Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Stadium View.
- Accumulator
- An accumulator groups several selections together, multiplying the odds and requiring all to win.
- Asian Handicap
- Asian handicap gives one team a virtual advantage or disadvantage to level the playing field.
- Banker Bet
- A banker bet is a highly confident selection that you include in a parlay to boost overall odds.
- Bankroll
- Your bankroll is the total amount of money you have set aside for betting.
- Bet Slip
- A bet slip is a record of the selections and stake you place on a single wager.
- Cash Out
- Cash out lets you settle a bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or limiting a loss.
- Cashback
- Cashback is a refund of a portion of your losses, usually credited as a bonus with its own wagering rules.
- Double Chance
- Double chance lets you cover two of the three possible match outcomes in one bet.
- Free Bet
- A free bet is a promotional token you can use to place a bet without using your own money.
- Handicap Betting
- Handicap betting assigns a points or goals deficit to a team to create balanced odds.
- House Edge
- The house edge is the built‑in advantage that ensures the operator profits over the long term.
- In-play Betting
- In‑play betting lets you place bets on a match while it is already in progress.
- Kelly Criterion
- The Kelly Criterion is a formula that suggests the optimal fraction of your bankroll to wager.
- KYC
- KYC stands for Know Your Customer, a process where the operator verifies your identity to prevent fraud and meet legal obligations.
- No Deposit Bonus
- A no deposit bonus grants you a small amount of bonus money just for signing up, often with strict wagering.
- Odds
- Odds indicate how likely an outcome is to happen and determine how much you can win relative to your stake.
- Parlay
- A parlay combines multiple selections into a single bet, and all selections must win for the bet to pay out.
- Provably Fair
- Provably Fair is a system that lets players verify that each bet outcome was generated fairly.
- Reload Bonus
- A reload bonus gives extra funds when you add money to your account, usually with wagering conditions.
- RTP
- RTP, or Return to Player, is the percentage of total bets a game pays back to players over time.
- Spread Betting
- Spread betting is a wager on whether a statistic will be above or below a set number.
- Stake
- The stake is the amount of money you risk on a bet.
- Value Bet
- A value bet occurs when the odds offered are higher than the true probability of the outcome.
- Volatility
- Volatility describes how large and frequent the swings in payouts are for a game.
- Wagering Requirement
- A wagering requirement tells how many times you must bet a bonus amount before you can withdraw any winnings.