Quote (Vilify @ May 11 2017 08:28pm)
I honestly don't understand how people are confused. You get charged for betting and if you win, you get that fee waived and the upcharge is given back but not doubled, just a refund.
If you lose, you paid the upcharge just to lose the bet.
Am I getting it?
Exactly. That's if you're betting at one of the casinos, at the counter and "buying" the ticket (meaning you're making the bet and paying money up front).
If you bet through a bookie and go credit based (aka technically illegal) which hundreds of billions of dollars worth of bets are placed each year, then you would simply say $100 on the game and you automatically know if you lose you're losing $110.
Going to the counter they just charge you that juice up front, obviously since you're buying the wager ticket.