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Out of date betitng slip?

  • 14-06-2008 1:07pm
    #1
    hellfish08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 502 ✭✭✭


    I have a betting slip which won €50, but i did not collect it and the bet was placed in january 2007;

    the bookies are now refusing to pay out as i have left it so long

    i was wondering can they legally do this? it is only a year and a half and a bet is a bet

    what could i threathen them with to get a pay out?


Comments

  • #2
    dotsflan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭dotsflan


    i think paddy power has a ninety day limit but i dont know whats the ruling with most bookies id imagine their would be some sort of limit though:confused:


  • #3
    Healio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭Healio


    dotsflan wrote: »
    i think paddy power has a ninety day limit but i dont know whats the ruling with most bookies id imagine their would be some sort of limit though:confused:

    After 6 months they can't guarantee payment. It is the rules.


  • #4
    fearandloathing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭fearandloathing


    I used to work in a bookies and after 6 months all bets are null and void. placing a bet with a bookmaker is in effect a gentlemans agreement (although this might sound strange) so you are subject to any rules they impose such as maximum payout (ususally 200/300k) and timeframe in which to collect (usually 6 months). Because the bookies make the rules theres nothing you can do from a legal standpoint. If you are a regular customer my advice would be to contact customer service for the bookie in question and ask for a discretionary payout as goodwill.


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