Betfred: Blackjack Player Wins ₤ 1.7 m Jackpot After High Court Battle

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

7 April 2021

A Betfred punter rejected a ₤ 1.7 m jackpot over a supposed software application problem has actually won a legal battle to claim the jackpots.

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

The bookie refused to pay, claiming the error suggested the game was not operating correctly.

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

The judgement suggests Mr Green, from Washingborough, will finally get his payment, plus interest, after a three-year fight.

'Champagne prepared'

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

"In addition to my household, I have been through some really low times and become extremely down," he stated.

"My physical health has likewise suffered badly, and I often wanted I 'd never won this promotion code money, due to the fact that it was just making my life a misery.

"But today, I feel like the world has actually been lifted off my shoulders and I feel so extremely happy and relieved - for me, my family and my legal team.

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

Betfred apologised for the delay in Mr Green receiving his money and said it would not appeal against the judgment.

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

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

In her judgment, Mrs Justice Foster said when he later on called Betfred they "did not seek at this promotion code point to recommend other than that he was a huge winner".

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

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

After he challenged the decision, the company at one stage used him ₤ 60,000 as a token of "goodwill" on the grounds he concurred not to talk about 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 include the interest he would have made from the win.

Betfred had actually argued that the software application glitch, which stopped the game from resetting appropriately while Mr Green was playing, was covered under the yohaig code conditions 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 stated: "Mr Green won the prize three times whilst playing a video game supplied by among our third-party suppliers.

"The supplier reported a software issue to us and recommended that we ought to keep payment.

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

Mr Green's legal representative Peter Coyle said he was "delighted" for his customer, including that the judgement would "give hope to others who might be thinking that the big, abundant guys always win".

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