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Barry Healy

Barry Healy is the founder of BH Group, which runs paid ads for iGaming & crypto brands. He is also the editor of InfoBets (betting news), TipLine (betting tips) & PollBet (prediction markets). He has run paid ads for 17 years, built & sold VBH.com, an iGaming affiliate business, & co-founded PadBets (padel betting). He is from Ireland. Work with BH Group at barryhealy.com.

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Louisiana cuts DraftKings licence to 4 months

Louisiana regulators shortened DraftKings' licence & Ohio proposed ad limits after reports on how the app treats bettors.

30 Oct 20262 min read

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Each-way betting explained: place terms, payouts & Rule 4

An each-way bet is two bets of equal stake, one to win & one to place. This guide sets out the place terms bookmakers publish, worked returns, &…

30 Oct 20267 min read

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Cash out explained: how offers are priced & why they vanish

Cash out lets a bettor settle a bet before the event ends, at a price set by live markets. This guide explains how offers are worked out, why…

30 Oct 20266 min read

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Kelly criterion explained: the staking formula & its limits

The Kelly criterion turns an estimated edge & the odds into a share of the bankroll to stake. This guide covers the formula, its history & its limits,…

30 Oct 20268 min read

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Expected value in betting: what +EV means & why most bets lack it

Expected value is the average result of a bet if it could be repeated many times. This guide sets out the formula, how the margin affects it, &…

30 Oct 20267 min read

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Arbitrage betting explained: why sure bets are rarely sure

Arbitrage betting backs every outcome of an event with different bookmakers so the result should not matter. This guide shows the stake maths, then what regulators, researchers &…

29 Oct 20268 min read

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Hedging a bet: how the second stake works & what it costs

Hedging means betting on the other side after a first bet has moved your way. This guide works through sourced examples of the stake involved & what the…

29 Oct 20267 min read

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Prop bets explained: how player props work & why leagues worry

Prop bets are wagers on events inside a game rather than its result. This guide explains how they work, what happens when a player sits out, & the…

29 Oct 20267 min read

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Round robin bets explained: how many parlays you are really buying

A round robin splits one list of picks into many separate parlays, each with its own stake. This guide counts the combinations, prices them & works through a…

29 Oct 20266 min read

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Teaser bets explained: how the points, prices & Wong teaser work

A teaser is a parlay with every spread or total moved in the bettor's favour, paid at a lower price. This guide explains the prices, the break-even maths…

29 Oct 20267 min read

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Barry Healy

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Louisiana cuts DraftKings licence to 4 months

Each-way betting explained: place terms, payouts & Rule 4

Cash out explained: how offers are priced & why they vanish

Kelly criterion explained: the staking formula & its limits

Expected value in betting: what +EV means & why most bets lack it

Arbitrage betting explained: why sure bets are rarely sure

Hedging a bet: how the second stake works & what it costs

Prop bets explained: how player props work & why leagues worry

Round robin bets explained: how many parlays you are really buying

Teaser bets explained: how the points, prices & Wong teaser work

Reporting

Louisiana cuts DraftKings licence to 4 months

Each-way betting explained: place terms, payouts & Rule 4

Cash out explained: how offers are priced & why they vanish

Kelly criterion explained: the staking formula & its limits

Expected value in betting: what +EV means & why most bets lack it

Arbitrage betting explained: why sure bets are rarely sure

Hedging a bet: how the second stake works & what it costs

Prop bets explained: how player props work & why leagues worry

Round robin bets explained: how many parlays you are really buying

Teaser bets explained: how the points, prices & Wong teaser work

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