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General Sports betting Tips

When betting over the internet, make sure you leave enough time for a bet to be processed. With the internet you need to take account of traffic and the time delay for processmg information from one computer to another. Although your computer may show that you placed a bet before the off time of a race due to the time it takes for the information to leave your computer, reach your internet service provider and then to reach the bookmaker’s internet service provider and then the bookmaker’s computer, your bet may be to late. The time the bet left your computer is not what counts, it is the time at which the bookmaker’s computer received your bet.
This time delay may also mean that you miss out on the odds that you want. Odds can rapidly change, especially before the off of a race and you need to be quick to place your bet at the desired odds. If you are not fast enough to place your bet, you will miss some odds.

 

Getting started with a betting exchange
If using a betting exchange is new to you, start out with small stakes until you get used to the concept. Don’t forget that lay bets are the opposite proposition to back bets. With back bets you lose just your stake if your horse loses but with lay bets you payout the winnings if the horse wins. Take particular care with laying bets as you can easily lose high multiples of stakes, particularly if you start laying all the horses in a race. Although you are acting like a bookmaker, you haven’t got. the bookmakers 17 per cent guaranteed profit built into the prices. Online bookmakers do go bust leaving the bettors unpaid so keep only the minimum that you need to bet in the internet account and clear out any winnings as soon as possible. If your exchange does go bust, then your losses will be minimized.
 

Hedging
Hedging a bet is making an additional bet to guarantee a profit. Because a betting exchange allows you back and lay, you are able to take advantage of price changes and ensure you make a profit regardless of the outcome of the race. Suppose you have bet on a horse to win £100 at 20.0 and its price drops down to 8.0. If you then lay £250 at 8.0, you will make a profit of £150 (less commission) regardless of whether the horse wins or looses.

If the horse wins, your back bet, £100 at 20.0, wins, giving a return of £2000. The stake is £100 so the profit is £1900. Your lay bet £250 at 8.0 loses and you lose £1750.

Your net profit on the two bets is 1900 -1750 = £150.

If the horse loses, your lay bet £250 at 8.0 wins, giving a return of £250. Your back bet, £100 at 20.0 loses, so you lose your stake of £100. Your net profit on the two bets is £250 – £100 = £150.

You could also hedge just a portion of your bet, for example, you initially back £100 at 20.0, the price drops and you lay just £100 at 8.0. If the horse wins, your win bet £100 at 20 wins, giving a return of £2000. The stake is £100 so the profit is £1900. Your lay bet £100 at 8.0 loses and you lose £700. Your net profit on the two bets is 1900 – 700 = £1200.

If the horse loses, your win bet £100 at 20.0 loses and you lose your stake of £100. Your lay bet, £100 at 8.0, wins and you win £100. Your net profit on the two bets is zero.

In this situation, you win £1200 if the horse wins and you lose nothing if it loses.

 

Time lags
It is possible to take advantage of time lags as it takes time for the prices from the race course to have an effect on the exchange prices. One of the best times to take advantage of price changes is while other races are running. On a Saturday, for example, there may be a race off at 3.30 and another at 3.35, while the 3.30 race is running, most people who have bet on the earlier race will be watching it, and will not be concentrating on what is happening to the prices on the 3.35 race. By comparing bookmakers’ prices to exchange prices, there may be an opportunity to anticipate price moves and to make your bets while most of the other bettors are otherwise occupied.

There are sites on the intemet that provide odds comparison services, they show you the prices across a range of bookmakers and exchanges allowing you to spot the firm offering the best price.

 

Sports betting
It is possible to bet on almost any sport on the internet via bookmakers, betting exchanges and spread betting firms. The basic principles of betting are similar to horse racing. Bookmakers offer sports betting at fixed odds. Betting exchanges allow the bettors to decide their own odds. Spread betting firms make predictions about sporting events and the customers bet on how correct those predictions are. Due to the value offered Asian handicaps and in-running betting on the exchanges are popular methods of betting on sports.

 

Asian handicaps
As the name suggests Asian handicaps originated in Asia. They were originally a way for friends to bet with one another on the outcome of a football match. With a football match, there are three possible outcomes – win, lose or draw. For most individuals calculating three-way odds is complex. To simplify matters each team was given odds of evens and a handicap to theoretically equalize their chance of winning. A team is given a half- one-goal or more handicap. The handicap can be a positive or a negative figure. Where a fraction of a goal is used as a handicap, a draw is eliminated. The handicap is added to the final score to give the result on which the bet is settled. If, after taking the handicap into consideration, there is a draw, the stakes are refunded.

Example
Manchester Utd -0.5 odds = 2.1
Liverpool +0.5 odds = 1.9

If you bet on Liverpool to win, the handicap is added to Liverpool’s final score. If the match is a draw at 1:1, taking into account the handicap, the result is Manchester 1, Liverpool 1.5. This means a win for Liverpool. Your bet wins and is paid at odds of 1.9. A £1 bet would return £1.90.

If you bet on Manchester Utd to win and the final score was 2:2, the handicap would be added to Manchester’s score. The result would be Manchester Utd 1.5, Liverpool 2. Your bet would lose.
 

In some Asian handicap markets there may be two handicaps given for a team. In this case the stake is divided between the two handicaps.

Example
Manchester Utd 0 and -0.5 odds = 2.1

Liverpool 0 and +0.5 odds = 1.9

Final score Manchester 1, Liverpool 1

£10 win Liverpool.

£5 is placed on the handicap of 0 and £5 on the handicap of +0.5.

For the handicap of zero the result is Manchester 1, Liverpool 1. This is a draw. The £5 stake is refunded.

For the handicap of +0.5, the result is Manchester 1, Liverpool 1.5. Liverpool wins.

The bet is settled at odds of 1.9. 1.9 x 5 = 6.9

Total returns = 5 + 6.9 = £11.90

 

In-running betting
In-running betting is placing a bet on an event once it has started. For example, betting on the result of a football match after the kick-off. In-running betting can often provide value bets. For example, suppose you want to bet on the underdog in a football match, If you wait until the match has kicked off you can often get a better price than before. This is because the favourite will be highly backed and to balance their books the bookmakers will lengthen the price on the other team.

Forskjellen mellom Sticky og Non-Sticky bonuser

De fleste online kasinoer vil i dag gi deg en bonus når du gjør ditt første innskudd. Noen kasinoer vil gi deg et lite beløp mens andre vil gi deg et meget sjenerøst beløp, noen ganger så mye som 100%, opp til et tak av $600. Imidlertid så er en god del av disse bonusene såkalte sticky bonuser, eller de kommer med krav som må imøtekommes. Så hva er egentlig sticky bonuser og hvordan er de forskjellig fra normale bonuser? For å putte det i et nøtteskall, sticky bonuser er de bonusene som ikke kan bli tatt ut fra kasinoet, mens derimot en normal bonus kan. En normal bonus kan være en bonus som matcher innskuddet, ved at du mottar en tilleggs prosent av penger basert på størrelsen av ditt første innskudd. I tillegg har man "the no deposit bonus" som betyr at spillere kan sette seg rett til spillebordet uten å ha betalt et registrerings innskudd ved online kasinoet.

Dersom det online kasinoet du har registrert ved tillater deg å ta ut alle pengene du har tjent så snart som du har oppfyllt din del av veddemålet, inkludert alt hva som er igjen av din innledende innskudds bonus, så vil det være en"Non Sticky Bonus" Mange foretrekker denne type bonuser fordi det er mindre komplisert og fordi de kan ta ut bonus pengene med en gang og tjene en sunn liten profitt.

Men dette betyr ikke at "Sticky Bonuses" er mindre fordelaktige enn "Non Sticky Bonuses" og at du bør unngå de. Faktisk så er "Sticky Bonuses" en utmerket måte å forbedre spillet ditt på ettersom det gir deg anledning til å begynne spillet med en stor start balanse. Sticky bonuses vil tilby deg et langt større beløp enn en normal bonus og ofte matche ditt første innskudd med opp til 200% til 400%. Dette øker din sjanse for å rake inn de store gevinstene. Imidlertid så er det generelt sett best å spille med sticky bonuser dersom du har en solid spillekonto eller hvis du er en rutinert og dyktig spiller, du kan ellers ende opp med å tape mer enn du tjener.

Et av de største problemene som spillere møter er at de kan bli blindet av de store velkomst beløpene som online kasinoene tilbyr og ofte unnlater å realisere om de har registrert seg for en sticky bonus eller ikke. Det er ikke før de har spilt og så forsøker å ta ut deres innskudds penger at de ser feiltagelsen. Sticky bonuser er fjernet fra din konto når du forsøker å ta den ut. Så dette gjør å lese "terms and conditions" av innskudds bonusen til topp prioritet. Vær oppmerksom på uttrykk som "for play or wagering purposes only" eller kanskje enda bedre, sjekk også ut guide sites som kan informere deg om hvilke kasinoer som har sticky bonuser og hvilke som ikke har. Dette er sannsynligvis den letteste måten å lære om de forskjellige online kasinoers type velkomst bonuser på, siden de fleste online kasinoer har en tendens til å spesifisere bonus betingelsene på en heller tvetydig måte.

 

 

How Bets are matched at a Betting Exchanges

A bet is not actually made until it is matched. If someone backs a horse £100 at 5.00 and someone is willing to lay those odds then the bet is matched. A bet may be matched by one or more people. For example, someone may match £60 worth of the bet and another person £40. Once bets are matched they cannot be cancelled.
The bets are held in a queue and are dealt with in the order in which they arrive at the site’s server. The queue works on a first come first-served basis, so it pays to place bets early in order to get a match. Any bets that are not matched by the start of the race will be void and the stakes refunded. The better the odds that you offer, the more likely you are to get a match.

Partial matching

Suppose you want to stake £10 on Dobbin at odds of 10.5. On the betting screen, you would enter odds of 10.5 and your stake of £10. £2 of your bet would be matched and the remaining £8 would be unmatched. On the lay side of the odds, 10.5 £8 would appear, with the current best price of 11 £266 moving one place to the right. Once your 10.5 £8 stake has been matched it will disappear from the odds screen.

The odds for Dobbin are refreshed in the table:

9.8       10           Dobbin                10.5       11       11.5
£54      £497                                  £8         £266    £200

 

If someone decides to lay these odds, that is bet £8 at 10, your bet would be matched and the betting screen will now be as
shown:

9.8       10           Dobbin                11       11.5       13.5
£54      £497                                 £266    £200       £8

On your personal account screen it would show that your £10 bet at odds of 10.5 has been matched. Now that your bet has been matched it can no longer be cancelled. 


Ordering odds

If the odds that you want are not currently available you can place an order for them. Your bet may be fully matched, partially matched or unmatched. If your order is matched then the bet is made. If your order is not matched by the time of the off then your bet is void. There is a limit to the odds than can be ordered. Odds lower than 1.01 are not allowed odds over 1000 not allowed.

If, for example, odds of 4.5 are offered for a horse to win and you want odds of at least 5.0 and want to stake £100, then you place an order for odds of 5.0 and offer a stake of £100. If another person is willing to lay at these odds, that is bet that the horse will lose, then your bet is matched. Your bet can be matched up to your maximum stake of £100. Your bet will be made if someone is prepared to stake £500 that the horse will lose. That is enough to payout your winnings. What may happen is that your bet is matched with several people’s lay bets. For example, one lay bet of £10, one lay bet of £20 and one lay bet of £50. If by the off these are the only three matches then you will have a bet of £80 at odds of 5.0. The additional £20 will be void. If the horse wins, you will receive £420, where £400 is your winnings and £20 is void. Commission will be calculated on the net winnings of £320. At 5 per cent, the commission will be £16. You will therefore receive £404.

If you offer odds to other betters you will need to make your odds competitive in order to get a match.

To stop ridiculous odds being offered like 1000/1 when the current odds are 5/1, an order can usually only be placed within a certain increment of the current best price. You will need to consult the exchange rules for the increments.

Example
You could bet £2 at odds of 10.5 and place an order for £8 at odds of 10.5. Your £8 bet would only be valid if someone else is willing to match it.

 

9.8       10       10.5       Dobbin          11       11.5       13.5
£54      £497    £2                             £266    £200       £8
 
If you took this option the 10.5 odds would dissapear from the highlighted column to be replaced by the odds of 10. On the lay side, your odds of 10.5 with £8 underneath would appear in the highlighted column where it will remain until somone matches it, that is, decides they want to stake £8 at a price of 10.5 that the horse will loose.
 
9.8       10            Dobbin          10.5    11       11.5       13.5
£54      £497                            £8       £266    £200       £8
 
 
 
Best odds
If you place a bet at the odds of 6.0 and odds of 6.5 are available then your bet will be matched at these odds as they are better then 6.0. They will not be matched with odds of 5.5 as these are worse odds.
 
 

Back all and lay all

The betting screen also gives you the opportunity to back all the runners.  This is backing the entire field to win, that is all the horses that are running. Lay all is laying the entire field, that is all the horses to lose.

 

Official result

All winning bets are settled according to the official result at the time of the "weigh-in". This means that if, for example, a horse is later disqualified due to a positive drug test, the result at the "weigh-in" still counts.

 

Non-runners

If a horse is a non-runner, all unmatched and matched bets on the horse are void. If the race is a walkover (there is only one runner) all bets are void on that race. If a horse is withdrawn from a race once a market has been formed then depending on the price of the withdrawn horse, the prices on the remaining horses may be lowered. You are advised to check the betting exchange’s rules.

The amount that the price is reduced by is a percentage and called the reduction factor. It is based on the rule 4 system that bookmakers use. Prior to betting on a race, each horse is given a reduction factor based on the exchange’s estimates of each horse’s chance of winning. Unmatched bets to lay will be cancelled.

In the win market, reductions are made on the whole odds. With a matched bet at odds of 6.00 and a horse with a reduction factor of 20 per cent, your odds will be reduced by 20 per cent and become odds of 4.80.

In a place market, the reduction factor is made to the win portion of the odds. With a reduction factor of 25 per cent, the win portion of the odds will be reduced 25 per cent, odds of 8 would become 6.25.

Example
For a price of 8, the win portion is the price minus the stake 8-1=7
7×25%=1.75
8 – 1.75 = 6.25

 

Dead heat
In the event of a dead heat, the odds are divided by the number of declared winners for the market. Suppose two horses dead heat for first place and you have backed one of the winners at a price of 5. You will be paid out at a price of 2.5.

Guide til styring av online kasino spille budsjett

Dersom du spiller online har du sikkert lagt merke til at pengene har en tendens til å forsvinne hurtigere enn du hadde planlagt. Hvis det er tilfelle er det kanskje litt frustrerende. De fleste håper å kunne vinne stort med en gang og så ha massevis av penger til å spille for resten av spille perioden, men dette er ikke alltid tilfellet. Faktisk så er det ganske sjeldent å vinne det helt store beløpet ved et online kasino. Du kan forvente små gevinster, men du kan ikke stole hundre prosent på at de vil holde budsjettet ved like.

For gi deg en ide om hvordan budsjettet vil virke er det alltid smart å prøve å spille for fri eller "play money" først. Alle anerkjente online kasinoer vil tillate deg å spille spillene deres helt gratis, selv før du gjør ditt første innskudd. Du må vanligvis registrere deg og gi noen detaljer først, men du har garanti for at kasinoet ikke vil bruke disse opplysningene for noen som helst annen hensikt enn sin egen kontakt liste, og absolutt uten forpliktelser for deg.

Dersom du har benyttet deg av gratis spillene, men fortsatt er usikker på hvordan du best skal administrere ditt budsjett, tilbyr vi deg gjerne noen gode råd. Først, bestem deg for et realistisk budsjett. $10 er ikke nok for en times spill. Selv om du spiller på spilleautomater bør du beregne å bruke ca tyve til femogtyve dollar for en times tid, og hvis du bestemmer deg for å spille for enda høyere innsats behøver du litt mere. Vi anbefaler at du beregner minimum tyve ganger innsatsen for å kunne starte på "table games" og ca femti ganger så mye som "the full bet" på spilleautomater eller video poker. Husk at "progressive slots" gir deg bedre odds når du plasserer "the maximum bet", så det er klokt å satse maksimalt.

Noen spillere anvender et såkalt "doubling system" Hvis de foreksempel spiller blackjack for femti cents og taper, så satser de en dollar og fortsetter å doble innsatsen til de vinner. Dersom du ønsker å anvende et sånt system behøver du et ganske stort budsjett ettersom ved en sånn plan "the bets" vil komme opp i hundre dollar innen åtte "bets". Dersom budsjettet ditt ikke er stort nok til eventuelt å tape et beløp som dette, ikke bruk et sånt system, men start med et enda mindre beløp som for eksempel ti cents, forutsatt at du kan finne et kasino som tillater satsing av et såpass lite beløp.

Noen ganger, selv om du har fulgt alle anbefalte regler, så finner du at din konto allikevel tømmes fortere enn du hadde håpetog planlagt. Det finnes et gammelt uttrykk – dersom du til å begynne med ikke lykkes, så prøv og prøv igjen. Dette gjelder ganske enkelt ikke for spill. Ved spill, dersom du ser at du taper, så er det enten på tide å forandre spillet, ta en pause eller ganske enkelt slutte for denne gangen. Dersom hellet ikke er på din side eller at du ikke spiller på ditt beste, ikke fortsett for å kunne tjene inn dine tap. Spillere som gjør det ender ofte opp med å tape mere enn de planla å bruke i første omgang og resultatet kan bli dårlig.

Men generelt, så bør selvsagt ikke ditt spille budsjett representere penger du hadde planlagt å bruke til noe annet. Spille penger burde betraktes som underholdnings penger. Du kan tjene gode penger på spill, men i de fleste tilfeller burde penger brukt på spill bli betraktet som penger brukt til å more seg.

Betting Exchanges

Betting exchanges were introduced in 2000. Initially, concerns were raised about their affecting the integrity of racing due to them allowing bets on losing horses. These concerns have now been addressed with safeguards in place to monitor irregular patterns of betting. Due to the competitive prices offered, they have now become a popular way of betting.

A betting exchange acts as an agent to allow individuals to place bets with one another, charging a commission for its services. Suppose you wanted to have a bet with your friend on the favourite on the first race at Ascot. You think the horse will win and your friend thinks the horse will lose. You agree to each stake £50 and whoever wins takes the money staked. If your horse wins, you win the £100 and if your horse loses your friend wins the £100. In this situation, you have made a bet at ‘evens’ that your horse will win and your friend has made a bet at ‘evens’ that the horse will lose.

A betting exchange makes it possible for you to make bets like this except with strangers. They provide the facilities to make the betting possible and charge a commission for their services. They provide a website that allows you to come into contact with other people who want to bet and the means to transfer money from one person to another. Both you and the other bettors remain anonymous to each other. The betting exchange will keep details of the bets you have placed so that any foul play, such as people trying to manipulate the markets, can be investigated.

Unlike a bookmaker, the betting exchange does not decide the prices of the horses, instead the individuals making bets do. In the example just given, each person had agreed to odds of evens. However, they could have decided to bet at different odds. Suppose your friend wanted to bet but was only willing to stake £25 and you were willing to bet £50. You would then be betting at odds of 1/2 that your horse would win and your friend would be betting at odds of 2/1 that the horse would lose. If the horse wins you will win £75 less commission. If the horse loses your friend will win £75 less commission. If you were placing the bet with a betting exchange you would basically indicate that you wanted to make a bet of 1/2 on the horse and therefore needed someone to make the opposite bet of 2/1. As soon as someone agrees to match your bet, it is made. 

This arrangement gives greater flexibility than betting with a bookmaker. With a bookmaker, you can only bet on horses to win. With a betting exchange you can also bet that a horse will lose. With a traditional bookmaker, a horse may have a price of, for example, 4/1 and you can bet that the horse will win at 4/1. The bookmaker is effectively backing the horse to lose at 1/4. With a betting exchange, you also have the opportunity to take the place of the bookmaker and bet that the horse will lose at 1/4.

Minimum stakes vary but are around £1 to £2. Unlike with a bookmaker there is no maximum bet. As long as you can find someone to match your bet, you can stake as much as you wish.

Commission is charged at around 1 to 5 per cent. Different exchanges calculate the commission in different ways. Some charge commission on all bets placed (stakes) and others charge commission on net winnings. Some exchanges reduce the commissin for loyal customers so that the more you bet the less the commission charged. Currently bets are tax free, however this may change m the future as governments introduce new legislation.

Hvordan velger man et online kasino

Å velge et online kasino å spille ved kan virke som en skremmende oppgave. Det er et utall online kasinoer og og det kan se ut som hvert enkelt tilbyr en bedre bonus enn det siste du kikket på. I tillegg så kan det være vanskelig å vite hvem man kan stole på. Så hvordan velger du et online kasino? Det finnes ikke noe enkelt svar, men her er et par råd. Først og fremst, forsikre deg om at du velger et kasino som tillater spillere fra ditt område. Dette kan være vanskelig, spesielt om du bor i USA eller i et land som har mye svindel. Dersom du for eksempel bor i Kina, er det ulovlig å spille, i så tilfelle er det en god ide å unngå noen form for spill. Men når du har funnet et kasino som tillater spillere fra din del av verden er det fortsatt flere ting som bør konfirmeres før du gjør din første deponering.

Du må forsikre deg om at kasinoet er pålitelig. En god måte å sjekke dette ut på er å finne ut hvor kasinoet er licensed. Dersom kasinoet er licensed i Antigua, Barbuda eller Kahnawake, for eksempel, kan du være forsikret om at kasinoet er skikkelig regulert. Et kasino som er licensed i Øst Europa, for eksempel, er det bedre å la være. En annen ting som det er verdt å sjekke ut er hvem som har laget software. Mange online kasinoer bruker software som er spesielt utviklet for industrien som for eksempel MicroGaming eller Playtech. Disse software er kjent for å være pålitelige og random. Du må også sjekke om kasinoet har "fair gaming seals" som for eksempel eCogra. Forsikre deg om at seglet virkelig har blitt gitt til kasinoet før du starter.

En annen ting som er viktig når du skal finne ut hvor pålitelig et kasino er, er deres kunde tjeneste. Et godt online kasino skal ha et telefon nummer som du kan ringe firogtyve timer i døgnet, syv dager i uken. Dersom kasinoet ikke har et lett tilgjengelig telefon nummer, er du antagelig bedre tjent med å spille et annet sted.

Når du har fått bekreftet at kasinoet er pålitelig, ønsker du selvsagt å prøve det ut. Dersom kasinoet krever nedlasting, bør du gjøre det og prøve noen gratis spill. Dersom nedlasting ikke er nødvendig bør du prøve flash eller web versjonen først. Spill alle de spillene du liker før du gjør ditt første innskudd. Dersom du ikke liker hvordan spillet fungerer eller du ikke forstår hvordan spillet spilles, kan det bety at dette ikke er kasinoet for deg.

Når du så har bestemt at dette er et godt kasino å spille ved, bør du gjøre en kvikk online leting for å finne ut om kasinoet har uløste klager eller søksmål mot seg, men husk at noen få klager ved et online forum er ganske vanlig. En spiller som ikke fikk den bonusen han forventet, på grunn av at han ikke leste "the small print" eller kontrakten grundig nok, kan for eksempel overdrive voldsomt. Dog på den annen side, dersom du finner dusinvis av klager over dårlig behandling fra et bestemt kasino, er du sikkert bedre tjent med å ta din business et annet sted.

Men så snart du er sikker på at dette er kasinoet for deg, gjør ditt første innskudd og ha det moro!

 

Types of Bet

Bookmakers offer a wide variety of bets. Some of the most common are as follows.

 

Win single
This is one bet on the winner of a race.

 

Each way single
Two bets, one bet for the selection to win and the other for it to be placed. The place bet is settled as a fraction of the win odds. The number of places and the fraction of odds vary depending on how many runners there are and the type of race as shown below.

Number of     Type of race       Number of     Fraction of
runners                                 places           win odds
16 or more     handicap           4                 1/4
12 to 15         handicap           3                 1/4
8 to 15           not applicable    3                 1/5
5 to 7             not applicable    2                 1/4
4 or less         not applicable    1 (win only)   both bets win

 
Double
A win double is one bet on two runners to win two different races. If the first selection wins, the returns are put onto the second selection.
An each-way double is two separate bets of a win double and a place double on two runners in two different races. The win bet is the same as a win double. For the place part of the bet if the first selection is placed the returns become the stake for the second selection to be placed.

 

Treble
This is one bet on three selections in three different races. If the first selection wins, the returns are put on to the second selection and if the second selection wins the returns are put onto the third selection.

 

Accumulator
A bet on any number of selections, in different races where the winnings on the first horse go onto the second and then onto the third and then onto the fourth and so on. It is one bet win and two bets each way. Obviously, the returns can be quite large, depending on the prices of the winning selections. It is therefore worth checking that your winnings would not exceed the bookmaker’s maximum payout.

 

Straight forecast
Nominating which selections will finish first and second in the correct order.

 

Reversed forecast
Nominating two selections to finish first and second in either order. It is two bets.

 

Combination/full cover forecast
Selecting any number of runners in one race to finish first and second in either order. To calculate how may bets there are, Simply multiply the number of selections by one number fewer.

For example:

  three selections is 3 X 2 = six bets
  four selections is 4 X 3 = 12 bets
  five selections is 5 X 4 = 20 bets.

 

Tricast
Selecting three runners in the same race to finish first, second and third in the correct order.

 

Trixie
Three selections in three different races, comprising three doubles and one treble. It is four bets win and eight bets each way.

 

Yankee
Four selections in four different races, comprising six doubles, four trebles and one fourfold. It is 11 bets win and 22 bets each way.

 

Super yankee/Canadian
Five selections in five different races, comprising 10 doubles, 10 trebles, five fourfolds and one fivefold. It is 26 bets win and 52 bets each way.

 

Heinz
Six selections in six different races comprising 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 fourfolds, six fivefolds and one sixfold. It is 57 bets win and 114 bets each way.

 

Super heinz
Seven selections in seven different races, comprising 21 doubles, 35 trebles, 35 fourfolds, 21 fivefolds, seven sixfolds and one sevenfold. It is 120 bets win and 240 bets each way.

 

Goliath
Eight selections in eight different races, comprising 28 doubles, 56 trebles, 70 fourfolds, 56 fivefolds, 28 sixfolds, eight seven folds and one eightfold. It is 247 bets win and 494 bets each way.

 

Patent/twist
Three selections in three different races, comprising three singles, three doubles and one treble. There are seven bets win and 14 bets each way.

 

Lucky 15
Four selections in four different races, comprising four singles, six doubles, four trebles and one fourfold. It is 15 bets win and 30 bets each way. If there are four winners, a 10 per cent bonus is paid, usually at starting price. If there is only one winner, double the starting pnce odds are paid. These bonuses and consolations apply only to the win part of the bet. So if an each-way lucky 15 has just one placed horse, double the odds is not paid on the placed selection. Similarly, if one selection wins and one is a non-runner, the consolation is not paid.

 

Lucky 31
Five selections in five different races, comprising five singles, 10 doubles, 10 trebles, five fourfolds and one fivefold. It is 31 bets win and 62 bets each way.

The bonuses paid vary with different bookmakers. Some pay a bonus on four winners and five winners, others pay a bonus on only five winners. It is certainly worth shopping around to find the best offers. A consolation of double the starting price odds is paid for one winner.

 

Lucky 63
Six selections in six different races, comprising six singles, 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 fourfolds, six fivefolds and one sixfold. It is 63 bets win and 126 bets each way.

Bonuses vary with different bookmakers. A 10 per cent bonus is usually paid for five winners. For six winners, the bonus is likely to be between 15 and 25 per cent. A consolation of double starting price odds is paid for one winner.

Hvordan man spiller Backgammon

Backgammon har ikke vanligvis blitt  betraktet som et kasino spill, men det er nå ved med å bli et populært onlinespill, som spilles for penger. På samme måte som poker, kombineres litt hell med en stor del dyktighet. Backgammon er et meget innviklet spill og har turneringer og mesterskap akkurat som poker.

Backgammon er lett å spille, men meget vanskelig å mestre. Dersom du spiller backgammon online behøver du ikke å tenke på hvordan spillet skal settes opp. Dine spillebrikker vil automatisk bli korrekt plasert ved begynnelsen av spillet.

Hver spiller har to terninger og femten spillebrikker som er formet som små sirkler, akkurat som i dam. Spillet startes ved at hver spiller kaster en terning. Dersom det blir uavgjort, kastes terningen igjen. Hvis ikke er det spilleren som har det høyeste nummer som går først. For hver av de to terningene som kastes har så spilleren to alternativer. For eksempel, hvis terningene viser 3 og 2 kan spilleren enten flytte en brikke tre plasser og den andre to, eller han kan flytte en brikke fem plasser frem. Spillet beveger seg i en retning fra motsoillerens  "home board"  til ens eget "home board".

Etter at den første spilleren har gjort sitt trekk, kaster neste spiller sine terninger. Blir kastet dobbelt blir verdien beregnet som FIRE av samme nummer. Spilleren kan flytte en, to, tre eller fire brikker. Bevegelsen er begrenset av plaseringen til motspillerens brikker. Dersom motspilleren har to eller flere brikker på ett sted, kan du ikke lande der, selv ikke som del av et trekk. For eksempel, hvis både plassen to plasser vekk og tre plasser vekk begge er okkupert av to motspillere så kan du ikke flytte din brikke fem plasser fremover dersom din femmer er bygget opp av 2 og 3. Dette til tross for at fem plasser vekk kan være ledig.

Dersom en spiller har en enkelt brikke på en plass kalles dette en blot. Dersom du lander på en motstanders blot, blir spillebrikken plasert "on the bar" og må "re-enter" brettet fra motstanderens home board. En spiller som har en brikke "on the bar" må flytte spillebrikken tilbake på brettet før han eller hun kan gjøre et nytt trekk. Dette gjelder selv om terning kastet ikke tillater brikken "off the bar" Spilleren må da simpelthen stå over sin tur.

Når alle spillebrikkene har blitt flyttet over til spillerens home board kan han begynne hva som blir kalt "bearing off". Når en spiller bears off går brikkene til en spesielt designert plass. Spillerne må bear off brikker dersom terning kastet er høyere enn nødvendig, men kun hvis de ikke har flere brikker lenger bak på brettet. Spillere som har begynt bearing off må øyeblikkelig stoppe bearing off dersom en blot blir truffet. De kan kun fortsette bearing off når alle brikkene er i home board igjen. Spilleren som først fullfører bearing off er vinneren.

Single-zero Roulette

Frenchmen Francois and Louis Blanc invented roulette with a single zero in 1842. They removed the double zero from the wheel and haphazardly rearranged the numbers 1 to 36. Despite removing one of the pockets, they kept the payout odds for a winning number at 35/1. This cut the house advantage to just 2.7 per cent, which proved extremely popular with gamblers. Since gambling had been made illegal in France in 1837, they introduced the game to Bad-Homburg in Germany. It was a great success. When gaming was outlawed in Germany, Francois and his son Camille brought the game to Monte Carlo.

In 1857 Prince Charles III of Monaco decided to introduce gambling to the principality to boost its finances. Gambling had just been outlawed in Germany. This prompted Leblanc to bring his game of single-zero roulette to Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo had the monopoly on roulette until 1933.

Litt poker terminologi

Enten du er en nybegynner eller en rutinert poker spiller som har spilt poker lenge før internettet ble oppfunnet, kan det være hjelpsomt å kjenne til litt av poker terminologien.

Før du starter.

De fleste online kasinoer har et spesifikt spille rom hvor kun poker blir spilt. Dette er vanligvis kalt et "Card Room" og avhengig av din status kan du være kvalifisert for en bonus før du registrerer deg og gjør din første penge deponering. For å kunne starte å spille med ekte penger må du foreta en "Buy in". Dette er minimum beløpet for en turnering eller chips du må kjøpe før du begynner å spille. Dersom du gjør det første bet i en runde er dette kalt  "Open" Og når spillet er i gang vil du forhåpentlig ikke få tildelt "Rags". Dette er hva unyttige kort blir kalt.

Ved bordet.

Hvis du ikke kunne være med fra starten, men slutter deg til spillet etter at det allerede har startet, kalles dette "Sit In". Når mange pokerspillere morer seg med et pokerspill samtidig kalles dette "Chat". Dette er et "pop up" vindu som gjør det mulig å bli kjent med de andre spillerne. Dette kan være kjempemoro, men vær forsiktig at det ikke forårsaker en "Leak" en svakhet i ditt spill som gjør at du vinner mindre penger. Dersom du har en "Clean Out" som er et kort som høyst sannsynlig vil gjøre din hånd til en vinnerhånd og du har vanskelig for å holde på poker ansiktet ditt, så bør du antagelig heller bare være ved bordet og unngå andre side aktiviteter. De som spiller ofte vil etterhvert utvikle en spille metode eller -mønster. Å spille aggressivt og å raise og bet så mye du kan er kalt "Fast Play". Dersom du er en spiller som kun spiller når du har enten en meget god hånd vil du bli kalt en "Rock"

Når du sjekker ut.

Et uttrykk som er viktig å kjenne til i alle online kasino spill er "Cash Out". Du bestemmer deg for for å gå for "Cash Out" når du slutter spillet og veksler dine chips for penger. Du behøver selvsagt å ha noe å veksle inn, men aller først bør du forsikre deg om hva som er på kontoen din med hensyn til reelle penger og bonus penger.

Dersom du ikke lenger ønsker å delta i spillet må du gjøre en "Fold". Dette betyr at du ikke lenger behøver å skyte inn mer penger til potten, men det betyr også at du kaster kortene dine og ikke lenger deltar i spillet. Dersom du prøver å slutte spillet ved å få  de andre spillerne til å folde, prøver du å gjøre en "Bluff. En "Bluff" er når du later som om du har en bedre hånd enn hva du egentlig har. Et annet uttrykk for dette er "Buy the pot" Dette er når du bløffer og håper å kunne kjøpe potten uten å bli kalt.