Comments on: An Introduction to Sports Betting and Odds

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 05:31:30 +0000

Your absoultely right – gambling is about a lot of luck and some knowledge. If its kept sensible as well, it can be fun especially if you’re betting amongst you mates.

Mind you sounds like your friend has hit on a winning formula! Care to share?

By: squaretan

squaretan — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:29:43 +0000

It is not easy to win such accumulator as your probability of winning is only 3.90625 to the power of -3 (0.00390625) Not too forget, if you strike it, it will be big payday. I have a friend who is very good at these accumulator.

Even the bookies at times are amazed with my friend ability to win such accumulator. Gambling is all about a lot of Luck + some knowledge.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:04:33 +0000

An accumulator means just that – you pick ‘x’ amount of matches, races whatever and place an intial sum. You attempt to predict each outcome with the winning amount on the first outcome being place on to the next and so on. If one of your predictions don’t come in you lose. and in Chris’ case he got 7 out of 8 right!!

Sorry to hear that Chris.

Note: This type of betting is popular with horse racing.

Check the BBC link out – it covers this type of bet in more detail as well as a rather rare success story (to say the least!)

BBC website: Accumulators and Combination Betting Explained

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:16:28 +0000

i think i get what you’re saying, but you’ll have to explain that one chris

By: chris

chris — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:50:42 +0000

you know what happened to me last night kids?

i had an 8 way accumulator (single) and i got 7 matches right…

odds @ 322-1 with a Â£10 on it.

Lesson learned kids?! NEVER GAMBLE!!

Chris