Win Pool with a 20% Takeout and Dime Breakage
| New wager | Pool size | Pool after take | Amt on winner | Odds | $1 Payout | $2 Payout | Breakage | %Loss on new wager | Profit |
| 0 | 100,000 | 80,000 | 5,000 | 15.00-1 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1000 | 101,000 | 80,800 | 6,000 | 12.47-1 | 13.4 | 26.8 | 400 | 16.25% | 12,400 |
| 2000 | 102,000 | 81,600 | 7,000 | 10.66-1 | 11.6 | 23.2 | 400 | 27.50% | 21,200 |
| 3000 | 103,000 | 82,400 | 8,000 | 9.30-1 | 10.3 | 20.6 | 0 | 35.63% | 27,900 |
| 4000 | 104,000 | 83,200 | 9,000 | 8.24-1 | 9.2 | 18.4 | 400 | 42.50% | 32,800 |
| 5000 | 105,000 | 84,000 | 10,000 | 7.40-1 | 8.4 | 16.8 | 0 | 47.50% | 37,000 |
| 6000 | 106,000 | 84,800 | 11,000 | 6.71-1 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 100 | 51.88% | 40,200 |
| 7000 | 107,000 | 85,600 | 12,000 | 6.13-1 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 400 | 55.63% | 42,700 |
| 8000 | 108,000 | 86,400 | 13,000 | 5.65-1 | 6.6 | 13.2 | 600 | 58.75% | 44,800 |
| 9000 | 109,000 | 87,200 | 14,000 | 5.23-1 | 6.2 | 12.4 | 400 | 61.25% | 46,800 |
| 10000 | 110,000 | 88,000 | 15,000 | 4.87-1 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 1000 | 63.75% | 48,000 |
| 11000 | 111,000 | 88,800 | 16,000 | 4.55-1 | 5.5 | 11 | 800 | 65.63% | 49,500 |
| 12000 | 112,000 | 89,600 | 17,000 | 4.27-1 | 5.2 | 10.4 | 1200 | 67.50% | 50,400 |
| 13000 | 113,000 | 90,400 | 18,000 | 4.02-1 | 5 | 10 | 400 | 68.75% | 52,000 |
| 14000 | 114,000 | 91,200 | 19,000 | 3.80-1 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 0 | 70.00% | 53,200 |
| 15000 | 115,000 | 92,000 | 20,000 | 3.60-1 | 4.6 | 9.2 | 0 | 71.25% | 54,000 |
| 16000 | 116,000 | 92,800 | 21,000 | 3.42-1 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 400 | 72.50% | 54,400 |
| 17000 | 117,000 | 93,600 | 22,000 | 3.25-1 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 800 | 73.75% | 54,400 |
| 18000 | 118,000 | 94,400 | 23,000 | 3.10-1 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 100 | 74.38% | 55,800 |
| 19000 | 119,000 | 95,200 | 24,000 | 2.97-1 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 1600 | 75.63% | 55,100 |
| 20000 | 120,000 | 96,000 | 25,000 | 2.84-1 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 1000 | 76.25% | 56,000 |
| 25000 | 125,000 | 100,000 | 30,000 | 2.33-1 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 1000 | 79.38% | 57,500 |
| 30000 | 130,000 | 104,000 | 35,000 | 1.97-1 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 2500 | 81.87% | 57,000 |
The chart above is an illustration of the effects of a win wager and the breakage associated with the wager. This also demonstrates the negative effects a bettor can have on his own return. Because of exorbanent takeouts and breakage that ractracks and governments charge, this is the single biggest barrier to increasing handle.