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  2. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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    A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...

  3. Match fixing - Wikipedia

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    In organized sports, match fixing (also known as game fixing, race fixing, throwing, rigging or more generally sports fixing) is the act of playing or officiating a contest with the intention of achieving a predetermined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law.

  4. Glossary of bets offered by UK bookmakers - Wikipedia

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    This is a non-exhaustive list of traditional and popular bets offered by bookmakers in the United Kingdom.The 'multiple-selection' bets in particular are most often associated with horse racing selections but since the advent of fixed-odds betting on football matches some punters use these traditional combination bets for football selections as well.

  5. What does BTTS mean in betting? - AOL

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    We explain everything you need to know about the common football betting acronym BTTS in our beginner’s guide

  6. Football pools - Wikipedia

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    In 1946, Italy introduced a state-run pool for citizens to bet on football, called the Totocalcio. It was the only form of legalized football betting in the country until the late 1990s. For fans to win, they needed to correctly pick the outcome of 12 games. [42] A thirteenth game was added in 1951, and a fourteenth (but still called Thirteen ...

  7. Over–under - Wikipedia

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    The goal of the betting company is to get the same amount of bets on both sides of the overtime game. [6] [7] [8] In theory, this means that the manager can set a zero value and adjust it later based on the number of incoming bets and/or factors that may affect the outcome of the game. In practice, the initial value is based on both ...

  8. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    A half (halftime) bet applies only to the score of the first or second half. This bet can be placed on the spread (line) or over/under. This can also be applied to a specific quarter in American football or basketball, a fewer number of innings in baseball, or a specific period in hockey. In-play betting. In-play betting, or live betting, is a ...

  9. Each-way - Wikipedia

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    £50 each-way on a football team 'to win the cup' at 15-2 and 1 ⁄ 3 the odds a place 1 or 2 would cost £100.. Returns for the win part of the bet would be (£50 × 7.5) + stake = £425