Making money from BG online

Jennifer · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 17

Hi everyone, I’m pretty new to online backgammon and just started playing for money. I was wondering whether anyone thinks it’s possible for a player to profit when playing low stakes (maximum $2) games. It seems to me that when you take the excessive rake into account on top of the luck factor that even expert players would have a hard time making a profit. I hope someone will prove my theory wrong, as I would like to think I can make a little bit of a profit playing low stakes online. If it is possible for me to make a profit from online backgammon, a few pointers would be nice too. Thanks.

Bardi · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 22

Of course you can make money by playing backgammon online—otherwise nobody would play! In order to make a profit you just have to win often enough to beat the rake. In order to make a profit you’ll have to win at least 55% of your games in order to win out over a 10% rake. This is entirely possible, no matter what stakes you are playing for.

If you aren’t winning at least 55% of your matches, maybe you aren’t cut out for online backgammon play for money. It could be a good idea to play with “play money” for awhile until you find out what your stats are and, if your odds of winning are good then you can start playing for money. Whatever you decide, good luck to you.