====== Live Greyhounds ======

===== Overview =====

**Live greyhound racing** is a product offered by Aardvark, and is similar to [[cashier:games:dogs|Dogs]]. Aardvark offers exclusive betting on races, 364 days a year, from the BAGS UK greyhound tracks (24,000 races/year), supplemented with races from Australia (46,000 races/year) & America.

Intervals between races vary, but races are expected to average every 3 to 4 minutes, with 7 minutes being a maximum duration between races.

Players can take fixed prices for both win & forecast (exacta) bets or take SP dividends for win, place, forecast (exacta) & tricast (trifecta) bets.

Races from the UK have 6 runners, whereas those from Australia and the United States have 8 runners.

===== Cashier Interface =====

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===== Betting Screen =====

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===== Betting Rules =====

==== General Rules ====

  * All bets are on trap numbers and not on named dogs
  * If you bet on a trap with a non-runner, you will get your money back
  * In the case of dead heats, if affected your total pay-out shall be divided by the number of winning combinations
  * All bets will be settled on the basis of the official result as first announced
  * Starting Price is the odds of a trap at the time the race starts

==== Win Bets (Fixed Price & Starting Price) ====

  * To win, you must choose which trap number will finish 1st in a race
  * You must select **either** a Fixed Win Bet (based on track betting shows) or an SP Win Bet (where the dividend is declared by the track at the start of each race)
  * If you select a trap and the runner is changed via a reserve dog, and you have selected a Fixed Win Bet, your bet will be converted to an SP Win Bet

==== Place Bets (Starting Price) ====

To win you must choose which trap number will finish 1st or 2nd or 3rd in a race. The number of place dividends depends on the number of runners taking part in a race. Payouts and win conditions for Place SP Bets:

^ Number of Runners ^ Selection must finish ^ Payouts                                                                                    ^
| 4 or less         | 1st                   | Place SP Bets will be resulted as Win SP Bet                                               |
| 5 to 7            | 1st or 2nd            | Place SP Bet winnings (payout minus stake) will be equal to 1/4 of the Win SP Bet winnings |
| 8 or more         | 1st or 2nd or 3rd     | Place SP Bet winnings (payout minus stake) will be equal to 1/5 of the Win SP Bet winnings |

==== Forecast / Exacta Bets (Fixed Price & Starting Price) ====

  * To win you must choose which trap numbers will finish 1st & 2nd in correct order in a race
  * You must select either a Fixed Forecast Bet (based on track betting shows) or a SP Forecast Bet (where the dividend is declared by the track at the start of your race)
  * If any of your selected traps have their runner changed via a reserve dog and you have selected a Fixed Forecast Bet, your bet will be converted to a SP Forecast Bet
  * All Forecast Bets will be converted to a Win SP Bet if 1 of your betting selections did not run
  * If official dividends for Forecast Bets are not announced all SP Forecast Bets convert to SP Win Bets

==== Tricast / Trifecta Bets (Starting Price) ====

  * To win you must choose which trap numbers will finish 1st& 2nd & 3rd in the correct order in a race
  * Bets on a Tricast Bet will be converted to a Forecast Bet if one of your selections did not run
  * Bets on a Tricast Bet will be cancelled if all your selections run but there are not enough runners for that type of bet
  * If official dividends for Tricast Bets are not announced, all bets get converted to SP Forecast Bets

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All greyhounds betting rules are described in a separate article [[product:greyhound-racing|HERE]].