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book graded my first scorer bet as void because player came on after kickoff.

so i took a shot on first scorer in a football match and went for a sub who starts on the bench. thought i was being clever since odds were crazy. he came on around the 30th minute, scored the first goal after that, but my bet got graded as void. looks like the book’s rules say the player has to be on the pitch at kickoff or it’s a no-bet.

honestly didn’t even cross my mind before placing it. never read those fine print rules about specific markets, always just do the basics like max payout and dead heat stuff. i’m not mad, just kind of surprised this is standard and want to know how strict books are with these things. anyone else get burned on weird techs like this? do other books handle it different or is this the norm?

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From what I've seen, this is fairly common. Many sportsbooks require a player to be in the starting lineup for first scorer markets, while others simply treat non-starters as losing selections or void them according to their house rules. It's one of those market-specific details that's easy to miss, so it's always worth checking the settlement rules for that sportsbook before backing a player who isn't expected to start.

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"came on around the 30th minute" is the bit that stings, i've had dumber longshots die colder

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makes sense

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Bench at kickoff, live dealer brain

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30th minute is what would annoy me!!!

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Lol I did this once too, same dumb trap. Slots-brain click, rules-brain asleep lmao

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"slots-brain" is exactly why online casinos love cross-selling into side betting markets tbh!!! Bench guy should've been greyed out, not left there like bait

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The slots-brain takes over and suddenly the rules are nowhere to be found.

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seen both, but void is the cleaner scammy version. if the slip lets bench guys in at all, it should tag them before stake, not after you hit a juicy one

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Nah, that’s standard lol first scorer ain’t supersub"

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Yeah, that’s pretty standard, and the “weird tech” part ain’t weird at all once you’ve been clipped by it once. Books splash promos real real loud, then hide market rules like this in the weeds.

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Yeah, that’s standard lol

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Yep, had that once, stupid rule!!!

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yeah thats standard ur not burned its a void bet

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Crypto books do this too. I had a first scorer get voided after a stupid bet delay once... Pretty standard, still dull

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