Friday, November 26, 2004

Oops - Betfair Forgets About Aussie Timezones

Refunds for Idol bets

It doesn't happen that often, but when it does, its pretty embarrassing - and that is when a bookie closes the book too late. This time, the usually solid Betfair.com forgot to close the book in Australia for their version of Pop Idol.

Gamblers in Victoria were able to cash in for an hour until viewers in Queensland, who are an hour behind, had yet to hear the final result.

Betfair moved quickly to cancel all bets made after the result was announced.

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