Solo – The simplest type of investment. It means a deposit for only one event. Two or three results are possible. This type of investment is the cornerstone of our service.
Accumulator, JAKO, AKU, Akoka or Parlay – Your ticket is made up by more opportunities then one. The resulting course is multiple of opportunities. For your ticket to win, all events must be successful.
Multiple (Combinator) – Combines events merged into groups. The investor divides the opportunities into groups, at his discretion (A, B, C, D, etc.). According to the total number of groups created by the investor, he chooses to divide the deposit into different combinations (Double, Treble, Trixie, Patent, Yankie, Lucky 15, Lucky 31 or Canadian, Heinz, Super Heinz, Goliath). For example, with 5 groups and a pair deposit, the ticket will be successful if at least 2 of the 5 groups come out.
Money Line – American concept of opportunity which includes possible overtime. Same like european „to win or winner“. We recommend you to study and carefuly read the terms and conditions of the relevant bookmaker.
Matched Betting, Double chance – Investment to „not lose“ of one side. It is successful in case of a win or draw of our chosen side. It is most often displayed like X1 and X2 or 10 and 02.
Draw no Bet, Home/Away – In the event of a draw, the entire initial deposit is returned to the investor, the result of the extension is not calculated. Also called AH 0.
European handicap, Line – Favors a certain team before the beginning of the event. An imaginary goal (or point) is added (or subtracted) to the chosen team. Investors are guessing whether the final handicap will be higher or lower than estimated by the bookmakers “Line”. Based on supply and demand, this “Line” is shifting, in contrast to Europe, where the couses are change according to changes in the market. For example: Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 = Dodgers have to win by 2 or more runs from the opponent.
Spread – This is a point difference between teams, determined by the bookmaker. The investor bets on whether the resulting difference between the teams will be higher or lower than the estimated value by the bookmaker.
Asian handicap – This is the type of handicap where the deposit is spread. This reduces the risk of losing the total deposit. For example, AH (-1.25) – in this case the handicaps are spread over (-1 and -1.5). Or AH (-1.75) – in this case the handicaps are spread over (-1.5 and -2). You can lose your entire deposit, lose half of your deposit, win only half of your investment, win your complete investment.
American stakes – This type of investment is often referred to as “no action”. In case of a draw, your deposit is refunded. For European types of opportunities, a draw is taken into account when creating odds and has a high course. After American style, the visiting team is listed first in the record.
Even Money – A bet which returns exactly what is staked, represented as odds of 1/1 ; 2.00 ; +100.
Live betting – Investment closed during the event. Odds reflect the progress of the event in real time.
Under – Investment on a lower number of points (goals, shots, rounds), than the limit set by the bookmaker. For example, an investment of “Under 3.5” is successful if 0 to 3 goals are scored in the match.
Over – Investment for a higher number of points (goals, shots, rounds) than the limit set by the bookmaker. For example, an “Over 3.5” investment is successful if 4 or more goals are scored in the match.
Odd, Even – The investor guesses whether the total number of goals (points, shots, runs) will be odd or even.
Exact result – The investor estimates the exact result of the event. This is a difficult investment, but the return in case of success is high (high betting odds for the exact result).
Totals – The investor estimates the exact number of goals (points) of the event. The investment can be on the total score of both teams or only one team.
Placement – The investor estimates the placement according to the offer (in the competition, in the tournament). A range, for example 1 to 3, is also possible.
Parts of match – Investments for different time periods of events (halves at football, thirds of hockey, quarters of basketball, baseball innings)
Yellow and red cards – Number of yellow and red cards in soccer matches.
Half time, First half, Second half, Quarter bet – A bet on the outcome of the first half of a game only.
First or last goal scorer – A bet on the specific scorer of the first or the last goal/try in a given game.
Half time/end game – Investment in soccer. The investor must correctly estimate the result of the half and the end of the match.
Society investments – These are deposits for the winner of the election, the future president or the names of future descendants of the British royal family. The investor must have a general overview.
Due – Is an evaluation of an event that for some reason was not completed (completed). For example, the interruption of a match due to riots or an ineligible pitch. The initial deposit is returned to the investor.
Pot – High investment
Antepost, Future Bet – It is a long-term investment. Examples include the EPL winner, Super Bowl, the World Series, the Stanley Cup, or the NBA Championship this is called a Future bet.
Lay – We invest on the “no win” of one team. When we bet lay at home side, we says that the opportunity will end in a draw or the guests will win. The opposite of Lay is Back.
Back – Back on homeside means success in case of win of homeside. Opposite is Lay.
Grand Salami – Betting on the grand total of goals scored in all the listed games of the day (Over/Under).
Hedging – This is betting “against each other” within the result of one opportunity. The result of this method is zero loss, only profit. Example – An investor finds the best odds for home and away winners at two different bookmakers. At first, he closes the investment for the home win at a rate of 1.96 for $ 100. At the second, he concludes an investment to win guests at a rate of 2.15 (the best price on the market) for $ 91.16 (Must be calculated). The result is a sure profit regardless of the outcome. The investor bet a total of $ 191.16 and won $ 196. There are calculators for this method, but it is difficult to find suitable opportunities. This method of betting requires a lot of time and many accounts with bookmakers. This is not a very lucky method of betting and investing.
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