ACCUMULATOR BET

 ACCUMULATOR BET

An accumulator is a bet that combines four or more selections into a single wager that gains a return only when all parts win. The betting term 'accumulator' refers to a single bet that involves at least four selections, but possibly many more than four. The most important difference that separates accumulator bets from other bet types is that all selections must come true in order for the bet to pay out.

Accumulator betting has become very popular in the UK and around the world in the last 20 years, particularly in sports like football. It has become common parlance in the pubs and betting shops of the UK to refer to the "acca" that you've got lined up for the weekend's fixtures, and these bets have become something of a ritual for many football enthusiasts.

The advantage of an accumulator is that winnings are much higher at the expense of increased risk, only a single selection need lose for the entire bet to lose. In the case of a non-runner, returns are calculated as though the accumulator hadn't contained the selection i.e. a six-fold would become a five-fold. Dead heats for a winning position are settled at reduced odds using standard rules. Bonuses of a fixed percentage and enhanced accumulator odds are regularly made available at bookmakers including bet365 and skybet.

Accumulators are available for all sports, however bookmakers vary in their rules on combining selections from more than one to create a single bet. Selections from the same event cannot be combined into a single accumulator, this is to prevent anyone trying to place several bets on the same runner. More formally the selections must be mutually independent.

Due to the all or nothing nature of the accumulator some punters like to hedge their risk by placing bets on the folds of their wager so that it is still possible to gain a return even when not all selections win e.g. a person placing a 6-fold accumulator might also place a stake on the 6 smaller 5-fold accumulators so that should one selection fail to win, not everything is lost.

Types of Accumulators:

There are a number of different accumulators, based on the number of selections.

Double: A double is a single bet placed on 2 different selections to win.  Both selections must win for the bet to be successful.

Treble: This is a single bet placed on 3 different selections, each of these need to win for the bet to be successful

Fourfold Accumulator: This is a single bet placed on 4 different selections.  All 4 of the selections must win for you to be successful and have any winnings.

Fivefold Accumulator: This is a single bet placed on 5 selections, all of which must win for a return.

Sixfold Accumulator: This is a single bet placed on 6 selections, remember all of your winnings are placed on the subsequent selections, therefore all 6 selections must win for you to get any winnings.

Sevenfold Accumulator: This single bet is placed on 7 selections, like the others all of the selections must win to get the pot.

Remember with an accumulator, all of your selections must win for you to receive any return.

The attraction to accumulators is, for many people, two-fold. Most importantly, the combination of four or more different selections means that all the different odds get combined, creating the potential for some remarkable wins and odds that are very difficult to find on standard match betting.

The second factor is the sheer excitement of having a stake in so many different games happening simultaneously around the country. During the football season, every Saturday at 3pm there can be more than 40 matches all kicking off together. An accumulator bet can transform those run-of-the-mill, lower league contests into crucial games as far as your potential winnings are concerned.

The thrill of having a crucial goal clinch your accumulator at the last minute is difficult to match in sports betting, and this excitement is what makes accumulator betting so popular in football. It is, of course, popular in other sports, too, but it has almost become part and parcel of football culture in recent years.

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