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I do not believe that the roulette fixed odd machines are random.When I complained to the gambling commission they told me that I had to complain directly to Ladbrokes - how far is that going to get me ?
Using the same betting methods I use in a casino I lost 10 successive times & it is remarkable how the areas of my strongest bets were consistently missed.Something is definitely suspicious.
When I leave a casino and have lost, at least I don't feel cheated.

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derry, GB
Mar 17, 2009 5:21 am EDT

i put a bet on .football called goal rush odds 25 to 1they took it then didnt pay out there staff dont even know how to count bets .to the derry staff use are useless

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The_Tesster
belfast, GB
Apr 14, 2009 9:32 pm EDT

i tried to put money into my poker acc at laddies wouldnt accept so i rang up the staff said they were having problems doing this? what a lot of [censored]e! ladjokes thats the name it should be!

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gophuck
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Jun 02, 2009 11:16 pm EDT

Why bother complain? Everything about ladbrokes seems to stink. The fact that brits are standing in line has nothing to do with their integrity. The Queen has massacred, raped and looted in the name of the crown and she'ss still standing. Keep gambling at Ladbrokes suckers!

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Brendan
london, GB
Jun 16, 2009 7:57 am EDT

A fight broke out at Ladbrokes...one observer intimidating a gamer. Couldn't believe the passivity of the staff. They just sat by and watched... when I asked them why they didn't take any action. They said it was just a brotherly spat! I will never go back

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crazycraigyboy
Edinburgh, GB
Feb 08, 2010 10:55 am EST

THIS APPLYS TO TELEPHONE BETTING OVER THE PHONE!
When u win big do not let Ladbrokes keep ur winnings in ur internal fund as the more money they have the more interest they get from ur cash, when u win they will keep it within ur account in an internal fund instead of diverting back to the bank...

They say this is beacause its easier to transfer bets straight from internal instead of goin back and forward to ur bank account, crap the more money in the ladbrokes pot the more interest they make ON UR MONEY!

I WAS OVERDRAWN WITH THE BANK BECAUSE THEY HAD OVER £400 IN MY INTERNAL FUND ACCOUNT WITH IN LADBROKES, AND THEY DECLINED TO PAY MY OVERDRAFT CHARGE, WHICH I WOULDN'T HAVE GOT IF THEY HAD PUT IT BACK WHEN THE BET WON OF COURSE!

I HAVE NOW OPENED AN ONLINE ACCOUNT WITH WILLIAM HILL, GREAT SITE WITH NO PROBLEMS, AND U CAN KEEP AN EYE ON UR MONEY TRANSFER WHEN AND WHAT U LIKE

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withheld upsset person
woodgreen, GB
Mar 24, 2010 8:14 am EDT

i am very very very upset at ladbrokes my boyfriend has been sacked for drinking a can of coke and i am very very upset about this and i feel very very hurt this is completely out ragous. they were just looking for any excuse under the sun to sack him and i am not going to end this untill this is sorted it out i am so upset very very upset i bet its because hes black. they are racisit and rude company. du du from wincmore hill should be sacked my boyfriend asked him if he could drink the coke and he said yes he didnt ask him to pay for it and the sad thing is he even bloody drinks from ladbrokes coffes and teas and cokes and drinks. even sue the manager asks him to make him a cup of tea. ha this is perfetic. thanks for ruining my boyfriends career i am extreemly upset. this is not finished

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tom o shaughnessy
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Apr 28, 2012 6:21 pm EDT

i went into a ladbrokes bookies the other day and put a tenner on a horse in ladbrokes bookies my horse came second but there was an obejection to the the winner my horse came second and i threw my docket away so went up to lady and say to her then went up to do another bet and she siad that they dnt pay out winnings in foreign racing if there amended but i talking to her about this and she was roaring at me and pure rude so i siad went out of bookies raging after this she made complete hole show of me for a simple small thing .then i ring up customer care explain wat happen and was i supposed to be paid out and they siad yes i went in and asked her to speak to customer care on my phone and she was pure insluting call me names and everything i was shocked i never again go into the bookies again that lady should be fired in finish i was pay because i was 100% right wat a joke so stay out of ladbrokes in limerick city

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paul gilligan
GB
May 08, 2012 12:35 am EDT
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I get 15% cashback on my loss making ladbrokes a/c. I queried a bet and they removed this from my a/c.

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Harry1875
Tranent, GB
Dec 04, 2012 5:35 am EST
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Mt friend put a bet on David Wotherspoon scoring first goal for Hibs v Hearts. The goal was originally not paid out as the goal was given as an own goal. The referees report has now credited Wotherspoon with the goal but Ladbrokes refuse to pay out. They say they go with what the press say but what press?

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rajinder salhotra
hanwell, GB
Jun 15, 2013 8:31 am EDT
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I am a 52 years old male I went Ladbrokes in Greenford on Wednesday at about 5.30 just before I went to put on my bet I needed to go to the gents as I pushed the door the metal door retainer broke and hit my head drawing blood I shouted at the manager who said the gents was out of order but had not put up a notice .he did advise to seek medical advise or hospital.but I did not want make a fuss .its only when I got home that I had a headache which I took painkillers .there is still bump on my head .I have tried phoning Ladbrokes I spoke to Richard but he never called back like he said would. I am not very happy with the way Ladbrokes have handled the situation. .

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tonyyuka
glasgow, GB
Oct 15, 2013 4:14 pm EDT
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I was at Ladbrokes today I spent £200.00 on roullette on the middle column only with bets ranging from 20.00 to 60.00 a spin and not once did it come in a complete scam these machines at the betting shop my odds were 2 to 1 not a sausage stay away from them there are a con and highly rigged stick to traditional betting I hope they get banned by the goverment they are owned by global draw and can not be bought the company hires them out to bokmakers a complete 100% scam

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thalen
GB
Dec 18, 2013 7:28 pm EST

while in Ladbrokes a guy comes to the machine I am playing covers both red and black then correctly predicted the next 5 numbers, he tells me that the machines are rigged and he knows how they work at which point the staff force him out the door saying he is banned for life and the next step is calling the police.

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deadspinbill
GB
May 28, 2014 9:20 am EDT

These fobt are rigged they don't pay out fair ! I've lost thousands on these machines seen bs numbers come out like the post said the ball dances around ur big bets and sucks all your money til its all gone these machines need banning as they are rigged against the player which in my eyes isn't fair as we are told their random when cleArly they are fixed only to pay out a small amount thurs keeping the bookies in profit and the punter a loser then when they need to pay out its a joke and never over the amount put in . I just watched 1000 pound being robbed by a machine within 20 minutes all gone hmmm bad luck no bs machines

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deadspinbill
GB
May 28, 2014 9:32 am EDT

I agree these are rigged even more now the tax on fobt went up these machines are not random they are designed to robb money from bs results like post said before 2 to 1 odds and u still lose no matter how much money u put in seen a guy lose 1000 pounds in 20 minutes 6 dead spins at 100 each spin then 1 winner of 230 then another 5/6 deadspins And I mean dead he only had abt 7 numbers not covered and they hit 5 of them and even one number came up 3 times in 5 spins sadly this man lost, he laughed at me when I went mad abt losing 60 pounds in 15 minutes every spin was a lose until I stop myself as I could of put in another 160 and still wud of lost. 100000's of people are all feeling the same pain why if its ment to be luck? Rigged ### and it seems if u pay the govrnmnt enough money they will let you robb the public

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Kevin1965
Warley, GB
Jul 01, 2014 7:50 am EDT

I totally agree with all the above. In the past 10 days I have loosed over 1400 by covering group numbers and sections. Not once did any high amount cash bets paid out. In my opinion the random numbers generated remover the numbers where high stakes are and if one is lucky gets paid out on low stakes bet. Indeed I have seen where 34 numbers have been bet on and the two where no bets came in three times in a row. For me I shall never play them again and advise others to do the same

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FOBTScam
Manchester, GB
Nov 18, 2014 7:48 am EST

Yes these machines are a complete cheat. I play Blackjack and can see the cheating patterns. Dealer nearly always get's a 10 for his face up card, whilst I'm left with poor cards totaling 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, etc.
When I do get 20, so the dealer...or 21 or Blackjack. You rarely get Blackjack yourself, usually an Ace followed by a low card. When you want a small card, you always get 10...when you want a 10, you always get a small card.
I'm done with these things...but some of them certainly need investigating. It's too often to be just bad luck.

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craig33
Clacton-on-Sea, GB
Apr 15, 2015 8:18 am EDT

these pleaces are a total rip off i play the slot machines on these fobt and the slots on these are dreadfull i mean bad realy bad i love the rocky game which i play in arcades usealy anyways one day i went into a betting office saw the rocky fruit machine on the fobt thought i have a go toke over 300 quid for feature what gave 38 quid i put a further 150 in for feature and got 60 quid i though this is a joke i mean useal i go into the arcade and a avarage feature cost around 80 quid and a avarage prize won is 40 - 70 pounds but these things seem to take well over the odds for that feature and its not just once these places have done this to me ive lost thousands in the last couple years on them im staying away now RIIIIIIPP OFFFFFFFFF CON

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NUERO
Sheffield, GB
May 01, 2015 2:17 pm EDT

MACHINES ARE CONTROLLED. THEY ALSO MONITOR WHO IS COMING INTO THE SHOP AND KNOW FROM PATTERN WHO PLAYS HIGH STAKES. AS SOON AS YOU WALK IN THEY CLICK ON THEIR SYSTEM TO TRIGGER THE SIGNAL TO MAINFRAME SYSTEM ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF THIS PERSON. AS SOON AS YOU START PLAYING NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY IT WILL TAKE OFF A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS FROM YOU AT THE START. THIS GETS THE GAMBLER AGITATED. SO THE MACHINE PACIFIES AND PAYS BACK EITHER SAME AMOUNT OR JUST ABOUT TO WHAT THE GAMBLER HAS BET. BECAUSE OF THE FRUSTRATION AND LOSS THE GAMBLER TRIES TO RECOVER AND THEN YOU LOOSE IT ALL. TO RECOVER AGAIN THE GAMBLER PUTS MORE MONEY IN. THIS GOES ON. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS PATTERN IS RECORDED AND A TRIGGER FUNCTION IS INITIATED BY THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE SHOP. THIS IS NOT GAMBLING BUT CHEATING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

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NUERO
Sheffield, GB
May 01, 2015 2:24 pm EDT

I ALSO TRULY BELIEVE THE PEOPLE WORKING IN SHOPS SHARE THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERSON WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES IN DIFFERENT SHOPS. AS SOON AS YOU LEAVE ONE AND ENTER ANOTHER THEY ALREADY KNOW. IF NOT ALREADY INFORMED THEN THE PHONE RINGS AS SOON AS THE GAMBLER STARTS WINNING. THIS PHONE CALL IS FROM THE CENTRAL SYSTEM OR FROM SHOP TO CONFIRM THE IDENTITY OF THE GAMBLER. IF CONFIRMED IT IS THE SAME GAMBLER THE TRIGGER IS PUSHED AGAIN.

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NUERO
Sheffield, GB
May 01, 2015 2:33 pm EDT

FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS IN ONE OF THE SHEFFIELD SHOPS NEAR CITY CENTER. THERE WAS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUNGISH LADY WORKING IN SHOP. I PLAYED IN ANOTHER LADBROKES SHOP NEARBY AND LOST. SO I WENT IN TO TRY MY LUCK IN ANOTHER. I STARTED WINNING THERE. AS SOON AS I REACH MY RECOVERED LOSS AMOUNT THE PHONE IN SHOP RINGS. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT IT COULD BE A CALL FROM CUSTOMER OR FOR SOMETHING ELSE. BUT THERE WAS NO ONE IN SHOP. I WAS THE ONLY CUSTOMER AND IT WAS ABOUT 9 pm. I STOPPED AND LOOKED AT HER AS SOON AS SHE PICKED UP THE PHONE. SHE STOPPED TALKING AND WENT INTO THE BACK OFFICE. CAME BACK AND THEN ASKED ME WHY I AM LOOKING AT HER. I DID NOT SAY ANYTHING AND STOPPED THE GAME. AS SOON AS I DID THAT SHE WENT BALLISTIC AND STARTED TO TALK AGAIN ABOUT ME LOOKING. SHE JUST GAVE IT AWAY. I JUST LOOKED AT HER AND LEFT. FOR ME I AM PRETTY SURE THIS IS RIGGED AND CONTROLLED "COMBINATION OF MANUAL AND AUTO CONTROL"

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NUERO
Sheffield, GB
May 01, 2015 2:36 pm EDT

THIS PATTERN I HAVE OBSERVED NOT ONCE BUT AT LEAST 20 TIMES. NOT JUST IN LADBROKES BUT IN BETFRED / WILLIAM HILL AS WELL. BETFRED AND WILLIAM HILL ARE BIT MORE CAUTIOUS AND TRY TO DO IT IN BACK OFFICE.

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BobTheDog21
GB
Jul 01, 2018 11:47 am EDT
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You my good man are a fantasist, you probably believe there are men on the moon. We in Ladbrokes do not press special buttons to make you lose we also do not see Big Gamblers and adjust the percentage as you claim.

You are clearly [censored] and need to stay out of our shops

Please take this as a form "[censored] off" notification

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John Wilson1234567
US
Aug 30, 2015 8:37 pm EDT

Ladbrokes Glasgow cross you should see the FOBT there I have played there about 90 % and bet on odds 2 to 1 and never won its so pathetic its incredible ! that every time I always lose even complained a total scam I will never go back now don't trust the staff or the FOBT terminals there you have been warned stay away you will never win at all

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Ianblackburn
GB
Mar 20, 2016 1:05 pm EDT

In laddies on Tues week lost 450 quid, backed zero plus four numbers to left of zero plus for to right.it my 27 spins before number 35 came out had 5th on, had 9 numbers out of 37, took me 27 spins before one of my number come out, please please don't play them.the question I would like to know is "what is random".how does the gambling commission let them get a way with it.sharp will be took out.watch out for strangers in shops who win a lot, they are plants paid by betting shops, to make you go on and lose.

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BobTheDog21
GB
Jul 01, 2018 11:48 am EDT

You are a nut job - please stay out of our shops.

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chand chokka
US
Dec 21, 2016 11:54 am EST

While playing the games, some games starts appearing like magic
And if play on those sure I will lose

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Total points are not matched with winning games

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paulinhounslow
US
Sep 13, 2017 8:44 am EDT
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These machines are definitely rigged big time!
A while ago I was playing these machines and won quite a lot of money on them in the beginning but didn't cash it in.
What happened next confirmed it to me that it's rigged, I just wish i'd recorded the whole sequence as it would be solid proof.
I covered 27 numbers out of the 37 on the board and it dropped onto the empty ones 30 times in a row!
I worked out the chances of that happening was over SIXTY THOUSAND TRILLION TO ONE! YES YOU HEARD RIGHT, SIXTY THOUSAND TRILLION TO ONE.
To give you an idea, next time you go in, go to the betting terminals for your football and put in 30 draws and see what odds it throw up. Basically the thirty non spins that happened to me is more than the 30 draws that displays.
Go Figure. Like I said I should have filmed the whole sequence and they would've been banged to rights. SIXTY THOUSAND TRILLION TO ONE!

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mike34
US
Aug 15, 2018 2:12 pm EDT

I have placed a bet on 23 June 2018 England to win Receipt Number:O/[protected]/0000001
Total stake £1 Price: 50/1 England won the game and I supposed to get back £51. I was given only £1.25

They are denying giving money back.

I have all the receipts. This is totally Ladbrokes BETTING SCAM.

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Harts07
GB
Aug 15, 2018 7:24 pm EDT

A member of staff has uploaded there end of day figures on face book which i think is wrong plus its showing people what cash is left in shop i have uploaded a picture showing you of who it was and what he's done i ust to work for ladbrokes and thought this was wrong of him to do this so thought i would let you know

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Arslan Malik
GB
Aug 20, 2018 1:57 pm EDT

I was gambling in Ladbroke shop in Luton on biscot road where a member of staff said he's gonna hurt me I m really afraid after that

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Andrew Brown86
US
Sep 01, 2018 10:39 am EDT

I've had a bet on 5 teams and as soon as they start you take one of the games of the site and due to that it says suspended through out the match not offering one single cash out.. its happend on number of times what a joke of a bookmaker! And you don't do cash out on horse racing! Laughable take take take take take take take !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

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Mirek Plotek
US
Sep 05, 2018 5:49 pm EDT

my girlfriend won 500 pounds and tried to take it out and she had to wait 6 months because she said it's for food and her uncle died and she has no money to go to poland please call my on [protected]

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Daljinder Kairo
US
Sep 10, 2018 11:18 am EDT

I have never been so disrespected in my life just because my name is a bit long ur staff found it funny and was not professional at all ..they kept my winnings and froze my account. Spent over 2 hours on the phone !
Do not use Ladbrokes it makes fun it u have a long name so rude and kept my money !

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Ciprian Marius Murarescu
US
Sep 10, 2018 1:07 pm EDT

Openong hours sunday 9.30 it is 94.45 it is stiil close al days the same.a d closing earlier too in high road leyton e10

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joedonnellan
US
Sep 11, 2018 12:34 am EDT

Ladbrokes are apparently promoting this Glasgow Rangers podcast for the season

https://www.acast.com/heartandhands/mutantspost-mortem

they refer to a Black Glasgow Celtic player as a "big monkey" @ 5 minutes and 30 seconds into the podcast.
I dont feel that Labdbrokes should be promoting this racist nonsense.

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Bernadette rowntree
GB
Sep 18, 2018 6:30 pm EDT

I joined your Webb site too try and play your slots got locked out with password and you still owe me £125 pounds

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Mark Stoyles
GB
Sep 19, 2018 2:05 am EDT

Ladbrokes Shop Downend Bristol

In the last couple of week this shop has been closed 4 times 2 hours before it should. Tonight I went down and got there at 7.10pm to have a bet on the football and collect some winning. They were closed, the nearest other Lanbrokes is around 2 miles away, so went to William Hills.

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Chrisnapier1984
GB
Sep 19, 2018 9:57 pm EDT

The payout ratio is an absolute joke. Not even fun anymore, just daylight robbery. Hardly any bonuses plus when it does come in, you hardly win a thing. Absolute liberty. I will not be using Ladbrokes again.

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bylanzh
US
Oct 03, 2018 3:40 am EDT

My account was closed and there was a balance of 13 euro that was in the account which they said they would refund. Here we are 6 months later after being lied to and cheated and I still haven't received anything. The Customer service is a joke and so is the Payment team.

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Sarah1983fisher
GB
Oct 15, 2018 7:39 am EDT

Inciting killing muslims. Weather or not they are apart of Isis

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Atanas Stoynov
GB
Oct 23, 2018 3:18 am EDT
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I have registered account with username: Stoynov6666 at Ladbrokes web site

Then I put some money, then I request for withdraw. Then I tried to log in again and the username is not active anymore ?

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chand chokka
US
Nov 12, 2018 8:12 pm EST

Errors while playing
The match is ongoing and the score is not correct

In the attached photo the total points are not correct
And I am playing continuously that particular game starts appearing with some score not from starting
I don't know whether it is a virtual game played by ladbrokes or money pulling technique.

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