Pricing engine
Parimutuel — pooled betting with zero directional risk
Pool-based betting where the house takes a cut and carries no directional risk.
In a parimutuel market all stakes go into a shared pool; winners split the pool in proportion to their stake after the house takes a configurable cut. Because payouts are funded entirely by the pool, the operator carries no directional risk — the cut is guaranteed revenue whatever the outcome.
How it works
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All bets on a market flow into a single pool.
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When the market resolves, the operator's configurable cut is removed as guaranteed revenue.
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The remaining pool is split among winning bettors in proportion to their stake.
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Because winners are paid only from the pool, the operator has no exposure to any particular outcome.
Best for
Operators who want guaranteed, risk-free revenue and are comfortable with pool-style (rather than fixed-odds) payouts — ideal for high-participation, event-driven markets.
Risk controls
- Zero directional risk by construction — payouts funded by the pool
- Configurable pool cut taken before distribution
- Per-user and per-market bet limits
- Emergency kill switch and market suspend
Frequently asked
- Why does parimutuel carry no risk for the operator?
- Winners are paid entirely from the shared pool, and the house takes its cut before distributing. Since the operator never funds payouts from its own balance, no single outcome can create a loss.
- How is operator revenue determined?
- By the configurable pool cut, which is removed from the pool at settlement. It is guaranteed revenue regardless of which outcome wins.
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