InfoBlack Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the BET Networks division of Viacom.more...It is the most prominent television network targeting African American audiences, and currently reaches more than 90 million households.
Parimutuel wagers pay off at prices determined by support in the wagering pools, while bookmakers pay off either at the odds offered at the time of accepting the bet; or at the median odds offered by track bookmakers at the time the race started.Betting on team sports has become an important service industry in many countries.For example, millions of people play the football pools every week in the United Kingdom.…
In the summer of 1921, Jack Matthews took six-year-old Stanley to the Victoria Ground, home of local club Stoke City, for an open race for boys under the age of fourteen, with a staggered start according to age.His father had placed a bet on his son winning, which he did.Matthews attended Hanley's Wellington Road School, and he described himself as "in many respects a model pupil".…
The episode featured an appearance by Gene Roddenberry's production assistant Susan Sackett as a Starfleet science officer.Her appearance was the result of winning a bet over her weight loss.…
It became famous at the act of transition and removal of the flag when he put the folded flag next to his heart.Some had bet then that it will not be this his last post.…
Then the entire bank is covered and no more bets are placed this round.
It is not necessary that he follow the precise rule, just that he increase his bet fast enough as he wins.This is true even if the expected value of each bet is positive.The gambler playing a fair game (with 0.5 probability of winning) will eventually either go broke or double his wealth.…
Four of the five cards in each hand are face-up.Once all five hands are down, there is a single round of betting.The winner is determined by matching each hand to the corresponding hand of the opponent.…
Because the odds are against making a point, a player may make or increase a pass line bet and any corresponding odds (up to the table limit) at any time after a point is established.Once made, however, the pass line bet can not be taken down or reduced.…
The betting in Desmoche takes place before the cards have been dealt.Every player bets the same amount for each hand, which is determined before playing.The bet can only change before cards are dealt, if all players agree upon the new bet.…
In addition to the spread bet, a very common "side bet" on an event will be the total (commonly called the over/under or O/U) bet.This is a bet on the total number of points scored by both teams.Suppose team A is playing team B and the total is set at 44.5 points.…
After a while, we took side bets as to whether the writer in.
After some time, Lightner is convinced by Butterworth that his horse can not lose in the upcoming horse-race.She takes a chance and bets all her money, only to lose everything.Eventually they grow fond of each other and Butterworth asks Lightner to marry him by the time the film ends.…
Ganesh pays the rent where the house owner warns him to move out from those 3 useless persons.He bets him that they will come out in flying colors one day.…
Gameplay involves betting that a certain condition (e.g. that all three dice will roll the same) will be satisfied by a roll of the dice.Players place their bets on certain areas of the table as shown in the picture above.The dealer then picks up a small chest containing the dice which he/she closes and shakes.…
David is a very fun-loving guy, and gambles whenever possible.He makes bets in just about every situation, even those involving life and death.He is good friends with Bruce, and seems to be one of the few people Bruce connects with and trusts earlier in the season.…
On September 15, 1958 a Jersey Central commuter train carrying 200 passengers derailed and an Associated Press photo made the front pages of the newspapers with the numbers 9-3-2 appearing on the side of the train.That number received a large number of bets and was the winning number the following day.Moriarty was able to pay in full and that brought him to the attention of Mike Coppola, which may have led to Moriarty's arrest in Jersey City.…
Nirvi began his career as a game reviewer in 1986 on pages of MikroBitti.He had made a bet with his friend that he could get his review published in the magazine.He sent two reviews, Zoids and Uridium and the former was published (they already had one Uridium review).…
Similarly, any losses on the spread betting contracts are deductible.This has resulted in a much lower interest in financial spread betting in those countries.Suppose Lloyds Bank is trading on the market at 410p bid, and 411p offer.…
The captain and the general paid no particular attention to Bet's manner.They were sorry she was in trouble, but the delight of going off with Hester soon made this dismal remembrance fade from their baby minds.…Cited from A Girl of the People, by L. T. Meade
The fourth point pays at 24-to-1, the fifth point pays at 249-to-1 and the 6th point pays at 999-to-1.Note that the points must all be different numbers for them to count towards the fire bet.For example, a shooter who successfully hits a point of 10 twice will only garner credit for the first one on the fire bet.…
