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The gambler, the rabbi and the £140k row

May 13, 2010 12:58
Waiting for a verdict: poker-pro Feldman

ByRobyn Rosen, Robyn Rosen

1 min read

A 22-year-old professional gambler and former JFS pupil has asked a judge to dismiss a £140,000 payment demand from a rabbi who lost the sum in a betting deal that they had made.

The High Court heard last week that in 2008, Andrew Feldman, of Bushey, made a deal with Rabbi Simon Nissim, to place a spread betting deal for him.

The two met at Jewish education group, Aish, in Hendon, where Rabbi Nissim was an educator.

Mr Feldman had allegedly lost £700,000 on online poker, and Rabbi Nissim offered to help him by placing new bets using his own spread betting account.