New Posts For Thread: Laying bets- A few questionshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24895225/laying-bets--a-few-questionsIm new to this whole laying idea and like the idea of it. Tell me if im wrong but here is how I believe it goes. I lay japan to beat england by offering odds of say 10/1 with a stake of martinjol84 27 May 10 17:22 is it possible to make money on this by being clever or is it just another gamble???Everything's a gamble but I do hear some bookies make a profit and they're as thick as sh!t, so it can't be that hardhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24895225/laying-bets--a-few-questions?post_id=449438893#449438893martinjol84 27 May 10 17:22 is it possible to make money on this by being clever or is it just another gamble???Everything's a gamble but I do hear some bookies make a profit and they're as thick as sh!t, so it can't be that hardThu, 27 May 2010 12:09:40 -0500Ok martinjol, hook firmly in my lip...If England score first, Japan's odds will go out to something like 25.0, then you can back 8 pounds at 25.0 which will give you 11.40 (after comm) whatever the result.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24895225/laying-bets--a-few-questions?post_id=449438517#449438517Ok martinjol, hook firmly in my lip...If England score first, Japan's odds will go out to something like 25.0, then you can back 8 pounds at 25.0 which will give you 11.40 (after comm) whatever the result.Thu, 27 May 2010 12:06:48 -0500if you can lay at 10-1 when the price is 13-1 over the long term you'll winhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24895225/laying-bets--a-few-questions?post_id=449432601#449432601if you can lay at 10-1 when the price is 13-1 over the long term you'll winThu, 27 May 2010 11:24:15 -0500is it possible to make money on this by being clever or is it just another gamble???https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24895225/laying-bets--a-few-questions?post_id=449432289#449432289is it possible to make money on this by being clever or is it just another gamble???Thu, 27 May 2010 11:22:02 -0500Yes. Your available funds are reduced by your liability.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24895225/laying-bets--a-few-questions?post_id=449430881#449430881Yes. Your available funds are reduced by your liability.Thu, 27 May 2010 11:12:23 -0500So if i use the lay option and I owe someone https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24895225/laying-bets--a-few-questions?post_id=449429405#449429405So if i use the lay option and I owe someone Thu, 27 May 2010 11:01:01 -0500not quite that simple for a start japan are 14 to back at the moment so maybe 14.5 you could lay but that would cost you https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24895225/laying-bets--a-few-questions?post_id=449428693#449428693not quite that simple for a start japan are 14 to back at the moment so maybe 14.5 you could lay but that would cost you Thu, 27 May 2010 10:55:11 -0500Yes, and give them their 20 quid back so a 220 payout.Check the "what if" box under more options (just above the pink bar at the top of the market) to see outcomes in red and green. You can tinker about with the odds and the amounts without enteringhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24895225/laying-bets--a-few-questions?post_id=449428457#449428457Yes, and give them their 20 quid back so a 220 payout.Check the "what if" box under more options (just above the pink bar at the top of the market) to see outcomes in red and green. You can tinker about with the odds and the amounts without enteringThu, 27 May 2010 10:53:48 -0500Im new to this whole laying idea and like the idea of it. Tell me if im wrong but here is how I believe it goes. I lay japan to beat england by offering odds of say 10/1 with a stake of https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/24895225/laying-bets--a-few-questions?post_id=449427401#449427401Im new to this whole laying idea and like the idea of it. Tell me if im wrong but here is how I believe it goes. I lay japan to beat england by offering odds of say 10/1 with a stake of Thu, 27 May 2010 10:46:13 -0500