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02-14-2015 , 07:38 PM

#26

doublejoker

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Backgammon for money would work. Skill and luck elements and gambling aspect with cube.

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02-14-2015 , 07:42 PM

#27

Chippa58

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So they're expecting 500+ players to generate their $10k prize pool? And one's chances of winning anything are under 1%? What could go wrong?

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02-14-2015 , 08:20 PM

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bjsmith22

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Originally Posted by Chippa58

So they're expecting 500+ players to generate their $10k prize pool? And one's chances of winning anything are under 1%? What could go wrong?

Dude its $20 dollars

Have you ever been to a carnival/theme park where people pay 20-50 dollars for a very poor chance at a very poor quality prize? Do you think the people there are calculating their expected value?

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02-14-2015 , 08:23 PM

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ZenForest

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They should extend this to Video Games. Would be tons of fun !

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02-14-2015 , 08:38 PM

#30

doublejoker

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Im in for q-bert

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02-14-2015 , 10:39 PM

#31

golfnutt

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Golf skill challenges.

This can open up many avenues.

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02-14-2015 , 11:25 PM

#32

ntanygd760

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high stakes miniature golf ftw

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02-14-2015 , 11:26 PM

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Two SHAE

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It is kind of silly the prize pool is pre-determined. The rake can be anywhere from overlay to infinite.

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02-15-2015 , 12:00 AM

#34

sba9630

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Originally Posted by doublejoker

Im in for q-bert

Hadn't thought about that in years...here's a free flash version:

http://www.freeqbert.org/

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02-15-2015 , 12:43 AM

#35

ntanygd760

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Originally Posted by Two SHAE

It is kind of silly the prize pool is pre-determined. The rake can be anywhere from overlay to infinite.

pretty sure that is what allows this to happen like DFS

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02-15-2015 , 01:23 AM

#36

ntanygd760

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Be pretty awesome if this brought back high stakes bowling.

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02-15-2015 , 09:31 AM

#37

RickySteve

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Im sure most will, but when the money is online that number can go down real quick.

Do you have data to support this?

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02-15-2015 , 12:19 PM

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LektorAJ

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Is "guess which hand" a game of skill?

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02-15-2015 , 12:50 PM

#39

kazor

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This is great, I know just the person for this!

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02-15-2015 , 01:02 PM

#40

Free99

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Competitive trap, clay and target shooting.

What could possibly go wrong?

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02-15-2015 , 03:44 PM

#41

jaxtraw

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Originally Posted by RickySteve

Do you have data to support this?

Na, just used my brain.

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02-15-2015 , 04:15 PM

#42

shaniac

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Did they get this idea from that scene in Nat'l Lampoons Vegas Vacation?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htX4T20t6lU

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02-15-2015 , 04:20 PM

#43

DeuceKicker1

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Borgata/AC needs sports betting, not this. Sooner or later, you know that some people will throw/fix contests leading to fights/lawsuits/new NVG threads.

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02-15-2015 , 04:34 PM

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bjsmith22

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Originally Posted by DeuceKicker1

Borgata/AC needs sports betting, not this. Sooner or later, you know that some people will throw/fix contests leading to fights/lawsuits/new NVG threads.

Yeah, lets ban something for the masses because of the possible actions of a few

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02-15-2015 , 06:21 PM

#45

Two SHAE

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Originally Posted by ntanygd760

pretty sure that is what allows this to happen like DFS

In DFS, the number of entries is capped. If they are doing that then fine. But I see no indication of this in the article.

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02-16-2015 , 03:29 AM

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Boney526

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Originally Posted by bjsmith22

Yeah, lets ban something for some of the masses because of the possible actions of a few

FYP. I agree with what you're saying, but the fact that some states are allowed to offer Sports Betting while others aren't is ridiculous.

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02-16-2015 , 03:31 AM

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Boney526

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Originally Posted by ZenForest

They should extend this to Video Games. Would be tons of fun !

Well, you pretty much can do this for Video Games, although I don't know the details. It would be fun if they offered video game tournaments in AC, though, especially at the nicer places like Borgata.

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02-16-2015 , 10:51 AM

#48

blindedOut?

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liars dice would be awesome

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02-21-2015 , 01:20 PM

#49

Notorious RGA

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Originally Posted by Boney526

this would be seriously interesting. I ignored poker during the boom and always said if there was a world series of mortal kombat/street fighter or drinking games I would've been the king of that lol.