Special bets: the questions open for betting
Special bets brings together special bets on one subject: a theme such as space or music, a single celebrity, a long-awaited work or a dated edition of a ranking. Each event in the group asks one question about something outside sport, and that fact, once it is established, decides the bet.
How the Special bets list reads
Events are stacked one under another, and every row is built the same way:
Date and time, shown for reference only.
Title, usually opening with the theme or group name and then the question itself, sometimes with its own deadline, a year or a cut-off date.
All events, the button that opens the page listing every outcome.
In the Special Bets list, the group shows the number of open questions in brackets after its name, and expanding it reveals them. Deadlines vary widely: some fall at the end of the year, others several years ahead.
One subject often spreads across several separate events. Each comes with its own page and outcomes, and each is settled independently of the others.
Start times and when bets are taken
The time next to a question does not bind the settlement, which follows the real sequence of events as official sources record it. Pre-match bets are taken until the event begins; a bet recorded once it has started is refunded at odds of 1.
When more than one answer wins
If a list question ends with several winners declared together, the rules apply the simultaneous finish rule:
Winners declared | Effect on settlement |
|---|---|
One | normal settlement, stake times odds |
Two | the stake is halved for the calculation |
Three or more | settled at odds of 1 |
Markets of the "to be higher" type and match-ups sit outside this rule.
Other special bets groups are one step up, in the Special Bets section. You need an account to play a Special bets question, so sign up with 1xBet first.