Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Stadium View.
- Arbitrage
- Betting on all possible outcomes of an event across different bookmakers to guarantee a profit regardless of the result.
- Asian Handicap
- A spread betting system that eliminates the draw by giving a half‑goal or whole‑goal handicap to each team.
- Bankroll
- The total amount of money you have set aside for betting activities.
- Both Teams to Score
- A wager on whether each team will find the net at least once during the match.
- Cash Out
- A feature that lets you settle a bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or limiting a loss.
- Cashback
- A promotion that returns a percentage of your net losses over a specific period, credited as bonus funds.
- Correct Score
- A bet that predicts the exact final score of a match.
- Draw No Bet
- A market where you pick a team to win, and your stake is refunded if the match ends in a draw.
- Dutching
- Spreading your stake across multiple outcomes in the same event to ensure a profit no matter which one wins.
- Free Bet
- A promotional token that lets you place a wager without using your own money, often with attached conditions.
- Futures
- A bet placed on an event that will be decided in the future, such as which team will win the World Cup.
- In-Play Betting
- Placing a wager on a match while it is already in progress, with odds that update as the game unfolds.
- Juice
- The commission or fee that a bookmaker charges for taking a bet, also called vigorish or vig.
- Kelly Criterion
- A mathematical formula that calculates the optimal size of a bet based on your perceived edge.
- Moneyline
- A bet on which team will win the match outright, with odds shown as a positive or negative number.
- Odds
- The number that tells you how much you can win relative to your stake.
- Over/Under
- A bet on whether the total number of points, goals, or other stats will be higher or lower than a set line.
- Parlay
- A single bet that links together two or more individual wagers and pays out only if all the selections win.
- Point Spread
- A handicap given to the favorite team to level the betting field, expressed as a number of points.
- Push
- A tie result in a bet where the stake is returned and no winner is declared.
- Self‑Exclusion
- A voluntary limit that you set to block yourself from betting on the platform for a defined period.
- Unit
- A standard stake size used to measure the size of your bets, usually a fraction of your bankroll.
- Value Bet
- A wager where the odds offered are higher than the true probability of the outcome, giving you an expected profit.
- Wagering Requirement
- The number of times you must bet a bonus amount before you can withdraw any winnings derived from it.