What happens to your bet when a football match is abandoned or postponed?
8 of 9 publish their abandoned matches rule in their own terms. For the other 1 we couldn't confirm it.
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bet365 5-day windowHouse rule
Unplayed or postponed match: treated as a non-runner unless played within 5 days of the original scheduled time. Abandoned before 90 minutes: bets void unless the market was already fully determined.
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Sky Bet 3-day windowHouse rule
Postponed: bets stand if played within the current or next 3 days and confirmed within 3 hours of original kick-off, otherwise void. Abandoned: decided bets stand, others void. Multiples settle on remaining selections.
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Paddy Power 3-day windowHouse rule
Postponed: bets stand if the match is played within the current or next 3 days and this is confirmed within 3 hours of the original kick-off; otherwise singles are void and multiples settle on the remaining legs. Abandoned after kick-off: decided bets stand, others void, unless a restart within 3 days is announced within 3 hours.
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William Hill 48-hour windowHouse rule
Postponed match: bets void at the point of notification, unless the fixture is rescheduled and kicks off within 48 hours of the original kick-off. In a multiple the void leg is removed and the rest stands (a treble becomes a double). Abandoned: bets stand where a winning selection was already established, otherwise void.
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Ladbrokes Same-day windowHouse rule
Cancelled or postponed match: bets struck before the scheduled kick-off are void. Bets stand if a delayed match takes place the same day (local time), or within a fixed-date tournament such as the World Cup Finals. In multiples, a void selection is treated as a non-runner and the stake runs on to the remaining selections. Football-specific abandonment rules were not captured.
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Coral Same-day windowHouse rule
Cancelled or postponed match: bets struck before the scheduled kick-off are void. Bets stand if a delayed match takes place the same day (local time), or within a fixed-date tournament such as the World Cup Finals. In multiples, a void selection is treated as a non-runner and the stake runs on to the remaining selections. Football-specific abandonment rules were not captured.
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Unibet 48-hour windowHouse rule
Matches not taking place/walk-over: void. Abandoned and restarted from beginning: bets not settleable from play before abandonment are void. Postponed/rescheduled beyond 48 hours from last scheduled time: void (unless stated otherwise); outcomes already decided before abandonment stand
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BoyleSports Same-day windowHouse rule
Abandoned before full time: match outcome bets void unless an official result is declared; markets already determined stand. Postponed football matches are void unless played the same day.
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888sport Not in public termsUnconfirmed
We couldn't confirm this from the bookmaker's own terms on the pages we checked.
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