Illegal Whatsapp Bookmaker Sentenced. The UK’s Gambling Commission has announced that an illegal WhatsApp bookmaker has been sentenced. echpapers.com” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>bookmaker has been sentenced. The man in question, Haydon Simcock from Weston Coyney, Stoke on Trent, was judged to have defaulted on his responsibilities to bettors, including the repayment of a £269,000 ($358,144.78) account balance. […]