Well said Fitz, it would appear that Matt you are a victim of your wallet clouding your opinion in this case.
Major bookmakers do not just hold back on paying out because they feel like it, they are duty bound to do what they are doing.
You will get paid out, these things can never be proven beyond doubt for betting purposes anyway.
They ''took your money happily'' because they were not aware at that time of any forseeable problems, if they didn't take your bet then I'm quite sure that you would have been moaning that they wouldn't ''happily take your money'' at the time, or afterwards.
You will find that you will have a much more enjoyable time betting if you stop being so negative about bookmakers, or their integrity, you will always be safe in that area if you stick with the well known bookies.
Believe it or not, when something is fixed or is bent, the people who are the biggest victims are the poor old bookmakers, or those of course who play the exchanges. The bookmakers have to take it on the chin, and of course can afford for these things to happen to them (most can anyway). You very very rarely (if ever) see the bookmakers refuse to pay out even when the whole world knows that something was bent, so I think it is slightly unfair to question a major bookie like Paddy's for making you wait for a day or so. It's worth pointing out that they can't just pay out on all the small bets, or the Joe punter who punts every day bet, because nowadays these things will be pasted all over forums etc - they can't pay one but not another, it would cause carnage.
My guess is you will be paid your winnings within the next 48 hours - at the latest.
Enjoy your winnings
