As I sit here at home on an early Tuesday morning depressed about the 4-3 mariners loss last night that saw my online account reach $00.00 for the 2nd time this month I wonder.... how many of you have similar days to mine...
Depending on the day I can expect at least 1 phone call or text from a tout or so called betting service. Always shouting how they have the edge or inside information on games that I would be a moron not to bet... several months ago against my better judgment I joined one of these services for a week long trial as they sold me on the Vegas dream. By the 5th day I was down to my last $300 after a starting balance of $1500 that took me well over 6 months to build. The next day I receive a call... Nervous to answer as I've taken a beating on his advice the tout with not a care in the world advised me the game they had lined up was such a sure thing that I needed to put nothing less then $1000 on the game. While I had already lost faith in the service the degenerate in me couldn't help but think what I would feel like if I didn't bet the game and it hit... already betting out of my comfort zone for the previous games I decided to take his advice.... sure enough the game lost... So disappointed in myself for letting a stranger I have never met talk me into making wagers 3x higher then what I was comfortable with in hopes of building a massive bank roll, I suddenly realized I'M A SUCKER!!!
I ignored his calls for the rest of the week and decided to chalk that one up as one of life's harsh lessons. I'm certain they sold my info to other sites as I get harassed almost daily... sometimes listening to the short speech they give me and playing along telling them I have a $10 mill bankroll just for the entertainment.
At least now after last nights loss I have no one to blame but myself... but I wonder, will I ever fall victim to one of these touts again? Chances are I will. After all I'M A SUCKER!