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A

  • Accumulator:

    Also called combo and parlay. A type of bet that combines multiple events on a single bet slip. The player wins only if all events are successful.

  • Across the Board:

    Typically for horse racing,where win, place and show are being offered. It is a wager of equal amount for each outcome.

  • Ante Post:

    A bet that is placed prior to an event (at least a day, but can be months before the final result of an event). This bet is often about the champion of a particular organization.

  • Arbitrage:

    Arbitrage or 'surebet' means betting with a sure profit. The player uses the market imperfections to combine odds of different operators and thus secure a profit, regardless of the final outcome of the event. Read More about Arbitrage or Read More about Surebet Software.

  • Asian Handicap:

    A wager that allows for setting goal advantage/disadvantage for a team. Read More

B

  • Bad Beat:

    An unexpected, often last moment loss of a wager.

  • Banker Bet/Bank Bet:

    Banker bet is betting on the favorite to win, i.e. a profit is expected. It is also a term used in system bets, where a selection must win, or the entire coupon loses.

  • Betting Exchange:

    An alternative to bookmaker, where player doesn't buy odds from the bookie, but rather from other players.

  • Betting Limits:

    Some bookmakers determine limits on minimum/maximum (most commonly maximum) amount on each wager. Check our Bookmaker reviews to learn more.

  • Book/Bookmaker/Bookie:

    An establishment that generates odds for events and accepts wagers. Read More

  • Bookings:

    Also called Total cards. It is a betting market where a player can predict whether the sum of yellow/red cards is greater/less than the set limit.

C

  • Canadian:

    Also known as Super Yankee. A system of 26 bets on 5 selections: 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 four-folds and 1 five-fold accumulator. A player must win in 2+ of his selections in order to get a return.

  • Canadian Line:

    A term in hockey, which is a combination of moneyline and pointspread.

  • Chalk:

    Also known as a Favorite. The team/athlete/horse that is more likely to win.

  • Chalk player:

    One that usually bets on the favored teams.

  • Clean Sheet:

    A betting market that allows player to select the number of goals a team will accept during a match.

  • Correct Score:

    A betting market, in which the final result the match is bet on.

  • Cover:

    To cover the spread means to win or to beat the pointspread by the required number of points.

D

  • Dead Heat:

    Usually used for horses, when two or more competitors finish in a tie. Full odds are paid out for half stake (or a third if 3 competitors finish together).

  • Decimal odds:

    A way of displaying odds, typically used in Europe. Read more

  • Dog Player:

    A player that mostly bets on the underdog.

  • Dog/Underdog:

    The team that is considered unlikely to win, therefore with higher odds.

  • Double Chance:

    A bet where the player predicts 2 of the 3 possible outcomes (1,X,2). For instance in a game Read Madrid – Las Palmas, a player can bet on 1X if he is certain that Las Palmas cannot win.

  • Doubles:

    A combo with 2 selections. Both must be successful in order to get a return.

  • Draw No Bet (DNB):

    A betting market which eliminates the draw (returning the stake back in case of a draw, as if a bet was never placed). The player can bet for a home or away win. Read More

E

  • Each Way:

    Usually for horses, but also in football. The bet consists of 2 equal wagers – betting on a 'Win' and betting on a 'Place' (top 2,3,4 depending on the particular offering).

  • Edge:

    A term used in sports betting to denote a person's advantage.

  • European Handicap:

    A betting market where one of the teams is given a goal advantage/disadvantage. Unlike Asian handicap, there are 3 possible outcomes. 

  • Even Money:

    A wager that returns a profit equal to the stake. Odds of 2.00.

  • Exposure:

    The maximum amount of money a bookmaker can lose in a particular game.

F

  • Favorite:

    Also known as Chalk. The team expected to win.

  • Final Four:

    The remaining 4 teams in the NCAA basketball tournament.

  • First Goal Minute:

    A type of bet, predicting the exact timing of the first goal, regardless of which team scores it.

  • First Goal/First team to score:

    A type of bet where the player predicts which team will score the first goal. The final result is irrelevant.

  • First Half bet:

    A bet placed only for the result of the first half of a game.

  • Fixed Odds:

    Odds that are pre-determined, meaning that the expected profit can be calculated at the time of placing the bet.

  • Fractional Odds:

    A particular way of displaying odds that is used in the UK. Read more.

G

  • Getting Down:

    Placing a Bet.

  • Goliath:

    A system of 247 bets on 8 selections: 28 doubles, 56 trebles, 70 4-folds, 56 5-folds, 28 6-folds, 8 7-folds and 1 8-fold.

H

  • Half Time/Full Time:

    Predicting the result of a match at half-time and the final result. Learn all about HT/FT betting

  • Handicap:

    A method used by bookmakers to make a one-sided event become more attractive for betting, where point advantage (e.g. goals) is given to a team.

  • Handle:

    The total amount of money that is staked on an event (group of events).

  • Head to Head:

    A bet where the player predicts which of 2 participants will finish with better results. Read more about Head-to-Head Betting

  • Hedging:

    Placing bets on opposite outcome in order to minimize losses.

  • Heinz:

    A system of 56 bets over 6 selections: 6 five-folds, 15 four-folds, 20 trebles and 15 doubles. 2 or more selections need to be successful in order to get a return.

I

  • In the Money:

    Describes the number of contestants on which money will be paid out to bettors (1st, 2nd, 3rd or sometimes also 4th place). Usually for horses.

L

  • Lay:

    Betting on something not to happen, for instance on a team not to win a game. Usually used in betting exchanges.

  • Live Betting:

    Betting during the game with odds varying and changing, as the game progresses.

  • Lucky 15, 31, 63:

    Multiple bets on resp. 4, 5 and 6 selections (15, 31 and 63 bets), where the player gets return even if only 1 of the selections is successful.

M

  • Martingale:

    Betting system with doubling stake every time a bet is lost. Read more.

  • Mobile betting:

    A feature that enables bettors to place bets via their phones/tablets.

  • Money Line:

    A way of displaying odds, used by Americans. Shows amount that needs to bet, in order to win $100 or the amount that can be won by betting $100.

  • Multi corner:

    A type of wager where the player predicts whether the number of corners will exceed the limit set by the bookmaker.

N

  • No offer:

    Conditions, in which the bookmaker cannot offer odds for a particular event.

  • Non runner:

    A participant who has registered to run in a race, but eventually does not do so. Often for horses.

O

  • Odds:

    The bookmakers prediction of the chance a competitor will win (adjusted to include profit). Read about Betting odds in detail

  • Outcome:

    The result of a game.

  • Over/Under:

    A betting market where the predicted total number of goals in a match is more or less than the limit set by the bookmaker (e.g. Over 2.5 goals, meaning 3 or more goals are scored, regardless of which team did the actual scoring).

  • Overlay:

    An event, where the player believes that the chances are higher than the given odds. Often used in horse racing.

  • Overround:

    Bookmaker profit margin.

P

  • Pari-Mutuel:

    Race gambling where all bets are pooled and winners are paid out according to the size of pool and number of total winners.

  • Parlay:

    Also known as accumulator or combo bet. A bet including multiple selections, in which all must win for the player to get return.

  • Patent:

    A system of 7 bets over 3 selections: 1 treble, 3 doubles and 3 singles. 1+ selections must be successful for a player to get return.

  • Pick'em:

    A game with no favorite/underdog.

  • Picks:

    Predictions to bet on, chosen by experts. Also known as tips.

  • Point Spread:

    Point advantage given to a particular team, to make betting more attractive. Also known as Line or Handicap.

  • Price:

    Odds.

  • Punter:

    Also called Bettor. A person who places bets.

  • Push:

    When an event ends with no winner. The return of stake due to event cancellation or draw.

R

  • Roundabout:

    A system of 3 bets over 3 selections.

S

  • Score bet:

    A bet, in which the punter predicts final score and either the first or the last scorer.

  • Shortening the Odds:

    The bookmaker's reduction of the odds, to reduce exposure. Happens as a result of heavy betting.

  • Spread Betting:

    Also known as action line or moneyline. A bet, in which the result of an event is predicted.

  • Stake:

    The amount placed as a bet.

  • Super Yankee:

    Also known as a Canadian. A system of 26 bets with 5 selections.

  • Sure Bet:

    Betting that ensures profit. Can be done by combination of odds. See also Arbitrage Betting or read more

T

  • Three-way:

    Also known as 1x2. A bet with 3 possible outcomes - win, draw or lose. Read more about 1x2 betting

  • Tips:

    Also called picks. Expert predictions to bet on.

  • Tipster:

    An expert who gives tips and advices on betting.

  • Total points number:

    A bet, in which the player predicts whether the total number of points will exceed the limit set by the bookie. Often used in basketball.

U

  • Under (from Over-Under):

    A bet in which a player sets the total number of points in a game not to exceed a certain limit set by the bookmaker (e.g. under 2.5 sets means that if the total sets are 3 or more, the bet loses).

  • Underdog:

    Also called Dog. The team that is not likely to win.

V

  • Value Betting:

    Wagering when the player believes that the odds, set by the bookmaker are much higher than they should be. Read more.

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