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Do you know anyone who's a compulsive gambler?

Posted on 5/18/23 at 10:56 am
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
102427 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 10:56 am
We have a client who I strongly suspect. He inherited substantial real estate holdings and every few months sells a little more of it off. Sports and gambling are all he wants to talk about when he's in the office.
This post was edited on 5/18/23 at 11:02 am
Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
36604 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 10:56 am to
I bet most in here do.
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 5/18/23 at 10:57 am to
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I bet most in here do.


Nice
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
16956 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 10:57 am to
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He inherited substantial real estate holdings and every few months sells a little more of it off.


Can't take it with you when you die.
Posted by jdd48
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2012
22861 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 10:58 am to
I have an uncle that's a professional poker player. I've never understood how you can actually make a living off of that, but I am sure he probably does other "less than legal" activities too.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
70349 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:00 am to
The odds are more folks who frequent a sports-related website would be prohibitive favorites to have a gambling issue, I'd wager.
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
15694 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:01 am to
Some of wife's family are big casino spenders. Not sure how much but they get those platinum cards and free shite or whatever. I went a few times but pretty much won't go back because it seems impossible to win. I guess some people never realize that quickly.
Posted by stelly1025
Lafayette
Member since May 2012
9540 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:01 am to
I have a tenant who can't get out of the casino. He has an insolvency agency that handles his expenses including rent and he has a little left over for him. The dude does side jobs for cash and blows it all in the casino. He is not a bad guy ,but is stupid as shite when it comes to that topic.
Posted by Nono
Member since Nov 2017
4820 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:02 am to
i did

he could not stop gambling even after losing everyrhing- his beautiful wife and daughter, his beautiful house....

ended up moving back in with his mom. Finally decided suicide was his only option. His 86 year old mother had to call 911 but it was too late.
Posted by JGTiger
Member since Aug 2007
2969 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:03 am to
I may be the only one in my group that isn't a compulsive gambler.
Posted by r0cky1
Member since Oct 2020
4070 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:04 am to
Graduated a few years ago. Feel like everyone I know is obsessive sports gambler. It’s crazy and all over the workplace as well
Posted by F1y0n7h3W4LL
Below I-10
Member since Jul 2019
2427 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:07 am to
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The odds are...
I see what you did there!
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
14357 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:08 am to
I bet most of us do.

I worked at a casino for a few years. It was pretty depressing. Folks would come in and get carried away with their marker and end up gambling their life's savings away
This post was edited on 5/18/23 at 3:58 pm
Posted by secfballfan
Member since Feb 2016
3345 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:10 am to
Alex Reiger, Fred Flinstone and Ralph Kramden, almost ended all three
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
14459 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:11 am to
I know one guy. Former boss and very wealthy. I’ve never understood why wealthy people find the need to gamble?
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
39917 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:13 am to
Posted by The Ramp
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2004
12573 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:15 am to
Had a friend who really wasn't even that big a sports fan in college. Graduated, married, had kids, and then I heard he's in rehab for blowing all their money on gambling. I hope he's doing better now
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
4760 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:15 am to
My brother at one point.
Posted by PrecedentedTimes
Member since Dec 2020
3128 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:18 am to
No but I knew a guy a college that was pretty good at cards. Knew when to hold and when to fold. Knew when to walk away, too
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
62635 posts
Posted on 5/18/23 at 11:19 am to
It has to be pretty bad with the online world right now. I'm not too bad with the sports, but have gone gotten semi-addicted on the casino side a few times and it can get ugly. There are people playing $500 live-dealer blackjack hands like it's nothing. If the suburban women who love slots are getting online, too, I'd bet there are dozens of people bankrupting themselves every day.
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