Draw No Bet If Draw: What Happens to Your Wager?

If you bet on Draw No Bet and the match finishes level, the selection is normally cancelled and your original stake is refunded. You do not win a profit, but you do not lose the stake either.

For example, if you place a £20 Draw No Bet wager on Team A and the match ends 1–1, the bookmaker generally returns £20. The bet is settled as void, rather than as a win or loss.

How Draw No Bet is settled when the score is level

Draw No Bet, sometimes shown as DNB or a no-draw market, covers only two outcomes: your selected team wins or loses. The draw is removed from the market.

• Your team wins: the bet wins at the quoted odds.
• Your team loses: the stake is lost.
• The match is a draw: the selection is void and the stake is returned.

A refunded stake is not the same as a winning bet. If you wager £20 at 2.00 and your team wins, you would normally receive £40 in total, including £20 profit. If the match ends in a draw, you receive only the original £20 back.

What happens to Draw No Bet in an accumulator?

The effect of a draw depends on the bookmaker’s accumulator rules. In many cases, a Draw No Bet selection that finishes level is removed from the accumulator and the remaining selections are recalculated as a smaller combination. This is often called a void leg.

Suppose a three-selection accumulator contains two winning bets and one Draw No Bet selection that ends in a draw. The void selection may be taken out, leaving a two-selection accumulator. The potential return will usually be lower than the original quoted return because one set of odds is no longer included.

Some betting operators apply different rules to certain promotions, bet builders or enhanced accumulators. Check the settlement terms before placing the wager, especially if the bet includes multiple markets.

Does extra time count for Draw No Bet?

For standard football match betting, Draw No Bet is usually settled on the result after 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Extra time and a penalty shootout normally do not count unless the market specifically says otherwise.

This distinction matters in cup competitions. If a match is level after normal time but one team wins during extra time, a regular 90-minute Draw No Bet market is generally treated as a draw and refunded. A market labelled “to qualify” or “including extra time” follows different rules.

Draw No Bet compared with other football markets

Draw No Bet is different from both a standard match-winner bet and double chance:

• Match result: a draw is a separate outcome. Backing a team loses if the match finishes level.
• Draw No Bet: a draw voids the selection and returns the stake.
• Double chance: a selection such as Team A or draw wins if either result occurs, but the odds are usually lower.

Draw No Bet can suit bettors who want to support one team while removing the draw as a losing outcome. It still carries risk: the selected team must win for the wager to produce a profit, and a loss usually means the full stake is forfeited.

Check the market rules before placing the bet

Bookmakers can differ on how they treat abandoned matches, postponed fixtures, extra time, penalty shootouts and accumulator voids. Confirm the specific event and market rules shown on the betting slip. Only bet with money you can afford to lose, and follow the gambling laws and age requirements in your location.