US & other team sports

Team sports from outside Britain arrive in the betting shop and the app already translated, and this section looks at how that translation is done. Motorsport readers will find it a step away from the paddock.

American football, basketball, baseball and ice hockey take the lead; further down come esports, kabaddi, handball, volleyball and water polo. Spreads, totals and player markets stand where football would offer only win, draw or lose.

Prices in Britain never use American odds; they are fractions or decimals, and converting is simple arithmetic. Virtual events count as their own licence category, a label that confirms licensing and leaves the product’s rules unstated.

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