The upgrade feature should still work, but yeah, if your client doesn't upgrade properly for any reason, do download the latest version from the Web site.
I think the bitpay API just went down, so the bet might not appear until the next block is confirmed or the bitpay API comes back online.
Magician
My bet is again taking a very long time to get resolved.
I hope it's because bitpay API is down and not a different reason.
edit: it was finally resolved when next block was confirmed.