As march madness comes along there is a lot of betting that can be placed on all the different teams. Sports betting is very popular in the U.S. and many people bet on a lot of sports and activities. With March madness on the up and coming, the American Gaming Association estimates that there will be $3.1 billion in bets this year. This is a very crazy number! Some people are crazy at betting and bet a lot of money on something crazy that you would think would never happen, until it does.
Military Veteran, Mark Aiello took a chance on betting. He just moved back to the suburbs in Chicago after finishing his time up in the navy. He said,”I really enjoyed my time in the Navy, and I'm enjoying my next chapter here.” He also said,”I was sitting here looking around at my daughter's toys and thinking, you know, all the things that I could give her,” which led to the gambling. On Sunday, March 6, he placed a bet on the Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers get set to tip-off at 7p.m. He put down $500 in four different bets that involved rebounds and assists between certain players. Six “legs” needed to go in his favor for his bet to be successful. His odds were not the best with the odds being 350 to 1.
After the game he expressed his feelings by saying,”Once the game was over, I was just, my heart was racing. I was incredibly excited." That night had to have been CRAZY for him! He won and banked a total of $389,000. During this moment he said,”I was just thinking about my daughter at that moment,” this shows how he wanted to do this for his daughter and he ended up getting the money. Then when he went back to look at his BetMGM app he thought something looked weird. Aiello’s bets had been greyed out and cancelled just minutes before tip-off. A few hours later the company voided his attempted $214,000 payout.
I believe that he should have been able to get the money and it was stupid that it just randomly canceled his bets. He should have been able to get his money if he placed the bets. Personally, if it was me I would sue the company and get my money because of the big wager.
Do you think it is unfair?
Would it be a good idea to sue?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-area-man-wins-sports-bet-canceled/
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I think this is very unfair to the guy that bet, especially if he was going to use the money for his family. He won fair and square and deserves all of the money he was stripped of. If I was him I would most definitely sue the company and get at least some of the money that he was denied. Even if he only got 100K, that is still a lot of money and he would at least get some of it.
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