Bet types: how each slip is built and how it pays
Choosing the type of bet comes before choosing the match, because it decides how much margin you pay and how many things have to go right. This page on casinorabona.biz covers the formats you'll find at Rabona and most other bookmakers, each with a worked settlement in stake units. Real returns depend on the price at the time and the operator's rules.
Single
One selection, one outcome. A 10-unit single at 1.85 returns 18.5 if it wins. You pay the margin of one market and can measure clearly whether your decisions work. For most bettors, singles should be the backbone.
Accumulator (parlay)
Several selections on one slip, with the odds multiplied. Four legs at 1.70, 1.90, 2.10 and 1.60 give a combined price of about 10.85: a 5-unit stake returns roughly 54 if all four win, and nothing if any one loses. The catch is compounding margin: four legs at around 5% each leave the accumulator with a margin above 20%.
System bets
| Name | Selections | Bets included | Total bets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trixie | 3 | 3 doubles + 1 treble | 4 |
| Patent | 3 | 3 singles + 3 doubles + 1 treble | 7 |
| Yankee | 4 | 6 doubles + 4 trebles + 1 fourfold | 11 |
| Lucky 15 | 4 | 4 singles + Yankee | 15 |
System bets soften the all-or-nothing nature of an accumulator, but you pay one stake per line. A Yankee at 2 units per line costs 22.
Handicaps
A handicap adds or subtracts goals, points or games to level a lopsided contest. European handicaps keep a three-way market with a "handicap draw" option; Asian handicaps remove the draw and refund your stake when the adjusted result is level on a whole line. Quarter lines split the stake in two. The football guide walks through each case.
Over/under (totals)
You bet on whether the total goals, points, games or cards lands above or below a line. Half lines always produce a winner; whole lines refund on an exact landing; quarter lines split the stake. Over 2.25 goals with exactly two goals: half loses, half is refunded.
Each-way and outrights
Each-way bets, common in racing and golf, are two bets: one to win and one to place, at a fraction of the win odds. Outright markets — league winner, tournament winner — tie up your stake for weeks or months and usually carry a large margin spread across many runners.
Choosing a format
Fixed-stake singles suit bettors who want to measure their results. A small two- or three-leg accumulator is fine if you accept it as a long shot. Systems suit people who like several selections on the same day and want a cushion against one failure. Whatever you choose, check the margin of the market first, as shown in the main betting guide.