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10-07-2014, 04:55 PM
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 " An oddity of French betting and odds displays has caused several large U.S. account-wagering companies to credit their customers with a far higher payoff for the winner of Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc Triomphe at Longchamp in Paris than what the filly actually paid. According to three officials with direct knowledge of the incident, none of whom would agree to be quoted, both TVG and twinspires.com have credited customers who wagered on the winner, Treve, as if the filly was 14-1, even though she paid $8 as part of a three-horse entry. The credits affected only a handful of customers, many of whom complained that they believed Treve was 14-1 because the French simulcast displayed her individual odds even though that did not reflect the betting odds in the commingled pool, which included U.S. wagers. The officials stressed that the incident did not involve a tote error but was rather due to a peculiarity of how the French pari-mutuel operator displays odds for horses who are coupled for wagering purposes. Nevertheless, because of the confusion, TVG and twinspires.com credited the accounts of their winning customers. XpressBet.com, which displayed the true odds to its customers, has not taken any action, the officials said......"
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