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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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Same-game parlays explained: why correlated legs pay less

A same-game parlay bundles bets from a single game into one ticket. This guide explains how correlation & extra margin cut the payout, with worked examples & Illinois…

29 Oct 20267 min read

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How bonus bets work: you keep the winnings, not the stake

A bonus bet pays out only the winnings, never the stake. This guide explains how the credits settle, when they expire & how US advertising rules changed around…

29 Oct 20267 min read

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Over/under betting explained: totals, pushes & overtime rules

An over/under, or total, is a bet on whether a game's combined score lands above or below a sportsbook's number. Settlement rules on pushes, overtime & soccer extra…

29 Oct 20267 min read

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What is a push in betting? Refunds, parlays & tied games

A push is a tie between a bettor & the sportsbook, with no winner or loser. This guide explains how pushes are graded on spreads, moneylines, parlays, props…

29 Oct 20267 min read

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Point spread betting explained: what -7.5 means & why lines move

A point spread is a bet on the margin of victory, not just the winner. This guide explains covers, pushes, the -110 price, NFL key numbers & why…

29 Oct 20268 min read

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Fractional & decimal odds explained: reading 5/2, evens & 2.00

Fractional odds show profit against stake, while decimal odds show the total return including the stake. This guide explains both, with a conversion table & a note on…

29 Oct 20266 min read

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American odds explained: what +150 & -110 mean

American odds use a plus or minus sign & a number built around $100. This guide works through what +150, -110 & other common prices pay, & how…

29 Oct 20265 min read

Regulation

Pennsylvania bettors aged 21-25 face $2 stake cap under new bill

A Pennsylvania bill would ban prop bets, bonuses & VIP programmes & cap casino stakes for bettors aged 21 to 25.

28 Oct 20261 min read

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DraftKings & FanDuel lead $17.6m Nebraska betting vote push

Four sportsbooks have pumped $17.6m into the campaign to legalise online betting in Nebraska ahead of the state vote.

27 Oct 20261 min read

Scandal

Referee faces 9 alleged bribery acts in fixing probe

Three more defendants in Greece's basketball match-fixing probe denied wrongdoing before a magistrate on Monday.

27 Oct 20261 min read

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Same-game parlays explained: why correlated legs pay less

How bonus bets work: you keep the winnings, not the stake

Over/under betting explained: totals, pushes & overtime rules

What is a push in betting? Refunds, parlays & tied games

Point spread betting explained: what -7.5 means & why lines move

Fractional & decimal odds explained: reading 5/2, evens & 2.00

American odds explained: what +150 & -110 mean

Pennsylvania bettors aged 21-25 face $2 stake cap under new bill

DraftKings & FanDuel lead $17.6m Nebraska betting vote push

Referee faces 9 alleged bribery acts in fixing probe

Reporting

Same-game parlays explained: why correlated legs pay less

How bonus bets work: you keep the winnings, not the stake

Over/under betting explained: totals, pushes & overtime rules

What is a push in betting? Refunds, parlays & tied games

Point spread betting explained: what -7.5 means & why lines move

Fractional & decimal odds explained: reading 5/2, evens & 2.00

American odds explained: what +150 & -110 mean

Pennsylvania bettors aged 21-25 face $2 stake cap under new bill

DraftKings & FanDuel lead $17.6m Nebraska betting vote push

Referee faces 9 alleged bribery acts in fixing probe

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