The odds from each selection are multiplied together to decide the overall return and winnings. What is An Accumulator?Īn accumulator is a multiple bet with four or more selections. System bets combine selections in different permutations. a bet requiring five outcomes to happen would be a ‘five-fold’). Specifically, these are also called ‘folds’ e.g. A ‘multiple’ bet involves betting on more than one outcome or ‘leg’ together, and they can be doubles (two legs), trebles (three legs) and accumulators (usually four or more legs. In football and other sports, you can back a team, player, runner, participant or outcome as a ‘single’ – one bet that requires one outcome to win. A £10 bet at 2/1 returns £30, which is made up of the stake (£10) and profit (£20). 2/1) and bets are settled based on the stake and the odds. UK bookmakers express odds in fractions (e.g. The most popular sport for betting in the UK is football and most bets are placed on matches in the English Premier League. Fixed odds bookmakers offer a wide range of markets, often on 30-40 different sports and occasionally on even more.
