Sports Betting Terms Starting From Q-S
Return - Your total winnings on a bet.
Round Robin - A bet consisting of 10 bets (3 pairs of 'Single Stakes About' bets plus 3 doubles and 1 treble) involving three selections in different events. (US, A series of three or more teams into two-team wagers).
Scalper - One who attempts to profit from the differences in odds from book to book by betting both sides of the same game at different prices.
Scouts - person(s) who waits for what he thinks is an unusually strong wager. A.K.A. Sports Player.
Sharp - a sophisticated or professional gambler.
Shorten - The opposite of 'Lengthen'. Referred to odds getting shorter, that is, less attractive to the bettor.
Shut Out (US) - What happens to a bettor who gets on the betting line to late and is still waiting in line when the window closes. Also, in sports betting, when the losing team do not score.
Single action - An "if bet" in sports gambling that is processed only if the precedent bet wins
Single Stakes About (or SSA) - A bet consisting of 2 bets on two selections (1 single on each selection any to come 1 single on the other selection reversed).
Sportsbook - The person, shop or website who accepts bets.
Square - A novice when it comes to sports betting.
Spread Betting - (Also, Action Line or Money Line) The amount that must be wagered to win $100, or the amount won for a $100 wager. A bet is won or lost according to whether you correctly predict the result of an event (also known as 'action line' or 'money line'). Returns or losses are calculated in proportion to how right or wrong the bettor is, and can lead to huge returns or losses.
Stanley Cup - Championship of Hockey.
Steam - when a line starts to move rapidly. Most "steam games" do not necessarily reflect objective circumstances, but are games that a mass of bettors are drawn to for some reason.
Store (US) - A sportsbook or a bookie.
Super Bowl - NFL Championship game.
Super Heinz - A Super Heinz consists of 120 bets involving 7 selections in different events, i.e. 21 doubles, 35 trebles, 35 four-folds, 21 five-folds, 7 six-folds and 1 seven-fold.
Super Yankee - Alternative name for a multiple bet known as Canadian, a Super Yankee is a Yankee type bet with five selections instead of four.
System - A method of betting, usually mathematically based, used by a punter or bettor to try to get an advantage.
Saver Bet - Also known as a cover bet. A bet which is made to win back any other monies outlaid on an event. If the saver bet is successful, one would simply win back any money that was outlaid on other outcomes resulting in a 'break-even' situation.
Special Events - Available for betting on most betting exchanges, and comprises any betting market other than horseracing and sporting events; special events include, reality television game shows, such as, Big Brother, or betting on the winner in an election, etc.
Stewards - The racing "police". Responsible for ensuring that the races (which include the betting activities) follow within the guidelines of the racing code. Stewards are empowered to hand down penalties to persons who act outside the rules of racing. I.e. The jockeys may get suspended from a number of meetings or may incur a financial penalty if due to their carelessness, another runner is disadvantaged.
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