"SuperBowl Pool" of Florida scrtach-offs

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GiveFive — Sun, 29 May 2022 12:10:57 GMT

When I ran the above pool, I know it was during the Summer of 2012. I know that because while I was making the board, I had the TV on, and I can recall seeing TV news video tape of Mitt Romney accepting The Republican Party's nomination for President. So as you can see, it was 10 years ago that I did it.

I did it because I had read an article in the newspaper about it, and how it had become a thing or a fad in Chicago. Seems it swept workplaces in The City of Chicago like wildfire. My complim... [ More ]

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GiveFive — Sun, 29 May 2022 00:17:37 GMT

Hello Cape. I ran the board while I was living in The State of New York. I didn't act as the house, I simply fronted the money to buy the pack of scratchers. I figured that I'd be able to sell squares easier by showing people the pack as opposed to trying to sell squares without it. As it turned out, I could have sold out the squares without having to front any cash. Word spread very quickly about the pool... I had guys coming to see me like crazy asking to buy a square. It sold out in a single... [ More ]

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Cape $cratcher — Sat, 28 May 2022 14:45:47 GMT

Hi GiveFive, nice adaptation of the age-old 10 x 10 parimutuel betting board. Question...were the $5 books where you did this 100 count ($500)?...or if less did you pocket some House $? Either way here in FL there are 60 tickets in a $5 book ($300 total) so unless you're looking to make House money on such a thing each square should be $3. I'd consider splitting the book and drawing 2 or even more winners perhaps, to up players chance of winning something but winner takes all of course simple an... [ More ]

"SuperBowl Pool" of Florida scrtach-offs

GiveFive — Mon, 23 May 2022 12:57:27 GMT

Hi... I'm new to Florida and new to this thread.

Where I lived in the past, I did something that I'm considering doing here in Florida. I bought an entire book of scratch-offs (unopened, still sealed in the cellophane wrapper) and then I ran what I'd call a SuperBowl Pool by selling 100 squares in a 10 X 10 grid. As best I can recall, I sold each square for $5. (I did this so long ago that I forgot how I did it) Selling each square for $5 got me a total of $500, which paid me back for the bo... [ More ]