New Posts For Thread: Betfair Exchange VAR rule — should unmatched orders lapse after a disallowed goal?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goalHi all,I’m hoping someone with proper Betfair Exchange/football trading experience can help me understand the exact rule here.This happened in a World Cup football match involving Portugal.Sequence:Portugal appeared to score and the market startedWhat I meant was, a single bet was placed, but betfair have turned it into two bets. Sorry, I'm boring myself now.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goal?post_id=565451867#565451867What I meant was, a single bet was placed, but betfair have turned it into two bets. Sorry, I'm boring myself now.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:42:31 -0500Make your mind upIt was one bet partly matched and now it's two bets placed at the same time.Why don't you give a proper step by step explanation of what happened? Bit like Tommy's explanation but a little bit more truthful.If they press the VAR timehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goal?post_id=565451813#565451813Make your mind upIt was one bet partly matched and now it's two bets placed at the same time.Why don't you give a proper step by step explanation of what happened? Bit like Tommy's explanation but a little bit more truthful.If they press the VAR timeFri, 26 Jun 2026 07:15:30 -0500I'd love to hear how bf explain how two bets placed at the same time can be treated differently.As bf are incapable of managing these markets properly, they need to either:- suspend the market when the ball crosses the line and not reopen until the ghttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goal?post_id=565451637#565451637I'd love to hear how bf explain how two bets placed at the same time can be treated differently.As bf are incapable of managing these markets properly, they need to either:- suspend the market when the ball crosses the line and not reopen until the gFri, 26 Jun 2026 05:06:06 -0500The live chats for British companies these days are mostly AI (Always Indians)https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goal?post_id=565450779#565450779The live chats for British companies these days are mostly AI (Always Indians)Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:07:04 -0500Things went downhill when they discontinued the Priority Team in 2024.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goal?post_id=565450651#565450651Things went downhill when they discontinued the Priority Team in 2024.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:16:59 -0500Easy enough to place bets when there is zero chance of VAR.Problem is that we have people who watch the whole game just waiting for these moments thinking they might have an opportunity to gain some unfair advantage.That's probably what happened withhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goal?post_id=565450481#565450481Easy enough to place bets when there is zero chance of VAR.Problem is that we have people who watch the whole game just waiting for these moments thinking they might have an opportunity to gain some unfair advantage.That's probably what happened withThu, 25 Jun 2026 08:16:34 -0500Same experience with twitter/live chat. Why is it the case that the Twitter tech guys know what they're talking about and understand what you're talking about, yet on Live Chat it feels like you're explaining the ABC's to them. Can only assume the twhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goal?post_id=565450399#565450399Same experience with twitter/live chat. Why is it the case that the Twitter tech guys know what they're talking about and understand what you're talking about, yet on Live Chat it feels like you're explaining the ABC's to them. Can only assume the twThu, 25 Jun 2026 06:51:39 -0500It's also in the backer's interest to have these bets handled properly in-play. If your bet is wrongly allowed to stand and you green up, you will be in for a shock the next day when the back bet is challenged and resettled as a loser.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goal?post_id=565450393#565450393It's also in the backer's interest to have these bets handled properly in-play. If your bet is wrongly allowed to stand and you green up, you will be in for a shock the next day when the back bet is challenged and resettled as a loser.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:47:42 -0500*yourhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goal?post_id=565450379#565450379*yourThu, 25 Jun 2026 06:31:27 -0500The problem with that is if you're bet is matched at a price you are happy to take, and then gets voided due to VAR, you'd still want it matched at a later time in the match , if you are trading without watching.Pretty confusing rule and probably highttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31904677/betfair-exchange-var-rule-should-unmatched-orders-lapse-after-a-disallowed-goal?post_id=565450377#565450377The problem with that is if you're bet is matched at a price you are happy to take, and then gets voided due to VAR, you'd still want it matched at a later time in the match , if you are trading without watching.Pretty confusing rule and probably higThu, 25 Jun 2026 06:31:13 -0500