doubles boards

[ubetido]

hi all

does anyone that uses online bookies know if they have what use to be the doubles boards at the track.

the bookies would display all races and odds and you would take two in different races. you could choose which two races.

they would multiply the odds and if it came up bingo.
so if your ist leg was 5/1
2nd leg was 8/1
5 x 8 =40/1
outlay $5 return 200+5=$205

this was in a seperate part of the track.

is there anything like this online.

regards
ubetido

[partypooper]

can't answer your question ubetido, but It is still done here in WA.(at the track) However it is a bit of a rip off, as the double return for a 5/1 and 8/1 winner should be $270 (to a $5 bet)

[becareful]

Ubetido,

This is really just an "all-up" bet which I think you will find most online bookies will provide. Sportingbet and IAS definitely offer it (although I have never used it).

For Sportingbet you just need to add your selections (2 or more) to your betting slip and when you are placing your bets there is an option to put them in an "All-up" together.

[ubetido]

thanks for your response

partypooper: my recollection of this bet is that the bookie multiplied the odds as i indicated 5x8=40 so $5x40/1=200 plus your five =$205 this was identified as one bet.

i see you have multiplied 5x5=25+5=30 then 30 x 8 = 240 + your 30 = 270.

what you are describing is an all up bet where you bet one first then decide the next one.

becareful: you are referring to an all up bet as i described to partypooper.

Now i stand to be corrected but i tend to recall this as one bet so if you had a horse in the first race and one in the last then the odds were multiplied not the amount bet.(every race was on display)

The odds werent as generous but with the multiplication of the odds could net some good returns for modest outlays.

regards
ubetido

[becareful]

Maybe the cold I have is clouding my brain but if the All-Up return is better than this "doubles board" return then why not just use the All-Up?

[ubetido]

hi be careful

thanks for the comment i understand exactly what you are saying and no its not the cold.

however with all up you are committing the winning funds to the next bet.

so as per the example the first bet wins and the second one loses

bet $5 return 25 + 5=30 next bet $30 loss $5

as per doubles board.
bets $5 first wins second bet loses loss $5

so the bet loss is the same but the psychological feeling is that the loss is greater on the all up bet when in actual dollars it isn't.

On the other side the win of both would feel pyschologically better with the doubles board as you have just scored a 40/1 win on $5.

on the all up you have a 5/1 winner and a 8/1 winner.

so in fact you have a better return from the all up.

But you feel that you have risked more on the second bet when in fact you have risked the same $5.

i hope this doesnt sound too far fetched but how ones nerves are is an important part of betting and what ones perception is.

As you can see the notion may not illustrate the fact.

Its interesting when you think about how a regular punter sees things.

regards
ubetido