tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528393111359731672.post7098075615746091504..comments2024-03-24T00:19:53.054+00:00Comments on Green All Over: Elliott Short Of A Few Brain CellsCassinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879449876804295094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528393111359731672.post-69707576704381139972009-07-05T16:39:00.259+01:002009-07-05T16:39:00.259+01:0004/07/2009
LAST Sunday, we published a story claim...04/07/2009<br />LAST Sunday, we published a story claiming sacked City trader Elliott Short, 22, had won £20 million in a year betting on horses.<br /><br />Short said he had won the money by taking bets from punters at online betting exchange Betfair.<br /><br />Betfair, while not commenting on individual accounts, say Mr Short's claims were inaccurate and the News of the World was misled.<br /><br />While the information was published in good faith and efforts were made to verify the story, our journalism fell below the high standards readers are entitled to expect, in particular the failure to check the story more thoroughly with Betfair.<br /><br />We regret that error and apologise to readers.Cassinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879449876804295094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528393111359731672.post-72885197614094382682009-07-03T20:26:39.944+01:002009-07-03T20:26:39.944+01:00I would suggest that you retain a healthy degree o...I would suggest that you retain a healthy degree of scepticism. The NOTW pulled the story once it was exposed as a scam. They would not have done this if there was any truth to it. It is simply not possible to make an average of over £50k a day for a year from betting. Of course, if you send me just one day's winnings. I shall happily believe every word of the story.Cassinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879449876804295094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528393111359731672.post-51906949391310367512009-07-03T10:09:01.116+01:002009-07-03T10:09:01.116+01:00I know the kid, and the amount of winnings the NOT...I know the kid, and the amount of winnings the NOTW posted is correct, although how he did it is not - he didnt participate in the article, but was set up by an undercover reporterArthutfaxsakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528393111359731672.post-51825546742671712042009-06-30T01:07:48.352+01:002009-06-30T01:07:48.352+01:00It's already in place - check out laybetting.o...It's already in place - check out laybetting.org<br /><br />"We have partnered with Betfair.com to offer you a free £25 lay bet stake to get you started like Elliott in the exciting world of lay betting"<br /><br />Betfair may have something to say about that...<br /><br />Did you notice that Elliott Short sounds very similar to "I lay it short?"Cassinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05879449876804295094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528393111359731672.post-44322258397488286722009-06-29T21:06:38.086+01:002009-06-29T21:06:38.086+01:00Fair play to Betfair for posting that. Intially I ...Fair play to Betfair for posting that. Intially I thought it had more than a whiff of a Betfair PR job, expect a Elliot Short tipping service coming to a website near you soon. Piss poor journalism from the "News of the Screws", even they've pulled it from the website.<br /><br />NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com