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

7 April 2021

A Betfred punter rejected a ₤ 1.7 m jackpot over an alleged software application problem has won a legal fight to claim the earnings.

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

The bookie declined to pay, declaring the mistake meant the game was not operating properly.

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

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

'Champagne ready'

In a statement, he stated the over the payout had actually made him want he 'd never ever won.

"In addition to my household, I have actually been through some very low times and become very down," he said.

"My physical health has also suffered terribly, and I often wished I 'd never ever won this cash, since it was simply making my life a misery.

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

"The champagne can lastly 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 judgment.

Speaking in 2018, he stated he had gone "definitely insane" 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 ruling, Mrs Justice Foster stated when he later got in touch with Betfred they "did not look for at this point to suggest aside from that he was a huge winner".

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

Mr Green stated he seemed like he had actually been kicked and had his "insides ripped out" after receiving the call.

After he challenged the choice, the company at one phase used him ₤ 60,000 as a token of "goodwill" on the premises 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 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 argued that the software application problem, which stopped the game from resetting correctly while Mr Green was playing, was covered under the terms and conditions of the game.

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

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

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

"However, we will comply with the court's choice and not appeal. We wish to apologise to Mr Green for the hold-up in receiving his money."

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

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