‘Blushing bookie’ Paddy Power pays out early on Greek referendum Yes… Greece then votes No
Paddy Power has been served “a dollop of humble pie for breakfast” after incorrectly paying out Yes bets on the Greek referendum before the results were even announced.
On the back of the nation choosing to reject EU austerity and its latest loan terms with 61 per cent voting No, Paddy went in with weighted money from bets and internal data backed the wrong horse in Yes which cost it a five-figure sum.
A Paddy Power spokesman told The Drum that it got a little “over excited” and was looking to continue its good record of paying out referendum and election results Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
