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So recently I won a small-ish bet on the Super Bowl, only to discover than I am still an entire 50% away from the minimum withdrawal amount for this particular bitcoin sportsbook. The sportsbook, which I won't name, is highly reputable, but they increased the withdrawal minimum to 0.005 BTC. This was back last year when tx fees were skyrocketing due to ordinals-mania, and I'm not counting on them to lower it any time soon.

So in light of this dilemma, I'd like to ask for the forum's gambling experts opinion on what is the most surefire way to double my balance with one or two solid sports bets.

Please let me know what sporting event bets you would make to make this happen in one or two bets maximum. If I end up taking your suggestion and win, I will send you $25 in BTC as a 'thanks'.

This particular sportsbook has a lot of events & leagues to choose from and tends to have relatively decent odds, so any suggestions not too out of the ordinary would probably work just fine.

Thanks!

Let 'em rip.

I think I know which sportbook you are referring. It seems to be one of the casinos I have worked with. I have to check if they have tipping feature (on phone, so can't check and I can't remember either). If they have, feel free to DM me. I can get you LTC for BTC.

What about putting the money on 2 EPL matches?

Bournemouth 6.00 vs Man City 1.49 (Man City to win)
Aston Villa 1.60 vs Nottingham Forest 5.00 (Aston Villa to win)

I have a very bad record in sports bet (soccer) and when it comes to EPL, I have too poor record. I'm out of the competition in the EPL pool  :D

Apparently you have 0.0025 btc blocked. If you want, I can send you this amount, in return you will bet the money that is in your account on the sporting event that I indicate. If the match is victorious, you will be able to withdraw money and transfer the winnings to me.

Wonder which sportsbook this is...

Anyway, Double or nothing is a risky route that could leave you walking away without anything and don't advise going with it if your intentions are to withdraw...

Is depositing funds or getting tipped an option to withdraw these funds , then play the deposit on some low paying odds to avoid withdraw from being blocked in the name of money laundering blah blah blah...

That sucks op. I was in a similar situation in the past and I resolved my issue quickly by converting my BTC into LTC which had a way lower minimum withdrawal just like @LM suggested above.

If you aren't able to convert it, I suggest depositing the remaining 50% using your own money and taking care of the wagering requirements to withdraw it all at once.

If that's not possible either, just bet on a popular team in a soccer market and hope that things go your way.

This might be a dumb question, but can't you just deposit the required amount, so that you can withdraw everything later? Without bets.

If it is me, I will prefer Manchester United versus Fulham. Manchester United will likely win Fulham today. Manchester United will likely not disappoint today. I would have suggested over 2.5 but Manchester United would not  win is what I will take.

I will take my second match from La Liga. Barcelona would win Getafe is my guess.

That's a very high amount as minimum limit. Around $255.7! LOL

I don't think the Sportsbook will allow it without placing any bet with the deposit.

@nutildah, if I was you then I would not rush to double my balance. Bayern vs Lazio is upcoming champions league match. Bayern is 1 - 0 behind on aggregate. In the next match they are home team. So there is an above 95% chance that Bayern will be winning the match, obviously considering their history in the Champions league. You can think of it, right now the odd is 3/10.

Much talks wouldn't solve this I guess so I'll just have to go straight to business. Mind you, am not a ln expert but just a usual gambler like every other gamblers you know and for the records am a lover of sports bet football in particular. So I'll drop a few  games from my bet I made just this morning.

 GERMANY: Bundesliga: Werder Bremen - Darmstadt  GG or over 2.5

ENGLAND: Premier League: Manchester Utd - Fulham 2-5 goals (multiple goals)

SPAIN: LaLiga: Barcelona - Getafe: Home win.

Nah! Most sportbook requires that you wager your deposit first before you’ll be able to withdraw it.

Op didn’t mention the name of the site but assuming it was bcgame - he would have been able to use the “swap” feature and swap to a coin e.g Usdt that has a lower minimum withdrawal threshold and then move his money out of the site.


This should do the trick -by the way I’m rooting for the success of your game.

I thought you were to post a double-or-nothing challenge that every time you bet, you double it or something. Lol.

Anyway, would it be easier if you were to gamble it? Is it a pure sportsbook site or with a gambling site in which you could play roulette or any card games that you could have an advantage of or something. Maybe poker?

My sports bet soccer suggestion for todays game are

Aston Villa vs Nottingham forest - Aston Villa to win. My suggestion is over 1.5.

Arsenal vs Newcastle - Arsenal will win. They will want to continue their winning streak. Over 2.5

This is the safest suggestion without relying to luck on doubling the money to withdraw. Getting 2.0 odds win is pretty tough because bookmaker always give 1.9ish odds for a match with a 50-50 chance win due to house edge.

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Another option you can do without relying to others user money is to do arbitrage betting. You can use this tool https://arbitragecalc.com/ to get the least amount that you can lose assuming that you can’t find positive ROI. You can bet on the sportsbook that have lock funds on higher odds while bet on lower odds using different sportsbook with low withdrawal requirements. This way you can safely withdraw your funds with just minimal loss whatever the outcome is.

What if there is a draw in these (in any other) matches? Such an outcome, although unlikely, is possible. After all, this is a sport and different outcomes happen on the football field. Even favorites can go wrong. This turns out to be unnecessarily risky.

This is not a stupid question at all, but, as it seems to me, the most reasonable solution in this case (if the problem can be solved in this way). Because this sportsbook has a positive reputation, which means it is less risky than placing bets and trying to double the amount to withdraw funds.

I think ManU and fullham match will be good for over 1.5 because it may be a difficult match for Manchester United. Then another two matches could be AFC Bournemouth Vs Manchester City, and over 3.5 will be good, then Arsenal direct win over Newcastle United. However, you didn't specify how many odds you are looking for to bet up to the amount that will allow you withdraw but you seem to want to take a higher risk instead of gradually building the account with your winning or you want to close the gambling account after withdrawing your money?



Well I think this is another good suggestion maybe you want to close the account, you can make it faster if you transfer down there and withdraw all you have. To stake is not a guarantee you will win to make up what you have for withdrawal.

An interesting suggestion! If he chooses a good pair for arbitrage, he may even end up without losing anything.

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That is a very generous offer. He doesn't risk anything if he accepts it. Kudos!

I check the specific match and this odds is indeed from a 1x2 which means draw will ruined this bet. I thought this is a draw no bet suggestion but the odds doesn’t make sense for me.


There’s a chance that the OP probably want to gamble using the trapped money and withdrawal is not his solely goal. Because he can easily do this suggestion without creating this thread if just want to withdraw the funds immediately.

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I suggest to Parlay Boston and Orlando on NBA tomorrow. This will give you around 1.85 odds. These 2 team has a very high chance of winning while the odds is good.

NCAA basketball houston vs baylor o135.5
NBA Orlando ML or -7.5 if you really wanna gamble. Game vs Detroit who sucks balls

I do not guarantee a win, but these 2 games stick out like sore thumbs IMO. Good luck with whatever bet you make.

Tomorrow, there is a UFC Fight Night Mexico: Moreno vs. Royval 2 where you can multibet following @jakelyson's bet picks  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5139347.msg63710822#msg63710822

I saw his picks the last time, he won it all. May 3 parlays will make you hit that 0.005 tomorrow. Somehow 3 bets are easy to win, I agree with the 3 Mexicans he has chosen and the fight will be in Mexico too. Those guys are used in Mexico's altitude, unlike their opponents.

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Thanks for your offer, that's nice/brave of you. I was about to take you up on it but when I clicked on "Deposit" I saw this:


They must have implemented this rule after I made my last deposit, sometime around November of last year. Oh well.

I ended up going with this as a parlay; no guts, no glory:


I got Orlando Magic @ -333 and Houston vs. Baylor O134 @ -112

This comes out to a combined Total Odds of +146, which puts me way over the minimum withdrawal amount. Don't worry yahoo, I won't blame you if I lose, lol.

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No, that's not the one, but thank you for your offer.


Thanks everyone else for your suggestions! Will be interesting to see how it goes.

Good luck man. If it wins no need to tip me. If it loses, least the games will be more exciting if you're watching them.

@nutildah,

If you did picked the predictions I offered then congratulations to you as I just checked the results of the games and found out they all played.

Results:
Werder Bremen - Darmstadt 1:1
Manchester Utd - Fulham 1:2
'Barcelona - Getafe 3:0

The Barcelona vs Getafe game is still ongoing but looking at the scores at 87 minutes to full-time Getafe doesn't stand a chance.

Cheers if you picked my prediction.

No I didn't but it appears you got 3/4 picks (just the "or over 2.5" of the 1st match was incorrect), so I'm sending you what I think is enough merits for you to rank up.

I don't know about the double but I have Over 2.5 for Arsenal FC vs Newcastle United FC which is about 1.45 odd on stake.

Much gratitude for the merits left to my rank up as a hero member.

But I just want to point  out something you probably be missing in that prediction. It's like a two-in-one prediction where if the both teams had a 1:1 score then it played or if the a single team scored three goals upwards then it also played. So it about two different options in one that if anyone of the two occurs then it's still a win.

The 1:1 result was actually a win in the prediction. You can inquire from close gambling friends around you for clarity about that option if my explanation isn't that clear to you. Thanks.

I meant that I would send you bitcoins to your bitcoin address not associated with this bookmaker.

Just use the money you have to place a bet instead of me.

You did well in this prediction and I must congratulate you on this. If we can have a thread where people will drop their best prediction daily, I'm sure many people will make good use of the games dropped daily. Your game and that of LM have seems to have worked perfectly well.

On the aspect of your game selection, not many people understand GG or over 2.5 and not many popular casinos have that option. I have taken time to check some of the known casinos, only few have it and it was every given another name.

Man, what a squeaker. Magic wins by 3 in the last few seconds of the game. So both bets won! Thanks @yahoo62278 you were spot on with these picks.


Thanks again buddy. I tipped you merits instead. If you have a Counterparty wallet I'd like to send you a Bit Bowl team token (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=735356.0) of your choice.

Congrats on the win, glad you didn't gamble and give the points. I would have been on the edge of my seat watching the last 5 mins as close as it was. I may contact you in the future about a Bit Bowl token, thanks for the offer.

Boston and Orlando indeed won both their matches today with huge margin.


But I notice that you picked Yahoo bet pick which have a better winning odds than mine. Anyway congratulations on your win and thank you for creating this thread because I will never create this parlay pick if I didn’t saw your thread. I win decent amount too using my pick.

Mission accomplished and did you doubled your balance?

Yes I did. More than double, actually. Everything worked out well & I completed my withdrawal yesterday. Although I think next time I will deposit & play LTC as this particular sportsbook started accepting it not too long ago, and they don't charge a withdrawal fee for that.

Mission accomplished, locking this thread now.

Thanks to everyone who chimed in with a suggestion.