I'm not a serious gambler by any means. But I do a little betting on football, mainly for entertainment purposes.
Our provincial government makes sports betting so easy it's ridiculous. The sports betting service is called 'Pro-Line'. You can do it all on the internet of course. All you have to do is set up an account and transfer in some money from your bank account and you're good to go.
You can make a bet, or buy a ticket, with anywhere from 2 outcomes to 6 outcomes that you pick. To win the bet you have to get every outcome correct. You can mix and match with different sports on the same ticket. You can mix and match different types of bets as well. With football, there are 3 diiferent bets:
1) Pick the game winner or pick a tie. There are 3 different outcomes. For example you pick Dallas to win, or Detroit to win, or a tie. A game is a tie if the margin of victory is 3 points or less. So if you pick Dallas to win they have to win by at least 4.
2) Pick one team to beat the spread. Only 2 outcomes for this bet.
3) Bet the under or over. Only 2 outcomes.
For each bet there is a multiplier number based on the betting favorites. If it's a really one-sided game the multiplier for picking the underdog will be somewhere from 6 to 9.
Today one of my bets was to take 5 underdogs to win-Dallas, Miami, Giants, Jets and Redskins. Yeah I know, it's a ridiculous longshot. My bet was $2. If I get all 5 right I win $2,400.
I made 4 bets altogether totalling $12.
Like I say it's just for entertainment, something to keep me interested in the scores.
Anybody else do any sports betting?