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Title: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Rat_Boy 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.
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Sirgod 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
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Dash Jones 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.
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Interloper on April 09, 2004, 08:57:40 am
better odds than most people usually get!  
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Rat_Boy on April 11, 2004, 07:48:20 pm
I'll be damned.  He won!
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Interloper on April 11, 2004, 09:14:01 pm
   
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Corbomite 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.
Title: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Rat_Boy 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.
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Sirgod 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
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Dash Jones 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.
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Interloper on April 09, 2004, 08:57:40 am
better odds than most people usually get!  
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Rat_Boy on April 11, 2004, 07:48:20 pm
I'll be damned.  He won!
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Interloper on April 11, 2004, 09:14:01 pm
   
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Corbomite 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.
Title: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Rat_Boy 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.
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Sirgod 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
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Dash Jones 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.
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Interloper on April 09, 2004, 08:57:40 am
better odds than most people usually get!  
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Rat_Boy on April 11, 2004, 07:48:20 pm
I'll be damned.  He won!
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Interloper on April 11, 2004, 09:14:01 pm
   
Title: Re: It's time to play...You Bet Your Life!
Post by: Corbomite 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.