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Eliminator Betting Rules

26 min. readlast update: 03.31.2026

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ELIMINATOR Betting Rules

Definitions

  • GGB means the Gauteng Gambling Board
  • 4Racing means 4Racing Proprietary Limited, Registration No. 2020/099054/07
  • Eliminator means the sweepstake betting platform at tab.co.za/Eliminator and eliminator.co.za, and all the software applications that allow you to access and use your Eliminator Player Account and/or your 4Racing Betting Account
  • Player means a person 18+ years of age, that has registered with 4Racing or eliminator.co.za
  • Event means a betting market in a racing or sporting contest
  • Game means a sweepstake based on the result of 2 or more Events
  • Game Rules transaction rules and prize information, specific to a Game, to be read in conjunction with the Eliminator Betting Rules.
  • Outcome means a possible result in an Event
  • Bracket means a set of Outcomes that are grouped together for the purpose of resulting an Event
  • Official Result means the final result for an Event, published by the Event’s official governing body or website
  • Ticket an entry in a Game that describes an Outcome, or Bracket, in every Event in a Game
  • Scratching an Outcome that is withdrawn from an Event, prior to resulting the Event
  • In Progress means an Event that has started, with the Official Result yet to be processed
  • Ticket Pool means an exhaustive set of unique Tickets that collectively describe every possible combination of Outcomes and Events in a Game
  • In-Pool Ticket means a Ticket in a Game’s Ticket Pool, available for a Player to purchase
  • In-Play Ticket means a Ticket, owned by a Player, that has not yet been eliminated from the Game
  • Eliminated Ticket means a Ticket with a losing Outcome in one of the Game’s Events that has been eliminated from the game
  • Unsold Ticket means a Ticket that remains in the Ticket Pool after the final Event in the Game has started
  • Swap means to discard and transfer your In-Play Ticket(s) back to the Ticket Pool in exchange for new Tickets
  • Winning Ticket means the Ticket with the winning Outcome in every Event in a Game
  • Ticket Value means a point-in-time assessment of a Ticket’s value, based on the current prize pool and probability of that Ticket being the Winning Ticket
  • Eliminator Credits means a free-to-play currency Players can use to acquire Tickets
  • F2P Wallet means a free-to-play wallet for storing Eliminator Credits
  • Grand Prize means the prize paid to the Winning Ticket(s)
  • Consolation Prize means the prize paid to tickets that qualify for a Consolation Prize
  • Game Mode means either EasyPlay or Challenge mode

Introduction

  1. Eliminator is licensed and operated in South Africa by 4Racing Proprietary Limited ("4Racing"), Registration No. 2020/099054/07. 
  2. The Eliminator Betting Rules form part of the 4Racing Terms ("Terms") which include:
    1. ELIMINATOR BETTING RULES
    2. ELIMINATOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS
    3. ELIMINATOR PRIVACY POLICY
    4. USE OF ACCOUNT POLICY
  3. The Terms are available at tab.co.za and eliminator.co.za (the “Websites”).
    1. If there is any inconsistency between the Eliminator Betting Rules and the Terms, then the Terms shall prevail.
  4. From time to time we may modify, restate, or amend our Terms, including these Eliminator Betting Rules.
    1. If we make significant changes to our Terms, we will take steps to bring such changes to your attention, such as posting a copy of the change in a prominent position on the Websites and/or emailing Players.
  5. It is the responsibility of Players to check the Terms from time to time.
    1. You must immediately stop using the Websites or playing in Eliminator games if you do not agree with, or if you do not accept the Terms, in their entirety.
    2. If you use, or continue to use, the Eliminator website(s) after we post a change to the Terms, you will be deemed to have accepted the change whether or not you have chosen to read any notice posted about the change.
  6. Your use of the Websites is at your sole discretion and risk.
  7. You may close or limit the use of your Account at any time as per the Terms.

Eliminator Concept

  1. Eliminator conducts multi-event sweepstakes called Games.
  2. Each Game is based on a set of two (2) or more Events.
    1. Events are declared sporting events e.g. a horse race, a soccer match.
    2. Each Event has two (2) or more possible Outcomes.
  3. The combination of Events and Outcomes in a Game is used to create a Ticket Pool.
  4. In a Game’s Ticket Pool:
    1. There is one (1) unique Ticket for every possible combination of Outcomes.
    2. No two Tickets describe the same combination of outcomes i.e. all of the Tickets in the Ticket Pool are unique.
  5. Players enter a Game by purchasing Tickets using a virtual currency called Eliminator Credits.
  6. On every Ticket there is a description of the Outcome or Bracket assigned to that Ticket in each and every one of the Game’s Events.
  7. Events in a Game are resulted according to the Official Results.
  8. As each Event in the Game is resulted:
    1. All Tickets in the Game that correctly describe the winning Outcome in that Event survive to the next Event in the Game.
      • If a Ticket describes a Bracket i.e. a group of Outcomes in that Event, the Ticket will survive if any Outcome in that Bracket is a winning Outcome.
    2. All Tickets in the Game that failed to describe the winning Outcome are eliminated (i.e. knocked-out) from the Game, including:
      • In-Play Tickets, owned by Players
      • In-Pool Tickets, in the Game’s Ticket Pool
  9. After resulting the final Event in the Game only one Ticket will remain In-Play. This Ticket is the Winning Ticket.
    1. The Winning Ticket is paid the Grand Prize.
      • A Game in which there are Dead-Heats and/or Abandoned Events will result in multiple Winning Tickets, in wich case the Grand Prize is shared.
    2. Depending on the Game Rules, Consolation Prizes will also be paid.

4RACING and Eliminator accounts

  1. Eliminator offers free-to-play (F2P) sweepstake games.
  2. To participate in an Eliminator Game you can use your TAB 4Racing account via tab.co.za or register an Eliminator account at eliminator.co.za.
  3. To apply for a TAB 4Racing Account or an Eliminator account you are required to provide such details as described on the 4Racing website and Eliminator website at the time of registration.
    1. We reserve the right to refuse an application without giving reason for the refusal.
    2. We reserve the right to refuse, suspend, and/or close a TAB 4Racing account or Eliminator Account, based upon the Terms.
  4. Any and all personal details you provide to open a Player Account will be subject to the Eliminator Terms and Privacy Policy.

Eliminator Disputes

  1. The conduct of an Eliminator Game is governed by the Terms and the Game Rules pertaining to that specific game.
    1. If you have a dispute regarding Eliminator or an Eliminator F2P game, refer to the dispute resolution process in our Help Centre or email Customer Care.

Eliminator Betting Rules

Free-to-Play Eliminator Games (F2P)

  1. Eliminator F2P games are conducted under approval provided by the GGB. Games:
    1. Require a Player to have an active TAB 4Racing Account or a registered Eliminator account.
    2. Are played with a virtual F2P currency referred to as Eliminator Credits.
  2. Eliminator Credits are a F2P virtual currency.
    1. Eliminator Credits
      • have no value or utility outside of Eliminator F2P games;
      • cannot be exchanged or redeemed for anything of value outside of Eliminator games;
      • cannot be purchased or acquired, other than via the Eliminator game mechanics.
    2. All references to "buy" and "purchase" in Eliminator F2P games mean the exchange of Eliminator Credits for game tickets.
    3. All references to "refund" in Eliminator F2P games means the return of Eliminator Credits that were used to purchase game tickets.
    4. Eliminator Credits are automatically awarded to an Entrant’s F2P wallet at the time they first view a new game.
      • The number of Eliminator Credits to be awarded can be viewed in the Game Rules.
      • Entrants that fail to view a F2P game prior to that game’s conclusion will not receive Eliminator Credits for that game.
    5. Subject to ticket availability and Game Rules, Entrants can use Eliminator Credits to purchase tickets in a game.
    6. Unused Eliminator Credits and/or Eliminator Credits won as a Consolation Prize, will accumulate in the Entrant's F2P wallet throughout the Promotion Period.
    7. From time to time, the Promoter may choose to:
      • Reset the balance of all Entrants’ F2P wallets, by removing all accumulated Eliminator Credits.
        • At the conclusion of the Promotion, all Eliminator Credits will be removed from every Entrants' F2P wallet.
      • Offer Entrants bonus Eliminator Credits and/or bonus tickets.
      • Bonus offers and adjustmemts to F2P wallet balances will be communicated on advance to Entrants at tab.co.za and eliminator.co.za.
  3. An Eliminator F2P Game may offer cash and/or non-monetary prizes, as per the Game Rules.
  4. All prizes in a F2P Game will be paid to Players as per the Eliminator Terms.

Game Entry

  1. Subject to Ticket availability and Game Status, Players join a Game by purchasing tickets from the Ticket Pool with Eliminator Credits.
    1. Tickets can only be purchased via the 4Racing & Eliminator websites.
  2. Tickets from the Ticket Pool are purchased for an advertised, fixed price - price being expressed in Eliminator Credits.
    1. The ticket purchase price remains fixed up until the start of the next event. 
      • The ticket purchase price will increase as each Event is resulted.
      • The increase in the ticket purchase price is calculated to reflect the fact that any Ticket now purchased from the Ticket Pool has already survived one or more Events in the Game and therefore has an increased chance of winning.
    2. The ticket purchase price remains fixed up until the start of the next Event.
  3. The purchase of any Ticket(s) is not complete until the Player receives confirmation of the Ticket purchase on the Eliminator website.
    1. If a Player is in any doubt at all about the confirmation of a Ticket purchase, they should immediately check their Eliminator account activity for that game.
  4. Once a ticket purchase is complete it cannot be reversed or cancelled.
    1. It is solely the Player’s responsibility to verify that all ticket and purchase details are correct prior to confirming their purchase.
  5. Eliminator reserves the right to decline, limit, suspend, or close the sale of Tickets at any time during a Game, for any or all Players, without notice.
  6. In the event of a system problem or failure, 4Racing reserves the right to suspend and/or cancel a game.
  7. In the event that we suspect an individual Player or group of Players is acting together to manipulate the result of a Game or the market value of tickets, we reserve the right to suspend and/or cancel a game.
    1. Any such action that results in the suspension or cancellation of a Game would only be taken to preserve the integrity and fairness of the Game for all Players.
    2. In the event that such circumstances result in the suspension or cancellation of a Game, these Players have no claim to any form of compensation.

Purchase from Ticket Pool

  1. At the start of a Game the Ticket Pool will contain one (1) unique ticket for every possible combination of winning Outcomes. For the sake of clarity:
    1. no two tickets in the Ticket Pool are the same.
  1. Tickets in the Ticket Pool are referred to as In-Pool.
    1. Tickets that are purchased by Players are removed from the Ticket Pool and referred to as In-Play.
    2. Tickets that remain in the Ticket Pool after the start of the final Event are referred to as Unsold.
  2. When a Player confirms a request to purchase tickets from the Ticket Pool:
    1. The Player agrees to pay the advertised, fixed price per Ticket, price being expressed as a number of Eliminator Credits.
    2. The requested number of Tickets are selected from the Ticket Pool at random and issued to the Player.
    3. The status of the Ticket(s) issued to the Player changes from In-Pool to In-Play.
    4. The Ticket purchase price is deducted from the Player’s F2P wallet.
    5. Ownership of the Ticket(s) is transferred to the Player.
  3. Subject to availability and Game Rules, Tickets can be purchased from the Ticket Pool up to the start of the next Event in the Game.
  4. Sales from the Ticket Pool are suspended when an Event starts and whilst ever an Event remains ‘in progress’.
    1. An Event remains ‘in progress’ until the Official Result is received and processed by Eliminator.
  5. Subject to Ticket availability and Game Rules, sales from the Ticket Pool will re-open after an Event is resulted, providing that no other Events in that same Game remain ‘in progress’.
  6. Subject to the status of Events in the Game, sales from the Ticket Pool will continue throughout a Game until:
    1. All of the tickets in the Ticket Pool have been sold/eliminated; or
    2. All In-Play tickets have been eliminated; or
    3. The Game reaches the Event at which the Game Rules disable ticket sales, or the start of the final Event in the Game.
      • At both points, the status of all Tickets that remain In-Pool changes to Unsold (refer section 5I Paying Prizes).

Pre-Sale Ticket Purchase

  1. Eliminator may publish and offer certain Games in advance of the day on which the first Event is scheduled to start. e.g. a Turffontein horse racing game to be run on Saturday might be published on the preceding Thursday morning.
  2. Such games offer the opportunity for Players to ‘order’ and reserve Tickets from the Ticket Pool, referred to in Eliminator as a Pre-Sale Order.
  3. Pre-sale Orders are placed and paid for in the same way that Tickets are purchased from the Ticket Pool.
  4. On completing a Pre-sale Order, the Player receives an order receipt for the requested Tickets.
  5. The Pre-Sale Order is fulfilled, and the requested number of Tickets are issued to the Player, on the day that the first Event is scheduled to start.
    1. The Tickets in a Pre-Sale Order are issued at random from the Ticket Pool, as per all other Tickets purchased from the Ticket Pool.
  6. Players are notified that their Pre-Sale Order has been fulfilled and supplied with a link to view their Tickets.

Swap Tickets

  1. Swap refers to an option Players have to discard and transfer their current In-Play Tickets back to the Ticket Pool, in exchange for new Tickets from the Ticket Pool.
  2. The Events during which Swap is available are described to Players in the Game Rules. In any case, the Swap option is not available:
    1. Whilst an Event in the Game remains ‘in progress’; or
    2. If the number of Tickets in the Ticket Pool is less than the number of Tickets a Player wants to Swap; or
    3. If the Player has insufficient funds in their wallet to pay the quoted Swap fee.
  3. When a Player chooses to Swap their In-Play Ticket(s):
    1. Unless the Swap is free, the Player will be quoted a Swap fee for the new Ticket(s) that will be drawn from the Ticket Pool.
    2. If the Player accepts the quoted Swap fee and confirms the request to Swap the Swap Fee is deducted from the Player’s F2P wallet.
      • Every ticket that the Player has chosen to Swap will be exchanged for new Tickets, drawn at random from the Ticket Pool.
      • Ownership of each new Ticket will be transferred to the Player.
      • The status of each new Ticket is changed from In-Pool to In-Play.
      • Each of the Player’s old Tickets are then returned to the Ticket Pool, noting that the Player’s old tickets are returned to the Ticket Pool after the new tickets have been drawn and issued to the Player.
      • The status of each Ticket returned back to the Ticket Pool is changed from In-Play to In-Pool.
  4. Eliminator can vary the Swap fee and the availability of Swap during the course of a Game, without notice, at its absolute discretion.
  5. Once a Swap is completed it cannot be reversed or cancelled.

Availability and Confirmation of Transactions

  1. Depending on the Game Mode, Game Rules, the availability of Tickets, and Event status, once a Game is published Players have the option to conduct in-game transactions referred to in these Eliminator Betting Rules as:
    1. Purchase Tickets from Ticket Pool
    2. Pre-Sale Purchase
    3. Swap Tickets
  1. Eliminator at its absolute discretion can, at any time, and without notice: limit, decline, suspend, or close any or all of the above-listed options.
    1. In any case, there is no option to transact while an Event in the Game is ‘in progress’.
  2. A request to conduct any Eliminator transaction is not complete or valid until the Player receives confirmation via the Eliminator website.
  3. The Player is solely responsible for ensuring that the transaction details are correct at the time of requesting and agreeing to the transaction.
  4. The availability of Tickets in a Game is dynamic and cannot be guaranteed.
    1. Eliminator cannot guarantee that a competing request relating to any of these transaction options can be completed as requested.
    2. In the Event that a Player’s request cannot be completed, Eliminator will cancel the request and return an error message to the Player.
    1. Players in a Game may at any time be simultaneously contemplating transaction options that, if completed, will impact the availability of Tickets for all other Players in the Game.
    2. Requests are processed by Eliminator at the time a Player confirms the transaction option, on a strict first-come, first-served basis.
  5. Once a transaction is completed it cannot be reversed or cancelled.
  6. If a Player is in any doubt whatsoever as to whether a Eliminator transaction has been successfully completed, they should immediately check their Eliminator account activity for that game.
  7. Given we provide no guarantee as to the availability of these transaction options, or that, due to the dynamic nature of the game we cannot guarantee that a transaction request can be completed as requested, Eliminator will not be held liable for any losses or damage incurred due to:
    1. the unavailability of any of these transaction options; and/or
    2. the failure to complete a transaction request.
  8. You agree to fully indemnify 4Racing Proprietary Limited and hold us harmless from  and against all and any losses, costs, expenses, claims, demands, liabilities and damages however caused that may arise directly or indirectly as a result of your
    1. use of Eliminator
    2. acceptance of any winnings
    3. any breach of the Terms.

Resulting Events

  1. A Game consists of two (2) or more Events
  2. Eliminator will set an Event as ‘in progress’ at the actual start of an Event, or in the absence of reliable information, at:
    1. the advertised start time; or
    2. any time deemed necessary by Eliminator to protect the integrity of the Game.
  3. An Event will remain ‘in-progress’ until such time as the Official Result for the Event is received, confirmed, and processed by Eliminator.
    1. Eliminator will process Official Results in the sequence they are received. This may differ from the sequence described on the Ticket.
    2. You agree to fully indemnify 4Racing Proprietary Limited and hold us harmless from and against all and any losses, costs, expenses, claims, demands, liabilities and damages however caused that may arise directly or indirectly as a result of a delay in receipt, confirmation, and/or processing of Official Results.
  4. On receipt of the Official Result, one (1) of the Outcomes in the Event will be designated as the winning Outcome
    1. Eliminator will refer to information from the Event’s governing body or official website for confirmation of abandoned events.
    2. Any Event that is postponed to a starting time beyond the expected time of resulting the final Event, may be treated as an abandoned Event, at the absolute discretion of Eliminator.
      1. This includes postponed Events for which there is no advice of an amended starting time, at the time of starting the final Event.
    1. In the case that an Event in the game results in a dead-heat or tie, two (2) or more Outcomes in the Event will be designated as winning Outcomes.
    2. In the case that an Event in a game is abandoned, all Outcomes in the Event will be designated as winning Outcomes.
    3. In the case of two (2) or more Events in a game are abandoned, the game will be cancelled.
    4. In the case of an official result for an Event is declared as an Outcome not originally listed as a possible Outcome, each and all Outcomes in the Event will be designated as a winning Outcome.
  5. Based on the winning Outcome(s) in an Event, Eliminator will then:
    1. Recalculate the Ticket value of all remaining In-Play Tickets.
    2. Subject to availability of Tickets and Game Rules, recalculate the purchase price for Tickets purchased from the Ticket Pool.
      1. This purchase price will then be advertised and fixed until the start of the next Event in that Game.
    1. Eliminate from the Game all Tickets that failed to describe the winning Outcome(s).
    2. Unless the Event was the final Event in the Game:
    3. If the Event was the final Event in the Game, Eliminator will settle the game and advise Players of the Prize Payments (refer section 5I Paying Prizes).
  6. We reserve the right to suspend and/or cancel a Game if we suspect there has been any form of system error in relation to Ticket sales, Ticket Values, or the resulting of Events, including:
    1. if an Event has been resulted in error, and/or
    2. if we detect an error in processing the results; and/or
    3. if we detect an error in eliminating Tickets.

Ticket Value

Outcome Chance

  1. During the course of a Game, Eliminator will provide a point-in-time assessment of the chance that an Outcome or Bracket (a group of Outcomes) will win an Event:
    1. The chance of winning is displayed as a percentage chance.
    2. For a Bracket, the chance of each Outcome in the Bracket will be summed and displayed as a single, aggregate percentage chance.
    3. The chance that an Outcome will win an Event is updated periodically throughout the Game.
    4. The chance that an Outcome will win an Event may fluctuate during a game.

Ticket Value

  1. During a Game, Eliminator will provide a point-in-time assessment of a Ticket’s Value:
    1. The Ticket Chance is only calculated for In-Play tickets.
      1. More tickets from the Ticket Pool become In-Play.
      2. Outcome prices fluctuate.
      3. Events are resulted and Tickets get eliminated.
    1. The Ticket Value is based on the chance that every Outcome described on the Ticket will win, referred to as the Ticket Chance.
    2. Tickets with a higher Ticket Chance will have a higher Ticket Value.
    3. Ticket Chance and Ticket Values will fluctuate throughout a game as:
  2. Eliminator provides an assessment of Outcome Chances and Ticket Values purely as market-based guide to the relative merit of Outcomes and Tickets.
    1. Players can view Ticket values at any time during a Game and prior to making decisions regarding transaction options to Swap and/or Purchase Tickets.
  3. You agree to fully indemnify 4Racing Proprietary Limited and hold us harmless from and against all and any losses, costs, expenses, claims, demands, liabilities and damages however caused that may arise directly or indirectly from your use of information relating to Outcome Chance and/or Ticket Value.

Game Leaderboard

  1. The Game Leaderboard is an Eliminator display of the Top 50 In-Play Tickets in a Game, ranked in descending order, according to the last calculation of current Ticket Values.
  2. For each Ticket displayed the Game Leaderboard will show:
    1. The Player that currently owns the Ticket.
    2. The current Ticket Value.
  3. Tickets on the Leaderboard can be selected to show:
    1. The Ticket’s Outcomes.
    2. The Ticket’s ownership and transaction history.
  4. On resulting the final Event in a Game, the Leaderboard will list the Tickets in the Game that won a prize and the prize details.
    1. Paying Prizes
  1. A Game is settled when the Official Result for the final Event in the Game has been received, confirmed, and processed by Eliminator (refer 5G Resulting Events).
  2. A Game is settled, and prizes paid, according to the Game’s prize payment rules, which can be viewed in the Game Rules on the Eliminator website.
  3. Prize payment rules are set and fixed by Eliminator at the time a Game is published:
    1. Grand Prize , paid to the game’s winning ticket. Unless otherwise stated, the Grand Prize is not paid out if the game’s winning ticket is Unsold.
    2. Consolation Prize, paid to the game’s consolation tickets. Unless otherwise stated, the Consolation Prize is typically a fixed number of Eliminator Credits that can be used by the Player in future games.
  4. For the purposes of prize payment:
    1. A consolation ticket does not describe every winning outcome in the Game.
    1. A winning ticket is a an In-Play Ticket that describes, in an unbroken sequence, the winning Outcome in every Event in the Game, commencing with the winning Outcome in the first Event.
    2. A consolation ticket is an In-Play Ticket that describes, in an unbroken sequence, the next highest number of winning Outcomes in the Game, commencing with the winning Outcome in the first Event of the Game.
    3. The unbroken sequence of Events required by both the winning and consolation tickets, is the sequence of Events as described on the Ticket, starting with the first-listed Event and finishing with the final Event in the Game.

Right to Publicise

  1. At the time of opening an Eliminator Player Account all Players are allocated, at random, an Avatar and Game nickname.
    1. Note that profane or offensive Game Nicknames will not be permitted and could result in permanent suspension of your Eliminator account.
    1. Players can edit their Avatar at any time.
    2. Contact Customer Care to change your Game Nickname
  2. Participation in an Eliminator Game by a Player grants 4Racing the perpetual right, but not obligation, to promote and publicise Tickets and Player nicknames, Games, and in-game transactions, in any and all forms of media, in connection with the promotion of Eliminator, at no cost.
    1. scratchings & RefuNDS
  1. A scratching is an Outcome in an Event that gets withdrawn or removed prior to the start of the Event.
  2. In EasyPlay games:
    1. If the scratching DOES NOT void the ticket NO refund is paid.
    2. If the scratching DOES void the ticket i.e. the scratching results in a Ticket with NO Outcomes in an Event, the Playerwill receive a full refund on the Eliminator credits used.
  3. In Challenge games:
    1. If the scratching DOES NOT void the ticket NO refund is paid.
    2. If the scratching DOES void the ticket i.e. the scratching results in a Ticket with NO Outcomes in an Event, the Player will receive a full refund on the Eliminator credits used.
  4. If a scratching voids a Ticket that is In-Play in a Consolation Prize Event, the Player is paid the refund for the voided ticket plus any applicable Consolation Prize.
  5. Refunds are only paid to In-Play Tickets.
    1. Refunds are not paid to Eliminated Tickets.

Abandoned and Cancelled Games

  1. If a Game is abandoned, or cancelled:
    1. No prizes will be paid.
    2. All Game transactions will be reversed, and Players will be refunded with Eliminator credits, in full.
    3. Players have no further right to claim compensation.
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