Baby Gambling Pool
Update March 13, 2013: Looking for individual cards to print out and give to each guest at your baby shower? You might like our printable baby prediction cards.
Baby Gambling Pool
Update Jan 21, 2013: You can now use this paper template to gather predictions and enter the guesses on the website without asking people to sign up and enter the guesses on their own. Check out this post for details on the new feature.
Baby Gender Gambling Pool
At whatsinmybelly.com we have one goal: make great tools for expecting parents. When I started this website I wanted to make it as easy as possible to setup and run a baby pool. I think most people will want to use our website over the traditional baby pool organized with good ol’ pen and paper. But in a world with 6.8 billion people, there has to be a few people out there who want to run a baby pool the old fashioned way. And according to Google there are about 1,600 searches for “baby pool template” every month. So, for those of you who prefer to print and write, here is our first printable baby pool template in PDF format.
I created this baby pool template using Adobe InDesign, and I’m making the PDF available as a free download:
Download Baby Pool Template (point based) PDF
Now, there are many ways to run a betting pool of any type, and baby pools are no different. This particular template is set up to use a similar model as our baby pool website. It’s point-based: each of the baby’s stats (gender, birthday, time, weight, etc) earns points, so the closer your guess on each stat, the more points you earn. The person with the most points wins. Other people prefer a date/time grid and I’ll create a template for that style soon.
OK, not really a betting pool, as there will be no cash wagered. This is strictly for amusement. The projected arrival date for FutureBaby is July 28th, which is two weeks from tomorrow. This screencast shows you how to enter your final baby information and calculate the betting results. Until it Happens offers free baby websites with betting pools. Sign up at untilithappens.com.
How do you prefer to run a baby pool? Leave a comment to this post describing your preferred method and I’ll create a template that fits your style of baby pool.
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Because it's always fun to bring a little gambling into the mix, we thought it would be fun to start a baby due date betting pool. So come and take a guess. Will Nicholas be early? Will he be late? Or will he come right on time? Due Date is March 29th, 2012Baby Gambling Pools Printable
Baby Gambling Pools
RULES OF THE GAME
1. $2.00 per guess, feel free to enter multiple times.
2. Guess the day, hour and minute that you think Nicholas will be born (Central Standard Time)
3. Closest guess to the minute is the WINNER!
4. In the event of a tie, the winner is the person who chose the closest after the exact time of birth.
5. Half of the final pool goes to the winner, the other half goes to Nicholas' college fund.
6. If your date and time passes without the arrival of Nicholas, please feel free to try again.
7. If you don't want to use paypal and want to pay in cash, the money must be received before his arrival.
Instructions:
Donate through Paypal using the Donation button below. $2.00 donation per entry. When you reach the page asking you to review your donation, click on the line in blue that says: Enter name, date and time of guess here. Enter the date and exact time, including AM or PM of your guess in this box. *Calender will not auto update. Just be sure to enter the date and time on the paypal form and we will add it to the calendar asap.
Check the calendar before making your guess to make sure it's not a time and day that has already been claimed. Guessing is first come first serve. If you duplicate someone else's guess we will contact you to choose a new time.
(Click on the Month view on the calendar to choose a day of the week)