How Much Does Vig Cost You?
The vig is a silent tax on every bet you place. Set your average stake, how often you bet, and a typical book margin to see the yearly bill — before you've even tried to win.
The vig is the bookmaker's margin, and it is charged on turnover, not on your net result — so it bleeds you whether you win or lose any individual bet. Stake €25 five times a week into markets with a routine 4.5% margin and you turn over €6,500 a year, of which roughly €280 is gone to the vig before skill or luck plays any role. Bet bigger or more often and the figure scales linearly. This is why where you bet (sharp, low-margin books and exchanges) and how often you bet (selectively) matter enormously: cutting your average margin in half is the easiest "edge" most bettors never claim.
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