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Mistakes in odds offered

Mountainlad · 2013-07-19 23:04:22

I have just noticed what appears a blatant mistake in the odds offered on a bet, as it a first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer in a match have been quoted with the same price. If I take the odds on the latter, can the bookie comeback and claim it as a mistake and therefore not allow the bet or could they potentially…

19-07-2013 11:04pm

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Mountainlad

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I have just noticed what appears a blatant mistake in the odds offered on a bet, as it a first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer in a match have been quoted with the same price. If I take the odds on the latter, can the bookie comeback and claim it as a mistake and therefore not allow the bet or could they potentially limit me or something like that?

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#2 19-07-2013 11:34pm

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Void bet or change it to the odds that it should have been

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#3 26-07-2013 8:27pm

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They may also let it run - Paddypower have done that in the past. They fixed the odds before the event but let the bets run even though the odds were blatantly wrong. It was a politics bet and their liability was less than a grand so I guess they were ok to take the hit. Might not have been so accommodating if there was a large liability !

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