Archive for the ‘Sportsbook’ Category
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Paddy Power Sportsbook: Modern Warfare 3
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE — Despite only being released today, Paddy Power Sportsbook has already paid out on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as the best-selling video game this Christmas. The much anticipated first-person shooter was installed as Paddy Power’s clear 1/5 favourite to be this year’s best seller and has recently shortened into practically unbackable [...]
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Soft lines
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Soft lines is a betting terminology representing betting odds that have been poorly researched by sportsbooks.Handicappers commonly use this term to emphasize the value of their play. Since handicappers can focus on a smaller subset of all the possible games, they have the chance to identify soft lines. Soft lines usually exist in the games [...]
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Over-under
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
An over-under or over/under bet is a wager in which a sportsbook will predict a number for a statistic in a given game (usually the combined score of the two teams), and bettors wager that the actual number in the game will be either higher or lower than that number. For example, in Super Bowl [...]
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Internet sportsbooks
Monday, January 19th, 2009
While internet sportsbooks lack face-to-face transactions, they can handle more customers than land based sportsbooks and operate more cost effectively. They pass lower costs on to customers in the form of reduced vigorish (cheaper prices) or bonus incentives. They can also offer similar products, such as casino games, bingo, and poker to their existing clients. [...]
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Sportsbook
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
A sportsbook (sometimes abbreviated as book) or a race and sports book is a place where a gambler can wager on various sports competitions, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, horse racing and boxing. The method of betting varies with the sport and the type of game. The more prominent the event, the more wagering [...]