‘In the case of Ben Jones, who was jailed for stealing funds from his former employer, we have already reached a settlement agreement with the victim of his crime to compensate them for their loss. The Gambling Commission must look into this.’ The Gambling Commission declined to comment on Jones’s case.īetway said: ‘As a responsible licensed operator we take these allegations extremely seriously. Labour MP Carolyn Harris, chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on gambling harm, said: ‘It is outrageous that Betway is offering huge inducements to people to gamble when they clearly are in no position to do so. But these messages were outweighed by far by the number of messages encouraging them to bet. He claims he was gambling using family money that was not his to spend.īetway did send ‘responsible gambling’ emails which laid out ways punters could seek to control their betting and both men lied to the firm about their habits. In a second case, documents show that a father from the north-west of England was handed £865,000 in cash bonuses between October 2015 and December 2017 to keep him betting. The married father-of-two was finally caught by his boss in 2018 and was jailed for three years for the £370,000 fraud at Nottingham Crown Court. Staff handed him £39,000 in bonuses between September 2016 and November 2018 to entice the former public schoolboy to keep betting. In the case of Jones, 30, from Nottingham, Betway staff failed to spot that he was using up to £30,000 a month of money stolen from his employer. Its tactics are revealed in thousands of pages of documents detailing all the bets, financial transactions and emails from the two men’s accounts. Incredibly, its owner is unknown and it operates behind a shadowy web of off-shore companies. Last Wednesday, NHS mental health chief Claire Murdoch wrote to all major gambling companies saying the health service should no longer be expected to ‘put out the fires’ they start.īetway turns over £282 million a year and is based in the offshore tax haven of Malta. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has backed demands for betting firms to immediately end ‘shameful’ incentives that lure punters into a ‘vicious cycle’. The disturbing revelations come after the Mail exposed how FA Cup games were being streamed live on betting websites to fans who opened an account. In response, Mr Kent merely says he will ‘have a look at your account and get some bonus added after a break’. In another email, Jones tells Mr Kent he was ‘giving up’ on gambling after suffering too many losses. The secret emails also showed how Betway VIP manager Simon Kent offered cash bonuses to Jones even after he admitted he was on the ‘worst losing streak I’ve ever had’. The secret emails showed how Betway 'VIP Manager' Simon Kent offered cash bonuses to Jones even after he admitted he was on the ‘worst losing streak I’ve ever had’ Last night, Betway admitted paying compensation to the company after Jones was jailed for three years in November – a tacit admission that the gambling giant’s dealings with Jones contributed to his criminality. One, Ben Jones, has been jailed for stealing £370,000 from his employer to fund his habit. Two men who were addicted to gambling used ‘subject access request’ data protection laws to obtain details of their dealings with Betway. The astonishing details of how betting firms lure in clients and keep them hooked are exposed in secret documents obtained by the Daily Mail that reveal the unvarnished truth about controversial VIP betting schemes. The firm also treated high-rollers to all-expenses-paid trips to sporting events including the Champions League, FA Cup, Cheltenham races, and incentives to bet included possible trips to Las Vegas. Ben Jones (pictured with his wife Rebecca), has been jailed for stealing £370,000 from his employer to fund his habitīonuses were paid on players’ birthdays and hours in advance of one-off promotions.
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