urananus
04-20-2010, 07:05 AM
So does this give bookmakers carte blanche to say "clerical error" every time it looks like the punter might win ?
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/20042010/58/premier-league-bookies-backtrack-mistaken-odds.html
I think Ladbrokes should have honoured the bets, clerical error or not. It wouldn't have broken the bank, as I can't imagine that many Spurs fans would have taken that bet. So Ladbrokes would have been a few thousand pounds down at worst, boo f*cking hoo, they can afford it. Also what happened to "good faith" is a bet not a purchase ? Didn't the punters and the betting shop enter into a contract once money had changed hands. So how the hell can the betting shop rewrite the odds after the event ?
Edit: If two guys have a bet in the pub between each other and set odds, then those are the odds. You can't change your mind after the game "no sorry mate, I know I said 25 - 1 but obviously what I mean't was 2 - 1".
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/20042010/58/premier-league-bookies-backtrack-mistaken-odds.html
I think Ladbrokes should have honoured the bets, clerical error or not. It wouldn't have broken the bank, as I can't imagine that many Spurs fans would have taken that bet. So Ladbrokes would have been a few thousand pounds down at worst, boo f*cking hoo, they can afford it. Also what happened to "good faith" is a bet not a purchase ? Didn't the punters and the betting shop enter into a contract once money had changed hands. So how the hell can the betting shop rewrite the odds after the event ?
Edit: If two guys have a bet in the pub between each other and set odds, then those are the odds. You can't change your mind after the game "no sorry mate, I know I said 25 - 1 but obviously what I mean't was 2 - 1".