Talk:Parlay

Opening comment
– This page seems to be directly copied and pasted from the About.com definition linked in the "External Links". The original version of this page credited the About.com definition as a "Bibliography". Should this be reverted?

The math was wrong, so I changed it. A coin flip bet would pay 1:1. A two team coin flip bet has a 25% chance of winning, so it pays out 3:1 true odds. To understand this, consider that on average every four times you bet, you will win once and lose 3 times, so to break even you will need to be paid 3:1 to counter your three losses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.175.47.240 (talk) 14:01, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Why "Alex" instead of "Dorothy"?
"Lions, [Tigers], and Bears", funny. -Evanturner (talk) 08:23, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

"Less stake"
This article talks about English football clubs yet talks in dollars. Also, the yankee discussion says that the total winnings includes a deduction of the stake - is this true? AsparagusTips (talk) 11:51, 26 August 2009 (UTC) AsparagusTips

Yes - it's true when using decimal odds. When converting decimal odds to fractional you minus one e.g 5.0 decimal equals 4/1

SRL 212.159.45.102 (talk) 18:47, 7 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I think the Premier League example ought to use the British style for representing odds. Not sure how to convert them though. M0ffx (talk) 13:13, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Profitability of parlays in sports betting section not making sense
If the odds at the sports book is paying you more than the true odds if it was 55% in your favor, how is the following paragraph saying "even a 55% chance of winning each individual bet parlays are still not profitable in the long term?" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.214.189.2 (talk) 21:11, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Yeah. And what about that editorial comment about a 55% winning percentage being "an arguably impossible task"? Certainly, that needs a citation if it's true. But 55% is merely winning a bit less than five of nine wagers, which might be "impossible" in the long run when selecting teams randomly but is achievable with informed analysis. Many professional totes achieve that winning percentage. --Schnaz (talk) 15:57, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

It clearly written by bookies that are trying to encourage parlays. "Yeah, if it's 50/50 parlays are not profitable, but if you know you are better than 50/50, say 55%, then a parlay is profitable!" No kidding! If you are at 55%, everything is profitable! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.86.18.167 (talk) 14:31, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

How to read the card
What is the plus and minus mean on a card, when it has plus 14 beside the team? 2603:6081:D42:CFD9:9038:C7E2:88A6:68D6 (talk) 15:09, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 26 October 2022

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 18:39, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

– Primary topic. Srnec (talk) 13:51, 26 October 2022 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Parlay (gambling) → Parlay
 * Parlay → Parlay (disambiguation)
 * Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 14:17, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Support so long as the direct link to parley remains (alongside a link to parlay (disambiguation)) in the hatnote. Red   Slash  17:07, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Problem https://www.google.co.uk/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22parley+between+the+%22&num=10 In ictu oculi (talk) 17:16, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Parley =/= Parlay.--Ortizesp (talk) 17:31, 27 October 2022 (UTC)