ስፖርት ቤተንግ (Sport Betting) የአሁንናቅሶታ ባህሎቱ መነሻይ እንደሆነ ግምት ከፈለለ ማዘንቃቅ ኢትዮጵያ (Gambling Theme) 1.2
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ሴፖርት ቤቱንጎ (Sport Betting), Sportbook, BetBook በብዛቂ ጸሃፊነቶች 2019 ዓ.ም. ከደኒኔሽን (Denish) 3ኖ, Sport Betting (Bet365), ሴፖርትጎ (Sportsbook አካዶነቱኦ (SportBook International Ltd.)4 እንደኤዜባ (EuropaBet)5 Mezzo በብሄር (Bahrain), ስፖርት (Sportsbetting).com,6 4.3 ጆኒ ቦኪ (Jenny Bookmaking7 ኢዜ ና-ዮ- (i.e., no-)8 ያዕፀሩ 20 ኤሚር, መት ጾ ደማ (Dema ነ.ዙ 13).9
ሴፖርት በ (Sport Betting Overview)
1.2.1 ጣም (The Basics)
- 3ንዎ (In Short, Sport betting ኢ ና- (is not)10 ዙ -ከ-11 a new idea for gambling. In the early 17th century12 European sports gamblers had begun to make bets on the outcome of various events and games. 1.2.2 ጎታ ሴፖር (Sports Betting Glossary)
- Betting Exchange : Betting exchange also known as BetFair is a platform where users can bet against other users with similar odds for the event, not for fixed return by bookmaker.
- Bookmaker: The company which provides betting services to customers. Bookmakers set their own margins (probability of winning) on an event and earn their revenue through the difference between actual chances and their offer price or in other words commission fees.
- Chances : Odds, probability of an outcome
- Futures Bets: Betting which involves predicting long term results like outright winner, or any team performance (e.g. number of points). 1.2.3 ነል ሴፖት የቢ( Sport betting Benefits)
- Fair Odds : Because in bookmaking and other methods all possible outcomes are considered, the odds would be much closer to actual probabilities of win, providing an option for rational bettors. 1.2.4 ሳ ኦ (Risks)
- Problem Gaming: In some individuals betting becomes a compulsive behavior which can lead to financial difficulties and other psychological problems.
- Addiction : If not managed properly excessive sports betting may result in addiction which is considered a public health issue.
2.1 ሴፖት ጎ (Types of Betting)
2.1.1
- Decimal Odds A type of odds representation where the total return to player is simply expressed as decimal. Example: 2.0, means $100 placed on a win results in a $200 profit for bettor.
Fractional Odds :
Type of odd representation used mainly in UK and Ireland based betting platforms
- Moneyline Betting: Predict the outright winner or result, commonly referred to as “straight bets”.
2.1.3
ኦ (Other Types)
- Prop Bets: Betting on non-outright results such as a score card number
- Live betting : Taking bets during ongoing event.
- Hedging : Betting on opposite side of your previous bet to minimize risk or maximize potential winnings
3.1 ዚ (Regulation) 3.2 ታ( Legal Context)
3.2.1
አ (USA Law and Sport Betting )
The Professional Sports Protection Act, enacted in 1992 is aimed at prohibiting state sports lotteries to accept bets on games that occur or are scheduled to take place during a particular season.
3.2.4
ማ ዲ(US States Laws Regarding)
- Montana: Passed the Montana Sports Betting Law13 in February, which was met with some debate, particularly because it has allowed betting through online platforms.
- Delaware:
The first state to introduce a sports lottery, and one of few US states that already had legalized lotteries before PASPA.
3.2.6
ኤ (International Law)
UK: The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act, from year 1960 allows betting but limits the business operation of bookmakers. Since then numerous other regulations have come in force, particularly due to increased demand and technology growth.
- Ireland:
Following UK it also legalized sports lottery under the National Lottery (Amendment) Act 2008.
3.2.9
ም(China Gambling Law)
- Chinese Law is quite strict regarding betting and there are only few casinos in Macau.
4 እ (Non-Monetary Betting Options)
- Free bets: Offered by bookmakers to attract new bettors, or as a sign of loyalty rewards.
- Demo/ Practice mode: Many platforms allow users test their skills on free play before making real money transactions.
1 ግ -ዙ(Gambling theme), Mezzo ስ (Sport Betting). 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_betting 3 http://www.bet365.com/ 4 sportbook international. 5 https://web.archive.org/web/20110214224111/http:/bet365.com/sport/english 6 Https://sportsbetting.com/ 7 http://www.jennybookmaking.co.uk/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 (offline link) 8 -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betting_exchange#Betting_exchanges 9 http://books.google.com/books?id=qgOQAAAAMAAJ&q=online+sports+betting+in+Bahrain 10 -Http://www.hudl.com/blog/betfair-exchange-vs- sportsbook-review 11-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betting_exchange#Betting_exchanges 12 https:https//books.google.am/books?id=d2vPAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=sport+betting+17th+century+europa+ 13 Http://ballotpedia.com/Montana_Sports_Betting_Law, Ballotpedia