The online book I used had an error where it showed the start time of an NBA game as 9:42PM instead of the correct starting time of 9:12PM. This allowed me to place a bet on an NBA game up to 30 minutes after it had started. I placed during this window and lost.
I expected the bet would be busted even if I had won but they are telling me it will not be. Now if I had won $5k, and a lot of other folks as well had hit them on the bet, I have a hard time believing that they would not bust that bet.
What is standard practice in this situation; should it be busted?
I think that if this occurred on the Super Bowl with one minute left in the game, and everyone maxed their book on the winning team, that the sportsbook would no doubt cancel all wagers. So with that being the case then canceling the wager would need to be applied to all situations where the game has already started but an error allows the bet to be booked; winners and losers.
I expected the bet would be busted even if I had won but they are telling me it will not be. Now if I had won $5k, and a lot of other folks as well had hit them on the bet, I have a hard time believing that they would not bust that bet.
What is standard practice in this situation; should it be busted?
I think that if this occurred on the Super Bowl with one minute left in the game, and everyone maxed their book on the winning team, that the sportsbook would no doubt cancel all wagers. So with that being the case then canceling the wager would need to be applied to all situations where the game has already started but an error allows the bet to be booked; winners and losers.