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Test Match Result Honored by Online Bookmakers
 August 27, 2006, 7:45 pm (5 years ago)The recent England win in the fourth Test against Pakistan has created interesting tremors in the Online Casino kingdom as well! Hold your breath! Since some of their customers have affected by this result, Bookmakers Paddy Power has decided for a pay out.
A Pakistan win was quoted at 8-11 when play was stopped. A draw was offered at evens. These two were the most heavily backed results till the end. The rank outsider result was, that is 25 – 1, an England win. Do you know what the cost of this pay out is? A whooping £120,000 in refunds!
'We think this is the fair result and one that doesn’t leave our punters stumped. In these situations Paddy Power doesn't look at our rules but we ask ourselves what we would consider to be a fair result if we were the punter', a Paddy Power spokesman has explained.
Punters elsewhere were disappointed when the England win was announced. Earlier, Pakistan has forfeited the match. The Ladbrokes, William Hill and Totesport have made it clear that they will be paying out on England’s victory.
Mr. Paul Petrie, Totesport spokesman said, 'Our rules are clear in that we pay out on the official result, so therefore it is an England win. Obviously those that backed Pakistan and the draw can consider themselves extremely unlucky and we can only hope that this situation never arises again.'
And do you know what the amusing news even in this peculiar situation? When the odds where on England at 28 – 1 on Saturday, a telephone punter has put £200 on that! An enviable state of affair indeed!
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