IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE REGARDING PROMOTION RULES OF
DRAFTKINGS
IMPORTANT! PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THESE PROMOTION RULES
(hereinafter, "Promotion Rules") BEFORE ENTERING THE 2019
DRAFTKINGS SPORTS BETTING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AS THESE RULES
AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
PROMOTION DESCRIPTION
DraftKings Sportsbook is pleased to announce an exciting new
promotion, the 2019 DraftKings Sports Betting National Championship
(hereinafter, the "SBNC Promotion" or “SBNC”),
exclusively for DraftKings Sportsbook Players
(“Contestants”). SBNC Contestants will have the
opportunity to win the Prize (defined below).
To qualify for the SBNC, Contestants have two (2) entry options.
1. In the first entry option, Contestants can win a
“Ticket” to the SBNC Promotion (“Ticket
Winner”) by playing in a DraftKings Daily Fantasy Sports
qualifier contest (a “Qualifier”), the top prize of such
contest being a Ticket for free entry to the SBNC plus airfare and
lodging. Qualifiers will be run from time to time in the sole
discretion of DraftKings up to and through January 9th, 2019. The
Qualifier Ticket Winners will win the following: a trip for two (2)
to Jersey City, New Jersey (hereinafter, "NJ"); a $1,000 cash credit
to the winner’s DraftKings’ player account for
transportation to/from the SBNC; and accommodations in downtown NJ
for three (3) nights (arriving on January 11, 2019 and departing on
January 14, 2019) (collectively, the “Qualifier Prize”).
The approximate retail value of the Qualifier Prize is $12,000.00.
2. In the Second entry option, a Contestant can “buy-in”
to the SBNC by buying a Ticket for TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) by
no later than January 12, 2019 at 4pm EST. Those Contestants who
buy-in to the SBNC shall not receive any travel or hotel
accommodations, and shall only receive the Ticket for entry to the
SBNC. Buy-in details are located on the SBNC promotional page
located here - www.
draftkings.com/lp/sports-betting-national-championship.
In addition, DraftKings may, from time to time, elect to give away
Tickets to the SBNC via promotions, giveaways, or other contests in
DraftKings’ sole discretion from time to time.
Each Contestant shall be subject to these SBNC Promotion Rules in
addition to the contest rules for each applicable Qualifier. The
$10,000 entry Ticket for each Contestant shall be allocated as
follows:
$5,000 will be used as the player’s bankroll (earmarked with
special DKSB Dollars) for wagering during the tournament and the
bankroll and any winnings derived from it will be credited to the
user account at the completion of the event.
$4,700 will be used to make up the prize pool (“Prize
Pool”) for the tournament portion of the event and will be
distributed to the top Final Score totals at the end of the SBNC in
accordance with the payout tables located on the SBNC promotional
page - www. draftkings.com/lp/sports-betting-national-championship.
$300 will be retained by DraftKings Sportsbook (“DKSB”)
as an administrative fee for the operation of the event.
All Qualifier entrants and Contestants in the SBNC Promotion must be
at least 21 years of age as of January 11, 2019, have a valid United
States Social Security Number, are not self-excluded from online
gaming in the state of NJ, are not excluded from play on the
DraftKings Sportsbook, and are able to physically travel to the
State of New Jersey (and possess all documentation needed to travel
to NJ) in order to play in the SBNC. All Contestants who fail to
meet such criteria may have their Ticket revoked without
reimbursement.
The SBNC Promotion will be held January 11th-13th 2019 (the
“SBNC Promotion Dates”). The promotion will take place
on Sportsbook.DraftKings.com and be administered and scored
according to these Promotion Rules and the DraftKings Sportsbook
Betting Rules (“Betting Rules”)
(https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/help/general-betting-rules/bet-offer-rules).
These Promotion Rules, in conjunction with the Betting Rules and the
DraftKings' Sportsbook Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, shall govern
the player eligibility, promotion conduct, and rules of play of the
SBNC Promotion.
RULES OF PLAY
Contestant shall compete on the SBNC Promotion Dates for the highest
final total score (“Final Score”) by placing wagers on
various sports in the DKSB in accordance with the following:
• Eligible Wagers:
On Friday and Saturday Contestants can wager on any sport (or
combination of sports via parlay) or wager in the DKSB that is live
between 12:00pm EST Friday January 11th and 1am Sunday
January 13th and whose event(s) are graded by 8am EST on Sunday
January 13th.
After 1am EST on Sunday Contestants can wager on the two scheduled
NFL Divisional Round playoff games only. Parlays including
eligible wagers from Friday/Saturday and the Sunday NFL Divisional
Round playoff games will count towards minimum wagering requirements
for Sunday
Wagering will be unavailable from 1am EST to 8am EST during each day
of the SBNC Promotion Dates.
WAGERS ON ANY OTHER GAME TYPES OR DURING THE TIMEFRAMES NOT OUTLINED
HEREIN SHALL NOT COUNT TOWARDS A CONTESTANTS SCORE FOR PURPOSES OF
THE SBNC PROMOTION.
DraftKings will make every attempt to identify and notify
contestants of any ineligible wagers and provide the contestant with
an option to cancel that wager. Contestants who benefit from or
refuse to cancel ineligible wagers may receive a score of 0 at the
final determination of the tournament director.
All bet types, live betting, and cash outs are eligible wagers for
players. No wagers will be allowed after the kickoff of the second
NFL Divisional Round playoff game on Sunday January 13th.
Accounts used for the Sports Betting National Championship will
not be eligible for any promotional offers
including but not limited to Odds Boosts, Free Bets, Refer a Friend,
Insurance Promotions. On detection, bets placed on any
promotional offer will be voided and the wager will be returned
to the customer.
All users will be subject to the same limits on any given bet a
given point in time. Any request submitted by a user to accept a
wager in excess of that maximum wager will be rejected. In the event
that a requested wager is inadvertently accepted in excess of
offered maximum that excess wager will be voided and the wager will
be returned to the customer.
The contest scoring is final once grading of final NFL game on
Sunday January 13th is complete and any scoring adjustments per
contest rules have been applied.
Wagers made outside the DKSB product, or using DKSB general funds
will not count, only wagers using the SBNC dollars are eligible.
• At conclusion of the SBNC Promotion, the bankroll in the
Contestant’s tournament account and any Leaderboard Prizes
will be deposited in the Contestant’s cash balance on the
DKSB.
• Betting limits: All users in the contest will be subject to
the same betting limits across eligible events at any given point in
time
• Minimum play requirements for SBNC Prize Pool Eligibility:
Customers must place a minimum of $1,000 in wagers between Friday
and Saturday and a minimum of $2,000 in wagers (or their entire
remaining balance, whichever is less) on Sunday in order to be
eligible for leaderboard prizes, regardless of the final score. If a
player does not meet wagering requirements they retain any remaining
funds in the Bankroll but are not eligible for the Prize (defined
below).
All Contestants must be physically present in the State of New
Jersey during the SBNC Promotion Dates to wager on the DKSB, and
check-in at the official reporters table located either at the SBNC
event or the official SBNC hotel with a DraftKings employee by 1pm
EST on Sunday, January 13th. Contestants who do not check in may be
disqualified from the SBNC by DraftKings in DraftKings’ sole
discretion.
SBNC WINNER AND PRIZE POOL:
• The winner of the SBNC Promotion shall be the Contestant with
the highest total Final Score) at the conclusion of the NFL games on
Sunday (the “Winner”). Final Score shall be calculated
as Contestants’ SBNC bankroll total, plus any applicable taxes
withheld, less any ineligible wagers.
• The Prize Pool will be based on the number of Contestants
with all money reserved for the Prize Pool ($4,700 for each
Contestant entered) guaranteed to be paid out. There is no maximum
number of Contestants who may enter the SBNC, however, there will be
a minimum guaranteed amount for the Prize Pool of $2.5 Million and a
first place prize of ONE MILLION DOLLARS to the Winner (the
“Prize”). The value of the Prize shall increase
according to the payout table if there are more than 531 Contestants
into the SBNC. The number of Contestants shall be capped at 600.
• Any user who does not meet the minimum wagering requirements
will receive a score of 0.
• Proposed payouts based on leaderboard position for a $2.5
Million Prize Pool are shown on the landing page for this promotion
– www. draftkings.com/lp/sports-betting-national-championship
• DKSB shall also offer a “Leaderboard Prize” of
$50,000 to the Contestant in first place (the then-current high
score at of 8am EST on Sunday January 13) prior to the beginning of
the NFL Divisional Round playoff games on Sunday . Leaderboard
Prizes shall not count towards a user’s Final Score for
purposes of this Promotion.
The best interest of the tournament and fairness are top priorities
in decision-making. Unusual circumstances occasionally dictate that
common-sense decisions in the interest of fairness take priority
over technical rules. All tournament director decisions are final.
TIEBREAKERS
If one or more DraftKings Players tie for a Ticket in a Qualifier,
there will be a playoff promotion between the tied DraftKings DFS
Players, as solely determined by DraftKings, to determine the winner
of the Ticket to the SBNC. Every effort will be made to provide a
playoff in the sport which the tie took place in. However, in the
event that there are no slates of games for that sport available
between the date of the tie and January 6th, 2019, DraftKings at its
sole discretion may select another sport in which to run the playoff
contest.
In the event of a tie for any position in the SBNC Promotion prizes
shall be divided evenly amongst the Contestants that have tied. For
example, if two Contestants tie for first place, each tied
Contestant shall receive one half of both the first place prize and
the second place prize.
In the event of a tie for the $50k Leaderboard Prize awarded on
Sunday the prize shall be divided evenly amongst the Contestants
that have tied for the top score.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES
Once a player has accumulated one (1) entries to the SBNC Promotion
they are no longer allowed to win entries in SBNC Promotion
qualifier promotions. If a player chooses to play in additional SBNC
Qualifiers after they have won their first entry to SBNC and they
happen to win an additional qualifier, they will receive $0 for
their additional entry and the ticket will be awarded to second
place.
If a player wins multiple qualifier promotions that were live at the
time their first entry was accumulated, they will receive the cash
value of their additional qualifiers.
FIRST DEGREE RELATIVES
First degree relatives living in the same household are subject to
the same max entry cap for the SBNC. For example, a husband and wife
with separate usernames can only have one combined entry to the
SBNC.
ELIGIBILITY
All Qualifier entrants and Contestants in the SBNC Promotion must
be: at least 21 years of age as of January 9, 2019, have a valid
United States Social Security Number, are not self-excluded from
online gaming in the state of NJ or are excluded from play on the
DraftKings Sportsbook and be able to physically travel to the State
of New Jersey (and possess all documentation needed to travel to NJ)
in order to play in the SBNC. All Contestants who fail to meet such
criteria may have their Ticket revoked without reimbursement.
CONDITIONS ON CLAIMING PRIZE
The finalists of the SBNC Promotion, in order to claim either the
Prize, or both as the case may be, must:
Where legal, winners and all applicable guests must consent to the
use of his/her name, voice, video, and likeness/photograph in and in
connection with the development, production, distribution,
commercialization, promotion and/or exploitation of DraftKings and
the SBNC Promotion in a form reasonably directed by the organizers
of the SBNC Promotion or other representatives of DraftKings;
Wear patches, attire, and/or promotional items as DraftKings may
reasonably direct, and otherwise act as a brand ambassador for
DraftKings;
Refrain from acting as a brand ambassador, or in any way promoting
or endorsing any third party whose core business is offering daily
real-money fantasy sports promotions;
Agree to be bound by and adhere to all rules and codes of conduct as
required by the terms and conditions during your participation in
the SBNC;
Consent to the release of certain personal information to the
DraftKings for purposes related to participation and eligibility for
your participation in the SBNC;
Schedule, reserve and provide for your own travel arrangements to
and from New Jersey for the Promotion.
Execute other documents as DraftKings may reasonably request;
Respond in a timely manner to DraftKings’ reasonable requests
to facilitate trip planning and coordination;
At all times while traveling to, from and while attending the trip
to the SBNC, use his/her best endeavors to uphold the good name,
image and reputation of DraftKings and shall not make any statements
or engage in conduct which could damage or bring into disrepute the
name and/or image and/or reputation of DraftKings; and
At all times conduct him/herself in a professional manner, and shall
not be involved in any conduct or activity that may bring the winner
into disrepute, or harm the finalist or winner's name or reputation.
(hereinafter, collectively, the "Requirements").
In the event a finalist or winner of a Prize is not able to meet the
Requirements for claiming the Prize, such finalist or winner, as the
case may be, shall not be entitled to the Prize, or any other prize,
compensation or monetary value whatsoever, and DraftKings will have
no further obligation to the finalist or winner, as applicable. The
player explicitly agrees that by entering the SBNC Promotion, the
sole prize for becoming a finalist in the SBNC Promotion is the
Prize with the opportunity to win the Grand Prize. The winners of
both the Prize, as applicable, must be able to fulfill the
Requirements. A finalist's or winner's failure to fulfill the
Requirements shall constitute a disclaimer by the finalist or winner
of the Prize, or any other prize, compensation, or monetary value of
any nature whatsoever associated with or otherwise related to the
SBNC Promotion.
By participating in this SBNC Promotion or accepting the Prize,
entrants further acknowledge and agree to the following Prize
restrictions:
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Once hotel
accommodations have been confirmed, no changes will be allowed
except by DraftKings or its designees. Hotel accommodations are
subject to additional restrictions and requirements as set forth in
the hotel agreement between of the hotel designated by DraftKings.
All incidentals not mentioned within the Qualifier Prize details,
including, without limitation, luggage fees, service charges or
facility charges, personal charges, room services, minibar,
incidentals, entertainment, damage to hotel room, security fees,
gratuities, taxes or other expenses, are the sole responsibility of
the Prize winner and his/her travel companion.
AIRFARE: The winner of the Qualifier Prize
shall be responsible for coordinating and booking his/her own
transportation, transfers, and similar. DraftKings shall have no
responsibility or liability for winner’s transportation,
transfers, and similar except for providing the credit outlined
above. The winner and his/her guest will be responsible for all
airfare costs and fees in excess of the credit.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES: All other expenses and
incidental travel costs not expressly stated in the SBNC Promotion
Rules, including but not limited to, travel costs, meals,
incidentals, passenger tariffs or duties, airline fees, surcharges,
airport fees, luggage fees, service charges or facility charges,
personal charges, damage to hotel room, security fees, gratuities,
taxes or other expenses, including any transportation not mentioned
within such Qualifier Prize description, including without
limitation, transportation to and from airports and flights, are the
sole responsibility of the Qualifier Prize winner and his/her travel
companion. The Qualifier Prize winner and his/her travel companion
are also responsible for obtaining travel insurance (and all other
forms of insurance) at their option and hereby acknowledge that
DraftKings has not and will not obtain or provide travel insurance
or any other form of insurance.
CONDUCT: The Contestant and his/her travel
companion must follow all instructions of DraftKings or its
designees relative to the Prize and any element thereof, in addition
to the Requirements. In the event the Contestant or his/her travel
companion engages in behavior that, as determined by DraftKings in
its sole discretion, is obnoxious or threatening, illegal or that is
intended to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person,
DraftKings reserves the right to terminate the Prize or other
applicable experience early, in whole or in part, and send the
Contestant and his/her travel companion home with no further
compensation. In such event, the Contestant may also be required to
reimburse the DraftKings for the ARV of the Prize.
EFFECT OF PROMOTION RULES ON TERMS OF USE
The Terms of Use on the DraftKings Sportsbook Website shall apply to
the SBNC Promotion and to these Promotion Rules, and are hereby
incorporated herein by reference (provided that the DraftKings Daily
Fantasy Sports Terms of Use shall apply to any claims or conditions
relating to the Qualifiers). These Promotion Rules are intended to
be a supplement to the Terms of Use, and should not be determined to
be a substitute or replacement for, or otherwise render
inapplicable, the Terms of Use. To the extent the any provision of
these Promotion Rules conflicts with any provision in the Terms of
Use, the provision contained in these Promotion Rules shall apply,
and the provision contained in these Promotion Rules shall be deemed
to supersede the conflicting provision contained in the Terms of Use
unless otherwise stated herein. In no way other than a provision of
these Promotion Rules that explicitly conflicts with a provision in
the Terms of Use shall these Promotion rules to be deemed to replace
or nullify any provision contained in the Terms of Use.
EFFECT OF PROMOTION RULES ON PRIVACY POLICY
The Privacy Policy on the DraftKings Sportsbook Website shall apply
to the SBNC Promotion and to these Promotion Rules, and are hereby
incorporated herein by reference. These Promotion Rules are intended
to be a supplement to the Privacy Policy, and should not be
determined to be a substitute or replacement for, or otherwise
render inapplicable, the Privacy Policy. To the extent the any
provision of these Promotion Rules conflicts with any provision in
the Privacy Policy, the provision contained in these Promotion Rules
shall apply, and the provision contained in these Promotion Rules
shall be deemed to supersede the conflicting provision contained in
the Privacy Policy unless otherwise stated herein. In no way other
than a provision of these Promotion Rules that explicitly conflicts
with a provision in the Privacy Policy shall these Promotion rules
to be deemed to replace or nullify any provision contained in the
Privacy Policy.
Participants in the SBNC understand and acknowledge that their
wagers, once placed, shall be made public and displayed in
conjunction with the operation of the SBNC to all Contestants on
leaderboards and in any other way deemed appropriate by DraftKings
for the duration of the Promotion, and in perpetuity as DraftKings
deems fit.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The limitation of liability contained in the DKSB Terms of Use shall
be deemed to include your participation in the SBNC Promotion and
your travel to and from, and attendance at the SBNC, and by entering
the SBNC Promotion you agree to be bound, in addition to all other
terms and conditions as described and contained herein and in the
Terms of use, by the provisions thereof.
MARKETING DISCLAIMER
By entering the SBNC Promotion, each Contestant agrees to receive
communications from DraftKings, subject to opting out when Entrant
so desires. Entrant’s information will not be shared or sold
to any outside party.
CONSENT OF USE
Each player who enters the SBNC Promotion hereby agrees and
consents, without further authorization, compensation or
remuneration of any kind, to the editing, modification, replication,
publication and/or other use of the names, likenesses, photographs,
videos, voices, Entries and the like of the Entrant in any medium,
whether now known or hereafter developed, including without
limitation, any and all advertising, promotions, and other publicity
conducted by DraftKings. Notwithstanding the generality of the
foregoing, each Entrant further assigns any and all rights he or she
may have over his or her Entry to the Sponsor without further
authorization, compensation or remuneration of any kind.
MISCELLANEOUS
As used herein, a "Force Majeure" event shall mean the interruption
of or material interference with DraftKings' ability to grant to
hold the Promotion or to grant the Contestants the Prize by any
cause or occurrence not within DraftKings' reasonable control,
including, but not limited to, fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake,
explosion, hurricane, terrorist threat or activity, public health
emergency (e.g., SARS), act of God or public enemy, satellite or
equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, war (declared or
undeclared), or any federal, state or local government law, order or
regulation, or order of any court. In the event of a Force Majeure,
DraftKings may reschedule the SBNC Promotion, or may cancel the SBNC
Promotion altogether.
DraftKings.com reserves the right to change or cancel this Promotion
in its entirety at any time or exclude any individual(s) from
participation, if it determines at is sole discretion there are any
irregularities, fraudulent activities, or abuses occurring in
connection with the SBNC or a Contestants’ entry.
DraftKings reserves the right to alter these rules and event at any
time in DraftKings' sole discretion upon reasonable notice to you;
provided however that any change in the structure of the Prize shall
be made prior to the beginning of the SBNC Promotion.
By participating in the SBNC Promotion, the player agrees to be
bound by the terms of these SBNC Promotion Rules, and the Terms of
Use, and hereby agrees to disclose all applicable information to
DraftKings, such information subject to the Privacy Policy.
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