Live slips are full of short labels that assume you already know what they mean. Each entry here gives a definition and then a tiny example, so the words stop being a barrier.
Bet Builder lets you join several selections from a single event into one bet, and bet365 lists it on its cricket hub. Because every selection must succeed, the combined price is larger than any single price, and the chance of winning is smaller. Most of the other words on this page describe either how prices are written or how a bet ends. Read the first group for the language of a slip, the second for the rarer terms.
The same example is split into pieces so you can see where the price comes from. The numbers are illustrative only.
Your chosen side to win, quoted at 1.80. Alone, a 100-unit stake would return 180.
Over 2.5 goals, quoted at 1.90. Alone, the same stake would return 190.
Multiplying gives roughly 3.42, though a builder may price related legs differently because they influence each other.
Both legs must happen. If one fails, the whole bet loses, even when the other came in.
These are the words you will meet on nearly every live slip. Learn them first.
A way of writing a price as the total return per unit staked. At 2.50, a 100-unit stake returns 250 including the stake.
The amount you place on a bet. It is the money at risk, and it comes back only if the bet wins.
One outcome you pick inside a market, such as a team to win.
A question about the event with several possible answers, for example the result or the number of goals.
A market temporarily closed to new bets while the price is updated, often after a major incident.
The panel where your selections and stake are shown before you confirm.
These words matter once you start combining selections or reading how a bet is settled.
One selection inside a combined bet. All legs must win for the whole bet to win.
A bet cancelled under the market rules, with the stake returned, for example when a match is abandoned.
A tie against the line, such as a total landing exactly on the number. The stake is usually returned.
Two selections that tend to happen together. A builder may price them differently from separate bets.
The built-in difference between a fair price and the price offered. It is how the operator earns.
A bet joining selections from different events, such as two separate matches. Bet Builder differs because all its legs come from one event.
Follow this made-up slip from top to bottom to see where each of the terms above sits.
Names the event and market, such as full-time result. Always confirm it matches what you meant.
Lists each leg with its decimal price and the combined figure.
Shows what you will pay and what you could collect. Compare both.
May show a Cash Out figure once the bet is open, which changes with the event.
Different markets add their own words. The market rules inside your account are the final authority.
Each market has a rules panel that defines its terms exactly.
If a combined price looks odd, open each leg on the slip. A leg removed or re-priced by the builder changes the total.
Short answers to the points readers raise most about combined bets.
Related legs affect each other, so the operator adjusts the combined price.
No. Every leg must be correct, and a single failed leg ends the whole bet as a loss.
No. Availability differs by event, and this site cannot list it.
Generally yes, because more must go right.
No. Be cautious of anyone who claims otherwise.
In-play explainers