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Sports Rules at Bodog Sportsbook

  1. All sporting events must take place on the date and at the site scheduled unless otherwise specified. Time changes within a day do not affect "Action." If any event is postponed, rescheduled, and/or relocated before the start of the event, that said event will automatically result in "No Action" and your funds will be returned to your Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker account.

  2. For betting purposes, the winner of an event or game will be determined on the date of the event's conclusion, according to house wagering rules and regulations.

  3. Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker does not recognize suspended games, protests, or overturned decisions, for wagering purposes. Maximum bets on "circled" games may be reduced.

  4. Games do not have to go full regulation play for wagers to be considered Action. Games are official for wagering purposes according to the following:
    • Pro and College Football after 55 minutes of play
    • Pro Basketball after 43 minutes of play
    • College Basketball after 35 minutes of play
    • Hockey after 55 minutes of play
    • Baseball Moneylines after 5 innings (4.5 innings if home team is winning)
    • Baseball Totals/Runlines after 9 innings (8.5 innings if home team is winning.

      If a baseball game goes 9 innings or more and is NOT completed (suspended, rain, darkness, etc.) wagers on the runline and total still have action.

    • Boxing after the bell has sounded to start first round
    • Tennis head-to-head matches will be settled as No Action if either player retires before the match is completed
    • Soccer after 40 minutes of the second half have been completed

  5. Other Rules

    Football/Basketball/Hockey

    • Overtime periods are counted in the final score for both Side Bets and Totals.
    • On First Half wagers, the First Half must be completed entirely, or it will be a no bet.
    • Pro and College Football games are official for wagering purposes after 55 minutes of play.
    • Pro Basketball games are official after 43 minutes of play. College Basketball games are official after 35 minutes of play.
    • Hockey games are official after 55 minutes of play.
    • On all Second Half, Fourth Quarter, and Third Period wagers, overtime is included in the final score.
    • For Hockey games that require a shoot-out, only one goal will be awarded to the winner when determining the final score regardless of how many goals are scored during the shoot-out round.

    Baseball

    • Wagers on the Runline or Total Runs require both listed pitchers to throw the first pitch for wagers to have action, so wagers on the Runline or Total will be refunded if a pitching change occurs prior to both listed pitchers throwing at least one pitch.
    • When wagering on the Moneyline, you have the option to specify which Listed Pitchers must pitch for your wager to have action. You may specify whether both pitchers must start (known as both or boxed), one pitcher (on or against) or no pitchers (action) by marking the appropriate boxes when making your wager.

      • Example:

      Single Wager
      Baseball - MLB Moneyline
      Cleveland Indians -150, Sun @8:05p

      Bartolo Colon (R) must throw first pitch for Cleveland Indians or this pick is NO ACTION
      Aaron Sele (R) must throw first pitch for Anaheim Angels or this pick is NO ACTION

    • Baseball games are official for wagering purposes according to the following:

      • Moneylines After 5 innings (4.5 if the home team is winning)
      • Totals/Runlines After 9 innings (8.5 if the home team is winning)
      • If a game is called or suspended, the winner shall be determined by the score after the last full inning (unless the home team scores to tie, or takes the lead in the bottom half of the inning, in which case the winner is determined by the score at the time the game is called.) Monies will be refunded if the home team ties the game and then it is suspended. Events will not carry over to the following day (unless otherwise specified). Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker does not recognize suspended games, protests, overturned decisions, etc. for wagering purposes, and all wagers must go the day written, otherwise said wagers will be deemed "No Action", with all monies being refunded accordingly.
      • If a baseball game goes 9 innings or more and is NOT completed (suspended, rain, darkness, etc.) wagers on the runline and total still have action.
      • Parlays involving a "No Action" Runline or Total and Teasers involving a "No Action" Total will be reduced/pushed appropriately. See the "Parlays" and "Teasers" section in the "Bet Types" portion of the Help section if further clarification is needed.
      • IMPORTANT: It is the responsibility of the bettor to independently verify the starting pitchers for each game they place a wager on.

    Soccer

    • Soccer results are official after 40 minutes of the second half have been completed.
    • Dates and bet times of all matches on Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker's web site are for guidance purposes only, and may be amended or taken off the board at any time. If this is done, all bets placed prior to the match shall be deemed void and returned. If any match is abandoned, or postponed more than 24 hours, all bets will be deemed void.
    • Soccer on the moneyline is a three-outcome event, which means that you can pick either of the two teams to win, or you can pick a draw. If you do NOT pick the draw, and the game ends in a tie, then the wager is a loss.
    • Unless otherwise specified, the score at the end of regulation (90 minutes + injury time) will be used for wagering purposes and does not include results from extra time, golden-goals or penalty shoot-outs.
    • MLS regular season games do include Overtime (two added five-minute "golden-goal" halves played after regulation) for wagering purposes.

    Golf

    • All bets have action, even if a competitor withdraws for any reason (unless the entire tournament is cancelled).
    • Should a tournament be shortened, or otherwise affected, the official result will be used when settling, regardless of the number of rounds played.
    • For PGA Head-to-Head bets, a winner is determined by the virtue of being the player who completes the most holes. If both players complete the same number of holes, the player with the best score relative to par will be declared the winner. Both players must tee off for bets to have action.
    • The "Field" option, in a given list of odds featuring players' names, represents all other players not listed.
    • Tournament must be completed within 7 days from the start of the tournament for wagers to have action.

    Tennis

    • Tennis head-to-head matches will be settled as No Action if either player retires before the match is completed.
    • All tournaments operate on a straight knockout basis, with top players being separated by a seeding system.
    • Betting is available on which player will win the championship (Tournament Lines), the outcome of a single event (Head-to-Head), and even the number of sets required for a player to win a match (Props).
    • The "Field" option, in a given list of odds featuring players' names, represents all other players not listed.
    • Head-to-head matches must be played within 48 hours of originally scheduled time for wagers to have action.

    Boxing/Mixed Martial Arts

    • A boxing match is considered official after the bell has sounded to start the first round.
    • A wager placed on a Boxing round is considered a full round only when the bell sounds to end that round. Upon the stoppage of a fight in mid-round, the exact time of that round will be used for round proposition betting.
    • A "Draw" is an official outcome whereby neither of the contestants is deemed to have won the bout, essentially a 'tie'.
    • A "No Contest" is an official outcome whereby neither contestant is deemed to have won the bout as a result of the fight being declared "No Action" by the referee.
    • All matches must start within 7 days of originally scheduled time for wagers to have action.
    • If the status of the fight is changed from a title fight to a non-title fight for any reason, all wagers placed will have Action.
    • If the rounds of a fight is reduced, all wagers on totals will have Action.
    • If the number of rounds of a fight is reduced, any prop wagers involving number of rounds will be settled as No Action.

    Motor Sports (NASCAR/F1)

    • All bets have action, even if a competitor withdraws for any reason unless the entire race is cancelled.
    • The official winner (NASCAR or F1) at the conclusion of the race will be used for wagering purposes.
    • For Head-to-Head bets, both drivers must start the race for the bets to have action.
    • The "Field" option, in a given list of odds featuring drivers' names, represents all other drivers not listed.
    • Bets are on driver only - not on a specific car.
    • Important Note: NASCAR and F1 events will be deemed "Action" as long as they are run within 7 days of the scheduled start time.

    Horses

    Bodog offers fixed odds and future wagering in the Sportsbook for the Triple Crown, Breeder's Cup and on occasion, other Grade I Thoroughbred races. If available, these wagers can be found by clicking Futures/Special Events under Horse Racing on the main Sportsbook page.

    • Wagers will be "to win" only and will pay out at the odds you confirm at the time your wager is placed.
    • We do not accept Place, Show or exotic wagering in the Sportsbook, these types of wagers can be found in the Bodog Racebook
    • Maximum risk amount for Triple Crown, Breeder's Cup and Grade I Races is $300.00.
    • Maximum risk amount for all Future bets is $100.00.
    • Wagers placed more than 48 hours before the race will be considered Futures and scratches will not be refunded.
    • Wagers on horses that are scratched in the last 48 hours before post time will be refunded.
    • Any wagers accepted after the official post time will be deemed void.
    • We will occasionally offer head-to-head match-ups between horses, both horses must start for these particular wagers to have action. Maximum risk $300.
    • No Parlays.