In this next section we’ll cover some of the more commonly asked questions about betting, including topics such as how betting odds work, why you need to send in ID to a bookie, and what you should do if you thinking you’re betting too much.
To help you find the answer you’re looking for, we’ve split the questions into various categories:
General Betting Questions
- Why Do I Have To Provide Identification At An Online Betting Site?
- What Should I Do If I Think I Have A Gambling Problem?
- Is Online Betting Legal/Safe?
- Is It Possible To Make a Living From Sports/Football Betting?
- What is the Difference Between a Bookmaker/Sportsbook and a Betting Exchange?
- Do Betting Systems Work?
- How Old Do You Need to Be to Bet Online?
- What Does Suspended Mean in Betting?
- Is Cash Out Worth Taking?
- Is It Worth Betting Each Way?
- What Is Acca Insurance?
- Is There a Gambling Ombudsman?
- What Is Implied Probability?
- What is a Settled Bet?
- Can You Lose Money On a Winning Bet?
- Does Northern Ireland Have Different Gambling Rules to the Rest of the UK?
Financial & Account Questions
- Do I Have To Pay Tax On Gambling Winnings?
- Can I Bet Online Without A Bank Account?
- Do I Have To Declare Gambling Winnings To The Tax Man?
- What Happens If A Bookmaker Goes Out Of Business?
- How Do I Complain About a Bookmaker/Betting Site?
- Why Has My Betting Account Been Limited?
- Can You Bet Online with a Credit Card?
- How Do You Set a Deposit Limit at a Bookie?
- £5 Minimum Deposit Betting Sites: Which Bookmakers Have the Lowest Minimum Deposit?
- How Do I Self Exclude From a Betting Site?
- What Is A Palpable Error?
- What Happens When a Bookies Licence is Suspended?
- PayPal Betting Sites: Which Online Bookies Accept PayPal?
- What Happens If You Don't Claim a Bet?
- What is a Dormant Betting Account?
- What Happens to a Betting Account When Someone Dies?
- Do Bookies Have to Accept Your Bet?
- Can You Cancel a Withdrawal at a Betting Site?
- Can You Have More Than One Betting Account?
- Do Betting Exchanges Ban Winners?
- What Are Affordability Checks in Betting & When Do They Kick In?
- Are Bitcoin Betting Sites Legal in the UK?
- What is the Betfair Premium Charge & Who Has to Pay It?
Placing Bets & Betting Odds
- How Do Betting Odds Work?
- What Is Handicap Betting?
- What Is A Lucky 15/31/63?
- What Is Ante Post Betting?
- Can You Bet On Amateur Sports?
- Can You Bet On Yourself Or Someone You Know?
- Do All Bookies Offer The Same Number of Places on a Race/Tournament/Event?
- What is the Difference Between Betting Limits and Payout Limits?
- How Do Bookmakers Make Money?
- What Does Hedging Your Bets Mean?
- How Do Accumulators Affect the Bookie’s Margins?
- How Do You Play the Lottery / Lotto at the Bookies?
- What Does Odds On Mean?
- How Do You Place a Bet Online? A Step by Step Guide
- Accumulators Explained: What is an Acca Bet?
- How Do Back-to-Lay & Lay-to-Back Work in Betting?
- How Do Each Way Double & Treble Bets Work?
- What Does Evens or Evs Mean in Betting?
- What is a Full Cover Bet?
- What Is an Up and Down Bet?
- Why Do Bookies Pay Out Early on Some Bets?
- What Does Accept All Odds Movement Mean?
- What Is a Computer Straight Forecast & How Is It Calculated?
- What Is the Difference Between a Forecast & an Exacta Bet?
- What Is a Nap in Betting?
- What Is the Difference Between a Tricast & a Trifecta Bet?
- What is an Any To Come Bet?
- What is a Round Robin Bet?
- What is an Alphabet Bet?
- What are Round the Clock and Liverpool Round the Clock Bets?
- Place Insurance: What is a Cover Bet With 2, 3 or 4 Places?
- How Does Cash Out & Partial Cash Out Work?
Betting Rules
- Can I Cancel A Bet After It Has Been Placed?
- What Happens To My Bet If An Event Is Postponed Or Cancelled?
- What Happens Where There's A Dead Heat/Tie?
- What Is a Void Bet?
- Can A Bookmaker Refuse To Pay A Winning Bet?
- What Happens If A Result Changes After A Bet Has Been Settled?
- What Happens To A Bet If A Match Turns Out To Be Fixed?
- Can Bookies Cancel a Bet Without Permission?
Football
- Both Teams To Score Explained & How Does it Differ From Goals Galore?
- Do Own Goals Count In Both Teams To Score (BTTS)?
- What is Scorecast Betting in Football?
- How Does First Goalscorer Betting Work in Football?
- What Does Draw No Bet Mean?
- What Is The Difference Between No Goalscorer And 0-0?
- What Is Double Chance Betting In Football?
- Who Wins the Golden Boot If Two Or More Players Tie?
- How Does Half time/Full time Betting Work?
- How many Red Cards Before A Football Match Is Abandoned?
- Do Goalscorer Bets Include Extra Time or Penalties?
- How Do Booking Points Work in Football Betting?
- What Is Regular Time in Football Betting?
- How Does Shots on Target Betting Work?
- What's the Difference Between to Win & to Qualify/Lift the Trophy?
- Is It Worth Betting on the Draw in Football?
- How Does Corner Betting Work in Football?
- What Does Win Both Halves Mean in Football?
- What is an Assist in Football?
- What Does Match Odds Mean in Football Betting?
- How Do Bet Builders Work?
- How Does Draw No Bet Work in a Football Accumulator?
- What Does Over 2.5 Goals / Under 2.5 Goals Mean in Football?
- What Does Over 1.5 Goals / Under 1.5 Goals Mean in Football?
- What Does Over 0.5 Goals / Under 0.5 Goals Mean in Football?
Horse Racing
- What Is Rule 4 In Horse Racing?
- What Does SP/Starting Price Mean?
- What Is Best Odds Guaranteed?
- Is Horse Racing Fixed?
- What is Totepool Betting?
- How to Read Horse Racing Form
- How Do Horse Racing Grades, Groups and Classes Work?
- What is Handicapping in Horse Racing?
- What is Non-Runner No Bet/Money Back?
- What is Parimutuel (Tote) Betting?
- How Do Forecasts & Tricasts Work in Racing?
- What Difference Does the Racecourse Surface Make?
- What is the Going and How Does it Affect a Horse Race?
- What Is the Difference Between Flat Racing and Jumps Racing?
- Is Virtual Racing Fixed?
- What Is Draw Bias in Horse Racing?
- What Are Final Declarations in Horse Racing?
- What Happens When a Race Is Cancelled?
- What are The Differences Between Hurdles and Fences?
- What is a Furlong in Horse Racing?
- What Is a Non-Runner in Horse Racing?
- What's the Difference Between Each Way and Place Only Betting?
- What Is A Length In Horse Racing?
- Can You Bet In-Play on Horse Racing?
- How Does Betting Without the Favourite Work in Horse Racing?
- What Does Unnamed Favourite Mean?
- What Is Point-to-Point Racing?
- What Is a False Start in Horse Racing?
- What Breeds Are Used in Horse Racing?
- Why Do Horse Racing Meetings Get Abandoned?
- What Are Steamers & Drifters in Horse Racing?
- What Happens If No Horse Finishes in a Race?
- What Happens If a Horse Finishes a Race Without a Jockey?
- What Is Winning Distance Betting in Horse Racing?
- What is a Stewards Enquiry in Horse Racing?
- What Are Official Ratings in Horse Racing?
- What Are All Weather Tracks Made From?
- Does It Make a Difference If a Course Is Left or Right Handed?
- What Are the Whip Rules in Horse Racing?
- What Happens if a Horse Bites in a Race?
- Do Men & Women Compete Together in Horse Racing?
- What Happens if You Have a Non Runner in a Placepot?
- What Does CF or Co-Favourite Mean in Horse Racing?
- What is a Bumper in Horse Racing?
- What Happens if There is a Non-Runner in a Forecast or Tricast?
- What Happens if the Jockey Rides to the Wrong Winning Post in Horse Racing?
- What is a Premier Handicap in Horse Racing?
- Which Racecourses Have Summer Jumps Racing?
- What Happens to Your Bet if Your Horse is Disqualified?
- What is the Minimum and Maximum Number of Horses in a Race?
Greyhound Racing
- How Do Grades Work in Greyhound Racing?
- What Is Place Insurance in Greyhound Racing?
- How Does Handicapping Work in Dog Racing?
Boxing
- What is Round Betting in Boxing?
- What Does Method of Victory Mean in Boxing?
- What is a Technical Decision in Boxing?
- What Does Retirement or Corner Retirement Mean in Boxing?
- What Are the Main Boxing Titles & Belts?
- How Do Weight Classes Work in Boxing?
Cricket
- What Is A Draw In Cricket?
- Does it Matter Who Wins the Coin Toss in Cricket?
- Why Doesn’t Cricket Play In The Rain?
- What Is A Test Match In Cricket?
- What Are Limited Overs Cricket Matches?
- What is the Difference Between Red Ball and White Ball in Cricket?
- What is the Decision Review System (DRS) in Cricket?
- What Is the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method?
Golf
- What is the Difference Between Stroke Play and Match Play in Golf?
- What Does it Mean to 'Make the Cut' in Golf?
- How Does Each Way Betting Work in Golf?
- What Are 2 or 3 Balls in Golf Betting?
- How Do Playoffs Work In Golf?
- How Do You Get a Tour Card in Golf & Can You Lose It?
Snooker
American Sports
- Can American Football Matches End in a Tie or Draw?
- What is a Down in American Football?
- What is a Turnover in American Football?
- What Are Rushing Yards in American Football?
- What Is a Penalty Flag in American Football?
- How Many Players Are There in an American Football Team?
- What Are Kicking Points in American Football?
- What’s the Difference Between Passing & Receiving Yards in American Football?
- What Are the Playoffs in American Football?
- What Is the First Drive in American Football?
- Do American Football Games Stop For Adverts?
- What is the Spread in American Football?
Rugby
- Does Extra Time Count in Rugby Betting
- How Does Rugby Handicap Betting Work?
- How Do Winning Margin Bets Work in Rugby?
We’ll be adding more questions and useful guides to this section over the coming months, but in the mean time if you have a specific query which we haven’t answered feel free to get in touch and we’ll do our best to help you out!