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This book looks at the Law and the Policy on Betting and Sport in many countries around the world––sport is a global phenomenon––providing a very useful and valuable comparative survey on a subject that is so vital for safeguarding and preserving the integrity of those sports in which betting is legally allowed. The country reports show how sports-related betting is organized in the country concerned, also from a historical and policy perspective (national Lotteries Act; state run/state licensed lotteries and/or private operators; how the licensing system for public operators works; state supervisory mechanisms, etc.), and contain a treatment of the national case law.
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A parlay is defined as “a bet on two or more teams whereby any money wagered and won on the first bet is placed on the second bet and, if there are more than two bets, that process is repeated on all bets. If any bet loses, the player gets no return. All bets are placed at the same time” (Reizner and Mendelsohn 1983).
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Smith, G.J. (2011). Sports Betting in Canada. In: Anderson, P., Blackshaw, I., Siekmann, R., Soek, J. (eds) Sports Betting: Law and Policy. ASSER International Sports Law Series. T.M.C. Asser Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-799-9_15
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