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Games Rules

These game rules are effective from 15th March 2024. All previous games rules are cancelled.

Step 1: Pick your Betmate Goal Scorer pot ⚽️

Join any pot up before the first game starts by depositing the entry fee or using free bets. Each pot will have a different number of fixtures, so check the details page. Betmate takes a percentage of the total prize pool as an administrative fee.

Step 2: Choose a Goal Scorer (Anytime) from the fixtures listed 🧐

For each game in the pot, you must select a player (Goal Scorer)  who you think will score anytime during the match. The final result is determined by the goals scored after 90 minutes of play, plus any injury time. Even if the game goes to extra time or penalties, the goals scored at the end of regular time are what count.

Step 3: Score points as each of your Goal Scorers score ⚽️

For every fixture you correctly predict a Goal Scorer in, you will receive 4 points. Incorrect predictions earn 0 points. Your total score is the sum of all Goal Scorers in the pot.

Step 4: Check the Leaderboard to See Your Rank 📊

Your score updates in real time as each game finishes, so you can see how you're doing during play. After the last game in the pot, check the final leaderboard to see if you finished in a paid position and won a share of the prize pool.Remember to have fun and gamble responsibly. Good luck! 🍀

Changing your selections

Once you have entered a pot and made your selections, you can change your selections as much as you want up until the deadline for that game.

Depositing funds

You can only deposit funds using a debit card, the use of credit cards are prohibited and will not be processed. You will only be allowed to deposit money if we have previously confirmed your age and identity.

Entering a game

To enter a game you must have enough available funds/free bets in your account to cover the entry fee.If you have not paid or confirmed your selections prior to the game deadline you will not be permitted to play.Depending on the rules set by the game you are joining, you may be allowed to enter once or multiple times using the same account.Once you have joined a game, you cannot withdraw or cancel your entry fee for any reason.

Admin Fee

Betmate charges a flexible admin fee based on the number of participants per pot. The payouts listed in public pots are fixed and do not go up unless stated otherwise by Betmate. Private pots have an admin fee of 0% and the payout counts up by the entry fee per each new entry.

Scoring

In-play points scoring is for the enjoyment of all Betmate customers. However, official scoring only happens once the pot is finalised.Once pots are finalised, pots will move to your “Settled Bets” section of the app. Occasionally, data providers may change official scores after a pot has been settled on Betmate. These corrections are rare, but can occur.Any changes to official scoring after a pot is settled will not impact pots that have been settled and we will honour payouts that have already been settled. If at any point, you have queries about the data we are receiving from our data provider, please contact support@betmate.app who will be able to help. We use official statistics from Opta for the purposes of our scoring system. We may change third-party providers on occasion without notice.

Winning and pot distribution

The winner(s) of a game will be the player(s) whose scores the most points during the game.The pot distribution can vary depending on the game rules, which will be set by the creator of the game. Some examples are:“Winner takes all” - which means the player with the lineup that scores the most points during the game will be awarded the total prize pool.A prize pool could be split amongst the top 3 players with the lineups that score the most points, with the first place taking 70%, second place taking 20%, and third place taking 10%.

What happens if multiple players finish on the same number of points

In the event where multiple players finish a game with an equal amount of points and finish in a place paid by the prize pool, any monies will be equally distributed amongst those players.If the number of players who finish a game with an equal amount of points and finish in a place paid by the prize pool is greater than the number of places paid by the prize pool, then the prize pool will be combined and split equally amongst the number of players.If multiple players finish in a position, they will also share the positions beneath them, meaning that multiple players can finish joint first, joint second and joint third. The player who finishes next would be regarded as finishing fourth, not second.Some examples are:If the game is “winner takes all” with a prize pool of £100 and 2 players finish with the most points, the prize pool will be shared equally, meaning each player will receive £50.If the game is “winner takes all” with a prize pool of £100 and 5 players finish with the most points, the prize pool will be shared equally, meaning each player will receive £20.If the game pays £100 for first place, £50 for second place and £30 for third place and 2 players finish with the most points, the players who finished first and second are both regarded as having finished joint first and joint second. The first and second place monies will be combined and shared equally, meaning that the players that finished in first and second place will receive £75 each.If the game pays £100 for first place, £50 for second place and £30 for third place and 10 players finish with the most points, all 10 players are regarded as having finished joint first, joint second and joint third. The first, second and third place monies will be combined and shared equally, meaning that each of the 10 players will receive £18.

Withdrawing funds

You can only withdraw funds to a debit card, withdrawal of funds to a credit card is prohibited and will not be processed. You must have a minimum of £20 in your account for us to process a withdrawal.

Postponed fixtures

In the event that a fixture is cancelled, postponed or rescheduled, that fixture will be void from the pot. If more than one fixture is cancelled, postponed or rescheduled it will be at Betmates discretion whether or not the pot continues or if the whole pot is voided. In the event that the whole pot is voided, each player will be refunded their entry fee.

Incomplete fixtures

If a fixture is not completed, the fixture will be void for every player and no player will score points on this fixture.

Scoring

Points are awarded for Goal Scorers in the standard 90 minutes of a fixture, including stoppage time but excluding any extra time or penalty shoot-outs.

Disclaimer

The above game rules are subject to change. Betmate reserves the right to change these games rules at any time without prior notice