Bookie pays out to lucky 5,000 on bets of a White Christmas

MORE than 5,000 lucky punters who were dreaming of — and betting on — a white Christmas this year, are being rewarded early by bookie Paddy Power.

The bookie yesterday said it was paying out more than €100,000 to everyone who had so far this year backed on it being a white Christmas.

A spokesman for the company said there was a record number of people placing the bet this year — about 5,000.