Unusual Wagers Placed in Bookmaking Market

Unusual Wagers Placed in Bookmaking Market

Russian bookmakers now only accept bets on sports events, following changes in gambling legislation. The once popular wagers on topics like politics, TV shows, cultural events have vanished from the line.

Despite the reduction, strange bets still exist among sports events. For instance, you can no longer bet on the apocalypse, UFO sightings, or the weather. However, we believe that legal bookmakers continue to offer enough peculiar and unusual bets on sporting events.

Let's delve into the lines and odds of these legal bookmakers to discover the most peculiar options:

1. Zenit BK
2. Football
3. Hockey
4. Tennis
5. Other sports
6. Liga Stavok BK
7. Betcity BK
8. Football
9. Hockey
10. Tennis
11. Futsal
12. Fonbet BK
13. Football
14. Hockey
15. Basketball
16. BetBoom BK
17. Hockey
18. Basketball
19. Boxing
20. American Football
21. Olimpbet BK
22. Tennisi BK
23. Football
24. Hockey
25. Basketball
26. Tennis
27. Volleyball
28. Summary

Zenit BK

Zenit Bookmaker provides a diverse line and odds, making it possible to find intriguing results frequently.

For example, you can bet on arm wrestling, an uncommon direction that does not often appear in other companies.

Let's explore other rare markets in Zenit BK:

Football

In the most popular sport, you often want to bet on goals. Zenit offers various goal-related options, such as a goal scored with a scorpion kick at a coefficient of 77 (odds may vary depending on the match).

Other possibilities range from more realistic goals (rebound off the crossbar, direct free kick, or from outside the penalty area) to extremely rare events (such as a "dry sheet").

Other markets:

• Coach or reserve player sent off (yes - 10, no - 1.01);
• Both teams have a player sent off (yes - 9, no - 1.03);
• Both teams score a penalty (yes - 8, no - 1.05);
• Penalty for a handball (yes - 5, no - 1.13);
• Player leaves the field on a stretcher (yes - 8, no - 1.05);
• All goals scored on one side of the field (yes - 2.55, no - 1.45).

Odds are taken from one event and may differ slightly in other cases.

In BC Zenit, you'll find many unusual bets on the goalkeeper. Apart from goals, assists, and penalties, you can bet on whether the goalkeeper will touch the ball in the first minute of the match, or whether both goalkeepers will touch the ball in the first 3 minutes.

There are not only "yes" options, but also "no", which opens up more possibilities for successful deals.

Hockey

In hockey matches, various options for the goalkeeper's actions exist:

• Any goalkeeper touches the puck in the first minute of the match (yes - 1.3, no - 3.3);
• Both goalkeepers touch the puck in the first 2 minutes of the game (1.87-1.87);
• Any goalkeeper gets a penalty (yes - 9, no - 1.04);
• Any goalkeeper scores points (yes - 12, no - 1.01);
• There will be a goalie substitution (yes - 5, no - 1.15);
• A goal will be scored (999).

You can also bet on an empty net goal (yes - 3.7, no - 1.25), a coach's penalty (20), the first goal scored by a defenseman (yes - 6, no - 1.11), and a player from any team scoring points and getting a penalty (yes - 1.25, no - 3.7).

In Liga Stavok, a new sport has been added - Roller Hockey (Roller Hockey, Rollerkeii). It is played on a dry surface on roller skates with a ball or puck.

Currently, there are few tournaments in the bookmaker's line, and the betting options are limited to basic markets such as result and double chance.

However, if the discipline gains popularity, there will be many more betting options, as was the case with floorball.

Tennis Paddle - a racket sport from Mexico, often played in pairs on a closed court slightly smaller than a tennis court - is also available for betting.

Liga Stavok offers the opportunity to bet on almost any sporting event, like Breaking (Break-dance).

BC Betcity

Betcity analysts create many rare and unique outcomes, especially for top matches.

In Football, you'll find numerous combined bets, including "or" outcomes (winning one of two or three events is enough). For example, a win or exact score.

Predicting an exact result is difficult, so in some cases, it may be more reasonable to bet on a team's win with a safety net of a 0-0 draw or a minimal loss.

There are also rare markets for goals scored:

• Three goals in a row by one team;
• Goal in added time;
• Goal before a substitution;
• Cancelled / disallowed goal;
• Goal within 10 seconds after a corner kick.

You can test your luck by betting on a shot hitting the post or crossbar (yes - 2.35, no - 1.53).

In Hockey, you can increase your bet amount by 10-11 times if a goal is scored in the first minute.

Other scenarios include:

• Mutual penalty, including 5-minute penalties (yes - 2.55, no - 1.4);
• Goal, assist, and any penalty from one player (yes - 3.2, no - 1.25);
• Both clubs will take a time-out (yes - 5, no - 1.1);
• There will be a video review and the goal will be counted (yes - 5, no - 1.1);
• There will be a video review and the goal will be disallowed (yes - 5, no - 1.1);
• Bullet in regular time (yes - 35);
• Successful bullet in regular time (yes - 25).

In Tennis, Betcity offers many interesting things, such as:

• Match duration in minutes;
• Score after the first 6 games 3:3 (yes - 3, no - 1.34);
• Medical timeout (yes - 3, no - 1.34);
• Any player will lose their serve at 40:0 (yes - 5, no - 1.13);
• Tie-break in the 1st set (yes - 5.9, no - 1.11);
• In a set, a player will not win any games (yes - 11, no - 1.02);
• Player will be disqualified (yes - 11, no - 1.01);
• Match will be won by an ace (yes - 11);
• Player will break a racket (yes - 12).

Some bet 1000 rubles on an obvious outcome to potentially win 50-100 rubles clean, while others prefer to bet 50-100 rubles on a high coefficient and try to increase it to 1000-2000 rubles or more.

Betcity offers the chance to use both approaches (not all bookmakers have the "no" option with a low quote on such rare markets).

Futsal

This sport is available in the lines of all bookmakers with acceptable odds (winner, handicap, outcome, periods, etc.). However, Betcity pays a lot of attention to futsal. One of the reasons may be that the company is the official betting partner of the Super Cup and Cup of Russia for mini-football.

Unusual outcomes:

• 2 goals in one minute (2.03);
• Goal from your own half (2.5);
• Goal in majority (10);
• Goal in minority (30);
• Goalkeeper sent off (15).

You can also bet on header goal (11), which is not very common in futsal, and bicycle kick goal (15).

In general, all markets are playable, except for a goal scored in minority. A player's minus in futsal is a significant loss (not as much as in football). Not only should there be a red card, but the team must also score a goal. Usually, they try to play the time when the opponent is in majority or concede quickly, and the teams' compositions are equal again.

BC Olimpbet

Olimpbet's line has no oddities, except for football, where you can bet on the exact score of the first half and the entire match.

It's quite difficult to guess the exact score, let alone make it more complicated. Nevertheless, there are sure to be fans of such bets. For example, you can bet on the exact score of 0:1 at odds of 9.25, or 0:0, 0:1 at odds of 13.5, or 0:1, 0:1 at odds of 17.

One of Olimpbet's priority areas is boxing. Apart from the ability to bet on Hardcore FC and Top Dog, the company also holds ticket draws, prediction contests, offers insurance for fights, and exclusively broadcasts matches.

Moreover, BC users can bet on the rarest championships of popular sports. Here are just a few examples of football tournaments:

• Bolivia, League Cup;
• Oman, Sultan Cup;
• Vietnam, V.League;
• Ghana, Premier League;
• Jordan, Pro League;
• Kenya Championship;
• Myanmar, National League;
• Ethiopia Premier League.

BC Tennisi

Tennisi is known for its exclusive line, including many unique and strange outcomes. The main part is located in the "Exclusive" section (above the list of sports).

The exclusive line is further divided into "Exclusive" and "Player Indicators" within the section.

Examples of exotic bets:

• "Spartak" in the 2023/24 season (championship and cup) will score a goal from a direct free kick (yes - 2.72, no - 1.4);
• In the 2023/24 RPL, at least 6 penalties will be awarded in one more match (yes - 25);
• Mario Fernandes will have a scoring action (goal or assist) in a match against "CSKA" before the end of his career (yes - 2.85, no - 1.37);
• David de Gea will keep a clean sheet in one of the top 5 leagues in the 2023/24 season (yes - 1.72, no - 2);
• A team from outside the top 5 leagues' highest division will win one of the cups (yes - 10, no - 1.02).

Long-term bets are also available for athletes' achievements throughout their careers, such as:

• Kvaratskhelia winning the "Golden Ball",
• Neymar winning the Saudi Arabian championship,
• Quincy Promes becoming the all-time top scorer for "Spartak".

Tennisi offers a wide variety of long-term bets, not only in football but also in other sports like:

• Hockey: Alexander Ovechkin breaking Jagr's record for regular season game-winning goals in the NHL (yes - 1.85, no - 1.85);
• MMA: Jon Jones successfully defending his heavyweight championship belt at least 3 times by the end of 2025 (yes - 11, no - 1.01);
• MMA: Islam Makhachev winning 15 consecutive fights (current streak: 12) before the end of his career (yes - 1.9, no - 1.8);
• Tennis: Novak Djokovic breaking Jimmy Connors' record for ATP singles tournament titles (yes - 11, no - 1.01);
• Tennis: Mira Andreyeva reaching the top 10 in the WTA rankings by the end of 2024 (yes - 2.5, no - 1.47);
• Basketball: LeBron James winning 5 NBA championships before retiring (yes - 5.3, no - 1.12).

Summary

As we can see, there are plenty of unusual bets available in betting shops, especially for popular sports. Everyone can find their niche, whether for potential profit through their own strategy or for maximum enjoyment from winning odd bets.

1. The Zenit Bookmaker offers an opportunity to bet on the arm wrestling tournament, an uncommon direction not often available in other companies.
2. In the BC Betcity line, you can find a rare market for a goal in added time, a goal before a substitution, or a cancelled/disallowed goal in football.
3. Olimpbet offers bets on the exact score of the first half and the entire match in Football, which are quite difficult to guess.

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