Posts Tagged ‘horses’
Posted by Nicolae on June 18th, 2008 under Sports Betting, Sports betting guide
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Tic-tac (also tick-tack and non-hyphenated variants) is a traditional method of sign language used by bookmakers to communicate the odds of certain horses. It is still used in on-course betting in the UK. A tic-tac man will usually wear bright white gloves to allow their hand movements to be easily seen.
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Posted by Nicolae on January 20th, 2008 under Celebrities
Tags: , bets, Blackjack, Blaspheme Films, Celebrities, Christina Ricci, football, gambling, horse racing, horses, Penelope, Speed Racer, Sports Betting, The Addams Family •
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“I’ve learned to love gambling,” she told People.com, “I was in Australia for a few months and gambling is like a national pastime there, so I learned to love betting on horses, and now I even put in a few football bets and I’m kind of obsessed and into it.”
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Posted by Nicolae on December 5th, 2007 under Sports Betting
Tags: betting, horses, races, sports •
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win – to succeed the bettor must pick the horse which wins the race.
place – the bettor must pick a horse which finishes either first or second.
show – the bettor must pick a horse which finishes first, second, or third.
exacta, perfecta, or exactor –the bettor must pick the two horses which finish [...]