Does My MLB Bet Still Count If Game is Stopped and Resumes the Next Day?
It was an absolute mess on Friday with stormy weather affecting both Major League Baseball games being played in the state of Missouri: The Nationals-Cardinals and Rays-Royals. Saturday could actually be worse. But what's messier perhaps is the complete lack of consistency when it comes to betting rules for MLB games that are stopped and resumed within a set period of time.
Friday night's Nationals-Cardinals game will be concluded on Saturday without any weather issues. As a result, bets should count at most books. Unibet advised Gambling911.com that as long as the game resumes within 72 hours, the wager will count.
Many sportsbooks feature the "12-hour rule" when it comes to games stopping and resuming within a certain time frame: "A bet is declared void on a cancelled or postponed game which has not started, or in the case of a result not having been issued within 12 hours of the scheduled start time."
Our Thomas Somach noted that other books negate the bet and return your wager while still others count the wager if the game resumes within 36 hours.
In other words, the MLB game postponement and resumed play within three days rule differs across the board. Therefore it is important to read the rule for your specific sportsbook before betting on Baseball.
Today - July 15, 2023 - we will be monitoring the following games for weather disruptions: Giants-Pirates, Brewers-Reds, Marlins-Orioles and Dodgers-Mets games for weather issues. Scattered storms could force delays with this afternoon's Padres-Phillies game as well.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
