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

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    Carry around a sign that says "I lost a bet" for a full day. 30. Get a tattoo. 31. Wear a wig for a day. 32. Do 10 pushups every time a specific word is said. 33. Wear socks on your hands for a day.

  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. So You Didn't Win the Lotto. Now What? - AOL

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    If you happen to be one of the winners of the Mega Millions jackpot from over the weekend, then by all means, skip the rest of this article. But for the rest of us losers -- which sadly includes ...

  5. Martingale (betting system) - Wikipedia

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    In fact, while the chance of losing 6 times in a row in 6 plays is a relatively low 1.8% on a single-zero wheel, the probability of losing 6 times in a row (i.e. encountering a streak of 6 losses) at some point during a string of 200 plays is approximately 84%. Even if the gambler can tolerate betting ~1,000 times their original bet, a streak ...

  6. Gambler's ruin - Wikipedia

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    In statistics, gambler's ruin is the fact that a gambler playing a game with negative expected value will eventually go bankrupt, regardless of their betting system.. The concept was initially stated: A persistent gambler who raises his bet to a fixed fraction of the gambler's bankroll after a win, but does not reduce it after a loss, will eventually and inevitably go broke, even if each bet ...

  7. After losing a bet, a Watertown man raised money for wife's ...

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    When a lost bet resulted in Sam Mooney walking to work for five days, he used the opportunity to do something good. After losing a bet, a Watertown man raised money for wife's cancer treatment ...

  8. Labouchère system - Wikipedia

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    With each bet, the player stakes an amount equal to the sum of the first and last numbers on the list. If only one number remains, that number is the amount of the stake. If the bet is successful, the two amounts are removed from the list. If the bet is unsuccessful, the amount lost is appended to the end of the list.

  9. How an expensive bet by Emily's List in an Orange ... - AOL

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