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Numbers

Decimal, Fractional, American, Hong Kong: One Price in Four Notations

The same price can be written at least four ways. Converting between them takes one line of arithmetic each.

Numbers

Asian Handicap: Why Some Lines End in .25 and .75

A handicap gives one side a head start to even out a mismatch. Quarter lines split the stake across two neighbouring handicaps.

Numbers

Implied Probability and the Bookmaker's Margin

Every price implies a probability. Add up the implied probabilities for all outcomes and the total is more than 100 percent. The excess is the margin.

Money

A Bigger Bonus With a Lower Cap: Which Is Worth More?

The headline amount and the withdrawal cap pull in opposite directions. The offer that looks smaller is often the one that pays more.

Net

Proxies, VPNs and Public Wi-Fi: What Each Actually Protects

A proxy changes where your traffic appears to come from. It does not, without more, make that traffic private.

Net

Two-Factor Authentication: Which Second Step to Choose

A second factor stops most account takeovers. Not all second factors are equal, and the weakest is still far better than none.

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