If you get 16k at the beginning then it just messes up pistol round, and then it messes up the next round for whoever wins pistol round (the winner of pistol round always gets the better guns because they did better, that's how the game works)
im voting betting
if you get 16k every round, it will take the magic out of the para rush, cause youll do it every round. I admit itd be cool for every person to have a massive para duel once or twice, but it get boring after a while
I would have to go with the bet mod, since it supports some level of thinking things out before blowing all your money. But that's just my preference, I tend to like gambling things.