Betting

[Tiger King]

Totally just won £50 betting on Wigan to win the FA Cup. I don't even follow football (soccer) or bet, but my friend was watching it and I spur of the moment decided to put £5 on, and they scored in the last minute.

Partly I just wanted to boast, but also thought I'd ask whether anyone here has ever one anything when gambling?

my moment of glory...
Liverpool v everton in the Fa cup semi final a couple seasons ago, I bet on Liverpool to win with that great big pony tailed donky andy Carroll to score the winner.
that got me 80 of her majestys finest pounds!

My siblings are blacksmiths and work with race horses a lot and are always winning money on the races as they get good tips and have acquired an eye for a good horse

I'll add also that someone where I live won the lottery, they have the check framed in the local pub.
can't help but feel jealous at seeing all those zeros next to that 1!!

 

[Artina89]

I recently won the sweepstakes my work had on the Grand national. Not bad considering I only drew one horse at £1 and I ended up winning around £30, which isn't a bad return.

 

[Fatboy_41]

Anyway...both my cards for the next hand were 9 of diamonds

Ah... Isn't there only one 9 of diamonds in a deck?

 

[Suave Charlie]

Anyway...both my cards for the next hand were 9 of diamonds

Ah... Isn't there only one 9 of diamonds in a deck?

Multiple decks.

OT: I do matched betting, arbitrage and sports trading for a living (basically just maths really). Though on top of the money I was going to make on a trade yesterday I had best odds guaranteed kick in on the bookie side which added an extra £40 to the account that I wasn't expecting.

Other than doing my work where it's all controlled and calculated I'm actually a terrible normal gambler, I hate to bet on things where the outcome isn't hedged because 9 times out of 10 it'll somehow go against you.

I've placed probably hundreds bets in the last 4 months and the amount of odds on favourites I've seen come not even close is remarkable, even if a horse is racing against absolute donkeys it can still be a flip of the coin whether it'll win.

Exceptions being Sprinter Sacre of course..

 

[AD-Stu]

Played poker on and off for years, probably up a grand or so lifetime on it.

Had a crack at sports betting last year, wasn't good at it, quit down a hundred. I'm up lifetime betting on professional wrestling though, ditto for Superbowl prop bets (though Alicia Keys cost me money this year - had the under on 2:10 for the national anthem length and she went at least 2:30...)

Only play the pokies (slot machines) very occasionally, when drinking with friends, have had a couple of lucky scores for a couple hundred bucks. Usually just paid for drinks for the rest of the night

 

[LooK iTz Jinjo]

I'll make a few bets every round of the AFL season and during the NBA and NFL regular seasons I was cleaning up there (turned AU$50 into over AU$3000) and as the Australian gambling culture is much the same as our drinking culture (in that we don't give a fuck) I'll often put a few bets on a horse of dog at the TAB while I'm at the pub. I've got too many stories to tell about big wins at a casino, or a loss because another person at the table was retarded.

 

[Childe]

Not a fan of betting on things I have little control over, and I have god awful luck even when I have great luck (when playing poker with some mates I have gone in with a full house, only to be beaten by one of those mates with a higher cards. Or I had four of a kind and another mate had a higher four. It's fucking ridiculous).

I also don't bet on sport. There is no faster way for a team I support to lose than for me bet on them.

This. While I understand the attraction of gambling I never been able to see why people are willing to part with the money that they have earned for a sum that they most likely won't get and in the end losing the money that they worked hard to earn. Sure a few people will make it but it seems better to work and save up your money. I know that many jobs don't pay much but which is better: to save up slowly or to lose your money off of a very long bet?

 

[pearcinator]

Anyway...both my cards for the next hand were 9 of diamonds

Ah... Isn't there only one 9 of diamonds in a deck?

There's like 6 decks in the pile or something like that. Apparently the side-bet is a bad thing to do because the house has a 6% edge on it. Ah well I lucked out and walked away with $400 in the end.

 

[capper42]

Not a fan of betting on things I have little control over, and I have god awful luck even when I have great luck (when playing poker with some mates I have gone in with a full house, only to be beaten by one of those mates with a higher cards. Or I had four of a kind and another mate had a higher four. It's fucking ridiculous).

I also don't bet on sport. There is no faster way for a team I support to lose than for me bet on them.

This. While I understand the attraction of gambling I never been able to see why people are willing to part with the money that they have earned for a sum that they most likely won't get and in the end losing the money that they worked hard to earn. Sure a few people will make it but it seems better to work and save up your money. I know that many jobs don't pay much but which is better: to save up slowly or to lose your money off of a very long bet?

I think it's the thrill. I know I was far more invested in the match I bet on than I usually am when watching football. Felt amazing when they won last minute.

That said, I won't be doing it again, at least not for a long time. I'm up now and I think I should keep it that way.

 

[Angie7F]

I never bet on anything.
I am not competitive, nor am I into gambling.
Needless to say. I end up not winning anything.

 

[antidonkey]

I tend to only bet/gamble when I'm at a casino. I was in Vegas last month and came out around $400 ahead. That about usual for me. I don't go large. I keep it small and simple and it usually pays off in the end. I stick to Blackjack and Craps as those tend to give you the best odds. Plus it gives you a chance to interact with your fellow players and a good chatty table is tons of fun even if you're losing.