What are Estimated Returns?
An estimated return is displayed on your bet slip and is a rough guide for the amount of winnings which will be paid out if your selection/s are winners.
It's only a guide because it's based on your predictions winning and not on the actual results of the event.
No one can predict what the results will be or what will happen during the event, any of the following could alter the event completely.
Example:
- A Rule 4 deduction can apply if there's a late withdrawal.
- If your selection is involved in a tie, dead heat rules apply.
- If your player doesn't start the match, the selection may be voided.
- If an event or match is postponed and is subject to the 48-hour rule, the bet will only be settled when the final result has been determined.
Our results page will include details of any Rule 4 deduction or dead heats.
Terms to consider:
- There's no estimated returns for forecast and tricast bets placed on horse or greyhound racing, as the winnings are paid out as a dividend.
- If you place a bet using a free bet token, the stake (free bet) won't be returned to you as a normal cash stake would be.
- The estimated return on the bet slip and the bet receipt indicates the return with stake, so the value of the free bet should be deducted from the estimated returns to get a more accurate value of what you may receive.
If you're unable to work out why your winnings are less than you thought they would be, the steps below can help you work out why:
1. Find the full results for the event in question.
2. If it's a bet placed on a horse race, check if there were any horses pulled out.
- If so, a Rule 4 deduction may have been applied. Refer to the table to work out on the deduction and take note of the non-runners' odds were.
- Make sure there was a clear winner, because if there's a dead heat, it will affect your return.
3. If double or multiple bets, check if all of your selections ran or started.
4. For accumulative bets, the stake will run on to the remaining selection/s - with a double becoming a single, a treble becoming a double and so on.
- If you've picked a non-runner, just click here to know what happens to your bet.
5. If you've placed an each way bet, check the place terms for your selections here as this may also affect your returns.
6. Double check that your estimated returns don't exceed the maximum winnings specified in our betting rules. If they do, the maximum payout will be applied.