Group betting
A betting app built for the whole group.
One link, everyone in, and one place showing who staked what. Built for the group chat rather than for one person betting alone.
Running a group bet by hand
One person becomes the bank
Someone ends up holding everyone's money and answering for it, which is a job nobody volunteered for.
The spreadsheet goes stale
It is accurate right up until two people pay late and one changes their pick.
Settling turns into admin
Working out who owes whom across eight people is worse than the bet was ever worth.
How a group bet 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.
Built for groups, not individuals
The pot is visible
Everyone sees the same bet page: the question, the two sides, who has staked and what the pot is at.
No commissioner holding cash
The stake is held until the bet settles, so no one person is responsible for other people's money.
The group resolves it
Everyone who wagered votes, so the result is not one person's call to defend.
Questions people ask
How many people can join a bet?
Up to 50 wagers on a single bet, one per person. Bigger groups usually run several bets side by side instead.
Does everyone have to stake the same?
No. You set a minimum wager and people can stake more if they want. Poll does not enforce equal entries.
Can we keep it private?
Yes. A private bet opens only through the link you share, so it stays inside the group. Public bets show up in the Poll feed instead.
Where does the group chat fit in?
Most groups keep arguing wherever they already are and just paste the link in. Poll also runs inside Telegram as a mini app.
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.