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Happy St George's Day Guest
A stupid gamble on evil machines....
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monkeytassle
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I'm not sure what I like most about gambling. The thrill, being correct, being technical, good risk management. It all makes me enjoy it.
My meat and drink is low risk, low return betting but it's always nice when a random big ticket comes in.
As I said before, gambling on machines that are designed to make the house money on a long time horizon simply doesn't make sense to me.
Being top better amongst the lads is absolutely my top priority.
monkeytassle
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Nailing about 5 bookies on my 20 odd to one horse that came in was absolutely my best betting day.Being top better amongst the lads is absolutely my top priority.
Neb_Safc
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Football is so unpredictable it's not worth even a treble. Look at Chelsea first week of the season f***ing up everyone's accy's
Anyone who put Chelsea on at 1/8 shouldn't not be betting.
LondonMackem
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True mate. I wasn't aware of the odds but knew there would be no value in it.
monkeytassle
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Absolutely no point in putting that in an accumulator. No return way to fuck up your multiplier.
LondonMackem
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Agreed
Wilfy
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I used the cash machine at Sainsbury’s in Fulwell a couple of weeks back and they were advertising scratch cards on the machine.
joemcdokes
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Are you able to work them out for yourself now or do you still need to use PA or OM?
Brexit
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I have never needed PA or OM. Always done them myself.
I've never had an interest in gambling, although I can see the attraction to spice up a Saturday afternoons matches with an accumulator or a couple of bets on the horses. Indeed I enjoy fantasy football and the free Super Six for just that reason.
I spent many a Saturday afternoon in the back of me fatha's Vauxhall Viva outside of various bookies in Horden, having dreamed all week about what a great time I'd be having when I got to see my Dad at the weekend.
He has often spoke about this brilliant tactic he has for winning on the horses that he'll bequeath to me. I'll be chucking it straight in the bin should it ever appear.
I spent many a Saturday afternoon in the back of me fatha's Vauxhall Viva outside of various bookies in Horden, having dreamed all week about what a great time I'd be having when I got to see my Dad at the weekend.
He has often spoke about this brilliant tactic he has for winning on the horses that he'll bequeath to me. I'll be chucking it straight in the bin should it ever appear.
Billy2Sheds
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Stuck a few quid on mayweather at 10-3 and just put £200 of it on roulette in laddies.. black 17-20 split, 32 red 3 spins in a row booosh
FC United of Manchester
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It can grip people of all ages mate. Very close friend of mine, his 85 year old father used to like a walk to the bookies when there was racing on the telly and stick on a 50p Yankee. No harm it was his bit of fun. One night when we were in the boozer having a pint a lad came up to my mate and advised him to keep an eye on his old man as he'd seen him in there several times feeding the slots.
Mate sat his old man down for a chat and it emerged he had blown 80 grand in the machines in next to no time
Mr David
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80 grand f***ing hell. It's always those with free time who end up doing it through boredom as well. Usually the college/uni students that start gambling. Know people who've ate 19p smart price pot noddles for a week though it at uni. Schools need to educate the next generation on it.It can grip people of all ages mate. Very close friend of mine, his 85 year old father used to like a walk to the bookies when there was racing on the telly and stick on a 50p Yankee. No harm it was his bit of fun. One night when we were in the boozer having a pint a lad came up to my mate and advised him to keep an eye on his old man as he'd seen him in there several times feeding the slots.
Mate sat his old man down for a chat and it emerged he had blown 80 grand in the machines in next to no time
Jabberwocky
Winger
It can grip people of all ages mate. Very close friend of mine, his 85 year old father used to like a walk to the bookies when there was racing on the telly and stick on a 50p Yankee. No harm it was his bit of fun. One night when we were in the boozer having a pint a lad came up to my mate and advised him to keep an eye on his old man as he'd seen him in there several times feeding the slots.
Mate sat his old man down for a chat and it emerged he had blown 80 grand in the machines in next to no time
Jesus, that's awful! I gamble for a laugh, I'm a good gambler in the sense that I know I'm a shit gambler so I don't chuck good money after bad. Could see how easy it could deteriorate if other aspects of life aren't going well and you just 'need' one lucky streak
FC United of Manchester
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It's the ultimate gamblers fallacy. They do a load of money and then go on a retrieval mission promising themselves that they will stop for good once they get back level. Unfortunately they never do and just dig themselves into a deeper hole.
Skandhaless
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What a sadness for him knowing at that stage he had given away much of what he had meant for his family. And the booky buys another jag.It can grip people of all ages mate. Very close friend of mine, his 85 year old father used to like a walk to the bookies when there was racing on the telly and stick on a 50p Yankee. No harm it was his bit of fun. One night when we were in the boozer having a pint a lad came up to my mate and advised him to keep an eye on his old man as he'd seen him in there several times feeding the slots.
Mate sat his old man down for a chat and it emerged he had blown 80 grand in the machines in next to no time
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the walrus
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I was a demon for fruit machines in my younger years but I haven't touched one for years and I don't miss it one bit. Very very rarely bet now and if I do it's only a couple quid on the football a couple times a year.
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