[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":84},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-liability":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"badge":6,"body":7,"category":72,"date":73,"description":74,"extension":75,"image":6,"meta":76,"navigation":77,"path":78,"seo":79,"stem":82,"vimeoAspect":6,"vimeoId":6,"__hash__":83},"pages\u002Fguides\u002F06.what-is-liability.md","What is Liability in Matched Betting?",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":65},"minimark",[10,19,24,27,30,34,48,52],[11,12,13,14,18],"p",{},"Liability is the amount you stand to lose on a ",[15,16,17],"strong",{},"lay bet"," if the outcome you laid actually happens. When you lay on an exchange, you are taking the other side of a bet, so you have to be able to pay out if it wins.",[20,21,23],"h2",{"id":22},"how-liability-is-worked-out","How liability is worked out",[11,25,26],{},"Liability = (lay odds minus 1) times your lay stake.",[11,28,29],{},"For example, if you lay $10 at odds of 5.0, your liability is (5.0 minus 1) times 10, which is $40. You need that $40 available in your exchange account to place the lay.",[20,31,33],{"id":32},"why-it-matters","Why it matters",[11,35,36,37,42,43,47],{},"The higher the odds you lay at, the bigger the liability, so the more money you need sitting in your ",[38,39,41],"a",{"href":40},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-a-betting-exchange","exchange"," account. This is why we usually pick moderate odds rather than very high ones. The ",[38,44,46],{"href":45},"\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-to-use-the-matched-betting-calculator","calculator"," always shows your liability, so you know exactly how much you need before you place anything.",[20,49,51],{"id":50},"next-steps","Next steps",[11,53,54,55,59,60,64],{},"Read about ",[38,56,58],{"href":57},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-liquidity","liquidity",", which decides whether your lay can be matched at all, or the ",[38,61,63],{"href":62},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-matched-betting","complete guide to matched betting",".",{"title":66,"searchDepth":67,"depth":67,"links":68},"",2,[69,70,71],{"id":22,"depth":67,"text":23},{"id":32,"depth":67,"text":33},{"id":50,"depth":67,"text":51},"Basics","2026-06-18","Liability is the amount you risk when you place a lay bet on an exchange. Here is how to work it out and why it matters.","md",{},true,"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-liability",{"title":80,"description":81},"What is Liability? Lay Bet Liability Explained","Liability is the amount you risk on a lay bet if the outcome happens. Learn how to work out liability and why it decides how much you need in your exchange account.","guides\u002F06.what-is-liability","NjSj3I-R9Hd0f6UDPeVX5ALuXkQQGxDlN3Wmz7KIh5s",1781933160154]