Void bet
A bet the sportsbook cancels and settles at odds of 1.00, returning the stake, for reasons set out in its house rules.
A void bet is cancelled rather than won or lost. The stake comes back to your balance as if the bet had never been placed. Each sportsbook lists its own reasons in its house rules, and they differ from book to book.
Common reasons
- The game is postponed or abandoned and not played within the time the rules allow.
- A player prop where the player does not take part (see prop bet).
- An obvious pricing error, often called a palpable error.
- A push on a whole-number line is settled the same way at most books, with the stake returned.
Worked example: a void leg in a parlay
A three-leg NHL parlay at 2.00, 1.80 and 1.90. Combined odds: 6.84. A $20 ticket stands to return $136.80.
The middle game is postponed by a storm and the leg is voided. It now counts as 1.00, so the parlay becomes 2.00 × 1.90 = 3.80. If the other two legs win, you get $76 back instead of $136.80. If either loses, the ticket still loses.
Crypto note
On a crypto sportsbook, a voided stake is returned in the coin you bet with. If the price of that coin moved while the bet was open, the CAD value of your refund will have moved with it.
What to check
The postponement window differs between books. Read it before betting on games with weather or travel risk.