Sports betting general remarks

1 Specific Sport Rules:

There are exceptions or variations to these rules for certain sports and bets. The bettor should therefore always consult the sport-specific rules of each sport - found under “Special rules” - as the sport-specific rules will take precedence over the general betting rules.

2 All bets stand:

Unless otherwise stated – in the exceptions below, in the betting offer or in the special rules of each sport – the principle “all bets stand” applies to all bets. This means, that if the athlete (or team, horse, etc.), on whom/which the bet has been placed, fails to participate – for whatever reason – the bet is lost if the betting event takes place. Only in exceptional cases will bets be declared void, particularly in the following cases:

  • The event/tournament is cancelled.
  • The event/tournament is declared void.
  • The venue is changed.
  • The event/tournament is interrupted or postponed and started or restarted more than 72 hours after the original start date.
  • Live bets: In live betting (also see rule B1.8), if there is a “non-runner” then all bets on this selection are void.
  • Head to Head (H2H) bets: If one or more participants withdraw before they have started the event/tournament.

3 Order of teams in fixtures:

In general, the order of teams in fixtures is based on the official schedule of the respective competition. In exceptional cases, the official away team of an event may be listed as the home team. "All bets stand" shall still apply.

4 Determined bets:

All bets that are determined (i.e. the outcome is already decided) are valid and will be settled accordingly regardless of subsequent abandonment of the event/tournament at any time.

5 Amendment (24 hour rule):

The company recognises only those results which have been achieved on the playing field or platform. Results amounting from disciplinary measures from a sports' court or another court of law are not considered. In case of violation of sports laws, the company reserves the right to freeze the winnings and withhold payment.

Exception: All bets referring to the final result of the event/tournament will be settled on the official result published by the governing authority of the respective sport/league/event - usually right after the end of the event. If the official result is changed within 24 hours after the end of the event by the respective governing body then the company reserves the right to correct settlement accordingly (i.e. already paid out winnings will be made undone after which bets will be settled according to the amended result). If an event/tournament is not completed for whatever reasons (e.g. bad weather, crowd problems, etc.) but there is an official result given by the governing authority within 24 hours then only bets on the winner of the event/tournament will be settled accordingly. If no result is declared by the governing body of the sport/league/event within 24 hours after the end of the event all bets which were not completed at the time of abandonment will be deemed void. This also applies to long term bets. Any changes to rankings made after 24 hours after the end of the event for whatever reasons, will not be taken into consideration when the outcome of the bet is decided.

6 Postponed rule:

For any cancelled or postponed betting event, any bets struck prior to the scheduled kick-off will be void. All bets stand on any match that is delayed prior to the scheduled kick-off time and takes place on the same day (local time). The only exceptions are matches that take place within a fixed date tournament framework e.g. Olympics, European Championships Finals, World Cup Finals, French Open, Wimbledon etc. then bets will stand (does not apply to non Tennis qualifying matches taking place outside of the fixed date tournament framework.). See Individual Sport rules for superseding rules. If the start date of an event is not known at the time a bet is offered, this event will be marked with the extension “date to be confirmed”. For all these events and markets, the correct start date will be entered as soon as it is known. Bets on such an event are valid even if the estimated start date does not match the actual one.

7 Multi Bets:

7.1 Not All Starters:

If in a multi bet, the starter on whom the bet has been placed does not participate in an event (except the “All bets stand” principle (B1.2)), or if one of the selected events is called off, abandoned or cancelled or does not take place for other reasons, and the respective betting events are not held within 72 hours, these bets are evaluated as “won” at odds of 1.00 which means that the multi bet can still be won depending on the other results that are part of it.

7.2 Related Bets:

The customer may not combine (parlay) related bets on the same event. Related bets are two or more different bets that have related contingency.

Example:

  • Bet 1: “Which team will score the next goal?” contains the following results to bet on:
    • “Team A”
    • “Team B”
    • “No Goal”

    Bet 2: “When will the next goal be scored?” contains the following results to bet on:

    • “Time X”
    • “Time Y”
    • “No Goal”
  • As the option “No Goal” has an effect on both bets, these are deemed “related” to each other.

Related bets do not necessarily contain the same result or refer to the same action. As the relation of bets is not always as obvious as in the example above, the company reserves the right to determine which bets are related to each other. If a multi bet containing 2 or more related picks has been accepted in error, then the company reserves the right to declare this bet invalid (see rule A3.2 Invalid / Void Bets).

8 Ex-aequo Placings and Dead Heats (tie):

Ex-aequo placings arise when more than one athlete or team achieve the same placing. If not otherwise stated, should an event finish in the case of ex-aequo placings or a tie (dead heat) – and provided a corresponding betting option has not been offered – the following regulations dealing with the amount of winnings are enforced: The odds for the winning options (which are based on the European decimal form) will be divided by all pick variations won and then multiplied by the respective initial stake. These cases will be displayed in your betting account under “My bets” with the addition “d/h” (dead heat).

If not otherwise stated, this rule applies for all cases where two or more betting options are deemed to be winning options.

Example: A ski event ends in a draw between athlete A (odds of 4,60) and athlete B (odds of 9,00). Users who bet 10 EUR on athlete A win 23 EUR (Odds x stake / number of picks which are deemed correct = 4,60 x 10 / 2). Users who bet 10 EUR on athlete B win 45 EUR (9,00 x 10 / 2).

9 Live Bets:

9.1 Explanation:

Live bets are offered exclusively before and during an event on a dedicated live bets platform. The odds are continuously updated to reflect the current status of the game. In order to avoid a bet not being accepted due to changes in odds, the customer can accept changes in odds using the options “Accept all odds changes” or “Accept higher odds” when placing a bet.

More information can be found on the bet slip in the live bets area.

9.2 Results:

For live bets the results that are known immediately after the conclusion of a betting market will be the ones used to evaluate the winning outcome(s). Subsequent modifications (e.g. results decided by a jury after the game) do not influence settlement of the live bet on offer. Live bets are settled on the company’s own statistics which are based on the actual run of play. Unless otherwise stated, in live betting all bets on “Non-runners” will be void.

9.3 Common Rules:

For live betting, the “Common Betting Rules” (B1) concerning game evaluation also apply. Exceptions are special bets, which are decided before the actual interruption. These are declared valid.

10 Playing Times:

In all sports that apply to a certain playing time, the result after regular playing time (including injury/added time) is decisive. Any extra time or penalty shoot-outs etc. will have no influence on the settlement of any bets. Any exceptions will either be announced as they occur or are part of the special rules of the specific sport.

ODDSET cannot guarantee that the regular playing time of an event meets the 'normal' playing time of the respective sports (e.g. for football club friendlies). Aberrant playing times will be communicated if the information is available. In any case, all bets will stand.

11 Disqualifications:

For all bets referring to the final result of the event/tournament, any player/starter/team that is disqualified for whatever reasons within 24 hours after the end of the event/tournament will be deemed a loser.

12 Types of bets

12.1 Odd- or Even- betting:

If the result is “0” then bets will be settled as “Even”.

12.2 Handicap/Spread:

The event must be completed for bets to stand.

12.3 Total betting (all bets containing the betting options “Over” and “Under”):

If the event is abandoned before its completion then all bets will be void, unless the highest possible total to bet on has already been attained in which case all bets stand.

12.4 Head-to-Head (H2H) betting:

Single Event: If one or more participants withdraw before they have started the event then all bets will be void. If a participant is disqualified or does not finish the event for whatever reasons, then this participant will be deemed a “loser”. If all participants of the Head to Head bet are disqualified or do not finish the event, then all bets are void. In case of 2 or more participants finishing in the same position the “Dead Heat” rule (B1.7) applies.

Tournament: This rule applies for all tournaments played in knockout or round robin system or mixtures of both. The winner will be the participant who is placed highest in the tournaments final ranking. If there is no official final ranking, the last successfully completed match/stage will be considered the final position. If two or more participants should finish the tournament on the same position or their last successfully completed match/stage should be the same, dead heat rules apply. If one or more participants withdraw before they have started the tournament then all bets will be void.

12.5 Medal betting:

All bets on the number of medals will be settled on the official medal table at the end of the event (e.g. Olympic Games, World Championships, …). Any changes made by any governing body at a later date do not count for betting purposes.

Team medals: Any medals won by a team/nation per competition count as one medal regardless of the number of team members.

12.6 Nominated Finalists:

The finalists are the players/teams who really contend the final regardless of how they get there, including decisions made by any governing bodies.

12.7 Any other/The field:

In case a bet contains the betting option "any other", "the field", "any other rider not listed" or similar, this option includes all participants except the ones mentioned by name within the list of betting options - no matter if there are odds available for these participants or not.

12.8 Enhanced Odds Specials:

For all bets that refer to the results of more than 1 event, each involved event has to be started within 72 hours after its scheduled time of beginning for the bets to be valid.

In case at least one of the involved events is not started in time or not finished providing an officially declared winner, all bets for the respective ‘enhanced odds specials’ will be void.

This rule does not apply for any bets that are placed as multi bets.

12.9 Money Back Specials:

For all bets offered within the ‘Money Back Specials’ section the following rules apply:

  • Maximum stake: Users can place up to 50 EUR (or equivalent amount in the respective user’s currency) on each market unless otherwise stated.
  • If the displayed condition is met, stakes for losing bets will be refunded.
  • If bets are placed exceeding the maximum stake, only the maximum stake will be returned.
  • Refunded losing bets will be displayed in the account as ‘cancelled’.
  • ‘Money Back’ bets can only be placed as single bets. In case a ‘Money Back’ bet is placed within a multi bet, no refunds will be credited for this bet.