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re: How to tell my wife I lost a good bit of money on sports gambling lately
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:35 pm to GeauxGutsy
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:35 pm to GeauxGutsy
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Fly to Vegas and play blackjack using the Martingale method. Buddy of mine killed them on Saturday.
You better have a big bankroll and big balls to play Martingale. It works until it doesn't.
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Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:35 pm to WhoDat_9
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2.5K
Will she really know $2500 is gone?
This post was edited on 2/3/20 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:40 pm to WhoDat_9
quote:Wanna bet?
Asking for a friend.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:42 pm to WhoDat_9
I say this as a wife- do not tell her, at least not right now. Telling her presents her with a problem. Work out a solution, then tell her later if you want. Maybe that means giving up beer for a while, doing some home improvement or yard work yourself instead of hiring someone, etc.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:42 pm to stout
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Will she really know $2500 is gone?
My wife sure as shite would notice is 2500 went missing from our cash account.
If it was on CC through bovada or something, just pay it off and don't say anything.
I still wanna know what bets he laid.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:43 pm to WhoDat_9
Time to double down, pussy
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:46 pm to WhoDat_9
Double up to catch up. Always works part of the theory of large numbers.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:46 pm to UncleRuckus
I am in the same boat. I parlayed all the dawgs in college basketball tonight though to win it back! Do it with me, we literally cannot lose!!! 
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:47 pm to WhoDat_9
Ok. Here’s a serious answer with background, but a TL, DR version:
Tell her and pay it off. Sell some of your shite to show you’re serious. And stop gambling. Find a hobby other than sports.
Before I got married, I had booked two times. Once in college (selling blow and taking bets in college is literally printing money) and once out of college (down and out, DWI, needed some quick money...didn’t turn out well).
Anyway, wife knew this, but it was in the past. So, got married in 2017, broke, but we kept separate banking accounts. Success came in business, and I started gambling a bit last year. She sort of knew, but really had no idea.
Won a decent amount on football and soccer in Fall of 2018. Lost it back in Spring of 2019. Like $5k or so.
We have a kid in Oct of 2019, I tell her I’m done gambling, blah blah blah. Well, I wasn’t, and ended up losing $10k one weekend. I didn’t tell her, but I gave her my phone one night to pick out a dress I’d buy her, and go to sleep. I wake up, and she’s just staring at me. I’m like wtf???? She says, blah blah blah.
Long story short, I bought her a new car, and all is well. And I’ve stopped gambling.
So, my advice, fess up and take her on a vacation or spend some $$$$ on her and stop gambling. Or, if $2500 is a ton of money, sell some of your shite, show remorse, and stop gambling.
Tell her and pay it off. Sell some of your shite to show you’re serious. And stop gambling. Find a hobby other than sports.
Before I got married, I had booked two times. Once in college (selling blow and taking bets in college is literally printing money) and once out of college (down and out, DWI, needed some quick money...didn’t turn out well).
Anyway, wife knew this, but it was in the past. So, got married in 2017, broke, but we kept separate banking accounts. Success came in business, and I started gambling a bit last year. She sort of knew, but really had no idea.
Won a decent amount on football and soccer in Fall of 2018. Lost it back in Spring of 2019. Like $5k or so.
We have a kid in Oct of 2019, I tell her I’m done gambling, blah blah blah. Well, I wasn’t, and ended up losing $10k one weekend. I didn’t tell her, but I gave her my phone one night to pick out a dress I’d buy her, and go to sleep. I wake up, and she’s just staring at me. I’m like wtf???? She says, blah blah blah.
Long story short, I bought her a new car, and all is well. And I’ve stopped gambling.
So, my advice, fess up and take her on a vacation or spend some $$$$ on her and stop gambling. Or, if $2500 is a ton of money, sell some of your shite, show remorse, and stop gambling.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:47 pm to WhoDat_9
Be a man. If you can’t afford to gamble don’t gamble.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:47 pm to LSUintheNW
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The mental gymnastics of sports betting (all gambling) drove me insane. Checking my phone tirelessly, betting on games from 11 til 1am, and the forever roller coaster of money swings.
That juice is the action.
Yep. And that's why you quit until you get a grip. Being on tilt is no way to make sound capping decisions. Step back take a breath and go in with a mental balance of $0. You will never win with a mental balance on you.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:47 pm to Lakeboy7
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Dude, the under was like printing money.
The O/U was 51.5 and rose to 54.5. The score was 51. There was no safe bet here.
SF was a score away from pushing to the over. KC missed a makeable FG that would have put it at 54.
Gambling is just that.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:50 pm to WhoDat_9
Always one more bet to win it back! I mean, you're due to win, right?
Posted on 2/3/20 at 3:58 pm to ShermanTxTiger
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KC missed a makeable FG that would have put it at 54.
No they didnt.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 4:00 pm to WhoDat_9
quote:She should have known already. The fact she doesn't should answer your question for you. You've chosen to hide the extent of your bets. That should highlight your personal problem.
Is it time to fess up and let her know what i have lost, before i dig the hole deeper and deeper?
When folks ask me if they have a problem with alcohol, one of the first questions I ask is "Do you try to hide how much you are drinking from folks who you care about?" If you are trying to hide it, the answer should be obvious.
Yes you should tell her. She is going to find out one way or another. You've lost control of gambling. Don't lose control of your integrity. Come clean. Then get help.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 4:00 pm to WhoDat_9
put 3k on the mavericks +5 tonight
Posted on 2/3/20 at 4:04 pm to Ed Osteen
@KSU +7.5 Baylor
Posted on 2/3/20 at 4:13 pm to WhoDat_9
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it time for one big bet to get myself out?
Based on your current predicament and apparent losing history, I don’t think this is the correct path.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 4:14 pm to WhoDat_9
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Is it time for one big bet to get myself out?
Go to casino and get the amount that you lost on red. 48% you break even then.
Posted on 2/3/20 at 4:19 pm to shel311
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Just keep doubling your bet until you break even.
Everyone knows this is how you get back to where you need to be!
Only works if the bet has close to 50/50 odds of winning
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