| Combination bets are available on
most sports at bookmakers, most commonly offered by UK facing operations
although they are spreading across the world. You will often find bookmakers
offering bonuses on these types of bets. |
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Trixie Patent Yankee
Luck 15 Canadian
Lucky 31 Super Yankee
Heinz Lucky 63
Super Heinz Goliath About
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Trixie bet - A Trixie Bet is a
bet on 3 selections taking part in 3 different events and they don't have to be
in the same sport or even on the same day. It totals 4 bets consisting of 3
Double bets and one Treble bet. An each-way Trixie bet is 8 bets.
So
selecting A, B and C you are betting Double bets on A+B, A+C, B+C and a Treble
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Patent bet - This bet is an
extension of the Trixie bet (above) where you are making 3 selections from 3
different events but added to the 3 Double bets and 1 Treble bet you are also
betting the 3 Single bets. So a Patent totals 7 bets. An each-way Patent bet is
14 bets.
So selecting A, B and C you are betting 3 Single bets on A, B
and C and also Double bets on A+B, A+C, B+C and a Treble bet on A+B+C.
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Yankee Bet - The Yankee Bet is basically a Trixie bet (above)
with an extra selection, so you need to make 4 selections taking part in 4
different events and they don't have to be in the same sport or even on the
same day. It totals 11 bets consisting of 6 Double bets, 4 Treble bets and one
four-fold accumulator. An each-way Yankee bet is 22 bets.
So selecting
A, B, C and D you are betting Double bets on A+B, A+C, A+D, B+C, B+D, C+D and
Treble bets on A+B+C, A+B+D, A+C+D, B+C+D and an accumulator on
A+B+C+D. |
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| Lucky 15 Bet - The Lucky 15 Bet is an extension of the Yankee
bet (above) where you are making 4 selections from 4 different events and they
don't have to be in the same sport or even on the same day. But here you have
the 4 Single Bets added to the 6 Double bets, 4 Treble bets and one four-fold
accumulator. So a Lucky 15 Bet totals 15 bets. An each-way Lucky 15 bet is 30
bets. |
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| Canadian Bet - The Canadian Bet is the next up from a Yankee
Bet, so you need to make 5 selections taking part in 5 different events and
they don't have to be in the same sport or even on the same day. It totals 26
bets consisting of 10 Double bets, 10 Treble bets, 5 four-fold accumulators and
a five-fold accumulator. An each-way Canadian Bet is 52 bets. |
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| Lucky 31 Bet - The Lucky 31 Bet is an extension of the
Canadian bet (above) where you are making 5 selections from 5 different events
and they don't have to be in the same sport or even on the same day. But here
you have the 5 Single Bets added to the 10 Double bets, 10 Treble bets, 5
four-fold accumulators and a five-fold accumulator. So a Lucky 31 Bet totals 31
bets. An each-way Lucky 31 bet is 62 bets. |
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Super Yankee - a Super Yankee Bet is
another name for a Canadian Bet (see above). A Canadian Bet and a Super Yankee
Bet are the same. |
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| Heinz Bet - The Heinz Bet is the next up from a Canadian Bet,
so you need to make 6 selections taking part in 6 different events and they
don't have to be in the same sport or even on the same day. It totals 57 bets
consisting of 15 Double bets, 20 Treble bets, 15 four-fold accumulators, 6
five-fold accumulators and a six-fold accumulator. An each-way Heinz Bet is 114
bets. This is named after the famous Heinz marketing slogan of "57 Varieties"
dreamt up by founder Henry Heinz in 1896. They produced 60 varieties at the
time. |
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| Lucky 63 Bet - The Lucky 63 Bet is an extension of the Heinz
bet (above) where you are making 6 selections from 6 different events and they
don't have to be in the same sport or even on the same day. But here you have
the 6 Single Bets added to the 15 Double bets, 20 Treble bets, 15 four-fold
accumulators, 6 five-fold accumulators and a six-fold accumulator. So a Lucky
63 Bet totals 63 bets. An each-way Lucky 63 bet is 126 bets. |
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| Super Heinz Bet - A Super Heinz Bet is the next up from a
Heinz Bet, so you need to make 7 selections taking part in 7 different events
and they don't have to be in the same sport or even on the same day. It totals
120 bets consisting of 21 Double bets, 35 Treble bets, 35 four-fold
accumulators, 21 five-fold accumulators, 7 six-fold accumulators and 1
seven-fold accumulator. An each-way Super Heinz Bet is 240 bets.
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| Goliath Bet - A Goliath Bet is the next up from a Super Heinz
Bet, so you need to make 8 selections taking part in 8 different events and
they don't have to be in the same sport or even on the same day. It totals 247
bets consisting of 28 Double bets, 56 Treble bets, 70 four-fold accumulators,
56 five-fold accumulators, 28 six-fold accumulators, 8 seven-fold accumulators
and 1 eight-fold accumulator. An each-way Goliath Bet is 494 bets.
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| Single Stakes About Bet - also known as an Up And Down Bet, a
Cross Bet, a Twist Bet, and a Vice Versa Bet but no longer offered by many
bookmakers. A Single Stakes About Bet is a bet made up of 2 selections in
different events which are each a single bet for the original stake. Hence a
£1 Single Stakes About Bet costs £2. If either bet wins then the
winnings are retained and the original stake goes onto the other
bet. |
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