Category: Betting Explained

Key Takeaways Betting on the Premier League isn’t rocket science once you get your head round a handful of bet types, but here’s the bit nobody tells you upfront: the odds are always built to favour the bookmaker slightly. That’s called the overround, and it’s worth knowing before you put…

Key Takeaways 49s Virtual Horse Racing is a computer-generated numbers draw dressed up as a horse race. There are no real horses, jockeys, trainers or form involved. It’s a separate product from the 49s Lunchtime and Teatime numbers draws, even though both sit under the same 49s brand. Mixing the…

Key Takeaways Horse racing early betting odds are prices published well before a race, sometimes days or weeks in advance, and they’re not the same as the odds you’ll see at the start of the race. Early odds move for reasons that have nothing to do with a horse’s actual…

Key Takeaways GG is short for Both Teams to Score, sometimes written as BTTS. It’s a bet on whether both sides will find the net, nothing to do with the final result. NG (No Goal) is the flip side, backing at least one team to fail to score. GG/BTTS markets…

Key Takeaways Coral is one of the UK’s oldest bookmakers, founded in 1926 and now part of the Entain group alongside Ladbrokes, so the two brands share a lot of the same DNA under the bonnet. It’s licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission, which sets rules around fairness…

Key Takeaways Baseball is a seven-card stud variant, not a version of Hold’em, so the structure of the hand is completely different. Threes and nines are the two cards that make this game distinctive: threes are wild, and being dealt a nine (face up) gives you the option to “buy”…

Key takeaways Ladbrokes offers greyhound racing from all the licensed UK tracks, including well known venues like Romford and Monmore, with races running throughout the day and evening. A win bet is exactly what it sounds like: your dog needs to finish first. An each-way bet splits your stake between…

Key Takeaways Grand Prix odds cover far more than simply choosing which driver will win. Podium finishes, head-to-head match-ups, fastest lap, points finishes and retirement markets may all appear separately, with different odds and settlement rules. Odds can move considerably throughout a race weekend, particularly after practice, qualifying, weather updates,…