Bet your mates
Bet against your mates, not the bookie.
The argument in the group chat, made official. Write it down, both put your money in, and let the lads settle it at the end.
How it normally goes
It gets agreed and forgotten
Everyone is certain at the time. Nobody can find the message three months later.
The loser goes quiet
Suddenly it was banter, or the terms were different, or they will get you next time.
Someone has to be the villain
Chasing a mate for twenty quid costs more socially than the twenty quid is worth.
How it works
- 01
Write the question
Any yes or no question. Name the two sides in your own words and set the stake. There is no list of approved markets to pick from.
- 02
Share the link
Send it to the group chat. A private bet opens only through that link, so it stays between the people you sent it to.
- 03
Everyone stakes to join
Taking a side means putting the money in. The stake is held until the bet settles, so nobody is owed anything at the end.
- 04
The group calls it
Everyone who wagered votes on the result and the majority decides. The pot pays out onchain, with no bookmaker taking a cut of the line.
Why this settles it
The terms are written down
The exact question, the two sides and the deadline live on the bet page, not in someone's memory.
The money goes in first
You take a side by staking, so there is nothing to collect from anyone at the end.
The group calls it
Everyone who wagered votes, so it is not one person insisting they were right.
Questions people ask
What can we bet on?
Anything you can put as yes or no. The football, the darts, whether he actually turns up on time for once.
Do we all have to put in the same?
No. You set a minimum and anyone can go in heavier if they fancy it.
What if the bet is a draw?
If the vote ties, or nobody can call it, everyone gets their stake back in full and there is no fee.
Is it just for football?
No. There is no fixture list and no markets to pick from, so it works for anything the group is arguing about.
See it with a real occasion
The same bet, applied to something your group actually argues about.
- Telegram groupsTelegram group betting poolAdd Poll to the chat, open a cash bet, and let members wager and settle without leaving Telegram.
- Fantasy seasonFantasy league side-pot trackerRun weekly rivalries and season-long challenges as separate private cash bets.
- Draft dayFantasy league buy-in collectionCollect the league buy-in up front so the commissioner stops chasing anyone on Venmo.
- Season longFantasy punishment and last-place betsBack who finishes bottom, with the stake settled by the group instead of argued over.
- Matchup weekFantasy head-to-head side betsPut a cash side bet on the league mate you play this week, settled when the week ends.
- KnockoutNFL survivor poolRun the weekly knockout as separate private cash bets: one pick a week, last one standing.
- Game dayNFL squares poolKeep the 10x10 sheet where it is and run the cash bets around it on Poll.
- Fight nightUFC group betting poolCreate one private cash bet for the fight-night question your friends cannot agree on.
- Office footballPremier League sweepstakeTurn each fixture into a separate private cash bet for the work group chat.
- PreseasonPredict the Premier League tableCall the title, top four and the drop before kickoff, each as its own private cash bet.
How Poll compares
Against the other ways people do this, including where they win.
- ComparisonPoll vs WagerLabOne tracks the bet. One settles it.
- ComparisonPoll vs RounderSame argument. One of them pays out.
- ComparisonPoll vs FinalCallA tracker remembers. It does not pay you.
- ComparisonPoll vs BroThrowOne suspends you. One already has the money.
- AlternativePolymarket alternativeTheir team picks the markets. You pick yours.
- AlternativeKalshi alternativeAn exchange lists contracts. You have an argument.
- No longer availableBetU alternativeThe app is gone. The bets do not have to be.
- ComparisonPoll vs a group chat and a spreadsheetThe chat is fine. Collecting is the problem.
- AlternativeWagerLab alternativeUnits are fun. Cash is the point.
- AlternativeBettorEdge alternativeA marketplace lists markets. You have an argument.
- ComparisonPoll vs BetOpenlyA scoreboard settles one. Your group settles the other.
- ComparisonPoll vs BettorEdgeNo house either way. Different other side.
Settle it properly.
Write the question, share the link, and let the group decide.