Originally Posted by
Alfonso Perez
This was set up by Sun Bets so can hardly be described as insider trading. They offered relatively low odds & limited the amount that anyone could bet so in my mind knew exactly what was going to happen. They say that they paid out a 5 figure sum, a small outlay when you consider how much publicity they have gained, both on prime time television & the subsequent press coverage. Shaw was naive for getting sucked into this but in my view has been treated very harshly.