Quite simply, the Gambit method started in mid 2020, and relied on the purchase of the 300 token Gambit cards available to redeem through Swagbucks for only 200 SB. You then bet 150 tokens on the Powerball being odd, and 150 tokens on the Powerball being even. Given that the outcome must be one of these two things, it's a guaranteed win.
So, now that you've won, how much did you win? At that time, the Powerball odd/even paid out 1.75 x your bet, or 262.5 in winnings. These winnings can then be transferred back to Swagbucks at a 1:1 rate. But wait... we just bet a total of 300 tokens, so aren't we at a loss?
Remember that the 300 token gift card only cost us 200 SB. That means we spent 200 SB to get 262.5 SB back. Profit! You can buy two gift cards per day, so this scales to 125 SB (or $1.25) profit per day, or just over $450 a year!
If, after all this, you still have no idea what Gambit is, then sign up using this link. If you do, you'll get a free 100 tokens to use! (You cannot cash out winnings from these 100 tokens unless you have also purchased at least one gift card through Swagbucks as well.)
This is where the maths happen. It is not only the Powerball that you can bet on both sides - baseball, MMA, eSports, all have two teams. It's therefore possible to make calculations that end up with each team yielding the same winnings. When the odds are of a certain size (usually when one team is a heavy favourite), it means that the expected profit can be greater than just betting on the Powerball, often by up to 10%. By using this modified method, it's possible to increase your GUARANTEED profits to up to $1.40 a day, or over $500 a year!
It's possible to also use this modified method to calculate the best way to bet on football (soccer) matches too. Instead of looking to get equal outcomes on two teams, you can apply a slightly different formula to all three options (home, away, draw).
If you're willing to take a little risk, you can forget about heavy underdogs, but still hedge your bets by betting on the favourite and a draw. Doing this can increase your winnings even more, up to nearly $2 a day. However, there is risk involved in this - the underdog can still pull off an upset! Those willing to try these bets can have the information emailed to them by signing up through a donation to help keep the site running.
Want to give it a go, but haven't signed up to Gambit yet? Join using this link and you'll get 100 tokens for free to try it out!
On the calculators page, you can enter your own bet values and odds for any upcoming events that have 2 outcomes (e.g. MMA, eSports, Baseball) or 3 outcomes (e.g. football/soccer), and the calculator will do the rest. You'll get how much to bet on each team, and also the calculated winnings (normalised to profit per 300 token Gambit card).