Glossary

Back-to-lay

A back-to-lay bet is a form of arbitrage betting where you can back an outcome to happen with a bookmaker but lay the same outcome with a betting exchange to guarantee a profit. So, you are backing Team A to win the bookie, but for them not to win with the exchange.

Backdoor

Making a ‘backdoor’ in poker refers to catching both the turn and the river card successively, to complete a drawing hand.

Bad Beat

A ‘bad beat’ refers to a favoured hand in poker that loses to an underdog hand. This usually happens through luck by catching the one card in the deck needed to win the hand.

Bananas (sporting Index)

Bananas is a spread bet where you are predicting the aggregate result of a particular market across three different events, which are multiplied together. For example, in horse racing, you are predicting the aggregate of the first, second and third placed stall numbers, multiplied together over all the races at a specific meeting.

Banker Bet

A banker bet is a term commonly used in various forms of gambling, including sports betting and casino games, to refer to a selection or wager that is considered very likely to win. It is often the most confident or safest bet in a given betting context. What is a banker bet? Here are a …

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Bankers (Spreadex)

The spreadex bankers’ market is a football sports spread betting type that combines the results of a group of teams in predetermined selected matches. Each team is awarded 25 points if they win and if every team in the group wins, a bonus of 25 points is awarded. Therefore, if you had five teams in …

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Barking Mad (sporting index)

A barking mad spread bet sees you having to predict the aggregate of the first and second placed stall numbers, multiplied together over all the races at a specific meeting.

Basketball

Basketball offers a wide range of betting options, catering to different aspects of the game. Here are some of the most popular bets in basketball: 1. Moneyline Bet: Betting on which team will win the game. This is a straightforward bet on the outright winner. 2. Point Spread (Handicap) Bet: Betting on whether a team …

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Berryburst

Berryburst is a summer-themed slot from NetEnt and was released in 2018. Symbols include traditional hearts, spades, and diamonds all within bubbles. There are also fruit symbols such as limes, and orange slices. Raspberries are the most valuable allowing a win of 500 times your wager. This slot has 5 reels and uses the Cluster …

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Best Odds

Best odds is the term used for choosing a bookie or betting site that offers the largest return on a wager. Bookmakers will compete for business from punter by offering better odds than competitors and also offer free bets in some circumstances. The best odds for betting in the UK are provided as: Betting Exchanges: …

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