The social responsibility a bookmaker has to its customers is set to be examined this week as a self-confessed “compulsive gambler” attempts to recover his betting losses from Star Sports in a case that began in county court on Monday.
Scott O’Brien of Knightsbridge claims Star Sports were aware of his gambling problem and therefore should have restricted his betting activity at the firm’s shop in Mayfair between September 14, 2018 and March 30, 2019.
O’Brien is understood to have staked £419,252 over the counter during that time, suffering net losses of £48,859 from his bets. The period in question closed with the claimant staking £111,945 on March 30, for net losses of £53,820 on the day.
