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Pricing a parlay of two independent bets

A bookmaker prices two independent 50/5050/50 events at decimal odds of 1.901.90 each. A parlay (accumulator) pays out only if both legs win, at combined odds equal to the product 1.90×1.901.90 \times 1.90.

What is the fair price of the parlay, what does the bookmaker offer, and how does the effective margin compare to a single bet?

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For independent events, probabilities multiply, and so do the fair decimal odds. Track what happens to the vig when you multiply two already-vigged prices.

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This one is open-ended. Work it through, then check your reasoning against the full solution.

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