Once your online account is activated and you have deposited money, you can bet on the official Taiwan Sports Lottery website. Before your first bet, these 4 points will save you trouble. This article is based on the official member betting manual V6.0 and the official sports lottery betting rules.
1. The first bet after each login needs an SMS code
For security, when you bet the system sends a transaction one-time password (OTP) by SMS to the mobile number you registered. You must enter it correctly to complete the bet. The official manual notes that this is needed for the first bet after every login.
This is why you need a mobile number in your own name when you apply. If the SMS does not arrive, tap "resend" (重新發送) on the screen.
2. Odds can change — choose how to accept changes
Odds change all the time, so the odds when your bet is completed may differ from what you saw on the schedule. In the settings (gear icon) at the top right of the bet slip, you can choose:
- Do not accept any odds change (不接受任何賠率變化): if the odds change, the bet is not placed.
- Accept any odds change (接受任何賠率變化): the bet is placed whether the odds go up or down.
- Accept only higher odds (只接受較高賠率變化): if the odds go down, the bet is not placed.
You can set this separately for pre-match and live (in-play) bets. Once a bet is placed, the official rules use fixed odds — the odds at the moment the bet is placed.
3. You cannot cancel a bet after it is placed
The official manual is clear: after you complete a bet, it cannot be cancelled or withdrawn. The betting rules also say tickets bought online cannot be exchanged or refunded. Before you press 投注 (bet), check the match, bet type, number of parlay legs and total amount again.
4. You can set your own betting limits
On the official website, under 負責任博彩 → 投注限額 (responsible gaming → betting limits), you can set maximum amounts per day, week and month to avoid betting too much. Officially, limit changes take effect only after a certain time, so it is best to set them before you start betting.
Not a member yet?
See our guide for foreign residents to apply. For how parlays work, read how parlay combinations are counted.
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