General Questions:
Do I have to pay anything to become a Tipster and tip for prizes?
What are the Rewards (Prizes) for the best tipsters?
Can I have more than one account?
How do I compete and tip?
I know nothing about sports betting. Can I play?
Tipping and BetSlip Questions:
When will the BetSlips be available for tipping?
When is the Betslip closed for tipping?
Can I edit the Betslip if I make a tipping mistake?
Do I have to tip on every available BetSlip?
How many matches per BetSlip will be available for tipping and who makes the selection?
Since there are many sports, leagues, and hundreds of matches every day which sporting events will have priority?
What is the maximum number of matches per BetSlip I can tip?
What is the stake per Betslip and can I change it?
How many tips can I select per match?
I can’t understand all tip types given in the BetSlip. What should I do?
I’m not familiar with the decimal odds format given in the bestslips. Are they hard to understand?
What does the System Accumulate mean?
What does the System Singles mean?
How are the Earnings of a Betslip calculated? What is the difference between Earnings and Payout of a BetSlip?
Ranking Questions:
Are there any criteria to rank and be eligible for prizes?
Which ranking category is most important? Who will be the best tipster?
How are the Earnings of a Tipster calculated?
How is the Profitability of a Tipster calculated?
How is Efficiency of a Tipster calculated?
What is a Draw Betslip and does it affect rankings?
What happens if two or more tipsters have the same parameters in one or more categories?
Prizes (Rewards) Questions:
What are the current prizes for the best tipsters?
Are all prizes in cash?
Could an announced prize change?
If I Win a Cash prize how will I get paid?
General Questions:
Q: Do I have to pay anything to become a Tipster and tip for prizes?
A: NO. eTipsters.com is completely FREE to Join and to Compete. Register now!
Q: What are the Rewards (Prizes) for the best tipsters?
A: eTipsters.com rewards the best tipsters with monthly and yearly cash prizes. The prizes will be announced on the Prizes Page. Currently the yearly prize for the best tipster is $500 and the monthly prize for the first place is $100. See more prizes.
Q: Can I have more than one account?
A: NO. Users who will have more than one account will be disqualified and their profiles will be erased.
Q: How do I compete and tip?
A: On your User’s Home Page you will find BetSlips for tipping. You have to Log in regularly and tip on the given matches in the BetSlips.
Q: I know nothing about sports betting. Can I play?
A: Yes but you have to learn the basics first.
Tipping and BetSlip Questions:
Q: When will the BetSlips be available for tipping?
A: Betslips are usually available for tipping one day before its closing date. No Betslip can be added later than 6 hours before its closing time.
Q: When is the Betslip closed for tipping?
A: A Betslip closes for tipping 30 minutes (or more) before the start of the first match in that BetSlip. There is a countdown timer on every Betslip that counts the time that remains before the closure of that bet slip.
Q: Can I edit the Betslip if I make a tipping mistake?
A: Yes, but it has to be before the betslip’s closing time.
Q: Do I have to tip on every available BetSlip?
A: No. But you must have in mind that the criterion for ranking and eligibility for prizes is to tip on at least 50% of the available Betslips. Read More
Q: How many matches per BetSlip will be available for tipping and who makes the selection?
A: A BetSlip can have from 1 to 20 matches available for tipping. Matches are selected by the eTipsters.com editors. Proven tipsters can also suggest certain matches for tipping.
Q: Since there are many sports, leagues, and hundreds of matches every day which sporting events will have priority?
A: Priority will be given to football (soccer) leagues in Europe and other major football events around the world. In the days and periods with less football matches other major sporting events will be included like basketball, tennis, American football, hockey, baseball, volleyball, handball etc.
Q: What is the maximum number of matches per BetSlip I can tip?
A: You can tip on maximum 7 matches per Betslip, the minimum is one match.
Q: What is the stake per Betslip and can I change it?
A: The stake per BetSlip is 100 Units and cannot be changed.
Q: How many tips can I select per match?
A: Only one tip. For instance: 1 (home), x (draw), 2 (away) or any other given tip. See more tips here
Q: I can’t understand all tip types given in the BetSlip. What should I do?
A: Read the explanation of Tips Abbreviations here.
Q: I’m not familiar with the decimal odds format given in the bestslips. Are they hard to understand?
A: No. In contrary the decimal odds are much easier to understand and use. The figure quoted, for instance 1.80 is the payout per unit staked. The payout includes your winnings (earnings) and the stake. So your winnings are 0.80. The equivalent for the decimal odds of 1.80 in fractional (traditional) odds is 4/5. For further explanation please read the Appendix: Decimal odds explained
Q: What does the System Accumulate mean?
A: The system Accumulate (Accumulator) is given by default on the BetSlip. It means that you play all matches together (in a bundle) whereas the total odds of a betslip are calculated when tipped odds of every match are multiplied among each other (1.25 x 2.10 x 1.80 = 4.73). To win a BetSlip using this system you must have a correct tip for every match you have tipped on. For further explanation read here.
Q: What does the System Singles mean?
A: The System Singles means that you play every match you tipped as a single one, whereas the total stake of 100units is divided among the tipped matches. To win a Betslip with this system it is not necessary to tip correctly every mach you play as long as the sum of the partial earnings exceeds 0 (zero). In comparison to the System Accumulate the probability of wining a bet slip with the system singles is higher but the earnings are much smaller. For further explanation read here
Q: How are the Earnings of a Betslip calculated? What is the difference between Earnings and Payout of a BetSlip?
A: Payout of a Bet slip consists of Earnings (Winning) plus the Stake. Therefore the Earnings = Payout – Stake. The payout of a Betslip with the system accumulate is calculated when the total odds are multiplied with the stake.
Payout = total odds (4.73) x stake (100) = 473Units.
The calculation of the payout of a Betslip with the system singles is a bit complicated. To put it simply, you can estimate it when you multiply the average winning odds with the total stake of 100 Units.
When a Betslip is lost the Earnings are negative. For further explanation read here.
Ranking Questions:
Q: Are there any criteria to rank and be eligible for prizes?
A: You have to play at least 50% of all available betslips in order to rank for prizes.
For detailed information about the ranking criteria for monthly and yearly prizes read here.
Q: Which ranking category is most important? Who will be the best tipster?
A: The Best Tipsters in a certain category are the ones with the highest parameters. There are three ranking categories: Earnings, Profitability and Efficiency. The most important category is that ranks the tipsters by Earnings. There are also winners in the other two ranking categories. The prizes for winners are announced at the Prizes Page.
Q: How are the Earnings of a Tipster calculated?
A: The partial Earnings of all played Betslips (positive or negative) during the month (or the year) are added to the tipster’s balance.
Q: How is the Profitability of a Tipster calculated?
A: Profitability is a percentage calculated when the total earnings are divided by the total stakes played during the month (or year) and then multiplied by 100%. Another term used for this categoty is ROI (Return on investment).
Q: How is Efficiency of a Tipster calculated?
A: The efficiency of a tipster shows the percentage of won Betslips of all played.
The efficiency is calculated when the number of won tickets is divided by the number of played tickets (won + lost). Draw tickets are excluded when this category is calculated.
Q: What is a Draw Betslip and does it affect rankings?
A: Betslip is a Draw when the earnings are equal to 0 (zero). This is rare but can happen on several occasions. A Draw Betslip is considered as a played one when the ranking criteria of 50% played betslips is calculated. On the other hand, a Draw Betslip is excluded when the Efficiency is calculated.
Q: What happens if two or more tipsters have the same parameters in one or more categories?
A: eTipsters.com has certain tiebreaking rules. Please read them.
Prizes (Rewards) Questions:
Q: What are the current prizes for the best tipsters?
A: The yearly prize for the best tipster in 2010 is $500. The prizes for January 2010 are: 1st place: $100 2nd: $60 3rd:$40. (All prizes are for the best tipsters in the Earnings category). There are additional prizes also. One is for recommending eTipsters.com to friends and it is $200. The other is a review writing bonus for the winner of the year and it is $100. Read More
Q: Are all prizes in cash?
A: Major prizes are all in cash. There also could be some additional prizes in coupons, bonuses, match tickets, shirts and other gifts. All prizes will be clearly explained at the Prizes Page
Q: Could an announced prize change?
A: Announced prizes can only increase in value, not decrease. Any increase of prizes will be announced at least 10 days before the end of a period.
Q: If I Win a Cash prize how will I get paid?
A: You will be contacted for further information at your e-mail address provided during registration. We will propose a widely used online payment method. |
