23 Baseball

23A Games are official after 5 innings of play except if the home team is leading after 4.5 innings of play, in which event the game shall be official at that point.

23B For 'Money Line' betting, bets shall be paid on the basis of the official result of the game as declared by the official MLB governing body.

23C For 'Run Line' betting, the game needs to go for nine (9) innings, or eight and a half (8.5) innings if the home team is leading at that point, for bets to stand.

23D For 'Run Totals' betting, the game needs to go for nine (9) innings, or eight and a half (8.5) innings if the home team is leading at that point, for bets to stand except where the 'Run Total' is exceeded prior to that point, in which event bets shall stand.

23E Should either of the nominated pitchers withdraw before throwing a pitch, all singles bets shall be voided and refunded whilst affected multiple wagers will be recalculated excluding that leg.

23F If either of the nominated pitchers withdraw before throwing a pitch, except where the Customer bet is on a 'Run Totals' market:

(a) All single bets on the relevant event shall be voided and the stakes refunded.

(b) All multi-leg bets will be recalculated to exclude legs involving the relevant event.

23G If a match is postponed but played within twenty-four (24) hours of the originally scheduled start time, all Customer bets on any market on that match shall stand. If the match is not played within twenty-four (24) hours of the originally scheduled start time it will be deemed to be abandoned and:

(a) All single bets on the abandoned event shall be voided and the stakes refunded.

(b) All multi-leg bets will be recalculated to exclude legs involving the abandoned event.

23H First-half markets are based on the first five (5) innings, and the full five (5) innings must be played in order for Customer bets to stand. In the event of a draw, the 'Dead-Heat Rule' applies.

23I For 'First Innings' markets, both teams must complete their respective first innings at-bats in order for Customer bets to stand.

23J Any Customer bets placed on the 'Home v Away' market for a given day's play (i.e., 'Winning Side' or 'Total Runs') shall be voided, irrespective of whether the day's totals have already been exceeded, if any game on that day:

(a) does not reach its natural conclusion, being that it runs at least eight and a half (8.5) innings.

(b) is cancelled and/or postponed then all Customer bets will be void.

23K In the event of double-headers in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) or any other applicable league, all Game #1 are 7-inning games and are priced and settled accordingly. In the event of the match being scheduled for the full 9-innings, all normal rules shall apply.

23L If any match is scheduled for 7 innings (or any other match length) by the league's governing body, and the match is not shortened due to weather or any other reason in play, all bets will stand even if there is nothing specified on the game itself.