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  2. Double or nothing - Wikipedia

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    Before the initial bet is repaid, Person A and Person B agree to a second bet, also in the amount of $5 because the bet was doubled or "Double or Nothing". If person A wins bet 2, they are owed $10 total from Person B. $5 from the first bet + $5 from the second = $10 total. If person B wins bet 2, person B no longer owes any money to person A.

  3. 125 Funny Punishments for Lost Bet Games To Raise the Stakes

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    For example, if you bet over two sports teams that were playing and one lost, a relevant punishment would be to have the loser wear the opposite jersey for a day. Lastly, keep the punishment short ...

  4. Martingale (betting system) - Wikipedia

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    On each loss, the bet is doubled. Thus, taking k as the number of preceding consecutive losses, the player will always bet 2 k units. With a win on any given spin, the gambler will net 1 unit over the total amount wagered to that point. Once this win is achieved, the gambler restarts the system with a 1 unit bet.

  5. Loki's wager - Wikipedia

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    Loki lost; when the dwarf came to collect it, Loki stated that he would relinquish his head, but noted that Brokkr was not entitled to any part of Loki's neck. After a discussion on the matter, while parts of Loki clearly belonged to the head or the neck, neither side could agree exactly where one ended and the other began.

  6. List of match-fixing incidents - Wikipedia

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    Solo bet $100 against his team and proceed to intentionally throw the game and supposedly won $322 from it. As a result of being caught Solo received a lifetime ban from Starladder (later reduced to one year [ 131 ] and was later removed from the team [ 132 ] ), a three-year ban for the other players, and one-year ban for the organization.

  7. Kindle File Format - Wikipedia

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    Kindle File Format is a proprietary e-book file format created by Amazon.com that can be downloaded and read on devices like smartphones, tablets, computers, or e-readers that have Amazon's Kindle app. E-book files in the Kindle File Format originally had the filename extension.azw; [a] version 8 (KF8) introduced HTML5 & CSS3 features and had the .azw3 extension; and version 10 introduced a ...

  8. Match fixing - Wikipedia

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    Conversely, there are cases where a team not only lost (which might be honest) but lost by some large amount, perhaps to ensure a point spread was covered, or to grant some non-gambling related favor to the victor. Perhaps the most famous alleged example was the match between Argentina and Peru in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Argentina needed a ...

  9. Batsu game - Wikipedia

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    Because the batsu game relies on an acceptance on the part of the loser to experience the punishment as a result of losing, precautions must be taken to ensure that the punishment game is not too cruel or needlessly painful. Batsu games are often shown on Japanese TV shows because they are considered funny. However, the humor arises not from ...