Betting

Extra Places

This article outlines our Extra Places Promotion for each way bets in Horse Racing. You can find out where this promotion is available as well as figure out how many extra places are included.

Each Way Bets

This article outlines everything you need to know about each way betting in Horse Racing; including how many places we pay out on depending on how many horses enter a race and how these types of bets work in an accumulator or a multiple.

Non Runner No Bet

This article outlines the details of non runner no bet from knowing how your bet qualifies to knowing what the maximum refund is and when this will be processed

Non Runners

This article explains what a non runner is and what happens to your bet on a non-runner market

Rule 4 Deductions

This page explains a rule 4 (four) deduction. Read this article if you have placed a bet on a winning horse but your winnings were not what you were expecting. It could be that another horse pulled out of the race and this has impacted you.

Reasons for Void Bet

This article outlines the reasons as to why a bet may have been voided/made void

Horse Racing - Future Racing (Ante Post)

This article outlines our rules, terms and conditions for Horse Racing bets placed on Future Racing markets (known as Ante Post bets).

Dead Heat

This article explains what a dead heat is across all sports and explains how we settle bets that end in this manner.

Acca Freeze Exclusions

This article details information on Acca Freeze Exclusions

Winnings not what you expected?

This article explains some of the reasons that you may not have won as much as you were expecting from your bet. This can happen because a rule has been applied based on a change in circumstances in the event you have bet on or sometimes it can simply be a mistake that needs to be corrected.

Guaranteed Lay To Lose

This article explains our guaranteed lay to lose promotion in Horse Racing.

Player Not Starting

When a player is said to "not start" in football, it means they are not included in the initial 11 players chosen to begin the match on the field, and instead will start the game on the bench as a substitute, only coming on to play if the manager decides to replace another player during the game. 

Account Stake Restrictions

This article outlines what restrictions we can place on customers accounts and also why we might do this

Cash Out

This article answers Frequently Asked Questions around cash out. Cash Out allows you to lock in a profit or loss before waiting for the event to finish.

Finding My Open & Settled Bets

This article explains how you can view all your open and settled bets

Cash Out Eligible Markets

This article outlines which markets are eligible for the cash out feature.

Opta Football Statistics - Definitions

This article outlines how we use Opta to settle statistic markets in football such as Shots on Target (SOT), Goalscorers, Tackles, Offsides, Assists, Passes, Cards and Corners as well as others.

Football - Cash Out Eligible Markets

This article outlines which football markets are eligible for our cash out service.

Forecast & Tricast Bets

This article outlines the rules around our forecast (selections to finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order in a race) and tricast (the same but including 3rd place ) betting.

BuildABet

This article outlines some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from our BuildABet (Build A Bet) feature...

Live Match Notifications

This article outlines how you can receive live bet notifications to your mobile phone and where you can find out the latest results

Betting Glossary (Sports Betting Terminology)

This page contains a glossary of abbreviations used across the Sky Betting & Gaming website.

Enhanced Accumulators

This article outlines enhanced accumulators (multiple bets that, when selected together, offer you a higher return that if you added the same selections individually). It outlines where you can find these accumulators and what happens if one part of your accumulator doesn't take part.

Watch & Bet

This article details how to watch Live Video on Desktop & App.

How to calculate winnings

This article outlines potential returns (the returns quoted on your bet slip when adding a selection to it and how to calculate what you could win from the selections you have placed.

Maximum Winnings

This article outlines the maximum amount you can win (max payout) on a single day in each sport bet on, regardless of stake.

How Do Odds Work?

This article outlines how you can switch the sky bet site display between fractional and decimal odds and how to quickly accept odds changes when placing a bet.

Other Sports - Cash Out Eligible Markets

This article outlines which markets are eligible for our cash out service on across all sports, excluding football.

Golf Leaderboards

This page shows the leaderboard for recent Golf tournaments and explains what happens in certain scenarios such as when two golfers are tied on the same score.

Bet Settlement Policy

This article provides information on how we settle bets, how long it might take to do this, our terms of settlement and what to do if you think we have not settled your bet correctly. It also provides details around duplicate and suspicious events.

RequestABet - General Info

This page details our rules for RequestABet, which offer you the opportunity to back unique bets on Sky Bet.

Featured Popular Bets & Competition Specials

This article outlines details our featured popular bets and match specials in football. Each we tell you what most popular bets are amongst our other customers (e.g. a team to win a particular game) and which bets we are promoting as good value so you can quickly add them to your bet slip.

How to read your bet receipts

This article explains your bet receipt, detailing the number of lines you have placed, how the bet was settled and all other information included.

VAR

This article outlines the betting rules around VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology, used in football...

Price Boost

This page outlines the terms of our Price Boost promotions, where we offer enhanced odds on particular football events happening from time to time. It explains the maximum stake you can place on them and what happens to accumulators (accas) that contain Price Boosted bets

Racing Lengthen Your Odds

This article explains Lengthen Your Odds Promotion that we run for Horse Racing on selected races. Lengthen your odds allows you to bet on the official winning distance of a named horse. This page explains how you can identify races that offer this promotion as well as explaining what happens if the horse doesn't run, listing all the relevant terms and conditions you will be subject to upon entering.

How to Place an Accumulator

This article outlines how to place a multiple or accumulator (acca) bet.

How to Place a Bet

This article explains how to place a bet on our Sky Bet site.

Handicap Betting

This article explains Handicap Betting. It outlines what it is and how it works...

Yes / No

This page explains our Yes / No markets and how you can place a bet on one

What is expected goals (xG)?

This article outlines what expected goals (xG) is as you may have seen us refer to this on our site event and in game statistic pages

Football - Match Stat Markets

This article outlines the rules for markets we offer around football match stats. An example of a match stats market would be a player to have the most shots on target or a player to score from inside the 6 yard box etc

Bet Types

This article outlines the different types of bet we offer, from Goliaths to Yankees and Placepots to Jackpots.

Bet Cancellations

This article outlines the occasions on which you can cancel your bet and how you can use cash out to do this where it is available.