Man leaves gambling winnings to Oxfam in will

Nicholas Newlife, a man from the UK who died in 2009 aged 69, has left an amazing legacy that could see a top charity get thousands of pounds through bets he made when he was alive.

A fan of online gambling, Mr Newlife made a number of long-term wagers with William Hill between 2000 and 2005, spending a total of £4,420. In his will, he left any winnings from these bets to poverty charity Oxfam, as well as his estate.

Oxfam has already collected £16,750 from his bet that Roger Federer would win 14 Grand-Slam titles. He also put a £1,520 bet on Federer winning the Wimbledon men’s singles title at least seven times before 2020 at odds of 66/1. Federer currently holds six titles, so if he gets one more then Oxfam will receive a massive £101,840.

Less likely is the £75 bet he placed that Andy Roddick will win 10 grand-slam titles before 2020, which would lead to another £75,075 for Oxfam. He also put on many more bets, all of which involve sporting achievements, and if they all win then Oxfam stands to gain over £330,000.

Cathy Ferrier from Oxfam said that they were “enormously grateful to Mr Newlife for his generous gift, and will be keeping a close eye on Wimbledon this year as a result.”

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