Hedging can also be used to lock in a profit at the end of a parlay. Say you have bet a five-team parlay and the first four games have won. Instead of sweating the outcome of the fifth game, you could simply make a bet on the other team in the final game of your parlay.
Marco Polo. Marco Polo was an Italian merchant and explorer, famous for introducing Europeans to China and Central Asia. He inspired future travelers, including Christopher Columbus. Born presumably in the Republic of Venice around 1254, Marco Polo played an important role in cartography.
Who Was Marco Polo? By Joan Holub Introduction: Marco Polo lived in Italy more than seven hundred and fifty years ago. He is famous for traveling to China and back (more than 11,000 miles) and recording his adventures in a book. He said he spent many years with Kublai Khan, a powerful ruler in that part of the world. Marco Poloâs book became a source of trouble for him, and people have argued about it since it was written. TEACHERS: Due to copyright issues, for access to Text 1 either obtain a copy of the book cited below