While I've tried my hand gambling at the casinos this is my first time seriously betting on an event (even considering Melbourne Cup was earlier this month).
The first $1000 at 3.25. I had already read the Donald Trump forum and was convinced enough by the analyses of the forum members here. $1000 was a "safe" amount for me, and if it was lost it wouldn't be a big deal.
The second $1000 was because the odds had lengthened to 4.0. I was like "Hey, free money!", and I had enough on hand.
The third $1000, the odds had lengthened again to 5.0. Similar reasoning to the above.
As time passed I followed the odds as closely as I could, shifting from 5.5 to 2.7. Sportsbet allows early cashouts and at shorter odds my returns would have been higher. As more news reports came out, I did become more concerned if Trump could overcome any election rigging.
Just prior to the election, there was a point when the odds reached 10.0! While I knew rationally that the odds only reflected what other bettors think, at the back of my mind I was still wondering "Is this evidence that Soros is so confident of his rigging?"
I was at work during the election counting, and was checking my phone in between dealing with guests. As the votes came in, I watched Trump gain more electoral votes and the odds plummeted, while Clinton's shot up to 14.0! I was fist-pumping behind the scenes.
As always, there is always 20-20 hindsight - if I had cashed out at 2.7 (returning around $4000) and then bet right back in at 10.0, I could have won ~$40,000. I probably wouldn't have acted any differently, but it's always interesting to ponder how you could benefit more.
The first $1000 at 3.25. I had already read the Donald Trump forum and was convinced enough by the analyses of the forum members here. $1000 was a "safe" amount for me, and if it was lost it wouldn't be a big deal.
The second $1000 was because the odds had lengthened to 4.0. I was like "Hey, free money!", and I had enough on hand.
The third $1000, the odds had lengthened again to 5.0. Similar reasoning to the above.
As time passed I followed the odds as closely as I could, shifting from 5.5 to 2.7. Sportsbet allows early cashouts and at shorter odds my returns would have been higher. As more news reports came out, I did become more concerned if Trump could overcome any election rigging.
Just prior to the election, there was a point when the odds reached 10.0! While I knew rationally that the odds only reflected what other bettors think, at the back of my mind I was still wondering "Is this evidence that Soros is so confident of his rigging?"
I was at work during the election counting, and was checking my phone in between dealing with guests. As the votes came in, I watched Trump gain more electoral votes and the odds plummeted, while Clinton's shot up to 14.0! I was fist-pumping behind the scenes.
As always, there is always 20-20 hindsight - if I had cashed out at 2.7 (returning around $4000) and then bet right back in at 10.0, I could have won ~$40,000. I probably wouldn't have acted any differently, but it's always interesting to ponder how you could benefit more.
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