Paddy Power hired Ericka Carroll, 53, who runs a salon from her shed, as a ‘VIP introducer’ to encourage high rollers to gamble with the firm. The married mother-of-three was picked because her husband Tony, 49, was barred from working with Paddy Power as he had only recently left a job at Ladbrokes, it was claimed. The day after the agreement was signed Mr Carroll encouraged Antonio Parente to start betting with Paddy Power despite allegedly knowing the property investor was a gambling addict. The introducer agreement was signed between Ericka Carroll and Paddy Power on September 24, 2015. Parente opened his account with Paddy Power the following day.

Source: Daily Mail October 04, 2020 21:47 UTC