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What does a 4 to 1 bet mean?

Fractional odds: In spoken form this is “Four-to-one” and sometimes this can be written as: 4-1. Odds are just maths. To illustrate some examples, let's call each number a unit. So: 4/1: For every 1 unit you stake, you will receive 4 units if you win (plus your stake).

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There are two ways odds – or prices – are displayed at racecourses in Britain: the traditional fractional system or the more recently introduced decimal system.

Fractional odds:

These are usually displayed in this format: 4/1.

In spoken form this is “Four-to-one” and sometimes this can be written as: 4-1. Odds are just maths. To illustrate some examples, let’s call each number a unit. So: 4/1: For every 1 unit you stake, you will receive 4 units if you win (plus your stake). 7/2: For every 2 units you stake, you will receive 7 units if you win (plus your stake). 9/4: For every 4 units you stake, you will receive 9 units if you win (plus your stake). If you see fractional odds the other way round – such as 1/4 – this is called odds-on and means the horse in question is a hot favourite to win the race.

In spoken form this is “Four-to-one on”.

1/4: For every 4 units you stake, you will receive 1 unit if you win (plus your stake). 1/2: For every 2 units you stake, you will receive 1 unit if you win (plus your stake). Sometimes you will see Evens or EVS displayed. This is the equivalent of a 1/1 fraction. Again it means the horse in question is expected to win the race. EVS: For every 1 unit you stake, you will receive 1 unit if you win (plus your stake).

Decimal odds:

These are usually displayed in this format: 5.00.

5.00: Simply multiply this number by your stake to calculate your total potential returns if you are placing a win bet. Unlike fractional odds, your stake is already factored into this price i.e. this is the equivalent of 4/1 plus the 1 unit you stake.

Favourites:

Each race has a favourite. This is the horse most likely to win, which is reflected in having the shortest price displayed with betting operators. You will see an F alongside the horse’s odds when they are the favourite. If more than one horse has the same odds of winning according to the betting market, this will be displayed as JF, meaning joint-favourite.

What about odds when betting each-way?

Racecourse bookmakers operating at Jockey Club Racecourses must meet (or exceed in the customer’s favour) a standard set of terms if you decide to place an each-way bet. You will appreciate it is not affordable for bookmakers to pay out on all four places in a four runner race (!) so these agreed terms concerning place part of your each-way bet have to vary dependent on the number of runners and type of race. These are: • Races with 3 or runners: win bets only, unless the bookmaker chooses to offer 1/5 (one fifth) of the stated odds for finishing 1st or 2nd • Races with 3 or 4 runners: 1/5 (one fifth) of the stated odds for finishing 1st or 2nd • Races with 5 to 7 runners (inclusive): 1/4 (one quarter) odds for finishing 1st or 2nd • Races with 8 or more runners: 1/5 odds for finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd • Handicap races with 12 to 15 runners (inclusive): 1/4 odds for finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd • Handicap races with 16 to 21 runners (inclusive): 1/5 odds for finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th • Handicap races with 22 or more runners: 1/4 odds for finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th

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Honorable Mentions Munich (Germany) Germany doesn't get much love on this list, because of how competitive space on this list is, but both TSV Munich 1860 and Bayern Munich enjoy incredible fan support in this city. ... Dortmund (Germany) ... Sao Paulo (Brazil) ... Lisbon (Portugal) ... Liverpool (England) ... Marseille (France)

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World football, like most sports, is constantly in flux. Players change, managers change and though some clubs do better than others, all clubs have their good spells and bad spells. One that thing has remained constant in world football's history is fan support. Though football may now be more Euro-centric, you'll find that the supporters who were renowned for their exuberant support in the 40s, 50s and 60s are very much still there today, even if their club is no longer among the best in the world. With that in mind, we're going to attempt to rank the top 15 most passionate football cities in the world today. Knowing that such a task involves a great deal of subjectivity, we're not going to try to assign ranks of 1-15, because often it is literally impossible to say that one city is more passionate than the other. Rather, we're gonna organize this list by groups, with the idea that the cities higher up on the list are more passionate than the ones lower on the list. As such, keep in mind that when two cities are within 1-2 spots of each other, they could very possibly be rated roughly as passionate as each other. If they're separated by more than 3-4 spots though, then you can be sure that one city has definitely been ranked as more passionate than another.

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