A disheartening true life winning story

[harizen]

Can this guy win the case?
Has anyone experienced not being paid for their winning for real?
Why would they take your big money but refuses to pay big winning?
What could be done to curb this cheating permanently in gambling?

A lottery is heavily regulated therefore chances of that winner winning the case is possible.

As you mentioned, the lottery itself claimed that the winning has been wiped off their database as a result of a technical error. That's clearly their fault!

The winner just needs to show his winning ticket. It's impossible to create such a ticket intentionally for that purpose that's why it's big proof that the guy won.

[serjent05]

This is a very sad story to me, which is why I ask these four questions:

Can this guy win the case?

It is highly possible for the guy to win the case as long as he has all the evidence of his winnings.

Has anyone experienced not being paid for their winning for real?

I haven't experienced this kind of thing yet.

Why would they take your big money but refuses to pay big winning?

This is a common practice of fraud casinos.  they will accept the bet but they will deny the payment of winnings if it is huge.

What could be done to curb this cheating permanently in gambling?

This is another reason that gambling should be regulated.  In times when a gambling platform is cheating its player, authorities will punish these fraud gambling platforms if proven.

[blockman]

A lottery is heavily regulated therefore chances of that winner winning the case is possible.

As you mentioned, the lottery itself claimed that the winning has been wiped off their database as a result of a technical error. That's clearly their fault!

The winner just needs to show his winning ticket. It's impossible to create such a ticket intentionally for that purpose that's why it's big proof that the guy won.

They can't reason that out in the court and they'll have to be responsible for that error that has happened and not passes it on to the winner. The winner doesn't hold the system and the fact that he's been tried to get paid for him to retreat his complaints shows that he deserves it.
If the casino just hands out his actual winning, there won't be any problem for them but this could put a stain on their reputation that might impact and show a decline in their userbase. When in fact that there was a technical error that has happened, other gamblers will feel unsafe about them.

[goinmerry]

In USD conversion, the guy bet about $690 and won about $169,000, but the gambling company refused to pay him, claiming that his record of the winning has been wiped off from their database as a result of a technical error.

I think this should not even be a discussion as the case is pretty clear and sided with the winner.

The reason is because of the company's poor system. The lottery is always associated with a betting slip regardless if it's online or physical. That's already good support for that winner to win the case.

Can you share the link to that news here so we can know more details?

[BitDane]

Can this guy win the case?

I have my doubts that the man will prevail in court. If the business that paid him so much decided to settle the dispute without going to trial, they may still pull off an unexpected maneuver in court and prevail.

This depends on the victim if he approved of the offer.  This simply means the guy has already won the case since he get paid of his winnings.

Why would they take your big money but refuses to pay big winning?

Maybe the casino will go wretched when they give out such amount to him. Some companies just entice people with offers that are not realistic to win and even themselves the company; don’t worth such amount.

Or possibly it is the practice of the casino.  Looking for reason to not pay the player of huge winnings.  This may sound absurd but this kind of things really happen especially when the gambling platform does not value reputation but how they can take advantage player.

[chaser15]

What could be done to curb this cheating permanently in gambling?

None. Just trust that the lottery company will be fair in all concerns. That was really unfortunate for the winner but since the company itself claimed that there was a technical error, then they are the ones to blame. The company is even offering money to end the case then which means, the winner fairly and legally won the lottery.

That will ruined the reputation of that lottery if they will insist to do such dirty trick.

[AicecreaME]

It was such an unfortunate event that the winner didn't get to take home his prize because the gambling company don't want to pay him.

I applaud him for taking action about the incident because the money involved is big enough and he can utilize it over many things already. It was such a very wrong move that the gambling casino refused to pay him his winnings. If ever they really did technical error, then it is solely their fault and not the winner's. They should be held liable if they will refuse to compensate him according to his bet.

These greedy gambling company just shows that there are really rigged games. It's impossible that they don't have any backup database for that especially they are a business operating. Perhaps the winner they have chosen didn't turn out to be the one who technically won, hence the reason why they don't want to pay. I think the winner of the lottery will win the case if he has enough substantial evidences to show the court. After all, he already went too far by filing a case against them which just means he have so much on his hands to prove that he is the winner.

[EarnOnVictor]

Please can you include the link for the authenticity of this information. I will also like to read the news in full.

Is there a link or a screenshot of the story this is the first time I heard of such

Here is the link: https://punchng.com/lagos-lottery-company-arraigned-for-refusing-n72m-win/

This is crazy is not possible

Did I just read it's not possible from you? Wake up, it's so possible, as a matter of fact, it is happening. Cheating casinos/lottery companies are everywhere, just be sure that you do your homework before entrusting your money to any of them.

It's hard to say what his chances will be to win this case, without knowing the gambling laws in his country. With winnings of above 150,000 USD it makes sense to get an expert lawyer to take care of it. Since he was offered already two times money from the company his chances seem good.

The amount he won is a good encouragement to employ a very qualified lawyer, but unfortunately, many are being swindled of their money because they can't afford that. However, there is no country that will be so poor in gambling law that would deny the guy his money in a court of competence.

[QueenVera]

Can this guy win the case?
Has anyone experienced not being paid for their winning for real?
Why would they take your big money but refuses to pay big winning?
What could be done to curb this cheating permanently in gambling?

I'm not a legal practitioner but I have this great feeling that with a sound lawyer, the guy has a 85% chance of winning the case, because how will a winning record be wiped out of your system? And he has his slip with him as a prove and why at several instances does the casino want to pay him those figures ?

I'm also proud of the guy, for not giving it up to settle for the little given to him and this will be a great lesson to other casinos and betting sites because if be finally wins the case, he wouldn't only be paid the $169,000 but other accumulating charges and compensations.

I personally haven't experienced this because I haven't won this amount or anything similar to it.

Just as you hope to win, I guess, this casinos and betting sites also hope you fail because there must be a loser to have a winner and maybe they took the money with expections of the guy losing which backfired a d the win got so heavy in them.
I think they would have contacted the winner and explain the terms to him and possibly come to a concrete agreement and conclusion with the guy rather than wanting to forcefully deprive him of his winnings. Guess this isn't the first of its kind for them but met their perfect match this time.

Good policing should be done in this casinos and bet sites and try to set examples with defaulters, so other canesrn from it.

[Pierre 2]

I wonder if this one is true story or not. Although it's really discouraging if gambling company can't deal when their customer won. Their argument doesn't even make sense to me. How can it be wiped out from their systems anyways. I am sure he has proofs to claim that he won. But company probably has nothing to disprove so they went with totally empty "it was removed from our database" claim. Doesn't make sense.

[Kakmakr]

The question is....

1. Was it a technical error or did they wipe the Bet ID.

The casinos keep very good records of ALL bets that are done on their platform, so they should be able to draw those reports. The first thing I do when I win something BIG ..is to record the BetID and also to make a screen capture of the Win. (The screen capture will have a time stamp of the time and date of it being taken, so you can use that as proof.)

I find that smaller casinos with a small Bankroll, will look for reasons not to pay people... so I avoid them. Play with the more reputable and large casinos, because they do not have issues when it comes to large payouts.  

[yazher]

How bad it is when you finally get what you want and suddenly you won't get it due to those scammers that are not fair to their players. These kinds of people should be punish and make them pay twice or multiple times the money they planning to steal from this man who might be losing the game all this time and finally won the best time of his life.

[qwertyup23]

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This is a very sad story to me, which is why I ask these four questions:

Can this guy win the case?
Has anyone experienced not being paid for their winning for real?
Why would they take your big money but refuses to pay big winning?
What could be done to curb this cheating permanently in gambling?

For those requesting the link, here it is: https://punchng.com/lagos-lottery-company-arraigned-for-refusing-n72m-win/

Interesting- I do think that he will win this case. As far as I know, in a game of chance, any technicality is construed and favoured against the gambling company due to the nature of such risk present. In this case, the gambling company cannot argue that they cannot pay the winnings on the person due to a mere technicality in their system.

Put it this way- assuming that the person lost the bet, can he claim back the amount he wagered due to technical issues experienced by the gambling company? This is really convenient for the gambling website as they can always argue and raise the issue of "technicality" to avoid paying their customers.

[ethereumhunter]

How bad it is when you finally get what you want and suddenly you won't get it due to those scammers that are not fair to their players. These kinds of people should be punish and make them pay twice or multiple times the money they planning to steal from this man who might be losing the game all this time and finally won the best time of his life.

But that can be difficult to do, especially if the casino has a relationship with the local regulator, so the regulator will not take the case seriously and will not even allow the person to withdraw the winnings in full. Maybe the regulators will advise the person to take the money the casino has suggested and leave the case, but I don't know. Anything can happen regarding money. Maybe only the people in the regulators can pressure the casino to pay out the winnings in full and for that, these people have to have the integrity to uphold justice.

[bisdak40]

The question is....

1. Was it a technical error or did they wipe the Bet ID.

Judging from reading the attached link, I think there was an intent to cheat on the side of the casino company. He bet on two casinos and won on both of them, the other casino paid while this one did not so I think the technical error was just an alibi but the truth is they don't want to pay the winning so I think bringing the case to the court is the way to go and I hope that he will win the case so that this casino will be prosecuted and be banned/closed forever.

[348Judah]

Can this guy win the case?

Most likely but he should be ready to spend money as well during the process

Has anyone experienced not being paid for their winning for real?

Am yet to experience such an ugly encounter before and if anyone tries such in the future, they will definitely smell the taste of their ass

Why would they take your big money but refuses to pay big winning?

this is common to those kind of casinos with low reputation, am sure an established caeino with a brand name that is common to gamblers wouldn't have done such a silly act by depriving gamblers thier winning claim

What could be done to curb this cheating permanently in gambling?

Know the type of casino you're gambling under, conduct your research on them and have fellow gamblers to attest to their being trusted, check thier history, know those behind the casino as founders or developers, then always have a law suit backup in case of any abuse.

[crytolad]

Last week, I read a painful story from a local newspaper where a huge amount was legally won but the lottery company is refusing to pay.

In USD conversion, the guy bet about $690 and won about $169,000, but the gambling company refused to pay him, claiming that his record of the winning has been wiped off from their database as a result of a technical error.

The first step he took was to report at a police station where he was offered about $23,000 by the company which he rejected. He later reported at the National Gambling Board where he was offered about $29,900 which he also rejected. It's at this time he charged them to court with three counts charges of Conspiracy, Obtaining money under false pretence and Stealing.

The case is on, and I hope he wins. The guy is lucky enough to have money to file charges and this is happening within his reach/jurisdiction.

This is a very sad story to me, which is why I ask these four questions:

Can this guy win the case?
Has anyone experienced not being paid for their winning for real?
Why would they take your big money but refuses to pay big winning?
What could be done to curb this cheating permanently in gambling?

For those requesting the link, here it is: https://punchng.com/lagos-lottery-company-arraigned-for-refusing-n72m-win/

I think he has a shot on winning the case. If has has evidence of the lotto company trying to bribe him would be another plus and he could also used it against them. The case will only take a while and some money from him but I'm positive he's going to win the case.

[Yatsan]

How bad it is when you finally get what you want and suddenly you won't get it due to those scammers that are not fair to their players. These kinds of people should be punish and make them pay twice or multiple times the money they planning to steal from this man who might be losing the game all this time and finally won the best time of his life.

Sad to say but scammers would always exist as long as there are victims. I'm not blaming the victims but rather wanting to make a wake up call to be more cautious. This thing does not only exist in gambling industry, but to many fields as long as there is money involved. With OP's topic, as long as the victim has proofs, he'd win for sure let's just hope money won't determine the case.
Unfortunately, there are other instances alike with this scenario we are talking about;between gambling site and player. Worse case scenarios are players not even having a dime inspite of winning what he gambled. It would be an advantage for victimes if there are registrations involved with gambling sites because players could sue them but if not, no justice will be given; especially in this industry eherein anonymity is concerned so better be mindful of possibilities.

[JoyMarsha]

What arrant nonsense, are the gambling company trying to bribe him to keep his mouth shot? He did well in rejecting their stupid offer. Let them explain in court their motive for giving him a flimsy excuse for not paying him when he demanded it. Gambling centres are just fond of this kind of attitude.

As for the court case, he's winning it no doubt about that, if he has a good barrister backing him up. This will serve as a lesson to other gambling companies

[l3pox]

what a bizarre and unusual case
lotteries make a lot of money, why they'd refuse to pay? would totally break confidence for future games.

let's hope justice stays in the side of the guy who won...