First, I'm shaking my head that you're a moderator at a sports gambling forum and don't know the difference between a cash and a matchplay bonus.
If you want to maximize your return (and if you did want to you made the first right decision 50% matchplay versus 20% cash) first check with the book about how you can use it. Presuming you can use it any normal way...Bonus Bet as a stake...you get any winnings....
Bet it either....
1. on a long shot dog, scalping with another book or
2. on a parlay (if you are a football bettor I suggest a 3 teamer)
As for scalping, a polish scalp at high odds is all you need, not a real scalp. Lets say its a $50 matchplay and you bet it at +800. At another book you have -850 (again no scalp but watch)...there you lay 357 to win 42. Either you win $400 and lose $357 netting $43 or you just win the bet at the other book netting the $42. Either way you just turned a 50% matchplay bonus into a 42 or 43% cash bonus.
Betting a 3 team parlay in football if you are flipping coins, you will win 1 in 8 times....they'll pay 6-1...so your cash value of your matchplay is .75 on the dollar (in this case with a 50% matchplay, equivalent to a 37.5% cash bonus).
See its that easy, Free money!
Was a bonus whore born tonight?
If you want to maximize your return (and if you did want to you made the first right decision 50% matchplay versus 20% cash) first check with the book about how you can use it. Presuming you can use it any normal way...Bonus Bet as a stake...you get any winnings....
Bet it either....
1. on a long shot dog, scalping with another book or
2. on a parlay (if you are a football bettor I suggest a 3 teamer)
As for scalping, a polish scalp at high odds is all you need, not a real scalp. Lets say its a $50 matchplay and you bet it at +800. At another book you have -850 (again no scalp but watch)...there you lay 357 to win 42. Either you win $400 and lose $357 netting $43 or you just win the bet at the other book netting the $42. Either way you just turned a 50% matchplay bonus into a 42 or 43% cash bonus.
Betting a 3 team parlay in football if you are flipping coins, you will win 1 in 8 times....they'll pay 6-1...so your cash value of your matchplay is .75 on the dollar (in this case with a 50% matchplay, equivalent to a 37.5% cash bonus).
See its that easy, Free money!
Was a bonus whore born tonight?
It's not as cut and dry as which is better. this will different from book to book. let's say Book one offers you 30% match play with just playing you money thru once and book two gives you 30% cash bonus with a 5 to 6 time roll over requirement plus maybe a must keep acct open for 30 days and be active. know active is another one of those catches, so as you see alot depends on the type of player you are and the flexability you are looking to have with your money
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jjgold:
Just become a real player and forget about bonuses, ect.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
jj.Are you a credit or a post up player?
If you are a post up player,why would you pass up a bonus,if they are offering it to you?
Neilm..You hit it right on the head.Some places won't let you parlay the mp so check with the book first.
Just become a real player and forget about bonuses, ect.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
jj.Are you a credit or a post up player?
If you are a post up player,why would you pass up a bonus,if they are offering it to you?
Neilm..You hit it right on the head.Some places won't let you parlay the mp so check with the book first.
Neilm,
I'll never understand you kid. Why do you have to give all the details for? Everyone seems to think Cash bonus is better, just let it go man. You don't have to give all the details man. Don't you know what that does? It only hurts you kid. What you are doing here is no good. If everyone does this now, there won't be enough money in the books to go around and pay you, as books will get clocked. If there was 1 million dollars you knew where it was hidden, would you go around and tell everyone the exact spot it's at? Of course not. This is exactly what you are doing here, and i know you agree with me..
The more info you give out, the worse it is for you kid..
All you had to say was 50% MP is equal to 37.5% cash, and end it.. No need to get into details.. Come on Neil, you know better than that..
I'll never understand you kid. Why do you have to give all the details for? Everyone seems to think Cash bonus is better, just let it go man. You don't have to give all the details man. Don't you know what that does? It only hurts you kid. What you are doing here is no good. If everyone does this now, there won't be enough money in the books to go around and pay you, as books will get clocked. If there was 1 million dollars you knew where it was hidden, would you go around and tell everyone the exact spot it's at? Of course not. This is exactly what you are doing here, and i know you agree with me..
All you had to say was 50% MP is equal to 37.5% cash, and end it.. No need to get into details.. Come on Neil, you know better than that..
OK. NOW IM FREAKING OUT.
with the match play money i recieved, i made 10 bets. 8 strait bets, and two parlays. i didnt even hit either parlay, and i didnt do the polish scalp thing, or anything of that nature.
to make a long story short, i ended up with EXACTLY 37.5% real money added to my account.
IS THIS JUST A COINCIDENCE?
with the match play money i recieved, i made 10 bets. 8 strait bets, and two parlays. i didnt even hit either parlay, and i didnt do the polish scalp thing, or anything of that nature.
to make a long story short, i ended up with EXACTLY 37.5% real money added to my account.
IS THIS JUST A COINCIDENCE?
