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Topic: Nearly true odds gambling? (Read 453 times)

legendary
Activity: 1736
Merit: 1001
May 04, 2014, 11:25:28 PM
#6
Seems Legit to me but I pass.
legendary
Activity: 2940
Merit: 1333
May 04, 2014, 11:21:59 PM
#5
On suitable volume, it should be possible to offer a 0.1% edge and be profitable (over the long term - as variance can cause even a site with a 10% edge to lose money in the short term).

My impression is that the gambling websites with a 1% edge are making large profits.

Just-Dice.com has a 1% house edge, but after more than 1.1 billion bets has only kept 0.32% of the amount wagered.  The reason not many sites offer much less than 1% edge games is that the smaller the house edge, the greater the effect of variance, and the more likely the site is to go bust.  In other words, the smaller the edge, the bigger the bankroll the house requires to be safe from going bust.

Sites which offer player-vs-player games can obviously afford to take a much smaller cut, since they are guaranteed to win a little from every bet.
legendary
Activity: 1868
Merit: 1023
May 04, 2014, 11:16:54 PM
#4
On suitable volume, it should be possible to offer a 0.1% edge and be profitable (over the long term - as variance can cause even a site with a 10% edge to lose money in the short term).

My impression is that the gambling websites with a 1% edge are making large profits.
hero member
Activity: 560
Merit: 502
May 04, 2014, 11:03:20 PM
#3
I've asked peerbet admin this before, and he states that bit777 gambling site funds (he owns both sites) help completely fund peerbet and bit777.

Also, the BTC lost by gamblers obviously is also their money. Smiley
Casinobitco.in owns both sites now.
legendary
Activity: 1736
Merit: 1029
May 04, 2014, 07:56:16 PM
#2
I've asked peerbet admin this before, and he states that bit777 gambling site funds (he owns both sites) help completely fund peerbet and bit777.

Also, the BTC lost by gamblers obviously is also their money. Smiley
sr. member
Activity: 317
Merit: 275
May 04, 2014, 06:09:37 PM
#1
I'm curious, is the reason why there aren't many gambling websites that offer a house edge of just 0.1-0.9% because it's not profitable due to the transaction fees that would actually cause them to lose money? So 1% is actually the threshold?

If so, does this mean that peerbet.org's raffles with 0% house edge are actually "sponsored" by peerbet.org free of charge? I.e., they pay for the transactions out of their own wallet and don't get any profit whatsoever? Similar with peerdice.org that has a 0.3% house edge?
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