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Lines Provided by Bodog.com - To place a single, just click on the line of your choice or select the checkbox next to the line you want and click the "Single" button at the top. For more excitement try a parlay or teaser.

All rules, regulations, and payoffs hitherto for are prone to revision by Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker without prior written notice to the member. Management reserves the right to refuse or limit any wager. Players acknowledge that the Internet is not a 100% reliable medium and understand that Management will not offer compensation of any nature for any wagers that are not accepted by the transaction servers, no matter what the reason. Management further reserves the right to restrict wagering on any event at any time without any advance notice to player.

Lines are available 24 hours-a-day provided there are boarded games. Lines are posted according to the following schedule (all times Eastern):

NFL
Spreads Mondays at 6:00pm
Totals Tuesdays at 8:00pm
Moneylines Fridays at 5:00pm on games with spreads between 2-10
First Half Lines Fridays at 5:00pm
Quarter Lines 8:30pm the night before the game
NCAA Football
Spreads Tuesdays at 6:00pm
Totals Fridays at 5:00pm on Nationally televised games
Moneylines Fridays at 5:00pm on games with spreads between 2-10
First Half Lines Fridays at 5:00pm
Quarter Lines 8:00pm the night before the game (select games)

NBA
Sides/Totals 12:00pm Weekdays and earlier on weekends
First Half Lines 12:00pm daily
NCAA Basketball
Sides 12:30pm daily
Totals 5:00pm daily on Nationally televised games

MLB
Run Lines 11:30am daily
Money Lines 11:30am daily
Totals 11:30am daily

MLB

5 inning lines 5:00pm daily

NHL

Sides/Totals 11:30am daily

Lines for games earlier than these times will generally be available at least two hours before game time.

Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker only accepts eCash as payment for any wagers. Before wagering, it is necessary to open a Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker eCash account. The player shall be responsible for keeping him/herself informed of the balance of their account, as well as the account history.

All winnings shall be credited to that player's Bodog Sportsbook & Casino account, and all losses shall be deducted from the same account.

Bets for which there is no valid proof of payment will not be accepted, nor will bets made by players that do not have enough money in their account to cover the minimum bet requirement.

Credit is not given for bets. All bets must be covered when made.

Any and all bets placed in an attempt in any way to defraud Bodog Sportbook, Casino and Poker and/or made by or contracted by any bookmaker, gambling syndicate, and/or any person, parties, organization, friends or relatives either individually or in partnership or in conjunction with any other person, parties, organization, friends, relatives, firms or corporations in any manner whatsoever who carry on or become engaged in or be concerned with or interested in or advise, lend money to, guarantee the debts or obligations of any business of the kind or similar to the kind of business of Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker shall be voided and the balances in said player accounts related to these wagers that was paid by Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker to player shall be refunded automatically to Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker.

Anyone deemed to have wagered in a syndicate-like fashion so as to receive either eCash winnings or activity bonuses will have all winnings and bonus activity payouts from said activity withheld, and will not receive a payout of any kind in direct relation to the aforementioned. Bodog Sportbook, Casino and Poker also reserves the right to keep the principle of any wager placed in an attempt to defraud the house of any bonus monies, whether a party does this on their own or in collusion with other players or other sportsbooks.

Reverse Activity will not be permitted. Reverse Activity is described as wagering both sides of a single event for the purpose of falsely achieving a stated minimum of wagering activity in order to qualify this or any account for any bonus.

Collecting wagers or placing wagers is prohibited by anyone under the age of 18 years.

Las Vegas rules, regulations, payoffs and wager types apply where not covered herein.

All Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker transactions are legally processed under approval of the government of Costa Rica. All transactions and wagers shall be considered originating from and governed by the laws of Costa Rica. Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker does not report winnings of individuals to any government agencies.

No bet may be cancelled, changed, or modified by the bettor, in any way, once it has been received and accepted by Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker.

Internet wagers are not guaranteed. Wagers are valid when accepted by Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker's transaction server whether or not you are assigned with a wager transaction number. If there are any doubts, the player should check their Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker account statement and/or contact Customer Service immediately. This can be accessed from the menu bar on Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker via the Cashier link. If you would like more details, contact Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker Customer Service via email at: service@bodog.com.

Important: Always check your Bodog account statement after placing all your bets!

All wagers will be accepted up to the starting time of the sporting event. All sporting events must be played on the scheduled day unless otherwise specified. Sporting events postponed and then rescheduled will automatically constitute a "No Action" wager, in which case all money to cover the wager will be returned to the player's account.

In the case of an obvious error on the posted line, any and all single wagers will be deemed a "No Action" wager and all money to cover said wagers will be refunded to the player's account. Parlays and Teasers involving such lines will be reduced accordingly.

Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker will adjust the line appropriately to remedy the situation outlined above. The line replacing the obvious error will be deemed the true line or odds for wagering purposes. This is understood and accepted by players who recognize this error.

A bet shall be deemed to be invalid when:

1. It is submitted later than the deadline
2. It is completed erroneously or incorrectly
3. It is a wager on an obvious line error

Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker reserves the right to limit the maximum amount wagered, prior to Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker acceptance of any bet.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, minimum and maximum bets shall be determined solely and exclusively by Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker.

For more information on Minimum and Maximum bets with Bodog Sportsbook & Casino, please click here.

Management of Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker monitors all wagers, point and/or price changes made prior to the start of an event by computer to help minimize errors, and to aid in properly settling disputes. All phone-in transactions will be recorded and repeated to the player. These recordings will be used to settle all wagering disputes. In all cases of disputes, both management and the member agree that the tape recording of the transaction shall serve as the final arbiter in the dispute. A player's acceptance of a readback, at the time the bet was placed, will constitute the player's consent for the wager in question.

Records of all transactions (Internet and Call Center) will be saved to a file on a back-up system. In all cases of dispute, both management of Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker and the player agree that the file tape backup shall serve as the final authority in the dispute. Where appropriate, wagers will be adjusted accordingly. The last read back of the wager will be used as the exact determinant for the claim outcome for Call Center wagers. The transaction log database will serve as the final arbiter for Internet wagers. Contests must be lodged within 3 days of an event outcome being determined. No claims will be honored after this 3-day period. The player is solely responsible for verifying the accuracy of all their eCash account transactions.

Printed pointspreads at the time bets are accepted, are used to determine winners, losers and ties. Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker shall maintain a record of all pointspreads, odds, final scores and related betting propositions, and statistics to protect both the player and Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker in case of obvious mechanical or human error.

Players are solely responsible for their account transactions. Please be sure to review your wagers for any mistake, error, or omission before sending them over the computer. Once a bet is placed over the computer it cannot be changed.

Important: Check all bets carefully!

This agreement is governed by the laws of Costa Rica. All transactions and wagers shall be considered originating from, and governed by, the laws of Costa Rica. Disputes or claims that arise directly or indirectly out of this Agreement will be brought before a court in Costa Rica. Bodog Sportbook, Casino and Poker has the right to apply in similar appropriate courts any injunction or like remedy to restrain you from committing any breach of this agreement, and for consequential damages.

It is understood that Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker is a foreign company, and as such, does not report the account activities, winnings or losses of its members to any government agencies. Therefore, it is the player's responsibility, if applicable, to report any winnings to their respective government agency.

Any situations not covered by the rules described herein or elsewhere on Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker web site will be settled by applying the rules of the Nevada Gaming Commission. However, rules of Bodog Sportsbook & Casino are final.

Management reserves the right to refuse wagers that differ from posted Las Vegas lines by four points or more.

It is in your best interests to guard your Account Number and Password from unauthorized usage. If your Account Number and Password are lost or compromised, please contact Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker immediately. Bodog Sportbook, Casino and Poker will freeze your account to bar further access upon receipt of this notification. By accepting this agreement, you are liable for any unauthorized use of the your Account Number and Password.

Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker reserves the right to cancel wagering privileges at any time.

All published odds are for information purposes only. It is understood that all odds are subject to change. Odds accepted at the actual time a bet is placed shall be deemed valid.

Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker is not liable for printing or other errors relative to the transfer of information.
2. Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker, reserves the right to inform the public of obvious mistakes/errors (the incorrect posting of odds), and to make the appropriate adjustments.

If eCash is credited to a player's account in error, it is incumbent upon that player to notify Bodog Sportsbook, Casino and Poker of the aforesaid error without delay. Any winnings realized after the error, whether directly or indirectly subsequent to the error but prior to notification of Bodog Sportbook, Casino and Poker , shall be void.

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