im gonna have a go on the irish tonight going for 3 numbers bet as it seems to be the popular choice, can somebody in here explain how,canadian,yankee,patent/ trixie bets work invoving the the irish lotto and are they worth doing, as much info as possible would be a great help cheers
Multiples on the Irish just work in the same way that they do with any other type of selection.
For instance, a £1 patent on 24-27-29 in the 6 number draw (no bonus) at William Hill:
7 bets (3 singles, 3 doubles, 1 treble) = £7.
£1 on 24 @ 6/1
£1 on 27 @ 6/1
£1 on 29 @ 6/1
£1 on 24-27 @ 53/1
£1 on 24-29 @ 53/1
£1 on 27-29 @ 53/1
£1 on 24-27-29 @ 600/1
So, if you only get 1 of your chosen numbers up, you break even. Any 2 or all 3, though, and you've made a decent amount of profit.