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His love of the number 17 extends to football - it is the number on the back of the Newcastle United shirt he wears at St Jamesâ Park while watching Newcastle games. The number 17 is one of the most common bets in roulette as it lies in the exact centre of the table. But Mr Ashley has not had it all his own way in gambling. Last year, he is thought to have lost Â£129 million on spread bets, predicting that shares in the high street bank HBOS would rise in the first part of 2008.