A punter who lost more than £90,000 in an online bet has lost a legal bid to have his case reviewed by a senior Scottish judge.

Gordon Shearer placed £92,476 with BetVictor during Celtic's clash against Kilmarnock on Christmas Eve 2011, according to a Court of Session judgment issued on Friday.

Mr Shearer claimed the 1/18 bet was for Celtic to win the clash, which they duly did 2-1.

The bookmakers said the wager was only for Celtic to win the second half of the match, however, which was tied 1-1 after Celtic went a goal up in the first half.

BetVictor then refused to pay out on the bet or refund Mr Shearer his original stake. Mr Shearer appealed to the Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS) Ltd in England.

In summer 2012, administrators at the service refused to grant Mr Shearer's appeal and ruled in favour of BetVictor.

Lawyers acting for Mr Shearer wanted judge Lord Boyd to give the go-ahead for a judicial review into the IBAS decision.

They told Lord Boyd their client had "exhausted his funds" and "required to obtain legal aid" to take the case to the Court of Session.

The judge refused to grant permission to the request, saying IBAS was registered in England and Scottish courts did not have any jurisdiction over it.

In the written judgment, Lord Boyd said: "I refuse permission to proceed. I am not satisfied that the petitioner has demonstrated that the second respondent is subject to the jurisdiction of this court.

"It is a company incorporated in England and having its place of business in England. The adjudication was carried out in England.

"Rule 2(l) of paragraph 8 of the Civil Jurisdictions and Judgments Act 1982 applies and provides that jurisdiction lies in the courts in the place where the company has its seat, i.e. England.

"I have concluded that because the second respondent is not amenable to the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts that there are no real prospects of success.

"Even if it were to proceed the petitioner would face some formidable hurdles."