Maggie’s Do you bet on Sports?
- Thread starter hermosabeach
- Start date
I don't bet on anything with "real" $$$. Because I'm just not good at it. I play Texas Hold'em with my computer but that's only funny money. I must have a really low risk tolerance, I guess.... 
I did as a young man when I had interest in sports. With the current climate in sports, I rarely watch anything, so I'd be throwing my money away. I stick with a sure thing now. The lottery. I'm assured to lose every time.
Who cares about sports, why should I pay my hard earned cash to some overpaid prima donna?
i gamble with my life, never my money.
the other thing you need to realize, professional "sports" are purely entertainment....nothing more.....you are watching a poorly rehearsed play.
do you think anyone would tune in to watch the patriots win their 7th superbowl in a row?......no, theyd get bored with that shit.....so refs start making "bad calls".....rules get changed.....wild accusations get thrown around like "deflated footballs" to add some drama to the mix.....its all a fucking ruse...
its honestly not much better than betting on who dies in the next John Wick movie.
the other thing you need to realize, professional "sports" are purely entertainment....nothing more.....you are watching a poorly rehearsed play.
do you think anyone would tune in to watch the patriots win their 7th superbowl in a row?......no, theyd get bored with that shit.....so refs start making "bad calls".....rules get changed.....wild accusations get thrown around like "deflated footballs" to add some drama to the mix.....its all a fucking ruse...
its honestly not much better than betting on who dies in the next John Wick movie.
I bet, and my wife would kick my ass if she finds it out. I don't know why she so much hates all kinds of gambling. She always compares it to narcotics. In my opinion, this is not the best thing betting can compare it to. But, in my opinion, it is a pretty good source of income. I started to make bets when I was a student, saving me a lot of time and nerves. I needed money, and I couldn't go to a normal job. Once my colleague recommended to try betting, and from that time, I am betting. If you do it correctly, it can become very profitable.
Years ago ( mid/late 80's) I played golf with 3 other guys on a regular basis, at least weekly, with a couple 3 day trips to NC on golf packages over a year. One was a local dentist, who would bet on any type of sports, pretty successful practice. Every time we played, at the turn, he would have to call his bookie from the clubhouse (well before cellphones), and would either be happy as hell or worried as hell depending on how his bets were doing. He got in pretty deep, and rumors had it he was receiving some serious threats from the bookies about not paying up. Somehow, he broke one of his hands, and was in a cast for several months. A while later, his wife died in a mysterious manner, remains unsolved to this day AFIK.
I've got other ways to waste my money that are more enjoyable than betting on sports. JMO.
I've got other ways to waste my money that are more enjoyable than betting on sports. JMO.
I like to play the lottery, so if that's gambling, I'm guilty.
But I figure someone has to win, it might as well be me......
But I figure someone has to win, it might as well be me......
I've never been much of a gambler unless it's something I have some semblance of control over, such as bowling or shooting pool. That's strictly betting on myself, and then still not very often. I'm not the type to back another horse.
I have a friend that buys lottery tickets religiously, and always talks about all the things he's going to do when his ticket hits. I buy them once or twice a year if the jackpot gets way up there, and I still feel like a dumbass doing it.
I have a friend that buys lottery tickets religiously, and always talks about all the things he's going to do when his ticket hits. I buy them once or twice a year if the jackpot gets way up there, and I still feel like a dumbass doing it.
Agreed. I think someone estimated that you have a greater chance of being struck by lightning than of winning a Mega-Lotto. I won't do it. For every person that stands up there, exposing themselves on TV (sometimes that being a requirement), there are like 20,000 people all around them trying to take it away from them (IRS, charities, family members - You know that Uncle that suddenly needs Brain Surgery!)
Maybe, I wouldn't mind one of those "Publisher's Clearing House" things that paid you $5K a week for life or something. Then again, I'd always be looking over my shoulder all the time hoping that PCH hasn't put a hit out on me!
Last edited:
