Assertion: bookmaker | /r/CapableOf | aim to guarantee profit
Facets:
value: by adjusting the odds
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: By "adjusting the odds" in their favour (paying out amounts using odds that are less than what they determined to be the true odds) or by having a point spread, bookmakers aim to guarantee a profit by achieving a 'balanced book', either by getting an equal number of bets for each possible outcome or (when they are offering odds) by getting the amounts wagered on each outcome to reflect the odds.