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• Beginners Guide
  How to open a betting account online13 June 2013

  Easy tips for registering an online betting account You’ve been to betting shops in the past to place bets and are now ready to take the plunge and register an online account? How can this be done? As you might expect, bookmaker websites tend to facilitate the opening of new accounts as they drum u...

• Beginners Guide
  What are fractional and decimal odds?13 June 2013

  An easy guide to understanding fractional and decimal odds Most bookmaker websites give customers the option to choose between fractional and decimal odds. In short, fractional odds could be 5/1, 13/2 or 10/1, while decimal odds could be 3.00, 4.33 or 11.00. Fractional oddsThis is very much the old...

• Racing Betting
  What does Each Way Betting mean?3 May 2013

  What is an each way bet? We explain what the term each way means and what happens when you place an each way bet on a horse race.When you go for a day at the races or want to watch the Grand National, the Derby or any other races on television on a Saturday afternoon you want to be as involved as p...

• Racing Betting
  What is an Accumulator bet?13 April 2012

  An Accumulator bet is very popular and involves picking several horses which can result in a big profit Many Bettingpro readers like to place accumulator bets on horse racing, something that is popular due to the fact that the potential winnings are a lot bigger than you would get from backing just...

• Spreadbetting
  Supremacy Spread Bets Explained19 February 2012

  Supremacy Spread Bets are spread betting markets predicting a team's dominance over their opposition. The spread betting firm will predict how many more goals any given team will score against their opponents. Example: Extrabet traders might make Arsenal favourites to beat Tottenham by 0.1...

• Beginners Guide
  How to Bet on Cricket - Cricket betting tips for beginners29 November 2011

  Quick guide to betting on cricket Here we explain how you can bet on Cricket at a site like bet365, which also streams live cricket online Head to HeadThe easiest call of them all – just pick the team or player you think will win the game. Play it safe and put your money behind the team we’re pick...

• Beginners Guide
  Ladbrokes Millionaire Bet11 October 2011

  Here's how to win a cool million at LadbrokesThe Ladbrokes Millionaire bet consists of four accumulators - 1 x 5 fold, 1 x 10 fold, 1 x 15 fold and 1 x 20 fold. For a £2 stake you could win a million pounds. Each £2 Ladbrokes Millionaire bet* is divided as follows: Matches 1-5 50p Matches 1-10 ...

• Football Bettin..
  Poisson Distribution in Football Betting predictions15 August 2011

  Using a system called Poisson Distribution, it’s possible to calculate the likely number of goals scored in a football match By using statistics from the previous season – and calculating each team’s attack and defence strengths – a probability for every possible match outcome can be established.&...

• Football Bettin..
  Best Odds Guaranteed - FAQs1 June 2011

  Best Odds Guaranteed is a simple offer, available on all UK & Irish Horse racing. If you take a price when placing your bet and the SP ends up being bigger then you won't lose out! Because we've gone non-runner-money-backon this weekend's Epsom meeting, we can also offer you cracking Best Odds ...

• Football Bettin..
  Bowls Betting at bet365 - betting on Bowls23 May 2011

  Why bet on bowls with bet365? Bowls may sometimes be seen as a placid and simple game, but at international level, the expertise and skill of the players is immense and bet365 is at the forefront of the bowling action with a wide range of bets for you. Indoor bowls has had a recent make-over and ch...

• Football Bettin..
  Betfred Goals Galore Coupon - Win big for small stakes17 May 2011

  Betfred’s Goals Galore coupon is revolutionising Saturday afternoon betting as it allows punters to win big for small stakes without having to predict the result of any matches. One of the most dramatic changes in football betting occurred when Betfred released their ‘Goals Galore’ coupon, wh...

• Beginners Guide
  What is Asian Handicap Betting?21 December 2010

  The most popular way of betting on soccer in Asia differs a bit from the traditional "1x2" here in Europe. There are only two possible selections in Asian handicap betting, home team win or away team win. Asian Handicap betting thus eliminates the draw option used in traditional bets here in Europe...

• Beginners Guide
  Fourballs and foursomes in Ryder Cup explained30 September 2010

  The Ryder Cup is just about to start and we explain what fourballs and foursomes mean Over the next three days, we will watch some brilliant Ryder Cup action and it's always nice to know what the various formats of the competition are. On Friday morning, Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker will play Ia...

• Racing Betting
  Tote betting explained - how to bet on Totepool15 June 2010

  Betting with totepool is easy, fun and offers big winnings! Commonly known as ‘tote betting’, totepool is the umbrella brand for a range of bets where winnings are calculated from the amount of money pooled into a particular race or bet type, and are shared among punters to a dividend calculated f...

• Football Bettin..
  Asian Handicaps Explained15 June 2010

  An Asian Handicap is a method of betting on soccer that eliminates the possibility of losing if a game ends in a draw after 90 minutes. Teams are ‘handicapped’ to offset any perceived difference in abilities, using a spread based on goal superiority which eliminates the tie. There are three basic...