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  2. Parimutuel betting - Wikipedia

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    This leaves a remaining amount of $881.51. This remaining amount in the pool is now distributed to those who wagered on Outcome 4: $881.51 / $110.00 = 8.01 ≈ $8 payout per $1 wagered. This payout includes the $1 wagered plus an additional $7 profit. Thus, the odds on Outcome 4 are 7-to-1 (or, expressed as decimal odds, 8.01).

  3. Progressive parlay - Wikipedia

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    A progressive parlay is a joint wager on multiple events, for example team sports or horse races. Generally a progressive parlay involves a joint wager on four to twelve separate events. [1] Should all the selected bets win, the bettor receives a relatively large payout, because of the sizable odds against this happening.

  4. Parlay - Wikipedia

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    A parlay, accumulator (or acca), combo bet, or multi is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers, usually seen in sports betting. Winning the parlay is dependent on all of those wagers winning together. If any of the bets in the parlay lose, the entire parlay loses.

  5. Sports betting odds explained: How they work and how to ... - AOL

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    A quick rundown of how UK bookmakers’ odds work, as well as how to read them and how to use them when placing bets

  6. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    So a bet on a 3-point underdog at +3 will become a bet at +9.5 points, and for favorites, it will change a 3-point favorite at −3 to +3.5 points. Although the rules to win his bet are the same as a parlay, he is paid less than a regular parlay due to the increased odds of winning. If bets. An if bet consists of at least two straight bets ...

  7. Fixed-odds betting - Wikipedia

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    For example, the 4-to-1 fractional odds shown above is the same as 5 in decimal odds, while 1-to-4 would be quoted as 1.25. The method for converting moneyline to decimal odds depends on whether the moneyline value is positive or negative. If the moneyline is positive, it is divided by 100 and add 1.

  8. The sports-media giant has aired a show devoted to sports odds and in the past struck partnerships with both Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings that helped it … ESPN’s New Game: Getting ...

  9. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    Decimal odds are a single value, greater than 1, representing the amount to be paid out for each unit bet. For example, a bet of £40 at 6 − 4 (fractional odds) will pay out £40 + £60 = £100. The equivalent decimal odds are 2.5; £40 × 2.5 = £100. We can convert fractional to decimal odds by the formula D = (b + a) ⁄ b.