A–Z index
Gambling terms beginning with A
18 terms under A, each with a one-line summary. Follow a term for the full explanation.
- Ace of spades Card games
- The ace of spades is the highest-ranking card in a standard 52-card deck, belonging to the spade suit and traditionally considered the most powerfu…
- Addiction and gambling Responsible play
- Addiction and gambling is a behavioural condition in which a person repeatedly gambles despite serious harm to their health, money, or personal life.
- Allowance race Racing
- An allowance race is a horse race restricted to horses meeting specified conditions, with weights assigned under those conditions rather than by a …
- American odds Odds & probability
- American odds are a moneyline odds format used by US bookmakers that shows either the profit on a $100 stake (positive odds) or the stake required …
- American odds to European Odds & probability
- A method for restating a betting line from the American moneyline format into the European decimal format, where the number shown is the total payo…
- American odds to implied probability Odds & probability
- The process of turning a moneyline price into the break-even percentage that outcome must have for the bet to be fair.
- Annuity vs lump sum lottery Lottery & bingo
- The annuity vs lump sum lottery choice lets winners of certain jackpots decide whether to take the prize as a stream of payments over time or as a …
- Arbitrage bets Advantage play
- Arbitrage bets are bets placed on every possible outcome of an event with different bookmakers, sized so the return is the same whichever outcome w…
- Arbitrage betting Advantage play
- Arbitrage betting is a sports-betting strategy where a bettor places bets on every possible outcome of an event across different bookmakers, so the…
- Arbitrage betting bot Advantage play
- Software that automatically watches betting markets for price mismatches and places the opposing bets needed to profit from the discrepancy before …
- Arbitrage betting odds Advantage play
- Arbitrage betting odds are prices from different bookmakers that, when combined across all outcomes of an event, allow a bettor to secure a profit …
- Asian handicap Sports betting
- Asian handicap is a football betting market that removes the draw by giving one team a goal head start or deficit before kick-off, reducing the thr…
- Asian handicap 0.5 meaning prediction Sports betting
- Asian handicap 0.5 is a fractional handicap line that eliminates the draw outcome: a -0.5 bet wins only if the team wins outright, while a +0.5 bet…
- Asian handicap 1.25 meaning Sports betting
- Asian handicap 1.25 is a quarter-goal line that splits the stake into two equal half-bets on the adjacent 1.0 and 1.5 lines.
- Asian handicap 1.75 meaning Sports betting
- An Asian handicap 1.75 splits a bet into two equal halves at 1.5 and 2.0, creating a quarter-goal line that can produce a partial win or push.
- Asian handicap betting explained Sports betting
- Asian handicap betting is a form of sports betting, mainly used in football, where one team receives a goal handicap before the match so the bet ha…
- Asian handicap home 0 meaning Sports betting
- Asian handicap home 0 is a bet on the home team with a handicap of zero goals, meaning the stake is refunded if the match is drawn and the bet wins…
- Average rake in poker Poker
- Average rake in poker is the typical commission taken by the house per hand or pot, calculated by averaging the rake across many hands or sessions.