“All of our players are on a level playing field, so if you bet ‘NO’ on this market we’re going to refund your bet. The offshore sportsbook has chosen to refund ‘No’ bettors based on the “betting irregularities.” They are also going to honor some of the ‘Yes’ bets, but only the ones that they deem were not part of the “irregularities.” It reached a peak of +750 before closing at +175. Late money came pouring in on ‘Yes,’ according to the Bovada spokesman. The betting line for the prop opened at +500, but most of the initial bets were on ‘No’ streaker. “We will continue to make sure that any publicity stunts or ill-intended behavior cannot adversely affect the outcome of a player’s wager.” “Our players have always trusted us to ensure the integrity of all props offered in our sportsbook,” the statement said. The offshore sportsbook released a statement to multiple media outlets. He originally said he placed the bet with a legal sportsbook in Las Vegas, but Vegas sportsbooks did not offer that specialty prop.īovada has reported “betting irregularities” with the prop, though. Bovada was taking a maximum of $1,000 per bet on the prop and the line moved all the way to +175 by kickoff-meaning he would have needed somewhere in the ballpark of 100 different people making the wager to get anywhere close to a $375,000 payout.Īndrade has already dug himself a hole.
Well, Andrade would have needed more than a few friends for his story to be valid. He told Tampa radio station WiLD 94.1 that he got several friends to set up accounts and place the bets. Andrade ran across the field during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida.Īfter he was identified by multiple media outlets, Andrade claimed to have made a $50,000 wager at +750 odds on the prop, which would have cashed for $375,00. So when Yuri Andrade saw offshore sportsbook Bovada offering a prop for a fan to run on the field at the Super Bowl, he claims to have taken advantage of an opportunity.
Sports bettors are generally not able to play a role in the outcome of a bet-outside of making noise at an event.
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