. Graham Calvert, 28, of Sunderland sued Will Hill earlier this year alleging that the online casinos betting company did not properly handle the bettor when he opted for self-exclusion. Will Hill on the other hand has stated from the outset that the company was not responsible for Calvert’s deliberate circumnavigation of the company’s self-exclusion mechanisms. It seems that the Judge in the case agreed with Will Hill that the company is not financially culpable for Calvert’s serious gambling addiction.
This was considered a landmark case because it concerned how much social responsibility an online casinos gambling and betting company has to preventing problem gamblers from betting and gambling at their facilities. And as many predicted, Will Hill won the case. Justice Biggs ruled on the case and noted that although Calvert was right in stating that Will Hill did not have steps in place to prevent self-excluded players from placing telephone bets, that that lack “did not therefore cause Mr. Calvert any measurable financial or other loss."
Justice Biggs noted that Calvert’s pathological gambling problem is to blame for the loss of GBP 2 million over the course of three months, not Will Hill. A spokesperson for Will Hill commented for the online casinos and betting company on the ruling, "We stated from the outset that there was no case to answer to Mr. Calvert. The judge found that no general duty of care is owed to problem gamblers and that Hills handling of Mr. Calvert's calls did not cause his loss."
And to further compound Calvert’s case, Justice Biggs mandated that Calvert pay 80 percent of Will Hill’s court costs, which will come in right around GBP 336,000.
Source:http://www.gamblecraft.com/ |
