Betfred: Blackjack gamer wins ₤ 1.7 m prize after High Court fight

7 April 2021

A Betfred punter denied a ₤ 1.7 m jackpot over a supposed software problem has won a legal fight to claim the payouts.

Andy Green, from Lincolnshire, scooped the reward in January 2018 while playing a blackjack video game on his phone.

The bookie refused to pay out, declaring the error indicated the game was not running appropriately.

High Court judge Mrs Justice Foster ruled in Mr Green's favour and stated the yohaig code company had no premises for keeping payment.

The judgement implies Mr Green, from Washingborough, will lastly get his payout, plus interest, after a three-year fight.

'Champagne all set'

In a statement, he stated the yohaig code prolonged row over the payment had actually made him want he 'd never won.

"Along with my family, I have been through some very low times and end up being really down," he stated.

"My physical health has actually likewise suffered terribly, and I in some cases wished I 'd never won this promotion code cash, because it was simply making my life a suffering.

"But today, I feel like the world has been lifted off my shoulders and I feel so exceptionally delighted and relieved - for me, my family and my legal group.

"The champagne can finally come off ice and be savoured."

Betfred apologised for the delay in Mr Green receiving his cash 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 game.

Following the win, he extended his overdraft and invested more than ₤ 2,500 commemorating with friends and family.

In her ruling, Mrs Justice Foster stated when he later called Betfred they "did not seek at this promotion code moment to suggest besides that he was a big winner".

But a few days later on, a Betfred director called him to say there had been a "software error" and it was rejecting the claim.

Mr Green said he seemed like he had been kicked and had his "insides ripped out" after getting the yohaig code call.

After he challenged the decision, the yohaig code business at one stage used him ₤ 60,000 as a token of "goodwill" on the premises he concurred not to talk about it ever once again, but he refused.

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In April 2019 he took his case to the High Court intending to sue Betfred and its moms and dad 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 problem, which stopped the video game from resetting appropriately while Mr Green was playing, was covered under the conditions of the game.

However, Mrs Justice Foster ruled that the wording of the provisions relied upon was "insufficient", and "not transparent or fair and Betfred were not entitled to trust them".

A Betfred spokesperson said: "Mr Green won the jackpot 3 times whilst playing a game supplied by among our third-party suppliers.

"The supplier reported a software problem to us and encouraged that we ought to 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 money."

Mr Green's legal representative Peter Coyle stated he was "thrilled" for his client, adding that the judgement would "promise to others who may be thinking that the big, abundant guys always win".

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