Global Sports: What Is Asian Handicap Betting

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

What Is Asian Handicap Betting

By Gregory Brooks


Modern days have seen a craze for accumulation of assets in as short a time as possible. Numerous means are contemplated and gambling is one of them. We are not referring here to the illegal version which, though prohibited, is rampant. We are actually talking about the gambling which is done online and has been regulated. This legal betting is hosted by a number websites, which provide gambling services to the people, and derive their income in the form of commissions.

The US and Europe can be viewed as hubs for online wagering. Some aspects of Asian handicap betting will be looked at in this article as a unique concept in the online wagering business. There has been a boom in the wagering business in recent years with cash power increasing exponentially and spreading to the East as well as in the hub countries. Asian countries are now heavily engaged in online wagering with a number of betting types emerging among which handicap betting is presently a fascination with online players who bet on the losing side in a game of football. Better to understand this concept, you need to see it from the Asian's perspective of probability.

Handicap wagering is unique for its concept of making it equally likely for either team to win a football match. This is achieved when the stronger team is handicapped by losing its advantage leaving them with the same probability of winning as the weaker team. Consider a match between a superior team like Manchester United and a team that is probable to lose against the better team. In a handicap wagering imaginary or real advantages, taken away from Manchester United, could start the match with it having a -2 handicap to give it a 50-50 probability of winning. With its chance for success relatively increased, the inferior team becomes as likely to win the match as the favored team. Handicap wagering in football is considered a unique form of online betting, because it gives both teams the same chance of winning, and it is fast gaining attention worldwide.

The real mechanism of action of the handicap betting is unknown. However, punters believe that sportsbooks play a crucial role in it by considering a number of factors that lead-up to the match. The diverse points that affect the match proceedings somehow are also considered by the sportsbooks. These factors include those players who are injured, and those that are playing, the forecast for the weather during the match time, and the like. Furthermore, key information about the team's line up and even excerpts from the team's dressing room secrets are used by sportsbooks in their evaluation.

The use of "Asian" in the name should not be interpreted as a restriction to Asian countries as this way of betting is as popular in Europe and America. There are several levels involved in Asian handicap betting, based on the odds of the superior team to win. It starts with level zero at which both competitors are equally matched with almost no discrimination. The level increases quarterly at a proportionate rate, as one party gets stronger. The handicap level rises to quarter, then half, then three quarters then a whole one. This unusual betting concept is capturing the attention of bettors worldwide and with a little indulgence during your spare time you too could take home the jackpot.




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