Topic: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!  (Read 3029 times)

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Rat_Boy

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It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« on: April 08, 2004, 02:03:39 pm »
...savings that is (From CNN)

What kind of person does that sort of thing?  I hope he at least a source of income lined up in case it doesn't work out.

Sirgod

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2004, 02:22:12 pm »
I would Never have the guts to do that. On One spin of the Wheel? that's crazy.

Stephen

Dash Jones

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2004, 02:43:28 pm »
50/50

Isn't it?

That seems like fair odds.

I might give it a shot if I didn't have much...and perhaps a steady source of income otherwise.

Interloper

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2004, 08:57:40 am »
better odds than most people usually get!  

Rat_Boy

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2004, 07:48:20 pm »
I'll be damned.  He won!

Interloper

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2004, 09:14:01 pm »
   

Corbomite

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2004, 09:21:06 pm »
Quote:

50/50

Isn't it?

That seems like fair odds.  





No its about 47%. There are two green slots - 0 and 00. Still the best odds in a casino, but the payout is only 1 to 1. He still will be doing pretty good after taxes as he got all his money back plus a tidy sum.

Rat_Boy

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It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2004, 02:03:39 pm »
...savings that is (From CNN)

What kind of person does that sort of thing?  I hope he at least a source of income lined up in case it doesn't work out.

Sirgod

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2004, 02:22:12 pm »
I would Never have the guts to do that. On One spin of the Wheel? that's crazy.

Stephen

Dash Jones

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2004, 02:43:28 pm »
50/50

Isn't it?

That seems like fair odds.

I might give it a shot if I didn't have much...and perhaps a steady source of income otherwise.

Interloper

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2004, 08:57:40 am »
better odds than most people usually get!  

Rat_Boy

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2004, 07:48:20 pm »
I'll be damned.  He won!

Interloper

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2004, 09:14:01 pm »
   

Corbomite

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2004, 09:21:06 pm »
Quote:

50/50

Isn't it?

That seems like fair odds.  





No its about 47%. There are two green slots - 0 and 00. Still the best odds in a casino, but the payout is only 1 to 1. He still will be doing pretty good after taxes as he got all his money back plus a tidy sum.

Rat_Boy

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It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2004, 02:03:39 pm »
...savings that is (From CNN)

What kind of person does that sort of thing?  I hope he at least a source of income lined up in case it doesn't work out.

Sirgod

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2004, 02:22:12 pm »
I would Never have the guts to do that. On One spin of the Wheel? that's crazy.

Stephen

Dash Jones

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2004, 02:43:28 pm »
50/50

Isn't it?

That seems like fair odds.

I might give it a shot if I didn't have much...and perhaps a steady source of income otherwise.

Interloper

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #17 on: April 09, 2004, 08:57:40 am »
better odds than most people usually get!  

Rat_Boy

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2004, 07:48:20 pm »
I'll be damned.  He won!

Interloper

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Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2004, 09:14:01 pm »