PUNTERS REFUNDED IN WORLD CUP SCANDAL
20 November 2009
Bookies take the consquences of 'Handy'
Henry's move
With the football world still in uproar over Ireland
being ousted from the 2010 World Cup following a
questionable French victory, UK bookies have done the
right thing and refunded bets to punters.
Two
bookmaking chains - William Hill and Paddy Power - are
refunding bets backing Ireland to qualify for the World
Cup in South Africa next year.
French ace Thierry
Henry clearly handled the ball before playing it for
William Gallas to score the equaliser which saw France
win 2-1 on aggregate, igniting a furious reaction from
football officials, players and fans alike.
William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said it would cost
his company a "five figure sum" but it was the right
thing to do. "Leaving aside any moral scruples and the
fact that no-one knows what would have happened if the
goal had been disallowed, William Hill feel that they
are being as fair as possible to everyone by returning
stake money to those who bet on the Irish going
through," he said.
This is not the first time
that Will Hill has refunded football bets; in 1986 the
gambling group 'disallowed' Maradona's 'Hand of God'
goal for Argentina against England and refunded stakes.
Paddy Power is to refund more than GBP 200 000
in stakes on the Irish team, the company's blog
announced.
"I know it's small consolation but
we're refunding Euros 110 000 to all those who backed
Ireland to qualify for next years Finals as well as
refunding Euros 140 000 on the game," the blog advised.
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