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Re:FanDuel not honoring bet that would have paid over $82,00... by JamesBarney on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @12:46PM (#18025548)
What if the situation were reversed, and I bought a wager only due to the fat fingering of my calculator, or I mistook one team for another or just had a brain fart.

Wouldn't it then be reasonable for them to give a refund?

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Re:FanDuel not honoring bet that would have paid over $82,00... by ambulancechaser on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @03:55PM (#18027207)
A part to consider is whether the other party knew or should have known of a mistake.

It's not reasonable for FanDuel to assume a mistake there. However, if a customer purchased a bet on a game that had already happened it would be reasonable to assume a mistake had been made.

Mistakes happen and the law of contracts deals with them.

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Re:FanDuel not honoring bet that would have paid over $82,00... by Marazan on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @12:50PM (#18025587)
Yes, and bookies do as long refund clients' mistakes as long as the price hasn't moved that much and it is before the event.
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Re:FanDuel not honoring bet that would have paid over $82,00... by JamesBarney on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @01:00PM (#18025666)
Both which were not true of this interaction.
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