Every time you see the Cash Out button, Fonbet is proposing a trade: “I give you X now, you give me the slip.” Like every price the operator sets, it carries a margin. The question isn’t “take it or not?” but “is this price better than my own estimate?”.
How it’s calculated
Cash Out amount ≈ (potential return × current probability of success) − margin. A 5-leg acca with €200 potential return, 4 legs won, the 5th at 1.30 live: fair value 200/1.30 = €154, Fonbet offers ~€143. The margin: ~7%.
Full vs partial
Partial Cash Out (the slider under the button) closes a percentage of the slip and lets the rest run at the original odds. The typical use: close just enough to “get your stake back” and the remainder becomes a free roll.
When it’s worth it
- New information the market hasn’t priced yet — injury, red card, weather. Cash Out follows odds with a lag.
- An acca with one “outsider” leg left (2.50+): insurance is cheap relative to the risk.
- Bankroll management: when the slip is large relative to your bankroll — here the maths is secondary.
When it’s a mistake
- Panic at 80’ when your team leads 1-0: Cash Out prices the equaliser risk higher than it statistically happens.
- Systematic Cash Out on every acca: you pay 7% margin on top of the original 5% — long term you lose twice.
Setting Auto Cash Out
Fonbet allows Auto Cash Out: set an amount and the slip closes automatically when it reaches it. Useful for live tennis and basketball where the price moves fast — and to stop deciding with emotion.
Related: Bet Builder, Fonbet review.
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