If the spread is set at +7, the underdog must either win the game outright or lose by fewer than seven points in order to cover. For the favorite to cover, they must win by more than seven points.

When odds are expressed with a plus (+) or minus ( ) symbol followed by a number. They are American money line odds; for example, +200 signifies the amount a bettor could win if wageringR$100. If the bet works out, the player would receive a total payout ofR$300 ($200 net profit +R$100 initial stake).

bwin also lent its name to the Primeira Liga (bwinLIGA), sponsored Italian football club Milan from 2006 to 2010, and has also been a partner to popular football clubs, such as Real Madrid, Juventus and Werder Bremen.

In Deutschland und sterreich ist der Wettanbieter bwin rechtlich gesehen ganz legal. In Deutschland hat sich bwin eine deutsche Lizenz gesichert und wird vom IT-System LUGAS von der Glcksspielbehrde Halle berwacht, in sterreich reicht eine gltige europische Lizenz  bei bwin ist es eine Lizenz aus Malta.