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A woman thought she had hit the lottery jackpot because of a disturbance.
Instead she won just ten pounds and took the lottery to court.
Munich - The dream of winning millions was shattered for the British Joan Parker-Grennan before it even began: Due to a technical problem on the part of the lottery operator Camelot, she mistakenly believed that she had hit the jackpot.
In fact, the lottery player only received a paltry ten pounds.
Lotto player sues for winning millions: This is what happened
But first of all: Parker-Grennan took part in online gambling at Camelot.
Shortly afterwards she was happy about her supposed million-dollar win.
According to the British news portal
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the impression was created by an incorrectly displayed graphic animation, which is due to an error within the lottery operator's system.
The lottery player didn't want to put up with that, which is why she went to court.
She tried to claim the jackpot in an appeal.
A case from 2021 encouraged the British woman: At that time, lottery player Andrew Green was awarded winnings of 1.7 million pounds in a comparable legal dispute.
This proved that discrepancies in online gambling results can actually be successfully disputed.
But here too, luck was not on the lottery player's side.
Dream of winning millions shattered: court decided in favor of the lottery giant
In the end, the court ruled in favor of the national lottery operator Camelot.
The reason for this is that, according to the British news portal, the cases differed in the contractual conditions and the type of technical malfunction.
This resulted in the other court ruling.
Although Parker-Grennan suffered a bitter setback, the Briton sparked a big and important discussion about the topic of online gambling.
A lottery player goes to court because a technical error caused her dream of a million-dollar jackpot to collapse (symbolic image).
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Her case is a milestone in understanding and interpreting terms and conditions in online gambling contracts.
He underlines the need for clear communication from gambling companies about the possibilities of winning.
Likewise, consumers should always check the contract conditions thoroughly.
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