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2. Parlay - Wikipedia

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   Parlay. 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. If any of the plays in the parlay ties, or ...

3. Fixed-odds betting - Wikipedia

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   In making a bet where the expected value is positive, one is said to be getting "the best of it". For example, if one were to bet $1 at 10 to 1 odds (one could win $10) on the outcome of a coin flip, one would be getting "the best of it" and should always make the bet (assuming a rational and risk-neutral attitude with linear utility curves and have no preferences implying loss aversion or the ...

4. Spread betting - Wikipedia

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   For example, if one player takes team A and the other takes team B and each wager $110 to win $100, it doesn't matter what team wins; the casino makes money. They take $100 of the $110 from the losing bet and pay the winner, keeping the extra $10 for themselves. This is the house edge.

5. Money rolls in on US election bets after judge clears the way

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   As of mid-afternoon, a bet on the Republicans to win control of the Senate was priced at 76 cents; a $100 bet would pay $129. A bet on the Democrats to win control of the House was priced at 63 ...

6. Martingale (betting system) - Wikipedia

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   Even if the gambler can tolerate betting ~1,000 times their original bet, a streak of 10 losses in a row has an ~11% chance of occurring in a string of 200 plays. Such a loss streak would likely wipe out the bettor, as 10 consecutive losses using the martingale strategy means a loss of 1,023x the original bet.

7. Bengals lost to Chiefs: NFL Week 2 replay, highlights - AOL

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   The Chiefs are -300 (bet $300 to win $100) to win outright and the Bengals are +240 (bet $100 to win $240). Bengals 2024 NFL schedule. Week 1: Sept. 8, Bengals vs.

8. Super Bowl betting: One bettor wagered $100 to win ... - AOL

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9. Advantage gambling - Wikipedia

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   If a "trader" thinks these odds too long he may bet $1000 on the Jets, and should he prove correct and the odds on the Jets get shorter, "lay off" by laying, say, a $1016 bet against the Jets at 1.87. If the Jets win, he collects $900 on his bet on the Jets and pays out approximately $884 on the bet he laid against the Jets.