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  2. Parimutuel betting - Wikipedia

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    Here the bettor picks a horse and bets it will win, and makes an additional bet that it will show, so that theoretically if the horse runs third it will at least pay back the two bets. The Canadian and American equivalent is the bet across (short for across the board): the bettor bets equal sums on the horse to win, place, and show.

  3. Daily double - Wikipedia

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    Daily double. A daily double is a parimutuel wager offered by horse racing and greyhound racing tracks in North America. Bettors wager on the winners of two consecutive races, [1] pre-designated by the track for a particular race day. The wager is made before either of the two races is run, and is only successful if both of the selections are ...

  4. Betting on horse racing - Wikipedia

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    Horse race betting is wide and varied in the UK. Unlike most other countries, the pari-mutual market in the UK is small compared to fixed odds wagering, accounting for only about 5% of the total betting turnover. Between April 2017 and March 2018, off-course horse racing betting turnover in Great Britain amounted to £4.3 billion.

  5. Starting price - Wikipedia

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    Starting price. In horse racing and greyhound racing, the starting price ( SP) is the odds prevailing on a particular entry in the on-course fixed-odds betting market at the time a race begins. The method by which SPs are set for each runner varies in different countries but is generally by consensus of an appointed panel on the basis of their ...

  6. Fixed-odds betting - Wikipedia

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    Fixed-odds betting. Fixed-odds betting is a form of gambling where individuals place bets on the outcome of an event, such as sports matches or horse races, at predetermined odds. In fixed-odds betting, the odds are fixed and determined at the time of placing the bet. These odds reflect the likelihood of a particular outcome occurring.

  7. Calcutta auction - Wikipedia

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    Software. v. t. e. A Calcutta auction is an open auction held in conjunction with a golf tournament, [1] horse race or similar contest with multiple entrants. It is popular in backgammon, the Melbourne Cup, and college basketball pools during March Madness. [2] Culcutta auction is a sequential auction, where the bidding for each contestant ...

  8. Pick 6 (horse racing) - Wikipedia

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    Pick 6 (horse racing) A pick 6 is a type of wager offered by horse racing tracks. It requires bettors to select the winners of six consecutive races. Because of the great difficulty in picking six straight winners, plus the number of betting interests involved, payoffs for successful wagers are quite high, sometimes in the millions of dollars.

  9. Glossary of bets offered by UK bookmakers - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of bets offered by UK bookmakers. 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 ...