Nov 08 2008
Wins £125,000 on long-term Formula 1 bet
Unidentified Online Casino Player Wins £125,000 on long-term bet: 13 Year Old Lewis Hamilton to win the F1 Title
An unidentified player, who’s a resident of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, has become richer by the sum of £125,000 after gambling on the talent of a 13-year-old Hamilton after he saw him go-karting.
This was not for the first time that the inspired player has won on Formula One’s new biggest star.
The middle-aged player won £40,000 last season when he collected on a £200 bet at 200-1 that Hamilton would win his first race before he was 23.
The extra £125,000 comes from a bet of £100 at 500-1 that Hamilton would win the championship before his 25th birthday as well as a £50 bet at odds of 1,500-1 for the double.
The player’s son used to go-kart against Hamilton. The resident of Peterborough placed the bet on May 13 1998. He said: “I’ve known Lewis from his early days and it was easy to see he had an obvious driving ability coupled with a fantastic attitude to racing. I told Lewis. father Anthony and he was shocked and chuffed he wasn’t the only one to have faith and confidence in Lewis”.
The player said that he would buy a Tag Heuer watch, engraved on the back with Hamilton’s signature as well as a family holiday to Cuba - where his wife would like to swim with dolphins - and a Mercedes SLK with his winnings.
