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Where the numbers on Gamble-24 come from, and how the book board turns what each book lists into a score out of 10.
What goes on the slate
Slate reads come from the ESPN scoreboard and standings feed. They rotate between a preview of the day's fixtures, a recap of the last results and a read of the league tables. Where the feed lists a line, the piece quotes that single-book line and what the price implies.
Between slates we post evergreen pieces on the markets listed under Sports and markets. We explain prices. We never tip a result.
How the book board works
A board score is the weighted sum of 5 criteria, out of 10. Each input is something the book itself lists, so nothing on the board is invented.
- Rating 30%
- The book's editorial rating out of 5, stretched onto a 10-point scale so small gaps at the top show up.
- Slate fit 25%
- How much of the book is built for sports betting, read from its type and from its own description.
- Punters 15%
- The book's player rating out of 5, on the same 10-point stretch as Rating.
- Banking 15%
- How many ways to pay the book lists, with an extra point when the minimum deposit is 10 or less.
- Licensing 15%
- The licence the book names, any second licence, and the years it has been trading since its founding year.
- Green up: half a point or more above the board median on that criterion.
- Grey: within half a point of the median.
- Orange down: half a point or more below the median.
Money
Some links to books are affiliate links and are marked as sponsored in the page code. The pick of the books is set by the network and sits in its own labelled row above the ranked table. The ranked table follows the board score alone.
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