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Bookie refuses to pay furious punter £15,000 World Cup bet and offers him £660 instead

HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,862
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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/bookie-refuses-to-pay-furious-punter-15-000-world-cup-bet-and-offers-him-660-instead/ar-AA15W28B?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=cde4f8a6c81e40daa3634de3e60f02ee
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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,780
    Chances of winning that are about the same as Scotland winning the next World Cup :)
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,862
    Essexphil said:

    Chances of winning that are about the same as Scotland winning the next World Cup :)

    I assume he would have been ok if he had just bet France to lose in the final, rather than Argentina to beat France in the final.
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  • TheEdge949TheEdge949 Member Posts: 5,686
    When will punters realise that intrinsically linked bets are against bookies t&c. Yes it's an industry cop out, the bookies never return losing bets accepted in error but it's there somewhere in the small print.

    BOYCOTT SPORTSBOOKS and use the exchanges, real value 99.5 - 100.5 rounding and no account restrictions on winning players.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,669

    He's never going to get paid & is a fool for trying it on. The bets are clearly correlated.

    Instead of bellyaching he needs to learn the basic rules of sports betting.
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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,780
    Tikay10 said:


    He's never going to get paid & is a fool for trying it on. The bets are clearly correlated.

    Instead of bellyaching he needs to learn the basic rules of sports betting.

    Completely this. What's he going to do next? Have a double on a 0-0 score and no goalscorer?

    My first thought was-how can anyone be this stupid?

    My 2nd thought was-"Liam...from Staffordshire..." :)
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  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 8,003


    These headline stories usually have a bigger more revealing subtext.

    At least hes had his moment of fame.
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  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,618
    Essexphil said:

    Tikay10 said:


    He's never going to get paid & is a fool for trying it on. The bets are clearly correlated.

    Instead of bellyaching he needs to learn the basic rules of sports betting.

    Completely this. What's he going to do next? Have a double on a 0-0 score and no goalscorer?

    My first thought was-how can anyone be this stupid?

    My 2nd thought was-"Liam...from Staffordshire...    " :)
    Because people from Essex are well known for their higher intelligence levels.

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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,669

    "My dad's disabled so I was going to buy him a new disability scooter and keep the rest in savings.”


    Here's a good bet for him - if he wants to buy his Dad a Mobility Scooter, quit gambling.
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  • rabdenirorabdeniro Member Posts: 4,434
    The one that has annoyed me for years is the reduced odds for a scorecast, very rarely do it anymore.
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  • rabdenirorabdeniro Member Posts: 4,434
    TheEdge949 said:

    When will punters realise that intrinsically linked bets are against bookies t&c. Yes it's an industry cop out, the bookies never return losing bets accepted in error but it's there somewhere in the small print.

    BOYCOTT SPORTSBOOKS and use the exchanges, real value 99.5 - 100.5 rounding and no account restrictions on winning players.

    Ah don't think you can do multiples on the exchange, if you try ah think it takes you to the sportsbook.
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