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PRO*PICKS FAQ |
PICKS:
PROPS:
POOLS:
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GENERAL: |
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WHICH SPORTS WILL BE OFFERED FOR WAGERING ON PICKS, PROPS AND ON POOLS? |
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POOLS will offer football, hockey, baseball, college basketball, car racing and soccer. PICKS will offer wagers on most goals by hockey participants. We have launched PROPS with football. We may add other sports on the three Card types the future. |
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| Q2: |
CAN ALL TYPES OF CARDS BE PLAYED WITH THE SAME SELECTION SLIP? |
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Yes. The same selection slip is to be used for each Card type, however, you can only wager on one Card per selection slip. The POOLS slip allows players to 'box' up to four events per slip, saving the need to fill out multiple selection slips. |
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| Q3: |
WHAT HAPPENS WITH EACH CARD TYPE IF A PARTICIPANT/TEAM DOES NOT PLAY? |
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In general, an event may be cancelled if it is not an official event as defined by the OLG, or if the game on which the event is based, is considered incomplete.
For PICKS Cards, an event that is cancelled or incomplete will have the odds set to 1.0 and the potential prize payout reduced to the next lower level.
For example, if the play type you picked is Top 3 and one event is cancelled or incomplete then your wager becomes a Top 2 play type. For a Top 3 with two events canceled or incomplete it becomes a Top 1 play type. It is the same for a Top 2 play type.
For POOLS Cards, both participants, the visitor and home, are credited with a win.
For PROPS Cards, if team does not play, the card is cancelled. If the participant does not play, the event is cancelled.
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| Q4: |
HOW ARE TIES HANDLED FOR EACH CARD TYPE? |
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For PICKS, if two or more Participants/Teams are tied, then the Participant/Team with the lower ranking on the Card will be deemed to be the winner of that event. (In PICKS, the rankings range from 1 which is the highest ranking down to 16 which is the lowest possible ranking). For POOLS, if the two Participant/Teams in an event tie, then the designated Visitor (V) will be deemed to be the winner of that event. There are no ties for PROPS as each event involves an Over or Under selection and the set over/under number will always include a half-point (.5). |
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| Q5: |
WHAT IS THE TOTAL PRIZE PAYOUT FOR EACH PRO*PICKS OPTION? |
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PICKS and PROPS are designed to pay back 60% of wagers on average, which is similar to PROLINE. POOLS has a set payout of 60%. |
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| Q6: |
WHEN ARE PRO*PICKS CARDS ISSUED? |
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Cards and odds are typically issued on Thursdays. |
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WHEN IS THE EVENT LIST AVAILABLE? |
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Event Lists are released on Fridays. |
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| Q8: |
HOW MANY DIFFERENT PRO*PICKS CARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN A WEEK? |
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The number of Cards will vary up to 15 per week depending on the time of year and which sports are being played. |
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| Q9: |
HOW MUCH CAN PLAYERS WAGER ON EACH PRO*PICKS OPTION? |
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For PICKS and PROPS, wagers can range from a minimum of $2 to a maximum of $100.
For POOLS, a Single Play is $5. Players can also Box up to 4 events on a selection slip.
Box 1 = 2 separate selections and costs $10.
Box 2 = 4 separate selections and costs $20.
Box 3 = 8 separate selections and costs $40.
Box 4 = 16 separate selections and costs $80.
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WHEN IS THE CUT-OFF TIME FOR WAGERING? |
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The cut-off time will be the Close Date (which includes close day and time) that is posted on the Card, and will usually coincide with the start of the first event for any of the participants on the card. |
PICKS:
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HOW IS PICKS PLAYED? |
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Each week we will produce a number of "cards" of participants or teams to wager on. Each card will have up to 16 participants with each placed in an order of ranking. To play PICKS, you select the Participants/Teams that you think will finish as the Top 1, or Top 2 or Top 3 from the card. The Top 2 and Top 3 selections can finish in any order.
Each participant on the card earns a number of points and the participant with the greatest number of points is the winner of the card. Points are based on performance such as hits in baseball batting, yardage gained in football and goals scored in hockey.
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WHO DETERMINES WHAT THE FINAL RESULTS ARE (e.g. passing yards, goals, rushing yards) FOR ASSIGNING POINTS? |
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OLG determines the final results. There are a variety of sources for statistical information that we will use in making our determination. |
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IN FOOTBALL, TEAMS AND PLAYERS CAN ACTUALLY LOSE YARDS. WILL YOU INCLUDE YARDS LOST AS WELL AS YARDS GAINED? |
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Yes, yards lost as well as gained will be included for a final result for a player or team. If a player or team actual net yardage at the end of the game(s) covered on the card is negative, we will record that player's or team's performance as a "zero". |
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HOW IS THE RANKING OF THE PARTICIPANTS FOR PICKS DETERMINED? |
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OLG sets the rankings based on the popularity of the participants/teams and the expected level of wagering. |
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DO THE RANKINGS CHANGE? |
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No, the rankings are set when the card is issued and do not change. The rankings are only used for the Tie-Breaker rule. |
PROPS: |
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HOW DO YOU PLAY "PROPS"? |
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To play PROPS, you wager on selections from a Card of "Over/Under"- type of questions, such as whether a football team's passing yards in a game will be over or under a pre-set number. You may choose from three to six events on which to wager and the amount you want to wager. To calculate the potential payout of your wager, multiply the odds (as indicated by OLG) of each of your predicted event outcomes. |
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| Q17: |
WHO SETS THE ODDS FOR EACH PROPS EVENT? |
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OLG sets the odds for each event, based on a variety of sources. |
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| Q18: |
WHAT SPORTS ARE OFFERED FOR PROPS? |
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PROPS offers football only, we may extend the game to include other sports in the future. |
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| Q19: |
ARE PROPS QUESTIONS ALWAYS THE SAME, AND HOW IS IT DETERMINED WHICH QUESTIONS TO USE? |
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For the most part OLG uses a standard set of PROPS questions, although others could be added in the future. |
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WHAT DOES EACH OF THE PROPS ACRONYMS REPRESENT? |
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| Longest Pass Complete |
LongstPC |
| Interceptions |
INTRCPNS |
| Rushing Yards |
RushYD |
| Longest Rush |
LongstRSH |
| Fumbles Lost |
FUMBLost |
| Field Goals Made |
FIELDGLM |
| Longest Field Goals Made |
LngstFGM |
| Longest Punt Return |
LngstPTR |
| QB Sacks Made |
QBscksM |
| 1st Half Points |
FhalfPTS |
| 2nd Half Points |
ShalfPTS |
| Complete Pass |
PassComp |
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POOLS: |
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HOW DO YOU PLAY "POOLS"? |
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To plays POOLS, you select a Visitor (V) or Home (H) win for ALL of the events listed on a Card. Wagers are set at $5 per card. The player or players with the most correct selections will win or share the prize pool. If there is a tie between two participant/teams, the team set as the Visitor (V) will be declared the winner for that event. Players have the option to 'box' up to four events on a single selection slip. |
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| Q22: |
WHY IS THE VISITOR CREDITED WITH A WIN IF THERE IS A TIE? |
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POOLS is played by predicting which teams will win from a slate of games. It's generally considered to be more difficult for a team to win when playing away rather than playing at home, and so for POOLS a win is credited to the Visitor when there is a tie. |
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| Q23: |
WHY IS THERE ONLY A SINGLE SET WAGER OF $5 FOR POOLS INSTEAD OF HAVING A RANGE OF WAGER AMOUNTS? |
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Each of our sports games has unique features so that we can offer a range of wagering options to various customers. POOLS is a fun and easy way to wager on sports that many people are familiar with, and we expect that the single, low cost of $5 per ticket will be appealing to many people who might not want to wager more than that. A pre-set wager amount with an equal potential winning share is the most preferred design for games like this that are based on a pari-mutuel pool prize structure. |
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| Q24: |
HOW IS A BOX PLAY SELECTION MADE? |
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For convenience, there is now a Box Play option for players allowing them to box up to four events on a single selection slip.
For Box Play, choose both Visitor Win (V) and Home Win (H) for the number of events (up to four) you choose to box. For the remaining events, choose either Visitor Win (V) or Home Win (H). For a Box Play, players must mark the play type chosen on the selection slip (Box 1, Box 2, Box 3 or Box 4).
Box 1 = 2 separate selections and costs $10.
Box 2 = 4 separate selections and costs $20.
Box 3 = 8 separate selections and costs $40.
Box 4 = 16 separate selections and costs $80.
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| Q25: |
HOW IS A WINNER OF A CAR RACE EVENT DETERMINED FOR PRO*PICKS POOLS? |
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A team is identified by a driver for the team and that driver must start the race (although he may then be replaced with another driver). Both teams must start the race in order for the event to be valid.
A winner of a car race event is determined in the following order of priority:
- The team with the higher finishing position
- If only one team is credited with a finishing position, that team will be the winner
- If both teams finishing positions are tied, the team with the most completed laps wins
- If both teams finishing positions and number of completed laps are tied, the Visitor will be the winner
- If neither team has a finishing position, the team with the most completed laps wins
- If neither team has a finishing position and have the same number of completed laps, the Visitor team will be the winner
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