a place bet is a wager which remains effective as the player 39 s wager until one of the house wins 24 possible combination is the result of the shooter 39 s roll or until the player who makes the place bet withdraws it or alters it there are five place bets possible in the triple 30 singles 34 and pairs 40 a player indicates the type of bet he is wagering by the position of his marker within the betting selection area the five place bets are defined and described below in descending order of risk 1 an exact bet is a wager on only one possible combination it is indicated by placing the wagering marker within the boundaries of the pictorial representation of that combination 2 a split bet is a wager to include either of two possible combinations it is indicated by placing the wagering marker on the solid line boundary between two adjoining pictorial representations of the combinations selected for the wager 3 a corner bet is a wager to include any one of four possible combinations it is indicated by placing the wagering marker on the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines which separate the four possible combinations selected for the wager 4 a column bet is a wager to include all possible combinations whose pictorial representations occur in one column the number of possible combinations will vary with the betting section selected and the configuration of the possible combinations in a grid as a result the payoff ratio would vary to reflect the risk assumed the column.