the winner is the loser. YOU pay the juice. If you win you are the winner and still have to pay the juice because you basically bet 110 to win 100. If you pay juice you would really win 110. You got juiced. If you lose you are the loser and you would pay 110 for a 100 bet. You never would of won 110. You got juiced. YOU are getting juiced. It just wether you become the loser or winner.
Who pays the juice?
the winner is the loser. YOU pay the juice. If you win you are the winner and still have to pay the juice because you basically bet 110 to win 100. If you pay juice you would really win 110. You got juiced. If you lose you are the loser and you would pay 110 for a 100 bet. You never would of won 110. You got juiced. YOU are getting juiced. It just wether you become the loser or winner.
the winner is the loser. YOU pay the juice. If you win you are the winner and still have to pay the juice because you basically bet 110 to win 100. If you pay juice you would really win 110. You got juiced. If you lose you are the loser and you would pay 110 for a 100 bet. You never would of won 110. You got juiced. YOU are getting juiced. It just wether you become the loser or winner.
Hi Hugh,
When you say you "bet $100 over the phone," your bookie obviously already knows this to mean you wish to win $100. I'm guessing the figure $110 never actually comes up in your conversation, because you and your bookie know that is your actual risk.
Thus, you can see you are paying him vig when you when... you're paying him 10.00 vig each time. Otherwise, he should be paying you $110 each time you win, and not just $100.
When you risk the $110 that you are, and you lose, that's all you pay... $110. No vig.
I myself have never believed it was about semantics. Neither does Spitfire's favorite casino owner, Bob Stupak,
It's also hard to argue about these two real-life examples: Pai-gow poker... you fork over a 5% commission, immediately, each time you win. Or when my girlfriend wins at roulette and receives a lower payout than what the true odds say she should. When that happens she just paid them some vig. Same principal with sports betting.
Good luck to you with your bets.
Hi Hugh,
When you say you "bet $100 over the phone," your bookie obviously already knows this to mean you wish to win $100. I'm guessing the figure $110 never actually comes up in your conversation, because you and your bookie know that is your actual risk.
Thus, you can see you are paying him vig when you when... you're paying him 10.00 vig each time. Otherwise, he should be paying you $110 each time you win, and not just $100.
When you risk the $110 that you are, and you lose, that's all you pay... $110. No vig.
I myself have never believed it was about semantics. Neither does Spitfire's favorite casino owner, Bob Stupak,
It's also hard to argue about these two real-life examples: Pai-gow poker... you fork over a 5% commission, immediately, each time you win. Or when my girlfriend wins at roulette and receives a lower payout than what the true odds say she should. When that happens she just paid them some vig. Same principal with sports betting.
Good luck to you with your bets.
When you win you only get 100 so you miss out on the 10 you "should have" won... when you lose you pay 110... Just because you don't classify it as 100+10 like you do when thinking of a winner, doesn't mean you aren't paying extra for the bet. That is still essentially a long-term loss that you take when betting with a 10% vig.
If I have 500 dollars and want to bet 5 coin flips for $100 each, I can do so without and I could lose on 5 flips and pay $500. But when betting sports, we bet 'to win' and have to pay an extra 10% on a loss so we could now not afford to lose 5 bets, because each time, we pay $10 in vig added to the $100.
^^^ This isn't completely right either but it shows how Ed-Collins' theory is all based on the idea that all bets are risking X ($100), and it makes it much easier to argue that the winner pays.
In reality, no matter which way you look at it you will pay out of pocket for the opportunity to wager the game. I feel that the LOSER pays juice and the WINNER pays juice.
I can't remember the betting 'strategy' if you want to call it that - the one that Vanzack uses (who also says the winner pays yeah yeah I know) - It's the one that says that if you are laying -120 and you always bet 1 unit per game, you should risk about 1.09 to win .91 units. Betting in this style it is much easier to see how both sides pay the juice.
If I bet $109 to win $91 and I lose, I pay $109... lost $100 and paid $9 for the opportunity to bet. If I win $91, I win $100 and pay $9 for the opportunity to bet.
Thank god I finally was able to express this in a way that makes some kind of sense (although I'm probably still all over the place, running on no sleep today and I'm high as a kite)..... Please, rebuttle, because I just want to figure this out.
When you win you only get 100 so you miss out on the 10 you "should have" won... when you lose you pay 110... Just because you don't classify it as 100+10 like you do when thinking of a winner, doesn't mean you aren't paying extra for the bet. That is still essentially a long-term loss that you take when betting with a 10% vig.
If I have 500 dollars and want to bet 5 coin flips for $100 each, I can do so without and I could lose on 5 flips and pay $500. But when betting sports, we bet 'to win' and have to pay an extra 10% on a loss so we could now not afford to lose 5 bets, because each time, we pay $10 in vig added to the $100.
^^^ This isn't completely right either but it shows how Ed-Collins' theory is all based on the idea that all bets are risking X ($100), and it makes it much easier to argue that the winner pays.
In reality, no matter which way you look at it you will pay out of pocket for the opportunity to wager the game. I feel that the LOSER pays juice and the WINNER pays juice.
I can't remember the betting 'strategy' if you want to call it that - the one that Vanzack uses (who also says the winner pays yeah yeah I know) - It's the one that says that if you are laying -120 and you always bet 1 unit per game, you should risk about 1.09 to win .91 units. Betting in this style it is much easier to see how both sides pay the juice.
If I bet $109 to win $91 and I lose, I pay $109... lost $100 and paid $9 for the opportunity to bet. If I win $91, I win $100 and pay $9 for the opportunity to bet.
Thank god I finally was able to express this in a way that makes some kind of sense (although I'm probably still all over the place, running on no sleep today and I'm high as a kite)..... Please, rebuttle, because I just want to figure this out.
The way to think about a -110 bet for $100 is that you are actually betting $105 and paying the 5% juice ($5 on a $100 bet) to the house no matter if you win or lose...
So we get screwed by the house both ways (surprise... surprise...)
but at least both winners and losers pay the same juice... so I guess it is "fair"
someone tell me how this is wrong...
The way to think about a -110 bet for $100 is that you are actually betting $105 and paying the 5% juice ($5 on a $100 bet) to the house no matter if you win or lose...
So we get screwed by the house both ways (surprise... surprise...)
but at least both winners and losers pay the same juice... so I guess it is "fair"
someone tell me how this is wrong...
I agree with you, dl
Yeah, I saw alot of things posted on this topic and I thought I came up with the correct answer...
Well I guess with something like this, only a few will get it...
I am sure there are going to be those who cannot grasp the concept that will argue that I am wrong...
But I really think that I have unlocked the riddle here...
$105 bet... paying $5 regardless of outcome...
win ($100) or lose ($110)
Am I wrong?
I agree with you, dl
Yeah, I saw alot of things posted on this topic and I thought I came up with the correct answer...
Well I guess with something like this, only a few will get it...
I am sure there are going to be those who cannot grasp the concept that will argue that I am wrong...
But I really think that I have unlocked the riddle here...
$105 bet... paying $5 regardless of outcome...
win ($100) or lose ($110)
Am I wrong?
They keep using the Risk 100 to win 91 example, where if you win you should have won 100 but you only get 91.
But think about it with true odds, if you risking 105 to win 95.
Loser pays $100 for the bet plus $5 juice, $105 total.
Winner collects only $95, $5 goes to the bookie.
The bookie collects $105 and pays out $95, collecting $5 from each bettor.
How is this wrong?
They keep using the Risk 100 to win 91 example, where if you win you should have won 100 but you only get 91.
But think about it with true odds, if you risking 105 to win 95.
Loser pays $100 for the bet plus $5 juice, $105 total.
Winner collects only $95, $5 goes to the bookie.
The bookie collects $105 and pays out $95, collecting $5 from each bettor.
How is this wrong?
Better way to put that dl36....
They keep using the Risk 100 to win 91 example, where if you win you should have won 100 but you only get 91.
But think about it with true odds, if you risking 105 to win 95.
Loser pays $100 for the bet plus $5 juice, $105 total.
Winner collects only $95, $5 goes to the bookie.
The bookie collects $105 and pays out $95, collecting $5 from each bettor.
How is this wrong?
your math might be a little off...
Better way to put that dl36....
They keep using the Risk 100 to win 91 example, where if you win you should have won 100 but you only get 91.
But think about it with true odds, if you risking 105 to win 95.
Loser pays $100 for the bet plus $5 juice, $105 total.
Winner collects only $95, $5 goes to the bookie.
The bookie collects $105 and pays out $95, collecting $5 from each bettor.
How is this wrong?
your math might be a little off...
Guys,
Guys,
your math might be a little off
your math might be a little off
your math might be a little off...
I know it's a little off, I'm rounding because there is no reason not to, the point is I am balancing the risk and to win around my unit size.
your math might be a little off...
I know it's a little off, I'm rounding because there is no reason not to, the point is I am balancing the risk and to win around my unit size.
bet $110 to win $100, when that hits, you collect $210, they are not telling you in advance that they will collect $10 from your win.
some tickets read "risk $110 to win $100", would that make it easier for you to understand? you are risking $110 ($100 of that is your wager, and $10 of that is your fee to play/bet (which is also called juice or vigorish) if you lose.
bet $110 to win $100, when that hits, you collect $210, they are not telling you in advance that they will collect $10 from your win.
some tickets read "risk $110 to win $100", would that make it easier for you to understand? you are risking $110 ($100 of that is your wager, and $10 of that is your fee to play/bet (which is also called juice or vigorish) if you lose.
I know it's a little off, I'm rounding because there is no reason not to, the point is I am balancing the risk and to win around my unit size.
Agreed
and in theory both winners and losers paying the juice is something we both seem to agree upon...
I know it may be hard for others understand...
I know it's a little off, I'm rounding because there is no reason not to, the point is I am balancing the risk and to win around my unit size.
Agreed
and in theory both winners and losers paying the juice is something we both seem to agree upon...
I know it may be hard for others understand...
if you bet on credit, the loser pays the juice...
if you bet with money in an account the winner pays the juice...
Giving math lessons may not be your strong point after you posted this absolute gem ![]()
"I wish I could make this up, but it's all here in this thread"
if you bet on credit, the loser pays the juice...
if you bet with money in an account the winner pays the juice...
Giving math lessons may not be your strong point after you posted this absolute gem ![]()
"I wish I could make this up, but it's all here in this thread"
Example:
Given $100 per unit bet.
If you bet 7 games and go 4-3, everyone agrees that you won exactly $70.
You won $400 ($0 for juice in the 4 wins) and lost $330 ($10 juice for each of the 3 losses).
If this logic works every time then my above argument is true. The amount you placed to play is irrelevant. Juice is the cost of losing that you had to pre-pay.
Example:
Given $100 per unit bet.
If you bet 7 games and go 4-3, everyone agrees that you won exactly $70.
You won $400 ($0 for juice in the 4 wins) and lost $330 ($10 juice for each of the 3 losses).
If this logic works every time then my above argument is true. The amount you placed to play is irrelevant. Juice is the cost of losing that you had to pre-pay.
Example:
If you bet 7 games and go 4-3, everyone agrees that you won exactly $70.
You won $400 ($0 for juice in the 4 wins) and lost $330 ($10 juice for each of the 3 losses).
If this logic works every time then my above argument is true. The amount you placed to play is irrelevant. Juice is the cost of losing that you had to pre-pay.
Maritimus,
If you bet 7 games with no juice at all, and go 4-3, you would win exactly $110.
7 games with juice, going 4-3, you win exactly $70, as you correctly pointed out.
The difference between $110 and $70 is exactly $40. $40, because you paid $10 juice on each of the four games you won.
"Players are paying the house edge only when they win - never when they lose." - Bob Stupak, 1983
Example:
If you bet 7 games and go 4-3, everyone agrees that you won exactly $70.
You won $400 ($0 for juice in the 4 wins) and lost $330 ($10 juice for each of the 3 losses).
If this logic works every time then my above argument is true. The amount you placed to play is irrelevant. Juice is the cost of losing that you had to pre-pay.
Maritimus,
If you bet 7 games with no juice at all, and go 4-3, you would win exactly $110.
7 games with juice, going 4-3, you win exactly $70, as you correctly pointed out.
The difference between $110 and $70 is exactly $40. $40, because you paid $10 juice on each of the four games you won.
"Players are paying the house edge only when they win - never when they lose." - Bob Stupak, 1983
Just yesterday I payed for the juice...I payed for some lemonade juice I bought at MacD along with the happy meal, man that was some delicious tasting juice...I'm so glad I payed the juice. ![]()
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Just yesterday I payed for the juice...I payed for some lemonade juice I bought at MacD along with the happy meal, man that was some delicious tasting juice...I'm so glad I payed the juice. ![]()
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The way to think about a -110 bet for $100 is that you are actually betting $105 and paying the 5% juice ($5 on a $100 bet) to the house no matter if you win or lose...
So we get screwed by the house both ways (surprise... surprise...)
but at least both winners and losers pay the same juice... so I guess it is "fair"
how is this one wrong?
People saying what they think...
but how is this theory that both sides pay evenly wrong?
do the math
The way to think about a -110 bet for $100 is that you are actually betting $105 and paying the 5% juice ($5 on a $100 bet) to the house no matter if you win or lose...
So we get screwed by the house both ways (surprise... surprise...)
but at least both winners and losers pay the same juice... so I guess it is "fair"
how is this one wrong?
People saying what they think...
but how is this theory that both sides pay evenly wrong?
do the math
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