Placing A Bet The most simple way of bets is a "Win Single". This is when your selection is bet to win a selected event, such as a horse race, dog race, football game, golf tournament, snooker etc.
Following on there is a "Double" or "Treble". This is when two or three selections are picked to win and the money coming from the first winner goes onto the next and the next if successful. Eg. £1 win @ 2/1 Winner = £3 1st winner £3 win @ 2/1 Winner = £9 2nd winner £9 win @ 2/1 Winner = £27 3rd winner All you have staked is the original £1. After 3 selections your bet is refered to as an accumulator. With as many selections as you require with all monies, going on from each winner on to the next and so on. Most bets are made up from these basic bets but are given different names. Here is a list of some popular ones. Patent = 7 Bets 3 Selections A patent consists of 7 bets from 3 selections in different events. Each one is a single bet, plus Doubles on each pair, plus Treble all 3. Yankee = 11 Bets 4 Selections This bet has no singles but consists of 6 Doubles, 4 Trebles & 1 ACC. S Yankee= 26 Bets 5 Selections Again, no Singles but with 10 Doubles, 10 Trebles, 5 Four Fold ACCs & 1 Five Fold ACC. Heinz = 57 Bets 6 Selections No Singles, 15 Doubles, 20 Trebles, 15 Four Fold Accs, 6 Five Fold Accs & 1 Six Fold Acc. As you can see all the above are calculated mathematically from the number of selections chosen. Therfore, if 8 selections are chosen it would be 247 Bets. IE. 28 Doubles, 56 Trebles, 70 Four Folds, 56 Five Folds, 28 Six Folds, 8 Sevens & 1 Eight Fold ACC. To calculate how many bets in an amount of selections here is a formula to help :- Eg. Doubles in 9 Selections = 9 x 8 / 1 x 2 = 72 / 2 = 36 Trebles in 9 Selections = 9 x 8 x 7 / 1 x 2 x 3 = 504 / 6 = 84 Four Fold in 9 Selections = 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 / 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 = 3024 / 24 = 126 Formula = No's down from number of selections (Eg 9) by the number to be found - Doubles 2, Treble 3 over 1 up to the number to be found. IE. 5 Folds in 9 = 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 / 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 = 15120 / 120 = 126 This applies in any number of selections you choose. Click Here for a Glossary of Bets and Betting Terms