Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID IN WHOLE OR PART WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. CONTESTANTS RESIDING IN AREAS WHERE THE CONTEST IS VOID MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST, BUT WILL BE INELIGIBLE TO WIN PRIZES. SEE ELIGIBILITY SECTION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
REGISTRATION. To enter the contest you must first register using the Registration Form. Limit one entry per person and/or email address.
Note: If you have previously registered for a Nine.com contest, there is no need to re-register. Just verify your information if prompted and login using the same username and password.
$100,000 Slam Dunk Contest organizers, Nine.com and its contest administrator (hereafter collectively "Contest Providers"), are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, illegible, incomprehensible or misdirected entries, bugs, failures in servers, hardware or software transmission failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data transmission. Entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. All entries become the property of Contest Providers and will not be returned to entrant. Multiple entries by the same person using one or more email accounts will result in disqualification. No mechanically or electronically reproduced entries will be accepted. All entries must be submitted from a valid email account that may be identified by reverse domain name search. Potential winners may be requested to provide Contest Providers with proof of identification (address and birth date) and proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.
ELIGIBILITY. The Contest is open to anyone 18 years of age or older with internet access at the time of registration. Employees of Contest Providers, their respective parents, their affiliates and subsidiaries and the immediate family members of each are ineligible to win prizes. If an entrant has multiple betting accounts among BGD, VIP and NINE, that entrant will be ineligible to win prizes and will be disqualified. Prize recipients may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and publicity release. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission to use winner's name and information provided by winner for promotional purposes without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. All applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of the prize winners. In order to be eligible for the contest, players must have a funded account at Nine.com (or alternate participating sportsbook).
Note: Effective Feb 26, 2007, any new registrants from the US or Canada are not eligible for the cash prizes. Only existing customers at Nine.com and new registrants from non North American countries are eligible for the cash prizes.
GAME OF SKILL. $100,000 Slam Dunk Contest is a game of skill and knowledge based on the results of select games played in the 2008-2009 pro basketball regular season. Contestants will compete against each other in an attempt to select the outcomes of select games throughout the season and to predict the total for any applicable tie-breakers. The contestants who accumulate the most correct picks each week, month and overall will win prizes as set forth in the Winner Selection / Prizes section. Your odds of winning are affected by the number of qualified entries received.
HOW TO ENTER. After you register, proceed to the Enter/Change Picks page. Make your picks each Week using the Enter/Change Picks page. Select the outcome that you think will occur for each game on the contest schedule. There are three options for each game;
- Visitor Win by 6 or more points (worth 3 fantasy points if correct)
- A "Tie" which is considered to be any game decided by 5 points or less (worth 3 fantasy points if correct)
- Home Win by 6 or more points (worth 2 fantasy points if correct)
The points you earn from correct picks will be used to determine your total for the week and monthly and season-to-date based on each week you have played.
Confirm your selections using the submit button at the bottom of the page. Follow all additional instructions listed on that page, observing all posted deadlines.
The deadline for entering and/or changing submissions is posted on the page for each week. For the full contest schedule see the Schedule page. No submissions will be accepted after the deadline for any reason. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of the Promotion will be the servers of the Contest Providers.
Notes:
- Only one entry per person and email address is allowed per Week.
- Any entries received after the weekly deadline will be void.
- You may change your picks any time before the deadline for each week.
- You must submit picks for each week in which you wish to participate.
WINNER SELECTION AND TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES Each Week your rank is determined primarily by the number of fantasy points you earn for all correct picks you make.
- Amongst people tied in points in a given week, the tie-breaker total is used to break ties: the closer your predicted total is to the actual game total the better. If still tied, the contestant with the best season-to-date rank will be ranked better.
- Your monthly rank at the end of the applicable monthly period is determined by the total fantasy points you have earned from correct picks for all weeks you have entered for that particular month. In the event of a tie at the end of the month, the contestant with the best rank in the final week of the month will be considered to be ranked better.
- Your overall rank at the end of the regular season is determined by the total fantasy points you have earned from correct picks for all weeks you have entered. In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the contestant with the best rank in the final week will be considered to be ranked better.
- Finally, if there are still ties, then the contestant whose picks were submitted earlier in the applicable pick period will be ranked better. Note that if you submit your picks and then change them, we will use the time we received your last set of picks to break ties.
The top contestants each week, each month and overall will win the prizes listed on the Prizes page and indicated below.
PRIZES. To be eligible for a cash prize, you must have a real-money account at Nine.com and have deposited and wagered at least $50 in sports/horse wagers within the last 30 days of the applicable prize period. If you are an inactive/non depositing player, you will not be eligible to win any of the prizes.
Any new contest registrants from the U.S. or Canada are not eligible for the cash prizes. Only existing customers at Nine.com and new registrants from non-North American countries are eligible for the cash prizes.
All prizes will be bettable funds put into an account at the sportsbook. Contestants must wager the prize amount 5 times in the sportsbook prior to any withdrawal being issued.
WINNER NOTIFICATION. Determination of the potential prize winners shall take place on or about two days following the completion of each prize period by Contest Providers whose decision shall be final (see GENERAL CONDITIONS below). Potential winners will be notified by email, phone, regular mail and/or overnight courier within one week of the prize determination date. If potential winner is unreachable after 10 days an alternate potential winner will be selected by rank according to the rules. To be declared a potential winner of any prize, the contestant may also be required to correctly answer without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited, mathematical, skill-testing question to be declared a prizewinner. In addition, potential winners must execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Prize Acceptance Form/Release of liability within 10 days of notification to be declared a prizewinner. Noncompliance within this time period may result in disqualification and an alternate potential winner being chosen.
Prizes will be distributed within sixty (60) days after each prizewinner has been successfully contacted and notified of their prize and has complied with all contest rules and requirements. Contest Providers reserve the right to substitute a prize for another of equal or greater value for any reason. All applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of the prizewinners. The names of all prizewinners and their respective city of residence will be posted on the contest web site.
USE OF CONTEST INFORMATION. Contest Providers reserve the right to use any and all information related to the Contest, including information on contestants obtained through the Contest, for internal purposes with regards to the Contest, unless prohibited by law. Contestant data will not be provided to any third party unless the contestant has agreed to it during registration or on the contest site. Entrants further grant to Contest Providers the right to use and publish their proper name and city/state of residence online and in print, or any other media, in connection with the Contest. By accepting a prize, winner and travel companion (if applicable) grant permission to Sponsors to use their names, photographs, likenesses, voices, prize information and/or biographical information for publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation unless prohibited by law. By entering, participants release and hold harmless Contest Providers, their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Contest or any prize won. Restrictions, conditions, and limitations apply.
CONDUCT. Contest Providers reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual they find to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the game or website; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. You agree that in the use of the Contest -- including but not limited to chat areas, and the registration of usernames or groupnames -- you will not use obscene, libelous or slanderous language, or language which infringes upon a third party's trademark, trade name or other intellectual property right or right to privacy. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Contest Providers, their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, sponsors, officers, consultants, agents, and employees against and from all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses asserted by third parties alleging that the Contest includes obscenity, libel, slander, or infringes upon the third party's intellectual property or privacy rights, as a direct result of your actions in the use of the Contest. You further agree to not knowingly: damage or cause interruption of the Contest; prevent others from using the Contest; obtain or modify another user's non-public account information without his/her consent. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A CONTESTANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GAME IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CONTEST PROVIDERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH CONTESTANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY. Winners and travel companions (if applicable) assume liability for injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the contest, or by the acceptance, possession, use of, or failure to receive any prize. Contest Providers are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Contest. Contest Providers assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Contest Providers are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to participant's or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in the Contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Contest Providers which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Contest Providers reserve the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. The Contest and all of the related pages, contents and code are copyright © Nine.com, and/or affiliated sponsors/administrators. All rights reserved. $100,000 Slam Dunk Contest is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by any professional or college basketball league or any of its member teams. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted material or trademarks without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
GENERAL CONDITIONS. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. The decisions of the Contest Providers are final on all matters of fact, interpretation, eligibility, procedure and fulfillment. By entering this contest, you acknowledge acceptance of all contest rules and agree to be bound by them.