An ophthalmologist in Reno thought he won a whopping $609,000 on the 145th Kentucky Derby; however, a huge chunk of it instantly became thin air as it turns out his tickets were worth only $35,000.
What caused this misunderstanding? Well, he didn't know the rules.
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of course a very sad story .... feel yourself the winner of winning more than half a million dollars .... and in the end some rule lowers him down and the winnings amount to only $ 35,000 ... This is of course very sad ... It seems to me that it’s wrong that there are different rules for Bids in different regions .... But of course He needed to be more careful when placing a bet
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This betting house was not supposed to accept that bet, if the rules clearly stated this. It is ugly to accept a bet and then refuse to pay a win, just because there is a limit for exotic bets. This doctor had to be refused from the beginning, and then to be allowed to bet the maximum admitted. The blame is the bookmaker.
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That was bad news for the players, but unfortunately, it was in the rules. Many gambling sites have a cap in many games. Depends on the game and the company. Here all games besides lotto and joker which have a jackpot, have a cap.
The drop of course for him was huge. I can only imagine his reaction when he found out about it.
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he didnt do anyting wrong,everything is done by bookie!who can read every rule and ofcourse what would be if something is changed in race!ofcourse bookie make every covered,if something happen,that he pay less as much as he can!for me this is not good solution and should be changed by some law!they decide how much they will pay,if something is changed in race!
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por supuesto, una historia muy triste ... siéntete el ganador de ganar más de medio millón de dólares ... y al final alguna regla lo baja y las ganancias ascienden a solo $ 35,000 ... Esto es, por supuesto, muy triste ... Me parece que está mal que haya diferentes reglas para las Ofertas en diferentes regiones ... Pero, por supuesto, necesitaba ser más cuidadoso al realizar una apuesta.
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thejonas2 you must respect some rules at forum,no matter are you new here or not!english is only language that is allowed at forum and please write at threads that are new or from this year,not that you find threads that are from last years or even two years! good luck at forum!
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She, is just a girl of 19 years who did not learn the rules of this site. The rules have not been learned nor by that unimaginable bookmaker, who allowed that bet of 2700 dollars. The rules are only followed by correct people, but here we must be correct persons and to speak only in engish language. TheJonas2, about what you say with this bet not the woman is guilty. She bet, but the betting house could say that there must be a lower bet to be accepted. This doctor deserve $ 609 k not $35 k.
Posted by dule-vu: ... if something happen,that he pay less as much as he can!for me this is not good solution and should be changed by some law!they decide how much they will pay,if something is changed in race!
They always screw you over with things like this. Always. Online as well.
it's very sad that casino and poker bookmakers will do everything to pay less to the winners ... will find some Tricks or write such clever rules that it is very difficult to understand them ... the bookmaker saw that the bet was made wrong but still accepted the money ... .and did not suggest that a mistake was made ...
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its same like you had rule in betting shops in serbia 10,15 years ago,where you could bet on some game,especially if you play big oods of football from 1/2 or 2/1 and then when you come to pick up money,they can say that this match was fixed and that dont want to pay you money and they just back what you invested!ofcourse its stupid,when you have somethin on ticket,but they can do whatever they want when law give them!
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I expect to start a lawsuit in this case because this Doctor from Reno desreves all money not only $35 k. There are many cases every year where people do not win as much as they can because they are being invented certain rules, to make casinos and sports betting houses to offer less money. This is not fair.
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There is no reason proceeding with a lawsuit, since he is not gonna take a single cent more out of it. The rules are rules, and since there was a cap, they dont have to pay nothing more than the maximum. If he didnt know the rules, that is his problem, not companies. And you should know that many gambling sites, online and not have cap, in almost every game. It is their right to do so, and if you play, it means you agree with their terms.
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As long as that operator has accepted this bet, he made a mistake. The doctor is not guilty. Why this operator received the money, when he knew about that bet would not be accepted? When it comes to cashing, betting house receives any bet, even if not all are accepted, but when it comes to paying the winner, something is not right. The operator had to accept an amount less than $ 2700 and now everything was ok.
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What exactly are you talking about. They had and still have rules about it. It was him who did a mistake by not knowing the whole situation about the betting and the payout. If he cant see the rules, then he need glasses. Cause i bet he can read since he has managed to become a doctor somehow...
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the truth that would fall badly to anybody ... if it happened to me to happen to my nose that is what it would not do other than to send them well to the s**t and to f**k them, but good many times this happens and it is never the house that leaves losing but we
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