Betfair Charges

Index

These terms apply to customers in regions where “My Betfair Rewards” is active. This includes customers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Croatia and Ukraine.

1. Introduction

1.1 There are two types of charges that you may be required to pay. The charges described in the General Charges section apply in relation to your Betfair account and therefore are relevant to all customers. In addition, there are certain charges that only apply in particular circumstances to customers of the Betfair Exchange. Further details of all of the following charges can be found in the relevant sections below.

1.2 All charges are inclusive of VAT, if applicable.

2. General Charges

2.1 Charges relating to the Deposit and Withdrawal of funds to or from Betfair are set out in the deposit and withdrawal pages within the ˜My Account section on the website. However, additional charges may apply in some cases. These charges are set out in Section 8.

2.2 An Inactive Account Fee will be payable by customers who have not logged in to their Betfair account for thirteen consecutive months or more and who have a Betfair account in credit. Details of the Inactive Account Fee are set out in Section 10 below.

3. Charges applicable only to the Betfair Exchange

3.1 For the vast majority of Betfair Exchange customers, the only charges paid to Betfair will be Commission on net winnings in an Exchange market, as set out in more detail in Section 4 below.

3.2 There are additional charges on the Exchange to deter extreme usage of the facilities provided by Betfair: customers who place more than 5000 bets in any hour on the Exchange may also be charged Transaction Charges depending on the number of bets placed and the amount of commission they have already paid, as set out in Section 7 below.

3.3 A small number of customers who, in the long-term, generate very little commission compared to the amount they win may incur Premium Charges. Any customer affected by this charge will be notified in advance. Details of the Premium Charge are set out in Section 9 below.

3.4 A Turnover Charge will be payable by a very small number of our customers who engage with the Betting Exchange on certain Australian racing markets in a particular way. Details of the Turnover Charge are set out in Section 11 below.

4. Exchange Commission, Market Base Rate, Discount Rate Betfair Points and Betfair Holidays

4.1 This section only applies to the Betfair Exchange.

4.2 Betfair charges a Commission on your net winnings on a market. If you have a net loss on a market you do not pay commission.

4.3 Your commission rate is determined by your package choice in the “My Betfair Rewards” section of My Account.

Example
You have a net profit in a market of £100.
You are opted into the Basic package of My Betfair Rewards.
The commission rate in this package is 2%.
Therefore the commission is £2.00 (£100 x 2%).

4.4 The above does not apply if the betting event is an Australasian Event or your account is part of a Master/Sub-Account structure, where the following charges will apply.

4.5 For Australasian events, or if your account is part of a Master/Sub-Account structure, Betfair charges a Commission on your net winnings on a market. If you have a net loss on a market you do not pay commission.

4.6 Commission is calculated by multiplying your net winnings by the Market Base Rate. From this we will, for customers based in most countries, apply a discount. The more you bet with us the greater the discount you will receive (if applicable).

4.7 In order to see the Market Base Rate applicable to you, please refer to emails and web messages from Betfair setting out current charges, or click here to see the Market Base Rate section on our Help and Learning pages.

4.8 Please note that the Rules tab which is found on each market on the Classic or Old version of Betfair is incorrectly displaying the Market Base Rate as 5%. Please ignore the information about the Market Base Rate on the Classic or Old version of Betfair.

4.9 The size of this discount, or your Discount Rate, if applicable to your country, is determined by the number of Betfair Points you have accrued on your account. Betfair Points are earned in proportion to your betting activity - the more you bet, the more points you accrue, the greater your Discount Rate. Please note that your discount rate will be capped at 20% unless you have completed Betfair's Know Your Customer check requirements.

4.10 Customers in different countries/States will receive different discount rates (and, in certain countries, customers will not receive a discount rate). Customers should refer to emails and web messages from Betfair which set out their discount rate. More information can be found here and below.

4.11 You earn Betfair Points every time you bet on a market. You will earn 1 point for every 10 pence of commission paid (if you have net winnings) or implied commission (if you have a net loss). Implied commission is calculated in exactly the same way as commission but refers to losses rather than winnings. Betfair Points are awarded equally whether you win or lose.

Example:
You have net winnings in a market of £400.
The Market Base Rate is 5%.
Your current Discount Rate is 40%.
Therefore the commission you pay is £12 (£400 x 5% x (1-40%)).
You earn 120 Betfair Points.
Example (using implied commission):
You have net losses in a market of £100.
The Market Base Rate is 5%.
Your current Discount Rate is 30%.
Therefore the implied commission is £3.50(£100 x 5% x (1- 30%)).
You earn 35 Betfair Points.

4.12 For the purpose of calculating Betfair Points your commission or implied commission on a market is rebased to British Pounds at the time of settlement.

4.13 Your Discount Rate is calculated from your current Betfair Points every week. This occurs at midnight (GMT) every Sunday using one of the tables set out here

4.14 Once your Discount Rate has been calculated, your Betfair Points balance is reduced by 15%. This is known as the Weekly Decay. If you continue to bet at the same level each week, your Discount Rate will remain unchanged. If your Betfair Points at any time imply a higher Discount Rate, you will move to that rate immediately.

4.15 Discount Rates are applied at the time of market settlement rather than bet placement. These might be different for you in long term markets.

4.16 The Betfair Points Statement within your My Account section provides a full history of your Betfair Points, showing changes as a result of your betting activity, weekly decay and any relevant promotions. This statement also shows your current Discount Rate.

4.17 You are able to prevent the weekly decay of your Betfair Points by using a Betfair Holiday. You may continue to bet during your Betfair Holiday but will not earn Betfair Points for any markets settled during this period.

4.18 You earn one Betfair Holiday when you register and one additional Betfair Holiday every three months thereafter. You may use your Betfair Holiday at any time but cannot accrue more than four unused Betfair Holidays on your account.

4.19 You may use your Betfair Holiday at any time but cannot accrue more than four unused Betfair Holidays on your account.

4.20 The Betfair Holidays section within the My Account section provides a calendar of the next 26 weeks and enables you to book or cancel Betfair Holidays for any of these weeks.

Exchange Multiples betting

5.1 This section only applies to the Betfair Exchange Multiples product and does not apply to the Sportsbook ˜(Fixed Odds) Multiples product.

5.2 In relation to Sports Multiples, please note that

5.2.1 Betfair charges commission on winning sports Multiples bets. The commission is usually 5% of winnings but may vary from time to time. Always check the Rules tab to be sure what commission rate applies. If your Multiples bet loses you do not pay commission; and -

5.2.2 Betfair Points are awarded in the same way as for sports betting markets. If your bet wins you will be awarded 1 Betfair Point for every 10 pence of commission paid. If your bet loses you will be awarded 1 Betfair Point for every 10 pence of implied commission.

5.3 In Relation to Horse Racing Multiples, please note that

5.3.1 When betting on horse racing Multiples the odds of each leg will be based on the Betfair SP, adjusted by a margin. This margin is usually 5% but may vary from time to time. No commission is payable on winnings on horse racing Multiples.

5.3.2 Betfair Points are awarded on the basis of one Betfair Point for every £2 won or lost on each Multiple. E.g. a £10 winning multiple with combined odds of 11 would be awarded 50 Betfair Points based on £100 of winnings. If the same multiple were a loser 5 Betfair Points would be awarded on the £10 loss.

6. Tote betting

6.1 When placing Tote bets with Betfair (for example UK Tote bets) you earn 1 Betfair Point for every 1 GBP staked. All Betfair Points earned from Tote bets over the course of a week (Monday to Sunday) will be credited to your Betfair account the following Monday.

6.2 For the purpose of calculating Betfair Points your total stake is rebased to British Pounds and you earn 1 Betfair Point for every full Pound staked.

7. Transaction Charges

7.1 This section only applies to the Betfair Exchange.

7.2 In addition to any commission payments, Betfair customers will be charged a transaction fee if they process a large number of transactions on the main Betting Exchange or on Exchange Games.

This charge is designed to limit inefficient transactional behaviour, particularly at peak times.

7.3 A ‘transaction’ shall include all bets placed and all failed transactions. Transaction Charges only apply to customers recording more than 5000 transactions an hour.

7.4 For the purpose of calculating Transaction Charges, an “hour” means a continuous period of 60 minutes based on the standard 24-hour clock system. Each new ‘hour’ will start at on the hour (e.g. 10:00:00) and finish at 59 minutes and 59 seconds past that hour (e.g.10.59:59).

What is placed bet?

Any bet that is matched, cancelled or lapsed.

What is a failed transaction?

An action that leads to an API error, resulting in a failed bet placement, failed cancellation or other failed transaction. Full descriptions of each failed transaction type can be found in the link below:

https://betfair-developer-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/1smk3cen4v3lu3yomq5qye0ni/pages/2687455/Betting+Enums#BettingEnums-ExecutionReportErrorCode

At the end of every day, we add up all the transactions you have recorded. If this number is in excess of 5000 in any hour of the day then (based on the 24-hour clock system) then we will multiply the exceeded amount by 0.2p.:

  1. We will offset any transaction fee against the following amount:
(Commission Generated = (Commission Paid + Implied Commission) ÷ 2
where
Implied Commission = market losses x 3%

Any remaining amount will be charged to your account on a daily basis. Should your (commission) exceed this amount, you will not be charged a transaction fee. Accounts that relate to one person, entity, API subscription or a Master account (Trading version only) with related Sub accounts are treated as one customer for the purposes of transaction charging. Note transaction charges will not generate Betfair points or be offset against any Premium charges.

Example::
You are a Betfair Exchange user who pays commission generated of £2.10 throughout a given day.
However, between the hours of 14:00:00 and 14:59:59 you placed 4800 bets and recorded 3400 failed transactions, between the hours of 15:00:00 and 15:59:59 you placed 2250 bets and recorded 4200 failed transactions, but in other hours you recorded less than 5000 transactions. Your base transaction charge is (4800+3400-5000) X £0.002 + (2250+4200-5000) X £0.002 = £9.30.
Therefore you will be billed an additional £9.30-£2.10 = £7.20 on the following day.

8. Deposit and withdrawal charges

8.1 Charges relating to the deposit and withdrawal of funds to or from your Betfair account are set out in the deposit and withdrawal pages within the ˜My Account section on the website. However, additional charges may apply in some cases to reflect the cost incurred by Betfair as a result of processing excessive transactions.

8.2 Please note that if you become eligible to incur additional deposit and withdrawal charges, we will contact you before any charges are paid.

  • 9. Premium Charges

    9.1 The Premium Charge only applies in respect of bets placed on the Betfair Exchange and it does not apply to any bets placed on other Betfair products.

    9.2 In addition to the other charges detailed above, a small number (less than 0.5%) of our most successful customers will incur Premium Charges.

    9.3 Any customer affected by the Premium Charge will be notified in advance.

    9.4 Calculating Potential Charges

    9.4.1 Each week Betfair will calculate your ‘gross profits’* made, and your ‘total charges’** generated over the lifetime of your account. The details of these calculations are explained below.

    9.4.2 You’ll only be considered for the Premium Charge if your account is in profit and only if the total charges generated since joining Betfair are less than 20%† of your gross profits.

    9.4.3 The vast majority of customers, and even the majority of those whose betting on Betfair is profitable since they joined, do not meet both these conditions and will not incur the Premium Charge.

    9.4.4 While those conditions accurately describe our most successful customers, they might also apply to new customers who have only bet in a few markets, or those whose accounts are in profit because of a significant big win. To ensure that those accounts are not inadvertently charged, we’ve added two further conditions: any single win that constitutes more than 50% of lifetime gross profits will be excluded from the calculation, and customers will only be considered for the Premium Charge after they have bet in more than 250 markets.

    9.4.5 Each customer will also have a £1,000 allowance against the Premium Charge. This means that every customer considered for the Premium Charge will be exempted from the first £1,000 of the charge incurred.

    9.4.6 Please note that for the purposes of calculating the charge we will assume that the charge has been in place since Betfair launched in June 2000. This means that we will consider all customers to have generated charges equal to at least 20%† of lifetime gross profits as of the 12th October 2009. However, this also means that for some customers, some or all of the £1,000 allowance against the charge will have been used prior to 12th October 2009 in order to offset hypothetical charges paid. Assuming hypothetical charges had been paid prior to introduction of the charge has the effect of reducing the amount that customers would typically incur.

    9.4.7 Each week the customers who meet all the conditions set out above will be charged the lesser of:

    1. The difference between 20%† of the previous week’s gross profits and the total charges generated during the week; and
    2. The difference between 20%† of gross profits and the total charges generated during the lifetime of the account.

    9.4.8 This means that you will not be faced with a Premium Charge that is more than 20%† of your gross profits for the previous week. Please note this figure applies exclusively to the maximum amount of Premium Charge payable. It is possible for the total amount of Premium Charges and commission paid to exceed 20%†.

    9.4.9 Please note that the second of the two calculations set out above can only ever reduce the Premium Charge and will apply on the rare occasion that the difference between 20%† of gross profits and the total charges generated during the lifetime of the account is less than the same calculation for the previous week.

    9.4.10 Premium Charges will be deducted from customer accounts weekly (on Wednesdays) in relation to the previous week’s activity (Monday to Sunday).

    9.4.11 *By ‘gross profits’ we mean the amounts won, excluding total charges, less the amounts lost, on all Betfair markets.

    9.4.12 **By ‘total charges’ we mean all commission generated by Betfair as a result of your betting plus any Premium Charges you’ve incurred. ‘Commission generated’ includes half the commission paid on winnings, but also half the commission that Betfair makes from the other customers who win in markets in which you’ve lost, which we call ‘implied commission’. When you win, Betfair collects commission at your rate of commission, but when you lose, the commission collected by Betfair from the winners is at their rate. So we’ll determine the commission generated by your betting activity to be:

    Commission generated = (Commission + Implied Commission) ÷ 2
    where
    Implied Commission = market losses x 3%
    We divide by 2 because otherwise we’d be counting each pound of commission twice.

    9.5 Premium Charge Summary

    9.5.1 You will only be considered for the Premium Charge if, over the lifetime of your account, you satisfy the following criteria:

    1. Your account is in profit;
    2. Your total charges generated are less than 20%† of gross profits; and
    3. You bet in more than 250 markets.

    9.5.2 Two further conditions reduce the likelihood that you will be required to pay the Premium Charge:

    1. Any single win that constitutes more than 50% of your gross profits over the lifetime of your account will be excluded from the calculation; and
    2. Each customer will have a lifetime allowance of £1,000 against the Premium Charge.

    9.5.3 Each week the customers who meet all the conditions set out above will be charged the lesser of:

    1. The difference between 20%† of the previous week’s gross profits and the total charges generated during the week; and
    2. The difference between 20%† of gross profits and the total charges generated during the lifetime of the account.

    9.6 Premium Charge Examples

    9.6.1 Example 1
    You have won gross profits of £10,000 since joining Betfair having bet in 800 markets.
    You have paid total charges of £980; all of which has been paid through commission generated.
    You have not been charged any Premium Charges to date although you have fully used up your allowance of £1,000.
    During the previous week you won £500 and paid total charges of £80.
    You are therefore charged £20 in Premium Charges ((£500 x 20%) - £80 = £20).
    9.6.2 Example 2 - Charge Allowance
    You have won gross profits of £10,000 since joining Betfair having bet in 320 markets.
    You have generated £1,050 in commission and paid no Premium Charge to date.
    During the previous week you won £500 and paid total charges of £50.
    In the absence of a charge allowance you would have been charged Premium Charges of £50 ((£500 x 20%) - £50 = £50).
    However, the £50 is offset against the £1,000 charge allowance meaning that no additional Premium Charge is paid.
    You then carry over the balance of your charge allowance (£950) to offset against potential future Premium Charges.
    9.6.3 Example 3 – Excluding ‘big’ wins
    You have won gross profits of £8,000 since joining Betfair having bet in 500 markets.
    You have paid total charges of £1,025, all of which has been paid through commission generated.
    During the previous week you won £5,000 from a single market and paid total charges of £125.
    As the win constitutes more than 50% of your total gross profits since joining Betfair, it is excluded for the purposes of calculating the Premium Charge.
    However, the commission generated on the win does contribute towards total charges paid.
    After the win is removed you have gross profits of £3,000 and total charges of £1,025 and therefore incur no additional Premium Charge.

    9.7 †Premium Charges at higher rates

    9.7.1 Higher rates of Premium Charge will apply to the very small number of customers (less than 0.1%) that satisfy the following conditions over the lifetime of their account:

    1. Lifetime net profits*** exceed £250,000
    2. Commission generated less than 40% of lifetime gross profits
    3. Bet in more than 1,000 markets

    9.7.2 The Premium Charge rate applied to each customer that satisfies these conditions is dependent on their lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio. The exact rate will be determined by the following table:

    Lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio Applicable Premium Charge Rate
    < 5% 60%
    5% - 10% 50%
    10%+ 40%

    9.7.3 Please note that any single market win that constitutes more than 50% of your lifetime gross profits will be excluded from all calculations.

    9.7.4 If you satisfy the conditions set out above on 20th June 2011, your lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio on that date will be used to determine the Premium Charge rate that will be applied to your betting thereafter. If you first satisfy the conditions above after 20th June 2011, your Premium Charge rate will be determined based on your lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio at that time.

    9.7.5 The amount of Premium Charge incurred by each customer will be calculated in exactly the same way as the standard Premium Charge with the exception that the standard 20% rate will be replaced with increased rate applicable to the individual in each case.

    9.7.6 For the purposes of introducing a change to the Premium Charge rate that applies to your betting, we will assume that you have always incurred the Premium Charge at the prevailing rate. For example, if the Premium Charge rate applicable to your betting increases from 20% to 40%, we will assume that you have always paid Premium Charges at 40%. However, as explained in the Calculating Potential Charges section above, this also means that for some customers, some or all of the £1,000 allowance against the charge will have been used in order to offset hypothetical charges paid. Assuming hypothetical charges had been paid prior to introduction of the charge has the effect of reducing the amount that customers would typically incur.

    9.7.7 It is possible that your lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio will change to the extent that your applicable Premium Charge rate will require adjustment. Should your rate change, we will recalculate as if you had always incurred the Premium Charge at the new rate. If your rate has decreased (eg if your lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio increases from 4.9% to 5.1% - moving you from a 60% rate to 50% rate), the Premium Charges you ˜overpaid when being charged the higher rate previously will be used to offset future Premium Charges. If your rate has increased, Betfair will notify you directly and give you at least two weeks' notice before the increased rate takes effect. You are entitled to seek review of your Premium Charge rate at any time.

    9.7.8 ***By net profits we mean the amounts won less the amounts lost, on all Betfair markets, less all commission paid and Premium Charges debited.

  • 9.8 Premium Charge Avoidance

    9.8.1 Accounts that relate to one person, entity, API subscription or a Master Account with related Sub- accounts (Trading version only) are treated as one customer for the purposes of calculating Premium Charges. Note that no Betfair points will accrue for Premium Charges.

    9.8.2 In circumstances where Betfair is satisfied that multiple accounts have been used by one person or group of persons in order to avoid or reduce liability for the Premium Charge, Betfair shall be entitled to treat those accounts as if they relate to one person for the purposes of calculating Premium Charges. In such circumstances Betfair shall link those accounts and the linked accounts shall be jointly and severally liable for any unpaid Premium Charge. The Premium Charge will be debited from any such account(s) where applicable.

    9.8.3 Please note that Betfair does not disclose details of exactly what criteria it uses when linking accounts. If Betfair did, those seeking to avoid paying the Premium Charge might try to use that information to their advantage. Betfair adopts very stringent and detailed forensic measures to analyse links between betting accounts. These measures allow Betfair to confirm, robustly and beyond all reasonable doubt, where accounts are linked for Premium Charge purposes.

  • 10. Inactive Account Fees

    10.1 We will charge you* a fee†^ (as indicated in the table below) per calendar month ("Inactive Account Fee") if:

    1. there has been no log in or log out recorded on your Betfair account for thirteen consecutive months or more (i.e. no "Account Activity"); and
    2. the main licence wallet of your Betfair account± is in credit.

    10.2 We will contact you via email after 12 months’ inactivity and, after that, the monthly Inactive Account Fee will apply until your remaining balance reaches zero.

    10.3 The Inactive Account Fee will be withdrawn from the main licence wallet of your Betfair account (your "Main Wallet") on a monthly basis to the extent that the Main Wallet remains in credit and only for the period during which there remains no Account Activity after the initial thirteen month period has passed. If the Inactive Account Fee is due to be withdrawn from your account and the balance of your Main Wallet is less than €5 (or equivalent currency), the Inactive Account Fee shall comprise the remaining funds in your Main Wallet.

    10.4 If you have been subject to one or more Inactive Account Fee(s), we will reimburse you on request 100% of the amount you have been charged to date.

    To request a refund, please contact our Customer Service team here.

    10.5 For example: if your account is transacted in EUR, the last time you engaged in Account Activity was 28 February 2010, and your Main Wallet held funds of €25 as at 31 March 2011, then Betfair would charge its first Inactive Account Fee on or around 31 March 2011, and would continue to charge the Inactive Account Fee on a monthly basis thereafter. If you then placed a bet on 15 May 2011 and notified Betfair that you would like to be reimbursed, Betfair would reimburse you the €10 Inactive Account Fee imposed (€5 on 31 March and €5 on 30 April).

    10.6 *Customers registered in the United Kingdom, shall not be subject to the Inactive Account Fee. If your country of registration is outside the UK, and you hold more than one Betfair account, you will only incur an Inactive Account Fee in respect of one account at any one time (meaning that you will never pay more than one Inactive Account Fee per month).

    †If you are VAT registered and require a VAT invoice, this will be available on request from the Betfair Helpdesk.

    ^All charges quoted are inclusive of VAT.

    ±Funds in the Casino wallet and the Exchange Games wallet of your Betfair account shall not be affected by the Inactive Account Fee.

    Currency in which Betfair account is transacted Inactive Account Fee
    BRL 15
    CAD 5
    EUR 5
    GBP(for customers whose country of registration is outside the UK) 4
    HKD 30
    NOK 30
    SEK 30
    PEN 15
    SGD 5
    USD 5
  • 11. Turnover Charge

    11.1 This section only applies to the Betfair Exchange.

    11.2 In addition to the other charges detailed above a very small number of our customers who engage with the Betting Exchange in a particular way on ˜turnover charge markets (as defined below) will incur Turnover Charges.

    11.3 Please note that if you become eligible to incur Turnover Charges, we will contact you before any charges are paid.

    11.4 Wagering operators in Australia are required to pay a fee based on ˜turnover defined as aggregate of back bets) to Racing NSW for the right to accept bets on its racing. From time to time, other Australian racing bodies may impose similar turnover based fees and, should they do so, we will communicate this to you in advance.

    11.5 Who will pay the Turnover Charge?

    11.5.1 This charge will only apply to customers who during a particular week (Monday to Sunday GMT) meet each of the below criteria:

    1. have matched back bets on 1 or more markets on which Betfair is subject to a turnover fee from Racing NSW (turnover charge markets)
    2. have matched back bets with an aggregate value of AUS $1,000 or greater on turnover charge markets; and
    3. the total commission generated by the customer on turnover charge markets is less than 1.25% of the aggregate value of matched back bets placed by the customer on those markets.

    11.5.2 Total commission generated is half of the commission paid plus half of implied commission, calculated by the formula = (commission paid + implied commission) / 2

    Implied commission is 3% of player losses where players make an overall loss on a single market.

    Turnover charge markets will be identified in the Market Information (located on every Betfair market either under the tab entitled "Rules" or under the ˜Rules’ or ‘i’ (information) button).

    11.6 What is the Turnover Charge?

    11.6.1 The turnover charge will be 3.0% of the aggregate value of matched back bets on turnover charge markets.

    11.6.2 The charge will be calculated for the period from each Monday to Sunday (GMT), and will be payable on a retrospective basis. The charge will be debited from a customer’s wallet each Wednesday, alongside any applicable premium charge.

    11.6.3 The charge will only be incurred for any week when a customer’s betting activity meets the criteria. Please note the charge will not be applicable to any lay bets.

    11.7 Example of the Turnover Charge

    11.7.1 During a weekly cycle, a customer has matched back bets to an aggregate value of AUS $10,000 on 6 NSW thoroughbred markets. The customer has AUS $100 in Total Commission generated.

    Criteria:

    CRITERIA APPLICABLE ACTIVITY
    Matched back bets placed in 1 or more turnover charge markets YES 6 turnover charge markets
    Matched back bets with an aggregate of AUS $1,000 or greater on turnover charge markets YES AUS $10,000 of matched back bets on turnover charge markets
    Total Commission generated on turnover charge markets is less than 1.25% of aggregate matched back bets YES AUS $100/$10,000 = 1%

    11.7.2 Turnover Charge payable will be 3.0% of $10,000 = $300

    11.8 How will I be notified if I am required to pay the Turnover Charge?

    11.8.1 Customers will be contacted directly by a Betfair representative and informed on the first occasion on which this turnover charge would have been payable.

    11.8.2 Customers will also be afforded a one-week ˜"grace period" designed to give them an opportunity to refine their betting habits should they wish to do so.

    11.8.3 A summary report of an individual's weekly activity will also be available if requested.

     

     

  • These terms apply to customers in regions where “My Betfair Rewards” is not available.

    1. Introduction

    1.1 There are two types of charges that you may be required to pay. The charges described in the ˜General Charges section apply in relation to your Betfair account and therefore are relevant to all customers. In addition, there are certain charges that only apply in particular circumstances to customers of the Betfair Exchange. Further details of all of the following charges can be found in the relevant sections below.

    1.2 All charges are inclusive of VAT, if applicable.

    2. General Charges

    2.1 Charges relating to the Deposit and Withdrawal of funds to or from Betfair are set out in the deposit and withdrawal pages within the My Account section on the website. However, additional charges may apply in some cases. These charges are set out in Section 8.

    2.2 An Inactive Account Fee will be payable by customers who have not logged in to their Betfair account for thirteen consecutive months or more and who have a Betfair account in credit. Details of the Inactive Account Fee are set out in Section 10 below.

    3. Charges applicable only to the Betfair Exchange

    3.1 For the vast majority of Betfair Exchange customers, the only charges paid to Betfair will be Commission on net winnings in an Exchange market, as set out in more detail in Section 4 below.

    3.2 There are additional charges on the Exchange to deter extreme usage of the facilities provided by Betfair: customers who place more than 5000 bets in any hour on the Exchange may also be charged Transaction Charges depending on the number of bets placed and the amount of commission they have already paid, as set out in Section 7 below.

    3.3 A small number of customers who, in the long-term, generate very little commission compared to the amount they win may incur Premium Charges. Any customer affected by this charge will be notified in advance. Details of the Premium Charge are set out in Section 9 below.

    3.4 A Turnover Charge will be payable by a very small number of our customers who engage with the Betting Exchange on certain markets in a particular way. Details of the Turnover Charge are set out in Section 11 below.

    4. Exchange Commission, Market Base Rate, Discount Rate, Betfair Points and Betfair Holidays

    4.1 This section only applies to the Betfair Exchange.

    4.2 Betfair charges a Commission on your net winnings on a market. If you have a net loss on a market you do not pay commission.

    4.3 Commission is calculated by multiplying your net winnings by the Market Base Rate. From this we will, for customers based in certain countries, apply a discount. The more you bet with us the greater the discount you will receive (if applicable).

    4.4 In order to see the Market Base Rate applicable to you, please refer to emails and web messages from Betfair setting out current charges, or click here to see the Market Base Rate section on our Help and Learning pages.

    4.5 Please note that the Rules tab which is found on each market on the Classic or Old version of Betfair is incorrectly displaying the Market Base Rate as 5%. Please ignore the information about the Market Base Rate on the Classic or Old version of Betfair.

    4.6 The size of this discount, or your Discount Rate, if applicable to your country, is determined by the number of Betfair Points you have accrued on your account. Betfair Points are earned in proportion to your betting activity - the more you bet, the more points you accrue, the greater your Discount Rate. Please note that your discount rate will be capped at 20% unless you have completed Betfair's Know Your Customer check requirements.

    4.7 Customers in different countries will receive different discount rates (and, in certain countries (such as Albania, Australia and New Zealand), customers will not receive a discount rate). Customers should refer to emails and web messages from Betfair which set out their discount rate. More information can be found here and below.

    4.8 You earn Betfair Points every time you bet on a market. You will earn 1 point for every 10 pence of commission paid (if you have net winnings) or implied commission (if you have a net loss). Implied commission is calculated in exactly the same way as commission but refers to losses rather than winnings. Betfair Points are awarded equally whether you win or lose.

    Example:
    You have net winnings in a market of £400.
    The Market Base Rate is 5%.
    Your current Discount Rate is 40%.
    Therefore the commission you pay is £12 (£400 x 5% x (1-40%)).
    You earn 120 Betfair Points.
    Example (using implied commission):
    You have net losses in a market of £100.
    The Market Base Rate is 5%.
    Your current Discount Rate is 30%.
    Therefore the implied commission is £3.50(£100 x 5% x (1- 30%)).
    You earn 35 Betfair Points.

    4.9 For the purpose of calculating Betfair Points your commission or implied commission on a market is rebased to British Pounds at the time of settlement.

    4.10 Your Discount Rate is calculated from your current Betfair Points every week. This occurs at midnight (GMT) every Sunday using one of the Discount Rate tables set out here

    4.11 Once your Discount Rate has been calculated, your Betfair Points balance is reduced by 15%. This is known as the Weekly Decay. If you continue to bet at the same level each week, your Discount Rate will remain unchanged. If your Betfair Points at any time imply a higher Discount Rate, you will move to that rate immediately.

    4.12 Discount Rates are applied at the time of market settlement rather than bet placement. These might be different for you in long term markets.

    4.13 The Betfair Points Statement within your My Account section provides a full history of your Betfair Points, showing changes as a result of your betting activity, weekly decay and any relevant promotions. This statement also shows your current Discount Rate.

    4.14 You are able to prevent the weekly decay of your Betfair Points by using a Betfair Holiday. You may continue to bet during your Betfair Holiday but will not earn Betfair Points for any markets settled during this period.

    4.15 You earn one Betfair Holiday when you register and one additional Betfair Holiday every three months thereafter. You may use your Betfair Holiday at any time but cannot accrue more than four unused Betfair Holidays on your account.

    4.16 You may use your Betfair Holiday at any time but cannot accrue more than four unused Betfair Holidays on your account.

    4.17 The Betfair Holidays section within the My Account section provides a calendar of the next 26 weeks and enables you to book or cancel Betfair Holidays for any of these weeks.

    5. Exchange Multiples betting

    5.1 This section only applies to the Betfair Exchange Multiples product and does not apply to the Sportsbook (˜Fixed Odds) Multiples product.

    5.2 In relation to Exchange Sports Multiples

    1. Betfair charges commission on winning sports Multiples bets. The commission is usually 5% of winnings but may vary from time to time. Always check the Rules tab to be sure what commission rate applies. If your Multiples bet loses you do not pay commission.

    2. Betfair Points are awarded in the same way as for sports betting markets. If your bet wins you will be awarded 1 Betfair Point for every 10 pence of commission paid. If your bet loses you will be awarded 1 Betfair Point for every 10 pence of implied commission.

    5.3 In relation to Exchange Horse Racing Multiples

    1. When betting on horse racing Multiples the odds of each leg will be based on the Betfair SP, adjusted by a margin. This margin is usually 5% but may vary from time to time. No commission is payable on winnings on horse racing Multiples.

    2. Betfair Points are awarded on the basis of one Betfair Point for every £2 won or lost on each Multiple. E.g. a £10 winning multiple with combined odds of 11 would be awarded 50 Betfair Points based on £100 of winnings. If the same multiple were a loser 5 Betfair Points would be awarded on the £10 loss.

    6. Tote betting

    6.1 When placing Tote bets with Betfair (for example UK Tote bets) you earn 1 Betfair Point for every 1 GBP staked. All Betfair Points earned from Tote bets over the course of a week (Monday to Sunday) will be credited to your Betfair account the following Monday.

    6.2 For the purpose of calculating Betfair Points your total stake is rebased to British Pounds and you earn 1 Betfair Point for every full Pound staked.

    7. Transaction Charges

    7.1 This section only applies to the Betfair Exchange.

    7.2 In addition to any commission payments, Betfair customers will be charged a transaction fee if they process a large number of transactions on the main Betting Exchange. This charge is designed to limit inefficient transactional behaviour, particularly at peak times.

    7.3 A ‘transaction’ shall include all bets placed and all failed transactions. Transaction Charges only apply to customers recording more than 5000 transactions an hour.

    7.4 For the purpose of calculating Transaction Charges, an “hour” means a continuous period of 60 minutes based on the standard 24-hour clock system. Each new ‘hour’ will start at on the hour (e.g. 10:00:00) and finish at 59 minutes and 59 seconds past that hour (e.g.10.59:59).

    What is a placed bet?

    Any bet that is matched, cancelled or lapsed.

    What is a failed transaction?

    An action that leads to your bet not being placed on the Betfair Exchange.Full descriptions of each failed transaction type can be found in the link below:

    https://docs.developer.betfair.com/display/1smk3cen4v3lu3yomq5qye0ni/Betting+Enums#BettingEnums-ExecutionReportErrorCode

    At the end of every day, we add up all the transactions you have recorded. If this number is in excess of 5000 in any hour of the day then (based on the 24-hour clock system) then we will multiply the exceeded amount by 0.2p.:

    1. We will offset any transaction fee against the following amount:
    Commission generated =(Commission Paid + Implied Commission) ÷ 2
    where
    Implied Commission = market losses x 3%

    Any remaining amount will be charged to your account on a daily basis. Should your commission generated exceed this amount, you will not be charged a transaction fee. Accounts that relate to one person, entity, API subscription or a Master account (Trading version only) with related Sub accounts are treated as one customer for the purposes of transaction charging.

    Note transaction charges will not generate Betfair points or be offset against any Premium charges.

    Example::
    You are an API user who pays (commission + implied commission) ÷ 2 of £18.50 throughout a given day.
    However, between the hours of 14:00:00 and 14:59:59 you placed 4800 bets and recorded 3400 failed transactions, between the hours of 15:00:00 and 15:59:59 you placed 2250 bets and recorded 4200 failed transactions, but in other hours you recorded less than 5000 transactions. Your base transaction charge is (4800+3400-5000) X £0.002 + (2250+4200-5000) X £0.002 = £9.30.
    Therefore you will be billed an additional £9.30-£2.10 = £7.20 on the following day.

    8. Deposit and withdrawal charges

    8.1 Charges relating to the deposit and withdrawal of funds to or from your Betfair account are set out in the deposit and withdrawal pages within the ˜My Account section of the website. However, additional charges may apply in some cases to reflect the cost incurred by Betfair as a result of processing excessive transactions.

    8.2 Please note that if you become eligible to incur additional deposit and withdrawal charges, we will contact you before any charges are paid.

    9. Premium Charges

    9.1 The Premium Charge only applies in respect of bets placed on the Betfair Exchange and it does not apply to any bets placed on other Betfair products.

    9.2 In addition to the other charges detailed above, a small number (less than 0.5%) of our most successful customers will incur Premium Charges.

    9.3 Any customer affected by the Premium Charge will be notified in advance.

    9.4 Calculating Potential Charges

    9.4.1 Each week Betfair will calculate your ‘gross profits’* made, and your ‘total charges’** generated over the lifetime of your account. The details of these calculations are explained below.

    9.4.2 You’ll only be considered for the Premium Charge if your account is in profit and only if the total charges generated since joining Betfair are less than 20%† of your gross profits.

    9.4.3 The vast majority of customers, and even the majority of those whose betting on Betfair is profitable since they joined, do not meet both these conditions and will not incur the Premium Charge.

    9.4.4 While those conditions accurately describe our most successful customers, they might also apply to new customers who have only bet in a few markets, or those whose accounts are in profit because of a significant big win. To ensure that those accounts are not inadvertently charged, we’ve added two further conditions: any single win that constitutes more than 50% of lifetime gross profits will be excluded from the calculation, and customers will only be considered for the Premium Charge after they have bet in more than 250 markets.

    9.4.5 Each customer will also have a £1,000 allowance against the Premium Charge. This means that every customer considered for the Premium Charge will be exempted from the first £1,000 of the charge incurred.

    9.4.6 Please note that for the purposes of calculating the charge we will assume that the charge has been in place since Betfair launched in June 2000. This means that we will consider all customers to have generated charges equal to at least 20%† of lifetime gross profits as of the 12th October 2009. However, this also means that for some customers, some or all of the £1,000 allowance against the charge will have been used prior to 12th October 2009 in order to offset hypothetical charges paid. Assuming hypothetical charges had been paid prior to introduction of the charge has the effect of reducing the amount that customers would typically incur.

    9.4.7 Each week the customers who meet all the conditions set out above will be charged the lesser of:

    1. The difference between 20%† of the previous week’s gross profits and the total charges generated during the week; and
    2. The difference between 20%† of gross profits and the total charges generated during the lifetime of the account.

    9.4.9 This means that you will not be faced with a Premium Charge that is more than 20%† of your gross profits for the previous week. Please note this figure applies exclusively to the maximum amount of Premium Charge payable. It is possible for the total amount of Premium Charges and commission paid to exceed 20%†.

    9.4.10 Please note that the second of the two calculations set out above can only ever reduce the Premium Charge and will apply on the rare occasion that the difference between 20%† of gross profits and the total charges generated during the lifetime of the account is less than the same calculation for the previous week.

    9.4.11 Premium Charges will be deducted from customer accounts weekly (on Wednesdays) in relation to the previous week’s activity (Monday to Sunday).

    9.4.12 *By ‘gross profits’ we mean the amounts won, excluding total charges, less the amounts lost, on all Betfair markets.

    9.4.13 **By ‘total charges’ we mean all commission generated by Betfair as a result of your betting plus any Premium Charges you’ve incurred. ‘Commission generated’ includes half the commission paid on winnings, but also half the commission that Betfair makes from the other customers who win in markets in which you’ve lost, which we call ‘implied commission’. When you win, Betfair collects commission at your rate of commission, but when you lose, the commission collected by Betfair from the winners is at their rate. So we’ll determine the commission generated by your betting activity to be:

    Commission generated = (Commission + Implied Commission) ÷ 2
    where
    Implied Commission = market losses x 3%
    We divide by 2 because otherwise we’d be counting each pound of commission twice.

    9.5 Premium Charge Summary

    9.5.1 You will only be considered for the Premium Charge if, over the lifetime of your account, you satisfy the following criteria:

    1. Your account is in profit;
    2. Your total charges generated are less than 20%† of gross profits; and
    3. You bet in more than 250 markets.

    9.5.2 Two further conditions reduce the likelihood that you will be required to pay the Premium Charge:

    1. Any single win that constitutes more than 50% of your gross profits over the lifetime of your account will be excluded from the calculation; and
    2. Each customer will have a lifetime allowance of £1,000 against the Premium Charge.

    9.5.3 Each week the customers who meet all the conditions set out above will be charged the lesser of:

    1. The difference between 20%† of the previous week’s gross profits and the total charges generated during the week; and
    2. The difference between 20%† of gross profits and the total charges generated during the lifetime of the account.

    9.6 Premium Charge Examples

    9.6.1 Example 1
    You have won gross profits of £10,000 since joining Betfair having bet in 800 markets.
    You have paid total charges of £980; all of which has been paid through commission generated.
    You have not been charged any Premium Charges to date although you have fully used up your allowance of £1,000.
    During the previous week you won £500 and paid total charges of £80.
    You are therefore charged £20 in Premium Charges ((£500 x 20%) - £80 = £20).
    9.6.2 Example 2 - Charge Allowance
    You have won gross profits of £10,000 since joining Betfair having bet in 320 markets.
    You have generated £1,050 in commission and paid no Premium Charge to date.
    During the previous week you won £500 and paid total charges of £50.
    In the absence of a charge allowance you would have been charged Premium Charges of £50 ((£500 x 20%) - £50 = £50).
    However, the £50 is offset against the £1,000 charge allowance meaning that no additional Premium Charge is paid.
    You then carry over the balance of your charge allowance (£950) to offset against potential future Premium Charges.
    9.6.3 Example 3 – Excluding ‘big’ wins
    You have won gross profits of £8,000 since joining Betfair having bet in 500 markets.
    You have paid total charges of £1,025, all of which has been paid through commission generated.
    During the previous week you won £5,000 from a single market and paid total charges of £125.
    As the win constitutes more than 50% of your total gross profits since joining Betfair, it is excluded for the purposes of calculating the Premium Charge.
    However, the commission generated on the win does contribute towards total charges paid.
    After the win is removed you have gross profits of £3,000 and total charges of £1,025 and therefore incur no additional Premium Charge.

    9.7 †Premium Charges at higher rates

    9.7.1 Higher rates of Premium Charge will apply to the very small number of customers (less than 0.1%) that satisfy the following conditions over the lifetime of their account:

    1. Lifetime net profits*** exceed £250,000
    2. Commission generated less than 40% of lifetime gross profits
    3. Bet in more than 1,000 markets

    9.7.2 The Premium Charge rate applied to each customer that satisfies these conditions is dependent on their lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio. The exact rate will be determined by the following table:

    Lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio Applicable Premium Charge Rate
    < 5% 60%
    5% - 10% 50%
    10%+ 40%

    9.7.3 Please note that any single market win that constitutes more than 50% of your lifetime gross profits will be excluded from all calculations.

    9.7.4 If you satisfy the conditions set out above on 20th June 2011, your lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio on that date will be used to determine the Premium Charge rate that will be applied to your betting thereafter. If you first satisfy the conditions above after 20th June 2011, your Premium Charge rate will be determined based on your lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio at that time.

    9.7.5 The amount of Premium Charge incurred by each customer will be calculated in exactly the same way as the standard Premium Charge with the exception that the standard 20% rate will be replaced with increased rate applicable to the individual in each case.

    9.7.6 For the purposes of introducing a change to the Premium Charge rate that applies to your betting, we will assume that you have always incurred the Premium Charge at the prevailing rate. For example, if the Premium Charge rate applicable to your betting increases from 20% to 40%, we will assume that you have always paid Premium Charges at 40%. However, as explained in the Calculating Potential Charges section above, this also means that for some customers, some or all of the £1,000 allowance against the charge will have been used in order to offset hypothetical charges paid. Assuming hypothetical charges had been paid prior to introduction of the charge has the effect of reducing the amount that customers would typically incur.

    9.7.7 It is possible that your lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio will change to the extent that your applicable Premium Charge rate will require adjustment. Should your rate change, we will recalculate as if you had always incurred the Premium Charge at the new rate. If your rate has decreased (eg if your lifetime commission generated to gross profits ratio increases from 4.9% to 5.1% - moving you from a 60% rate to 50% rate), the Premium Charges you overpaid when being charged the higher rate previously will be used to offset future Premium Charges. If your rate has increased, Betfair will notify you directly and give you at least two weeks notice before the increased rate takes effect. You are entitled to seek review of your Premium Charge rate at any time.

    9.7.8 ***By net profits we mean the amounts won less the amounts lost, on all Betfair markets, less all commission paid and Premium Charges debited.

    9.8 Premium Charge Avoidance

    9.8.1 Accounts that relate to one person, entity, API subscription or a Master Account with related Sub- accounts (Trading version only) are treated as one customer for the purposes of calculating Premium Charges. Note that no Betfair points will accrue for Premium Charges.

    9.8.2 In circumstances where Betfair is satisfied that multiple accounts have been used by one person or group of persons in order to avoid or reduce liability for the Premium Charge, Betfair shall be entitled to treat those accounts as if they relate to one person for the purposes of calculating Premium Charges. In such circumstances Betfair shall link those accounts and the linked accounts shall be jointly and severally liable for any unpaid Premium Charge. The Premium Charge will be debited from any such account(s) where applicable.

    9.8.3 Please note that Betfair does not disclose details of exactly what criteria it uses when linking accounts. If Betfair did, those seeking to avoid paying the Premium Charge might try to use that information to their advantage. Betfair adopts very stringent and detailed forensic measures to analyse links between betting accounts. These measures allow Betfair to confirm, robustly and beyond all reasonable doubt, where accounts are linked for Premium Charge purposes.

    10. Inactive Account Fees

    10.1 We will charge you* a fee†^ (as indicated in the table below) per calendar month ("Inactive Account Fee") if:

    1. there has been no log in or log out recorded on your Betfair account for thirteen consecutive months or more (i.e. no "Account Activity"); and
    2. the main licence wallet of your Betfair account is in credit.

    10.2 We will contact you via email after 12 months inactivity and, after that, the monthly Inactive Account Fee will apply until your remaining balance reaches zero.

    10.3 The Inactive Account Fee will be withdrawn from the main licence wallet of your Betfair account (your "Main Wallet") on a monthly basis to the extent that the Main Wallet remains in credit and only for the period during which there remains no Account Activity after the initial thirteen month period has passed. If the Inactive Account Fee is due to be withdrawn from your account and the balance of your Main Wallet is less than €5 (or equivalent currency), the Inactive Account Fee shall comprise the remaining funds in your Main Wallet.

    10.4 If you have been subject to one or more Inactive Account Fee(s), we will reimburse you on request 100% of the amount you have been charged to date.

    To request a refund, please contact our Customer Service team here.

    10.5 For example: if your account is transacted in EUR, the last time you engaged in Account Activity was 28 February 2010, and your Main Wallet held funds of &euro25 as at 31 March 2011, then Betfair would charge its first Inactive Account Fee on or around 31 March 2011, and would continue to charge the Inactive Account Fee on a monthly basis thereafter. If you then placed a bet on 15 May 2011 and notified Betfair that you would like to be reimbursed, Betfair would reimburse you the &euro10 Inactive Account Fee imposed (&euro5 on 31 March and &euro5 on 30 April).

    10.6 *Customers registered in the United Kingdom shall not be subject to the Inactive Account Fee. If your country of registration is outside the UK and you hold more than one Betfair account, you will only incur an Inactive Account Fee in respect of one account at any one time (meaning that you will never pay more than one Inactive Account Fee per month).

    †If you are VAT registered and require a VAT invoice, this will be available on request from the Betfair Helpdesk.

    ^All charges quoted are inclusive of VAT.

    Funds in the Casino wallet and the Exchange Games wallet of your Betfair account shall not be affected by the Inactive Account Fee.

    Currency in which Betfair account is transacted Inactive Account Fee
    BRL 15
    CAD 5
    EUR 5
    GBP(for customers whose country of registration is outside the UK) 4
    GBP(for customers whose country of registration is the UK) 5
    HKD 30
    HUF 1500
    ISK 600
    MXN 100
    NOK 30
    SEK 30
    PEN 15
    SGD 5
    USD 5
    AUD 10

    11. Turnover Charge

    11.1 This section only applies to the Betfair Exchange.

    11.2 In addition to the other charges detailed above a very small number of our customers who engage with the Betting Exchange in a particular way on ˜turnover charge markets (as defined below) will incur Turnover Charges.

    11.3 Please note that if you become eligible to incur Turnover Charges, we will contact you before any charges are paid.

    11.4 Wagering operators in Australia are required to pay a fee based on ˜turnover (defined as aggregate of back bets)to (a) Racing NSW for the right to accept bets on its racing; and (b) the NRL for the right to accept bets on certain rugby league events. From time to time, other Australian racing and/or sporting bodies may impose similar turnover based fees and, should they do so, we will communicate this to you in advance.

    11.5 Who will pay the Turnover Charge?

    11.5.1 This charge will only apply to customers who during a particular week (Monday to Sunday GMT) meet the below criteria:

    For Racing NSW Markets:

    1. have matched back bets on 1 or more markets on which Betfair is subject to a turnover fee from Racing NSW (RNSW turnover charge markets);
    2. have matched back bets with an aggregate value of AUS $1,000 or greater on RNSW turnover charge markets; and
    3. the total commission generated by the customer on RNSW turnover charge markets is less than 1.25% of the aggregate value of matched back bets placed by the customer on those markets.

    For NRL Markets:
    1. have matched back bets on 1 or more markets on which Betfair is subject to a turnover fee from the NRL (NRL turnover charge markets);
    2. have matched back bets with an aggregate value of AUS $1,000 or greater on NRL turnover charge markets; and
    3. the total commission generated by the customer on NRL turnover charge markets is less than 0.65% of the aggregate value of matched back bets placed by the customer on those markets.
    4. 11.5.2 Total commission generated is half of the commission paid plus half of implied commission, calculated by the formula = (commission paid + implied commission) / 2.

      Implied commission is 3% of player losses where players make an overall loss on a single market.

      Turnover charge markets will be identified in the Market Information (located on every Betfair market either under the tab entitled "Rules" or under the Rules or ‘i’ (information) button).

      11.6 What is the Turnover Charge?

      Racing NSW Markets

      11.6.1 The turnover charge will be 3.0% of the aggregate value of matched back bets on RNSW turnover charge markets.

      NRL Markets

      11.6.2 The turnover charge will be 2.5% of the aggregate value of matched back bets on NRL turnover charge markets.

      11.6.3 The charge will be calculated for the period from each Monday to Sunday (GMT), and will be payable on a retrospective basis. The charge will be debited from a customer's wallet each Wednesday, alongside any applicable premium charge.

      11.6.4 The charge will only be incurred for any week when a customer's betting activity meets the criteria. Please note the charge will not be applicable to any lay bets.

      11.7 Examples of the Turnover Charge

      Racing NSW Markets

      11.7.1 During a weekly cycle, a customer has matched back bets to an aggregate value of AUS $10,000 on 6 NSW thoroughbred markets. The customer has AUS $100 in Total Commission generated.

      Criteria:

      CRITERIA APPLICABLE ACTIVITY
      Matched back bets placed in 1 or more RNSW turnover charge markets YES 6 RNSW turnover charge markets
      Matched back bets with an aggregate of AUS $1,000 or greater on RNSW turnover charge markets YES AUS $10,000 of matched back bets on RNSW turnover charge markets
      Total Commission generated on RNSW turnover charge markets is less than 1.25% of aggregate matched back bets YES AUS $100/$10,000 = 1%

      11.7.2 In the above example, the Turnover Charge payable will be 304% of $10,000 = $300


      NRL Markets

      11.7.3 During a weekly cycle, a customer has matched back bets to an aggregate value of AUS $10,000 on 6 NRL markets. The customer has AUS $50 in Total Commission generated.

      Criteria:

      CRITERIA APPLICABLE ACTIVITY
      Matched back bets placed in 1 or more NRL turnover charge markets YES 6 NRL turnover charge markets
      Matched back bets with an aggregate of AUS $1,000 or greater on NRL turnover charge markets YES AUS $10,000 of matched back bets on NRL turnover charge markets
      Total Commission generated on NRL turnover charge markets is less than 0.65% of aggregate matched back bets YES AUS $50/$10,000 = 0.5%

      11.7.4 In the above example, the Turnover Charge payable will be 2.5% of $10,000 = $250


      11.8 How will I be notified if I am required to pay the Turnover Charge?

      11.8.1 Customers will be contacted directly by a Betfair representative (via email or phone) and informed on the first occasion on which this turnover charge would have been payable.

      11.8.2 Customers will also be afforded a one-week “grace period” designed to give them an opportunity to refine their betting habits should they wish to do so.

      11.8.3 A summary report of an individual's weekly activity will also be available if requested.

    Index

    A. Customers in all regions (except for customers specified in Tables B, C or D below)

    B. Customers in Austria, Switzerland and Ukraine

    C. Customers in Hungary

    D. Customers in Albania, Australia and New Zealand

    Table A

    This table applies to customers in all regions (other than those specified in Tables B, C or D below):

    Betfair Points
    From To Discount Rate
    0 999 0%
    1,000 2,499 2%
    2,500 3,999 4%
    4,000 5,499 6%
    5,500 6,999 8%
    7,000 8,999 10%
    9,000 10,999 12%
    11,000 12,999 14%
    13,000 14,999 16%
    15,000 16,999 18%
    17,000 18,999 20%
    19,000 20,999 22%
    21,000 22,999 24%
    23,000 25,999 26%
    26,000 28,999 28%
    29,000 31,999 30%
    32,000 35,999 32%
    36,000 39,999 34%
    40,000 43,999 36%
    44,000 48,999 38%
    49,000 54,999 40%
    55,000 60,999 42%
    61,000 66,999 44%
    67,000 72,999 46%
    73,000 79,999 48%
    80,000 87,999 50%
    88,000 95,999 52%
    96,000 107,999 54%
    108,000 125,999 56%
    126,000 149,999 58%
    150,000 - 60%

    Table B

    This table applies to customers in Austria, Switzerland, and Ukraine

    Betfair Points
    From To Discount Rate
    0 999 0%
    1,000 3,999 1%
    4,000 6,999 2%
    7,000 10,999 3%
    11,000 14,999 4%
    15,000 18,999 5%
    19,000 20,999 6%
    21,000 22,999 8%
    23,000 25,999 10%
    26,000 28,999 12%
    29,000 31,999 14%
    32,000 35,999 16%
    36,000 39,999 20%
    40,000 43,999 22%
    44,000 48,999 24%
    49,000 54,999 26%
    55,000 60,999 30%
    61,000 66,999 32%
    67,000 72,999 34%
    73,000 79,999 36%
    80,000 87,999 40%
    88,000 95,999 42%
    96,000 107,999 44%
    108,000 125,999 46%
    126,000 - 50%

    Table C

    This table applies to customers in Hungary with effect from 1st May 2017 (until which the rates in table A shall continue to apply).

    Betfair Points
    From To Discount Rate
    0 29,999 0%
    30,000 30,999 10%
    31,000 31,999 12%
    32,000 33,999 14%
    34,000 35,999 16%
    36,000 37,999 18%
    38,000 39,999 20%
    40,000 41,999 22%
    42,000 43,999 24%
    44,000 46,499 26%
    46,500 48,999 28%
    49,000 51,999 30%
    52,000 54,999 32%
    55,000 57,999 34%
    58,000 60,999 36%
    61,000 63,999 38%
    64,000 66,999 40%
    67,000 69,999 42%
    70,000 72,999 44%
    73,000 76,499 46%
    76,500 79,999 48%
    80,000 87,999 50%
    88,000 95,999 52%
    96,000 107,999 54%
    108,000 125,999 56%
    126,000 149,999 58%
    150,000 - 60%

    Table D

    No discount rate will apply to customers in the following territories (with effect from the date set out next to the applicable territory).

    Territory Date
    Albania 1 May 2017
    Australia 1 March 2022
    New Zealand 1 March 2022

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