Abandonments, postponements and the 48-hour window
Unless a sport page says otherwise: if a match is postponed or abandoned and completed within 48 hours of the previous scheduled start, open bets settle on the final result; otherwise undecided bets are void.
Abandonment = halted before allocated time and not finished the same day. Markets already fully decided at halt stand (for example first team to find the net). Advance TV/congestion reschedules are not “postponed.” If live coverage stops but the match finishes normally, markets follow the result.
Two-way winner push: draw voids home/away. Exact-line totals/handicaps that land on the quoted line void. Race-to-X (incl. overtime) voids if the match ends before X. Half/quarter/period markets count only that period unless named otherwise.
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