A quick gambling question

Bengaboy · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:14

Spain are 1/1 and I bet £5 it says:

Stake - £5 | To Win - £5

Does that mean I will just get my £5 back (actually gaining no money) or £5 back on top of the £5 stake gaining £10 overall?

Just confused me a bit!

TurnipHead · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:15

I think it means a pound back for every pound you bet.

So if it was 2/1 you get two pound for every pound you bet.

edit: actually I'm confused, surely 1/1 and 2/1 are the same?

Swifty55 · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:19

Bengaboy said:
Spain are 1/1 and I bet £5 it says:

Stake - £5 | To Win - £5

Does that mean I will just get my £5 back (actually gaining no money) or £5 back on top of the £5 stake gaining £10 overall?

Just confused me a bit!

£10 back.

You get the winnings and your stake back.

Swifty55 · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:19

TurnipHead said:
I think it means a pound back for every pound you bet.

So if it was 2/1 you get two pound for every pound you bet.

edit: actually I'm confused, surely 1/1 and 2/1 are the same?

No, 2/1 would be £15.

Greenlizard0 · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:27

The odds only tell you how much money you 'win', sort of like a profit. Then you add (separately) the amount you staked to get a total equal to how much money you'll have to play with afterwards.

loltim · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:30

Also bear in my mind it may mean to win within 90 mins, so if spain score in extra time you win nothing.

loltim · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:32

Also, 18/1 on Villa to score and Spain win 1-0. Might be worth a fiver for a possible £120

Gas Panic! · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:36

Tim said:
Also bear in my mind it may mean to win within 90 mins, so if spain score in extra time you win nothing.

This. It almost always, always means this.

Swifty55 · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:42

Gas Panic! said:
This. It almost always, always means this.

It always is, unless stated otherwise.

gambitt · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:45

I prefer decimal odds. So 2.0 = even money. £10 @ 2.0 = £20 back (£10 profit plus your stake)

3.0 = 2/1. £10 @ 3.0 = £30 back.

etc.

Bengaboy · 11 Jul 2010 at 16:48

Ok thanks for clearing that up guys

Ahleckz · 11 Jul 2010 at 17:11

Stan James includes the injury time in the standard 90 minutes bets.

D1ngd0ng · 11 Jul 2010 at 17:52

Stan James includes the injury time in the standard 90 minutes bets.

EVERY layer on earth includes injury time it is part of the 90 minute make up of a football match

Also, 18/1 on Villa to score and Spain win 1-0. Might be worth a fiver for a possible £120

How does 19.0*5 = 120?

Just back Xavi & Forlan for Golden Ball anyway

loltim · 11 Jul 2010 at 17:59

Must have pressed 6 instead. 114 returns + 6 stake = 120

What is golden ball?

D1ngd0ng · 11 Jul 2010 at 18:08

Golden Ball is the player of the tournament (not to be confused with top goalscorer)

bmi92 · 11 Jul 2010 at 18:11

Tim said:
Also, 18/1 on Villa to score and Spain win 1-0. Might be worth a fiver for a possible £120

William Hill gave me 22/1 on that.

loltim · 11 Jul 2010 at 18:12

D1ngd0ng said:
Golden Ball is the player of the tournament (not to be confused with top goalscorer)

Sneijder?

Swifty55 · 11 Jul 2010 at 18:13

D1ngd0ng said:
Golden Ball is the player of the tournament (not to be confused with top goalscorer)

Top goalscorer is the Golden Boot.

D1ngd0ng · 11 Jul 2010 at 18:16

Sneijder gets a couple of deflected goals: Uruguay wouldn't have got out of the group without Forlan and quite simply FIFA want to have Xavi's babies (read the writeup on their site, they are gushing over him)

loltim · 11 Jul 2010 at 18:33

D1ngd0ng said:
Sneijder gets a couple of deflected goals: Uruguay wouldn't have got out of the group without Forlan and quite simply FIFA want to have Xavi's babies (read the writeup on their site, they are gushing over him)

He's won the man of the match on atleast 2 occasions when i've been watching, although that could have just been ITV's MOTM. Dunno, he's been good though.

tempted with 3-1 spain and villa to score first, 65/1

or maybe a quid on 2-2 and puyol to get first goal. 500/1