General
12.1 Overview
12.1.1 For the purposes of categorisation Dabble groups markets on non-sporting
events such as reality television programs, current affairs and news events, weather
events, beauty pageants, music, television and film awards and sports novelty markets as Entertainment Markets.
12.1.2 Dabble reserves the right to suspend Entertainment markets at any time and to
reject, requote a different price or limit a customer’s stake on any Entertainment
Markets.
12.2 Postponements & Abandonments
12.2.1 The event must be completed in the advertised calendar year with official results declared for bets to stand.
12.2.2 Bets on television shows will be void if the show is not broadcast in the calendar year originally scheduled for broadcast.
12.2.3 Bets on Award Ceremonies and Beauty Pageants will be void and stakes
refunded if the event is officially cancelled by event organisers or is not held in the
original scheduled calendar year.
12.3 Resulting & Settlement of Markets
12.3.1 Markets will be resulted as per the results published by the relevant organising
body.
12.3.2 Should multiple winners be declared for an event dead heat rules will apply.
12.3.3 Any subsequent amendments to official results, whatever the reason, will not be considered for resulting and bet settlement purposes.
12.3.4 Markets are offered on an ‘all-in’ basis unless otherwise specified.
12.3.5 In the event of the series being cancelled before an official winner is declared,
bets will be settled as a dead heat between the contestants that have not been
eliminated. Outright bets on contestants already eliminated will be treated as losing
selections.
12.4 Maximum Payouts
12.4.1 UK Reality Shows, Oscars, Grammy Awards and Logies - £5,000
All other Entertainment Markets - £2,000
Markets
12.5 Reality Television Programs
12.5.1 Winner Markets
12.5.2 You are betting on the contestant or team that is declared the winner in the final episode of the show.
12.5.3 Dead Heat rules apply if more than 1 winner is announced. Contestants may be
added to the market at any time.
12.5.4 Should no winner be announced bets on remaining contestants will be void and stakes refunded unless there are 3 or less contestants remaining, in which case the remaining contestants will be settled as the winner with Dead Heat rules applied. Bets on contestants already eliminated will be settled as losers.
12.5.5 Any bet inadvertently accepted after betting has closed, or where the event was resolved, or at a stage where the customer could have any indication of the outcome will be voided.
12.5.6 Some reality television shows maybe pre-recorded, and the result may be known before the official result is announced.
12.6 Eviction/Elimination Markets
12.6.1 You are betting on the next contestant(s) to be evicted or eliminated.
12.6.2 These markets only apply to official eliminations and evictions.
12.6.3 Any contestant leaving of their own accord or removed by producers will not be treated as the next eliminated/evictee for betting purposes.
12.6.4 In the event the initial line up for elimination/eviction be changed then Dabble
reserves the right to void the associated market with all stakes refunded.
12.7 Awards Ceremonies
12.7.1 You are betting on the entrant to win the Nominated Award.
12.7.2 All Awards markets are offered on an ‘all -in’ basis. Contestants may be added to the market at any time.
12.7.3 Should multiple winners be announced Dead Heat Rules will apply.
12.8 Weather Markets
12.8.1 Maximum/Minimum Temperature Markets - You are betting on the maximum or
minimum temperature recorded in the nominated city or town. Results are as per the
official statistics publish by the national weather bureau of the country the city or town.
12.8.2 Will it Snow Markets – You are betting on snow to fall on the designated day in the designated city or county. Results as per the Met Office.
12.8.3 All markets offered on UK Weather events will be resulted as per the Met Office https://www.metoffice.gov.uk