Rules: The Gladiator 1
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The Gladiator 1 - Game Information
Entry Fee: $50.00
Teams Per League: 15
Scoring Style: Rotisserie
Prizes: $7,500 Overall Grand Prize - Top 25 win!
Max Entries in Contest: 1,500
Prizes Based on Number of Entries: 1,500
Max Entries Per User in Contest: 45
Entry Packages
Package Option Description Cost Savings
1) Gladiator 3-pack $150 - Buy Package
2) Gladiator 6-pack $300 - Buy Package
3) Gladiator 9-pck $450 - Buy Package
Highly Experienced Player Badges
Has played in at least 500 contests
Has played in at least 1000 contests
Has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more
Has played in at least 500 contests AND has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more
Has played in at least 1000 contests AND has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more
Team Owners # Teams Badge(s)
Aaron Lawson 2
Adam Howe 3
ANDREW BAIN 1
ANTHONY HAMLEY 3
ANDREW ELLIS 3
Andrew Edward 3
Anthony Grills 1
Elliott Landry 5
Andrew Sullivan 5
ricky watson 1
Matt Ricci 2
Andrew Viglietti 5
BRETT HALE 1
Schuyler Schickel 3
Josh Baker 3
David Branick 5
Brett Terry 1
Andrew Carlson 2
Brent Barbour 1
Richard Barry 3
bart parry 3
Tucker Bart 1
Andrew Liesch 5
Mike Massotto 3
Chris Maher 4
SARA SANCHEZ 3
Christopher Phillips 3
Blake Edwards 2
Michael Secor 1
Brian Feldman 1
Brandon Gavett 10
Steven Conger 7
Derek Blake 1
Benjamin Meleras 1
Ben Fils 3
Bryan Ghio 1
Steven Grey 5
David Whilden 9
Jason Duponte 34
Tom Strassner 3
Bill Macey 1
Brian Komprood 3
robert cramutola 21
Michael Allocca 3
Jason Anthony 8
NICKOLAS RECK 1
BRENNAN LOGUE 4
Jason Zahringer 1
Brian Crump 2
Brian Patterson 9
Ben Novak 4
Brock Boner 2
Broc Miller 1
Brian Rudd 1
Steve Brunn 5
Melvin Stroud 2
LAWRENCE CORNICK 1
Brandon Johnson 2
Matthew Burgei 4
Brian Sciacca 1
Thomas Gates 1
Scott Zeidman 1
Jenny Butler 3
Britton Allan 1
CARL DIMARTINO 2
VIRGIL JULES 3
Brandon Johnson 3
Christopher Colao 1
JACOB MAISH 3
THOMAS DURST 10
Michael Armstrong 4
Francisco Maldonado 3
Jeffrey Cianci 1
James Maples 6
chad fleming 6
CHRIS GARRETT 2
CARL KNUTSEN 4
Clark Johnson 3
Max Hogan 1
Chris Winder 1
Benjamin Sanborn 1
Kevin Mark 2
Michael Fuchs 6
Chris Uram 3
carter gill 3
Timothy Pamperin 21
Jesse Murray 1
James Tomony 6
William Hammack 2
Craig Williams 9
CHARLES HURLEY 1
Curt Hills 4
Gregory Smith 1
Dan Iverson 1
DALTON BROOKS 2
Joe Shokatz 1
Dane Nelson 2
Dan O'Connell 1
KONSTADINOS XAGORARIS 1
David Poepping 1
Dave Rhydderch 3
David Wright 1
David Swan 2
David Mirza 2
David Ehsanipoor 5
Dale Donmoyer 10
Joseph Garner 3
Derek DowDell 3
Derek DeGrenier 4
Daniel Ellars 2
dan Mitlof 1
Daniel Kobold 2
Doug Roe 1
Daniel Semsel 2
Michael Martin 1
DAVID GRONSKY 2
Donny Lucas 2
John Riccio 1
Derek Downs 2
Robert Dov 2
Gary Durbin 3
Devin Roell 3
Dominic Rello 15
Dave Sowa 1
Drew Forte 1
Mike Lippe 2
Eric Albright 13
AARON ASBURY 4
Brian Edwards 6
ERICH SCHMITT 19
Aaron Bistrin 1
Eric Cross 1
Erich Schulte 12
thomas eshenfelder 3
Kyle Estes 2
Erik Sviggum 3
Samuel Parnell 7
David Meyer 1
John Fish 7
RYAN WELBORN 3
Frank Piscani 1
Fred Spinder 1
Dennis Gahry 1
David Guarascio 1
Eric Gailing 4
MICHAEL GAVIN 4
Steven Petrar 2
Anthony Gialde 26
Scott Gilbert 1
Giovanni Companioni 2
Garrett Kolber 1
Gregg Martin 3
Michael Brophy 2
Amanda Kelley 4
GRANT GEISSLER 3
SPENCER FARMERY 4
COREY MALONEY 2
Jason Griffin 11
Tom O'Bryan 2
Robert Klein 5
Tony Messer 2
Geoffrey Cresap 3
Henry Williams 2
Chris Read 4
Christopher Piper 2
Crosby Hass 1
Heath Capps 3
Jeff Prescia 1
Lauren Auerbach 1
Charles Breining 3
Joe Green 2
JON CLAIRMONT 3
Ian Hubbard 20
Marc Rod 4
Isaac Cockburn 1
John Noeske 3
Drew Morris 8
JALEN BUSS 2
James Goldberg 2
Jared Lentz 4
JAY BARRON 4
John Lyons 1
Zach Larson 2
Jean Carlo Torres 1
Aaron Banach 3
Jeff Erickson 1
Jack Kitchen 9
JOSEPH GOTT 1
Scott Gilroy 2
Jonathan Kish 3
Jerry Kirby 6
Jason Kufs 6
John Young 2
J.R. Walsh 1
Jeff Mitseff 45
Joshua Dawalt 6
John Pappas 2
Johnhenry Schroeder 6
John Wilder 1
Jon Anderson 2
Curtis Jones 4
Jeff Prondzinski 3
Josh Morris 1
Jeffrey Rubenstein 2
Josh Coleman 1
Jeff Trela 2
Aaron Jones 9
Justin Salinger 1
Brian Entrekin 3
Chris Kuehn 2
KEVIN OKEEFE 4
Grant Taylor 3
Khang Do 1
Kelly Anderson 1
Matthew King 4
Maurice Gregory 3
MICHAL DZIEGIELEWSKI 3
KEVIN OBRIEN 1
Michael Kosmoski 2
Patrick Gagne 1
Kirk LeValley 1
Lucas Biery 5
George Kleemann 2
Len Warrington 1
THOMAS HURLEY 1
Wesley Nelson 1
Dave Taylor 1
Logan Holland 2
Louis Maggiotto 7
Christopher Costello 1
Leonard Ringle 14
Ryan Ireland 2
LUKE PLANSKY 1
ANDREW BAYARENA 2
Daniel Prepas 3
DOUGLASS COOPER 2
Mark Land 2
Errol Thompson 4
Matthew Mattingly 10
Matthew Ramon 13
Matthew Davis 2
DARREN MATUSEN 6
MICHAEL SOUDER 1
CHRISTOPHER STARR 3
Michael DeCavalcante 4
John Pacca 7
Kenneth Morita 8
Michelle Smith 7
Paul Spradling 3
Marcia Donmoyer 9
PERRY LASKARIS 1
Mike Cameron 2
Michael Lins 1
John Miller 3
LANDON STEVENSON 1
Mark Kieffer 3
MARK MITCHAM 1
Mike Marshall 1
Kristopher Carroll 9
Les Dinsmore 1
William Whitlock 9
Matt Poole 2
Matthew Latta 3
Matt Hurley 2
Marc Siciliano 2
MARTIN SEKULSKI 2
MICHAEL SUMMERS 1
Galen Murray 2
Michael Amarante 3
Ben Tidd 2
Mike Simione 2
Ryan Beck 11
Kellen Arneson 1
MICHAEL PINKERTON 1
Harry Lewis 1
Nicholi Knutson 3
Nick Larsen 1
Nicklaus Gaut 1
ROBERT ORR 2
OpenBarFantasyBaseball Tambo 1
Paul Weber 3
ANDREW SHOKATZ 1
Jose Parapar 2
Ron Kraus 20
Peter Ball 1
Paul Bruce 1
Paul Coughlan 1
Peter DeRogatis 1
Paul Heege 7
Pierre Camus 1
Philippe Dussault 32
charles sommer 1
Lindy Hinkelman 2
Paul Sporer 3
Hernan Cortes-Batista 1
Paul Pierorazio 1
Max Margolis 1
Christopher Koumou 1
Paul Wapnowski 3
Cam Picyk 2
Ross Berg 5
Robert Lorfink 4
James Anderson 5
Greg Diehl 2
Ryan Gray 1
Michael Dodson 3
Jeremiah Dugger 1
ERIC DAVIS 5
David Bone 1
joan gahry 5
RYAN HOLEWINSKI 2
Russell Withers 10
Richard Ohman 1
Rick Poundstone 1
Ray Kuhn 1
Ryan Rufe 5
Ray Murphy 3
Aaron Pags 2
Robert DiPietro 13
Ron Spurgeon 1
Vlad Sedler 6
JORGE MONTANEZ 6
Kevork Mahserejian 2
Greg Lathrop 3
Bobby Brendler 14
Kevin Hasting 3
RICHARD BRISKIN 5
ROBERT WOOTEN 1
Randall Haines 3
RUSSELL STURTZ 3
Sanjay Jaggi 1
Ryan Bloomfield 2
R G 2
Scott Waggener 6
Walter Sawadsky 2
SCOTT SLEZAK 3
Scott Rayburn 2
Stephen Ruschak 3
Robert E Thompson III 1
Glenn Seddon 1
SCOTT GELLMAN 1
Shelby Anderson 3
Shelly Verougstraete 1
Brian Connelly 1
Sid Bickle 3
Ricky Yee 1
Frankie Newton 1
Scott Winhold 2
MATT STRICKLER 1
Steven Metzler 3
Jason Perkins 2
David Dubofsky 3
John Malanga 1
Scott Davis 6
Stephen Stoughton 6
STEVEN TRAPANI 1
Steve Kiel 1
Steven Swan 1
Steven Weimer 4
Stephen Goodwin 7
Spencer Thurmond 16
STEPHEN ENG 6
Alex Stillwell 3
Damon Fleet 1
David Bevis 2
Steve Holmlund 1
Matt Dozier 1
TD Linhart 2
STEVE TEBBE 3
Todd Whitestone 1
Jason Shook 4
Gary Poloso 1
Shawn Knoche 1
AARON KRUEGER 10
RYAN WILLIAMS 3
Cj Kaltenbach 6
Stephen Marshall 3
Timothy Johns 3
Tim Sansome 6
TIMOTHY MICAL 1
Todd Macey 2
Tim Horne 3
BRIAN LEVY 1
TONY LA 1
Jeffrey Biddle 5
TIMOTHY ALNWICK 1
Travis Rae 2
Emmett Ruland 2
Arthur Rastelli 1
Tom Rodriguez 3
DAVID ODOM 14
Alan Holmes 2
Robert Zidonik 1
Kenneth Easterling 1
Jeff Whitely 1
Ryan Venancio 5
Ted Vinson 4
Bruce Dahl 2
David Broughton 4
Richard Whetsel 1
Will Garofalo 2
Andrew Powell 3
Dave Wilson 1
Jason Ausborn 1
Bill Snyder 1
WAYNE RODE 2
Matt McClure 2
Smirlock Daniel Smirlock 1
JOSEPH GREEN 1
Michael Faulkner 2
RICHARD ZITO 12
ZACHARY REBHOLZ 1
Zach Steinhorn 1
Zachary Waxman 45
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League Management Web Address

You can access your team and league via the Internet by going to https://nfc.shgn.com. You will need an email address and a password to access the game site. Contact [email protected] if you are signed up for the contest and do not have log-in information.

Gladiator Overview
The The Gladiator 1 will consist of multiple leagues each comprised of 15 teams.

The NFBC regular season will extend from the first game of the MLB regular season through the final game of the regular season.

Owners can win league prizes and a separate $7,500 Grand Prize in this contest (see Prize Table for all prizes).

Teams will compete for accumulative stats in five offensive and five pitching categories, with each category weighted equally.

Categories include:

Hitters
Batting Average
Home Runs
RBIs
Stolen Bases
Runs

Pitchers
Wins
Saves
Earned Run Average
Strikeouts
WHIP Ratio (Walks plus Hits divided by Innings Pitched)

**NOTE: The Gladiator has a 125 Innings Pitched minimum in order to correctly place in the ERA and WHIP categories. If a team does not meet this IP requirement, it will be awarded 1 point in each category. The other teams in the league will NOT move up.

The team at the end of the year with the most Rotisserie rank points based on cumulative statistics for the season in each league wins the league title. Prizes will be paid to the top finishers in the league.
Prizes
Cash prizes are awarded in U.S. dollars and are awarded to the principal owner of the team. Teams can split prizes among multiple owners by filling out the proper paperwork with SportsHub Games Network, Inc.'s accounting department before season's end. In the event of a tie, cash prizes are divided evenly among those who have tied.
League
League Prizes
1 $250
2 $125
Other * Free 2024 Gladiator Entry
Overall
Overall Prizes
1 $7,500
2 $2,000
3 $1,500
4 $1,400
5 $1,300
6 $1,200
7 $1,100
8 $1,000
9 $900
10 $850
11 $800
12 $750
13 $700
14 $650
15 $600
16 $500
17 $450
18 $400
19 $350
20 $300
21 $250
22 $200
23 $150
24 $100
25 $50
Random League/Draft Spot Selections
The NFBC will set each The Gladiator 1 league as they fill on a first-come, first-served basis. Once that league is filled for that date, the league will be closed or signups will continue for a second or third league for that date and time.
Setting Kentucky Derby Style (KDS) Preferences

The NFBC will use Kentucky Derby Style (KDS) preferences for draft preferences in all The Gladiator 1 leagues. The Draft Preferences are listed as soon as you click on your team link. There you will see a list of 1 through 15 in order and an "Edit Preferences" link. Edit your list as often as you'd like and just save your preferences each time before the required deadline for this league.

Here's what KDS does: The KDS process allows owners to rank their order of preference for Draft Day, ranking their preferences 1 through 15 BEFORE the leagues are randomly selected. Some owners would rather draft in the middle, if they are selected early in their league; others like to stay near the top and others like to move down to the lower end. KDS allows that if you are fortunate enough. A sample KDS from an owner could look like this:

11
12
10
8
14
5
4
6
13
7
1
9
15
2
3

If an owner wants the third pick and he is selected No. 1 overall in his league, he would choose 3 as his top option and he would then be moved to third in that league on Draft Day. NFBC officials will look at every owner's Draft Preferences after the leagues and orders are randomly selected, pick the highest available preference for each owner and then announce the draft orders for each league.

Online Drafts
All Online Leagues will hold their drafts at https://nfc.shgn.com. Once you have signed up, you'll find your team link for this league under MY TEAMS section. There you'll find a PRE-DRAFT RANK LIST link where you can rank the player default list for all online drafts and all of the players will show up in the draft room exactly as you have ranked them. If you do not setup a pre draft ranking, the player default list will appear as SportsHub Games Network, Inc. has it. Once the league has filled, the DRAFT ROOM link will appear and you'll be able to enter the draft room. There is a DRAFT BOARD link within the draft room that allows you to see colored stickers of every player being selected and to easily see the draft results.

All lineups must be legal before the season starts and the NFBC will correct all roster errors that may have been missed at the draft. All decisions by the NFBC commissioner involving final rosters are official.

Time Limit for Draft: There will be a 1 minute limit for each owner to make his/her pick during each round of the The Gladiator 1 draft (see above). If a participant does not make a selection in the allotted time, the computer will select the top player from that owner's Player Queue and if no player is in the queue then the top available player from the player's default list will be selected. If there is a computer failure, an error made with a selection by an owner or any other type of technical malfunction, the draft moderator can stop the draft at any time and correct the error and then resume the draft. The NFBC reserves the right to allow the draft moderator to roll-back the draft if a technical error occurred, but if the desired player had already been selected before the draft was stopped, that player is no longer available to be drafted.

Commissioner Decisions: All decisions made by the NFBC commissioner are final. Tough decisions sometimes must be made about eligibility rules, lineups, etc., and NFBC participants must accept the unbiased ruling of the NFBC commissioner.
Moderated Drafts
If there is a computer failure, an error made with a selection by an owner or any other type of technical malfunction, the draft moderator can stop the draft at any time and correct the error and then resume the draft. The NFBC reserves the right to allow the draft moderator to roll-back the draft if a technical error occurred, but if the desired player had already been selected before the draft was stopped, that player is no longer available to be drafted.
Roster Requirements
Maximum of 23 players at all times.
Roster
Position Count
Catcher 2
First Baseman 1
Second Baseman 1
Shortstop 1
Third Baseman 1
Outfielder 5
Corner Infielder (1B,3B) 1
Middle Infielder (2B,SS) 1
Utility Player (DH,C,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF) 1
Pitcher (SP,RP) 9
Position Eligibility
The NFBC will use the following position eligibility rules in 2023:

a) Players who played at least 20 games at any position in 2022 will qualify at that position for the entire 2023 NFBC season. Players who play 10 games at a new position in 2023 will be eligible at that position after they have played there for the 10th time during the 2023 MLB regular season. Any player who missed all of the previous season to injury or retirement will qualify at the position he last was eligible for in the majors.

b) If a player did not appear in 20 games at any position, he qualifies at the one position he played most frequently the prior season in the majors. Designated Hitter is considered a position for these purposes (pinch-hitting is not). A player who only qualifies as a DH may only be assigned to the UT position. If a player's most games played at a position is less than 20 and tied among more than one position, the NFBC commissioner will assign eligibility at one position only based on prior year minor league games played.

c) Those players who only pinch-hit in the majors in 2022 will be position eligible according to their minor-league games played status in 2022. They would qualify at the position they played the most games in the minors.

d) Players who played all of 2022 in the minor leagues will be awarded position eligibility for the 2023 NFBC season based on the most games played at all levels in the minors for the previous year. NFBC will determine that one eligible position before Draft Day and that will determine that player's status for 2023 once he is called up to the majors. Those players who only pinch-hit or DH in the minors will only be UT-eligible.

e) The NFBC commissioner will rule on player eligibility prior to the draft as he deems necessary. Those eligibility lists are final and will be available to all owners prior to Draft Day.
Lineup Submission
The weekly deadline for setting your NFBC starting lineup is on Mondays with the following exception(s):

In the NFBC, you don't have to lock in your entire starting lineup on Mondays if you have players who don't play their first game of the week until Tuesday. You are allowed to lock in your starters on Monday 5 minutes before their scheduled games that day and also 5 minutes before their games on Tuesdays if that is their first game of the week.

Example 1: If you have East Coast teams starting at 7:05 pm ET on Monday, you have to lock them into your starting lineup by 7 pm ET.

Example 2: If you also have West Coast players who don't play until 10:05 pm ET, you then have until 10 pm ET to lock those starters in.

If you have two outfielders playing their first games on Tuesday and you have one OF spot open in your starting lineup, you have until Tuesday night to finalize who you want in your starting lineup.

On Fridays, the same flexible Set Lineup procedure is in place for hitters where you can lock in your starters 5 minutes before their scheduled starting time for that day. Those players lock 5 minutes before their SCHEDULED STARTING TIME and do not change based on weather or any other matters.

NFBC team owners are also allowed to switch out any hitter (or hitters) from their starting lineup and replace him with a hitter from their reserve roster on Fridays. The deadline for doing that is 5 minutes before the start of that player's game on Friday or 5 minutes before Saturday's start time if that player's team is off on Friday. Pitchers will not be allowed to be moved out of your starting lineup at any time during the season; what is set on Monday remains for the remainder of the week for all pitchers. If there is an MLB tie-breaker game or games at the start of a new week, NFBC owners are allowed to reset their starting lineups for that game or games.

If a game is cancelled on Monday or Friday and once NFBC receives official notice, players for those teams (hitters only on Fridays) would lock 5 minutes before their first game on Tuesday or Saturday.

First Lineup Deadlines for Week 1: The MLB season starts on Thursday, April 1st, 2021. All of those games plus the Friday-Sunday slate of games will comprise Week 1 in the NFBC. Week 1 will include games from Thursday, April 1, 2021 to Sunday and owners can still change out their hitters on Friday. Lineups for every week after that run Monday-Sunday.

All lineups must be submitted on the league website.
Trades Between Managers
To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed.
Free Agents
There are no free agent pickups in The Gladiator 1 Leagues. The 23 players you draft is all you have the entire season. All rosters remain intact from Draft Day through the end of the season.

It's not Best Ball, it's Only Ball.

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Scoring

Statistics are accumulated each week for all players in your starting lineup and your team is ranked based on the following categories:

Runs
Home Runs
Runs Batted In
Stolen Bases
Batting Average
Strikeouts
Wins
Saves
Earned Run Average
WHIP
Scoring Periods
Period Start End Deadline(s) Status
1 Thursday, 3/30/2023 Sunday, 4/2/2023 - -
2 Monday, 4/3/2023 Sunday, 4/9/2023 - -
3 Monday, 4/10/2023 Sunday, 4/16/2023 - -
4 Monday, 4/17/2023 Sunday, 4/23/2023 - -
5 Monday, 4/24/2023 Sunday, 4/30/2023 - -
6 Monday, 5/1/2023 Sunday, 5/7/2023 - -
7 Monday, 5/8/2023 Sunday, 5/14/2023 - -
8 Monday, 5/15/2023 Sunday, 5/21/2023 - -
9 Monday, 5/22/2023 Sunday, 5/28/2023 - -
10 Monday, 5/29/2023 Sunday, 6/4/2023 - -
11 Monday, 6/5/2023 Sunday, 6/11/2023 - -
12 Monday, 6/12/2023 Sunday, 6/18/2023 - -
13 Monday, 6/19/2023 Sunday, 6/25/2023 - -
14 Monday, 6/26/2023 Sunday, 7/2/2023 - -
15 Monday, 7/3/2023 Sunday, 7/9/2023 - -
16 Monday, 7/10/2023 Sunday, 7/16/2023 - -
17 Monday, 7/17/2023 Sunday, 7/23/2023 - -
18 Monday, 7/24/2023 Sunday, 7/30/2023 - -
19 Monday, 7/31/2023 Sunday, 8/6/2023 - -
20 Monday, 8/7/2023 Sunday, 8/13/2023 - -
21 Monday, 8/14/2023 Sunday, 8/20/2023 - -
22 Monday, 8/21/2023 Sunday, 8/27/2023 - -
23 Monday, 8/28/2023 Sunday, 9/3/2023 - -
24 Monday, 9/4/2023 Sunday, 9/10/2023 - -
25 Monday, 9/11/2023 Sunday, 9/17/2023 - -
26 Monday, 9/18/2023 Sunday, 9/24/2023 - -
27 Monday, 9/25/2023 Sunday, 10/1/2023 - -
Disclaimers
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Compliance with Official Rules
The Contest is subject to applicable United States laws, and these official rules, and cannot be used in connection with any form of gambling. By entering the Contest, you agree to the terms of the official rules (including the legal restrictions) and the Terms of Use applicable to the Contest website, and you agree to abide by the decisions of NFBC, which are final on all matters pertaining to the Contest. NFBC reserves the right to change the official rules, in its sole discretion. No waiver of any provision of the official rules at any time shall be deemed to be a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision.
Legal Restrictions
THE CONTEST AND ALL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTEST ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NFBC MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO ANY PARTICIPANT IN THE CONTEST FOR ANY CLAIM (INCLUSIVE OF ATTORNEYS' FEES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES SUSTAINED BY THE PARTICIPANT IS LIMITED TO THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ALL FEES PAID BY THE PARTICIPANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST. IN NO EVENT SHALL NFBC, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, RELATED PARTIES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, OR CONTEST SPONSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Internet/Technology Problems; Tampering
If, as a result of viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or other causes beyond the control of NFBC, the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest is corrupted or compromised, NFBC reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. NFBC is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, equipment or software, failure of any email or entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, phone lines, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a participant's computer related to or resulting from participation in this Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. NFBC reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process or Contest operation, provides false entry information, or disseminates false or misleading information about the Contest. NFBC reserves the right to seek recovery of damages from such individual to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Game of Skill
The Contest is a game of skill. From all entries received, winners are those individuals who use their skill and knowledge of relevant professional baseball information and fantasy baseball rules to accumulate the highest point totals during the Contest according to the official Contest rules.
Prizes
Winners are determined and prizes are awarded as provided in the official rules of the Contest. Prize winners will be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release and may be required to provide a certification for tax withholding (including, without limitation, a W-9). Prize winners may also be required to provide evidence that the information in the entry for the Contest is accurate. The prize will only be paid to the person who is identified by NFBC as having submitted the entry for the Contest. Failure to submit accurate and complete information at any time may result in forfeiture of prizes. All taxes associated with the receipt or use of any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. You are advised to consult your tax advisor for tax advice concerning your prize winnings. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority, NFBC reserves the right, in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes. If NFBC determines that a team is owned indirectly by a customer in order to circumvent the Eligibility Requirements, NFBC reserves the right, in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award prizes or disqualify the team.

Cash prizes are awarded in U.S. dollars. In the event of a tie, cash prizes are divided evenly among those who have tied. In the event that a league does not contain 15 teams, NFBC reserves the right to cancel the league and entry fees from that league will be refunded.

Please allow 2-3 weeks, from the time your signed affidavit and release (and certification for tax withholding, if applicable) is returned to NFBC, to receive your prize. All prizes are awarded regardless of the number of entrants or amount of entry fees received. No substitution or transfer of prize is permitted.
Prize Notification
Winners are notified by email or regular mail within ten (10) days after the official final results (and associated winners) are posted at the conclusion of the Contest. Winners are also posted on the Contest website. Winners are required to complete an affidavit and release and certification for tax withholding, if applicable. There forms must be completed and returned via the website, email or regular mail, within 15 days following attempted notification. Failure to comply with this requirement can result in disqualification and forfeiture of prizes. Any prize notification returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. After six (6) months, any unclaimed prize will be forfeited.
Complaints And Requests To Be Removed From Mailing Lists
The Contest operator is SportsHub Games Network, Inc./NFBC with its principal office located at 333 Washington Ave N Suite 104 Minneapolis, MN 55401. Please contact NFBC at its principal office if at any time you wish to be removed from any mailing list (including any email list) or have any complaint regarding products or services provided by NFBC.
Taxes
If the principal team owner's prize winnings are $600.00 or greater (or any other threshold subsequently established by the IRS), the NFBC must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. We will request your social security number and signature on this form. The form contains the amount paid to you and you will receive a copy of the form for tax purposes. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. pays the principal team owner of each NFBC team that was submitted on the entry form and you are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize; please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority, SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes.
Eligibility & Registration
The NFBC is open to individuals who are at least 18 years of age or older (19 years in Alabama and Nebraska, and 21 years in Massachusetts). By entering an NFC contest, you are further representing and warranting that:

-- you are a citizen or resident of the United States of America or Canada and that you have an address in the United States of America or Canada;

-- at the time of contest entry, you are physically located in the United States of America or Canada in a jurisdiction in which participation in the NFC is not prohibited by applicable law;

-- at the time of contest entry, you are not physically located in of any of the following U.S. states or Canadian Provinces: Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Vermont, Washington, Ontario;

-- when entering an NFC contest, you are not an employee or operator of another fantasy sports website that charges entrance fees or offers cash prizes;

-- you are not listed on any U.S. or Canadian Government list of prohibited or restricted parties;

-- you are not subject to backup withholding tax because: (a) you are exempt from backup withholding, or (b) you have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that you are subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified you that you are no longer subject to backup withholding;
Official Rules
Registration for, and continued participation in, the NFBC constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these official rules ("Official Rules") and to SportsHub Games Network, Inc. decisions relating thereto. SportsHub Games Network, Inc.' decisions in regards to these Official Rules and all matters pertaining to the NFBC are final and binding.
Refunds

Once a participant submits valid payment, no money will be refunded unless the NFBC event for which such participant has registered has been canceled. A team spot is considered filled when the entire entry fee is paid. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right to cancel any entries which are not part of a full league. In addition, SportsHub Games Network, Inc. retains the right to deny, at its sole discretion, eligibility of any individual to register for any NFBC game or event and/or participate in any NFBC game or event, even after the registration fee has been paid, but in such case, the entry fee will be refunded. Under no condition shall SportsHub Games Network, Inc. be held responsible for any loss or liability related to any expenses incurred by a denied entrant or any person affiliated with that denied entrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any participant or co-manager is banned from the NFBC as the result of any violation of the Official Rules, then no refund will be given.

Cancellation

At its sole discretion, SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right to terminate any NFBC game, event or league at any time prior to the completion of the season due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption of the season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), or any other situation beyond the control of SportsHub Games Network, Inc.. In the event of any such termination by SportsHub Games Network, Inc., all entry fees will be refunded, with the exception of any live event fees (if such live event has already occurred).

At its sole discretion, SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right to terminate any NFBC game, event or league (including the NFBC Main Event) if there are an insufficient number of teams prior to the scheduled start of the league. In this unlikely event, SportsHub Games Network, Inc. will refund all entry fees within 48 hours of cancellation notice and/or provide a new application form with the newly stated prize figures. In this situation, all pre-registered applicants have the right to a full refund or to agree to play for the newly announced prize structure. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of any NFBC game, event or league, including but not limited to travel or hotel expenses, time taken off from employment, etc.

Code of Conduct

All participants and co-managers are expected to behave in lawful, respectful and sportsman-like fashion at all live draft events, throughout the NFBC season, and during use of any NFBC website, including, but not limited to comments posted on any NFBC message board. Additionally the NFBC events, games and/or leagues may not be used for any form of gambling. Any conduct or message board post by a participant, co-manager or other person which is deemed by SportsHub Games Network, Inc., in its sole discretion, to be unlawful, or to have the effect of intimidating, harassing, offending or otherwise harming any other participant, co-manager, guest, or NFBC/SportsHub Games Network, Inc. representative, is strictly prohibited. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right, in its sole discretion to ban any person from current and/or future participation in the NFBC and/or from use of the message boards if such person engages in any such prohibited conduct or is otherwise in violation of any of these Rules. In addition, any person engaging in such conduct forfeits any rights to a refund, as well as any potential rights to a prize award. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. shall not be responsible or held liable to any person for damage to property or personal injury or death arising from the acts or omissions of any third parties. Any participants or co-managers who collude, or attempt to collude, or who attempts to blackmail, bribe or otherwise influence any representative of SportsHub Games Network, Inc./NFBC, or who otherwise attempts to sabotage the league, in an effort to alter the results or outcome of any NFBC game will be disqualified and will be prohibited from winning any prize award. If a participant is banned from participation in a current NFBC game, then SportsHub Games Network, Inc. reserves the right, to take those actions which it sees fit, in its sole discretion with respect to such banned participant's team. Any criminal behavior may be referred to the appropriate authorities.

Errors

The deadline for submitting any dispute or claim regarding the operation of any league draft is one hour after the conclusion of the draft itself; further, leaving any live draft event without submitting any dispute or claim regarding the draft constitutes your waiver of any right to challenge any aspect of the draft. You are strongly urged to double-check your lineups, trades, and free agent moves throughout the season, as SportsHub Games Network, Inc./NFBC will not be held liable for any errors in entering lineups, trades or free agent moves, and SportsHub Games Network, Inc./NFBC will not intervene or alter a transaction after lineups, trades or free agent moves are due.

Prize Splitting

Prize splitting amongst the principal registrant and co-managers is available, provided that the principal registrant has authorized payment to his co-managers in writing and in advance of the completion of the season. In order to authorize prize-splitting, the principal registrant must completely fill out and sign the authorization form designated by SportsHub Games Network, Inc. (including the name and address of the co-manager(s) and the applicable prize percentage to be paid to each co-manager(s)). Both the principal registrant and each co-manager designated on a prize-splitting form will be required to fill out a W-9. No prize money will be distributed until all necessary forms have been received by SportsHub Games Network, Inc.. Both the principal registrant and the co-manager(s) will receive IRS Form 1099 reflecting the prize money paid to each. If SportsHub Games Network, Inc. deems, in its sole discretion, that the appropriate documentation and/or authorization has not been received, or has not been received in a timely fashion, then SportsHub Games Network, Inc. will pay prize payments only to the principal registrant.

Communication Access

All NFBC team owners must have internet access and a valid e-mail address for communication. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. is not responsible for any issues which impede or interfere with the transmission or receipt of any transaction, including but not limited to, draft selections, trades, free agent moves and lineups. SportsHub Games Network, Inc. is also not responsible for the failure of any telephone networks/lines, internet connections, software/hardware, or internet congestion/transmission rates.

Hold Harmless

Each participant and co-owner hereby releases and holds harmless SportsHub Games Network, Inc. and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from and against any and all liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person (including death) and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from participation in any NFBC event, game or league, as well as acceptance or use of any prize award.

Disputes; Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer

Each participant and co-owner agrees that (i) all issues and questions regarding the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or your rights and obligations in connection with the NFBC shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules; and (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the NFBC or any prize awarded will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, or the appropriate state court located in Hennepin County, Minnesota; and (iii) in no event shall SportsHub Games Network, Inc. liability to you for any and all damages, losses or causes of action exceed $250; and (iv) in no event shall SportsHub Games Network, Inc., its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, be liable for any punitive, incidental and consequential damages. If your jurisdiction does not allow limitations or exclusions of liability for incidental or consequential damages, the above may not apply to you. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH NFBC GAME, EVENT, LEAGUE,WEBSITE, AND BULLETIN BOARD/FORUM IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IF YOUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Notice To California Users

Per California Code Section 1789.3, please be advised that the provider of services is SportsHub Games Network, Inc./NFBC with its principal offices located at 333 Washington Ave N Suite 104 Minneapolis, MN 55401. Entry fees and other charges for participation in the Contest vary and are subject to change from time-to-time in the sole discretion of NFBC. Please review the official rules of the Contest for all fees and other charges which may be applicable. If you have a complaint regarding any services provided by NFBC or questions regarding entry fees or other charges, please contact NFBC at telephone number (888)-636-7559 or by writing NFBC at the above office address. For complaints, you may also contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.

Highly Experienced Player Badges
Has played in at least 500 contests
Has played in at least 1000 contests
Has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more
Has played in at least 500 contests AND has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more
Has played in at least 1000 contests AND has won at least 3 contests with a payout of $1,000 or more OR has won at least 5 contests with a cumulative total payout of $2,500 or more

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