I don't know if such thread has been created already but there was a news that was trending some weeks ago about a man who won #14million Naira which is equivalent to $10k and was logged out of his sport bet account, he tried severally to access his money but didn't Work out. he sent the Sport betting site a message but didn't get a positive feedback so he had to come out publicly to explain his predicament on air. Below is the link
Man logged out of his Sportybet account seeks access to his N14mMy question is has anyone of you been in such situation before? And how were you able to handle such situation?
I feel for this guy, this story is very pathetic and shows the evil of some of these gambling platforms that are just flooding the world. At the same time, it is another eye-opener and a call for us to be more careful, we should make sure that we are dealing with the right casinos and sportsbooks, by doing this, we will just be fine. The $10,000 is no big deal for well-liquid casinos and sportsbooks, so be warned and be advised to avoid issues like this.
However, if I were this guy, the first thing to do is to take up the issue with them and threaten them with their regulator (if any), but if this is not helping, I think heading to court is the solution. You should pray to the court to collect your winning for you, get damages for you, and also make them pay all the legal fees you used to secure justice in this case so that you will lose nothing. Upon seeing your seriousness, they might want to settle it out of court and you will get your money. And since this is a local betting, it will be easier.
Also, it is good for gamblers to have their record often screenshots or screen-videoed at times so that they at least have some proof to tender in a case like this. Let all your betting tickets have self-records especially when you know you are expecting to win a big amount of money.