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Quote Originally Posted by AgainstGambling:

Only a few might be honest with themselves but for many gambling is a destructive habit... yes, discussing which team will win and the lines as well is "fun" but it's also taking over your time, and so is gambling.

Not here to preach, just expressing my own experience ... been gambling for 15 years since I was 16, and can only be sorry for having my first bet.

Now got a child that was born recently, don't want him to get close to it ... no need to have it in life ... life can be so much better without gambling.

 
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Are you from Gamblers Anonymous trying to recruit?

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1) How long have you been gambling here?
Ive been with the site for about 4 years but have been gambling on sports since 17 (26 now)

2) Are you in profits?
Right now I am probably up 3k if I had to guess. I've probably gambled winning and losing close to 500-600k lifetime. Hell on my cashback from heritage i've bet close to 85k since Jan 1st. This year I'm up 7k so far but lifetime probably about 3k up. Considering how much i've bet i'll take it. 

3) Are you married / have children? If you do how do you cope with them as well as with your gambling?
Actually getting married in a couple of months. I'll admit it does get hard when i'm checking scores and she's pissed that I can't put the phone away lol but I don't make bets anymore if i'm going out. So my attention is on her but she knows if it's a big game we're staying in and watching the game. 
4) Do you feel like you're in control of your gambling?
Yeah I feel like I do, I usually don't bet much from the end of football to start of football. Usually starting June - Sept I give it a rest but then i'm back on the grind. This is what I do and I enjoy doing it. I have a great job, I make over 100k a year. Worked my as.s off to get to where I am in life so I feel like I deserve to do this if I want to. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by B__Rabbit:

I go to church, smoke gonge, drink, and mostly gamble. Ain't nothin wrong with it. 

Exactly...Do what you enjoy 

Only live once....We all end up in the ground in the end... Yes that's kinda negative but it's the truth...... What's it matter in the end???

We should all do what we wanna do in life...just can't let it get too out of control to the point where you are stealing to pay off the bookie....lol
 
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Quote Originally Posted by TheSituation559:

1) How long have you been gambling here?
Ive been with the site for about 4 years but have been gambling on sports since 17 (26 now)

2) Are you in profits?
Right now I am probably up 3k if I had to guess. I've probably gambled winning and losing close to 500-600k lifetime. Hell on my cashback from heritage i've bet close to 85k since Jan 1st. This year I'm up 7k so far but lifetime probably about 3k up. Considering how much i've bet i'll take it. 

3) Are you married / have children? If you do how do you cope with them as well as with your gambling?
Actually getting married in a couple of months. I'll admit it does get hard when i'm checking scores and she's pissed that I can't put the phone away lol but I don't make bets anymore if i'm going out. So my attention is on her but she knows if it's a big game we're staying in and watching the game. 
4) Do you feel like you're in control of your gambling?
Yeah I feel like I do, I usually don't bet much from the end of football to start of football. Usually starting June - Sept I give it a rest but then i'm back on the grind. This is what I do and I enjoy doing it. I have a great job, I make over 100k a year. Worked my as.s off to get to where I am in life so I feel like I deserve to do this if I want to. 


You're 26 years old, been gambling for 9 years ...
I started gambling at 16, now I'm 31 years old.

Trust me it's not worth it ... a few more years down the line it could be terrible ... I knowh how it feels and feeling in control also means knowing how much gambling really costs you in total ...

Turnover of $600k is a lot, it's massive ... please don't play with fire.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by Unstoppable Force:


Exactly...Do what you enjoy 

Only live once....We all end up in the ground in the end... Yes that's kinda negative but it's the truth...... What's it matter in the end???

We should all do what we wanna do in life...just can't let it get too out of control to the point where you are stealing to pay off the bookie....lol


Do what you want to do, no one is telling you what to do.
I feel sorry though for all those who read this and are silent ... there are too many silent posters who'd rather not share the real truth about what gambling caused them in life - and it doesn't have to be only financial issue.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by AgainstGambling:



You're 26 years old, been gambling for 9 years ...
I started gambling at 16, now I'm 31 years old.

Trust me it's not worth it ... a few more years down the line it could be terrible ... I knowh how it feels and feeling in control also means knowing how much gambling really costs you in total ...

Turnover of $600k is a lot, it's massive ... please don't play with fire.


I'm smart with my money, I don't deposit a lot. This year I deposited $130 before the Pitt vs Den playoff game and went on a massive run. Took out 2 3k checks and still have a lot in my book (won't disclose how much). Hell after a long day of work it's something I like to do (even during work lol) I work hard and make good money I don't see myself every quitting fully. I don't do it all year long but it's impossible not to during football season and March madness!
 
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Quote Originally Posted by AgainstGambling:



Do what you want to do, no one is telling you what to do.
I feel sorry though for all those who read this and are silent ... there are too many silent posters who'd rather not share the real truth about what gambling caused them in life - and it doesn't have to be only financial issue.


i've seen it tear people up but you have to be smart, don't deposit large amounts and STAY AWAY FROM CASINO. it's fake I never play it. I'm playing with a lot of house money right now and am up 7k this year
 
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Quote Originally Posted by AgainstGambling:

1) How long have you been gambling here?
2) Are you in profits?
3) Are you married / have children? If you do how do you cope with them as well as with your gambling?
4) Do you feel like you're in control of your gambling?

Ask yourself those questions and evaluate if gambling is something you really want in life.



1) Gambling whats that? been sportsbetting for 25 years.
2) yes
3) none of your business
4) yes
 
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1) About 2 years.
2) Yes by a large margin and I am thankful for it every day.
3) I'm in a long term relationship. I cope fairly well but I find myself more interested in watching sports than spending time with her most times.
4) I'd like to think so.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Pandalicious:

1) About 2 years.
2) Yes by a large margin and I am thankful for it every day.
3) I'm in a long term relationship. I cope fairly well but I find myself more interested in watching sports than spending time with her most times.
4) I'd like to think so.
Change #3 to 50-50 and you're good lol
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Davenz:



1) Gambling whats that? been sportsbetting for 25 years.
2) yes
3) none of your business
4) yes


Seeing how you reply (being cocky and selfish) as well as here:

https://www.covers.com/postingforum/post01/showmessage.aspx?spt=71&sub=102215711

I guess people like you who do gamble for a long term end up alone. Sorry if I have to speak the truth.

 
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I fukkin hate losing.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Pandalicious:

1) About 2 years.
2) Yes by a large margin and I am thankful for it every day.
3) I'm in a long term relationship. I cope fairly well but I find myself more interested in watching sports than spending time with her most times.
4) I'd like to think so.


Yes, but if I were you I would stop now but I know it's probably impossible for you to stop, it's impossible to stop anyway especially when in profits ...

I've been in profits and large ones from gambling ... I know what it is - they will all go away ...

Appreciate your spouse, she is much more valuable than gambling ... but life can teach you that lesson regardless as time goes by.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by buckjohn:

I fukkin hate losing.


Winning is losing as well, one way or another, gambling sucks the best of all of us, it's a proven fact ... if it wasn't then Vegas wouldn't exist neither all those online bookmakers.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by TheSituation559:

1) How long have you been gambling here?
Ive been with the site for about 4 years but have been gambling on sports since 17 (26 now)

2) Are you in profits?
Right now I am probably up 3k if I had to guess. I've probably gambled winning and losing close to 500-600k lifetime. Hell on my cashback from heritage i've bet close to 85k since Jan 1st. This year I'm up 7k so far but lifetime probably about 3k up. Considering how much i've bet i'll take it. 

3) Are you married / have children? If you do how do you cope with them as well as with your gambling?
Actually getting married in a couple of months. I'll admit it does get hard when i'm checking scores and she's pissed that I can't put the phone away lol but I don't make bets anymore if i'm going out. So my attention is on her but she knows if it's a big game we're staying in and watching the game. 
4) Do you feel like you're in control of your gambling?
Yeah I feel like I do, I usually don't bet much from the end of football to start of football. Usually starting June - Sept I give it a rest but then i'm back on the grind. This is what I do and I enjoy doing it. I have a great job, I make over 100k a year. Worked my as.s off to get to where I am in life so I feel like I deserve to do this if I want to. 

That's amazing you are up 3K lifetime...lol....I wish I could say that....Been gambling since I was like 12...maybe sooner with lotto scratch offs...lol..but I know those are a total waste now..probably started sports betting with those football parlay cards when I was 12-13...28 now...soon to be 29 on the 18th.....

Starting playing poker when I was 15-16...that's when I really became a gambler, grinder, rounder..whatever you wanna call it......still play on/off now...usually win more often now but not so much in years past but you live and you learn.......

If I'd had to put a number on it...I'd say I'm probably down 100,000 lifetime with all gambling (sports betting, casino (tables), poker, lotto numbers/win4) but who knows....it's really IRRELEVANT now anyways...and I could care less...I got over kmowing or wanting to know when I was like 16-17...you win some..you lose some.....Either way you are gonna spend the money..or save it and do something you enjoy doing...

Went to Vegas finally for my 1st time last year.....won 4500...mainly Blackjack, war and some roulette..I won 4 out of 4 on sports bets for between 200 and 400 each...wasn't really trying to spend my week researching, analyzing games handicapping in my hotel room lol.....didn't play much poker either because that requires more time and patience...lost a few hundred actually....had a blast though.....

Went back 6 months later and lost like 3,000.....Whatever....It is what is...I was actually down little over 4000 and made back 1100 the last day grinding out poker and a few solid shoes of blackjack.....and I was totally fine with it.....happens....still had a great time....

Money comes.....money goes no matter if you gamble or not.....that's just life.

 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Unstoppable Force:


That's amazing you are up 3K lifetime...lol....I wish I could say that....Been gambling since I was like 12...maybe sooner with lotto scratch offs...lol..but I know those are a total waste now..probably started sports betting with those football parlay cards when I was 12-13...28 now...soon to be 29 on the 18th.....

Starting playing poker when I was 15-16...that's when I really became a gambler, grinder, rounder..whatever you wanna call it......still play on/off now...usually win more often now but not so much in years past but you live and you learn.......

If I'd had to put a number on it...I'd say I'm probably down 100,000 lifetime with all gambling (sports betting, casino (tables), poker, lotto numbers/win4) but who knows....it's really IRRELEVANT now anyways...and I could care less...I got over kmowing or wanting to know when I was like 16-17...you win some..you lose some.....Either way you are gonna spend the money..or save it and do something you enjoy doing...

Went to Vegas finally for my 1st time last year.....won 4500...mainly Blackjack, war and some roulette..I won 4 out of 4 on sports bets for between 200 and 400 each...wasn't really trying to spend my week researching, analyzing games handicapping in my hotel room lol.....didn't play much poker either because that requires more time and patience...lost a few hundred actually....had a blast though.....

Went back 6 months later and lost like 3,000.....Whatever....It is what is...I was actually down little over 4000 and made back 1100 the last day grinding out poker and a few solid shoes of blackjack.....and I was totally fine with it.....happens....still had a great time....

Money comes.....money goes no matter if you gamble or not.....that's just life.

 
I think the thing that really helped me is I ONLY bet sports, never casino and no lotto just sports, also I have a rule no more than 1 live bet per game. I used to make the mistake of having multiple live bets and losing them all. Make a system and you can succeed. 

I lived in Vegas for 3 years for graduate school and it definitely tested my patience. All in all while I lived in vegas I was probably down 1-2k but I consider that a win lol Very fortunate where I'm at today at 3k.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by HoustonSports:

Wagering on sports is how I make my living. No different than wagering on companies, er, I mean investing in stocks, options, etc


Agreed 

Exactly. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by TheSituation559:

I think the thing that really helped me is I ONLY bet sports, never casino and no lotto just sports, also I have a rule no more than 1 live bet per game. I used to make the mistake of having multiple live bets and losing them all. Make a system and you can succeed. 

I lived in Vegas for 3 years for graduate school and it definitely tested my patience. All in all while I lived in vegas I was probably down 1-2k but I consider that a win lol Very fortunate where I'm at today at 3k.


Betting sports is better than betting in casino games, that's for sure ... but in the end of the day it's still form of gambling ...

And all forms of gambling whatsoever will suck you in ... it just happens, one way or another ... sorry to burst your bubble but sports betting is just as worse as playing in the casino and it's even worse because it brings in the illusion that you can actually make money from it..

I know a guy who made $200,000 from sports betting, was all over the moon ... now he's paying debts.

Don't get inot that if you ask me.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by Unstoppable Force:


Agreed 

Exactly. 


That's correct, betting on sports is like betting on companies one way or another - and it's all a bad habit.

You said you lost probably $100,000 from gambling and you're fine with that ... if I were you I wouldn't be fine with that .... and it's not the money that I care about .... is having a different view about living life.

Life can be so much better without it ... addictions are drugs ... life with addictions is never a good life, at max it can be life with illusions, but I'd rather live in reality and not in a bubble.

 
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Not everyone loses.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Rebel324:

Not everyone loses.


Correct, the house always wins.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by AgainstGambling:



Correct, the house always wins.


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Your an idiot. 
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