A Gloucestershire gardener was told she had won more than £1 million on an online gambling game, only to receive a fraction of the displayed jackpot. Corrine Durber challenged Paddy Power’s decision to pay her just £20,265.14 after the company blamed a technical error. In March 2025, the High Court ruled in her favour, ordering the bookmaker to pay a further £1,076,867.57. The dispute began with a spin on an iPad in October 2020 and became a legal battle over whether a gambling company could refuse a prize shown on its own screen. The ruling raised important questions about digital game design, contractual terms and consumer protection. Here is how the jackpot appeared, why Paddy Power disputed it and what the judge decided. The case also highlights the legal and financial consequences of discrepancies between advertised winnings and the prizes gambling operators ultimately pay to customers.
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