Glossary

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Take - the money taken from the betting pool by track management for the state, as well as the racing association.

Take a Price - a wager on the underdog in a money line event.

Take the Odds - to wager less money on a proposition than one hopes to win.

Take the Points - a wager on the underdog in a point spread event.

Tap City - a term to describe the state of a player who has gone broke, possibly from a result of pressing. Also known as Tapped Out.
Teaser – a bet on two or more teams where the line on each team is adjusted in favor of the player. Like a parlay, all selections must be correct for the teaser wager to payoff.

Teller's Cage - the location at a race track where the player may make financial transactions, i.e., place bets, make change, cash checks and collect winnings.

Ten-Cent Line - the money line difference (10 cents) between what a player lays with the favorite or takes back with the underdog.

Thirty-Cent Line - the money line difference (30 cents) between what a player lays with the favorite, or takes back with the underdog.

Tie - when a game officially ends with neither side winning.

Titanic Tri-Super - a combination wager, similar to the Tri-Super, except the player must correctly select the Trifecta combination in the fifth race and the Superfecta in the seventh race.

Toss Up - a game where the line is close to pick 'em; a game where no team, or betting option, is a clear favorite.

Totals - the total combined number of runs/points/goals scored by the two teams opposed in a sports event, including those scored in overtime.

Totalisator Machine - a computerized system that records amounts wagered, prints tickets for players, calculates odds and displays them on screens throughout a racetrack.

Tote Board - a board located behind the backstretch of the racetrack that displays the odds, pools, results and payoffs of each race.

Tout - a person who either sells or gives away his selections on games, races or contests.

Tout Service - a business that sells opinions of sporting events.

Treble Forecast – Trifecta - a wager on three selections, in a single designated race, to cross the finish line in a specific order. Also see, Tricast and Trifecta (UK).

Tricast - a wager on three selections, in a single designated race, to cross the finish line in a specific order. Also see, Trifecta and Treble Forecast (UK).

Trifecta - a wager on three selections, in a single designated race, to cross the finish line in a specific order. Also see, Tricast and Treble Forecast (UK).

Trifecta Box – racing term referring to a player making three picks to finish first, second and third in any order.

Trifecta Triple - horse race betting term referring to a method of betting where the player must select the first, second and third place horses to cross the finish line, in a specified order.

Triple Sharp – a very strong player who also happens to be a wiseguy.

Tri-Super - a combination wager on the Trifecta and the Superfecta. The player selects the winning Trifecta combination in one race and exchanges that ticket for a Superfecta in the following race. The Tri-Super is similar to the Twin Trifecta.

True Odds- the ratio of the number of times one event will occur as compared to the number of times another event will occur. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds.

Tweener- a book that derives its numbers by taking the middle point between the numbers calculated by all other books.

Twenty Cent Line- the money line difference (twenty cents) between what a player lays with the favorite, or takes back with the underdog.

Twin Trifecta- a multiple combination or pool bet, where the player wagers on two Trifecta selections in two races, i.e., six selections. If the player wins the first Trifecta, he may exchange his winning ticket for a Trifecta for the subsequent race. One-half of the net Twin Trifecta pool will be paid in equal shares to all winners of the first half when they present their tickets for exchange. The remaining half of the pool, along with any carryover, will be paid to winners of the second-half. If no one correctly selects the second-half of the Twin Trifecta, the pool will be carried over to the next race.