A-Z Of Betting Jargon Explained

A-Z Of Betting Jargon Explained

Welcome to my A to Z of betting glossary. Ever found yourself completely lost when someone mentions a Yankee, Lucky 15, or starts talking about going and form? Trust me, I’ve been there! When I first started betting years ago, I felt like everyone was speaking a foreign language, and it was bloody frustrating trying …

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What Is Scalping In Betting? A Guide To Successful Scalping

What Is Scalping In Betting?

One of the simpler betting techniques is “scalping” It’s easy to get your head around and relies on short-term variations and changes in bookmakers’ or betting exchanges’ odds. Scalping is the process of taking advantage of minor, short-term price swings within the betting Exchange markets to make a profit, with distinctly lower risk. Betfair scalping might …

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What Is Laying In Betting? Backing To lose!

What Is Laying In Betting?

So What Is Laying In Betting? Most people know how to place a bet, also known as “backing”, but not many people can tell you what “laying” a bet is when challenged. To lay a bet is the opposite of backing and means to bet on something not to wi,n instead of it winning. For …

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What Is Dutching? How To Dutch A Bet

What Is Dutching?

What Is Dutching? Here’s something fascinating – dutching in betting got its name from a notorious gangster’s accountant during the Prohibition Era. Al Capone’s financial wizard, Dutch “Dutchy” Schultz, created this technique long before modern betting platforms existed. Dutching lets you back multiple selections in the same event to spread your profit (or liability) across …

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What Is Spread Betting? And How To Do It Right!

What Is Spread Betting

So, what is spread betting? Spread Betting, as the name suggests, is betting on more than one outcome in a sporting event to maximise your chances of winning. Did you know that a staggering 71% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with most providers? The numbers are sobering, yet spread betting keeps …

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Cash Out Betting Guide – Maximise Your In Play Betting

Cash Out Betting Guide

Welcome to our cash-out betting guide. Most online punters who have an online bookmaker’s account will have come across the cash out function on their bets, but the question is, do you know how to use it properly? First, you need to understand what the cash-out option is and how it works. What Is The …

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Bookmakers Overround Explained – The Bookies Edge

Bookmakers Overround Explained

The bookmakers overround is the bookmaker’s edge; it’s an amount of profit usually expressed as a percentage. The Overround represents a percentage of profit they can achieve on a betting market, regardless of the result. The market type and other factors can affect the overround from bookmaker to bookmaker, but there is always an overround …

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