Portal overview

Use this page as a structured reading map for betting market mechanics: odds, margin, value, bankroll, risk, ROI, and EU legal context.

How this page works (simple)

1) Topic tracker: tick a topic after you read it. The progress bar updates automatically.

2) Topic map: shows a recommended order if you do not know where to start.

3) Topic clusters: fast links between related pages (odds, margin, EV, risk, legal).

4) Self-check: optional mini quiz to quickly test core concepts.

Nothing is sent to a server. Checkmarks and quiz score are stored only in your browser (localStorage) on this device.

Topic tracker

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Topic map and reading order

Beginner

Odds → Margin → Legal baseline. Focus on foundational language and compliance awareness.

Intermediate

Value/EV → Bankroll. Move from concepts to controlled decision frameworks.

Advanced

Risk frameworks → Kelly → ROI interpretation with sample-size discipline.

Estimated total

~7 hours of reading plus optional practice with informational calculators.

Topic clusters

How odds are calculated: Odds and Margin

Value and expected return: Value & EV and ROI analytics

Capital and risk controls: Bankroll, Risk management, and Kelly criterion

Regulatory context: Legal in EU

Quick self-check (informational)

1) What does decimal odds 2.00 imply?

2) Overround above 100% usually indicates?

3) EV is best interpreted as?

4) Why use bankroll rules?

5) Legal pages on this site are?

6) Kelly is often reduced because?