Venetian sports book ticket: winning ticket ink faded. Recourse?
Apr 5, 2016, 7:14 pm
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Venetian sports book ticket: winning ticket ink faded. Recourse?
A buddy bet $20 for Villanova to win the NCAA championship, $520 payout.
Somehow the ticket ink faded:
He does have a photo of part of the ticket with the exact time and date of purchase before the ink faded.
The back of the ticket:
Does he have any recourse?
Somehow the ticket ink faded:
He does have a photo of part of the ticket with the exact time and date of purchase before the ink faded.
The back of the ticket:
Does he have any recourse?
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Apr 5, 2016, 7:22 pm
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Since he has a photo with the exact time it was placed, they might be able to look it up based on that info. I don't have direct experience, but if you Google "faded sports book ticket" it sounds like there is some reasonable chance of success.
Apr 9, 2016, 5:34 am
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It's all about them verifying if the ticket was cashed (previously), IMO. Of course, this is off the top of my head.
I think the evidence of the faded ticket and back up information is a good place to start.
Apr 18, 2016, 8:57 am
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Have received a couple requests for follow-up, so I asked my buddy. His reply:
Fingers crossed!
Assuming it works, the lesson is to take a photo of a long-term bet. Either that or take better care of the ticket!
I found the original picture of it... With all the details. Printed it off and mailed it in.
We'll see...
We'll see...
Assuming it works, the lesson is to take a photo of a long-term bet. Either that or take better care of the ticket!
May 17, 2016, 6:19 pm
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My buddy provided a the face book update today:
Remember this FADED betting slip? Well, that + a pic of the original slip was good enough (via postal mail to boot)!
^^^
Remember this FADED betting slip? Well, that + a pic of the original slip was good enough (via postal mail to boot)!
^^^
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EasyPay slot tickets (though I haven't tested it
) should NEVER fade. Why don't they print sports betting tickets on the same type of paper and use ink which won't fade?
[Many stores print receipts using a thermal printer (ditto for cc receipts), these fade very easily.
]
) should NEVER fade. Why don't they print sports betting tickets on the same type of paper and use ink which won't fade? [Many stores print receipts using a thermal printer (ditto for cc receipts), these fade very easily.
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