Hi guys...I made a live bet for the friendly match between Legia Warsaw vs Ludogorets and the play was interepted in the 80th minute...The bet was for over 2.5 goals and it was placed 3-4 minutes before the referee decided to put an end to the game...According to the Betfair rules my bet must be voided and the money must be refunded....I still have not my money back....Please,give me an advice,what should I do????
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You can try checking your "curent bets" (matched) section, and see if it's still there.
If not, check "Betting History" section, and check if it's been settled, cancelled, or voided.Comment -
Relax mate you will get your money, just give them a quick call and they will sort it out.
I believe your money is stuck in there for 3 days if the match is replayed in that time then you will get your money back.BETTING EXCHANGES, easy money.
Soccer Tipping: 5-0-1
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Thank you for the replies,but 3 days hvae already passed and I emailed them and they responeded as follows:
Thank you for your e-mail.
"The match you are referring to was placed on a Friendly match and as with many Friendly matches the full 90 minutes plus injury time is subject to change. That is why we state in the rules for Friendly matches the following ruling:-
For Friendly matches, all bets apply to the full duration of play according to the match officials, plus any stoppage time."
OK,BUT IT IS NOT THE ENTIRE RULE:
THE RULE STATES:For Friendly matches, all bets apply to the full duration of play according to the match officials, plus any stoppage time. If a friendly match starts but is later abandoned or postponed and is not completed (i.e. the full duration of play according to match officials, plus any stoppage time) within three days of the scheduled start date, all bets will be void except for those on markets which have been unconditionally determined. In the case of ambiguity over the official result from match officials, the outcome will be determined by Betfair (acting reasonably) using information from independent sources.
So the bet must be void,because the match was interupted and the play didn't complete in the next 3 days.They must return the whole amount of the bet.Actually the bet stays in my betting history as settled and not void...
I will continue to write them emails!!!I dont care for the money so much,I just hate someone to make a fool of me..
If they dont return the whole amount,I'll make as many people as possible to understand for my case...
Thanks..Comment -
Interesting, I've never bet a friendly match, so I've got no experience with this, but it looks like for whatever reason, Betfair has decided that since the game was ended by the referee in the 80th minute, the o/u bet is considered an "unconditionally determined" market. It looks like Betfair is taking it upon themselves to determine what is and isn't an unconditionally determined market in these friendly matches. G/L, but I'm not so sure there's much you can do about it.Comment -
Betfair are saying that it was completed, and that the referee only intended to play 80 minutes. Do you know why it was 'interrupted'?Comment -
Of course it was not completed..The game supposed to be full 90 minutes..The referee decided to put an end to the game and the both sides were not aware of this.The reason is that there were contradictions between the players of both teams... I am sure of that!!!
I will translate what the manager of Ludogorets said:"For the first time in my life I see how instead of booking the players and send them off if it is needed,the referee went off like a prostitute!!
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The game was interupted and the referee just leaves the playground and its all over..
You can see it on the following page where you can find a video....You may not understand even a word but the video clearly shows.I'm not sure if you can watch it...
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No problem...I wagger lots of money..It's their fault to lose a loyal client..Comment -
Well, would you be this angry with Betfair if the total goals wager had gone over in 80 minutes, the ref stopped the match and your bet won instead of voided? Would you look for the person who matched your bet and return your profit to them? These kind of unknowns (unknown rule in this case) tend to even out in the long run, I'm sure if you bet long enough, some day you'll win a bet that you thought you had lost.Comment -
11 minutes before the full 90,the referee just leaves the field....there are rules!!!!!!!Betfair doesn't follow their own rules..There must be no winners and losers,all bets must be void except for those which are already unconditionaly determined : first half bets,first goalscorer and so on..
It is absolutely clear..The bets must be void!!!Comment -
I'm guessing Betfair don't have all this info, but no idea how you'd get it to the right people -- would come under their "(acting reasonably)" clause I suspect.
Out of interest, did you get really great odds on this? I.E. Was somebody with a quicker feed / at the ground watching and put up extreme odds hoping somebody would bite?Comment -
The answer from Betfair...
Thank you for your e-mail.
Having raised this to the appropriate team to get the correct answers I am obliged to inform you that we are happy with the settlement of this market.
Our rules state: 'For friendly matches, all bets apply to the full duration of play according to the match officials'. If the referee deems the match has been completed then we settle accordingly' and we would defend our position accordingly.
Due to the informalities of friendly matches, it is the referee who is ultimately responsible for the timekeeping, seeing as the referee ended the match and walked off we are happy with settling this match as we have.
Kind regards,
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My opinion is that this match was rigged and UEFA should make an investigation...the license of the referee should be taken..Betfair should not include those kind of suspicious games..Thats allComment
