The War Room Bet Thread

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Just wish I could have gotten @Hans Gruber to take me up on the charity bet for real charity

Hans didn't seem to even be able to get his mind around the idea of a charity bet (he kept thinking the money should go directly to the winner) or why it's preferable. And his idea of "charity" is not something a decent person would share.
 
Wikileaks is charity. It does the world of Low T / lemming / low information voters a world of good.
Dont know if you saw, but if you pick a real charity i'm offering $350. That's the cost of fully sponsoring a kid in the program I work with

Edit: I've been ducked
 
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@Lead, do we have my permanent AV bet with @LucasWithLidOff recorded in this thread. It was on whether Clinton would be indicted by 60 days from Saturday or Sunday.

How the heck did I miss that? Was it in this thread?
 
No. In the email one.

You guys have to reference it here for it to show up. Was I tagged at some point? I've been out of it the past two weeks with things and may have missed it. Can you or Lucas format it with the 1-5?
 
@VivaRevolution v. Jack V Savage
1. Trump will be at 33% or more with Bovada's betting odds
2. VivaRevolution- For, Jack V Savage- Against
3. 11/07/16 8:00PM ESt
4. Signature bet
5. 11/08/16-12/08/16
*I will use this site to convert the betting odds to percentages http://sportsbettingsites.org/betting-tools/no-vig-calculator/

Jack agreed going forward Viva. I would prefer if we did 8PM EST that day so I can easily screenshot the odds myself for both of you along with the site converting the odds. If you have a strong preference to a different time. Just say the exact time and we will go with that. This should be the last time I have to ask about this. I'm posting it this way with whatever time Viva agrees on in that day.
 
@VivaRevolution v. Jack V Savage
1. Trump will be at 33% or more with Bovada's betting odds
2. VivaRevolution- For, Jack V Savage- Against
3. 11/07/16 8:00PM ESt
4. Signature bet
5. 11/08/16-12/08/16
*I will use this site to convert the betting odds to percentages http://sportsbettingsites.org/betting-tools/no-vig-calculator/

Jack agreed going forward Viva. I would prefer if we did 8PM EST that day so I can easily screenshot the odds myself for both of you along with the site converting the odds. If you have a strong preference to a different time. Just say the exact time and we will go with that. This should be the last time I have to ask about this. I'm posting it this way with whatever time Viva agrees on in that day.


Yeah I'm good with it. Thanks for the effort Lead.
 

1. The exact statement the bet is premised upon
2. Stance each poster is taking in regards to the statement
3. The date the bet will be decided
4. The reward/punishment for the winner/loser
5. The duration of the reward/punishment before I will post it.
6 (OPTIONAL) A situation which makes the bet void that isn't clear with the content in 1 & 2. This needs to be very clear if included.
Once, you both are in agreement, tag me so I can add it.

@Jack V Savage v. @LucasWithLidOff
1. Hillary Clinton will be indicted by 12/28/2016
2. LucasWithLidOff- For, Jack V Savage- Against
3. 12/29/16
4. Avatar Bet
5. Permanent

I need this quoted and given the okay.
 
This thread was made for JVS. He is racking up some quality bets here.
 
@Jack V Savage v. @LucasWithLidOff
1. Hillary Clinton will be indicted by 12/28/2016
2. LucasWithLidOff- For, Jack V Savage- Against
3. 12/29/16
4. Avatar Bet
5. Permanent

I need this quoted and given the okay.

Okay
 

Tis official

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This thread was made for JVS. He is racking up some quality bets here.

And I'm going to win them all. The one with Viva is the only "real" one, in the sense that a loss is in the realm of possibility (I like my odds on that one, but I could lose--I'd say that my chances of losing the ones with McVeterans and Lucas are close to 0). I've already won bets with Blade, Cubo (he acknowledges I won--the dispute is whether he paid up) and Viva this year (before the thread started). I've never lost a WR bet (I did get abused once by Petey in HWs, but I got him back).
 
And I'm going to win them all. The one with Viva is the only "real" one, in the sense that a loss is in the realm of possibility (I like my odds on that one, but I could lose--I'd say that my chances of losing the ones with McVeterans and Lucas are close to 0). I've already won bets with Blade, Cubo (he acknowledges I won--the dispute is whether he paid up) and Viva this year (before the thread started). I've never lost a WR bet (I did get abused once by Petey in HWs, but I got him back).

Yea, I think you have a 2-1 at worst in these open ones.
 
And I'm going to win them all. The one with Viva is the only "real" one, in the sense that a loss is in the realm of possibility (I like my odds on that one, but I could lose--I'd say that my chances of losing the ones with McVeterans and Lucas are close to 0). I've already won bets with Blade, Cubo (he acknowledges I won--the dispute is whether he paid up) and Viva this year (before the thread started). I've never lost a WR bet (I did get abused once by Petey in HWs, but I got him back).


I would have called our bet 50-50 without the FBI news. I was actually surprised you took that bet.
 
I would have called our bet 50-50 without the FBI news. I was actually surprised you took that bet.

That just shows that you don't understand how betting odds work.

From my end, I thought markets overreacted to the news in the first place, but aside from that, it's a 10-point move is almost always a bad bet. The markets ideally reflect all available information (it's kind of an open question how efficient political betting markets are, though). If they're working well, it's 50-50 on the *direction* of the move at all times, and if you're saying that the odds will change, you're saying that bettors will find out something that you know and they don't. I'd put my chances at 90% or so. Like I said, it's not *impossible* that you can win, but it's not likely. My other bets are jokes made with extraordinarily gullible partisans.
 
That just shows that you don't understand how betting odds work.

From my end, I thought markets overreacted to the news in the first place, but aside from that, it's a 10-point move is almost always a bad bet. The markets ideally reflect all available information (it's kind of an open question how efficient political betting markets are, though). If they're working well, it's 50-50 on the *direction* of the move at all times, and if you're saying that the odds will change, you're saying that bettors will find out something that you know and they don't. I'd put my chances at 90% or so. Like I said, it's not *impossible* that you can win, but it's not likely. My other bets are jokes made with extraordinarily gullible partisans.

I say it was a 50-50 bet without the FBI news for the same reason a betting line between the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots closes when the spread is 14 points. The line was set their to encourage betting, which is why the line closes as the game gets closer and bets start to roll in.
 
Part of me really wants to bet that Trump wins the popular vote, but Clinton wins the electoral college. I don't think I currently have the courage necessary for that kind of bed though.
 
Part of me really wants to bet that Trump wins the popular vote, but Clinton wins the electoral college. I don't think I currently have the courage necessary for that kind of bed though.

It's more likely to go the other way but still highly improbable.
 
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