A convicted con artist who scammed dozens of UK retail sportsbooks is now an online tipster and has filmed arguments with Ladbrokes staff regarding his lifetime ban. [Image: Shutterstock.com]

Putting on a front

A serial conman who has a track record of scamming sportsbooks has uploaded footage to social media in which he argues with staff at several retail betting shops. In each venue, which include Ladbrokes and William Hill shops, Jason Haddigan is told that he has a lifetime ban:

Haddigan, who was jailed in 2021 for scamming cashiers, has tried to turn himself into a tipster, posing as an ultra-successful bettor living a luxurious life. He has amassed 32,600 followers on X and 161,000 on Instagram using the alias George White and moniker ‘Moosh.’

doesn’t use his real name in any of his content

He doesn’t use his real name in any of his content, and he offers several pricing plans for his tipping service through his website. A lifetime membership costs £360 ($451) and he claimed in a post on Tuesday that he has 8,000 members.

Track record of fraud

The reason why Haddigan received a lifetime ban from all sportsbooks in Wales and England is down to his 2021 conviction. He scammed several sportsbooks in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire by earning the trust of the staff before forging betting slips and using sleight of hand to switch the slips.

An Ammanford retail sportsbook reported Haddigan to police in May 2019 over an incident in which he claimed to have won £1,600 ($2,003). He fled to Ireland before returning to the UK. The authorities eventually apprehended him at Gatwick Airport in October 2019 when he attempted to leave the country using a different alias.

Haddigan even wrote a book titled ‘How And Why I Conned The Bookies’ explaining exactly how he duped sportsbook staff.

He pled guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation, resulting in a 21-week prison sentence. It wasn’t the first time he was caught either, as he already had 23 previous convictions for 68 offenses. This included getting a 14-month prison sentence in 2014 for running the same scam across more than 30 retail Ladbrokes locations.

Attention-seeking behavior

Haddigan clearly knows he has a lifetime ban when filming his argument with the staff at retail sportsbooks. However, in the videos he claims that he was banned for his betting prowess.

The comments on the video are very telling, with many people referencing his previous convictions and attention-seeking behavior: