Betfred: Blackjack player wins ₤ 1.7 m jackpot after High Court battle

7 April 2021

A Betfred punter rejected a ₤ 1.7 m prize over a supposed software problem has won a legal fight to declare the jackpots.

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

The bookmaker declined to pay out, declaring the mistake meant the video game was not operating properly.

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

The judgement means Mr Green, from Washingborough, will lastly get his payment, plus interest, after a three-year battle.

'Champagne prepared'

In a declaration, he stated the lengthy row over the payout had made him want he 'd never ever won.

"Together with my family, I have been through some very low times and become very down," he said.

"My physical health has actually likewise suffered badly, and I sometimes wanted I 'd never won this promotion code cash, because it was just making my life an anguish.

"But today, I seem like the yohaig code world has actually been raised off my shoulders and I feel so incredibly 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 hold-up in Mr Green receiving his money and said it would not appeal versus the judgment.

Speaking in 2018, he stated he had actually gone "definitely crazy" after scooping the prize on the Frankie Dettori Magic Seven Blackjack game.

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

In her judgment, Mrs Justice Foster said when he later contacted Betfred they "did not look for at this promotion code point to suggest other than that he was a big winner".

But a couple of days later on, a Betfred director called him to state there had been a "software application mistake" and it was declining the claim.

Mr Green said he felt like he had been kicked and had his "withins removed" after getting the call.

After he challenged the choice, the business at one phase offered him ₤ 60,000 as a token of "goodwill" on the grounds he concurred not to discuss it ever once again, but he declined.

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In April 2019 he took his case to the High Court intending to take legal action against Betfred and its moms and dad business, Gibraltar-based Petfre, for ₤ 2m, to consist of the interest he would have made from the win.

Betfred had argued that the software glitch, which stopped the game from resetting appropriately while Mr Green was playing, was covered under the terms of the game.

However, Mrs Justice Foster ruled that the phrasing of the clauses trust was "insufficient", and "not transparent or reasonable and Betfred were not entitled to trust them".

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

"The provider reported a software application problem to us and advised that we should withhold payment.

"However, we will comply with the court's decision and not appeal. We want to apologise to Mr Green for the delay in receiving his cash."

Mr Green's legal representative Peter Coyle said he was "thrilled" for his customer, adding that the judgement would "bet9ja's welcome offer hope to others who may be believing that the huge, rich guys always win".

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