N130 million 1XBET WINNINGS DRAMA; OUR LEGAL COUNSEL SAYS CUSTOMERS CAN SUE 1XBET TO COLLECT THEIR WINNINGS.
By; Al Humphrey Onyanabo
Our legal counsel Chief. Barr Abiye Marcus Georgewill says the customers who won N130 million which has been voided by 1XBET can sue the company and collect their winnings.
Hear him,
” The relationship between 1xbet & the stakers is a contract. In a contract Terms & Conditions apply to both parties & they are bound by it.
Has there been a breach of the terms of engagement by either of the parties?
Only the provosions of the terms & conditions can resolve it. Stakers say 1xbet changed the odds in the middle of the game, while 1xbet say that where a mistake is made by an employee or if anything is done in violation of the rules / conditions the bet is void.
The stakers should consult a legal practitioner to see if they are in breach of the set conditions. If it is clear that the stakers are not guilty of any breach, they can sue1xbet for breach of contract & claim their money/damages.”
Customers of 1XBET had taken to social media to call out the betting platform, noted that they won N93 million and N44 million, respectively, but they have not been paid till date.
They alleged 1XBET of changing the odds for the game they staked in the middle of the match when they knew they had won.
The complainants in the video posted on @mazitundednut’s Instagram handle said: “Hello 1XBet, Abeg, we no get body for problem. Make una pay us our money wey we win from una. We win 93 million naira and 44 million naira on 1XBet. We played the game since on the 4th of this month.
1XBET no talk about any odd, now the game, wey we don play for how many days now, we won. Make we cash out now, 1XBET talk say their employee made mistakes with odds. If their employee make mistakes with odds, na we come make mistake?
“Make una give us our money o. Abeg, make una give us our money. Nigeria, make una tell 1XBET to give us our money. Na 1XBET get body for problem. Na beg we dey beg. 1XBET abeg.”
They also attached receipts to the games and the evidence that they won.
However, in one of the replies to one of the claimants’ enquiries, a staff of 1XBET identified as Grace told them that:
“Dear Customer, your bet slip number 42439411323 and bet slip number 42455368775 have been settled at odds of 1 due to the fact that according to the Terms and Conditions, if an employee makes an error while accepting a bet (obvious misprints on the list of events, inconsistency of odds between offered betting markets and the bet, etc), or a bet is accepted in violation of these Rules, or if there are any other indications that the bet is wrong, the bookmaker reserves the right to declare such bets void. Returns on such bets shall be paid at odds of 1.
We will keep you posted as events unfold.