Bizarre circumstances at the shortened Pebble Beach PGA Tournament left Pebble Beach bettors biting their bookmakers last weekend.
In a golf tournament that was almost decided, if not decided, thanks to California’s bad weather, bettors were looking to parlay the tournament before the end of the third round for a chance at the eventual winner. have flocked to gambling apps. cancel.
Parlays included golfers who finished in the top five, top 10 and top 20, with long-distance athletes such as Windham Clark also declared winners.
If the tournament were to be canceled due to truly inclement weather, as CBS television commentator Jim Nantz repeatedly suggested on the air, your bet would stand if you dropped your bet before the end of the third round.
If you place a bet after round 3 has ended, those bets will be considered a determined outcome and will be void (no holes were played after the bet was placed).
Round 3 bets that stood, despite stakes being over 100/1, were all but guaranteed to result if the tournament was canceled before Round 4, as bettors expected.
Now, sportsbooks are left to pick up some of the blunders that can cumulatively be liable for more than seven figures.
Bettors have read the house rules carefully.
“If there is a change or reduction in the number of rounds or openings scheduled to be played in a tournament, bets placed on this market will stand as long as 36 holes of the tournament have been completed.” DraftKings Sportsbook House Rules state. “Bets will be void if fewer than 36 holes are completed or if a futures bet is placed after the last shot of a previously completed round.”
Bets or parlays placed on Clark (100/1 at open) before the end of Round 3 at FanDuel, BetMGM, and Caesars will be evaluated as winners.
However, DraftKings users may have to wait a little longer as bets are currently under review by the sportsbook.
“Due to the cancellation of the final round due to inclement weather, we are currently evaluating the settlement of certain bets placed on this weekend’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am,” a DraftKings spokesperson told the Post. . “DraftKings house rules are currently the same as they were at the start of this event.”
Obviously, DraftKings could be looking at a seven-figure debt given the huge potential of potentially getting a payout on a parlay for the same game.
You can see that DraftKings says the house rules haven’t changed.
In a now-deleted post by X: conspiracy theory DraftKings was in the spotlight for changing its house rules to get out of an awkward situation. These claims were baseless and the post was deleted.
“Bets placed after this time (23:40:20 GMT/UTC) will be void according to our rules.” X Profile on DraftKings, @DK_Assist I got it. “It looks like you placed a bet at 10:20 PM ET, which is past that time frame.”
At FanDuel, BetMGM, and Caesars, if a bet was placed even one minute before the end of Round 3, it would have already paid out.
DraftKings has successfully bartered with gaming commissions in the past, such as when the Massachusetts Gaming Commission bailed them out of low-cost props during the Lakers vs. Nuggets game on October 24th. The parlays may make you sweat.
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Massachusetts invalidates 138 same-game parlays Wagering and winnings of over $700,000.
If your bet goes to the state gaming commission, you could be in good hands if the decision goes to New Jersey, which could result in DraftKings paying for its October mistake. I did.
