Olah, P. - Olah

Japanese: オラー,P. - おらー
Olah, P. - Olah

…In Japan, it is also called soccer lottery. In 1870, Frenchman Pierre Oller invented the principle of parimutuel, which is a calculation method in which the remaining amount after deducting expenses from the total amount of bets is paid out according to the amount of each person's bet. This method was used to calculate the prize money for horse racing in France from 1887, and in 1908 to calculate the dividends for horse racing in the United States and Canada. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ola, P." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本ではサッカーくじとも呼ばれる。1870年フランス人ピエール・オラーが賭金総額から経費を差し引いた残額を各人の賭金に応じて配当する計算の原理パリミュチュエルparimutuelを考案した。この方式は87年からフランスの競馬の賞金計算に,1908年にはアメリカとカナダの競馬の配当金計算に用いられた。…

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