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Global Numbers Betting Rules
- Terms
- Lottery - a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize.
- Draw - an act of selecting balls randomly to decide winners in a lottery.
- Odds – numerical expression determined by an organisation, which is multiplied by the amount of the player’s stake to calculate the winnings.
- Betting Rules
- Each unique lottery has its draws that occur at specific times predetermined by a lottery organizer.
- Each lottery has individual betting time, with bets closing time ranging from 5 minutes to several hours before the draw.
- Lotteries operate under 4 different formats:
- Regular lotteries where all balls are drawn from a single chamber with no bonus balls drawn.
- Single-chamber draws with regular balls and bonus ball(-s) drawn from the same chamber. If 6 balls and a bonus ball were drawn from a single chamber of 49 balls, the lottery format would be marked as (6+1)/49.
- Two-chamber draws with regular balls drawn from the first chamber and bonus balls drawn from the second one. If 5 balls were drawn from one chamber containing 45 balls and a bonus ball was drawn from another chamber containing 20 balls, the lottery format would be marked as 5/45+1/20.
- In Pick 3 and Pick 4s, every ball is drawn from its own chamber. If it's a Pick 4, 4 balls are drawn from their own chambers with each chamber containing 10 balls with numbers from 0 to 9. This lottery format would be marked as 4x(1/10).
- The two more rule - the drawn balls must be resulted in draw order and only the first drawn bonus ball is applicable for the bet.
- Betting limits
- Betting limits are set by each organisation that adopts the product. They can be configured in the Aardvark Technologies administrator interface.
- Betting Types
- Classic - Which number(-s) will be drawn, excluding bonus number(-s).
- Classic (Incl. Bonus) - Which number(-s) will be drawn, including bonus number(-s). This bet type is offered on lotteries that have a single chamber with a bonus drawn from the same chamber.
- In Order from 1st - Which number(-s) will be drawn in the exact draw order. Applicable only to lotteries that are resulted in draw order.
- Crazy - Which number(-s) will not be drawn, excluding bonus number(-s). This betting market does not apply to Pick 3s and 4s.
- All - All drawn numbers will be odd or even, excluding bonus number(-s).
- Sum - Sum of drawn numbers will add to an odd or an even number, excluding bonus number(-s).
- More - Choose whether there will be more odd or even numbers drawn, excluding bonus number(-s).
- First (Odd/Even) - Choose whether the first drawn ball will be odd or even. Applicable only to lotteries that are resulted in draw order.
- First (High/Low) - First drawn ball will be higher or lower than a given threshold. Applicable only to lotteries that are resulted in draw order.
- The higher and lower number is calculated by dividing the number of balls that the first ball will be drawn from in half. For example, UK 49’s Lunchtime (6+1)/49 draws 6 balls from a chamber of 49 balls. The system divides 49 into two categories - Low (1-25) and High (26-49). Note that the categories are not completely equal due to the lottery having an odd number of total balls. In such a case, we treat the bet option with a lower probability of winning with higher odds.
- Bonus (Odd/Even) - Bonus ball will be odd or even. If there is more than one bonus ball drawn, then two more rule applies. Only available for lotteries that have bonus ball(-s).
- Bonus (High/Low) - Bonus ball will be higher or lower than a given threshold (see 4. section i part I). If there is more than one bonus ball drawn, then two more rule applies. Only available for lotteries that have bonus ball(-s).
- Power/Bonus - The exact bonus or powerball number(-s). Only available for lotteries that have bonus ball(-s).
- Classic + Power - This is a mix of Classic and Power/Bonus betting markets where punters have to guess which regular number(-s) will be drawn and which bonus number will be drawn. This betting type only applies to lotteries where one bonus ball is drawn.
- Special cases