Alright, let’s talk about this evens betting thing. I fiddled around with it for a bit, mostly out of curiosity, you know?
Started off simple. Heard folks talking about bets where the chances are supposedly close to 50/50, like flipping a coin, or maybe some sports bets designed to be near even odds. Sounded straightforward enough, maybe a way to have a bit of low-stakes fun.
Getting Started
So, I decided to give it a go. Didn’t want to throw a lot of money at it, obviously. Just testing the waters. I set aside a small amount, like fifty bucks, specifically for this little experiment. Kept it separate from everything else.
My process was pretty basic:
- Found a place online where I could make tiny bets.
- Picked events that looked like they had odds close to even money (like 1.90 or 2.00, that kind of thing). Sometimes it was coin toss simulators, sometimes specific sports point spreads.
- Decided on a fixed stake for each bet. Super small, like a dollar or two. Didn’t want one bad bet wiping me out.
- Made a simple rule: stick to the plan, bet the same amount, only on these near-even chances.
The Actual Process
Then I just started placing the bets. One after another. Kept a little notepad next to my computer. Wrote down the bet, the stake, whether it won or lost. Real low-tech stuff.
Honestly? It was kind of… repetitive. Bet. Wait. Record. Bet. Wait. Record. There wasn’t much excitement, because the stakes were tiny and the odds meant you win some, you lose some. It felt more like data entry than gambling after a while.
Here’s the kicker: Over a few weeks, I tracked everything. Made maybe a hundred or so small bets following this ‘evens’ idea. And the result? Pretty much broke even. Maybe down a couple of bucks because sometimes the odds weren’t exactly even, you know, the house edge or whatever they call it.
What I Reckon Now
My big takeaway? It wasn’t some magic strategy. It was just… betting. The near 50/50 odds meant you didn’t lose your shirt quickly if you kept stakes small, but you didn’t exactly make bank either. Felt like treading water.
I stopped doing it systematically after that little experiment. Didn’t see the point in spending the time just to end up basically where I started, minus a tiny bit. It was an interesting little test, satisfied my curiosity, but that’s about it. Didn’t find any secret sauce there, just confirmed that betting usually involves, well, losing a bit over time unless you get really lucky.
