41 year Las Vegas Bookmaker wages $25K on Bills to win it all

[Dablitzkrieg]

 

Edited February 17, 2022 by Dablitzkrieg

[HOUSE]

Oh I see, I am now suppose to do the same

 

Nope, I left my wallet in the Limo

[Mr. WEO]

The fix is in...

[WhoTom]

What's the difference between "To Win" and "To Collect"?

 

Smart-ass answer: $25,000.

 

But seriously, I'm not a gambler. What do those terms mean?

Edited February 17, 2022 by WhoTom

[CaptnCoke11]

He gets back his 25k on top of the odds 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

How times have changed since a certain poster here claimed to have bet 5K on the Vikings (against the Bills) on the eve of the leap heard ‘round the world 2018

[JaCrispy]

Poor chap...😉😎

[Dr Krentist]

1 minute ago, WhoTom said:

What's the difference between "To Win" and "To Collect"?

 

He wins $200,000 but collects his bet as well for a total of $225,000

[Augie]

5 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

Oh I see, I am now suppose to do the same

 

Nope, I left my wallet in the Limo

 

You are DRIVING the limo! Reach over and get it! 

 

I would not make that bet. It’s going to be painful enough, and even I have limits. 

 

 

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Edited February 17, 2022 by Augie

[ChasBB]

Funny, I did exact same thing today!  (Just minus the k)  -  $25.00

[Buffalo716]

59 minutes ago, WhoTom said:

What's the difference between "To Win" and "To Collect"?

 

Smart-ass answer: $25,000.

 

But seriously, I'm not a gambler. What do those terms mean?

The $200,000 is the amount you're actually winning 

 

You're collecting $225,000 because you get your initial investment back

Edited February 17, 2022 by Buffalo716

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

22 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

The $200,000 is the amount you're actually winning 

 

You're collecting $250,000 because you get your initial investment back

 

“Investment”...is that what they call it?

 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

40 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

The $200,000 is the amount you're actually winning 

 

You're collecting $250,000 because you get your initial investment back

Just so WhoTom's not confused, the extra extra 25 grand is a patron gratuity- new policy. 

[Buffalo716]

1 minute ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

Just so WhoTom's not confused, the extra extra 25 grand is a patron gratuity- new policy. 

Lmaoo idk why I typed 250k lol

[Don Otreply]

1 hour ago, HOUSE said:

Oh I see, I am now suppose to do the same

 

Nope, I left my wallet in the Limo

The Blues Brothers, I left my checkbook in the car..,

[downunderbill]

I'm going to put $5000 on the Vikings.

[Warcodered]

I mean aren't we co-favorites for the whole thing? The only thing that seems shocking is the amount but I'm sure there's a segment of the gambling pool that makes bets like that.

[Big Turk]

1 hour ago, WhoTom said:

What's the difference between "To Win" and "To Collect"?

 

Smart-ass answer: $25,000.

 

But seriously, I'm not a gambler. What do those terms mean?

 

The wager is 25K, you win 200K, so you collect your original wager of 25K+ your winnings of 200K for a total of 225K

[Process]

5 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

I mean aren't we co-favorites for the whole thing? The only thing that seems shocking is the amount but I'm sure there's a segment of the gambling pool that makes bets like that.

The bet or amount aren't shocking but the timing is. The odds aren't going to get shorter before the season, they are already favorites. You could get the same odds in September.

 

There is only downside to betting on the bills this early. 

 

JA gets hurt in training camp and all of a sudden the odds are +3000 and you are stuck with a $25k piece of paper.

[H2o]

1 hour ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

How times have changed since a certain poster here claimed to have bet 5K on the Vikings (against the Bills) on the eve of the leap heard ‘round the world 2018

There was a guy on here who bet $5k or $10k (honestly can't remember the figure, but it was hefty) on the Bills vs Titans in 2020 because it was easy $$$ for the Bills win.