What is a Patent Bet?

Summarized by: Live Sports Direct
 
What is a Patent Bet?

Patent bets involve making three selections and getting a sliding scale of returns depending on how many of the trio end up winning. Patents can be horses running in different races, football teams on the coupon or golf players playing in three-balls.

Patent bets are placed on sports teams, horses or picks relating to another sport. The stake size for the patent bet is multiplied by seven. For a £1 patent, it will cost you £7 to cover the seven bets that are under the Patent umbrella.

What is a Patent Bet? Let's give you an example of how a patent would work. Imagine picking the following horses and their accompanying odds: Lucky Bronze 2/1, Big John Silver 3/2, Going For Gold 4/5.

What is a Patent Bet? Doubles. Lucky Bronze 2/1, Big John Silver 3/3, Going For Gold 4/5, and Big Jack Gold 5/6.

What is a Patent Bet? £1 on Lucky Bronze 2/1, Big John Silver 3/2, and Going For Gold 4/5.

Treble bet is £1 on Lucky Bronze 2/1, Big John Silver 3/3, Going for Gold 4/5.

Patent bets involve making a profit even if you don't predict all three winning selections. Sometimes a customer wins with just one winning selection.

Patent bet is a fun bet when it comes to a horse racing meeting. Getting two out of three selections usually lands a profit. The double involves the odds multiplying together. It offers some insurance if only one selection wins.


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