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  2. Handicapping - Wikipedia

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    A handicap race in horse racing is a race in which horses carry different weights, allocated by the handicapper. A better horse will carry a heavier weight, to give him or her a disadvantage when racing against slower horses. The handicapper's goal in assigning handicap weights is to enable all the horses to finish together (in a dead heat).

  3. Asian handicap - Wikipedia

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    Asian handicap betting is a form of betting on football in which teams are handicapped according to their form so that a stronger team must win by more goals for a bet on them to win. The system originated in Indonesia [ citation needed ] and gained popularity in the early 21st century.

  4. Handicap (horse racing) - Wikipedia

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    A handicap race in horse racing is a race in which horses carry different weights, allocated by the handicapper. A better horse will carry a heavier weight, to give it a disadvantage when racing against slower horses. The skill in betting on a handicap race lies in predicting which horse can overcome its handicap. [1]

  5. Betting on horse racing - Wikipedia

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    Betting on horse racing or horse betting [1] commonly occurs at many horse races. Modern horse betting started in Great Britain in the early 1600s during the reign of King James I . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Gamblers can stake money on the final placement of the horses taking part in a race.

  6. Spread betting - Wikipedia

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    Spread betting was invented by Charles K. McNeil, a mathematics teacher from Connecticut who became a bookmaker in Chicago in the 1940s. [5] In North America, the gambler usually wagers that the difference between the scores of two teams will be less than or greater than the value specified by the bookmaker, with even money for either option.

  7. Parimutuel betting - Wikipedia

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    The betting pool is split into three separate pools for all combinations of seven (40%), six (20%) and five (40%) correctly picked winners. This is the largest nationwide betting game in Sweden, running each Saturday with weekly pools of about 80 MSEK ($11 million). V86: The bettor must pick the winners of eight nominated races at the same track.

  8. Do You Have What it Takes to be a Shark Tagger? - AOL

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    For example, researchers often lead teams of people to tag sharks. Shark taggers use a spear that shoots a tag near a shark’s dorsal fin. In addition to volunteer opportunities to become a shark ...

  9. Glossary of Australian and New Zealand punting - Wikipedia

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    Blew like a north wind: Said about a horse whose odds have lengthened dramatically during the course of betting. Blinkers: A cup-shaped device used to limit a horse's vision during a race and improve concentration. [1] Bloused: To be caught on the line or defeated in a photo finish. Blow: When the odds of a horse increase during betting. [6]