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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 1:02:18 GMT
Why do they always express a 6/4 or a 4/6 this way, it seems the only selection where they have not drawn it down to lowest fraction, i.e. 3/2 or 2/3. Is it a bit of smoke and mirrors to maybe make it look more tempting...
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Post by andrewguk on Aug 30, 2017 1:06:55 GMT
I only work in decimals.
Unless it's 5/1 etc I can't work it out
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Post by auntiegeorge on Aug 30, 2017 2:36:46 GMT
I only work in decimals. Unless it's 5/1 etc I can't work it out Me too. I'm useless at fractions. Can you imagine Betfair operating on fractions. Instead of 1.68 you would see odds of 17/25. Try working out your stake and payout during a live game. Shang is right though. Bookies use all sorts of underhand psychology to get your money.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 10:13:43 GMT
I like double carpet mesen!
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Post by cheadlepotter on Aug 30, 2017 10:57:25 GMT
I may be wrong but I think the odds are based on old money long before I was born (shillings and the like) and that's why you get 11/4, 13/8, 10/3 (which is called 100/30 and nearly never 10/3) etc.
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Post by 3putts on Aug 30, 2017 12:03:16 GMT
odds were calculated long before we went decimal. I prefer it that way tbh if you cant work out which is the better price 4/7 or 45/80 then you shouldn't be gambling.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 14:09:46 GMT
I may be wrong but I think the odds are based on old money long before I was born (shillings and the like) and that's why you get 11/4, 13/8, 10/3 (which is called 100/30 and nearly never 10/3) etc. On Bet365 there are loads of 10/3 or 3/10, which are the lowest possible base fractions, point I am making is 6/4 or 4/6 should be expressed as 3/2 or 2/3, but it's not....
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Post by cheadlepotter on Aug 30, 2017 15:30:18 GMT
I may be wrong but I think the odds are based on old money long before I was born (shillings and the like) and that's why you get 11/4, 13/8, 10/3 (which is called 100/30 and nearly never 10/3) etc. On Bet365 there are loads of 10/3 or 3/10, which are the lowest possible base fractions, point I am making is 6/4 or 4/6 should be expressed as 3/2 or 2/3, but it's not.... Oh I agree it's odd, i just thought that bit of info would go some way to explaining it. I've got used to it working in the industry for ten years, so much so that I think decimal odds wouldn't make much sense. Though you should see some of the odds from abroad when we show the foreign horse racing, there's some right corkers amongst that lot.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 17:20:51 GMT
On Bet365 there are loads of 10/3 or 3/10, which are the lowest possible base fractions, point I am making is 6/4 or 4/6 should be expressed as 3/2 or 2/3, but it's not.... Oh I agree it's odd, i just thought that bit of info would go some way to explaining it. I've got used to it working in the industry for ten years, so much so that I think decimal odds wouldn't make much sense. Though you should see some of the odds from abroad when we show the foreign horse racing, there's some right corkers amongst that lot. Just googled it, and it has a lot to do with tradition, especially the old tic tac, with a bit of rhyming slang thrown in, eg 100/30 is called a Burlington Bertie... And the 6/4 or 3/2 is as I guessed to make it seem more of a lucrative bet, but obviously identical...
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