Lottery winner who blew his £100,000 scratch card fortune and turned to drug dealing is jailed after threatening to petrol bomb a family home

Published: 21:41, 28 May 2026 | Updated: 21:41, 28 May 2026 A lottery winner who blew his £100,000 scratch card fortune and turned to drug dealing has been jailed for 15 months after threatening to murder a family by detonating a petrol bomb on them. Jack Tanbini, 30, who won on a £1 scratch card in 2014, was arrested after he and his friend Logan Hards, 30, violently raided a family home in November 2024. CCTV shows the thugs violently kicking down the door of a flat lived in by siblings on Watson Street, Dundee, as a woman inside the house screams.  The duo tried and failed to kick the door down before returning for a successful second attempt. In the footage, they can be heard saying: 'Hear you are away to get murdered. If you don't chuck the money out the window, you're about to get petrol bombed. I'm going to kill your mum. Where's the money?' Hards and Tanbini are then seen fleeing the flat with a bag of unknown stolen items. Both admitted making threats to kill the occupants and booting in the door of the property before stealing the items. Tanbini, who is already serving a five year sentence for drug dealing, was handed an extra 15 month at Dundee Sheriff Court while Hards was ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work. Jack Tanbini, now 30, won £100,000 on a £1 scratch card in 2014 while working as a cash and carry apprentice Tanbini turned to drug dealing after blowing his fortune and threatened to murder a family by detonating a petrol bomb on them Tanbini's solicitor Jim Caird said: 'There's no violence on his record. He is currently serving a very lengthy sentence. His liberation date is not until the end of 2029. 'The sentence he received has been absolutely life-changing as he had never been in prison before. A very hard lesson has been learned.' Tanbini was jailed for five years and five months in 2025 after he was caught supplying cocaine worth around £150,000. In 2019 he was caught with around £1,000 worth of cannabis after being stopped by police for dangerous driving. He admitted dangerous driving, failing to stop, driving without insurance and possession of cannabis - and told the court he had already blown most of his teenage lottery win. Cash and carry apprentice Tanbini bought his £1 scratchcard when a shopkeeper refused to let him pay for crisps after he'd delivered his groceries. He claimed he would use the windfall for driving lessons and to buy a car, but by 2019 he had lost every penny. Mr Caird said: 'He has had five years where he hasn't had to work. He has something like £2,000 left.' Solicitor Jim Laverty, for Hards, said: 'His daughter was born three weeks ago. He understands the serious nature of the offence. The imposition of custody would significantly impact on others.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.