$20,000 NCAA March Madness Contest

University Of Sportsbooks · $20,000 NCAA March Madness Contest

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Rules and Info

ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

How to Enter

To receive an entry, contestants must have opened a new account at bookmaker.com after February 10th, 2008 and have made a deposit of US$300 or more. (or currency equivalent.) Or, by re-loading their existing betting account with US$300 or more after February 10th, 2008.

For every $100 deposited, a customer will receive one (1) free contest entry.

For example, a $200 deposit will earn the customer two (2) free contest entries. A $250 deposit will only earn the customer two (2) free contest entries. A $300 deposit will earn the customer three (3) free contest entries.

Additional entries can be purchased for US$10 each. Customers may enter as many times as they like.

Note: Only active players are eligible to receive any prize money. An active player is defined as having at least $300 worth of sports wagers as of the end of Round 2 (March 23, 2008). Contestants who fail to meet this requirement will only be awarded 15% of the listed cash prize amount only.

How to Play

Contestants must pick the winners of the 63 games in the 2008 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Points will be awarded for each correct pick. Entries must be completed online before the contest deadline on March 20, 2008. Once the bracket has been submitted, it is final. Bracket picks cannot be changed once the bracket has been submitted. Games will be graded and the bracket updated at the end of each round.

Point System

Prizes are awarded based on point totals earned according to the following chart:

Round Point Value

1 .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .......1
2 .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .......2
3 (Regionals – The Sweet 16)............................................... .................................................. ....................4
4 (Regionals – The Elite 8................................................ .................................................. ........................6
5 (National Semi-Finals – The Final Four)............................................. .................................................. ....... 8
6 (National Championship – The Big Dance)............................................ .................................................. ...10

You must also predict the Grand Salami (the combined total amount of points that will be scored in both games of the National Semi-Finals – The Final Four on April 5th, 2008 PLUS the total amount of points that will be scored in the National Championship game on April 7th, 2008), which will be used in the case of a tie.

Players will be able to check their point totals by logging into their accounts. Point totals will be updated after every round. Points are non-transferable.

Prize Structure

Prizes will be determined by correct picks in the bracket and the cumulative total of points scored by each contestant. In the event of a tie, the position winner will be the contestant who most closely predicts the Grand Salami (the combined total amount of points scored in both games of the National Semi-Finals – The Final Four on April 5th, 2008 PLUS the total amount of points that will be scored in the National Championship game on April 7th, 2008). In the case that more than one contestant correctly predicts the Grand Salami, the winner will be determined by the earlier entry date and time. Only one winner per position will be allowed.

Winners will be notified by E-mail. It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to keep his/her E-mail information in their account up-to-date and accurate. If after thirty (30) calendar days the winner fails to acknowledge their prize, their winning entry will be forfeited.

Prizes

Cash prizes awarded are in US dollars or currency equivalent.

PositionPrize

1st----------------------------------------------$5,000 + 50” HD Plasma TV
2nd---------------------------------------------$2,500 + 50” HD Plasma TV
3rd----------------------------------------------$1,500 + 50” HD Plasma TV
4th to 100th------------------------------------$100 freeplay – no roll over
101st to 150th----------------------------------1 free payout

The Phillips 50” HD Plasma TV prizes awarded to the top 3 winners will be awarded in the form of a gift card for the retail value amount of the television as determined by Bookmaker . Plasma TV prizes are only available to US winners. If any winner is unable to redeem the gift card for any reason, he/she may opt for the cash equivalent. Non-US winners will receive the cash equivalent of their prize in their national currency. Only one (1) prize per customer, household and IP address.

All cash and bonuses awarded will be in the national currency of the winner’s account.

Bookmaker reserves the right to replace the prizes with products of similar value for any reason and in the event of unforeseen problems with product availability, timings, dates or distribution.

Deadline

The deadline for registering and entering submissions for the contest is March 20th, 2008 at 1 minute prior to the start of the first game of the college tournament. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of the Contest will be the Contest server machine(s). Contestants entering picks close to the posted deadline do so with this information in mind.

Liability

Sponsors is not responsible for lost, interrupted, or unavailable network servers or other connections, miscommunications, or failed phone, computer, or telephone transmissions, or technical failure, jumbled, scrambled, or misdirected transmissions, or other errors of any kind, whether mechanical, human, or electronic. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this game (as solely determined by the judges) will be disqualified. In the event the game is compromised by virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes beyond the control of Betmaker, which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of the game, Betmaker reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend or terminate the game. If contest is terminated, remaining prizes will not be awarded via a random drawing from all eligible entries.

Legal

If in Bookmaker ’s sole opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of tampering with any portion of this Contest, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of this Contest, Betmaker reserves the right to terminate the Contest and award all prizes to the persons who are winning at the time of termination, and/or disqualify any individual.

Bookmaker reserves the right to terminate a user's privileges at our sole discretion. Any attempt to gain unauthorized access, impersonating another user, misrepresenting personal information, or general mischief may result in a user's termination. In the event of any dispute, our decision is final.

ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES