The Betfred Story - The Complete Tale

[@paulnodalo9130]

Betfred is famous for restricting accounts to pennies if you are a sharp customer and show some skill and you might win in the future. Betfred also hide behind the rock and refuse to pay out if you have a big win like Barney Curley did .Betfred have paid out on the 'Barney Curley coup', ending a 21-month dispute that followed a £4 million paper profit landed by five relatives and friends of the Newmarket trainer in May 2010.

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

Betfred is THE PITS The staff in their shops are rude and clueless ... I prefer to bet online with BET365

[@rylabrooke4356]

worst shops in the high street virtual racing they only give you around 45 seconds to place bet on virtual racing events in shops in high street also bet Fred not showing certain race or dog race events due to not paying for there subscription in shops they give you 10 minutes before race events to place a bet on horse race events outrageous very pleased they have been taken to court and now have to pay legal fees and pay amount s to customers highlighted on ITV news very please the gambling commission are now on there case and on the RADAR due to fine imposed

[@deiselden]

every bookmaker restricts winners now

[@stinkerboo5028]

It always makes us all laugh when dodgy Fred says that punters should bet to their pocket.... Do you think he really cares about that ? LOL

[@philvalentine7665]

Him and all other big bookies wouldn't be where they are today if people did 😂 If these draconian affordability tests were in place thirty years ago, none of these would have two pennies to rub together.... Not legally, anyway.

[@johncrosley1]

Let’s hope this recent high court case will cost them more in lost custom than the £2million they have had to pay out. Who will trust them now?

[@paulnodalo9130]

Online gambler wins court case to claim £1.7m prize after Betfred refused to pay This article is more than 4 months old Andrew Green has waited three years for the money since the gambling firm withheld payment because of a ‘defect’ in the game

[@HopeIanHope]

Bet Fred are a bunch of criminals.

[@Isleofskye]

To be fair offering 6/1 that horse at Sprint Valley on his Podcast was great value when it was 9/2 elsewhere especially when you survey the horses' previous form. Great value.....for a cartoon horse :)

[@daviddillingham7388]

They may have been focused on the Punters back in the 60's but these days they couldnt give a toss. They deliberately withheld £27,000 from me for nearly 3 weeks....... phone and complain and all the important people suddenly disappear. Even wrote to Fred who completely ignored the letter. Dont give yr money to these shysters !!

[@stinkerboo5028]

Betfred is to customer service what Gary Glitter is to babysitting

[@tander2951]

Little sht

[@paultown6572]

No he's lovely didn't you watch the video

[@daviddillingham7388]

@@paultown6572 every second...... he's still a C***

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

@@stinkerboo5028 100% Agree ..The staff in their shops are rude and ignorant. ZERO customer service

[@michaelhawkins1173]

A very good and interesting video, watched in one go, full of surprises It proved as always the very best deal in life is love and marriage.

[@alexpegler465]

I like Fred’s approach to money. Loves the feeling of having a few quid. I do too.

[@letsseeee]

Old saying in Manchester in early days "Whatever Fred does today, Jim (his rival) does tomorrow."

[@Isleofskye]

Sickening to watching him NOW look really concerned and tell Punters to bet "responsibly" after he went out of his way to offer incentives to the most impoverished Punters to gamble their way out of financial trouble on those FOBT'S, which increased his profits by an extra £70,000,000 in one accounting period alone. He took £1,000 of me on Racing Bets, back in the day, fair enough, but then he made sure I could not get it back by restricting my bets to 20% of what I wanted thus making it mathematically, virtually, impossible to claw it back....

[@mukeshmakwana1321]

LoooooL

[@Isleofskye]

NOBETFred...lol

[@davidmoriarty2820]

He restricted your losing account so you couldnt chase your losses? Thank him, chasing losses is the center of been a poor punter

[@Isleofskye]

@@davidmoriarty2820 I wanted to end the world, but I'll settle for ending yours. is a "Moriarity" quote. How apt..

[@Isleofskye]

@@jimhamailton5236 Absolutely. If I had done that to my Punters at THe Racetrack,I would have got lynched...lol

[@michae13james10]

R.i.p , Mo No money in the world can replace your beloved family 😞

[@AviationXLR]

Yes

[@stinkerboo5028]

Fred the Bonus King LOL has recently reduced one winner in a lucky 15 from treble the odds for one winner to double the odds for one winner... so obviously Fred has hit hard times eh... Bonus King my arse

[@planeguy95]

Honestly I love stories like this - perhaps given the cliche 'rags to riches' title. But, imo, we should all look to things like this as inspiration. In fairness, I don't like gambling and don't agree with companies taking advantage of people's addictions BUT we should encourage people to start businesses and build their own thing. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but there's a lot of wasted talent out there

[@marcusgreensleeves]

This video did have 1.7 million likes, but it was removed due to a software glitch

[@tander2951]

You're not allowed to say the truthPATHECTIC

[@nigel8499]

I think you should pay that punter his £1.7 million on the slots.... that you say was a 'glitch'.

[@owenoj]

It was the game providers fault.

[@2023VS]

Truly inspirational person :) great video :) watched it 3 times :) Thanks !!!

[@StanOllieTheMusicalplusCharlie]

Very true

[@1112-g1x]

fred the gubber, totaly self indulging

[@bruno12_3]

All the millions the bookies make I hope the give back to to people that get highly addicted The shud be made to do more

[@Isleofskye]

R.I.P. Mo. She seemed a lovely, humble Lady.

[@mrpendleton5414]

you didnt fuckin know her. old witch

[@Jacques-Le-Marois]

It's all about the FOBT's and the online casino now though eh lads?

[@silenusut]

Good one (didn’t need a nap). Subbed.

[@markbeverley5044]

Barred out of all Betfreds for being clued up Punter,only wants weak ( mug) punters like rest of High St,Online Firms.

[@paultown6572]

Fred's worth 1.235 Billion. Might ask him to raise my maximum bet restriction up to 75p

[@kopthelotklopp1523]

Lol

[@nanisfoodsecret7036]

Fred is my best mates grandad

[@frankyard2774]

my tip for betting on tomorrow’s (sat 3pm) football is to wait until 2.40pm pending extra postponed matches. We know how the bookmakers scam ppl out of any value if there’s PP games or NR if u have lucky 15s or lucky15 each way. So nothing shorter than 2/1 odds incase u get 3 out 4 for a refund? Betting logic….but massive overdogs and slim odds, do they get paid to keep the score low yes. Do horses get armchair rides out of the places overfull of oats or running on empty. Yes. 2 out of 3 that set off even money or less. Gla

[@deiselden]

best move they made was renaming it ..never wanted to go in a shop with "done" on the sign ,always read it as done ur cash in

[@garymorrison2514]

R.I.P. THE BOOKMAKERS. THEY ARE KILLING THEM SELF OFF . 😢..

[@pete-wv6mu]

GOOD !

[@kaypaxian1]

From the knive attack in manchester, to what you have achieved , good luck to you Fred youre brother and your families, top bloke.

[@ANIWELSH-ml3wi]

Emotional The man still had to go to court for his winnings Is unacceptable

[@mrdeafa25]

He looks like a character off The Simpsons

[@lewisdowsett8390]

Opened an account this week and Won £580 online with betfred this week,I withdrew it and when I logged back on it said I've been blocked,I'd passed all my id inspections already,I can't get a response from anyone cant log on and I'm near £600 down...no wonder why this blokes so loaded

[@Veaseify]

Frankie is being a little bit disingenuous about Fujiyama Crest winning the seventh of those races at Ascot, basically all the other jockeys except Eddery had decided thaey wanted to be part of history and essentially never tried a leg so he could win. Wiltshire's logic was spot on, except he didn't know the shenanigans in the weighing room...

[@christate2348]

Kept number 50 for himself!!!!

[@jackc3781]

He who dares wins

[@robertottewell3624]

The guy who did treble the odds back to double odds .Will never bet with crooked bookie again

[@kirkrichards-dq3jo]

What a top man 👌 R.I.P Mo ❤️ True Salford through and through 👍 Salt of the Earth 🌎

[@ralphdabraccio316]

How about all horse 🐎 and dog race betting be pari-mutuel instead of fixed odds. There will be nobody restricted in how much they bet or win since bettors will competing against each other instead of the bookie.

[@robertottewell3624]

The scam up 50 does not seem fair play to me .It all adds up afterwards but that was not fair play then

[@butzee]

The amount of misery these people are responsible for doesn't bare thinking about?

[@pete-wv6mu]

Misery is the correct word as I used it before reading your comment.

[@doghot77]

Loved it

[@roberttanner7278]

He doesn't guarantee the odds in lucky bets

[@jimmoore6116]

A bookmaker he say lol. A bookie will play a fair game and not send out letters saying we no longer want your business after a few winners that have shortened up. I challenge any of you to walk into one of his shops and try to put £500 on one that is in the process of being backed. Even worse if you tried to get on at big money on a Barney Curley horse who was on its way in, they would set the bouncers on you. This man is an accountant who should be made to warn you that WINNERS WON’T BE TOLERATED because that is how he operates that’s for sure plus he’s new gold mine in he and his ilk are now allowed to take a sad cases last few quid with those dreadful machines that should be in a licensed casino only.

[@Isleofskye]

Sickening to watching him NOW look really concerned and tell Punters to bet "responsibly" after he went out of his way to offer incentives to the most impoverished Punters to gamble their way out of financial trouble on those FOBT'S, which increased his profits by an extra £70,000,000 in one accounting period alone. He took £1,000 of me on Racing Bets, back in the day, fair enough, but then he made sure I could not get it back by restricting my bets to 20% of what I wanted thus making it mathematically, virtually, impossible to claw it back....

[@oscobblepotcobblepot6972]

A decision like that comes directly from the head office via the area management team. If you make a mistake and take a bet from someone who is barred even when it’s really busy you get a disciplinary meeting

[@bernaldelcastillo1768]

of all the bookies, Betfred offers the best odds @ the lottos

[@pete-wv6mu]

Gambling brings misery, and pain to people, and there family. It should be made illegal.

[@pocolol8424]

Does anyone have a betfred account or get paid out.

[@shaunhinchliffe2286]

Absolute gent amazing bloke and I'm so honoured to work for you Rip Mo what a wonderful lady x

[@Alex_AFC]

Gent that's ruined so many lives

[@bigbernie7260]

You can't of worked in one of his shops surely.

[@truthseeker-cl7rt]

fook me fred son if you don't use the box let me use it once yeah?

[@123tony1959]

Really nice man

[@robertgiacomo2655]

Worst company when there's a discrepancy

[@formerarcadian8167]

Brought up in a poor family and created a business to make poor people poorer. How many kids haven’t had presents on xmas day? How many people have jumped in front trains? Some of the outcomes from gambling.

[@millienunn7983]

This is my uncle or cousin and I’ve only just found out he dosnt even know me

[@pipersson9258]

*What was Lester Piggott Like as a person, did he sign autographs, was he popular with the other jockeys and trainers, in the USA there are jockeys with 5500 to 8000 wins, are these American Legends better, was Lester tight with money, did he ever buy a Rolls Royce, was his wife happy, so many unanswered questions, rumours are circulating he was not a pleasant or nice guy to know. In fact, hated amongst fellow Jockeys.*

[@dixonofdockgreen6801]

why do u ban winners ??????

[@andrewskiz4470]

Very interesting success story.

[@robertottewell3624]

I am antique dealer fred needs to meet david they haver4 so much in common .Years later it all come out what cooked things they did

[@oscobblepotcobblepot6972]

David?

[@ashleyhawkins8232]

My nan knew duncan edwards

[@katewild2194]

I lasted a matter of weeks with betfred they only want mug punters if you know what you are doing you get sent the email giving you the sack they are not on their own all bookmakers are the same.

[@bryanrussell3159]

What Fred does with sharp punters should be illegal

[@Thanks_for_posting.]

Enjoyable podcast down to earth family

[@peterpreen6031]

what a fine pair of siblings and family ! a credit to them , keep on keeping on a true champ

[@dariusnikbin1695]

Goalash… FIN

[@db0800]

Great entrepreneur. Still does treble the odds for 1 win on an unlucky 15.

[@stinkerboo5028]

Not any more, it's double the odds not treble

[@kenmorley2339]

A welcher .

[@kazolmiah6008]

Hi

[@hamiltonwood8751]

Fantastic story about two fantastic gentlemen.

[@StanOllieTheMusicalplusCharlie]

Very true

[@kenmorley2339]

SDC .

[@bigbernie7260]

Fantastic men 🤣 Sciopathic vermin more like it.

[@mukeshmakwana1321]

Ya u mr betfred u enjoy lobsters injoy your life style u need to stop given next door on the roullet LoooL

[@rylabrooke4356]

worst shops in the high street virtual racing they only give you around 45 seconds to place bet on virtual racing events in shops in high street also bet Fred not showing certain race or dog race events due to not paying for there subscription in shops they give you 10 minutes before race events to place a bet on horse race events outrageous very pleased they have been taken to court and now have to pay legal fees and pay amount s to customers highlighted on ITV news very please the gambling commission are now on there case and on the RADAR due to fine imposed

[@keithhamilton1907]

Clever guy well Done Fred

[@davidtamsel3968]

the chances of really wining are very slim indeed join cleaner gambling support group people and lets put an end to these bookmakers after all the stake has been reduced to £2.00 a bet on FOBTS and some advertising banned I am sure more will come in fact most bookmakers know a high accumulator bet the chances of it coming in are very slim indeed the betting industry is very apparently bias with rule 4 and even apparent horse race events not running fairly its is with some positive thought that the BHA has banned certain jockeys for a period of time once caught its very hard for them to cheat again because they will be banned for longer periods of time if you really want to do something positive there is a group called cleaner gambling which helps reform gambling online and high street betting

[@OJJ47]

He's no bookmaker he's a morally bankrupt casino owner he doesn't take bets if you gamble £100 there ringing up head office to tell them someone wants to put £100 on but if someone wants £100 in the fobt they don't blink shame on you fred your no bookmaker.

[@tobyjug238]

Very interesting. What is “fixing odds?” Is there much to be won on slots ? Err no. Unless ur new and they disprove the above temporarily. Is there much to be won on football per say? The 5.45 women’s champions league double of both favs winning is 1/10. Well is it worth putting on a tv ad for example? Value like this…..Jeff stelling, how many 6fields full…or deep dales? Any or Cyril sneers or monty burns want to do an xmas advert for a gambling site? Ppl need money, there’s btr charity’s than the ppl that pay horses to jog not run, and football teams to pretend to want to score loads only to narrow win. Anyway WCL double today 5.45. £10 on = £11.14 return (and it could miss?). Put this ad on tv. and not just rubbish songs from ages ago and a £20 max stake 5/2 that was evens…(that 2 out of 3 are sponsored to lose anyway?)

[@samhenderson7239]

How many gamblers wanna back up that claim? Nobody lost nothing? Haha... I like Betfred, they’re on par with Betway... but these pay faster. I’m a slot loser. Well, win some lose some. Obviously the best way to not lose is not bet. Keep it fun. Stick to the usual rule of thumb. :)

[@pauljones5066]

a modest man, which is a great quality

[@leebardsley3248]

He cares for the working man 😂

[@StanOllieTheMusicalplusCharlie]

I agree

[@paulhedges4778]

Crooks

[@michaeldoyle5109]

Terrible bookmaker to deal with feel sorry for hod staff

[@nigel8499]

Fred is 'I' 'I' 'I' instead of 'We' says a lot.

[@tander2951]

Fraudsters

[@stuartaitken6128]

Farce of a company. Don't like winners. Shouldn't even be allowed to be on here.

[@jordanbrown2141]

Shame betfred are just a bunch of scammers now 😢