What does each-way mean?
Each-way means Alternative form of each way..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of each way..
Exactly the same procedure can be followed for each-way bets; however, you may not receive the quarter of the win-odds for a place.
To overcome these problems, an each-way bookmaker keeps his odds below a win bookmaker's, and refuses to bet each-way when there is an odds-on chance in the race or when the race contains fewer than 8 runners.
Or, in the case of some of my dad's punters, there to deprive the wife and kids of any extra by putting it on an each-way bet on the 3 o'clock at Redcar.
Later on, when we had a telephone, I heard him place each-way bets for a few shillings, but he was a steady punter, betting every day there was a race on.
So why shouldn't I go the whole way and bet each-way as well?
This evidence, together with the issues discussed above, suggests that one of the important motivations for choosing to bet each-way is the protection of at least some of the original stake rather than the prospect of earning higher returns.
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Each-way means Alternative form of each way..
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Exactly the same procedure can be followed for each-way bets; however, you may not receive the quarter of the win-odds for a place.
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