Gambling
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We had no idea about my dad's £500,000 gambling addiction – until he was in prison
Adam Bradford's father David struggled with a secret gambling addiction for over 30 years – but his family had no idea until they received a phone call to say he was on his way to jail for fraud.
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Irish lottery players claim ball had two numbers
Irish lottery players are up in arms, claiming that one of the balls in Saturday's £4.5 million draw had two different numbers on it - but the organisers say it was just a trick of the light. Punters watching the live Lotto Plus 1 draw on
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Amateur poker playing grandfather set for $1 million prize
A Bridlington grandfather who entered an international poker competition for fun is set to win at least $1 million. John Hesp, 64, had never before played a tournament with a buy-in larger than £10, and only plays around once a month. See also:
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The craziest sports bets of all time
This year's Wimbledon saw the most money bet on the results than ever before, which means it's highly likely to be the Wimbledon with the most money lost by the gamblers too. However, in among the many tales of torn up tickets and
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Wimbledon 2017: Punter puts £50k on Federer to win
Wimbledon kicked off in style this week, as ever. There are plenty of things that are certain about the tennis championships: players will wear white, strawberries will be served and, inevitably, rain will stop play. See also: The world's
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Five ways to boost your lottery chances
The number of people who play the National Lottery has fallen dramatically. In the last financial year, ticket sales fell £619 million to an eight-year low of just over £4 billion. That's a drop of 15%. Players are being put off by higher
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5 ways to pick winning lottery numbers: Do they work?
This weekend the National Lottery jackpot is up to £24.7 million, which means the rules change. If someone picks all six numbers, they get the jackpot. However, if nobody gets six numbers, then the jackpot will be split between everyone who gets
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