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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. 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]

4. 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.

5. Betting on horse racing - Wikipedia

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   A bet to win, sometimes called a "straight" bet, means staking money on the horse, and if it comes in first place, the bet is a winner. In a bet to place, you are betting on your horse to finish either first or second. A bet to show wins if the horse finishes first, second or third. Since it is much easier to select a horse to finish first ...

6. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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   Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome. ... Moneyline bets do not have a spread or handicap, ...

7. Hand-in-cap - Wikipedia

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   Hand-in-cap is an old English trading procedure that gave rise to the modern word handicap. [1] [2] It was used to fairly trade items of potentially unequal value. [3] Here’s how the procedure works: Appoint an umpire: An umpire is assigned to evaluate the items being traded. If the items aren’t of equal value, the umpire decides the value ...