Bet on the Albion voided by BetFred

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scousefan

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Apr 26, 2009

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• Mar 11, 2017

• #1

Last night after the game I looked at the odds on Brighton to be promoted, or to win the championship. BetFred had Brighton to win the championship at 125/1. I opened a new account and placed a £5 bet which was accepted. On waking early this morning I received an email saying that my bet was voided due to a pricing error. I then tried to log into my account to get the £5 back and found a message that said that my account is blocked and I must phone them - no doubt at substantial cost. Surely this is not legal.

 

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stss30

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Apr 24, 2008

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• Mar 11, 2017

• #2

0800 numbers are free to call... but avoid Betfred, joke of a company.

 

Me and my Monkey

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• Mar 11, 2017

• #3

What explanation given (other than the one which didn't explain anything)?

 

Ernest

Stupid IDIOT

Nov 8, 2003

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LOONEY BIN

• Mar 11, 2017

• #4

Palpable error rule they made a mistake as no way would we be 125/1 even last August to win the league. Forget about it you won't get anywhere

 

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stss30

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Apr 24, 2008

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• Mar 11, 2017

• #5

Ernest said:

Palpable error rule they made a mistake as no way would we be 125/1 even last August to win the league. Forget about it you won't get anywhere

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All true but why would they suspend his account?

 

Ernest

Stupid IDIOT

Nov 8, 2003

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LOONEY BIN

• Mar 11, 2017

• #6

stss30 said:

All true but why would they suspend his account?

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To see if it was fraudulent

 

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scousefan

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Apr 26, 2009

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Liverpool

• Mar 11, 2017

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• #7

That's the bit that really stuns me. I didn't take up any new account offers and placed a genuine bet. Ok so the odds were an error. However why have they suspended the account. It feels as though they are trying to make it as difficult as possible to take the money back. I won't use them again. I wonder what they would say if I placed £500 and called them and said I had made a mistake and it should have been £5.

 

Psychobilly freakout

HellBilly

Feb 23, 2009

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Brighton factually.....

• Mar 11, 2017

• #8

Clearly an error in the odds, and although biting their hands off at those odds you would fully expect something like this.

It does actually state that you can still place the bet at the revised odds, presumably after the investigation.

 

The Wookiee

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Nov 10, 2003

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Worthing

• Mar 11, 2017

• #9

I wonder if they would have taken the same action if it looked like we had no chance at all of winning the league ?

 

Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch

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The arse end of Hangleton

• Mar 11, 2017

• #10

Edit - read the OP properly before making a stupid post !

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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Jul 6, 2003

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• Mar 11, 2017

• #11

Now showing at... 12/5. Guess somebody at Betfred put the virgule in the wrong place

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/winner

(you can still have Leeds at 125/1 )