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Should displaying of odds and betting of Striker Manager Cash be allowed during Matches?
Yes, that would be sweet
Yes, but just the odds, no betting
Yes, but just for Cup games
Neutral, doesn't affect me, i wont participate
No - too hard to regulate
No - if not done properly, you would create inflation
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 It might be hard to regulate (to prevent match fixing, etc) but it would be pretty sweet to bet on certain games. Namely, Cup games or league games.

Or, at the very least, show the best odds prior to a match. probably wouldnt be too hard to do- you could calculate it based on a team's ranking and average of last team fielded. a formula could be formed from prior matches/upsets, possession, defense (keeper/shut outs), and how prolific the team's offensive threat is.


OR you could do it the way bookies do it and have it based on what other managers are betting. but, again, that might be tricky. it would prevent inflation by keeping the total amount of money bet closed (meaning it would be ZERO SUM, no new money created with a win, because profit from betting will be based on someone losing money)


i think it could add some excitement prior to a match, or let the manager know if it is going to be a close match or if they should start planning on defeat

if anything, you could simply have a message on the next match screen (when you click the soccer ball), that says: ______ team is favored for a win 		15/11/2011 20:54
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 i thought of the idea when i saw several threads in which managers were proud of beating 'higher ranked teams' but in reality, they really should have defeated them if you looked beyond ranking etc. also, i look to the ODDS for every real football match I watch so with this simulator, it seems only natural to me to look to see what the odds are before a match. 15/11/2011 20:56
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 This idea has been discussed before, a lot of people want to do it but it is by far and away too hard to regulate. Ultimately the game would become about fixing games rather than trying to win them. 15/11/2011 23:22
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 I love this idea! It would make the game even more fun.

Regulation wouldnt be needed at all if you limited the max bet to say 100k, so the fun aspect is there, but no real chance of making huge money.
It would be an excellent way of reducing inflation coz the bookie always wins in the end (if he sets his odds correctly), so losing bets get taken out of the system.
Shared IP addresses would not be able to bet on each others matches and this is already in place, so no extra dev there.

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 I don't know, this just makes me really uneasy. I can see a cap to the amounts being a bit of a check on it going to awry. It just seems like there are all sorts of ways that this can be abused. 16/11/2011 13:34
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 Or we can just do it while there are only 32 teams left like World Cup 16/11/2011 14:41
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 Another suggestion is that you cannot bet on the teams in your league or on/against your own team. Maybe start with Private Leagues as a test group. 16/11/2011 17:57
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