Once the whistle goes, "live betting delay" comes down to timing. Live betting means placing a bet after the game has started, while the result is still open. In play betting and in game betting are other names for the same thing. What does it change? The odds move with every goal, point or turn of play, the markets open and close within seconds, and the bettor reacts to what is happening instead of guessing in advance.
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How does live betting work behind the screen? A trading team and a data feed follow the event, and a pricing model updates the odds after each action. When something important happens, such as a goal, a penalty or a break of serve, the market is suspended for a moment and reopens at new prices. Bets placed during a suspension are refused, so the slip often asks the bettor to confirm the new price.
Live betting against pre match betting is a choice between two kinds of information. A pre match price is set with days of data and plenty of time to compare. A live price reacts to what the bettor can see, but it moves fast, and anyone watching a stream sees the action a few seconds after the book does. That gap is why a live betting delay exists: an accepted bet waits a few seconds before it stands.
After a goal, penalty or break of serve, the market freezes briefly and reopens at new prices; bets sent during the pause are refused.
Impulse: a lost bet invites another straight away, and the speed of the market makes chasing losses easy to slip into.
Usually yes. Live markets tend to carry a wider margin than the line set before kickoff, on top of prices that swing hard.
A stream reaches the viewer a few seconds after the book's data feed reports the action, so the price has often moved already.
Many markets, such as the next goal or next point, open and close within seconds as the game runs, leaving little time to think.