betting help

[foley87]

colchester went 1-0 up tonight, will hill changed their odds to 10/1 for the charlton win. i realised their mistake when the goal had been dissallowed

had a fiver on it at 10s which obviously won thanks to bradley wright phillips lol

anyway. theyve given me my fiver back with an extra 10 winnings

can they simply just change the odds after theyve made the mistake?

ive got proof of the odds given and everything

 

[Citizen52]

I think so mate (assuming that the £10 wasn't from the legitimate odds for the Charlton win which I guess it may have been with them being at home).

Have edited this a few times as I got my head around it.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Im sure they've done similar mistakes many a time and people have complained. so i presume they would have prepared a legitimate way of justifying the compensation they gave to you

 

[Shadz69]

Get on to their customer service and have a whinge about it and you may get a free bet also.Something similar happened with PP and they gave me an extra 20 euro bet.

 

[foley87]

they are telling me how it was a mistake and i have been given the right odds of 2/1

their fault they should honor it

just like if you see an item in a shop marked up at the wrong price. whats the difference?

ive made them escalate an enquiry. in process of sending something in writing

would they of refunded the stake had i lost....exactly

 

[leighton]

IF they dont give you the odds you took then tell them that you will leave them and move to a different bookies. Then wait and see what they do I would expect they will pay out on the odds you were given.

 

[foley87]

IF they dont give you the odds you took then tell them that you will leave them and move to a different bookies. Then wait and see what they do I would expect they will pay out on the odds you were given.

ive added that to the bottom

when they realise how much i lose with them aswell LOL

 

[Anonymous]

they are telling me how it was a mistake and i have been given the right odds of 2/1

their fault they should honor it

just like if you see an item in a shop marked up at the wrong price. whats the difference?

ive made them escalate an enquiry. in process of sending something in writing

would they of refunded the stake had i lost....exactly

Sorry to spoil a modern myth but "the price on the item wins through" theory is bunkum in legal terms. As is, a price on an item is simply "an invitation to offers in the region of" and, as you reserve the right to haggle before exchanging cash (which is effectively the agreement of a contract made), they vendor can also haggle upwards. ie, refuse an offer made in the region of the offer price put and hold out for a higher price.

That's that confusion sorted but I don't know how that might apply to betting custom & practice / betting case law.

PS. Stores do generally honour their advertised prices but that's for reputation reasons not legal precident. If, for instance, Porche advertised their top of the range car for 99p then you can bet yur bottom dollar that you'd still be obliged to fork out serious bucks if you actually wanted to own one.

 

[sibierski express]

Unfortunately mate they can change the price as it was an obvious error. If you took let's say 2/1 while the scores were still level and they paid you 15/8 you could take them to IBAS and get ur money back. In this case bookies have the right to give u the correct price. It's all written in the rules. I should know as I work for one.

 

[MCFCinUSA]

they are telling me how it was a mistake and i have been given the right odds of 2/1

their fault they should honor it

just like if you see an item in a shop marked up at the wrong price. whats the difference?

ive made them escalate an enquiry. in process of sending something in writing

would they of refunded the stake had i lost....exactly

Sorry to spoil a modern myth but "the price on the item wins through" theory is bunkum in legal terms. As is, a price on an item is simply "an invitation to offers in the region of" and, as you reserve the right to haggle before exchanging cash (which is effectively the agreement of a contract made), they vendor can also haggle upwards. ie, refuse an offer made in the region of the offer price put and hold out for a higher price.

That's that confusion sorted but I don't know how that might apply to betting custom & practice / betting case law.

PS. Stores do generally honour their advertised prices but that's for reputation reasons not legal precident. If, for instance, Porche advertised their top of the range car for 99p then you can bet yur bottom dollar that you'd still be obliged to fork out serious bucks if you actually wanted to own one.

(advertised) prices may be an invitation to treat but once you strike a deal you're under contract - and where a meeting of the minds has taken place and for consideration you have (an offer, an acceptance) a valid contract enforceable in law.

quite correctly as Sibierski points out below though, you're also engaging on the terms and conditions of the bookie when you make a bet, which will more than likely cover them for errors (which in old stockbroker contracts was labeled 'E&OE' at the bottom of the page) so you're not going to get any joy from their mispricing on this occasion. Nice try though, and I would have done the same as you!

;o)

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