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Quote from: TippingPoint on July 24, 2016, 02:39:29 PM

Ask yourself this:
Would you be happy repeatedly flipping a coin with an opponent to gamble?
That is exactly 50/50
Would that be better or worse than what you do now?

i usually play dice games and also there is always a house edge so if there is a game that i can play against an opponent with no house edge i surely will choose that game.

but also i think the 50/50 chance because of the only two result of the coin flip makes things completely fair to both sides. so yes i like such a game.

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Quote from: TippingPoint on July 24, 2016, 02:39:29 PM

Ask yourself this:
Would you be happy repeatedly flipping a coin with an opponent to gamble?
That is exactly 50/50
Would that be better or worse than what you do now?

this although is better odds unless your the one booking the bets is way to boring for me. Part of the reason I gamble is for the excitement of
watching the game

Maybe this can be made less boring by introducing some fun games like you play with opponent and just have to win at least 1 time within 4 bets and hence you get 1.25 odds, while opponent gets 4.00 odds, I mean this would be less boring rather than start hating it.

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Well not really, i wont be happier but i kind of like this kind of game its like rolling dice game where you bet high or low, but flipping coin has a limitation of bet, you can only bet tail or head, you cant set win percentage like in the dice game and the odds will be 50:50 unless you find a new way of develop the game

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Quote from: bbc.reporter on August 01, 2016, 12:07:41 AM

I will not be happy with this because the odds are even. There will be no winner in this in the long run and it will be stupid to play a game for money without any winner. I will rather watch TV. Cheesy

Actually if you say and actually people believe so then the dice sites would have been clean and no one playing.
The main problem with this idea of coin flipping is that you get bored very soon and on the other hand dice we can change % of winning and hence is not so boring.

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Quote from: smho_16 on July 24, 2016, 04:50:04 PM

What's the point of this ? You need to play non stop for hours till the 50/50 comes into play. And playing against an opponent is not a very wise thing to do. At least in my country Serbia where people have even lost their lives in land casinos because of the alcohol and the nerves of the play. They have lost playing poker , when things heated up and the massacre happened. I remember it well and that's why I never put my feet in any land casino here. It's not worth and I prefer to bet from my own dark room without anyone knowing what I am doing. My vote is too to disagree with this and keep playing against the house but know in the long run you can lose because of the tiny house edge.

Umm... What ?? What difference does it make who gets your money ? It is way better to let your opponent have it then give it to an already filthy rich casino.

Oh and OP you dont flip with nopponent you flip against an opponent. Saying with means you on the same side.

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i may be interested to try it out and test some strategies in a real 50/50 chance game but i think it can get real boring real fast, it is similar to dice after all and they are both kind of boring so against an opponent not but against the site with the same odds maybe with auto bet.

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Quote from: bbc.reporter on August 01, 2016, 12:07:41 AM

I will not be happy with this because the odds are even. There will be no winner in this in the long run and it will be stupid to play a game for money without any winner. I will rather watch TV. Cheesy

Yup, this is a waste of time. The only people those who play just for time pass and also they don't want to lose their money they can try this 50/50. Offcourse I do play gambling just for time pass, but if I follow this method, it will be not fun. So I will not use this method.

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Quote from: TippingPoint on July 24, 2016, 02:39:29 PM

Ask yourself this:
Would you be happy repeatedly flipping a coin with an opponent to gamble?
That is exactly 50/50
Would that be better or worse than what you do now?

No, i won't do that. Repeatedly flipping a coin in the same side is really risky on gambling, you can easily get busted if you do that. I always do it randomly so i can't easily get busted.

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Quote from: TippingPoint on July 24, 2016, 02:39:29 PM

Ask yourself this:
Would you be happy repeatedly flipping a coin with an opponent to gamble?
That is exactly 50/50
Would that be better or worse than what you do now?

this although is better odds unless your the one booking the bets is way to boring for me. Part of the reason I gamble is for the excitement of
watching the game

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I will not be happy with this because the odds are even. There will be no winner in this in the long run and it will be stupid to play a game for money without any winner. I will rather watch TV. Cheesy

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Would you be happy repeatedly flipping a coin with an opponent to gamble?

by "with an opponent" if you mean PvP then yes, because that is the real 50/50 chance with none of us having the edge, unlike when playing against the house which has the edge.

actually i think this is why the PvP type dice game was somewhat the favorite of some people back in the days when PD let it happen.

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Quote from: TippingPoint on July 24, 2016, 02:39:29 PM

Ask yourself this:
Would you be happy repeatedly flipping a coin with an opponent to gamble?
That is exactly 50/50
Would that be better or worse than what you do now?

People used to do that with CS:GO skins, and I think that's probably where you got the idea from. As for it being a good idea or not/there being any interest, it might be a somewhat good idea and if you design the site right it might be a good idea, but you have to make it look less like massive Bitcoin losses and more like a sort of game, like how CS gambling sites used to do it. That's the best way to make sure people keep gambling to my knowledge, when using a system like that.

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real gamblers know how to find an edge and gain an advantage, no matter how small that advantage may be. Flipping a coin is pure luck and therefore dumb

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Quote from: TippingPoint on July 24, 2016, 02:39:29 PM

Ask yourself this:
Would you be happy repeatedly flipping a coin with an opponent to gamble?
That is exactly 50/50
Would that be better or worse than what you do now?

it's funny to see this here now. because i was actually thinking about this.

mathematically i can't figure out if it is really different than dice with 50/50 chance but with my logic i have got a feeling that there should be a difference because there is only 2 results not 100s of results like dice.

so i wanted to try it but i don't know where!

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I don't like flipping coin, despite I do it all the time to determing some contentious issues when arguing with my friends IRL.
I definitely wouln't do it for a big money. It is simply not rewarding enough for me.

And what about theoretical third outcome, in which the coin comes to rest upright on its edge?

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If I can decide when to stop, yes.

I will be ahead in some moment, almost 100%sure, just make it stop when it happens

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Quote from: TippingPoint on July 24, 2016, 02:39:29 PM

Ask yourself this:
Would you be happy repeatedly flipping a coin with an opponent to gamble?
That is exactly 50/50
Would that be better or worse than what you do now?

i think yes, but what is benefit for me? in my experience, i am not good to flipping a coin with others so i think its worse for me.

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Quote from: Ryan Dugan on July 24, 2016, 04:46:55 PM

Quote from: TippingPoint on July 24, 2016, 02:39:29 PM

Ask yourself this:
Would you be happy repeatedly flipping a coin with an opponent to gamble?
That is exactly 50/50
Would that be better or worse than what you do now?

I would. I think it is better to lose to another player then to the house ? Maybe someone feels another way with this ? Anyone doesn't agree ? I see one vote doesn't agree. But why ? Interested.

Actually, until I read this, I wasn't interested in coin flipping, but yeah, to lose to an individual would be better than the house; I know someone just walked away happy Tongue

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Quote from: Jhanzo on July 24, 2016, 02:52:47 PM

I don't understand. It's obviously no different than rolling dice. Well, except the tiny house edge.

I think everyone do understand this thing because flipping coin is sure 50/50 chance without any single house edge meanwhile dice game sure have house edge which mean you will lose everything on a long run but not in 50/50 chance game. I think it has so much different with dice game for sure

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Just like the old times? Well, I think people nowadays do not like that type of game (especially online) since it will be just a flip of coin, there will be no thrill for the players. Gamblers believe imo that when they can choose the odds and use some strategies, chances of winning will be higher. But for me, all of that will still depend on luck. Strategies and techniques are just an advantage, if you are lucky enough you'll win and if not, then "better luck next time". Anyways, I'm not into that type of games and not really into gambling.

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