{"id":17707,"date":"2020-10-16T05:01:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T09:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=17707"},"modified":"2020-10-16T05:01:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T09:01:34","slug":"man-denied-1-7m-payout-by-betfred-takes-fight-to-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2020\/10\/16\/man-denied-1-7m-payout-by-betfred-takes-fight-to-high-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Man denied \u00a31.7m payout by Betfred takes fight to High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man who was refused a payout of \u00a31.7m after his online betting company account was credited with the money is taking his case to the High Court.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Andy Green, 53, from Lincolnshire, said he hit the jackpot in January 2018 playing a blackjack game from bookmaker Betfred on his phone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Betfred said there was a software error and the company’s terms and conditions meant it could withhold the payment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But lawyers for Mr Green say they have been given no proof of the problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After a long night playing the Betfred Frankie Dettori Magic Seven Blackjack in January 2018, Mr Green’s online account was credited with \u00a31,722,923.54 which he tried to withdraw – but the request was declined.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After placing some more bets with his winnings he took a screenshot to prove what had happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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However, a Betfred director called him to say there had been a “software error” and it was rejecting the claim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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‘Hell on earth’<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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As a token of “goodwill” the company was willing to pay \u00a330,000, but Mr Green would have to agree not to talk about it ever again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Green refused and the company increased its offer to \u00a360,000, which he also rejected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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More than two years later he is heading to the High Court to sue Betfred and its parent company, Gibraltar-based Petfre for \u00a32m, including the interest he would have earned from the win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Green said “the last two and a half years have felt like hell on earth”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“You wouldn’t treat an animal like I’ve been treated by Betfred,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Hopefully the judge will accept the arguments put forward by my legal team and this nightmare will be over. My champagne remains on ice!”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Green is in poor health and has suffered four heart attacks – one of them since the money was credited to his online account in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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