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| Gambler sues bookmaker for losses | Gambler sues bookmaker for losses |
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| A gambler is suing a bookmaker for £2m he claims he lost on bets after asking the firm not to let him bet again. | |
| Graham Calvert, 28, a greyhound trainer from Tyneside, would often place bets of more than £25,000. | |
| He claims William Hill was negligent in continuing to take his bets, after agreeing he would be "self-excluded". | He claims William Hill was negligent in continuing to take his bets, after agreeing he would be "self-excluded". |
| The High Court will decide at a hearing next week whether William Hill - which strongly denies any wrongdoing - can be held legally liable. | The High Court will decide at a hearing next week whether William Hill - which strongly denies any wrongdoing - can be held legally liable. |
| Mr Calvert was a highly successful greyhound trainer who made up to £30,000 a month. He once placed £347,000 on America to win the golf Ryder Cup - and lost. | Mr Calvert was a highly successful greyhound trainer who made up to £30,000 a month. He once placed £347,000 on America to win the golf Ryder Cup - and lost. |
| William Hill had a duty of care towards our client when they agreed to self-exclude him Solicitor Tiejha Smyth | |
| In June 2006 - when he had an account with bookmakers William Hill - he told them it was too easy to gamble and took self-exclusion. | In June 2006 - when he had an account with bookmakers William Hill - he told them it was too easy to gamble and took self-exclusion. |
| But a couple of months later he opened a new account with them and subsequently lost more then £2m. | But a couple of months later he opened a new account with them and subsequently lost more then £2m. |
| His lawyers say William Hill should be held responsible for the loss because it did not implement its own self-exclusion policies. | His lawyers say William Hill should be held responsible for the loss because it did not implement its own self-exclusion policies. |
| Mr Calvert said: "You get addicted to feel of gambling and the feeling of winning and one thing leads to another and it is out of control. | |
| 'Duty of care' | |
| "If I had not had the problem and didn't do anything about it then I would see myself as being 100% responsible. | |
| "But the fact is that I did try and did go through the right procedures." | |
| Mr Calvert's solicitor Tiejha Smyth said: "William Hill had a duty of care towards our client when they agreed to self-exclude him. | |
| "When they failed to follow their own self-exclusion policies, they actually failed in their duty and were negligent." | |
| William Hill has strongly contested Mr Calvert's claims and said it would vigorously defend their actions. |