Gambler wins £1.7m High Court battle after Betfred refused to pay out jackpot

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Man wins £1.7m High Court battle after Betfred refused to pay out jackpot

: “They have no reason not to pay me in my opinion. If there was a glitch, that’s between Betfred and the software provider.“They led me to think I was one, even advising me to open a number of bank accounts to spread my winnings across with it being such a vast amount.

“Then, after five days, I got a phone call out of the blue, saying there had been a software glitch which caused the £1.7m payout and so they would not be paying me.Mr Green won the £1.7million jackpot back in January 2018 playing Frankie Dettori’s Magic Seven game.He carried on playing after winning the jackpot and won £423 to round the figure of his total winnings up to £1,722,923.54.

He said: “I could not believe what I had won. I phoned Betfred and even got them to read back to me the final figure and that’s when they first congratulated me.“I am a single parent, I’ve had four heart attacks and received heart treatment 11 times and all of a sudden I thought my life was going to be a lot better.Mr Green said Betfred had offered him £60,000 with a non-disclosure agreement to settle the case, but he turned it down.

Of the ongoing legal battle, he said: “It’s been horrendous. There’s been times when I wished I had not even won the money.

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Betfred What is the point of betting with this crowd? If you win they claim it was an error!!!

And so he should have. They are quick enough to take your money. They don't refuse that.

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