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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 ...
Bets were accepted until the time the bookmaker was informed of the result (i.e., until a few minutes after the race had been completed). The scam was achieved by having a confederate with access to newswire services telephone in a smaller bet on an unrelated race and asking the bookmaker to repeat the details of the bet for confirmation.
Punishments for misplay range from simple retraction (good for new players), retraction-and-renege, or just a renege, which can lead to the misplaying individual attempting to bourré one or more other players. The default ante amount is understandably variable and the second ante is fairly common.
Donaghy reportedly earned thousands of dollars from these bets, while the larger gambling ring profited millions. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison, and the NBA took serious reputational ...
“We didn’t exactly run it the way we practiced it, and just came up short,” Harbaugh said afterward, adding, “The defense overcame a coaching decision by me that I wish I had back.”
bet. Any wager on the outcome of a deal or game; any chips put in a pot; to put chips in a pot. [15] The first bet in a betting interval. [15] bête, bate, bete or beet. A penalty payment in certain games for e.g. for failing to take the minimum number of tricks, or for a stake or money which a player has lost. [16]
Assuming a 5% cut, the final payout for a "Fan" win is 95% of 3×, or 2.85× the amount bet. Similarly, the odds of winning a "Tan" bet are 6 ⁄ 12 and the odds of losing a "Tan" bet are 3 ⁄ 12 (a push will occur for the remaining 3 ⁄ 12), so the net payout is ( 3 / 12 ) ⁄ ( 6 / 12 ) = 1 ⁄ 2, before the cut for the house is ...