Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across ការវាយតម្លៃប្រកួត.
- Accumulator
- An accumulator is a type of parlay where multiple selections are combined and the winnings from each selection roll over into the next.
- American odds
- American odds are shown as a positive or negative number, indicating how much profit you make on a $100 bet or how much you need to stake to win $100.
- Arbitrage
- Arbitrage is the practice of betting on all possible outcomes of an event across different bookmakers to guarantee a profit.
- Asian Handicap
- Asian Handicap gives a team a positive or negative goal handicap to create balanced odds, removing the possibility of a draw.
- Bankroll
- Your bankroll is the total amount of money you set aside for betting, used to manage risk and track performance.
- Cash out
- Cash out lets you settle a bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or limiting a loss based on current odds.
- Cover
- When a team beats the point spread or handicap set for them, they are said to have covered the line.
- Decimal odds
- Decimal odds show the total return you receive for each unit wagered, including your original stake.
- Fractional odds
- Fractional odds display the profit you make relative to your stake, expressed as a fraction.
- Free bet
- A free bet is a promotional credit you can use to place a wager without risking your own money.
- Hedge
- To hedge is to place a second bet on the opposite outcome to reduce risk or lock in a guaranteed profit.
- In-play betting
- In-play betting allows you to place a bet on a match after it has started, with odds that update as the game progresses.
- Juice
- Juice is the commission a bookmaker includes in the odds, representing their built‑in profit.
- KYC
- KYC, or Know Your Customer, is the process a bookmaker uses to verify your identity and age to comply with regulations.
- Moneyline
- A Moneyline bet is a wager on which team will win the match outright, with odds that reflect each team's chance of winning.
- Odds
- Odds represent the likelihood of an outcome and determine how much a winning bet pays out.
- Over/Under
- An Over/Under bet is a wager on whether the total number of goals scored in a match will be more or less than a set figure.
- Parlay
- A parlay is a single bet that links two or more individual bets and requires all of them to win for a payout.
- Public money
- Public money refers to the total amount wagered by casual bettors, often used to gauge which side the crowd favors.
- Responsible gambling
- Responsible gambling refers to practices and tools, such as deposit limits and self‑exclusion, that help you bet safely.
- Stake
- The stake is the amount of money you risk on a particular bet.
- Unit
- A unit is a standard bet size, usually a small portion of your bankroll, used to keep your wagering consistent.
- Value bet
- A value bet occurs when the odds offered by a bookmaker are higher than the true probability of the outcome, giving an expected positive return.
- Wagering requirement
- A wagering requirement is a condition that states how many times you must bet a bonus before you can withdraw any winnings.