This is my first post so be gentle!
I'm working on a prototype for an online betting exchange for my final year project at university (similar to betfair, betsson, betdaq but much smaller) and I'm having trouble finding any resources through google because the word 'betting' brings up 1000's of irrelevant links to sift through (usually spam).
I'm familiar with php, sql and databases on a small scale but these systems (which seem to be heavily reliant on javascript) are all very time critical and intimidating.
Can anyone give me an idea of where I should be looking for information or give me a basic idea of how they operate in terms of the technology?