Emmerdale

[curlyperm]

Ok now i realise its ONLY a soap..........BUT this storyline about Marlon winning all that money in the bookies and the bookie refusing to acknowledge the win and eating the betting slip therefore destoying any proof seems hardly likely? just wondered what would happen if a bookmaker DID decide to adopt this policy whenever he didnt fancy paying out a large sum? ; )

[moonshadow]

Mr M who is a regular at the bookies said the betting slip you are given back to collect your winnings(if you win) has to go through the machine, if it doesn't and they are caught they loose their license.So the story line is rubbish! You would think they would check these story lines were authentic wouldn't you!!

[curlyperm]

well thats what i thought? i mean 9 times out of 10 they're pretty accurate, but this just seemed a bit too far fetched? (a storyline about to get even more bizzarre if the TV mags are anything to go by?) thanks x

[moonshadow]

At least he gets his money back!!

[curlyperm]

Really??? does he? i had no idea i just heard about the shotgun thing going wrong x

[souldriver]

how does he get it back?

i was watching the omnibus in the early hors (sunday) but fell asleep before the end.

[Mattk]

its like arthur and the xmas club money in eastenders.

not once did they review the cctv footage in the bank !

[Buenchico]

'Mr M', referred to above, probably uses one of the big chains of bookmakers. They operate a machine-based system, purely for their own security. (It has nothing to do with any legal obligations).

Any bookmaker can refuse to pay out winnings without giving a reason, as can firms like Littlewoods who run football pools. Under the Gambling Act 1845, gambling debts are unenforceable in law. If Marlon (in Emmerdale) had been able to keep the betting slip, he could have used it to 'kick up a stink' with the local press but the police wouldn't be able to help him (because the bookmaker hadn't breached any criminal legislation) and he would have no right to sue for his winnings.

Chris

[moonshadow]

Souldriver in Weekend magazine they have a soapwatch in it this week it states Marlon wakes up and has to hide the truth when he becomes the reluctant hero of the hour.Then on Friday he is put in an awkward position when the bookmaker returns his money !!