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BACK & LAY at BetfairA brief explanation for BACK & LAY bets:For all betfair newcomers we would like to summarise the most important informations about betting at betfair – the worlds biggest betting exchange. Read all about how betting at betfair works (introduction): After choosing a certain market/game at betfair – in that case the football match Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich – you can find the following screen by a click on MATCH ODDS Example A – The „BACK“ bet:How to place a BACK-bet (betting FOR something)
NOW, with the LAY-OPTION, it becomes a little tricky compared to the well known common betting (BACK bet) After you have chosen to LAY a win of Dortmund in our sample (you bet AGAINST Dortmund to win) you can sell this bet for € 10 (see screenshot) at an odd of 4,3. Confirm that bet by a click on the button „confirm“ – right hand side at the bottom! It holds for bet on TIE OR WIN OF THE AWAY TEAM.
Overview for potential profit & loss After the end of the described bet the situation looks like this:
Example B – The „LAY“ bet:How to place a LAY-bet (betting AGAINST something)The main difference of betting at betfair to betting at regular bookies is that you have the option of betting AGAINST a team/result/etc. as well. If you are not happy with an odd offered (BACK odd) you can be your own bookmaker by betting AGAINST a certain outcome and sell your bet by offering a so called LAY-Bet! Doing so, this equals a DOUBLE CHANCE BET as you bet against Dortmund in our sample and you win your bet if Bayern wins and also if the result is a draw. How to place a LAY-bet (betting AGAINST something)
NOW, with the LAY-OPTION, it becomes a little tricky compared to the well known common betting (BACK bet) After you have chosen to LAY a win of Dortmund in our sample (you bet AGAINST Dortmund to win) you can sell this bet for € 10 (see screenshot) at an odd of 4,3. Your betting account looks like this after the end of the bet:: - You will win € 10 if Bayern wins - You will win also € 10 if the result is a draw - But you risk € 33 if Dortmund wins (You can see it also below) Confirm that bet by a click on the button „confirm“ – right hand side at the bottom! It holds for bet AGAINST TIE OR AGAINST WIN OF THE AWAY TEAM. Overview for potential profit & loss After the end of the described bet the situation looks like this:
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