Matched Betting Abbreviations
Some commonly used Matched Betting abbreviations used on forums, their meaning and content.
Simple abbreviations:
| ACCA | Accumulator, Multiple Bet -Double, Treble, Fourfold, Fivefold etc. |
| AGS, FGS, LGS | Anytime Goal Scorer, First Goal Scorer & Last Goal Scorer |
| AH | Asian Handicap |
| AP | Advantage Play |
| AWS | All Weather Surface |
| B/L | Back/Lay |
| BB | Bonus Bagging (or might be Bookie Blowout) both are products From Mike’s stable |
| BOG | Best Odds Guaranteed – a bookie will pay you at higher odds if the Horse goes off (SP) higher than you backed it at) |
| BOOM | Refund has been triggered, or FB had been hit, – often accompanied by a colourful picture |
| BTTS | Both Teams to Score – type of football bet |
| C&D | Course and Distance – Seen in a Horses form and/or on a Racecard |
| DoND | Deal or No Deal (Classic) – Slot (not scratchcard) that’s often advised to get through a games WR |
| CS | Correct Score Market |
| DYOR | Do Your Own Research – A polite disclaimer to check the T&C’s etc. of an offer for yourself |
| EV | Expected Value – usually Casino offer related, when an offer is not Risk-Free |
| EWS | Each Way Sniper – another of Mikes Products or Each Way Steal |
| FB | Freebet |
| FP or FS | Freeplay or Freespins – casino related |
| HCP or EH | European Handicap |
| FPP | First Past the Post |
| LC | Live Chat – bookies “helper” line |
| MB | Matched Betting – or Matchbook in the context of an exchange |
| MBS | Money Back Special – type of betting offer |
| MC | The Boss – Mike Cruickshank |
| NH | National Hunt |
| NR | Non-Runner |
| NRNB | Non-Runner No Bet a promotion sometimes offered on an Ante-Post betting market, usually only big race meetings – where if your selection becomes a non-runner, the bet will be voided |
| OP | Opening Post, or Opening Poster – the 1st post in thread or the poster who made it |
| OPM | Other People’s Money (usually the bookies) |
| PM | Profit Maximiser |
| QB | Qualifying Bet |
| R4 | Rule 4 a Horse racing term, full name Tattersalls Rule4 |
| RF | Risk Free |
| RNG | Random Number Generator – Casino Game/Slot related – all games are usually RNG based. |
| RTP | Return to Player – Casino Game/Slot related, the percentage of stake that might be expected to be returned. |
| SNR or SR | Stake Not Returned or Stake Returned -most common types of Freebet |
| SP | Starting Price – the price the Horse actually starts the race at. BSP = Betfair Starting Price ISP = Industry Starting Price |
| SUB | Sign Up Bonus |
| T&C’s | Terms and Conditions |
| WR | Wager Requirement(s) |
Other Useful matched betting abbreviations:
- “PP: Chelsea to win vs Arsenal 1.9/1.91 BF”
- You are being told that on PaddyPower (PP) just now Chelsea is available to win against Arsenal @ back odds of 1.9, which can be laid on BetFair (BF) at odds of 1.91.
- other Exchanges may be abbreviated too – MB = MatchBooK, BD or Daq = BetDaq, SM = Smarkets
- Bore-Draw
- A type of Football betting offer, [usually] a refund if the Score finishes 0 – 0
- RedRum – 7/7
- In fast moving threads the Bookie may be missed out as it may be listed in the OP or mentioned a few posts back (like Hills on racing day) = simply means back/lay prices are both 7.00
- Gubbing
- Being banned or limited by a Bookie, also sometimes called “being rinsed” (i.e. you’re off their Xmas Card list!)
- Sharbing
- Shop Arbing
- Shubbing
- Shop Gubbing
Appendix A: — (maybe the Urban Dictionary would be required to clarify some of these as I’m not sure?)
LOL – Laugh Out Loud
FFS – not sure? (Oh For Flip Sake, of course it is! )
PLS & TY – strangely these don’t come up very often IMHO.
WTF – What? That’s not Fair… or maybe it is.
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