Gambling of tens of thousands can I sue?

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  • Aylesbury_Duck
    Aylesbury_Duck Posts: 13,967 Forumite
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    John-K wrote: »
    It really could not. It sounds like it can only happen to someone who thought that they were getting in on a scam.

    As you seem to have described it, you won fifty thousand pounds, then lost fifteen thousand of your winning back, leaving you up thirty five thousand pounds, is that right?

    If not can you actually have another try at explaining what exactly happened, how much you put in of your money, and so how much you are really down?
    I'll summarise:

    Won £50k on a gambling site.
    Intended to walk away but was convinced to try and win some more.
    Lost £15k on the same site.
    Lost the remaining £35k gambling elsewhere to try and recover the £15k.

    Net result: Back where he started. No net gain, no net loss.
  • DillyDee
    DillyDee Posts: 6 Forumite
    It is not a scam that I thought I was in on as like I said, this person didn't get the final say on the results of each daily competition I entered, the results for each daily competition was decided by others. the person who I played through produced a set of diagrams on strategy I followed them each time, every day and they were way off the mark.

    Anyway thank you for those who took their time out to provide links and said what they felt in an adultery fashion without being cocky and thinking this is all a joke.

    I will email the company in question and take it from there.
  • DillyDee
    DillyDee Posts: 6 Forumite
    I'll summarise:

    Won £50k on a gambling site.
    Intended to walk away but was convinced to try and win some more.
    Lost £15k on the same site.
    Lost the remaining £35k gambling elsewhere to try and recover the £15k.

    Net result: Back where he started. No net gain, no net loss.

    that is correct.
  • AndyMc.....
    AndyMc..... Posts: 3,248 Forumite
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    DillyDee wrote: »
    It is not a scam that I thought I was in on as like I said, this person didn't get the final say on the results of each daily competition I entered, the results for each daily competition was decided by others. the person who I played through produced a set of diagrams on strategy I followed them each time, every day and they were way off the mark.

    Anyway thank you for those who took their time out to provide links and said what they felt in an adultery fashion without being cocky and thinking this is all a joke.

    I will email the company in question and take it from there.

    What’s the point in emailing them?

    You lost and the quicker you accept that fact the quicker you can move on.
  • boo_star
    boo_star Posts: 3,202 Forumite
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    Your claim seems to be entirely based upon his claim of “having winners who used his advice” being wrong?

    How do you know this?

    If you ever watched that Derren Brown show where he guaranteed to have a winner for a particular horse race, you’d know that such claims aren’t false, you just need enough mugs to cover every outcome.

    He may be giving different advice to every “client” and if he covers every outcome, he’s guaranteed to have at least one punter a week who wins. Pretty simple really.
  • John-K_3
    John-K_3 Posts: 681 Forumite
    DillyDee wrote: »
    that is correct.
    So you have lost nothing. What is your complaint?
  • AndyPix
    AndyPix Posts: 4,847 Forumite
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    Id say the company have more to complain about than the OP - they're 35k down !!
  • boo_star
    boo_star Posts: 3,202 Forumite
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    AndyPix wrote: »
    Id say the company have more to complain about than the OP - they're 35k down !!

    They’ve just about broken even.

    I’m not sure how you think they’re down.
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,362 Forumite
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    You won 50k and lost 50k.

    What is there to claim.

    Have you gambled before or is this your only experience.

    I suggest you don’t gamble again
  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    DillyDee wrote: »
    It is not a scam that I thought I was in on as like I said, this person didn't get the final say on the results of each daily competition I entered, the results for each daily competition was decided by others. the person who I played through produced a set of diagrams on strategy I followed them each time, every day and they were way off the mark.

    Why did you keep on following the strategy if it was way off the mark?
    Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear
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