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Practise reading a bet slip with made-up numbers
The bet slip simulator shows how stakes, odds and bet types combine into a total stake and a possible return. It covers singles, doubles, trebles, accumulators, each-way bets, Lucky 15 and Yankee. It does not place bets, and the numbers in every example are made up.
How do you use the simulator?
Enter each selection as fractional or decimal odds, choose a unit stake and a bet type. For each-way, add the place fraction and the number of places.
If the script does not run, the table in the next section shows six worked slips. This tool does not place bets. Numbers are examples unless you enter your own.
Buttons: Calculate · Reset · Add selection · Remove. Message: Choose between 1 and 12 selections.
Bottom line: Choose odds, a unit stake and a bet type; the simulator returns the total stake and a possible return.
Which formulas does it use?
- Fractional odds a/b become decimal odds 1 + a/b, so 5/1 is 6.00, 11/4 is 3.75 and 1/1 is 2.00.
- An accumulator return is stake × the product of all decimal odds.
- Each-way is two equal parts. The win part pays at O; the place part pays at 1 + (O − 1) × place fraction.
- Return figures include the stake.
For Slip 3, the win part is €10 × 6.00 = €60.00 and the place part is €10 × 2.25 = €22.50.
Bottom line: Every return is the product of decimal odds, applied per bet.
What do worked slips look like?
| Example | Bet type and selections | Total stake | Outcome | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slip 1 | Single at 5/1 (6.00) | €10.00 | Wins | €60.00 |
| Slip 2 | Treble at 2.00, 3.00 and 1.50 | €10.00 | All win | €90.00 |
| Slip 3 | Each-way at 5/1, place fraction 1/4, €10 each part | €20.00 | Wins | €82.50 |
| Slip 3 (alternative outcome) | Same each-way bet | €20.00 | Places only | €22.50 |
| Slip 4 | Lucky 15, €1 unit, four selections at 2.00 | €15.00 | All win | €80.00 |
| Slip 5 | Yankee, €1 unit, four selections at 2.00 | €11.00 | All win | €72.00 |
| Slip 6 | Lucky 15, €1 unit, selections at 2.00, 3.00, 4.00 and 5.00 | €15.00 | First three win, fourth loses | €59.00 |
In a system bet, a losing selection removes every bet that contains it. That is why Slip 6 returns €59.00 although three of the four selections win.
Bottom line: A losing selection cancels only the bets that contain it.
How many bets are in each type?
| Bet type | Selections | Number of bets | Made up of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single | 1 | 1 | One bet |
| Double | 2 | 1 | One bet on both |
| Treble | 3 | 1 | One bet on all three |
| Accumulator | 4 or more | 1 | One bet on all |
| Lucky 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles, 1 four-fold |
| Yankee | 4 | 11 | 6 doubles, 4 trebles, 1 four-fold |
The counts for Lucky 15 and Yankee come from the glossary we use. Check them against the operator's own terms before you rely on them.
Operators publish their settlement rules on their own pages. Our record of those rules is the cash-out and settlement table. To work out value from odds, use the expected value calculator. Methods are on the methodology page.
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Bottom line: Lucky 15 is 15 bets and Yankee is 11 bets.