Online gambler wins court case to claim £1.7m prize after Betfred refused to pay

Andrew Green has waited three years for the money since the gambling firm withheld payment because of a ‘defect’ in the gameWhen Andrew Green hit the £1.7m jackpot in an online casino, he never imagined it would take three years of misery and the stress of legal action to claim it.Now, finally, the champagne will flow after the 54-year-old from Lincolnshire won his high court case on Wednesday against the gambling firm Betfred, who had refused to pay out his 2018 winnings because of a “defect” in the game. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/07/online-gambler-wins-court-case-to-claim-17m-prize-after-betfred-refused-to-pay #gambling #uk_news #society #business