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Aside from the fact that it\u2019s a fun bet to place, a Union Jack bet lets you win a return even if you win just one or two of the trebles it includes. This means Union Jack bets are useful for betting on a set of underdogs \u2013 even if the majority of selections lose, you may still make a profit.<\/p>\n
For example, say that only the first treble in the grid shown above (H1, H2 and H3) wins, and all the other trebles lose. Given reasonably favourable odds for the three winning selections, you\u2019d still make a good profit on the bet.<\/p>\n
However, note that may fail to get any return at all on a Union Jack bet even if five or six of your nine selections win, based on how they\u2019re lined up in the grid. For example, consider the grid shown above. Even if selections H1, H2, H4, H6, H8 and H9 all win, you won\u2019t get any return on your bet because none of the trebles has won.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \n\n\n
How a Union Jack bet works in practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When you place a \u00a31 Union Jack bet, you\u2019ll actually be staking \u00a38. That\u2019s because the bet involves a total of eight trebles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Something important to note about how a Union Jack bet works is that some of the selections in the 3×3 grid appear in more trebles than others, as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- the selection in the centre of the grid (H4 above) appears most often, in a total of four trebles<\/li>
- selections in the corner positions (H1, H3, H7 and H9 above) each appear in a total of three trebles<\/li>
- the remaining selections (H2, H5, H6 and H8) each appear in only two trebles.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
In other words, the placement of the selections isn\u2019t random and requires careful thought. Once you get the hang of how Union Jack bets work, you\u2019ll be able to position your selections based on factors like their odds and what you know about their recent form.<\/p>\n\n\n Try Union Jack betting at William Hill now<\/a>\r\n