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  2. 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 ...

  3. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    For example: If the bookmakers return percentage is 90%, 90% of the amount placed on the winning result will be given back to bettors and 10% goes to the bookmaker. Naturally the more money bet on a certain result, the smaller the odds on that outcome become. This is similar to parimutuel wagering in horse racing and dog racing. Half bets. A ...

  4. Sportsbook Review - Wikipedia

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    SBR Forum is a forum on which users can use features such as loyalty program, earning points toward prizes, and odds service. [5] Some sub-forums of the site include NBA odds forum, NCAAB betting forum, SBR college football forum, SBR tennis forum, SBR NHL forum, horse racing forum, live betting picks forum, and sports betting strategy forum.

  5. NFL Week 1 betting: 7 best lines, props and more, including ...

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    NFL Week 1 betting: 7 best lines, props and more, including Ravens at Chiefs ... 12.1% of the bets are on Stroud, who has 11-to-1 odds at BetMGM. ... In Yahoo Survival Football, 46% of the picks ...

  6. Fixed-odds betting - Wikipedia

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    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. 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.

  8. Odds - Wikipedia

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    In most cases, the favorite will have negative moneyline odds (less payoff for a safer bet) and the underdog will have positive moneyline odds (more payoff for a risky bet). However, if the teams are evenly matched, both teams can have a negative line at the same time (e.g. −110 −110 or −105 −115), due to house take.

  9. Glossary of North American horse racing - Wikipedia

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    The horse who runs a particular race at the best win odds; the favorite. A bettor who routinely places wagers on favorites is called a "Chalk Player." [4] The horse with the second—-lowest win odds is sometimes called "Second Chalk" and so on. If all the races run so far have been won by horses with relatively low win odds, then today's ...