Online bookmaker Sportsbet has done the following after the announcement of sanctions handed down by the AFL in relation to Essendon not being able to compete in the 2013 AFL Premiership Finals Series.
Sportsbet has paid the following bets as winning bets:
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Essendon to make the 2013 AFL Top 8
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Essendon to miss the 2013 AFL Top 8
Sportsbet has refunded the following bet types (that Essendon still had a mathematical chance of achieving):
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Essendon to win the 2013 AFL Premiership
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Essendon to make the 2013 AFL Grand Final
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Various Grand Final Quinellas including Essendon
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Essendon to be the highest-placed Victorian team (including Finals)
- Essendon to win the 2013 Wooden Spoon*
All bets eligible for refunds must have been placed with Sportsbet before 7.30pm, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 – when the initial charges against four Essendon officials was announced by the AFL.
“Punters who backed the Bombers shouldn’t suffer as a result of the sanctions,” said Sportsbet.com.au’s Haydn Lane.
“Sportsbet has paid all bets for Essendon to either make or miss the finals as winning bets, and has refunded a host of other Essendon futures bets.”
*Wooden Spoon bets are resulted on the least amount of wins, not on Premiership points. However, to avoid any possible confusion, Sportsbet has refunded all bets on the Bombers to win the Wooden Spoon.