Sports betting

Corner markets ask how many corners a match will have, or which team will win more. They follow their own settlement rules, and a corner awarded is not always a corner counted.

Picking a winner is one bet; picking the round and the way the fight ends is another. Boxing's specialist markets pay more because they ask for far more precision.

Correct score is one of the oldest football markets: name the exact final score and the bet wins. Simple to explain, hard to land, and priced accordingly.

Stadiums that once had empty stands for women's fixtures now sell out for big matches, broadcasters compete for rights and players appear in mainstream advertising. As the audience has grown, so has…