The no-betting promise

I built this so an office can run a season-long pick'em without anyone gambling. Here's exactly what that means.

What you won't find here

• Entry fees. Players never pay anything, to me or to each other through this site.
• Prizes or payouts. The only reward is your name at the top of the board.
• Odds, lines or point spreads. Players pick who wins and that's all.
• Money features. Nothing on the site tracks, holds or moves a dollar between players.
• Money talk. Betting and prize language is filtered out of league names, questions, memos and player names.
• Ads, or links to sportsbooks.

What the plan price is

It's a one-time software purchase made by the organizer. The price depends on how big the league is and whether the Commish runs on its own. It's never charged per player, it doesn't depend on anyone's results, and none of it goes into or comes out of a pool. I never hold money for a league and I never get a cut of anything.

Paying to keep the Commish for another year is the same kind of purchase. It's optional, the organizer makes it, it pays for the AI that helps run the league, and it has nothing to do with who wins.

What I ask of every league

The Terms don't allow using a league to bet, or to collect and pay out money based on results. If I find out a league is being used that way, I'll close it.

For HR and compliance

• What a player gives to take part: a display name and their picks. Nothing of value.
• What a player can win: nothing of value.
• Chance versus skill doesn't matter here, because nothing is staked and nothing is won.
• Player data collected: display name, jersey number and colors, picks. No email and no phone number.

I build software. I'm not a lawyer and this page isn't legal advice. If your workplace has its own policy on office pools, follow that policy.