I was up about 3 grand on a sports betting website about 10 years ago and lost it all in about a week. If I go to a casino I play for half an hour, lose, get bored and leave. Apparently there's a lady that saw an opportunity and started making diapers specifically targeted for gamblers who won't leave their slots. Any bad stories of gamblers who lost everything? Every so often I'll put 20$ on a sports site and play till I lose.
Do you gamble?
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If you spend more than 5 minutes at the corner store counter checking tickets, then yes. Move bitch, get out the way
.Every year I do a few runs to Vegas and or Niagara for a few days. Play Blackjack and some poker for several hours a day.
I'm very disciplined so I never lose much as I can walk away at any time. Also when I'm winning I can walk away up and feel good.
Last year I went for Superbowl, played for four days, bet on the game. I was probably up say $900 and payed for all my expenses there as well. So minus flight and hotel it cost me zero to go.
I'm very disciplined so I never lose much as I can walk away at any time. Also when I'm winning I can walk away up and feel good.
Last year I went for Superbowl, played for four days, bet on the game. I was probably up say $900 and payed for all my expenses there as well. So minus flight and hotel it cost me zero to go.
Yeah, you're so smart that you beat the casino's! :lol:
I've never hear a single gambler come back from Vegas or a casino saying, "yeah, I fucked myself and blew all my money".
Every one of them lies and says "yeah, I broke even"
Sure... that's how they build those casino's and keep the lights on 24/7. With people winning a few bucks or breaking even!
If you spend more than 5 minutes at the corner store counter checking tickets, then yes. Move bitch, get out the way
How true! Those poor chumps with their scratcher tickets and buying multiple tickets for the same draw.
I buy a $3 ticket for 6/49 if I'm at a cashier. No Quick Pick. 6/49 iis the best odds/mega payout game @ 1-28 million. Odds are stupid but somebody wins. $3 won't make a difference in my life but a few million would... so I buy a tiicket.
But casino games, sports betting etc holds zero appeal for me.
The key is walking away, they survive on the ones that can't, I'm guessing that is single digit percentage that can walk away. Plus 100k plus a night in hotel bookings doesn't hurt.
A Hong Kong sp. who I became friends with has done about 5 tours of duty in Canada. She is about 50. Cute. Busy as fuck. She is knocking it out of the park earnings wise.
Easy $1000. a day. Hasn't saved a penny. Casinos got it all. I tried to tell her. She just smiles ruefully and carries on.
Myself. I buy one mini dip. one lotto max and one daily grand with an extra. every week.
Easy $1000. a day. Hasn't saved a penny. Casinos got it all. I tried to tell her. She just smiles ruefully and carries on.
Myself. I buy one mini dip. one lotto max and one daily grand with an extra. every week.
All casino losers talk that way. Gloating about their wins and conveniently forgetting about all their losses.
I don't play the lotteries and I stay out of casinos, the odds are tonnage stacked against you.
I do wager on sports, sometimes substantially. The key is to not get discouraged when you take a hit and not get greedy when you get a payout. My most lucrative wagers were on the 1980-81 NFL Playoffs, the 2002 World Cup and Women's Wimbledon 2017.
The 2002 World Cup is a bit of a misnomer, what I was actually wagering on was how many games Sepp Blatter would fix to get South Korea and Japan to progress.
I do wager on sports, sometimes substantially. The key is to not get discouraged when you take a hit and not get greedy when you get a payout. My most lucrative wagers were on the 1980-81 NFL Playoffs, the 2002 World Cup and Women's Wimbledon 2017.
The 2002 World Cup is a bit of a misnomer, what I was actually wagering on was how many games Sepp Blatter would fix to get South Korea and Japan to progress.
This guy lost all his money at the Brantford casino. He walked in front of a truck in a suicide attempt. He received a large insurance payout for his injuries. He then went to the Windsor casino and lost over $300,000.00. Now he is suing the casino and OLG for letting him lose his money.
https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/caesars-windsor-being-sued-for-allowing-gambler-to-lose-at-gambling
https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/caesars-windsor-being-sued-for-allowing-gambler-to-lose-at-gambling
Ok so let's be clear. As an example of that last one.
I was up $600 the first day, $750 the second day, down $600 the third day. And up $200 the last day.
As well up about $250 on Superbowl bets. My total bets there could have made about triple that but a few plays killed some of my prop bets.
I paid cash for meals out of that. A comp as well. Drinks were free too.
I don't play high stakes at the tables. Usually 10-25, two spots if I can get them. And I play a consistant game.
Have I won everytime. Certainly not. I've had weekends where I lost about the same.
The point is this. I walk in knowing I can lose, I have a strict daily budget I adhere to, and follow the most important rule of all.
"If it isn't fun you shouldn't be gambling".
Yes you can win. By walking away when up. This is what I do and bad gamblers don't. Up 200, go eat, up three hundred, then a bad run starts down to up one hundred, walk up that one hundred. Go read, a workout, watch a show. Clear my head. Don't chase.
Then some back when the adrenaline is calm and start again.
Don't overdrink. Pace myself.
Sorry if you don't understand how it's possible. But especially on Blackjack it us, when the double downs and splits go your way, and the dealer is busting.
When I was younger I had a few doozy loser nights. No doubt about that.
But I learned the lessons to not keep making that mistake. Bad gamblers don't.
Casinos love you because in your own mind you know what you're doing and figured out the winning formula.
