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As well as the popular bet types which can be placed as bets a customer can also create their own bet by simply choosing the number of multiples available for their given number of selections from the tables below. Left Column = number of selections chosenHeader Row = bet types, …
Straight Bets Full Cover Bets Full Cover (With Singles) Bets Up And Down Bets In the table above only the initial bets which are paid for have been broken down, please see the up and down page for full bet details. Exotic Bets …
What is a bet?To place a bet is to risk a sum of money on a specified outcome actually occurring. If the prediction is not correct then the initial money staked is lost. What is a bet selection?A selection in betting is the horse/person/event chosen to actually occur. This could …
The table below details the most common odds in fractional and decimal format along with the probability associated with those odds. The next columns show potential returns from a £1 stake if placed each way. The win return to £1 would be the same as the decimal odds column. For …
Our betting odds page gives a full list of betting odds in fractional, decimal and percentage (‘chance’) formats but what does these different odds formats mean to your bets? Here we try to explain what they mean and how they affect your bets. What are odds?Odds, in betting terms, are …
AccumulatorAlphabetAnte-PostAny To ComeBest Odds GuaranteedBetCo-FavouriteCombination ForecastCombination TricastDead HeatDoubleDouble Stakes About (DSA)Each WayEach Way – Equally DividedEach Way – Win-to-Win/Place-to-PlaceEarly PriceEqually DividedEven MoneyEvensExotic BetsFavouriteFlagFoldFootball BettingForecastForecast Doubles & TreblesForecast PermutationsFull CoverFull Cover With SinglesGoliathHeinzIf CashJoint FavouriteLive Price/Live ShowLiverpool RTCLottery BettingLucky 15Lucky 31Lucky 63Multiple BetNon-RunnerOddsOdds – DecimalOdds – FractionalOdds AgainstOdds OnPatentPermutationPlacePlace TermsProbabilityProfitReturnReverse ForecastRound …
When placing a tricast bet it is possible to combine several selections in a ‘combination tricast’ to cover every eventuality for those selections. The table below details the number of tricast bets required for the given number of selections chosen. If you find this data useful, you may enjoy our …
When betting on football matches you can place most of the normal bets detailed in our bet types page, win singles, doubles, accumulators, yankees, etc. There are however differences in the markets available on each event and we have tried to detail some of the popular markets below. Full Time …
Forecast Doubles & Trebles are popular and exciting ways to bet on horse racing in the UK. This type of betting involves placing bets on the outcome of two or three races, with the return from a winning race placed on the other selections as in an ordinary bet …
When placing a forecast bet it is possible to combine a number of selections in a ‘combination forecast’ to cover every eventually for those selections. The table below details the number of forecast bets required for the given number of selections chosen. If a bet is placed and any two …
Each Way (Place Terms)When placing an each way bet the place terms will usually be specified by the bookmaker, these usually take the form of a fraction of the advertised win odds which will be paid out should the selection finish in the specified places. For example, 1/4 1-2-3-4-5, would …
Ante Post PriceAn ante-post event is one which is scheduled to take place in the future and the bookmakers have formed a market on the basis of information known at that time. Due to the time scales involved some of the entrants may or may not take part. In horse …
What is rule 4?Customers, when collecting the winnings from a bet, will quite often receive less money than they were expecting to be paid and this is more often than not due to a Rule 4 deduction. Rule 4 is an industry wide deduction that is made to winning bets …