{"id":1479,"date":"2020-04-20T13:27:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T13:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/help\/how-do-i-place-a-bet\/"},"modified":"2020-05-01T13:18:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:18:26","slug":"how-do-i-place-a-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/help\/how-do-i-place-a-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I place a bet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the main <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/pools\/sports?utm_source=cbhelp&amp;utm_medium=newtocolossus&amp;utm_campaign=1479sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sports<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/pools\/racing?utm_source=cbhelp&amp;utm_medium=newtocolossus&amp;utm_campaign=1479racing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Racing<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page, click on the pool you would like to bet into and you will be taken to the <\/span><strong>coupon<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><strong>betslip<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for that pool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Homepage-to-coupon-gif.gif\" alt=\"Homepage-to-coupon-gif.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the coupon, make at least one selection for each event <\/span><strong>(\u2018leg\u2019)<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> listed. Each set of selections is called a <\/span><strong>\u2018line\u2019.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You can make multiple selections per leg, which will result in a multi-line ticket. On the betslip, choose your stake per line. <\/span><strong>The cost of your ticket =\u00a0 # of lines x stake per line.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NEW-Selections.gif\" alt=\"NEW-Selections.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The default stake plays for the full jackpot prize. Lower (\u2018fractional\u2019) stakes play for the equivalent fraction of the jackpot prize. You don\u2019t need to remember this! The prize in the pool header adjusts as you adjust your stake level to show the actual prize you\u2019re playing for*.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NEW-Stakes-gif.gif\" alt=\"NEW-Stakes-gif.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need some help with your selections? Use our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/help\/what-is-smart-pick\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smart Pick<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smart-pick-short.gif\" alt=\"Smart-pick-short.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are ready to submit your ticket, click the \u201cPlay\u201d button, which also displays the total cost and number of lines in your ticket for that final check.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* Except for racing Place pools. Read more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/help\/why-is-the-prize-for-place-pools-displayed-differently-on-the-betting-coupon\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the main Sports or Racing page, click on the pool you would like to bet into and you will be taken to the coupon and betslip for that pool. On the coupon, make at least one selection for each event (\u2018leg\u2019) listed. Each set of selections is called a \u2018line\u2019. 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