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1)   Who is eligible to enter?
There are two divisions (Scratch & Handicap):

SCRATCH:   Anyone (except for PBA National members) can participate.   Former PBA national players who have not been a PBA member for three years or more can participate.   Regional PBA members are allowed in the scratch division only.   You do not have to belong to a league and no book average is required.

HANDICAP:   To receive handicap USBC (ABC / WIBC) membership and a book average of 21 or more games is required.   You can participate in the Handicap Division with no book average and without belonging to a sanctioned league, but you have to bowl scratch, i.e., you will not receive any handicap.   Bowlers who belong to professional organizations are not allowed to compete in the "Handicap Division," i.e., PBA National, Regional and Senior players and former PWBA players.   Handicap is 100% of 235.

2)  Are there Elimination Squads?
Yes.   Each division will have a 3-game qualifying squad.

3) How much is the Entry Fee for the BetOnBowler's event?  
The early entry fee for both divisions is $160.   On site entries are $170.  

4) Do you accept onsite entries?
Only if spots are available.   Onsite entry fees for both divisions are $170 ( Virtual Tournament Members, seniors (65+) and active military always $160*.

5) Are your total pins for the 3-game qualifying round carried over to the top 50 finals?
No.   Everyone in the top 50 finals will begin with a score of zero.

6) After making the top 10 finals, are your total pins carried over to the final game?
Yes, after five games, the top ten bowlers will play one more game in the potgame area and the highest series for 6 games will win first place for each division.

7) What happens if more than one bowler has the highest game in the Bowler Potgame Area? Click here to read the rules.

8) What happens if there's a tie to win first place?
The bowlers will play one more game to determine the winner.

9) What happens if there's a tie in the qualifying rounds for the Top 50 finals?
The bowler with the highest game in the qualifying round will advance to the finals. If there is still a tie bowlers will play one more game.

10) What oil pattern will be used?
This has been a tough decision.   A house shot will always be used for the handicap division. For the Sam's Town event a house pattern will also be used for the scratch division.

Interesting to note: to make it more interesting for scratch bowlers in the future we can use a different lane pattern for each event, i.e., rotate various sport patterns and include a house shot.   After bowlers have entered a few tournaments and accumulate some statistics it will get interesting because you can use this data to determine the opening odds for a bowler which is called "futuring" in horse racing. You will be able to analyze how individual bowlers do on different patterns (similar to how a horse performs on a wet or dry track) and use this information to determine who you think will win the game in the potgame area.   With a house pattern you can expect some high scores which will make it more exciting and fast-paced for spectators.   Our goal is to try to please everybody, which of course is impossible.

11) Where do I go to get my free tickets for the Pickaplayer Contest?
At the spectator table located next to the bowler's table where bowlers sign up for brackets and sidepots.   The top 50 bowlers will receive their free tickets in advance.

12) When will player rules and entry forms be available?
They are ready now:
Click here for snail-mail entry forms
Click here to enter online using a credit card or Paypal

13) What is parimutual gambling?
Parimutual gambling is a form of gambling frequently offered at certain kinds of sporting events of relatively short duration in which participants finish in ranked order, notably horse racing, greyhound racing, and jai alai. It is frequently state-regulated, and offered in many places where gambling is otherwise illegal. Parimutual gambling is often also offered at "off track" facilities, where players may bet on the events without actually being present to observe them in person.

Under parimutual betting, all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and a house "take" are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all placed bets, and rounding down to a denomination interval (in the United States, typically 10 cent intervals are used). The fewer correctly placed bets there are in relation to the entire pool, the greater the payoff. There may be several different types of bets, in which case each type of bet has its own pool.

Unlike many forms of casino gambling, in parimutual betting the gambler bets against other gamblers, not the house.

15) Will there be parimutual wagering on the bowlers? Not for this event.   This will require time, your support, approval from a casino as well as approval from the gaming board.

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