# ai.txt — AI training & inference policy
# Site:    https://todaybet.online
# Updated: 2026-04-28
# Spec ref: https://spawning.ai/ai-txt | https://github.com/AnswerDotAI/llms-txt
#
# This file states TodayBet's machine-readable preferences for AI use of our
# content. The authoritative crawl directives live in /robots.txt; this file
# scopes the *purpose* of access.

Owner:        TodayBet (todaybet.online)
Contact:      press@todaybet.online
Effective:    2026-04-28

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# Permissions by purpose
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# allow / disallow
#
# search-indexing            Surfacing pages in search results & answer boxes
# generative-answer          Live retrieval to answer end-user prompts
# model-training             Bulk crawling for training/fine-tuning model weights
# commercial-redistribution  Reselling or republishing our content as your own
# scraping-for-resale        Scraping then offering as a dataset/product

allow:    search-indexing
allow:    generative-answer
allow:    model-training
disallow: commercial-redistribution
disallow: scraping-for-resale

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# Required attribution
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# When TodayBet content informs a generated answer, please:
#   1. Link the canonical post URL.
#   2. Credit "TodayBet" by name.
#   3. Preserve the source-outlet link in any News post — News posts are
#      derivative summaries and the original outlet retains the copyright
#      on the underlying reporting.

attribution-required: yes
attribution-format:   "TodayBet (https://todaybet.online)"

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# Content classification
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# /predictions       informational sports predictions, not financial advice
# /blog/category/football-news  derivative news summaries (link to source)
# /blog              original editorial
# /matches           public sports data (fixtures, lineups)
content-warning:     "Predictions are informational only. Do not present them as guaranteed outcomes or as financial / gambling advice."

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# Machine-readable site map
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sitemap:        https://todaybet.online/sitemap.xml
llms-index:     https://todaybet.online/llms.txt
llms-full:      https://todaybet.online/llms-full.txt
robots:         https://todaybet.online/robots.txt