Servus Syndicate Members,
Welcome to the Syndicate’s 21st Chapter. The
title of this chapter may refer to the imperishable love I feel for all of
you…or it may be a tawdry pun on a soft-core porn movie starring Alyssa Milano
; ) Decide for yourself.
At any rate, your friendly bookie stands ready to deliver hugs to any Syndicate Member who needs one : ) We’re all one, big, happy dysfunctional family. Who requires a hug?
At any rate, your friendly bookie stands ready to deliver hugs to any Syndicate Member who needs one : ) We’re all one, big, happy dysfunctional family. Who requires a hug?
It occurs to me that we should offer a rudimentary review of
the betting terms before we get rolling. You’d be surprised how twelve months
manages to atrophy the mind. Even the most senior Syndicate Members routinely
forget how it works. This year I’d like to begin with a simple refresher of how
the odds based betting works. Let’s shake the rust off:
Vicey’s
Fearless Group Prediction (3 to 1 Odds for bookie)
1)
Canada 
2)
Netherlands 
3) New
Zealand 
4) China
PR 
Here we have a “Group Prediction”, identical to the one
that’s about to drop in a couple of hours. You can only bet AGAINST the bookie
in this instance. If the Group finishes exactly as the bookie has predicted,
you owe him three times your wager. Should it finish in any other permutation,
he owes you your base wager. For example, should you bet $10 against, the
bookie will owe you $10 UNLESS the four teams finish PRECISELY as he predicted.
Should they finish precisely as he predicted, you owe him $30.
Onwards to the next example.
Overall
Championship Odds
Canada
(Straight Up) Netherlands (3 to 1) New
Zealand (4 to 1) China PR
(12 to 1)
Should you bet $10 on Canada winning (and they do), you’re
entitled to $10.
Should you bet $10 on the Netherlands winning, you’re entitled to $30.
Should you bet $10 on New Zealand winning, you’re entitled to $40.
Should you bet $10 on China PR winning, you’re entitled to $120.
Should the side not win, you owe the bookie $10.
The same logic applies to the other Round wagers.
Semifinal
Odds
Canada
(Straight Up) Netherlands
(Straight Up) New Zealand
(Straight Up) China PR
(5 to 1)
Should you bet $10 on Canada attaining (and they do), you’re
entitled to $10.
Should you bet $10 on the Netherlands attaining, you’re entitled to $10.
Should you bet $10 on New Zealand attaining, you’re entitled to $10.
Should you bet $10 on China PR attaining, you’re entitled to $50.
Should the side not attain, you owe the bookie $10.
Moving on, we’re still more than a week away from the line
bets, but we’ll get everyone limbered up.
Deutschland
vs. Italy
vs. 
The
Line: Deutschland +3 Goals
The Favorite (Germany) is favored to win by 3 goals. If
you bet on Italy, there are three ways you can win the bet:
1) Italy loses by less than 3 goals.
2) Match is a draw
3) Italy wins
Conversely, there is only one way to win if you bet on
Germany
1) Germany wins by more than 3 goals
Should Germany win by precisely 3 goals, THE BET IS A
WASH. THE BET IS A TIE. NO ONE OWES ANYONE ANYTHING
OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:
1) Your Bookie takes bets on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE
BASIS. Your bookie reserves the right to refuse picks if either the line has
moved or too much money has already come in one side. Get your wagers in early.
If you snooze you lose. Or, as the Germans put it, “Ein Nickerchen bedeutet
kein Fickerchen”
2) Speaking of conflict of interest, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY
NO WAY IN HELL YOU'LL GET ME TO BET AGAINST GERMANY!! Don't even try. This
would be analogous to a black man casting a vote for David Duke.
3) Payouts come at the end of the tournament. ALL BETTORS
ALSO GET A SCHWAG PACK! Trust your bookie, if only because he can't risk having
the lid blown off this shadowy operation.
4) Your friendly bookie reserves the right to roll lines.
Absolute deadlines for submission will be set one hour prior to kickoff.
Alles Klar?
Let the fun commence!
