7 Secret Gambles That Bankrupt Bookies – Gambling Stories

these are seven of the craziest , betting coups that actually happened leaving   the bookmakers in despair the finer details are . what are allowed the people Behind These to make   millions of pounds very quickly so starting , with the first one going all the way back to   August 2004 where a horse called exponential had . its first run it was in blinkers and well out of   form although the next time it appeared it would . be backed extremely heavy as the person behind it   was using what they call the Branson effect they . had give the marketplace the slip the duo behind   it was the full-time Gambler Patrick Veitch and . the horses trainer Stuart Williams now these two   knew about the horse's potential because they'd . been timing it on the gallops away from the track   although they also knew that the most important  factor here was going to be getting the biggest   odds possible to bet on this particular horse as . Veitch explains within his book this was planned   meticulously with many people placed around the , country in the bookmakers at the right time to   place the bet those people didn't know what the , BET was right until a few minutes before the start   of the race where hundreds of bets were placed . simultaneously on the horse exponential with   prices as big as a hundred to one backed all the , way down to eight to one at the start of the race   now it's lit to believe that on track there was , also some bookmakers that took bets at a price of   125 to one exponential went on to run its race  took the lead two furlongs from the finish and   was never challenged the gamble was landed it . was reported that he picked up around about 500   000 pounds for this betting coup and Veitch  as explained within his book had a thing for   targeting specific bookmakers so I suspect . Ladbrokes felt the pain on this one a great   result although not as good as bet number two  with various trainers around the country runs   four horses on one particular day back in 2014. . it wasn't clear at the time but all were linked   to Barney curly after the gamble had unfolded , despite the horses running at three different   tracks now these horses had in particular hadn't . been seen in public for between 2 225 days and   700 days so they had large prices the morning . prices being Eye of the Tiger ten to one Seven   Summits six to one Indus Valley 20 to 1 and low , key at seven to one all four horses were gambled   heavily into significantly shorter prices at . the start in time but it was too late for The   Bookies to do anything about this by the time  the money had gone on including some four-fold   Bets with odds of up to nine thousand to one now  nobody knows exactly how much money was won at the   time with this particular gamble although a Paddy  Power spokesperson did say that they've been hit   for over one million in what they described as  a weapons grade coup and to be honest at those   odds it's hard to argue any different now later , on after the matter curly admitted being involved   in this particular gamble although it wasn't the 

first time that something like this had been done   as per the third bet where D for Dave run in 2010.  the horse was running kill big in Ireland where   the horse's owner Douglas Taylor had long been , plotting its appearance now this was long before   the days of Advantage betting software although  this was planned with military Precision because   tailored plans to have 200 runners in betting . shops all around the country where he paid them   30 Euros each to place a bet on his behalf they , had an envelope with an instructions and timer   five minutes before the race where the timer went , off and they were told to place bets on D for Dave   at the fixed price that was available similar to  the previous coups the horses price crumbled from   14 to 1 down to five to one at the starting price , and bookmakers were left there with liability as   the race went off obviously D for Dave destroyed  the field in a seven length Victory leaving the   bookmakers with a tail between their legs combined . winnings were reported to be around about 200   000 Euros now you could argue that some of  these gambles robbed the public as well as   the bookmakers but this particular gamble was , nowhere near as devious as the next one which   ultimately resulted in the bookmakers suing  the stadium because I'm talking about the   Dagenham coup that happened in 1964 on the 30th of . June it took place in the 405 Greyhounds race and   it was one of the biggest moments in Greyhound  betting history because of course betting had   become relatively new and they took their prices . from the track this betting coup involved 170   people organized into three different groups . which they were calling operations sandpaper   the first group plays the combination of early , bets on the no hopers within this Greyhound   race to artificially inflate the prices on the , other dogs the second group then sabotaged and   blocked the Stadium's phone lines to stop the . off-course bookmakers passing on information   that they will receive in excessive liabilities , on the other dogs that were about to be bet the   third group monopolized The Tote windows at . the stadium blocked them up and stop people   from placing bets on the dogs that they really  fancied so that the people behind the betting   coup could actually back the eventual winner at  a hugely inflated price so for clarity all of   the counter bets that have been placed actually  lost but the masterminds behind the betting coup   were left in was around 300 winning tickets at an , inflated price of nine thousand two hundred and   Seventeen to one the bookmakers had been fleeced . the winnings were reported around about 600   000 pounds at the time back in 1964 which is  the equivalent to around about 10 million in   today's money which is of course a similar trick . to the seventh betting coup that we're going to   mention in a moment which was the biggest one in . history but The Bookies were really unhappy in   this instance with five bookmaking firms suing the  stadium including William Hill coral and Ladbrokes   they didn't want to pay out so clearly not much .

has changed since now the fifth coup on this   list happened in 2016 with the trainer Charles , Burns three horses were running at Roscommon   that day at prices of 16 to 1 14 to 1 and 12 to , 1. by the time the last minute betting was over   those horses prices stood at six to one seven to , four and the five to four favorite Davey Russell   rode all three of those horses to Victory he must  have been pretty nervous and the total winnings   are actually known but there was a treble landed . price of 3314 to one so they must have won big   Irish bookies were Furious about this one with . greed being well and truly on the other side of   the BET although it's not as Extreme as the next , gamble where two punters found a huge opportunity   betting on the golf because the sixth coup that . we're mentioning here is the hole in one gang   it's a unique button story that unfolded in . 1991 where two individuals with a background   in the betting industry realized that there was . a rare opportunity they identified a selection   of high-profile tournaments where golfers were  incorrectly priced to have a hole in one they   estimated that the true probability of getting a  hole in one at these tournaments from the pros was   around about 50 making it evens in betting terms , however some smaller independent bookmakers were   offering prices of north of 33 to 1. they targeted , the British European and U.S open Volvo PGA and b   h International where they managed to secure odds , of between 33 and 100 to 1 in including trebles   doubles and threefold accumulators taking their . winnings into the hundreds of thousands when they   actually landed fortunately there was at least one . hole in one at each of those tournaments and the   total payout was reported to be around about , half a million pounds adjusted for inflation   that's over one million pounds in today's money . and some of the smaller independent bookmakers   actually refused to pay out on this one shut up , shop as a result and didn't renew their bookmaking   licenses although it was just a drop in the ocean , when you compare it to the seventh betting coup   that we're dying to mention here because this is . the biggest coup on the list I'm talking about of   course yellow sam it was the largest betting . coup in Irish and perhaps even horse racing   history landed by the same person that landed our . second betting Co on the list Barney Curley where   it involved a very average horse called yellow . Sam now on the day the spoils were landed but   not without several significant problems it  netted the equivalent of two million pounds   in one day from a tiny 15 thousand stake and  it changed how bookmakers operated at the time   of those that are left in business anyway now . there's a lot more to this particular betting   coup because it was a rare mix of cunning . brains and confidence as explained in this   video here in the end screen where you can see  the full story check it out you won't regret it.