Betfred To Payout Bets For Leicester Winning

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the Premiership, after their win on Sunday.

They have been caught out a couple of times before doing this, paying out on Man Utd bets, only for them to be beaten on the last day of the season.

Betfred To Payout Bets For Leicester Winning the Premiership, after their win on Sunday

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http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Leicester-City-NEWS-Bookmaker-Betfred-payd-Foxes/story-29043802-detail/story.html

[PankySmooch]

You could probably count the number of people who backed them on one hand so this is just another publicity stunt by betfred

[gangesboy]

apparently there are dozens of people who bet and there are 23 who are still holding out for a Leicester premier league title
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-35757616

[aelmpvw]

that 'handful' of punters must have had significant bets if it's costing betfred a million quid!

[PankySmooch]

Why would a bookie pay out £1 million quid before the end of the season?

It's all talk and just another PR stunt

[Ken4155]

If Man Utd were still in the running, Fred(a Man Utd fan) would not be paying up. Yes, it is a publicity stunt, but it's not all talk, Panky, he is actually paying out.

[AB Editor]

Yes, it's a PR stunt, but if it bothered us that much we wouldn't give it air.

Leicester have had an amazing season - really great, consistent football all year.

Tottenham fans will be kicking themselves that they lost to Leicester - I think it would have made the difference?

[Hopkirk]

Shall I bet on West Brom winning the title next year?

[EDDIE51]

They were 1000/1 at the start of the season so it does not take a big stake to get a large payout! I think one guy put £35 on at 1000/1

[PankySmooch]

Ken I believe that he's paying out, just not to the tune of £1m

[Ken4155]

^^
Right Panky, get you now. You may be correct and i suppose Fred will have done his sums regards Spurs overhauling Leicester's lead.
As far as Leicester's great season is concerned, there were a few on these pages bemoaning the appointment of the Tinkerman long before a ball was kicked - July '15 i believe. I stuck up for him but mine was the proverbial voice in the wilderness. Of course i never thought that they would do as well as they have - nowhere near it - otherwise i would have been one of those fortunate few to be sitting with a potential winning slip @ very fancy odds:-/

[Ken4155]

And the Foxes were 5,000/1 before ball had been kicked.

[Peter Pedant]

panky has got it
this is a canny loss leader from Fred Done

Fred Done gets done - I dont think so
Fred Done does himself - hmm and he's done it before so knows how much publicity this gets him and wht the expected uplift in income is