Baseball
Aside from the following special betting rules, the common betting rules apply. The special rules will take precedence over the common rules nevertheless.
1.) Extra Innings
Unless otherwise stated, bets will be settled on the official result including any extra innings.
2.) Playing Time
If the game is abandoned, the results will be deemed official if at least 5 innings have been played (4 ½ innings, if the home team is leading). The winner is determined by the score after the last full inning (unless the game is abandoned in the bottom half of the inning and the home team is leading, in which case the home team is deemed the winner).
If not otherwise stated this rule applies to all bets.
Exceptions:
‘Live Betting:’ Game must go full scheduled length to have action on all markets - 9 innings (8 ½ if the home team is ahead) for 9 inning games, or to 7 innings (6 ½ if the home team is ahead) for 7 inning games. If the game is called before this time, then all bets will be void, except for those that have been unconditionally determined.
Finnish Baseball: two halves must be played for bets to stand.
Totals: Bets will be settled on the official score after 9 innings (8 ½ innings if the home team is leading). In the event that extra innings are required to complete the game, bets will be settled based on the final official score. If the game is called at an earlier point in time, all bets will be declared void, except when the greatest possible total score that can be bet on has already been reached, in which case all bets stand.
3.) Date
All games must be played on the scheduled calendar day (at the venue) and at the scheduled venue. Otherwise, all bets on the game will be void. However, if a game has been suspended after the game has started, due to a weather delay or other deferral, and resumes within 36 hours after the original start time, all wagers will stand. If a suspended game resumes more than 36 hours after the original start time, and the requirements for Minimum Length of Play have not been satisfied, all wagers will be void except for those that have been unconditionally determined prior to the game’s suspension. If a play-off game date changes or match is completed on a subsequent day bets will stand. Play-Off game winner will be paid based on the official winner of this game as determined by MLB though all listed pitcher rules still apply.
4.) Run Line
Bets will be settled on the official result after 9 innings (8 ½ innings if the home team is leading) including any needed extra innings.
Early termination: if a game is terminated due to large lead, all run line bets stand (applies to World Baseball Classics, World Cup and Olympic competitions only).
5.) “Grand Salami”/MLB
This bet refers to the total number of runs scored over all the matches played on a given day. Only games played on the day (according to the MLB schedule) count. Should any games be postponed or any games added to the schedule after the initial odds have been posted then all bets will be void. Should any games be abandoned during play, then all bets will be void.
6.) Division Champions
If the season is shortened for any reason, then bets will be settled based on the Division Champion declared by the respective governing authority.
7.) In what situation will (player X) find himself at the end of his 1st at bat
Bets will be settled on the action following the nominated batter leaving the home plate. He will either be “Out”, “On Base” or he will score a “Home Run”. Any actions caused by another batter’s appearance on the home plate do not count for betting purposes.
8.) No Draw Offered (Push)
If a money line, total or handicap bet ends in a draw and no odds have been offered for this option, all bets will be void.
9.) Player special bets
Players that are the subject of a player prop bet must start for the bet to stand. Specifically, bets on a position player’s performance will stand once the player has a had a plate appearance. Further, bets on a pitcher’s performance will stand once that pitcher has thrown a pitch for their team. For any player vs player propositions, both players must start the game and have an official appearance as set forth above for the bet to stand. Further, these player vs player bets will be deemed official once at least one of the players has left the game, regardless of the ultimate outcome and/or completion of the game. Except as specified above, all games must be played and considered an official game by MLB for bets to stand.
MLB games are subject to weather postponements, where a game can start and then be stopped due to inclement weather and then moved to another date. We will cancel all player proposition bets when a game is postponed in this manner. However, we will not cancel player proposition bets that have been unconditionally determined at the time of the postponement.
For MLB in-play props, we will cancel bets if a bet is placed on a market for a player who is subsequently taken out of the game before they are able to accrue more stats. For a bet on a batting market for position player, this would be where the player does not make a subsequent plate appearance after the bet was placed. For a bet on a pitching market for a pitcher (or a batting market for a pitcher in the case of National League pitchers), this would be where the pitcher does not throw another pitch after the bet was placed.
10.) Player vs. player match-ups – long-term (e.g. Which player will score the most runs in the regular season? Player A/Player B):
If one player is not on the active roster of day one of the regular season, all bets will be void. If either player switches teams, combined statistics count.
11.) How many regular season wins will team X record?
The team must play 160 regular season games for bets to stand.
12.) Series betting
A series according to this bet is a number of games (usually 3 or 4) which are played in a row by the same teams at the same venue. Series betting refers to the team who wins more matches within the series - in case of a draw (both teams win the same amount of matches) all bets are void.
Only games finished within the specified time frame for the series count.
If one team should play another opponent between the scheduled games of the series, this game has no influence on the series betting.
For all bets to stand, at least one game of the series has to be played.
If a game during the series is called, this game is considered valid for the series if there is an officially declared winner.
A suspended game from a previous series is not considered part of the current series.
If a game is delayed or suspended for any reason but continued and finished within the same day, the game counts for the series.
13.) Hit(s)
To achieve a hit, the batter must reach first base before any fielder can either tag him with the ball, throw to another player protecting the base before the batter reaches it, or tag first base while carrying the ball. The hit is scored the moment the batter reaches first base safely; if he is put out while attempting to stretch his hit to a double or triple or home run on the same play, he still gets credit for a hit (according to the last base he reached safely on the play).
If a batter reaches first base because of offensive interference by a preceding runner (including if a preceding runner is hit by a batted ball), he is also credited with a hit.
14.) Baseball Player Props
Players that are the subject of a player prop must start for bets to stand. Specifically, bets on a position player’s performance will stand once the player has had a plate appearance. Further bets on a pitcher’s performance will stand once that pitcher has thrown a pitch for their team. For any player vs player propositions, both players must start the game and have an official appearance as stated above for bets to stand. Further, these player vs player bets will be deemed official once at least one of the players has left the game, regardless of the ultimate outcome and/or completion of the game. For example, match is abandoned after player has left the game, bets will still stand. Except as specified above, all games must be played and considered an official game by MLB for bets to stand. MLB games are subject to weather postponements, where a game can start and then be stopped due to inclement weather and then moved to another date. We will cancel all player proposition bets when a game is postponed in this manner. However, we will not cancel player proposition bets that have been unconditionally determined at the time of the postponement.
For MLB in-play props, we will cancel bets if a bet is placed on a market for a player who is subsequently taken out of the game before they are able to accrue more stats. For a bet on a batting market for position player, this would be where the player does not make a subsequent plate appearance after the bet was placed. For a bet on a pitching market for a pitcher (or a batting market for a pitcher in the case of National League pitchers), this would be where the pitcher does not throw another pitch after the bet was placed.
15.) Batter vs Batter Most on Base
Settled using the total number of walks, intentional walks, Hit by Pitch, and hits credited to the batters during their plate appearance. This market does not include dropped third strikes, reach on errors, fielder’s choice, and catcher’s interference.
16.) Player Total Bases
Total bases for a player are recorded through hits. They do not include walks, Hit by Pitch, bases advanced as a runner, reach on errors, or fielder’s choice.
17.) Player Singles/Doubles/Triples/Home Runs
Bets will be settled based on the number of the selected specific outcome that a player records in the designated period.
18.) Outcome of First Pitch (Listed Pitcher)
Settled based on the result of the first pitch thrown by the listed pitcher. We will void bets if there is a change to the listed pitcher before the first thrown pitch. For settlement purposes, batted balls that result in the plate appearance ending (ex: hits/outs) do not count as strikes. If a pitcher or batter violation results in an automatic ball or strike, then the market is settled based on the outcome of the violation. Hit by pitch and pitch outs are settled as a “Ball.” The “In-Play” selection includes any type of hit (single, double, etc.) and any batted ball that results in an out(s) being recorded.
19.) Baseball Result of Plate Appearance Props
Listed players must record at least one plate appearance for bets to stand (failing which, in each case, bets on this market will be void). In the event that a player is substituted out of the game between plate appearances, bets on plate appearances that have already occurred will stand. However, bets on future plate appearance markets will be void. For settlement purposes, a fielder’s choice, catcher’s interference hit by pitch will be settled as "other". A batter who reaches first base after a dropped third strike, will be settled as "strikeout". Should a batter be unable to complete a plate appearance due to injury, ejection or other reasons, then all bets will be void. All markets are settled in accordance with official box score statistics declared by MLB as the governing body.
20.) Baseball Outrights
Baseball season long outrights are unique wagers which will be offered from time-to- time. For all season long and outright props, all wagers stand regardless of team re-location, change to a team name, season length or play-off format unless stated otherwise in the market. For awards, the official decision made by the governing body on the day the award winner is announced will be final. Any subsequent changes at a later date will not count for betting purposes. For season long player totals, player’s team must play in a minimum of 159 games for wagers to have action, except for those wagers that have been unconditionally determined.
Baseball Championship and Pennant Outrights
If there is a change to the post season structure whereby a Championship Series is not possible, or called early, Pennant betting will be settled on the team that advances to the World Series from that league.
Baseball Build a Bet Rules
Baseball Build a Bet rules are the same as Baseball rules stated above, with the following exceptions:
Bet Settlement (For Build a Bet):
All Baseball Build a Bet selections must win (no ties, draws or pushes) for a bet to be deemed a winner. A selection that does not win, unless explicitly specified in the Baseball Build a Bet Rules, will be settled as a loser. If one or more selections in any bet are resulted as cancelled for any reason (such as a selected player not participating in the match), the entire bet will be resulted as cancelled.
For instance, selections on a team to win a match where it is a draw after extra innings (or normal time if no extra innings are to be played), even where the draw or tie may not have been offered through Build a Bet, will be settled as losers. This will not be relevant to MLB matches as extra innings are played until a winner is decided but may be applicable to other baseball leagues or competitions as per their individual competition rules.
Extra Innings (For Build a Bet):
All baseball matches are settled on the official declared result including any extra innings. All team and player statistics accrued during extra innings are included for the purposes of bet settlement.
Listed / Designated / Named Pitchers (For Build a Bet):
Baseball Build a Bet selections are not reliant on whether the pitchers who are listed/designated/named prior to the match are active. If either or both originally announced starting pitchers in a game are scratched or replaced by other pitchers prior to the match commencing and after any bets have been placed, those bets will stand. If pitchers may have been listed in, or relative to, the display of any selections, it will be treated as indicative only and will not affect or prevent the application of this rule.
Player Specific Markets (For Build a Bet):
If a player does not participate in a match, selections specific to that player (and therefore the entire bet) will be cancelled. This rule is applied as follows:
Selections on hitting / batting markets will be active if the player in question gets at least one plate appearance. If the player does not appear at the plate, these selections will be treated as cancelled.
Selections on base stealing markets will be active if the player in question enters the game at any point. This includes making a plate appearance but also playing as a fielder, defensive substitute, pinch-runner, and so on. If the player does not enter the game in any such capacity at any point, these selections will be treated as cancelled.
Selections on pitching markets will be active if the player in question throws at least one pitch in the game. If the player does not do so, these selections will be treated as cancelled.
Player selections will be considered active or cancelled regardless of whether a selection may reference a specific period of a match. For instance, a selection on a certain player to get 1+ hits in the first 5 innings of a match would be active (and therefore settled as a loser) if that player only entered the game as a substitute after the 5th inning, and made his plate appearance(s) from that point. However, if that player was injured shortly before the game commenced, was withdrawn from the starting lineup (or bench) and thus did not make any plate appearances, the selection and therefore bet would be cancelled
Race to X Runs (For Build a Bet):
“Race to X” selections where neither team reaches the selected score will be settled as losers, regardless of whether a “neither team to reach X” selection was available as an alternate selection or not.
Postponed Matches (For Build a Bet):
If a baseball match does not commence on the scheduled calendar day of the officially listed start time, all bets on the match will be cancelled. Where a match is suspended after it has commenced and subsequently resumed within 36 hours (inclusive) of the originally scheduled start time, all bets will stand.
All bets placed on matches that are postponed and subsequently resumed more than 36 hours past the originally scheduled start time, or not resumed at all, will be settled in accordance with the Reduced Innings Matches section.
This section on postponed matches does not apply to playoff or postseason tournament matches. In the case of a playoff or postseason tournament game that is suspended after the game has started, all bets will stand through any case of suspension until the game is officially completed as per the relevant governing body.
Reduced-Innings Matches:
All Baseball Build a Bet selections placed on baseball matches that are shortened after the match has commenced (for instance, fewer innings are played due to bad weather), the selections will be settled as follows:
Build a Bets will be cancelled if they include at least one player-specific selection involving a player who has not yet entered the field as an active player. The rules outlined below are all applied subject to, and subsequent to, the application of this rule.
If every selection within a Build a Bet is already definitively a winner prior to the match being shortened where the fact of reduced innings has no impact on the outcome of each selection, the wager in its entirety will be treated as a winner. For example, a 2-leg Build a Bet containing an Over Total Runs selection and a Player to Hit a Home Run selection, in a game where the required runs total had been reached and the player did hit a home run prior to the match being shortened, will be treated as a winner. The same would not apply to an Under Total Runs selection where the match is shortened while the score is still under the required total, as the reduced innings would impact that outcome.
If a single selection of a Build a Bet has been unconditionally determined to be a loser regardless of the fact of reduced innings, and the match is then shortened, then the Build a Bet will be treated as a loser in its entirety. For example, a Build a Bet including a First Player to Score selection, in a game where a different player scored first and the match was subsequently shortened, will be treated as a loser. In this case, the bet had already lost, and the outcome could not be affected in any way even if the game was not shortened.
If there are no losing selections within a Build a Bet and at least one cancelled selection at the time the match is shortened after commencement, then the Build a Bet will be treated as cancelled. This rule applies where one or more selections are still undecided after the reduced number of innings have been completed and may have won or lost if the game had been completed as scheduled. For example, a Build a Bet including an Over Total Runs selection, in a game shortened while the total runs are still below the required amount, will be treated as cancelled. In this case, the total points selection was still undecided and may have won or lost but for the reduced innings, so the bet will be cancelled.
If the applicable league or governing body attributes a win/loss result to the match with reduced innings, then selections on the Match Winner, Moneyline or Head-to-Head markets will be settled according to the official league result regardless of whether the match was concluded with reduced innings. If the match is not designated with an official win/loss result by the relevant league or governing body, then selections on the Match Winner, Moneyline and Head-to-Head markets will be cancelled.
The rules presented in this section for baseball matches with reduced innings do not apply to matches that, prior to its commencement, are originally scheduled to be played for fewer than 9 innings (for example, MLB double-headers that are scheduled as 7-inning matches).
Matches concluded after 8.5 innings because the home team is ahead after 8.5 innings (or, in the case of a game scheduled to be 7 innings, after 6.5 innings) are not treated as shortened matches.
Cancelled Matches (For Build a Bet):
If a match is abandoned prior to commencement, it falls within the 36-hour rule for postponed matches as described in the Postponed Matches section. If a match is abandoned after commencing but before its full scheduled innings, it will be settled under Reduced-Inning Matches rules.
Venue Changes (For Build a Bet):
If the venue of a match is changed from the one originally scheduled, bets will stand if the original home and away teams remain designated as such. If the venue is changed and the home and away team designations are reversed, bets placed under the original home/away listing will be cancelled.