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  2. Parimutuel betting - Wikipedia

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    For example, with a commission rate of 14.25% the calculation is: $1028 × 0.1425 = $146.49. 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.

  3. Running total - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 7 This accumulator, essentially, kept a running total; that is, it "accumulated" the results of individual calculations. This term is largely obsolete with more modern computers. A betting accumulator is the running product of the outcomes of several bets in sequence.

  4. Accumulator (structured product) - Wikipedia

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    Terms of the accumulator contract between two counterparties are specified in a term sheet. They will usually include the following: The Reference Shares ("the shares"), or the underlying security of the contract. The quantity and class of shares (if there are more than one class). The strike price, also called the exercise price.

  5. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    Total stakes received are £120.00 with a maximum payout of £100.00 irrespective of the result. This £20.00 profit represents a 16 2 ⁄ 3 % profit on turnover (20.00/120.00). In reality, bookmakers use models of reducing that are more complicated than this model of the 'ideal' situation.

  6. Profit pools - Wikipedia

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    The Profit pools is a strategy model that can be used to help managers or companies focus on profits, rather than on revenue growth. [1] The method was conceived by Orit Gadiesh and James L. Gilbert, both consultants at Bain & Co. presented the following definitions: "the total profits earned at all points along the value chain of an industry.

  7. Poker calculator - Wikipedia

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    Poker calculators are algorithms which through probabilistic or statistical means derive a player's chance of winning, losing, or tying a poker hand. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Given the complexities of poker and the constantly changing rules, most poker calculators are statistical machines, probabilities and card counting is rarely used.

  8. Incremental profit - Wikipedia

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    Incremental profit is the profit gain or loss associated with a given managerial decision. [1] Total profit increases so long as incremental profit is positive. When ...

  9. Mechanical calculator - Wikipedia

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    The great majority of basic calculator mechanisms move the accumulator by starting, then moving at a constant speed, and stopping. In particular, stopping is critical, because to obtain fast operation, the accumulator needs to move quickly. Variants of Geneva drives typically block overshoot (which, of course, would create wrong results).