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An Asian Handicap (named so simply because of its Eastern origins) is a gambling term used to describe spread betting in soccer that has gained popularity over the years.

The Asian handicap system eliminates any chance for loss due to a tie, which increases the gamblers' chances of success (or loss).

From a mathematical point of view, the gamblers' chances of success is same as in fixed odds betting. Bookmakers adjust Asian handicap odds (decrease a favorite team's odd and increase the opposite odd) more frequently than fixed odds, thereby charging the gamblers more Vigorish for the more probable outcome and reaching the break-even situation more quickly.

When break-even situation is reached, a gambler always has equal 50-50 chances of winning like playing a pure game of luck. As a result, on the long run he/she will lose out by paying commissions to bookmakers. A professional Asian handicap gambler must therefore place his/her bets early before the advantages are evened out by adjustment of odds, but by doing so sometimes the gambler inevitably gains and analyzes less information of the match.

Posted By: SCC 28 on October 16th 2008 at 16:24:15

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at least something good came of marshall's howler (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 16:16:07
- Racist (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Oct 16, 16:17:28
  - hook, bite (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 16, 16:21:01
    - Have I been reeled in? (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Oct 16, 16:22:14
      - wtf (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 16:23:29
      - Cod, not all this again (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 16, 16:23:04
        
        Haddock up to here with this (n/m) (NCFC) - Flying Canary, Oct 16, 16:27:27
        
        You just had to wader in, didn't you? (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Oct 16, 16:34:20
        
        For fucks hake (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 16, 16:30:16
        
        the amount of fish puns on here is off the scale (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 16, 16:29:21
        
        This is the plaice to be for them (n/m) (NCFC) - Flying Canary, Oct 16, 16:33:13
        
        People are just angling for more & more (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Oct 16, 16:32:23
        
        They sure don't get any batter (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 16, 16:34:00
        
        We just keep carping on & on (n/m) (NCFC) - Flying Canary, Oct 16, 16:40:22
    - asian handicap (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 16:21:29
      - Racist spazzy piss taker (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Oct 16, 16:22:42
        
        what? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 16:23:37
        
        ..... (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 16:24:15
        
        Don't try & worm your way out of it. YOU SICKEN ME. (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Oct 16, 16:25:19
        
        You. Racist and piss taker of spazzies (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Oct 16, 16:24:13
        
        only pants (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 16:25:13

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