We all know that a win of any description at bingo can bring great joy and when the amount is a jackpot of £50,000 you would expect them to be pretty ecstatic and why not. However in the case of a couple from Blakenall, they made the serious error of just enjoying their great win and continuing to claim income support and council and housing benefit to the tune of £20,000, which was to prove their downfall.

The husband of the couple, who had previous convictions, was given a 3 month jail term and his wife a six week sentence suspended for eighteen months and ordered to 80 hours of community work. It really should be a lesson to anyone and we would urge anyone who gets a win at online bingo to have a word with the authorities, it’s better to ask than risk a spell in the local jail!