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bet dispute

  • 11-10-2007 11:34am
    #1
    green123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,680 ✭✭✭


    was online this morning looking at a few bets.
    saw the live betting on the cricket.

    i thought i spotted some value.
    the aussies were way ahead and needed only about 15 more runs to win

    the bet was advertised as a question :

    2nd wicket caught ?
    yes or no

    i bet that no it would not be caught.
    and it wasnt caught.

    so i should win ?

    well they voided the bet because the aussies didnt lose a 2nd wicket.
    of course i knew that with so few runs needed that this was very possible.
    and thats where i saw the value because i could win this way or i could also win if the second wicket was taken in another way

    any opinions


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  • #2
    prendy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭prendy


    thats void as there was nothing to bet on...
    what i mean is that the wicket didnt fall therfore the event didnt happen.


  • #3
    green123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,680 ✭✭✭green123


    prendy wrote:
    thats void as there was nothing to bet on...
    what i mean is that the wicket didnt fall therfore the event didnt happen.

    yes i know this
    but its the way the bet was phrased
    it could be argued that i was correct
    ie the 2nd wicket was not caught
    thats my arguement


  • #4
    prendy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭prendy


    but there was no 2nd wicket.
    thats like betting on man u to win and if the game gets called off claim they didnt lose.
    the reason i know is the same(nearly) thing happened to me before.


  • #5
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,565 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    You were betting on "the second wicket to be not caught"
    This is not the same as "not catching a second wicket"

    Its a sutle difference, but it affects the odds offered, if you wanted the seconded situation, the odds woud suffer. I think prendys example of a game getting called off isn't really the same (I understand its only a example).
    A closer one might be the difference between "Man U to win", and "Man U not to lose",
    its clearer here that they are not the same


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