{"id":2891,"date":"2021-11-18T10:30:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newbettingsites.co\/?page_id=2891"},"modified":"2023-03-28T09:00:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T09:00:14","slug":"how-to-fill-out-a-betting-slip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.newbettingsites.co\/articles\/how-to-fill-out-a-betting-slip\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Fill Out A Betting Slip"},"content":{"rendered":"
The proliferation of online betting companies is such that many young people will only ever have experienced placing a wager online. Doing this is nice and easy, with the form essentially filling itself in when you\u2019ve found the thing that you want to bet on and clicked on the odds, thereby adding it to your betting slip. From there, you just add in your stake and you\u2019re good to go. As a result, the art of filling in an actual betting slip has been lost for many, leaving them completely stumped when they\u2019re presented with a physical slip.<\/p>\n
There are countless reasons someone might suddenly come across a real-life betting slip and need to fill it in, whether that be because they\u2019ve gone to a horse racing meeting or a dog track and there\u2019s a bookie there, or because they\u2019re looking to place a bet at a football match, there is no mobile signal and so you head to the on-site stall to do so. Whatever the reason, being able to fill in a betting slip properly can help people to avoid embarrassing situations where they do the wrong thing and lose out on placing the bet that they were trying to as a result.<\/p>\n
First things first, the immediate action that you\u2019ll need to do is to actually pick up a physical betting slop. These are slips of paper, usually white, that are found along the walls of the bookmaker or on the tables in the shop. The next thing that you\u2019ll want to do is to write down the event that you\u2019re betting on. If this is a horse race, for example, then you\u2019ll want to write down the time and date of the race that you\u2019re placing your wager on as well as the meeting that the race is being run as part of. For example, you might write \u201cAintree 1.55\u201d or \u201cAintree 13:55\u201d on \u201c13\/12\/2021\u201d.<\/p>\n
Next up, make sure to write down the name of the thing that you\u2019re betting on, such as the horse that you think will win. Some people also choose to write down the odds as they are at the time that they\u2019re writing the bet. After that, it\u2019s time to write down how much you\u2019re betting and the sort of bet that it is, such as \u201c\u00a310 Each-Way\u201d, remembering that the stake is doubled in Each-Way bets, so that would cost you \u00a320 to place. This would mean that you would end up with a betting slip that looks something like this:<\/p>\n
If you didn’t want to take the fixed price in something like a horse race you can also take the starting price<\/a>, instead of 10\/1 in the above example you would write “SP”.\u00a0 Unless you are betting ante-post<\/a> then it is generally advisable to go for the fixed price as best odds guaranteed<\/a> applies with most bookies for bets on the day for horse racing.<\/p>\n In the bottom box, there is usually room for you to write the total stake, which in the instance of a \u00a310 Each-Way wager would be \u00a320. Obviously that is looking specifically at horse racing, but the principle is the same regardless of the sport. A bet on Liverpool to beat Everton in the Merseyside derby, for example, might look something like this:<\/p>\n That is a simplistic bet on football, but even if you want to place a more complicated one then you\u2019re able to do so by simply ensuring that you write what the bet is that you want to place. If there are any issues then the cashier will tell you what they are and how you can correct them, so you don\u2019t need to worry.<\/p>\n Odds can also change between you filling in a slip and taking it to the cashier so many people leave the odds blank and let the cahier fill those in at the time they place the bet.<\/p>\n When your bet is placed the cashier will keep the slip you wrote on and you will either be given the slip underneath, or you will be given a print out of your bet.<\/p>\n The bet slip will likely contain a printed bet ID and will also include the time of the bet and other numbers, e.g. that identify the shop.\u00a0 You need to keep the bet slip safe, especially if you paid in cash otherwise there is no way to prove it is yours if you win.\u00a0 It is good practice to take a photo of a bet slip on your phone, this way if you lose it you can still claim using the bet ID shown.<\/p>\n If you are attending an actual horse race and you bet with the bookmaker stalls on the course then you generally do not need to fill out a slip, simply tell the bookmaker what you want “\u00a310 win on Jimmy The Legend” or “\u00a310 win horse number 2”.\u00a0 It is still important to check your slip<\/a> and take a photo of it in case you lose.<\/p>\n Generally a cashier will tell you if it is obvious you have not filled a slip in correctly, they can also help you to do it if you are unsure.\u00a0 The onus is however on you to check your bets, if you place the wrong bet or it is not legible then they can refuse to pay you out<\/a>.<\/p>\n If for some reason you can’t get back to a bookie to claim your winnings there are systems in place that allow you to claim winning bets from racecourses<\/a> and those placed in shops<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bookmakers are used to bettors putting shortened terms on their slips in order to speed up the process of placing a wager. You could, for example, write a large C around the odds of the bet that you\u2019re placing in order to indicate that they\u2019re the current odds at the time of placing the wager. It\u2019s also not entirely necessary to enter as much information on some bets because the bookie will already know what you\u2019re talking about. The Merseyside derby example could simply be written like this:<\/p>\n Here are some of the more common terms, many of which would be used for horse racing betting, that you could add to your betting slip, along with their meaning:<\/p>\n\n
Looking At Some Of The Terms<\/h2>\n
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