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Old 08-23-2005, 11:42 PM
BruceZ BruceZ is offline
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Default Re: odds terminology, does a bet pay 1:1 or 2:1

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when playing video poker jacks or better, and you get jacks, you just keep your money, no win, no loss, does this mean im getting 1:0? or does it mean Im getting 1:1. 1:1 seems much more logical in this instance.

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1:1 or even money means that you double your money on a win. A push would be 0:1, but you don't usually see it expressed like this.
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