It also doesn’t require a large stake to potentially return a big win. They are a lottery style bet where the bettor can exercise a degree of skill and expertise, rather than relying entirely upon the randomness of how the lottery balls are chosen.
The attraction of parlays is apparent: returns can be large, a 6-team parlay, each priced at -110 wins $474.13 of profit on a $10 stake and such wins receive lots of publicity and live long in the memory.
