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  2. 125 Funny Punishments for Lost Bet Games To Raise the Stakes

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    A friendly bet or game turns into a heated competition and before you know it, you either find yourself on the losing end of the deal, or you're in the winner's seat and get to choose the ...

  3. Late betting - Wikipedia

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    After a losing bet, the player removes chips from a stack through sleight-of-hand to reduce losses. The player may also plant high-value chips underneath one or more low-value chips visible on top, further reducing the payment for lost rounds. However, a bet found with high-value chips underneath low-value chips may be seen as suspicious.

  4. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    Odds boards in a Las Vegas sportsbook. Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome.. Sports bettors place their wagers either legally, through a bookmaker/sportsbook, or illegally through privately run enterprises referred to as "bookies".

  5. Match fixing - Wikipedia

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    In organized sports, match fixing (also known as game fixing, race fixing, throwing, rigging or more generally sports fixing) is the act of playing or officiating a contest with the intention of achieving a predetermined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law.

  6. Channing Tatum poses completely nude after losing a bet to ...

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    Add this to the list of things we weren't expecting to see on a Wednesday night -- Channing Tatum completely nude in a shower. The actor took to Instagram to show off his "Magic Mike" abs after he ...

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  8. Fan-Tan - Wikipedia

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    Assuming a 5% cut, the final payout for a "Fan" win is 95% of 3×, or 2.85× the amount bet. Similarly, the odds of winning a "Tan" bet are 6 ⁄ 12 and the odds of losing a "Tan" bet are 3 ⁄ 12 (a push will occur for the remaining 3 ⁄ 12), so the net payout is (⁠ 3 / 12 ⁠) ⁄ (⁠ 6 / 12 ⁠) = 1 ⁄ 2, before the cut for the house is ...

  9. Betting on horse racing - Wikipedia

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    A bet to win, sometimes called a "straight" bet, means staking money on the horse, and if it comes in first place, the bet is a winner. In a bet to place, you are betting on your horse to finish either first or second. A bet to show wins if the horse finishes first, second or third. Since it is much easier to select a horse to finish first ...