Online Betting Terms: B

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There are a lot of betting terms to master, and understanding, here you can find the general online betting terms out there:

Backward: A horse that is not fit enough or developed enough to do itself justice.

Bags: Bookmakers’ Afternoon Greyhound Service

Bar: This shows what the lowest odds of horses not mentioned in the betting forecast are likely to be – ’50-1 bar’ means those not quoted are 50-1 or bigger.

Banker: A selection that is fancied very, very strongly indeed. It will often be the cornerstone of combination bets.

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Beard: A friend or acquaintance whose job is to place a bet in order to conceal the true identity of the real bettor.

Bet: To lay money on the correct prediction of an outcome.

Betfair Commission: A small percentage of winnings the company takes for providing their service

Bismarck: A horse that someone strongly thinks will be beaten (sunk).

Blinkers: A device fitted to a horse’s head which restricts it’s field of vision in order to help it’s concentration.

Blanket Finish: Several horses finish a race very close together

Bottle: A ‘tic-tac’ term used in the betting ring for 2/1.

Bookie/Bookmaker: A company who is licensed to accept bets on the result of an event based on their provision of odds to the customer.

Burlington Bertie: A ‘tic-tac’ term used in the betting ring for 100/30.



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