If your bank reverses a deposit you made to DraftKings, any winnings you earned using those funds will be cancelled, the original deposit amount will be deducted from your account, and your account may be closed without warning.
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If your bank initiates a chargeback, even for a legitimate reason such as unauthorized use of your card, DraftKings can cancel all associated winnings and close your account, creating a situation where you lose both the disputed deposit and any earnings you had accumulated.
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View change record →This provision was removed as a standalone section and consolidated into the 'No Refund Policy and Chargebacks' provision in the current version, streamlining the terms but maintaining the same substantive restrictions.
View full change record →A chargeback from your bank, even if initiated by the bank automatically due to fraud, could result in the loss of contest winnings and account closure, creating a situation where resolving a payment dispute with your bank inadvertently triggers financial and account consequences at DraftKings.
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"If any deposit is charged back any winnings generated from DraftKings contests shall be invalidated, forfeited and deducted from your Account balance. In addition, the amount of the initial deposit will be invalidated, forfeited and deducted from the Account balance. DraftKings reserves the right to close your account - without notice - shall a deposit be charged back.Excerpt from DraftKings's Terms of Use
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The chargeback consequence provision creates a tension between card network chargeback rights, which are independent of merchant terms, and DraftKings' contractual response to chargeback events.
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If your bank initiates a chargeback, even for a legitimate reason such as unauthorized use of your card, DraftKings can cancel all associated winnings and close your account, creating a situation where you lose both the disputed deposit and any earnings you had accumulated.
A chargeback from your bank, even if initiated by the bank automatically due to fraud, could result in the loss of contest winnings and account closure, creating a situation where resolving a payment dispute with your bank inadvertently triggers financial and account consequences at DraftKings.
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