It pays 2: 1 ( meaning the player receives two dollars for every dollar bet ) and is available when the dealer's exposed card is an ace.

This additional bet wins if the point is rolled again before a 7 is rolled ( the point is made ) and pays at the true odds of 2-to-1 if 4 or 10 is the point, 3-to-2 if 5 or 9 is the point, and 6-to-5 if 6 or 8 is the point.

Many players will use a come bet as " insurance " against sevening out: if the shooter rolls a seven, the come bet pays 1: 1.

The bet is actually four separate bets, and pays off depending on which number is actually rolled, minus three units for the other three losing bets.

This bet typically pays more ( 2: 1 or 3: 1 ) if 2 or 12 is rolled, and 1: 1 if 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11 is rolled.

According to Hoyle " the single 0, the double 0, and eagle are never bars ; but when the ball falls into either of them, the banker sweeps every thing upon the table, except what may happen to be bet on either one of them, when he pays twenty-seven for one, which is the amount paid for all sums bet upon any single figure.

The maximum theoretical payout, assuming 100 % return to player would be 1000 times the bet, but that would leave no room for other pays, making the machine very high risk, and also quite boring.

In the UK, these bets are sometimes called spread bets, but rather than a simple win / loss, the bet pays more or less depending on how far from the spread the final result is.

The payoff schedules for most video poker machines are configured with a pay schedule that pays proportionally more for certain hands ( such as the Royal Flush ) when the maximum number of credits ( typically 5 coins ) is bet.

Play styles vary: for example, a $ 1 " straight " bet ( a player guesses a three-digit number will be drawn in exact order ) pays $ 500 for a winning ticket.

Understanding that Simon wanted to bet again, Ehrlich and climatologist Stephen Schneider counter-offered, challenging Simon to bet on 15 current trends, betting $ 1000 that each will get worse ( as in the previous wager ) over a ten-year future period.

According to an article in The Times dated 10 April 2009 approximately 30, 000 spread bet accounts were opened last year, and that the largest study of gambling in the UK on behalf of the Gambling Commission found that serious problems developed in almost 15 % of spread betters compared to 1 % of other gambling.

Bachus made up to $ 160, 000, including a bet in March that the stock market would drop that earned him between $ 15, 000 and $ 50, 000.

For 15 years, he had a relationship with the actress Mary Robinson ( Perdita ), whom he initially seduced on a bet.

When Poster Financial assumed control of the Golden Nugget, they began to upgrade the gambling operation by installing new cashless slot machines and by increasing the maximum bet available at table games to $ 15, 000.

To win a bet worth 200 CHF, Hermann Buhl reached the summit of Piz Bernina from the Boval hut in 6 hours ; he then descended the north ridge in only 15 minutes, establishing a record.

In November 1855, the pair attended the Shrewsbury Handicap Stakes and bet on various horses between 13 November and 15 November.

When Poster and Breitling assumed control of the Golden Nugget, they began to upgrade the gambling operation, by installing new " cashless " slot machines and increasing the maximum bet at table games to $ 15, 000.

10-year-old Billy must eat 15 earthworms in 15 days to win a bet for $ 50.

Contestants may bet in the range of 6 to 15 numbers, out of 60, and scoring 4, 5 or 6 points will grant prizes.

Wins are paid out at 1: 1, or equal to the wager, except for winning blackjacks, which are traditionally paid at 3: 2 ( meaning the player receives three dollars for every two bet ), or one and a half times the wager.

The player may add up to half the value of their original bet to the insurance and these extra chips are placed on a portion of the table usually marked " Insurance Pays 2 to 1 ".

In a multi-hand, face-up, single deck game, it is possible to establish whether insurance is a good bet simply by observing the other cards on the table after the deal ; even if there are just 2 player hands exposed, and neither of their two initial cards is a ten, then 16 in 47 of the remaining cards are tens, which is larger than 1 in 3, so insurance is a good bet.

Furthermore, if we flat bet at 10 units per round instead of 1 unit, the range of possible outcomes increases 10 fold.

The Horn: This is a bet that involves betting on 1 unit each for 2, 3, 11 and 12 at the same time for the next roll.

For example, if you bet on " 5 and 1 " on the hop, you are betting that the next roll will have a 5 on one die and a 1 on the other die.

Most casinos usually charge only $ 1 for a $ 25 green-chip bet ( 4 % commission ), or $ 2 for $ 50 ( two green chips ), reducing the house advantage a bit more.

Why, Holden said to himself, surprised at his own sudden insight, I'll bet some of those people who enter are just as happy as can be.

Some casinos will place the bet straddling the outer border of the pass line so as to indicate that it is to be paid the same odds as a place bet, instead of just even money.

Odds can also be placed on a don't come-bet just like a pass line bet ; in this case the dealer ( not the player ) places the odds bet on top of the bet in the box, because of limited space, slightly offset to signify that it is an odds bet and not part of the original don't come bet.

Hawking conceded the bet in 1997, due to the discovery of the special situations just mentioned, which he characterized as " technicalities ".

Ian's just split with his missus and I bet she's hit him for a few quid.

Many Nevada sports books will allow these bets to be used in parlays, just like team point spread bets, making it possible to bet, for instance, " the Packers and the over ", and be paid if both the Packers " cover " the point spread and the total score is higher than the book's prediction.

The all-in player's pseudo-raise was really just a call with some extra money, and the third player's call was just a call, so the initial opener's bet was simply called by both remaining players, closing the betting round ( even though he must still equalize the money by putting in the additional $ 10 ).

Ted decides to just call for next round or two, and maybe even check if Alice doesn't bet, rather than raising, for several reasons.

If Alice had just bet her hand on the second round, it is likely that Bob would just have called and David may or may not have called, earning Alice $ 2 to $ 4 on the second round.

In 1968 Knox and Inkster, in what is perhaps the classic sunk cost experiment, approached 141 horse bettors: 72 of the people had just finished placing a $ 2. 00 bet within the past 30 seconds, and 69 people were about to place a $ 2. 00 bet in the next 30 seconds.

I'll bet he wouldn't be pleased if a rumdum like me were to ask his daughter for a date -- I mean, after I'm out of the hospital, a month or so from now ''.

Just like the buy bet lay bets pay true odds, but because the lay bet is the opposite of the buy bet, the payout is reversed.

With 47 unknown cards, the player will make the straight approximately one time for every five times he doesn't, thus a bet is profitable if six or more of his opponents will call the bet ( he will win once (< font color =" green ">+ 6 bets </ font >) and lose five times (< font color =" red ">- 5 bets </ font >) out of every six hands like this, resulting in an expectation of < font color =" green ">+ 1 bet </ font >).

After all players have set their original hand they are asked in turn if they would like to place another bet to play the dragon hand.

In a more traditional wagering game like craps, the player knows that certain wagers have almost a 50 / 50 chances of winning or losing, but they only pay a limited multiple of the original bet ( usually no higher than three times ).

In other games like roulette and punto banco baccarat the player may only choose the amount of bet and the thing he / she wants to bet on, the rest is up to chance, therefore these games are still considered games of chance with small amount of skills required.

For example, if you were to bet $ 1 at 10 to 1 odds ( you could win $ 10 ) on the outcome of a coin flip, you would be getting " the best of it " and you should always make the bet ( assuming you are rational and risk-neutral with linear utility curves and have no preferences implying loss aversion and the like ).