Sport Specific Rules

The following rules are specific to each sport and/or league and should be applied in addition to the house rules:

Football

Supports the Half-time wager offering. The event must go the full half for action. Overtime periods are included as part of the second half. There are no Teaser plays or buying of points on half-times.

The following league-specific rules apply:

NFL
At least 55 minutes of play is required for wager action. If a game plays less than 55 minutes, the wager is considered No Action.
NCAA
At least 55 minutes of play is required for wager action. If a game plays less than 55 minutes, the wager is considered No Action.

Basketball

Supports the Half-time wager offering. The event must go the full half for action. Overtime periods are included as part of the second half. There are no Teaser plays or buying of points on half-times.

The following league-specific rules apply:

NBA
At least 43 minutes of play is required for wager action. If a game plays less than 43 minutes, the wager is considered No Action.
NNCAA
At least 35 minutes of play is required for wager action. If a game plays less than 35 minutes, the wager is considered No Action.

Baseball

The following Major League Baseball (MLB) rules apply:

Baseball wagers are accepted as listed.
Each team's starting pitcher is defined for betting purposes as the pitcher that throws the first pitch.
If a pitching change occurs prior to the game, all wagers on a team are considered No Action. All wagers are refunded to the customer's account. Some exceptions apply on certain events, contact customer support for event details.
Games are official after 5 innings of play, or 4.5 innings if the home team is leading.
If a game is called or suspended, the winner is determined by the score after the last full inning.
If the home team ties the score or takes the lead in the bottom half of the inning, the winner is determined by the score at the time the game is called.
Total runs or run line wagers are considered No Action and the sports bettor's wager is returned if the game does not go the regulation 9 innings, or 8.5 innings if the home team is leading.
Total runs or run line wager are considered No Action if a pitcher change occurs prior to both listed pitchers throwing at least one pitch.
All games played within a 3 game series must be played by the specified date or they are considered No Action.
If only 2 games are played and won by a single team the 3 game series wager is considered No Action.
Proposition wagers must go the regulation 9 innings, or 8.5 innings if the home team is leading, unless otherwise stated.
Proposition wagers that do not start the listed pitchers are considered No Action.

Hockey

The following National Hockey League (NHL) rules apply:

At least 55 minutes of play is required for wager action. If a game plays less than 55 minutes, the wager is considered No Action.

Soccer (Football)

At least 90 minutes of play, including injury time, is required for wager action. If a game plays less than 90 minutes, the wager is considered No Action.
Results are considered final at the end of regulation time (90 minutes including injury time).
Penalty kicks made after regulation play, over-time and the Golden Goal rule are not considered for purposes of the wager result.
Uses decimal Prices or Totals lines and does not include the Point Spread option.
European Soccer supports the Half-time wager offering. The event must go the full half for action. Overtime periods are included as part of the second half. There are no Teaser plays or buying of points on half-times.

Boxing

A full round requires the sounding of the bell to signify the end of said round.
The official stopping of a round before the sounding of the bell does not constitute a full round.
If the fight ends in a 12 round draw, all bets lose.
If one or both fighters fail to answer the bell for a round, the fight is judged to have finished in the previous round. If the scheduled number of rounds is changed, all bets on Pick the Round are void.
Fights must be run within one week of the specified date.

Golf

The following golf rules apply:

Tournaments

Should a tournament be shortened due to weather or otherwise affected, the official result is used regardless of the number of rounds played. Bets made after the end of play is considered No Action.
If a team listed does not tee off the bet is considered No Action.

Match Ups

The team with the most completed holes wins a Match Up bet. If both golfers do not complete the full 18 holes bets are considered No Action.
If the teams complete the same number of holes, the particpant with the lowest score wins.
If both teams end the 18 holes in a tie, the bet is considered a No Action wager unless they go to a play-off round where the winner of the play-off takes first place and all other teams are considered tied.
If the teams are still tied after all holes, play-off or otherwise have been played, the winner is the team who scored the lowest score in the last round played continuing to the round previously played, until a winner is found.
If no winner can be found the wager is considered No Action.
Single day Match Ups are wagers on the scheduled 18-hole round.
Should a single day Match Up round be shortened, or otherwise affected due to weather conditions, and the round continued the next day, the full 18 holes are considered even if they are played over two days.
Holes played as part of a play-off round or completion of a 18 hole Match Up from the previous days round are not included in single day Match Up bets made for the current day's round.

Motorsport/Auto Racing

The start of a race is defined by the signal to start the warm-up lap.
If a driver selected in a Odds to Win bet, does not start the race, the bet is considered No Action.
If one or both drivers included in a single Match Up bet, does not start the race, the bet is considered No Action.
If the driver or team bet on for the outright championship does not start the race, the bet is considered No Action.
Drivers must start in at least one race during the regular season to have action in the league championship.
The official winner at the conclusion of the race is the winner for betting purposes.
The race must complete the scheduled number of laps and/or distance for proposition wagers that pertain to the number of laps and/or distance. Match Ups, Finishing Position Propositions and Future wagers bets will stand.
Special Rule: Races must be run within one week of the scheduled date or bets are considered No Action.

Horse Racing

All bets will stand when injuries, scratches, non-starts or incomplete finishes of a designated race or any other situation where placement can not be determined.
All wagers are considered final.

Rugby

If any match is abandoned, or postponed all bets are considered No Action, except bets on the first try scorer if a try has been scored prior to abandonment.
If a venue is changed, bets stand unless the game is played at the original away team's field in which case all bets are considered No Action.
Bets taken on 'first try scorer' are considered No Action if the team does not take part in the game or comes on after a try has already been scored.

Tennis

If a match has started but is not completed, the team or player progressing to the next round is deemed the winner.
All bets will stand if there is a change of playing surface.
All bets will stand if there is a change of venue.
All bets will stand if there is a change from indoor court to outdoor court or vice versa.
All bets will stand if an event is rescheduled to the following day due to inclement weather.

Cricket

If a match is shortened due to weather or some other reason, bets are governed by the official competition rules.
If a match results in a tie, bets are considered No Action.

Other Sports

All other events that involve a scheduled length of play or time limit must play to their conclusion or have five minutes or less of the scheduled playing time remaining when the contest concludes to be considered official for wagering purposes.

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