What is a Genuine Wager?

The term ‘Genuine Wager’ applies to all bet types and sports lines including Live bets. Those wagers are deemed to have been placed in an attempt to NOT take advantage of a line error, and will be honored. 

Conversely, non-genuine wagers are defined as those which our Book Managers determine have been placed with the sole intention of purposefully and deliberately taking advantage of a line error.

As such, these wagers will be voided and risk amounts returned. Decisions in these cases will be enforced in accordance with clause 6.7 of the Bovada Terms of Service:

We also reserve the right to forfeit the principal of any wager placed in an attempt to defraud or exploit the house of any bonus and/or non-bonus monies, whether a player does this on their own or in collusion with other players or other sportsbooks.