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Old 12-08-2005, 06:21 PM
bobman0330 bobman0330 is offline
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Default Re: Totalbet 10% refund on Craps losses

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Are you people insane? This is huge +EV. Bet $100 on pass or something. (I have no idea how craps works.) If you win, you win $100, if you lose, you lose $90.

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Bob,

Please see my post where I rescinded my previous comments.

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Sorry, missed it in my righteous indignation. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Old 12-08-2005, 07:07 PM
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Default Re: Totalbet 10% refund on Craps losses

I cash in for $1,000. I place $1,000 on the pass line knowing the house has a 1.4% advantage. If I lose then I cash out my $100 refund and never play again. If I win then I cash out my $2,000 and never play again.

Now, normally 50.7% of the time I lose $1,000. 49.3% of the time I win $1,000.

.507*-($1,000) + .493*($1,000) = -$14.00

However, I get $100 back if I lose, so I really only lose $900 instead of $1,000. Thus, my EV is

EV = .507*(-$900) + .493*($1,000) = $36.70

How is this -EV?
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Old 12-09-2005, 01:42 AM
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I was thinking if one should just play the min. say $5 with double odds (-.6%) and drinks a lot with only tipping $1 then maybe is could be a 0 EV? Not sure how much per hour you would lose at -.6% but you could get 2 drinks an hours worth $3/each while tipping $2 for a gain of $4/hour minus your -.6% loss an hour. Lots of fun for almost nothing.
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Old 12-09-2005, 02:46 AM
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Default Re: Totalbet 10% refund on Craps losses

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I was thinking if one should just play the min. say $5 with double odds (-.6%) and drinks a lot with only tipping $1 then maybe is could be a 0 EV? Not sure how much per hour you would lose at -.6% but you could get 2 drinks an hours worth $3/each while tipping $2 for a gain of $4/hour minus your -.6% loss an hour. Lots of fun for almost nothing.

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I don't think online casinos give you free drinks.
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Old 12-10-2005, 06:27 PM
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Default Re: Totalbet 10% refund on Craps losses

You have a good point there.
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Old 12-12-2005, 12:33 PM
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Default Re: Totalbet 10% refund on Craps losses

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I cash in for $1,000. I place $1,000 on the pass line knowing the house has a 1.4% advantage. If I lose then I cash out my $100 refund and never play again. If I win then I cash out my $2,000 and never play again.

Now, normally 50.7% of the time I lose $1,000. 49.3% of the time I win $1,000.

.507*-($1,000) + .493*($1,000) = -$14.00

However, I get $100 back if I lose, so I really only lose $900 instead of $1,000. Thus, my EV is

EV = .507*(-$900) + .493*($1,000) = $36.70

How is this -EV?

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XChamp,

Please see my post where I rescinded my previous comments.
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Old 12-13-2005, 06:22 AM
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Default Re: Totalbet 10% refund on Craps losses

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we'll refund you with 10% cashback on Mon 12 Dec 2005!

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If what they actually mean is that they refund you "a 10% discount on the house edge", then this is really confusingly worded, and could be construed as an attempt to mislead. The way it is worded, it certainly sounds +EV. The way junkmail3 and you later exlplain it, it is certainly -EV.

Hence everybodys confusion. Do you have a copy of the original email, or links to terms & conditions? From what you posted, it's really misleading.
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Old 12-16-2005, 07:55 PM
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Default Re: Totalbet 10% refund on Craps losses

These are the T&C for the craps promo:

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10% CASHBACK ON CRAPS
If craps is your game of choice, or you have always wanted to give it a try then Tues 6 Dec - Sun 11 Dec are the dates to play! If the dice didn't roll in your favour during this time we'll refund you with 10% cashback on Mon 12 Dec 2005!

Terms & Conditions
Only play on Craps in our casino will qualify for the 10% cashback promotion in the promotional period and the minimum refund issued will be £0.10. Only players with an overall loss in their account for play from Tues 6 Dec until midnight Sun 11 Dec (GMT) will be credited - example: a player plays craps on Wed 7 Dec and at the end of the session has won £100, on Sat 10 Dec the player returns and plays Craps again and at the end of the session loses £120. The player does not play again and on Mon 12 Dec their account is credited with £2.00 for the overall loss of £20 they had during the promotional period. All qualifying accounts will be credited by 18h00 on Monday 12 Dec 2005.


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Their upcoming promotion is Baccarat:
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10% CASHBACK ON BACCARAT
Playing Baccarat is as easy as betting red or black on roulette and the house edge is very low! This means you stand a great chance of winning and if you don't, playing between Sat 17 - Wed 21 Dec, we'll give you 10% cashback!

Terms & Conditions
Only play on Baccarat in the casino will qualify for the 10% cashback promotion during the promotional period and the minimum refund issued will be £0.10. Only players with an overall loss in their account for play from Sat 17 Dec until midnight Wed 21 Dec (GMT) will be credited - example: a player plays baccarat on Mon 19 Dec and at the end of the session has won £70, on Tue 20 Dec the player returns and plays baccarat again and at the end of the session loses £80. The player does not play again and on Thurs 22 Dec their account is credited with £1.00 for the overall loss of £10 they had during the promotional period. All qualifying accounts will be credited by 18h00 GMT on Thursday 22 December 2005.


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Edited for t&c linky.

Also: wouldn't baccarat be the best game to play for a one time bet? Is a large one time bet the best appraoch?

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Old 12-19-2005, 11:44 AM
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Default Re: Totalbet 10% refund on Craps losses

So it's not a discount on the house edge. It's a discount on your losses.

As you play a large number of games your losses will approach the expectation from the house edge and the two become the same. However, over a small number of games this could lead to a +EV situation.

For example: Betting 1 unit on the banker in baccarat:

This is the normal situation, from wizardofodds:
(0.458597)*1*0.95 + (0.446247)*(-1) + 0.095156(0) = -0.01057985 expected return.

If we add in a +0.1 (e.g 10% of 1 unit cashback) on a single bet loss, it leads to a +EV situation:
(0.458597)*1*0.95 + ((0.446247)*(-1) + 0.1) + 0.095156(0) = 0.08942015

So on a single $100 bet the EV is $9. The problem comes when you make multiple bets. This is because if you win one hand and lose the next two, your rebate will be around $9 (a bit more because a win only pays 0.95). If you win 100 and lose 101 hands, the rebate will still only be around $9.

On a single bet it is a discount on your one loss, sufficient to overcome the odds. On multiple bets, it is essentally a discount on the house edge.

I'm thinking I could be doing something wrong though.....
This could perhaps be combined with bonus whoring?
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Old 12-19-2005, 01:41 PM
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Default Re: Totalbet 10% refund on Craps losses

2 mistakes (so far) in my post:

1) The second equation should read:

(0.458597)*1*0.95 + ((0.446247)*(-1 + 0.1)) + 0.095156(0) = 0.03404485

E.g. Average $3.50 on a single $100 bet.

2) The rebate on one win and two losses of $100 bets will be $10.50
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