{"id":8790,"date":"2025-03-11T11:36:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T11:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/uk-high-court-orders-paddy-power-to-pay-full-1-million-jackpot-to-gardener\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T11:36:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T11:36:06","slug":"uk-high-court-orders-paddy-power-to-pay-full-1-million-jackpot-to-gardener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/uk-high-court-orders-paddy-power-to-pay-full-1-million-jackpot-to-gardener\/","title":{"rendered":"UK High Court Orders Paddy Power to Pay Full \u00a31 Million Jackpot to Gardener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"477\">A UK High Court judge has ruled that Corrine Durber, a gardener from Gloucestershire, is entitled to her full \u00a31 million ($1.29 million) jackpot after Paddy Power refused to pay the amount, citing a technical error.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"871\">Durber secured the \u201cMonster Jackpot\u201d while playing the Wild Hatter game in October 2020. Her iPad displayed a prize of \u00a31,097,132.71 ($1.41 million), but the gambling operator only transferred \u00a320,265 ($26,164), claiming a software malfunction had incorrectly shown a larger win. She then sued PPB Entertainment Limited, which operates under Paddy Power and Betfair, for breach of contract.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"914\"><strong data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"912\">Judge Rules in Favor of Player<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"1119\">Justice Ritchie ruled in Durber\u2019s favor, concluding that the company must honor the amount displayed on her screen. 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Durber secured the \u201cMonster Jackpot\u201d while playing the Wild Hatter game in October 2020. 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