{"id":28587,"date":"2021-07-15T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=28587"},"modified":"2021-07-15T11:51:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T16:51:17","slug":"betchas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/betchas\/","title":{"rendered":"R. Paul Wilson On: 4 Easy Bar Bets You Can Learn In Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I think it\u2019s time I shared some more ways to make a little money from your friends and the following four proposition bets are amongst my favourites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, bar bets<\/a>, proposition bets<\/a> and betchas are like jokes or stunts with money on the line and should be presented as such. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make it clear\nyour friends will win back anything they lose once they know the secret and\nonly bet what your friends can afford to lose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Which Is Taller?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Pint
Image: Shutterstock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For this, you\nneed a pint glass, a thick pile of drinks coasters (bar mats), a napkin and\nplenty of hustle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I perform this\nat the bar, where the coasters are stacked nearby or grab a pile and take them\nto the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ask someone which\nthey think is greater<\/em>, the circumference of the mouth of the pint glass OR\nthe height of the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many will\nimmediately say the height, but clever folk might reason that the two could be\nsimilar and bet on the circumference. So to make it interesting, I add a few\ncoasters under the glass to increase the height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now the height\nof the glass plus the coasters must be greater so people will be inclined to\nbet on the height. I then add more coasters until the combined height is\nobviously much more than the distance around the mouth of the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this\nprocess, it\u2019s up to you to cajole people into betting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I often\npresent it as proof that even when the odds are obviously in people\u2019s favour\nthey are too scared to take a simple bet, even for low stakes like the price of\na drink and to prove all of this I offer to pay 2\/1 for anyone who bets on the\nheight of the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The logic\nseems to explain why you are making it impossible to lose and eventually people\nwill bet a drink or a pound on the height of the glass (plus coasters) being\ngreater than the circumference of the mouth of the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE:<\/strong> This is where the hustle lies and\nit\u2019s where you can tease people a little but also make it clear that the only\nway to find out what happens is to take the bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the\nnapkin, measure the height of the glass on top of the coasters, then move the\nglass to the bar and measure the circumference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So long as you\nchecked earlier how many coasters you can safely place under the glass, the\ncircumference will always be a LOT more than the height of the glass itself and\neven more than when combined with the coasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This also\nworks with tall thin glasses (without being able to add so many coasters) but\nalways check first just in case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The Traveling Olive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"olives
Image: Shutterstock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is an\noldie, a goodie and an opportunity to scam people who know the secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get a little\nblack thread and piece of tape and carry those in your pocket when going to the\nbar or pub or a friend\u2019s house (I used to loop some around a credit card and\nstick the tape to the card, which was easy to remove and use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secretly\nattach the thread to the bottom of a beer mat and replace the coaster on the table.\nSo long as it\u2019s a dark surface, the thread won\u2019t be seen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherwise,\nplace the coaster near the edge of the table so the thread dangles over the\nedge and can be easily grabbed later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following\nbetcha works without this set-up but it affords you a terrific opportunity to\nhave some fun with people even if they know this bet (or can work it out).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge\nis to move an olive from one coaster to another when the coasters are several\ninches apart and without touching the olive with their hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only thing\nthey can use is a brandy glass, but they can only turn it over (end for end)\nONCE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The secret is\nto place the glass mouth-down over the olive on the coaster and then make\ncircles with the glass until the olive is propelled up into the glass, rotating\ninside thanks to the circular action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The glass can\nnow be moved, still making those circles, to the other coaster where the olive\ndrops after successfully completing its journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little\npractice at home will show how the circular action scoops the olive into the\nglass as it spins inside, and that action is easy to maintain as you move to\nthe second coaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SO\u2014 what about\nthat thread?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\nrun into someone who already knows this bet or decide to prank someone who just\nlearned it, the thread is a great way to pull another fast one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once they pick\nup the olive inside the glass, wait until they get close to the second coaster\nand slowly pull the thread, so the coaster moves away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will\nsurprise them so much they stop spinning or mess it up so the olive falls (or\nflies) out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No need to\nhide the thread; show everyone and take a bow (and several free drinks).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Seven And Three<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"three
Image: Shutterstock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is such a\nsimple bet but one of my favourites since it\u2019s earned me several free lunches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When arriving\nat a diner or restaurant, ask for three shot glasses and change of a dollar or\npound (or whatever) so you have 10 identical coins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell your\nvictims they need to use all 10 coins and all three glasses – and they must\nplace an odd number of coins into each glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell them if\nthey can do so, you\u2019ll buy dinner and if they can\u2019t they have to buy yours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The secret is\neasy but be prepared for complaints: place three coins into two glasses and\nfour into the third glass before stacking one of the shot glasses with three\ncoins inside<\/em> the glass with four coins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two glasses\nnow contain three coins and the other contains seven (in total)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Hat Trick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"hat
Image: Shutterstock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you wear a\nhat, this is a funny bet that works but be prepared to dodge the occasional\nslap or punch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cover a filled\nshot glass with your hat and take a straw claiming you can drink from the glass\nwithout touching the hat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allow some\ntime for your suckers to consider all the options then, once the bet is\naccepted, lean under the table with the straw and make noises as if drinking\nthrough the straw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sit upright,\nreplace the straw on the table and say \u201cdone!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wait for\nsomeone to lift the hat and prove you wrong and as soon as they do, pick up the\nglass and drink!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

True to your word, you never needed to touch the hat\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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