(Event) BugBet: An Online Sportsbook
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:14 am
As you filter through your usual HoloNet feed, you happen to notice an attractive advertisement in the corner, beckoning you to wager on the upcoming Galaxy Cup, a sporting event that only takes place once every four years. You briefly recall having heard about this event, whether or not you have any particular interest in sports, you do remember hearing that the Galaxy Cup is the singular most watched and followed sporting event in the entire galaxy.
You don't usually click ads, in fact, you thought you had a program installed in your datapad to block them, but this one time, you decide to make an exception. What follows is a flashy HoloNet site, filled with colorful banners directing you to bet on the Galaxy Cup and earn a fortune. The banners are complemented by images of sentients from all over the galaxy dressed in the colors and regalia of their team. Are you a gambler? Even if you have been known to stay away from vices such as this, you can't help but feel somewhat drawn in by the fact that this is such a popular event. If the familiar feeling of wagering rises back to the forefront of your spirit, you find that you're already surveying the odds.
There's credits to be made, so why not put down just a little money?
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OOC SECTION:
First off, this is a small event that I am running based on the FIFA World Cup, which is taking place this week. This event will be strictly played with in-game currency. No offer of real life currency is being made, and the wagers are only for the purposes of earning credits in-game. No real life monetary rewards are being offered or negotiated, and no real life monetary rewards are to be offered or negotiated by anyone on this site.
With that out of the way, this is a small event that I dreamed up a while ago after I remembered that the World Cup is taking place this year. What will be happening here is that I'll be posting real life game lines for these real life games under the guise that your character is betting on "Galaxy Cup" matches. Like I wrote above, just pretend that your character ran across a betting site and is considering laying down a few wagers on the tournament.
HERE'S HOW IT WILL WORK:
Tonight, I'll post some game lines for the first three days of the tournament. I'll use the wagers that get generated off of these first three days to decide if we want to continue or not. Essentially all you do is read the game lines (I'll teach you how later), you put down any amount of credits that you can afford on any piece of action you want, and if you win, you get paid. If you lose, you pay.
Please keep in mind that draws (ties) are a possibility in this tournament, and if you bet on a team and the match ends in a draw, I'm going to consider that a push, rather than a loss. In the interest of being more user-friendly, it will be as if the bet never took place. If there is support from the community, this rule may be modified as the tournament progresses.
Honestly, just give it a chance. It's not difficult, and you can get rich(er) quick. I had Salem transfer Spreadsheet one million credits to use for house money, so that means you can earn a lot of money for yourself if you play along, particularly if the house loses its shorts!
HOW DO I READ GAME LINES?
Easy peasy. Let's use this as an example:
Commenor (-200) vs. Corellia (+170)
In this situation, Commenor is the favorite (note the -) and Corellia is the underdog (note the +). A wager on the favorite, Commenor, might be risking 20,000 credits to win 10,000 credits. Alternatively, you could bet 15,000 credits to win 7,500 credits. At the end of the day, the bottom line is the same. You will have the opportunity to win your original wager, plus half of what that original wager was. In other words, risk 200% of your wager to win 100%.
Alternatively, you could take the underdog if you want to bet on the upset! An example wager on the underdog, Corellia (note the +), might be risking 10,000 credits to win 17,000 credits. Alternatively, you could bet 20,000 credits to win 34,000 credits. Again, the bottom line is the same; you have to risk your wager in order to win your wager, multiplied by 1.7. Another way to think of it would be to risk 100% in order to win 170%.
It should be noted that certain matchups will have two teams with + signs next to their line. In these games, there is no clear favorite; the oddsmakers are undecided.
The math is not difficult to work out once you wrap your head around it, but let me know if you still need an explanation.
HOW DO I PLACE A BET?
Please post the following if you'd like to place a bet:
Your Character's Full Name
(Team 1) vs. (Team 2)
Team you are Betting on
Amount of Bet
For example:
Master Buggie
Commenor vs. Corellia
Corellia
20,000
After that, you must send your credits on the SLIU to the user named Spreadsheet. Simple as that.
You don't usually click ads, in fact, you thought you had a program installed in your datapad to block them, but this one time, you decide to make an exception. What follows is a flashy HoloNet site, filled with colorful banners directing you to bet on the Galaxy Cup and earn a fortune. The banners are complemented by images of sentients from all over the galaxy dressed in the colors and regalia of their team. Are you a gambler? Even if you have been known to stay away from vices such as this, you can't help but feel somewhat drawn in by the fact that this is such a popular event. If the familiar feeling of wagering rises back to the forefront of your spirit, you find that you're already surveying the odds.
There's credits to be made, so why not put down just a little money?
---
First off, this is a small event that I am running based on the FIFA World Cup, which is taking place this week. This event will be strictly played with in-game currency. No offer of real life currency is being made, and the wagers are only for the purposes of earning credits in-game. No real life monetary rewards are being offered or negotiated, and no real life monetary rewards are to be offered or negotiated by anyone on this site.
With that out of the way, this is a small event that I dreamed up a while ago after I remembered that the World Cup is taking place this year. What will be happening here is that I'll be posting real life game lines for these real life games under the guise that your character is betting on "Galaxy Cup" matches. Like I wrote above, just pretend that your character ran across a betting site and is considering laying down a few wagers on the tournament.
HERE'S HOW IT WILL WORK:
Tonight, I'll post some game lines for the first three days of the tournament. I'll use the wagers that get generated off of these first three days to decide if we want to continue or not. Essentially all you do is read the game lines (I'll teach you how later), you put down any amount of credits that you can afford on any piece of action you want, and if you win, you get paid. If you lose, you pay.
Please keep in mind that draws (ties) are a possibility in this tournament, and if you bet on a team and the match ends in a draw, I'm going to consider that a push, rather than a loss. In the interest of being more user-friendly, it will be as if the bet never took place. If there is support from the community, this rule may be modified as the tournament progresses.
Honestly, just give it a chance. It's not difficult, and you can get rich(er) quick. I had Salem transfer Spreadsheet one million credits to use for house money, so that means you can earn a lot of money for yourself if you play along, particularly if the house loses its shorts!
HOW DO I READ GAME LINES?
Easy peasy. Let's use this as an example:
Commenor (-200) vs. Corellia (+170)
In this situation, Commenor is the favorite (note the -) and Corellia is the underdog (note the +). A wager on the favorite, Commenor, might be risking 20,000 credits to win 10,000 credits. Alternatively, you could bet 15,000 credits to win 7,500 credits. At the end of the day, the bottom line is the same. You will have the opportunity to win your original wager, plus half of what that original wager was. In other words, risk 200% of your wager to win 100%.
Alternatively, you could take the underdog if you want to bet on the upset! An example wager on the underdog, Corellia (note the +), might be risking 10,000 credits to win 17,000 credits. Alternatively, you could bet 20,000 credits to win 34,000 credits. Again, the bottom line is the same; you have to risk your wager in order to win your wager, multiplied by 1.7. Another way to think of it would be to risk 100% in order to win 170%.
It should be noted that certain matchups will have two teams with + signs next to their line. In these games, there is no clear favorite; the oddsmakers are undecided.
The math is not difficult to work out once you wrap your head around it, but let me know if you still need an explanation.
HOW DO I PLACE A BET?
Please post the following if you'd like to place a bet:
Your Character's Full Name
(Team 1) vs. (Team 2)
Team you are Betting on
Amount of Bet
For example:
Master Buggie
Commenor vs. Corellia
Corellia
20,000
After that, you must send your credits on the SLIU to the user named Spreadsheet. Simple as that.