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

7 April 2021

A Betfred punter denied a ₤ 1.7 m prize over a supposed software application glitch has won a legal fight to declare the winnings.

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

The bookmaker declined to pay out, declaring the mistake meant the yohaig code game was not running effectively.

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

The judgement implies Mr Green, from Washingborough, will finally receive his payout, plus interest, after a three-year battle.

'Champagne all set'

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

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

"My physical health has actually likewise suffered badly, and I sometimes wished I 'd never won this promotion code cash, since it was just making my life a suffering.

"But today, I feel like the world has been taken off my shoulders and I feel so extremely pleased and relieved - for me, my household and my legal team.

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

Betfred apologised for the hold-up in Mr Green getting his money and stated it would not appeal versus the ruling.

Speaking in 2018, he said he had gone "absolutely 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 household and friends.

In her judgment, Mrs Justice Foster stated when he later got in touch with Betfred they "did not seek at this moment to recommend aside from that he was a huge winner".

But a few days later, a Betfred director called him to say there had actually been a "software application mistake" and it was turning down the claim.

Mr Green stated he felt like he had been kicked and had his "withins ripped out" after receiving the call.

After he challenged the choice, the company at one stage offered him ₤ 60,000 as a token of "goodwill" on the premises he agreed not to talk about it ever once again, however he declined.

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In April 2019 he took his case to the High Court aiming to sue Betfred and its parent business, Gibraltar-based Petfre, for ₤ 2m, to include 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 of the yohaig code video 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 rely upon them".

A Betfred spokesperson said: "Mr Green won the prize three times whilst playing a video game provided by one of our third-party providers.

"The supplier reported a software application problem to us and recommended that we must keep payment.

"However, we will follow the court's choice and not appeal. We want to apologise to Mr Green for the hold-up in getting his money."

Mr Green's lawyer Peter Coyle stated he was "delighted" for his client, adding that the judgement would "give hope to others who may be believing that the huge, abundant guys always win".

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