Bettor cashed out 68k parlay for 500 bucks

**Doug tushyterror** · 12-30-24, 09:20 PM

Originally posted by ThaWoj

Did you guys see this? 3 leg parlay $15 to win 68k

Nabors 2 tds +2000
Evans 2 tds +500
Ertz 2 tds +3500

He had a $1700 cashout before the game. He let it ride. Ertz actually had a td ball sail through his hands in the 1st qtr that should have been caught. He then caught a td in the 3rd qtr. The cashout went above 6k. Dude cashed out in the 4th qtr for 500 bucks. Of course ertz got his 2nd td in ot.

I just read an article that said that 2nd td catch got Ertz a 250k bonus, another 250k for going over 600 yards, and another 250k for 60 receptions. All on his mom's birthday.

I understand it sucks seeing your cashout dwindle down and thinking its the 4th qtr no way he'll score again and take the 500 bucks...but if it was me that 500 win would be gone the same night betting on live tennis or some 3rd world country basketball game...he'll never have that opportunity again. 500 wont fix sht...68k would fix a lot...for me at least. Not only that the juice on cashouts is trash. Anytime I have lottery tickets I never ever cashout. The funny thing is even if ertz didnt score the dude would still be mad that he didnt cashout before the game or after he scored the first td. Either way you're upset.

Unreal.

Beyond retarded just needing 1 more TD despite the unlikelihood. No bigger gambling curse than the Cashout option. Degens don't realize books wouldn't offer it unless it wasn't in their best interests think they're doing you some kind of "favor". Helps occasionally but not in the long term.
Anyway your thoughts on this:
Reloaded 2k for the 25% bonus & bet a -3500 lock to WD the full amount to make that $500 BB totally free.
Hit the 1st leg with Keys, this o57.5 looking good & now the hard part: 10 NFL MLs. Took teams that need to win, playoff teams that will be resting starters. Banking on CIN somehow getting in so that would require DEN & MIA losing. I know this ain't hitting but might as well take a shot. Only worried about my 40k at DK. Everything else is shits & giggles.

**DwightShrute** · 12-30-24, 09:31 PM

easy to second guess yourself. You can go crazy with "What-Ifs"

A win is a win.

**gauchojake** · 12-30-24, 09:51 PM

The cashout button is like the rabbit hunt option for online poker. It just encourages second guessing and bad decisions

**unde0087** · 12-30-24, 10:25 PM

I guess I would just ask, what was the point of even placing the bet? He is risking the price of a sandwich for lunch to win a massive amount of money. Not only did he not have the balls to see the winner through, but he also most likely tilted, losing the $500 within the next few hours, and probably more chasing what could have been.

I am almost 100% certain he would have lost less money if he plays it out and Ertz doesn't make another TD catch. Then he is out $15, doesn't feel like a complete jackoff and doesn't let it consume him.

I will never understand the cashout on a long shot parlay. No one puts one of those together thinking it has that great of a chance. We make them as a basic lottery ticket to have fun with. A small price to win game changing money. A cashout is defeating the purpose of even making the wager in the first place imo.

**Steelers05** · 12-30-24, 11:36 PM

That's a tough one to swallow.

**Eddy Munny** · 12-30-24, 11:49 PM

I'm assuming the "cashout" option benefits the books in the long-run or else they wouldn't offer it.

**darrell74** · 12-31-24, 01:01 AM

Sometimes, I don't understand h9w these books even let these books get authorized

Fifteen dollars for 68 thousand? Somebody should get fired for that

I understand if its offshore,
offshore will stiff you, they got no problem doing that(its happened to me, why I moved to Vegas)

Honestly, I don't think anybody in Vegas would have taken that bet

**str** · 12-31-24, 07:12 AM

Originally posted by Eddy Munny

I'm assuming the "cashout" option benefits the books in the long-run or else they wouldn't offer it.

Without a doubt Eddy.

**ThaWoj** · 12-31-24, 08:34 AM

Originally posted by darrell74

Sometimes, I don't understand h9w these books even let these books get authorized

Fifteen dollars for 68 thousand? Somebody should get fired for that

I understand if its offshore,
offshore will stiff you, they got no problem doing that(its happened to me, why I moved to Vegas)

Honestly, I don't think anybody in Vegas would have taken that bet

The books love these bets. For every one ticket that cashes there are 1000s upon 1000s that lose that make up for when they have to payout a winner..and in this case they only had to payout 500 bucks. Why do you think they post these crazy winning tickets all over fb and twitter? They encourage you to make the same kind of bet. To make you think its so easy, and that everyone is winning. On top of that the odds for these crazy legs to hit are probably nowhere near true odds. You might say "ertz 2 tds 35-1 that's so easy!"...he probably should have been at least 50-1.

**ThaWoj** · 12-31-24, 08:39 AM

Originally posted by Doug tushyterror

Beyond retarded just needing 1 more TD despite the unlikelihood. No bigger gambling curse than the Cashout option. Degens don't realize books wouldn't offer it unless it wasn't in their best interests think they're doing you some kind of "favor". Helps occasionally but not in the long term.
Anyway your thoughts on this:
Reloaded 2k for the 25% bonus & bet a -3500 lock to WD the full amount to make that $500 BB totally free.
Hit the 1st leg with Keys, this o57.5 looking good & now the hard part: 10 NFL MLs. Took teams that need to win, playoff teams that will be resting starters. Banking on CIN somehow getting in so that would require DEN & MIA losing. I know this ain't hitting but might as well take a shot. Only worried about my 40k at DK. Everything else is shits & giggles.

Sure that nfl ticket can hit. You dont know what some of these teams who have nothing to play for are going to do. I just never could do -3500 or -2000 on tennis. I've lost more (live) tennis bets with odds like that then I've won on double digit dogs. When I go on runs its because I'm hitting plus money bets...dogs, breaks, under games in sets...usually when I'm on a bad losing streak and ice cold its when I'm betting heavy favorites and trying to parlay a bunch of short odd legs

**ddittie** · 12-31-24, 10:30 AM

Originally posted by darrell74

Sometimes, I don't understand h9w these books even let these books get authorized

Fifteen dollars for 68 thousand? Somebody should get fired for that

I understand if its offshore,
offshore will stiff you, they got no problem doing that(its happened to me, why I moved to Vegas)

Honestly, I don't think anybody in Vegas would have taken that bet

Because in person bets they are limited to how many they can take in and their risk exposure. Online they can take in a near-infinite amount.

**ddittie** · 12-31-24, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by Doug tushyterror

Beyond retarded just needing 1 more TD despite the unlikelihood. No bigger gambling curse than the Cashout option. Degens don't realize books wouldn't offer it unless it wasn't in their best interests think they're doing you some kind of "favor". Helps occasionally but not in the long term.
Anyway your thoughts on this:
Reloaded 2k for the 25% bonus & bet a -3500 lock to WD the full amount to make that $500 BB totally free.
Hit the 1st leg with Keys, this o57.5 looking good & now the hard part: 10 NFL MLs. Took teams that need to win, playoff teams that will be resting starters. Banking on CIN somehow getting in so that would require DEN & MIA losing. I know this ain't hitting but might as well take a shot. Only worried about my 40k at DK. Everything else is shits & giggles.

I think the plan to go with teams that must win is solid, but assuming teams resting will lose, is a bit of a risk. Buffalo losing to New England is a long shot imo. Even if they are resting ppl. New England benefits from a loss there...

**Thefix13** · 12-31-24, 12:20 PM

Guy wins $485 but is somehow a loser, only on a gambling forum. You'd blow that 68k just an quickly as that $500 because of your mindset, so there would be no difference just more shame.

**johnnyvegas13** · 12-31-24, 12:29 PM

These r tough decisions when ur broke or in debt

some guys fold in these spots …

**Steelers05** · 12-31-24, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by ThaWoj

The books love these bets. For every one ticket that cashes there are 1000s upon 1000s that lose that make up for when they have to payout a winner..and in this case they only had to payout 500 bucks. Why do you think they post these crazy winning tickets all over fb and twitter? They encourage you to make the same kind of bet. To make you think its so easy, and that everyone is winning. On top of that the odds for these crazy legs to hit are probably nowhere near true odds. You might say "ertz 2 tds 35-1 that's so easy!"...he probably should have been at least 50-1.

This! Plus the US books are always giving daily boosts on pars/sgp, they are begging you to take the "lotto" type bets. Agree, this is a cash cow for the books, they love promoting the random winner because they make it back and then some each time.

**str** · 12-31-24, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by johnnyvegas13

These r tough decisions when ur broke or in debt

some guys fold in these spots …

If you are broke or in serious debt, you should be trying to learn HOW to bet while not actually betting.

All these things can be fixed if you put your mind to it.

**stevenash** · 12-31-24, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by Eddy Munny

I'm assuming the "cashout" option benefits the books in the long-run or else they wouldn't offer it.

Same goes for the book offering you to 'buy the hook'.
If they didn't make out like bandits in the long run, do you think they'd offer that?

**SundanceKid** · 12-31-24, 03:44 PM

FanDuel no longer has the cash out option available, at least not in TN anymore. I can see some value in the cashout option. I have cashed out soccer over 2.5s before and didn't regret it one bit. I've also cashed out Golf and Nascar bets to earn a slight profit even though they too have been winners in the end... I don't man. Which is the player you want to be? The man who made $1 on a whole year of bets while placing $20 wagers all the way or the man who was negative $5000 on the year but also won $12.5k on the Super Bowl. I guess what I'm asking is: does bet size matter or just action? Can we live with betting 24/7/365 albeit with $5 bets or is that just a waste?

**Doug tushyterror** · 12-31-24, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by ddittie

I think the plan to go with teams that must win is solid, but assuming teams resting will lose, is a bit of a risk. Buffalo losing to New England is a long shot imo. Even if they are resting ppl. New England benefits from a loss there...

Just being a realist, I'd be genuinely shocked if the 3 results needed for CIN to make the playoffs happen to even get to teams like NE & NYG needing to win. Would be nice to get a summary page like this next yr surpassing that $107k win, but I'm obv not expecting it to be this. Still feel the juice is worth the squeeze if the connected dominoes fall in place since it's 100% risk free.

**ThaWoj** · 01-01-25, 10:44 AM

Originally posted by Doug tushyterror

Just being a realist, I'd be genuinely shocked if the 3 results needed for CIN to make the playoffs happen to even get to teams like NE & NYG needing to win. Would be nice to get a summary page like this next yr surpassing that $107k win, but I'm obv not expecting it to be this. Still feel the juice is worth the squeeze if the connected dominoes fall in place since it's 100% risk free.

I had to laugh when I saw mine and it said Farleigh Dickinson was my most bet on team. And WTA was my most bet on sport lol.

**ThaWoj** · 01-01-25, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by Thefix13

Guy wins $485 but is somehow a loser, only on a gambling forum. You'd blow that 68k just an quickly as that $500 because of your mindset, so there would be no difference just more shame.

Get lost dweeb you cant even be serious. Yes he is a loser, was it you? I'd rather go broke 1000 times than cashout 500 bucks on that bet.