Punters Challenge HDJ External Bonus – Terms and Conditions

Terms & Conditions – Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge (“The Challenge”)
1. “The Challenge” relates to the Hollywoodbets Durban July race day, Saturday 06 July 2024.
2. “The Challenge” is open to all customers, registered as an account holder with Hollywoodbets.
3. A single entry is free for registered players.
4. Players who don’t yet have an account with Hollywoodbets will be redirected to the registration page and, on successful registration, their new login credentials will be used for the Punters’ Challenge competition.
5. Players can enter “The Challenge” at any point, up to 5-minutes before the first race at the respective venue.
6. Players will have the option to enter with their given name (as per the details on their betting account) or to create a non-de-plume to disguise their identity.
7. Hollywoodbets and its authorised agents reserve the right to amend, at any time, the ‘non de plume’/alias/username of a player should it be considered, at the sole discretion of Hollywoodbets, offensive or inappropriate in any manner.
8. “The Challenge” applies only to the race-meeting at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 06 July 2024.
9. Prize money of R500 000 for the meeting shall be shared by the Top 100 on the leaderboard as follows:

Winner R200 000
2nd Place R80 000
3rd Place R40 000
4th Place R20 000
5th Place R15 000
6th – 10th Place R7 500
11th – 20th Place R4 000
21st – 30th Place R2 250
31st – 40th place R1 500
41st – 60th Place R 750
61st – 80th Place R 500
81st – 100th Place R 250

Where racing is curtailed or abandoned for whatsoever reason during a meeting, then this prize shall be pro-rated based on the number of races completed vs the races carded on the day, provided that a minimum of six (6) races are completed. For example, if 10 races are completed on a 12-race card, then the total prize money of R416 666.66 (R500 000/12*10) shall be distributed to the top 100 players.

10. Bet Slip Bonus

The leaderboard prize money as detailed above and for all finishing positions, will be doubled for those players who have had a bet on the Punters Challenge Bet Slip, to the value of R100 or more, prior to the running of the first race.

11. Must Be Won

The Must Be Won prize shall be on Hollywoodbets Durban July race day at Hollywoodbets Greyville, 06 July 2024, where R250 000 will be up for grabs for players to share on the following terms:
I. The player/s who tips the most winners on the day will win the R250 000. Dead-heat rules apply in the event of multiple winning players tipping the same number of winners.
II. The points system normally applicable as detailed below will NOT apply to this “Must Be Won” prize as the winner/s will be the player/s who tip the most winners on the day, irrespective of the starting price of those winners.
III. Bet Slip bonus rules apply to the Must Be Won prize. Players will have to take a bet on the Punters Challenge Bet Slip to the value of R100 or more to qualify. The Must Be Won prize will therefore be doubled to R500 000.
12. Punters Jackpot
The Punters Jackpot prize will be paid to a player/s who picks all the winners on the race day, being the winners of each of the twelve carded races.
The Punters Jackpot prize of R20 000 000 will be paid to the punter or punters who pick all the winners on the Hollywoodbets Durban July race day at Hollywoodbets Greyville, 06 July 2024, provided that the Bet Slip Bonus rule (minimum bet on the bet slip of R100) has been met.
Those players who have NOT met the Bet Slip Bonus rules and have tipped all the winners on the Hollywoodbets Durban July race day at Hollywoodbets Greyville, 06 July 2024, will win R10 000 000.
Dead-heat rules apply in the event of multiple winning players i.e. – the total prize will be split equally amongst the winning players. This is an all or nothing prize! There is no pro-rating of this prize in the event of a curtailed or abandoned meeting.
The race day is defined as the full programme of events, all of which are completed and an official result declared for each race.

13. Prize monies will be paid into the winners’ Hollywoodbets account only. There are no conditions applicable to this payment and funds may be withdrawn or used for betting at the discretion of the customer. Dead-heat rules apply to all place positions.
14. Prize monies will be paid into the winners’ Hollywoodbets account by 12:00pm, on the day after a qualifying round of the Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge. Hollywoodbets accepts no responsibility for any delay in this payment process, which may result from technical issues.
15. Points System
Every point counts! Points are allocated according to the Official finishing position of each horse in the race. The number of points on offer is dependent on the number of horses participating (official runners) in the race.
Points are awarded in accordance with the horses’ finishing positions i.e. – in a 10-horse field, the winner will be awarded ten (10) points, 2nd place is nine (9) points and so on with the last horse being awarded one (1) point. Similarly, in a 16-horse field, the winner will be awarded 16 points and the last horse just a single point.
In addition, points will be awarded according to the price of the winner only. The winning selection will get a bonus of the Hollywoodbets starting price. If the winner of a 12-horse race starts at 12.5/1 (13.5) then the punters selecting the horse will be awarded 25.5 points (being 12 plus an additional 13.5 points for the starting price).
A horse/jockey combination must be declared a runner in the race to be awarded any points.
Where a dead-heat is declared for any position, then dead-heat rules will apply and the contestants will each receive half of the aggregated points on offer. So, for example, a dead-heat for 3rd and 4th in the 10-horse race will see the affected horses each being awarded 7.5 points ((8+7)/2).
Where a dead-heat is declared for first place, then the dead-heat rules will apply to both the finishing position (as above) and the starting price bonus. So, for example, a dead-heat for first and second place in the 10-horse race will see the affected horses each being awarded 9.5 points ((10+9)/2). Where the one horse was priced at 9/1 and the other at 3/1, then the starting price bonus will be 5 (10/2) points to the former and 2 (4/2) points to the latter.
Where a horse is pulled up in a race, it will be considered to have finished last and will be awarded one point. Where more than one horse is pulled up, then they shall share the bottom positions and shall share the points allocation. For example, if two horses are pulled up then they shall share three (3) points (1+2).
Cumulative points awarded will be updated after each race.
Points earned for each race will be totalled and the punters with the highest aggregate number of points for that meeting shall be awarded the prize money as detailed above. In the event of a dead-heat for any positions, then the dead-heat rules will apply.
The final allocation of points shall be adjudicated and finalised by the Hollywoodbets Team and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the process or the outcome.
Failure to make selections for the race meeting will result in zero points.
16. The Punters Challenge Bet Slip
The bet slip allows players to take various betting options based on their saved selections. The stakes wagered for these bets will be taken from the player’s Hollywoodbets account and all winnings will be credited to the same account. All bets taken and the progress thereof can be viewed on the players account.
The bet slip now offers the players the option to select an option of the current market price or the starting price (SP) of their selection. Where no current betting is available, the SP option will be mandatory when taking a bet.
All bets taken on this bet slip are subject to the company’s General Terms & Conditions – particularly section 2.14 relating to Maximum Winnings – and the company’s Horse Racing Rules.
Bets will only be accepted by Hollywoodbets if there are sufficient funds in the players account.
Hollywoodbets accepts no liability and the player hereby indemnifies Hollywoodbets of any liability for a player being unable to take bets on their selections, for whatever reason
17. Scratchings and disqualifications
Any selection of a scratching will be assigned the official tote favourite for the race. In the event there are dual tote favourites in a race, the highest placed finisher (of the tote favourites) will be assigned to the scratching.
A horse disqualified after having run a race will be deemed to have run last and will earn one point, with each horse that finished behind it being promoted.
18. If the race meeting is rescheduled from its original date to another day, the challenge shall be re-opened for selections prior to the rescheduled date. The original selections shall be voided and only the reselected entries shall apply.
19. Change of venue – if the South African venue changes (before 11 am on race day) then punters will have the option to retain their original selection or create new selections on a new selection grid. Where no new selections are made, the original selections will remain as valid selections.
20. Entries will only be accepted up until five (5)-minutes before the carded time of the first race. The meeting will be closed at that time and no selections will be accepted after that time for any reason whatsoever.
21. It is the responsibility of each entrant to pick, process and save their selections. Team Members at Hollywoodbets and/or the independent developers of the Punters’ Challenge system cannot process entries on behalf of any other person for any reason whatsoever. It is each person’s responsibility to ensure their selections are recorded before the closing time of “The Challenge”.
22. Selections may be amended up to the cut-off time and any and all changes must be saved.
23. “The Challenge” is intended for recreational purposes only. Should any participant be suspected of abusing the spirit of “The Challenge”, Hollywoodbets reserves the right to withdraw any prize money awarded.
24. Hollywoodbets and its authorised agents reserve the right to vary, suspend, postpone or terminate the competition or any aspect thereof, for any reasons whatsoever and without notice. In such event, participants hereby waive any rights or expectations, which they may have against Hollywoodbets or its authorised agents and acknowledge that they will not have any recourse or claim of any nature against Hollywoodbets or its authorised agents.
25. Queries can be addressed to [email protected]
26. Companies in the Hollywood Sportsbook Group are licensed betting operators. Hollywoodbets supports responsible gambling. No persons under the age of 18 years are permitted to gamble. Winners know when to stop. National Gambling toll-free counselling line 0800 006 008.
27. Every entrant participating in the competition hereby acknowledges and gives Hollywoodbets permission to display the Punters Challenge Leaderboard on social media, various websites, including GallopTV.co.za and the GallopTV broadcast as may appear on television, by virtue of their participation.
28. Every entrant participating in the competition shall be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted these terms and conditions and rules by virtue of their participation.
29. This competition is closed to any persons who are directors, members, partners, employees, agents or consultants of Hollywoodbets or any other person who directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by Hollywoodbets or marketing service providers, or spouses, life partners, business partners or immediate family members of all of the above. Such persons participating will compete in an internal challenge and be subjected to those challenge rules.
30. The official tipsters in the Winning Form Group publications will also participate in the internal challenge only.