Betting Dictionary

Daily Tote Double
A double event in the Totalisator pool operated on the third and fifth races at any meeting. Backer has to forecast, by name, the winner of each of the two races. Unnamed selections such as favourites are not accepted (click to edit)
Daily Tote Treble
A Totalisator pool operated usually on the second, fourth and sixth races at a meeting. Backer has to forecast, by name, the winner of each of the three races. Unnamed selections, such as favourites, are not accepted. (click to edit)
Dead Heat
Two or more finishing with an equal placing - two or more winners. (click to edit)
Debit Bet
A bet where no money changes ands but the bookmaker is allowed to debit money from the gambler's bank account. (click to edit)
Dime Bet
In US betting terminolgy a dime bet is a $1000 wager. (click to edit)
Dime Line
A line where the juice is 10%. (click to edit)
Dividend
The return on a wager. (click to edit)
Dog
In American bettig terminology, dog refers to the underdog or longshot in an event. (click to edit)
Dog Player
Someone who is always betting on the 'dog', the underdog or long shot. (click to edit)
Dollar Bet
A $100 bet in American betting slang. (click to edit)
Double
A form of accumulator, the "double" is a bet on two separate outcomes with only one stake. The stake and winnings from the first bet rolls over to the second and both must win for the punter to collect any winnings. (click to edit)
Double Carpet
Odds of 33/1 in UK bookmaker slang terminology. (click to edit)
Double Out
A variation of the "Round Robin" bet, on three selections 3 "Up and Down Double Stakes" bets, a "Round-about" and three doubles and a treble. 13 bets in all. (click to edit)
Doubly-engaged
Where a runner is entered for more than one race on the same day. Particularly pertinent in horse racing. (click to edit)
Down-the-Card
Races at the same meeting or venue. (click to edit)
Draw
Where the participants finish evenly. Bookies have different ways of working out or avoiding draws so you should check thoroughly what constitutes a draw when placing your bet. For example, cup football matches have extra time, penalties, golden goal rules. Some bookmakers may consider the end of play at 90 minutes to constitute a draw, others after extra time has played, some may avoid a draw entirely by taking penalties into account. (click to edit)
Draw - also means -
A starting stall or trap to which a runner is allocated. (click to edit)
Drift
When the price of a selection increases, usually because it isn't getting support from betters, the runner in that event is described as being 'on the drift', or 'drifting'. (click to edit)
Drifting
When the odds on an event get larger than their original posting price, they are said to lengthen or 'drift'. (click to edit)
Dutching
Dutching is a technique of sharing the risk of betting across multiple runners by backing more than one selection in a race or event. The process calculates the correct stake to place on each selection so that the return is the same if any of them wins. As the stake on each selection will be different, then the profit from the winner's stake will be relative.

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