fixed-odds
adjective[before noun]
ukusused todescribebettingin which theamountofmoneyyou canwindoes notchangeafter you have madeyourbet:
The bookmaker'sbiggestearnerisfixed-oddsbetsonhorseraces.
| 单词 | fixed-odds |
| 释义 | fixed-odds adjective[before noun] ukusused todescribebettingin which theamountofmoneyyou canwindoes notchangeafter you have madeyourbet: The bookmaker'sbiggestearnerisfixed-oddsbetsonhorseraces. Examplesoffixed-oddsfixed-odds It is difficult for a pool betting operation to compete withfixed-oddsbookmakers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Or is it likely that thefixed-oddspools will be able to absorb a tax of this nature and still carry on in business? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The most popular feature, of course, is picking out certain matches which the punter on afixed-oddscoupon favours on form, and so forth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In this country, it has to compete against the privately ownedfixed-oddsbetting industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The extension of this concept tofixed-oddsbetting by means of a levy on bookmakers presented considerable difficulties, both of principle and practice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was set up to provide an alternative tofixed-oddsbetting, and to provide a source of income to the sport of racing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The only similarity between the normal football coupon and thefixed-oddscoupon is in the draws. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should they co-operate if they are likely to be knocked out of business infixed-oddsbetting? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 With a stroke of the penfixed-oddsbetting vanished; it has gone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I fully accept that pool betting is distinct fromfixed-oddsbetting, but their regulatory needs are not dissimilar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Another variation of the difference between the two coupons is that thefixed-oddscoupon goes out to collectors and is returned to the original bookmaker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am informed that about 2,000 operators of these differentfixed-oddscoupons are in being at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When we turn tofixed-oddsbetting, it is quite a different gamble. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have supported the idea of privatisation, but wanted to privatise only that part which acts as afixed-oddsbookmaker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The split between the pool andfixed-oddsbetting is roughly 20:80. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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