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TAKING CHALK DEFINITION
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Taking Chalk
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What is Taking Chalk?
Taking
Chalk
(also known as ‘
laying chalk
’ or simply just '
chalk
') is when a
bettor
takes the
favorite
, buys
points
to take shorter
odds
or takes a popular
bet
.
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