Betfred: Blackjack Player Wins ₤ 1.7 M Jackpot After High Court Battle
Betfred: Blackjack player wins ₤ 1.7 m prize after High Court battle
7 April 2021
A Betfred punter denied a ₤ 1.7 m jackpot over an alleged software problem has actually won a legal battle to claim the winnings.
Andy Green, from Lincolnshire, scooped the prize in January 2018 while playing a blackjack game on his phone.
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The bookmaker declined to pay out, claiming the mistake suggested the video game was not operating effectively.
High Court judge Mrs Justice Foster ruled in Mr Green's favour and said the company had no grounds for keeping payment.
The judgement implies Mr Green, from Washingborough, will lastly receive his payout, plus interest, after a three-year battle.
'Champagne ready'
In a declaration, he stated the prolonged row over the payment had actually made him want he 'd never won.
"Along with my household, I have been through some really low times and become extremely down," he said.
"My physical health has likewise suffered badly, and I often wished I 'd never ever won this cash, because it was simply making my life an anguish.
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"But today, I feel like the world has actually been taken off my shoulders and I feel so exceptionally happy and relieved - for me, my family and my legal group.
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"The champagne can finally come off ice and be savoured."
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Betfred apologised for the yohaig code hold-up in Mr Green receiving his money and stated it would not appeal against the ruling.
Speaking in 2018, he stated he had gone "definitely insane" after scooping the jackpot on the Frankie Dettori Magic Seven Blackjack video game.
Following the win, he extended his overdraft and invested more than ₤ 2,500 celebrating with friends and family.
In her ruling, Mrs Justice Foster said when he later on called Betfred they "did not seek at this point to suggest aside from that he was a big winner".
But a few days later, a Betfred director called him to state there had actually been a "software error" and it was declining the claim.
Mr Green stated he felt like he had actually been kicked and had his "insides removed" after getting the call.
After he challenged the decision, the company at one phase offered him ₤ 60,000 as a token of "goodwill" on the premises he concurred not to it ever once again, but he refused.
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In April 2019 he took his case to the High Court aiming to take legal action against Betfred and its parent company, Gibraltar-based Petfre, for ₤ 2m, to consist of the interest he would have made from the win.
Betfred had actually argued that the software glitch, which stopped the video game from resetting correctly while Mr Green was playing, was covered under the yohaig code terms and conditions of the yohaig code game.
However, Mrs Justice Foster ruled that the wording of the provisions trust was "insufficient", and "not transparent or fair and Betfred were not entitled to rely upon them".
A Betfred representative said: "Mr Green won the jackpot 3 times whilst playing a game provided by among our third-party suppliers.
"The supplier reported a software problem to us and encouraged that we should keep payment.
"However, we will abide by the court's choice and not appeal. We would like to apologise to Mr Green for the hold-up in getting his cash."
Mr Green's lawyer Peter Coyle said he was "delighted" for his client, adding that the judgement would "provide hope to others who might be thinking that the big, abundant guys constantly win".
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