EURO 2016 - Betting Game

Jayop · 06-06-2016 07:56PM #1

NB. THERE IS NO CASH PRIZE FOR THIS!!!!

Rules:
- You start off with a virtual €100.00
- If you go down to 0, that's it - you're out
- Bets are made on Euro 2016 only
- Minimum stake is €1
- No in game betting.
- The cut off line for bets is 60 minutes before each match
- Sports.coral.co.uk is the only site we'll be using for the odds
- Odds are in decimal to make it easier to calculate
- Only bets and odds offered in this page are allowed to be considered
- If I don't offer odds on something then you're welcome to ask for them, if I get them on time then they're in.
- If I'm not around could you please quote the bets made by other players to validate them. Only bets quoted by someone else will be valid.

Doubles, Trebles, Accumulators
For those who may not know - doubles, trebles, accumulators are single bets which are linked on a number of other wagers, and the outcome is dependent on all the wagers winning.
For example, if I had a treble containing the following:

England to beat Russia 3-1
Rooney to score first
Smolov to score anytime

The bet would only become successful is all 3 outcomes succeeded. Even if England won 3-1 and Rooney did score first but Kokorin scored for France, the bet would not be successful as Smolov did not score any-time. The odds for doubles, trebles, accumulators are obviously far better than single bets but naturally they're also more difficult to win.

Calculating Returns
All you have to do is multiply the decimals:
Your stake x odd of bet = returns
Same applies with doubles, trebles, etc. You multiply each odd by each odd by the stake.

Win Markets - (Win-Draw-Win, Half-Time/Full-Time, Winning Margin, Both Teams To Score, etc)
There are loads of win markets, I've tried to pick some of the more common ones. I won't pick the exact same markets for every game, but there will be a few that I'll always pick and a few others that vary to keep bets original and to give some different options.

The structure for bets should be as follows:
Betting slip: (Single, Double, etc)
Stake - €1.00
Team A to win 2-0 - 10.00
X to score first - 4.00
Total returns - €40.00 (You don't have to calculate your returns but it would help me!)

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Jayop · 06-06-2016 07:56PM

Here's some bets to get us started.

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Nb. for E/W bets on Top Goalscorer as everything is the same as Coral. It'll be top 4 and then Dead heat if others are on the same amount of goals etc

Jayop · 06-06-2016 08:01PM

I'll add in the odds for the first games closer to the time.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 06-06-2016 09:35PM

In if in theres still room, i also posted in the old thread

Blatter · 06-06-2016 10:27PM

Jayop wrote: »

I'll add in the odds for the first games closer to the time.

I reckon it would be easier to just let people take their own bets from oddschecker. It would increase the variety of markets available to bet on with much better chance of striking value. There'll be enough people following this thread to be able to check the accuracy of the prices as they're posted, not that I think there'd be many cheating.

Jayop · 07-06-2016 12:01AM

Blatter wrote: »

I reckon it would be easier to just let people take their own bets from oddschecker. It would increase the variety of markets available to bet on with much better chance of striking value. There'll be enough people following this thread to be able to check the accuracy of the prices as they're posted, not that I think there'd be many cheating.

Cool. Does that have fixed odds though or are they changing? My worry was picking a bet at one price and it moving.

Lord TSC · 07-06-2016 04:49PM

Blatter wrote: »

I reckon it would be easier to just let people take their own bets from oddschecker. It would increase the variety of markets available to bet on with much better chance of striking value. There'll be enough people following this thread to be able to check the accuracy of the prices as they're posted, not that I think there'd be many cheating.

Disagree to an extent. (Obviously, this is Jayop's game so its his decision), but I think there's a better "game" to it, so to speak, if everyone is involved on the same small number of bets to choose from. Otherwise, I'd worry things could degenerate into everyone choosing their own bets at random and talking to themselves. With a very limited selection, there's more chance of multiple people having the same bet, or competing against each other.

Jayop · 07-06-2016 04:53PM

Yeah I think I'll keep it as is. There's a bit more work involved this way but it's the way it was done on a previous forum I played this on.

BTW, all bets for outright winner/top goalscorer etc. need to be submitted before the start of the tournament.

Shanotheslayer · 07-06-2016 04:55PM

Muller TGS. 8.00 5 E/W ( 10.00 total)
France to reach the Final 2.25. 10

Total staked: 20.00

Balance: 80.00

Jayop · 07-06-2016 04:57PM

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Muller TGS. 8.00 5 E/W ( 10.00 total)
France to reach the Final 2.25. 10

Total staked: 20.00

Balance: 80.00

What's the craic with EW bets on top goal scorers? Do we pay on the top 3 places??

Shanotheslayer · 07-06-2016 04:58PM

Jayop wrote: »

What's the craic with EW bets on top goal scorers? Do we pay on the top 3 places??

As everything is the same as Coral. It'll be top 4 and then Dead heat if others are on the same amount of goals etc

Jayop · 07-06-2016 05:04PM

Betting slip: Single
Stake - €5.00
France to Win Outright - 4.00
Total returns - €20.00

Betting slip: Single
Stake - €5.00
Germany to score most goals - 3.5
Total returns - €17.5

Betting slip: Single
Stake - €10.00
ROI group goals, over 2.5 - 2.00
Total returns - €20.00

Balance 80

Jayop · 07-06-2016 05:05PM

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

As everything is the same as Coral. It'll be top 4 and then Dead heat if others are on the same amount of goals etc

Ok I'll add that to that section. Thanks

Shanotheslayer · 07-06-2016 05:08PM

Out of curiosity are enchanced prices included? For example.

Jayop backs France to beat Romania at 3/1

France are then enchanced to 5/1 and I back them.

How does it work in terms of enchancements ?

martingriff · 07-06-2016 05:10PM

Belgium to reach final 6.00 10 euro stake

Belgium and Ireland Dual Forecast 7.00 5 euro stake

France 2016 Outright 4.00 5 euro bet

Total stake 20 euro

80 euro left.

Jayop · 07-06-2016 07:13PM

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Out of curiosity are enchanced prices included? For example.

Jayop backs France to beat Romania at 3/1

France are then enchanced to 5/1 and I back them.

How does it work in terms of enchancements ?

No, just what's on the posted odds.

Jayop · 07-06-2016 07:13PM

martingriff wrote: »

Belgium to reach final 6.00 10 euro stake

Belgium and Ireland Dual Forecast 7.00 5 euro stake

France 2016 Outright 4.00 5 euro bet

Total stake 20 euro

80 euro left.

Quoted.

Can someone please quote my bet too please

Blatter · 07-06-2016 09:08PM

Lord TSC wrote: »

Disagree to an extent. (Obviously, this is Jayop's game so its his decision), but I think there's a better "game" to it, so to speak, if everyone is involved on the same small number of bets to choose from. Otherwise, I'd worry things could degenerate into everyone choosing their own bets at random and talking to themselves. With a very limited selection, there's more chance of multiple people having the same bet, or competing against each other.

I would disagree that multiple people having the same bet is necessarily a good thing, more variety makes it more interesting imo. But having said that, there's probably not a lot of people that are used to navigating through oddschecker so I'm happy to do it the original way.

Blatter · 07-06-2016 09:10PM

Jayop wrote: »

Betting slip: Single
Stake - €5.00
France to Win Outright - 4.00
Total returns - €20.00

Betting slip: Single
Stake - €5.00
Germany to score most goals - 3.5
Total returns - €17.5

Betting slip: Single
Stake - €10.00
ROI group goals, over 2.5 - 2.00
Total returns - €20.00

Balance 80

Quoted.

What is the purpose of quoting selections? So nobody can delete theirs if it loses?

martingriff · 07-06-2016 09:51PM

Blatter wrote: »

Quoted.

What is the purpose of quoting selections? So nobody can delete theirs if it loses?

I would imagine yes

ziedth · 07-06-2016 10:19PM

martingriff wrote: »

I would imagine yes

Not overlynecessary for two reasons:

1. You can see when a post has been edited just report the post so a MOD can look into it and see did they change the bet etc.

2. You'd want to be a special kind of tool to cheat in a just for fun euro 2016 betting game

Jayop · 07-06-2016 10:32PM

I'm not a mod and I don't have the power to check and don't have the will to ask one for me. It's not deletion, just editing. I don't think anyone would cheat as there's no point, but any suggestion of such would alone ruin the game.

ziedth · 07-06-2016 10:37PM

Ya that's a fair point.

martingriff · 07-06-2016 11:42PM

ziedth wrote: »

Not overlynecessary for two reasons:

1. You can see when a post has been edited just report the post so a MOD can look into it and see did they change the bet etc.

2. You'd want to be a special kind of tool to cheat in a just for fun euro 2016 betting game

I would say 1 would take some time while quoting is quick and easy

2. Never over estimate some people people been tools(not saying anyone here is) and wanting to win even a fun game.

martingriff · 07-06-2016 11:46PM

I am guessing making a second posted bet is okay.

My YA THAT WILL HAPPEN BET

Ireland to get 9 points 81.00 1 euro

79 euro lefts

martingriff · 07-06-2016 11:46PM

Jayop wrote: »

I'm not a mod and I don't have the power to check and don't have the will to ask one for me. It's not deletion, just editing. I don't think anyone would cheat as there's no point, but any suggestion of such would alone ruin the game.

Can you quote you own bet

Jayop · 08-06-2016 12:14AM

martingriff wrote: »

Can you quote you own bet

Defeats the purpose. Look if someone doesn't get a bet posted we can verify it with one of the mods so it's not a big issue. Bets are closed an hour before games anyway so loads of time.

Jayop · 08-06-2016 12:14AM

martingriff wrote: »

I am guessing making a second posted bet is okay.

My YA THAT WILL HAPPEN BET

Ireland to get 9 points 81.00 1 euro

79 euro lefts

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blindpilot · 08-06-2016 11:32AM

Single:

Iceland to win Group F outright €5 @ 8.50
Returns: €42.50

Single:
Olivier Giroud Top Goalscorer €5 @13.00
Returns: €65.00

Single:
Paul Pogba Player of the tournament €5 @ 9.00
Returns: €45.00

Balance left €85.00

Original post edited to change Icelands odds to 8.50 and to add returns.

Jayop · 08-06-2016 11:38AM

blindpilot wrote: »

Single:

Iceland to win Group F outright €5 @ 8.50

Single:
Olivier Giroud Top Goalscorer €5 @13.00

Single:
Paul Pogba Player of the tournament €5 @ 9.00

Balance left €85.00

Lads can you add the odds and returns. Also, two of those bets haven't been posted. I'll try to get the odds for them later.

Edited original post to change Iceland odds to 8.5

Jayop · 08-06-2016 12:25PM

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EURO 2016 - Betting Game

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