FOOTBALL BETTING RULES

All tournament related bets (e.g. 'golden boot') will be settled by the official results published by the tournament governing body.

Betting market / Betting scenario Bets stand if… Bets are void if… Comments
All bets     Bets apply to full 90 minutes games only, including injury time, not including extra time and penalties, unless otherwise stated.
/ there is a dispute over the award of a goal     Bets will be settled on the goal scorer listed by the Press Association immediately following the match, subsequent emendations notwithstanding.
/ there is a change of venue   The venue is changed to the original away team's ground.  
/ a match is not played on the scheduled day (e.g. abandoned or postponed) The relevant market result has occurred prior to abandonment or postponement for the following markets:

'Half-time result'

'First goal scorer'

'To score first goal'

'Who will score the next goal?'

'Player to score'

'Player not to score' (e.g. the player is substituted off before the decision to abandon the match)		 o/w

even if the relevant market result has occurred prior to abandonment or postponement.		  
'Player to score'

'to score a hat-trick'

'score/win double'

& player specials markets 		player starts the match o/w Own goals do not count.
'First goalscorer'   The player comes on after a goal has already been scored, or does not come on at all. Own goals do not count.

Including each-way bets
'Last Goalscorer'   The player does not come on at any point in the match. Own goals do not count.
‘Tournament top goalscorer’

‘Team top goalscorer’ 		    Bets will be settled based on the official result as published by the governing body of the tournament.
'Number of corners'     Bets will be settled on corners taken, not corners rewarded, according to the make-up returned by the SBA (Spread Betting Association).
'Total Bookings Points'

'Bookings Points Match Bet'

& bookings points markets. 		    Bookings points are awarded as follows: Yellow Card = 10
Red Card = 25
Maximum per player = 35.

Bets are settled on the result as determined by the SSBA.
'Shirt numbers'

(i.e. a bet on the sum of the numbers on the goalscorers shirts)		     Own goals count.
'Scorecast'

(i.e. a double on the first goalscorer and final score of a match).		     If the first goalscorer selection does not take the field, the bet reverts to a single on the final score.
'Player to score' Player starts the match. o/w  
Goalscorer match betting Both players start. o/w  
'First goal method'

'Next goal method'		   No goal is scored after the bet is placed. For settlement purposes:

shot = a goal propelled from below the waist

header = a goal propelled from above the waist

Only one outcome will be settled as a winner.

Example:

If a goal is scored from a penalty shot, then bets on "penalty" will be settled as winners, while "shot from inside the penalty box" will be settled as a loser.
Whole ball handicaps

(i.e. Asian handicaps consisting of a whole goals, e.g. 1.0)		   The score is tied after the handicaps are figured in.  
Half ball handicaps

(i.e. Asian handicaps that include a "half" goal, e.g. -0.5)		     The team that scores the most after the handicap is figured in is the winner.
Split handicaps

(i.e when two Asian handicaps are shown, e.g. -0.5, -1.0, half the stake is on the whole ball handicap, the other half is on the half ball handicap.		     Example:

₤20 on Arsenal (-0.5, -1.0) vs. Lyon at 1/1 odds.  Arsenal wins 1-0. 

₤5 are on Arsenal -0.5, settled as a winner with a ₤10 return. 

The other ₤5 is on Arsenal -1.0, and is void owing to a tie. 

Total return: ₤15.
'Player to score a header'     header = a goal propelled from above the waist
'Player to hit the woodwork'     Bets will be settled as winners only if the selection's shot hits either post or the crossbar and no goal is awarded.
'Draw no bet'   The match finishes in a draw. Bets will be settled as winners if the named team win the match.
'Total corners'

'Corners match bet' 		At least one corner is taken. o/w  
'Red Cards'     Dismissal of any member of club staff other than the players on the pitch at the time (e.g. red card shown to manager) does not count.
‘Man of the match’ o/w The named player plays no part in the match. For matches in UEFA and FIFA tournaments, bets will be settled on the official man of the match as named by the governing body. For all other matches, unless otherwise stated, bets will be settled based on the man of the match as awarded by the main television broadcaster in the country of origin.

*o/w = otherwise