I won a negative dollar

Looking at my game history, it appears I "won" -$1 on Cyborg vs. Finney. What's up with that?

I mean, I know Cyborg was a huge favorite at -950, but betting a buck on her shouldn't mean I lose the dollar when she wins!

It likely means one of two things: You only bet said dollar or you did that AND didn't make any correct picks for the event. And odds of -950 basically means that to win a dollar, you've got to bet (going by how the site works) $10.

Haha...i think it was the site's way of penalizing you for betting $1 on a fighter with -950 odds.

weird...-950, crazy

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Posted by DCRage

It likely means one of two things: You only bet said dollar or you did that AND didn't make any correct picks for the event. And odds of -950 basically means that to win a dollar, you've got to bet (going by how the site works) $10.

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No, it doesn't mean any of those things

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Posted by orangetrashface

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Posted by DCRage

It likely means one of two things: You only bet said dollar or you did that AND didn't make any correct picks for the event. And odds of -950 basically means that to win a dollar, you've got to bet (going by how the site works) $10.

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No, it doesn't mean any of those things

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It looks like it does

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Posted by Shawn91111

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Posted by orangetrashface

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Posted by DCRage

It likely means one of two things: You only bet said dollar or you did that AND didn't make any correct picks for the event. And odds of -950 basically means that to win a dollar, you've got to bet (going by how the site works) $10.

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No, it doesn't mean any of those things

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It looks like it does

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1. I didn't "only bet said dollar", I also bet $999 on Werdum to beat Fedor, which paid off.

2. I also made enough correct picks to get 28 points and $145

3. Winning even at odds as high as -950 should pay out a positive amount. Even if the game can't give me a 10 cent payout, I shouldn't lose a dollar.

If there's some bug that awards negative money at high odds, it should be fixed.

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Posted by orangetrashface

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Posted by Shawn91111

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Posted by orangetrashface

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Posted by DCRage

It likely means one of two things: You only bet said dollar or you did that AND didn't make any correct picks for the event. And odds of -950 basically means that to win a dollar, you've got to bet (going by how the site works) $10.

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No, it doesn't mean any of those things

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It looks like it does

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1. I didn't "only bet said dollar", I also bet $999 on Werdum to beat Fedor, which paid off.

2. I also made enough correct picks to get 28 points and $145

3. Winning even at odds as high as -950 should pay out a positive amount. Even if the game can't give me a 10 cent payout, I shouldn't lose a dollar.

If there's some bug that awards negative money at high odds, it should be fixed.

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If you bet a $1 on a fighter thats at -650 it comes out to 0 on the playgrounds betting. Its always been like that

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Posted by Shawn9111
If you bet a $1 on a fighter thats at -650 it comes out to 0 on the playgrounds betting. Its always been like that

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Except I didn't.

I bet $1 on a fighter who was at -950.

And I didn't win $0. I "won" $-1.

Why is that so hard for you to understand

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Posted by orangetrashface

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Posted by Shawn9111
If you bet a $1 on a fighter thats at -650 it comes out to 0 on the playgrounds betting. Its always been like that

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Except I didn't.

I bet $1 on a fighter who was at -950.

And I didn't win $0. I "won" $-1.

Why is that so hard for you to understand

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Show me where i said I didnt understand that? Please copy and past that

LOL. At most you could have won nothing. Maybe the site decided to punish you for risking something for nothing.

That's what happens when you bet on -950 odds

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Posted by Shawn9111

Show me where i said I didnt understand that? Please copy and past that

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okie dokie

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It looks like it does

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Posted by ncordless

LOL. At most you could have won nothing. Maybe the site decided to punish you for risking something for nothing.

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I know it sounds stupid to bet a dollar on -950 odds, but that dollar let me do a two-bout parlay that paid out way better than if I had just done a straight bet on one bout.

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Posted by orangetrashface

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Posted by Shawn9111

Show me where i said I didnt understand that? Please copy and past that

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okie dokie

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It looks like it does

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yes and it meant exactly that. To win positive money you needed to bet more than the $1 you did

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Posted by orangetrashface

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Posted by ncordless

LOL. At most you could have won nothing. Maybe the site decided to punish you for risking something for nothing.

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I know it sounds stupid to bet a dollar on -950 odds, but that dollar let me do a two-bout parlay that paid out way better than if I had just done a straight bet on one bout.

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No. You could have put that dollar on Werdum like you did the other $999 (which was a good bet by the way), and then kept you parley as well.

You shouldn't have lost your dollar, but it is a glitch no one in their right mind would ever encounter because it makes no sense to risk something for no possibility of return. It wouldn't be worth paying a programmer to fix it.

So what happens if you bet $1 on a -105. Are we in round-up mode or does any $1 bet on negative odds not pay out at all. I really don't care at all, I just want to know now that I've read this thread.

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Posted by Kpro

So what happens if you bet $1 on a -105. Are we in round-up mode or does any $1 bet on negative odds not pay out at all. I really don't care at all, I just want to know now that I've read this thread.

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Not sure. This is all a new revelation. You should bet a dollar on BJ to see. I would do it but I got 20k on Fitch.

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Posted by ncordless

No. You could have put that dollar on Werdum like you did the other $999 (which was a good bet by the way), and then kept you parley as well.

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I thought to have a parlay you had to bet at least something on each of your picks.

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Posted by Shawn91111

yes and it meant exactly that. To win positive money you needed to bet more than the $1 you did

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Posted by orangetrashface

I thought to have a parlay you had to bet at least something on each of your picks.

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You have been here for almost 4 years and just now find out that you dont have to bet at least something on each of your picks of a parlay. Save the "" for that comment

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Posted by orangetrashface

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Posted by ncordless

No. You could have put that dollar on Werdum like you did the other $999 (which was a good bet by the way), and then kept you parley as well.

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I thought to have a parlay you had to bet at least something on each of your picks.

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No, you just have to put at least half your money on individual picks. You can put someone in your parlay without betting on them individually.

As far as I've seen, you don't need to have ANY other bets in order to do a parlay. A parlay is just another bet; you can run just the parlay, just straight bets, or a combination of the two. Give it a shot.

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Posted by Shawn91111
You have been here for almost 4 years and just now find out that you dont have to bet at least something on each of your picks of a parlay. Save the "" for that comment

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Great, and maybe in another four years you can figure out this thread.

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Posted by orangetrashface

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Posted by Shawn91111
You have been here for almost 4 years and just now find out that you dont have to bet at least something on each of your picks of a parlay. Save the "" for that comment

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Great, and maybe in another four years you can figure out this thread.

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Took you 2 months to reply, good job

I don't get it honestly. You can't lose money when you pick a winner.