DraftKings Unveils a Fresh Early Withdrawal Refund Initiative

In a move to enhance bettor protection, DraftKings has launched the Early Exit policy. This innovative policy comes into effect during the 2025 NFL betting season and applies to various sports.

The Early Exit policy is designed to offer refunds or bet adjustments when a player leaves a game early due to injury, specifically affecting player prop bets. Here's a breakdown of the key details:

The policy applies to players who start the game.
The injury must occur within specific early-game windows, differing by sport:
NFL and WNBA: injury in the first quarter.
NBA regular season: injury in the first quarter; postseason extends to the first half.
NHL: injury in the first period.
MLB: pitchers must leave before recording three outs, hitters must not have a second plate appearance.
Soccer: player must be subbed off before halftime (excludes halftime substitutions).
Golf: player withdraws before the start of the second round.
The policy primarily applies to player prop bets — bets on individual player performance.
For single bets, if the player leaves early due to injury and does not return, DraftKings refunds the full wager amount as cash credits.
For parlays and same-game parlays, the leg involving the injured player is voided, and DraftKings recalculates the odds for the remaining legs; if these win, the bettor is paid out based on the adjusted odds.
Refunds or adjusted payouts are typically credited within about 24 hours after the event concludes.

It's worth noting that the Early Exit policy does not extend to props added during live in-game betting, injuries outside of the game's timeframe, or props settled before injury. Moreover, props settled before injury are not eligible for the Early Exit policy.

Injuries outside of the game's timeframe are also not considered eligible for the Early Exit policy. This means that any injuries sustained before the start of the game or after the defined early-game windows are not covered under the policy.

The user's 'My Bets' history will show as a loss when a bet is impacted by the Early Exit policy. However, the refunded credit for bettors will be equal to their original stake, providing a fair compensation for affected bets.

In conclusion, the Early Exit policy safeguards bettors on player props when a player exits early due to injury within defined timeframes, providing full refunds on single bets or voiding affected legs in parlays with adjusted payouts. This improves bettor protection specifically for player performance wagers across several major sports.

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The Early Exit policy, introduced by DraftKings for the 2025 NFL betting season, aims to safeguard sports bettors, especially those placing player prop bets, during various sports.
The policy offers refunds or bet adjustments when a starting player in an NFL, WNBA, NBA, NHL, MLB, soccer, or golf game leaves early due to injury within specified early-game windows, according to the sport.
With the Early Exit policy, if a player exits a game early and does not return, DraftKings refunds the full wager amount as cash credits for single bets, or voids the affected leg in parlays and recalculates the adjusted odds for the remaining legs.
This innovative policy applies primarily to player prop bets and provides better protection for sports bettors, particularly when it comes to wagers on American football, including the NFL.
It's crucial to note that the Early Exit policy does not extend to props added during live in-game betting, injuries outside of the game's timeframe, or props settled before injury occurrences.