All bets are off for vulnerable senior

HE HASN'T scooped a jackpot but a pensioner still feels like a winner now his gambling subscription dispute has been solved.

- MAISHA FROST

Peter Wilson's flutter dive bombed after he cancelled his agreement with Your Lotto Service UK and was warned if he did not pay the £54 it was alleged he owed he could face a debt demand.

Worried he called Crusader for help and it emerged that Peter is borderline vulnerable. He lives alone without family support in a rural community, has a phone but no email and “my memory is not so good these days”, he explained.

He agreed to the monthly payment after responding to an advertisement and giving his personal details. Peter was hazy about what he was getting, but understood it was to have regular bets.