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 problem has actually won a legal fight to claim the jackpots.

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

the yohaig code bookie declined to pay out, claiming the yohaig code error indicated the game was not running correctly.

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

The judgement implies Mr Green, from Washingborough, will lastly receive 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.

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

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

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

"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 versus the ruling.

Speaking in 2018, he said 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 invested more than ₤ 2,500 commemorating with friends and family.

In her ruling, Mrs Justice Foster stated when he later called Betfred they "did not look for at this promotion code moment to suggest aside from that he was a big winner".

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

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

After he challenged the decision, the company at one stage offered him ₤ 60,000 as a token of "goodwill" on the grounds he concurred not to discuss it ever again, but he refused.

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In April 2019 he took his case to the High Court aiming to take legal action against Betfred and its moms and dad company, Gibraltar-based Petfre, for ₤ 2m, to include the interest he would have earned from the win.

Betfred had actually argued that the software application glitch, which stopped the game from resetting correctly while Mr Green was playing, was covered under the conditions of the yohaig code video game.

However, Mrs Justice Foster ruled that the phrasing of the clauses relied upon was "insufficient", and "not transparent or reasonable 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 among our third-party suppliers.

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

"However, we will abide by the court's decision and not appeal. We would like to apologise to Mr Green for the delay in receiving his money."

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

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