Which is the easiest game at Stampede to win??

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by tatime
hey quick question can anyone give me some info on that 'betting on a horse game'?(the one where the carnie spins a bunch of arrows and it has to land on your horse to win)

anyways, who knows how many horses and arrows there are? and what are the payouts?

not that i'm gonna go hit that game at any time, i just want to figure out how bad the odds are

Dont know how many horses there are but however many arrows you get in your betted horse is how much the payout is back..I think its 1:1

Originally posted by JordanAndrew


I suppose you don't go to the casino a lot? Poker tables, craps and black jack players drop bills as if they were $5 bills. I see it everytime I go to the casino. People are insane sometimes when they drop soo much money, ah well it's their "extra money" so they can do whatever the fuck they want. I usually cap myself to about $100-$200 for gambling and even that is fairly high already. Maybe one day my budget will allow me more money.

$100-200 is pretty good cap, I limit myself to bringing only $50 when I go to casino, I have more luck on Over/Under than casino I find...

[Graham_A_M]

The guessing game of how much time will be spent by Sorath in the kids section. Shouldn't be too hard I'd reckon


happy winning

[tm.88]

The first time i tried it my girl asked me to...i didnt think it would be hard and i nailed every throw, then the carny made some deal with me that he would give me 3 jumbos if i did it again, and 0 if i didnt.
Seeing as it seemed so easy i went again only to miss every throw.

My lady wasnt to impressed! lol

Originally posted by MintRacer
come on guys.. where's the hero with the break a plate or beer bottle game?

[nj2Type-S]

the birthday game is pretty easy to win. or just put money on all of the months for a sure win, lol. i don't know if putting $42 is worth an XL stuffed toy but if you're gonna go around trying to win an XL, here's a sure deal, lol.

also, playing the water gun games.......against kids, hahah.

i HATE that stupid basketball game....i was a fool thinking i'd make em, lol..

[Hanzo]

Go early because there'll be less competition!

[Kobe]

Originally posted by dj_rice


Thats it?


Thats weak sauce man, Over/Under paid for my whole Stampede day last year with 2 peoples admission + $15 parking, food and games

Be glad it did pay for your stampede, becuase the odds are not in your favor in the long run...

Under = 2-6 which is a combination of 5 different numbers
Over = 8-12 which is a combination of 5 different numbers
Then we also have the Number 7 which pays 3:1

Let me start on the number 7, this is such a horrible sucker bet its unbelieable, you would need to be getting a 12:1 payout on 7 for it to be break even worth it in the long run.. (STAY AWAY FROM THIS)

While with Under and over, the odds are not horrible, they are not in your favor, for this game to be breaking even you would need to have a 50% ratio in the long run (Anything over 50, the odds are in your favor Long run)


However your odds are 5 / 11 which gives you a 45% chance of winning.. For every dollar in the long run that you put down on the game, the house will take 5cent from...

This may not seem like a lot, but if you are playing $100 games, they are taking $5 from each hand you play in the long run....


Sorry, I'm just a huge poker nerd, and I do a lot of probability...


Don't get me wrong, if you feel lucky go give it a shot, but I would not recommend you spending hours on end playing...

[Jatt87]

Originally posted by tatime
hey quick question can anyone give me some info on that 'betting on a horse game'?(the one where the carnie spins a bunch of arrows and it has to land on your horse to win)

anyways, who knows how many horses and arrows there are? and what are the payouts?

not that i'm gonna go hit that game at any time, i just want to figure out how bad the odds are

I think I counted 13 spots and 6 arrows. For the payout it depends how many arrows land on that particular spot.

[gqmw]

Originally posted by JordanAndrew


I suppose you don't go to the casino a lot? Poker tables, craps and black jack players drop bills as if they were $5 bills. I see it everytime I go to the casino. People are insane sometimes when they drop soo much money, ah well it's their "extra money" so they can do whatever the fuck they want. I usually cap myself to about $100-$200 for gambling and even that is fairly high already. Maybe one day my budget will allow me more money.

That's a good cap to have, I just bring what I can afford to lose.
But what i'm trying to say is that i'm seeing jr high/high school students hang around that stand for like an hour...and then afterwards telling people how they lost all the money they made working in the last week.
I just think that's pretty poor judgement.

[MikeAg]

The game with the highest odds is over or under...it is almost a guaranteed 50% chance you will win

[2002civic]

Originally posted by MikeAg
The game with the highest odds is over or under...it is almost a guaranteed 50% chance you will win

no its not it is a guaranteed less than 50% chance you will win