STOMPer Munich Koh found that Singapore Pools was not issuing winnings or accepting bets island-wide, apparently because of a "technical error".
The STOMPer thinks that the real reason is the controversial goal by England's Frank Lampard in the Germany-England match on Jun 27.
In the STOMPer's email:
"I was going to the Tanglin Halt Econ mini-mart to claim my winnings and purchase new bets when I was stopped.
"The sales lady said they are not accepting bets or issuing winnings until further notice island-wide.
"Probing further, this could be due to the controversial goal in the England-Germany match.
"I called the SG Pools helpline and they also said the downtime was due to a technical error.
"The truth could be more than meets the eyes.
"It is not so simple. Their systems are very robust from my knowledge."