Rubbelle scandal: Hundreds of players demand millions of repayments!

Rubbelle scandal: Hundreds of players demand millions of repayments!

A sensational incident for a Christmas rubble could bring the gaming company Austrian lotteries to massive difficulties. As the News magazine "Profile" reports, almost 200 players have requested the main prize of 60,000 euros after the scratch of "1 year Christmas" was missing decisive words in the game conditions. The lot that came onto the market in Advent 2024 promised two happy 5,000 euros per month for one year. The dispute over the main prize grew when lawyer Oliver Peschel pointed out the missing words "per game", which significantly changes the profit conditions.

Litigation at the commercial court

A lottery owner has successfully filed a lawsuit from the Vienna Commercial Court and received it right. Now there is a massive setback for the lotteries: up to 270,000 lot owners could sue their right to 60,000 euros, which conjures up a potential loss of 16 billion euros. Even the gaming operators had to admit that they rely on an error so as not to be liable for the huge sums. Patrick Minar, spokesman for the lotteries, emphasized that such a billion dollar distribution was never planned and that if in doubt

Despite the serious situation, statistics around lotteries continue to make headlines. As Eurojackpot.de reports, a variety of players offer the opportunity to select their lucky figures - however, the frequency of drawings has no influence on the probability of winning. Currently, the chances of winning in the gaming business are extremely critical, and the situation around the scratch -in could have profound effects on the trust of the players in the system.