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re: I don’t understand gambling
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:32 am to burger bearcat
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:32 am to burger bearcat
I was going to come shite on your thread but you are absolutely right about the slot machines.
I do a little sports betting. Roulette is fun. Play poker a few times a month.
I do a little sports betting. Roulette is fun. Play poker a few times a month.
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Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:33 am to burger bearcat
The HOUSE ALWAYS WINS.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:38 am to CocomoLSU
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there is nobody who "knows what they are doing" when it comes to slot machines. That is 100%, pure luck (or whatever is pre-determined by the machine to pay out).
Says somebody who’s never scouted out the machine that somebody left with a pig that was about to explode.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:40 am to burger bearcat
It’s pretty harmless in small doses. As long as you’re not a total dumbass and are capable of setting a limit and sticking to it. My mom will go occasionally with a couple hundred bucks that she’s willing light on fire, and when she’s done she’s done.
I personally never got the appeal. But like with most things, a little personal responsibility goes a long way.
I personally never got the appeal. But like with most things, a little personal responsibility goes a long way.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:41 am to burger bearcat
Its called zings and stings.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:41 am to Projectpat
there are definitely people that know what they're doing when it comes to slots
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:43 am to burger bearcat
Dopamine hits.
Same as sex. Drugs. Disney World. Video Poker. Online games. FB.
All of it is by design to keep you wanting the next hit and that makes them money.
Same as sex. Drugs. Disney World. Video Poker. Online games. FB.
All of it is by design to keep you wanting the next hit and that makes them money.
This post was edited on 5/29/25 at 8:45 am
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:43 am to burger bearcat
At a youth hostel in Iceland, we played poker for grains of rice. There were at least six different nationalities involved.
The winner was clueless but lucky.
I haven't wanted to play poker since then.
The winner was clueless but lucky.
I haven't wanted to play poker since then.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:43 am to burger bearcat
I’m up about 30k in online sports betting over the past five years using a sophisticated promo hedging scheme
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:44 am to burger bearcat
The only way it’s profitable is if you can count cards at blackjack and you have enough bankroll to survive variance and a calm demeanor to handle back off heat.
Also learning the probability numbers at poker like Hold ‘Em and doing proper bet sizing at tournaments. Even then you’re not playing the house and the house is still making money off the rake.
Also learning the probability numbers at poker like Hold ‘Em and doing proper bet sizing at tournaments. Even then you’re not playing the house and the house is still making money off the rake.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:46 am to burger bearcat
Only gambling I ever enjoyed was horse racing for the drinks, food, and lol's, and poker. Rest of the dice and cards and marbles and sports betting is for suckers.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:49 am to burger bearcat
I don't either. But- there's a huge difference between gambling and gambling addiction. Lots of people gamble occasionally and consider it entertainment. I guess it's kind of like the recreational beer drinker vs the raging alcoholic..... 
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:50 am to burger bearcat
I understand why people are hooked on gambling that makes perfect sense winning money feels awesome
What I don’t get is slot machines
What I don’t get is slot machines
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:52 am to TheWalrus
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But the people who pull out hundreds and feed them into the machines every two minutes are sad sad people
True story. There was an old man who came into a neighborhood bar in Arabi every day and he would sit at the video poker machines and play a few dollars as he drank his cold beer. He had his spending limit and once reached he left if he lost.
Well, the old man died and his wife collected a modest life insurance policy of $10K. Everybody knew the old man was married but nobody ever saw the wife with him. Not long after he died she started showing up at the bar and would get a few drinks while she DUMPED a few hundred at a time in the poker machines. This went on for a few months and she quit showing up since she had pissed it all away.
The people in the bar who knew her tried to talk sense into her, but she just kept dropping 20's in the machine like she'd never run out.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:54 am to burger bearcat
Slot machines never made sense to me. But the games with human interaction are fun for an entertaining night. Like anything else, you have to set loss limits and play in moderation.
Got on a roll on a full craps table for 20+ minutes without crapping out. That’s exciting. It’s easy understand why people keep coming back.
Outside a casino:
Friendly poker games are a lot of fun.
Got on a roll on a full craps table for 20+ minutes without crapping out. That’s exciting. It’s easy understand why people keep coming back.
Outside a casino:
Friendly poker games are a lot of fun.
This post was edited on 5/29/25 at 9:00 am
Posted on 5/29/25 at 8:56 am to burger bearcat
I bet on sports occasionally just to make games interesting. It’s also like a test to see just how smart I am with my opinions about teams and players.
But I’m far from a daily gambler. It’s a very periodic recreational hobby.
But I’m far from a daily gambler. It’s a very periodic recreational hobby.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 9:00 am to burger bearcat
I just shake my head at obviously poor or lower working class people dropping $20 or more on scratch off tickets. That’s just me.
I have the money and don’t waste a dime on that shite. But hey, that’s just me.
I have the money and don’t waste a dime on that shite. But hey, that’s just me.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 9:03 am to burger bearcat
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Unless you are in 0.1% bracket that knows what you are doing,
They usually get the back off as soon as the pit boss notices that they know what they’re doing
Posted on 5/29/25 at 9:04 am to burger bearcat
Once had a friend that went to rehab and got off heroin. But once he was clean he would go to the casino and play blackjack about 3-4 times a week and spend his money there.
Posted on 5/29/25 at 9:09 am to Breesus
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Got on a roll on a full craps table for 20+ minutes without crapping out.
This! Craps are the best odds for gamblers if played correctly (1.41% for house on pass and come bets).
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