Betting Shop Scam Caught out by New Technology

BETTING SHOP SCAM

One of the oldest betting shop scams in the book was caught out by new technology according to an article in This is Nottingham. A Ladbrokes betting shop employee was in cahoots with a regular customer at a store in Basford to process bets after a race had finished.

The punter bet £50, instead of his usual 50p, and the Ladbrokes manager was able to override the betting system so that the bet could be processed and a receipt given.

What she didn't realise is that these days, all bets are stamped electronically with an exact time - to the second.

A discrepancy of about £2000 was discovered after a check on the books found the till receipt stamp showing the bets had been made after the race

The Ladbrokes employee was sentenced to 120 hours of community service, whilst the punter was found guilty of 3 thefts and given a 12 month conditional discharge

A case of close - but no cigar - this time...

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