This is the fast guide to voids, injuries, scratches, postponements, and combo-leg chaos. The ugly truth is that prediction markets settle on the listed rule, not on what feels fair in the moment.
Quick answer
Before assuming a void, check whether the contract treated this as a scratch, an in-game injury, or a cancellation — those three paths can resolve differently. On Kalshi, Robinhood, and Coinbase, the resolution criteria are spelled out in each contract's published rule text — read that section before judging the outcome.
Sportsbook house rules and prediction-market contract terms are written and published separately — confusing one for the other is the most common reason a settlement feels unfair.
This is the core trust split. Not everything painful is broken, but not every ugly settlement should be waved away either.
Before you call the settlement fraudulent, verify the trigger language that actually governed the market.
Did the rule mention starts, appearances, minutes, innings, or official participation?
Did the rule define how postponement, cancellation, or abandonment works?
Did the rule specify the source of truth for whether the player officially participated?
Did the combo product publish separate dead-leg handling from straight markets?
If non-participation risk matters to you, check these before clicking buy instead of after the outcome feels brutal.
The goal is not to make you love the rule. The goal is to help you tell the difference between a rule you hate and a real support-worthy mismatch.
If this page solved the settlement panic but opened a new question, use the next guide that matches the confusion you actually have.
