It does but what was all that bollocks about quarters?

It does but what was all that bollocks about quarters?

 

 

 

Wiki will word it better than me

 

 

Quarter-goal or two-way handicaps

Subsequently, many matches are handicapped in ½ and ¼ intervals; both of which eliminate the possibility of a push since no one can score a half-goal. Quarter (¼) handicaps split the bet between the two next closest ¼ intervals. For instance, a $1000 bet with a handicap of 1¾ is the same as betting $500 at 1½ and $500 at 2. With ¼ handicap bets, you can win and tie (win ½ of wager) or lose and tie (lose ½ wager). The ¼-goal handicap may be expressed by some bookmakers as "0 and ½", or (especially for bookmakers whose systems are designed for sports like American football and basketball (where bets have a handicap that is designed to make the odds as close to even as possible)) as "pk (for "pick-em") and ½".

The bettors' stake is automatically divided equally and placed as 2 separate bets. This means that with a handicap point of 0-0.5 or 0 and ½, half of your stake is on the 0 point handicap and the other half is on the 0.5 handicap.^[5]

Match: Everton vs. Newcastle United

Handicap: Newcastle +1.0, +1.5

Explained: This handicap states that half of your bet goes on Newcastle to win, draw, or lose by less than 1 goal; and half on Newcastle to win, draw, or lose by less than 1.5 goals.

If the final score is Everton 1-0 Newcastle, half your bet would be refunded due to draw (Everton 1 - +1 Newcastle, i.e: Newcastle lost by exactly one goal). The second half would win (Everton 1 - +1.5 Newcastle, i.e: Newcastle lost by less than 1.5 goals).

 

 

 

Basically if you have £100 on Bolton -0.25 against Wigan, you have £50 on Bolton 0 and £50 on Bolton -0.5

With ye, cheers.

It's the Asian handicap that threw me

 

I didn't understand the 0.25 stuff

 

But my point still stands, if folk are willing to take huge bets on things that are so easily influenced then more fool them for taking the bet! Fuck them

Sickening the asians are being blammed for this

Sickening the asians are being blammed for this

Especially the disabled ones.

One thing that always strikes me is that the bookmakers are often referred to as illegal or similar.

 

Seems strange that players get prosecuted for cheating illegal bookmakers.

 

I know other people lose money as well but how can you defraud something that is already illegal.

Defrauds those punters/bookies who make and take bets legally on the match