A punter currently warned off for his part in a corruption case claims Betway is using his past behaviour as an excuse to refuse to pay him £108,000
A punter who is currently warned off by the
British Horseracing Authority for his part in a corruption case involving the footballers Michael Chopra and James Coppinger has claimed that Betway, the sponsor of West Ham United and official betting partner of Aintree racecourse, is using his past behaviour as an excuse to refuse to pay him £108,000 in stakes and winnings.
Douglas Shelley, a businessman from the north-east, was one of nine people banned from racing for a total of 70 years at a hearing in January 2013. Andrew Heffernan, the jockey at the centre of the case, was banned for 15 years for intentionally failing to ride three horses on their merits and passing on inside information for reward. Shelley, whose Betfair account was used to lay one of the horses, was banned for eight years.