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Paddy Power sued by defrauded partner of gambling addict who bet £548,000 in one day 2nd May, 2021
The 2015 Paddy Power Handicap Steeple Chase at Cheltenham racecourse: gambler Antonio Parente was treated to free tickets to the races. Picture: Getty
On October 16, 2015, a member of Paddy Power’s high stakes unit read an internal report into a new gambler that showed he had bet £548,000 over the course of a day on an online casino game.
“This Tony Parente is a wild man!!!” the employee, whose team look after the Irish bookmaker’s most valuable customers, wrote in an email to his colleagues.
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Addiction: Tony Parente gambled £282,000 of defrauded funds
The owner of Paddy Power has been accused of plying a fraudster with cash bonuses and free hospitality tickets as he bet hundreds of thousands of pounds of stolen money.
Flutter, a FTSE 100 firm, is defending itself in the High Court against claims it allowed Tony Parente to bet £282,000 of defrauded funds. Paddy Power bookmakers accepted £127,000 in bank notes over the counter over an eight-week period, the court heard, but staff did not raise the alarm.
Parente was allowed to gamble and go to events even after staff labelled his betting as wild . Parente admitted defrauding more than 20 people, including his own sister, to fuel his gambling habit, and he received a suspended jail sentence in 2017.
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Trump waves to supporters along Southern Boulevard January 20, 2021 at 3:15 PM EST - Updated January 20 at 3:15 PM
Itâs about a 12-minute drive from Palm Beach International Airport to Mar-a-Lago.
On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump s motorcade slowed down that drive as he waved at his supporters along Southern Boulevard.
Whether supporters walked over to Southern Boulevard from their homes, drove here, or even flew here from other states, they all shared the same sentiment: they wanted to welcome now former President Trump home to Palm Beach County on what would be his last motorcade as president.
This wasn t Toni Parenteâs first time seeing Trumpsâs motorcade along the route to Mar-a-Lago. In fact, she usually can see it from her home.