Virtual Basketball League

Virtual Basketball League (VBL)

• Introduction

The VBL is a service which allows real money betting on virtual basketball leagues. The service provides betting experience similar to betting on a real basketball league based on virtual match simulation technologies and 3D video graphics.
The VBL runs continuous seasons played by 16 virtual teams that reflect real teams and real professionals’ performance parameters. Each season has a total of 30 match days (home and away matches) where each match day’s duration is approximately 3:30 minutes and the complete season lasts for approximately 105 minutes. Bets can be placed at any time within the season.

• Season information

One season lasts 106:30 minutes in total, separated into a ‘Pre League’ period, a ‘Match day Loop’, and a ‘Post league’ period. The ‘Pre League’ period runs prior to the start of a season and lasts 60 seconds. All match days are summarized as the ‘Match day Loop’ period with a total duration of 105:00. At the end of every season there is a 30 second ‘Post Season’ period.

• Match day information

One match day lasts 3:30 minutes. It is separated into a ‘Pre Match’ period, ‘1st Quarter’, ‘2nd quarter’, ‘Half time’, ‘3rd quarter’, ‘4th quarter’, Overtime (if the match result is a draw after the 4th quarter’) and ‘Post Match’ period. The ‘Pre Match’ period runs prior to the start of a match for 30 seconds.
The match lasts 2:30 minutes in total, with a halftime break of 10 seconds in-between. Each match is followed by a 20 second ‘Post Match’ period. The match day switch takes 10 seconds.

• Betting

Betting on a VBL match is allowed up to 10 seconds before tip-off. Betting markets for future match days of the current season remain open. When a future match day from the ‘Match Day’ bar at the bottom is selected, the matches related to that day along with the odds will be displayed in the lower odds section. The following match related betting options are available:

o Full Time - Money Line: Score after 4 quarters (+ Overtime) (1 - home team wins; 2 - away team wins)

o Full Time - Over / Under: Number of points scored by both teams in match, incl. overtime (over; under)

o Full Time - Handicap: Handicap points are added to the game’s final score, and the winner is the team that wins with these additions (1 - home team wins; 2 - away team wins)

o 1st Half Money Line: (1 - home team wins; x - draw, 2 - away team wins)

o 1st Half Over / Under: Number of points scored in first half (1 - home team wins; 2 - away team wins)

o 1st Half Handicap: Handicap points are added to the game’s half time score, and the winner is the team that wins with these additions (1 - home team wins; 2 - away team wins)