House Rules

Management Rules

  1. Any person under the age of 21 years shall not place wagers with or collect winning wagers from any licensed sports pool or operator.
  2. Persons shall place a wager only on their own behalf and shall not wager for any other person.
  3. Management will make every reasonable effort to resolve disputes. Any unresolved dispute arising as a result of wagers accepted by the Sport Book shall be resolved as set forth by rules or regulations promulgated by the Arizona Department of Gaming.

General Sportsbook Rules

  1. The Gila River Sports Book reserves the right to refuse any wager, and/or delete or limit selections, prior to the acceptance of any wager.
  2. The Gila River Sports Book will determine minimum and maximum wagers on all sports events.
  3. Please check your tickets for accuracy before leaving the betting window. Leaving the window with the ticket is deemed an acceptance of the wager by both parties.
    1. Tickets will not be altered or voided prior to the start of an event except at the discretion of management and with the approval of both parties.
    2. Once both parties accept a wager, tickets will not be altered or voided after an event officially begins.
    3. Wagers may only be rescinded in accordance with rules or regulations promulgated by the Arizona Department of Gaming.
  4. Gila River Sports Book is not responsible for lost, stolen, altered or unreadable tickets. Lost or stolen ticket claims will be paid upon presentation of supporting information or documentation. In the absence of such documentation Gila River reserves the right to wait at least one year after the conclusion of the event and/or racing meet to make its decision regarding payment.
  5. Sports wagering tickets will be honored for one year after the date of the event. Vouchers will be honored for one year after date of issuance. Winning tickets may be mailed in for redemption. Refer to reverse side of wagering ticket for mail-in redemption instructions. Gila River is not responsible for tickets not mailed pursuant to instructions on the reverse side of the ticket.
  6. Identification information is required to be presented at certain thresholds of wagers and payouts in accordance with State and Federal regulations.
  7. Gila River Sports Book patrons will be notified of odds or line changes in the following manner:
    1. Posted odds will be changed automatically on the electronic reader boards.
    2. Posted odds will be changed manually on all handwritten sports boards.
    3. Posted changes will be updated in a timely fashion on the electronic reader boards or the handwritten sports boards.
    4. Non-posted printed media will be updated on a weekly basis with the date of the latest issue.
  8. Gila River reserves the right to add, change or delete the payout ratio limits.
  9. Gila River reserve the right to add, change or delete the Gila River Sports Book House Rules, subject to regulatory approval.
  10. Gila River will not accept the past posting of wagers, in such cases the wager may be refunded, or where the outcome of the event is already known, in all such cases the wager will be refunded.
  11. Gila River will accept wagers on currently posted terms unless otherwise posted or noted on printed media.
  12. Prohibited Wagers

    13. (a) No wagers may be accepted or paid by any book on:

    1. Injuries, penalties and other types or forms of event wagering that are contrary to law; or
    2. College proposition bets, meaning individual actions, events, occurrences or nonoccurrences to be determined during a collegiate sports event, including on the performance or nonperformance of a team or individual participant during a collegiate sports event. This paragraph does not prohibit wagers on the overall outcome of a collegiate sports event or seasonal awards based on a player's cumulative overall play.
  13. Management will maintain a record of all point spreads, odds, final score and related betting proposition statistics and outcomes to protect both the patron and Gila River in case of obvious mechanical or human error.
  14. Cancelled events that have either not started or have not met the minimum length for an event to be official, will result in straight wagers being cancelled. Parlays that involve a cancelled event will reduce to the next lower number of selections.
  15. All future wagers are “action” as long as a winner is officially declared, unless otherwise posted or noted on printed media.

Types of sporting events offered will be those submitted to and/or approved by the Arizona Department of Gaming.

Mobile Wagering Acounts

Sports Book Rules and Regulations

  1. Account holder must be at least 21 years of age.
  2. Gila River posted House Rules and regulations are applicable to Mobile Wagering Accounts. House Rules are available to view on printed media in the Gila River Sports Book or in the Support area of the Mobile Wagering App.
  3. Mobile Wagering Account transactions through the Mobile Wagering App cannot be accepted from any individual who is under 21 years of age or does not have a valid Mobile Wagering Account that is in good standing.
  4. Management reserves the right to refuse any application to open a mobile wagering account.
  5. Management reserves the right to suspend an account for reasons it deems sufficient.
  6. Management reserves the right to terminate and settle the account balance with the patron for reasons it deems sufficient in accordance with these House Rules or applicable laws and regulations.
  7. Management shall keep all wagering account information and transactions confidential except from the patron, affiliates or as a result of any tribal, state and/or federal law or legally sufficient subpoena or other court document that require the book to provide any and all information related to any and all accounts.
  8. Only the person(s) named and registered on the account may conduct transactions on the account.
  9. Mobile Wagering Account transactions are accepted through the Mobile Wagering App.
  10. Wagers placed through the Mobile Wagering App are binding when the patron verifies and confirms purchase of wager displayed on the screen.
  11. Wagers will not be accepted if they exceed the balance in the account.
  12. Mobile Wagering Account withdrawals and subsequent deposits made at Gila River must be authorized by the account holder.
  13. Mobile Wagering Account winnings are subject to IRS reporting and/or withholdings.
  14. Wagers placed through the Mobile Wagering App are the sole responsibility of the account holder. Management is not responsible for unauthorized access to the account.
  15. Unless otherwise stated, all rules apply to both wagers made in person and to wagers made using the Mobile Wagering App.
  16. For wagers made through the Mobile Wagering App, the terms of your wager are displayed before you tap “Place Bet,” which action is deemed an acceptance of the wager terms by you. Our acceptance of the wager request is displayed in a confirmation message on your mobile device and can be reviewed in the My Wagers section of the Mobile Wagering App at any time.
  17. For wagers made through the Mobile Wagering App, payment of winning wagers will be made when the Sports Book confirms and posts results. Winning wagers will be applied directly to your Mobile Wagering Account.
  18. Wagers made through the wagering app may only be accepted from within the geolocation coordinates defined by Gila River in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. It is prohibited by law to wager through the Mobile Wagering App outside of the defined geolocation coordinates.
  19. The Mobile Wagering App displays real time lines, current odds, and potential payouts when placing wagers. Patrons will be prompted with a confirmation message that selections are correct prior to the selection of the ‘place wagers’ button. Line change notifications may occur at any time during the wager placement process. For live (in-play) wagers, the system by default accepts more favorable odds and the player must acknowledge or decline any less favorable odds changes. For live (in-play) wagers, this setting can be adjusted by the player to accept all odds changes for fastest play or acknowledge all odds changes for a more conscientious play.
  20. Mobile Wagering Account rules and regulations are subject to change by management at any time.
  21. Deposits and withdrawal of funds for the Mobile Wagering App must be made in person at Gila River and must be authorized by the account holder.
  22. Gila River is not responsible for the performance or connectivity of a guest’s mobile device and/or service provider.