On October 12th we told you that the Gambling Commission were starting to take an interest in win a house competitions. We also told you the 16th October would be the date when the winner of The Oldborough Estate. However, little did we know that The Gambling Commission would intervene in the competition and this has caused The Wilshaw’s to suspend announcing who has won their Devon Property with Fishing.
UKGC Request More Information
A statement about the winner announcement delay is given on the official website and they say that “The Gambling Commission have begun looking into the concept of House Competitions” and as part of that process the Commission “have asked for more information on the Competition question”. The Wilshaw’s say they had spoke to the Commission about the matter in March. The question asked related to the cost of a fishing licence. The Wilshaw’s are claiming that as only a small proportion of the population would know this immediately then that constitutes skill and “prevented a significant number of people from participating in the competition”!
Worse Case Scenario
However, according to Outlaw “anyone entering the wrong answer on the website was told to try again. No money was taken until the correct answer was submitted”. All everyone can do now is await the rulings made by the Commission! For the people who paid £25 to enter the Devon Estate competition all they can do now is sit and wait. The Wilshaw’s have said that “the worst case scenario is that all of our entrants will be issued with a full refund if the draw does not go ahead”. It’s a shame that the house winner has been delayed and that The Gambling Commission decided to investigate at the 11th hour. However, with so many new win a house competitions underway there’s a real need for better guidelines for promoters.