Explaination of Match Play Coupon and "Free" Money Odds

[pedagogue]

Match-play coupons are mathematically equivalent to loss rebates. Say we bet Banker. We'd win $20 (less a standard $1 commission). When we lose, we lose $20, and then get "rebated" $10, implemented via the coupon. The net loss is only $10 of our own money. In Beyond Counting, we learned that loss rebates are like financial options, and variance is good for options......

http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/content/beyondcouponsbjfo.pdf

-p

[El Scorcho]

I'm not sure what the point of this thread is. Match play coupons are obvious.