Father of four admits to lottery scam
A man who tried to claim nearly £200,000 (Irish pounds) from Ladbrokes bookmakers with a forged betting slip based on the numbers of the English lottery has received a five-year suspended sentence from Judge Kevin Haugh at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Frank Duffy, a father of four, originally from St Attracta Road, Cabra placed a IR£1.75 stake at 111,000/1 on picking five numbers from the English lottery and left the top line of the slip blank. The bookmakers retained the front copy of the betting slip.
