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What Are Blackjack Side Bets?Side bets are bonus bets placed on a round of Blackjack on outcomes beyond whether the player or dealer will win. The majority are staked at the start of the round before the cards have been dealt alongside regular bets and many have fixed odds that usually offer greater payouts than the simple 2:1 rewarded for beating the dealer.Play Blackjack at Pinnacle Casino

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Side bets provide an exciting way to make Blackjack games more interesting whilst offering you a greater number of ways to win. So what are side bets, what side bets are available and are they worth it? Read on to find out.

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Finding a niche market in betting can often lead to value. This can be anything from specialist knowledge of handball betting to extensive experience in betting on Japanese baseball. Providing you know more than the bookmaker, there is money to be made.  &lt;Bet on soccer at Pinnacle&gt; They also make for interesting and potentially profitable bets, as they can be a little more reliable

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A corner is one of the most inexplicably exciting events in soccer. Only around three per cent of them lead to a goal, but you can guarantee that the attacking team’s fans will roar their approval and encouragement if their team are awarded one. Read on to find out how you can benefit from betting on corners.

Corners betting in soccer: Value in a lesser-known market

Poisson Distribution is a mathematical concept for translating mean averages into a probability for variable outcomes across a distribution. For example, if we know Manchester City average 1.7 goals per game, so by putting the Poisson Distribution formula tells us that this average equates to Manchester City&nbsp;scoring 0 goals 18.3% of the time, 1 goal 31% of the time, 2 goals 26.4% of the time and 3 goals 15% of the time.

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What is Expected Value?The amount a player can expect to win or lose if they were to place a bet on the same odds many times over, calculated through a simple equation multiplying your probability of winning with the amount you could win per bet, and subtracting the probability of losing multiplied by the amount lost per bet.A simple example of Expected Value (EV) put into practice -&nbsp;if you were

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The Expected Value of a bet shows us how much we can expect to win (on average) per bet, and as such is the most valuable calculation a bettor can make when comparing bookmakers' odds. How can you calculate Expected Value in sports betting in order to predict your winnings? Read on to find out.

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Cricket is renowned for being a complex and strategic sport. Cricket betting, on the other hand, is much more simple and straightforward. After learning the basics of how to bet on cricket, bettors will be able to find valuable betting opportunities within the different game formats. Read on and learn how to bet on cricket.

How to bet on cricket: Cricket betting explained

Darts betting has become increasingly popular over the last decade and is now established as an exciting sport to bet on with tournaments running throughout the year. So how do darts matches work, what darts markets and competitions are available to bet on and how can you identify value in darts odds? We’ve covered it all in our guide to how to bet on darts.

How to bet on darts: Darts betting guide

The Super League season has almost reached its conclusion but there’s one final match to be played before the 2021 champion is crowned. Catalans Dragons and St Helens are the last two teams standing and will go head-to-head on Saturday at Old Trafford. Read on to inform your 2021 Super League Grand Final predictions.

Super League Grand Final 2021 preview: Catalans Dragons vs. St Helens

The British and Irish Lions drew first blood in their three-Test series with South Africa, and the world champions must bounce back in the second Test, which takes place on July 31. Read on to inform your South Africa vs. British &amp; Irish Lions predictions.

South Africa vs. British & Irish Lions: Second Test preview

Inform your 2022 Six Nations predictions with insight, analysis, and odds from Pinnacle.


Six Nations 2022 preview

Who will be victorious at the Tour de France 2022? Read on to inform your cycling predictions ahead of this year's race which gets underway on July 1.

Tour de France 2022: Betting preview

The world's biggest hitters and most explosive bowlers meet in India for the 16th season of the Indian Premier League. Inform your predictions with expert insights and analysis from Pinnacle.

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