It was undoubtedly the sporting meeting of the week. With 18 Champions League meetings at the same time, lovers of the round ball with enough to feast on. For bettors too, this evening of Wednesday January 29 was an opportunity to win large sums.
By betting on the good results for each of the 18 games, bettors could hope for thousands of euros in earnings. But online sports betting sites were not their allies. For good reason, before even 21 hours and the simultaneous kick -off of all the meetings, some sites were already out of service. The situation only won, and in the evening many users could not “cash out” and collect hundreds or even thousands of euros in some cases.
“Cash out”: a very special feature
Since the arrival of the bets on the Internet, a new feature has been available for players. It is indeed possible to “cash out” its bet. To fully understand this option, let’s take a simple example. Imagine that I put 5 euros on the victory of Paris Saint Germain. If I win my bet, I put 10 euros.
I then put myself in front of the match and, lucky, Paris opens the scoring. I can then “cash out” and recover part of my earnings even before the end of the match. For example, if Paris leads 1-0 a few minutes from the end I could pocket 8 euros, instead of the 10 initially planned. A way to ensure your earnings at some point.
The guys I managed to access Unibet. Except that as if by chance bets are blocked you can absolutely not cash out. It is indeed blocked deliberately @Unibetfrance.
RT guys for your reimbursements pic.twitter.com/ehj2dxfc2n– Fresh pessi (@pessi_frais) January 29, 2025
Vexed users
This “cash out” feature is increasingly used by bettors, but Paris sites are not obliged to offer it. In certain situations (if the result is too obvious for example) it is impossible for players to remove their earnings in advance. In very uncertain encounters, functionality can be blocked.
But that’s not what happened this Wednesday evening. According to the testimony of several Internet users, the online Paris applications, including Unibet and Winamax in mind, have experienced loading problems throughout the evening.
Several people who wanted to use the cash out option during the meetings could not pocket their earnings. Instead, online Paris sites said they were “unavailable” the fault of a “technical breakdown”. Unibet as Winamax apologized to users who could be embarrassed by the situation.
A very practical breakdown for Paris sites
The announcement of this breakdown, which is not a first for online betting sites has strongly annoyed users. They felt betrayed. Already that an occasional player loses in 90% of cases, now when he gets to win the jackpot, the sports betting site is out of service.
A situation that seems to be repeated a little too often, the taste of certain users.
Refund us @Unibetfrance It’s anything. Site inaccessible for 2 hours, comes back at the end of the matches. Impossible to cash out !! Shame on you unibet pic.twitter.com/pkv5vc62js
– Legya (@mrlegya) January 29, 2025
If sports betting sites brown any “intentionality” in the breakdown, suspicions remain for a number of users. Details, however, that no evidence today makes it possible to say that the computer failures suffered by online betting sites are intentional.
With Champions League meetings scheduled in number, sports betting sites saw their infrastructure put to the test this Wednesday evening. It is quite possible that servers have not supported a sudden influx of users.