Gambling or punting??

[LeiLoDao]

Have you guys ever went to casino to win some cash to punt and lose everything????? Then think what better things you could do with the cash e.g.. massage,in call,out call.... which probably work out cheaper

[AHLUNGOR]

Have you guys ever went to casino to win some cash to punt and lose everything????? Then think what better things you could do with the cash e.g.. massage,in call,out call.... which probably work out cheaper

That's was me many years ago !!

Went to casino tried to win $200 so that I could go to Zanadu, Chequers or Babylon and had a free session ! (those were the places to go - wasn't into FS anyway!). Sometimes I won of course, but most of the times ended up losing thousands. Max out the cards on the daily cash withdraw limits on so many occasions. It's an addiction, it's a disease. It's not fun, it's not a thrill, you will eventually lost everything !!

I was very lucky that one family tragedy ended up helping to turn me into a new leaf and I don't go to Star City anymore, not once since 2007 ! And now I am sticking to my $110 massage per week. Plus $100 on the footy (that's still $10,000 a year, come of think of it, but a lot more affordable!!), if the footy wins, I have more punts, if I lost, I have at least one RnT session.

Punt as much as you pleased, but don't go gambling.

Just my $210 worth of opinion !!

Cheers

[IExperiment]

That's was me many years ago !!

Went to casino tried to win $200 so that I could go to Zanadu, Chequers or Babylon and had a free session ! (those were the places to go - wasn't into FS anyway!). Sometimes I won of course, but most of the times ended up losing thousands. Max out the cards on the daily cash withdraw limits on so many occasions. It's an addiction, it's a disease. It's not fun, it's not a thrill, you will eventually lost everything !!

I was very lucky that some family tragedy ended up helping to turn me into a new leaf and I don't go to Star City anymore, not once since 2007 ! And now I am sticking to my $110 massage per week. Plus $100 on the footy (that's still $10,000 a year, but a lot more affordable!!), if the footy wins, I have more punts, if I lost, I have at least one RnT session.

Punt as much as you pleased, but don't go gambling.

Just my $210 worth of opinion !!

Cheers

Very true, for me it is the thrill. Punting is way - way cheaper but I go for the thrill

[CunningLinguist]

Very true, for me it is the thrill. Punting is way - way cheaper but I go for the thrill

The thrill of punting beats the thrill of gambling for me, and it is cheaper!

[rage_face]

Mate, I am trying to quit gambling now. Not worth it. I sometimes used to think like you - try to win $200 and go punting. The result? Lost $1000 and thought "fuck, would've just been cheaper to go punting by itself". The other thing is, if I won, I would then think "damn, $200 is a lot of money, might as well save it" so didn't go punting anyway!

Gambling is one of the worst addictions you can form IMO. I wish my friend never introduced me to the casino the cunt. The sooner you stop, the sooner your life will get better.

[Jsomeone]

gambling to punt
Gee I thought half the blokes who play the pokies do it for that reason. Many pokie palaces have a massage palour or two within staggering distance
I've met a few married men who bet on the horses to fund their punting habit.

Personally I dont gamble and if gambling is a problem for you call the gambling help line ... yadida

[Sextus]

Jsomeone, how lovely to see you here, please bring your strange avatar along with you.

[CunningLinguist]

Have you guys ever went to casino to win some cash to punt and lose everything????? Then think what better things you could do with the cash e.g.. massage,in call,out call.... which probably work out cheaper

He LeiLoDao better to invest in casino shares than play the game!
Might be worth joining a gamblers support group to help you kick the habit, might be the best decision you ever made ...

[IExperiment]

Gambling is never good as anything with quick cash always come with high risk. So just go there to have a little fun take it us it comes.Bad gambler.jpg

[LeiLoDao]

8/10 times i go to the star i would be up about $500-1000 within the first hour and leave but recently I've gone a bit greedy and try to aim for more which has screwed me up a few times in the last few weeks. i have blown about 8k in the last 3 weeks and felt like shit and i think its woken me so I've told myself no more casino and put a bet on sports once in while like what bro ahlungor does and invest on a second business

[LeiLoDao]

Gambling is never good as anything with quick cash always come with high risk. So just go there to have a little fun take it us it comes.Bad gambler.jpg

did u walk out with that money????

[IExperiment]

did u walk out with that money????

I walk out with bigger amount before and also gave it more like I say gambling is not great but fun for the rush. I go there for being stupid but when you win a decent amount is also fun. I go there once a month when I have time but used their hotel once a week

[AZNELITE88]

Gambling - there's a chance of making money
Punting - no way you will get your money back, but as long as you enjoyed it, it is sort of justified

[Travelmate]

personnaly i dont like casino. i may go just for fun with friend. if i lost 500 or 1000 . it means a lot for me.

i focus on sports bet only. which i believe i have more control. more study. understanding and logic. bet 5k i dont feel there is a problem if there is a reason

i have no addiction. purely working as return of investment.

[CunningLinguist]

personnaly i dont like casino. i may go just for fun with friend. if i lost 500 or 1000 . it means a lot for me.

i focus on sports bet only. which i believe i have more control. more study. understanding and logic. bet 5k i dont feel there is a problem if there is a reason

i have no addiction. purely working as return of investment.

How many hours a week do you need to put in ?
Have you worked out your average winnings and how much you profit per hour of studying the odds and form etc ?

[AZNELITE88]

Tennis is the only sport which i have managed to make money off (gambling that is).
all the rest.. well NFI...

[Travelmate]

How many hours a week do you need to put in ?
Have you worked out your average winnings and how much you profit per hour of studying the odds and form etc ?

yes, but it depends on which sport and what events I want to play.
Spending time study which event NOT to gamble is more important
NBA is off season now.

[Sydman]

That's was me many years ago !!

Went to casino tried to win $200 so that I could go to Zanadu, Chequers or Babylon and had a free session ! (those were the places to go - wasn't into FS anyway!). Sometimes I won of course, but most of the times ended up losing thousands. Max out the cards on the daily cash withdraw limits on so many occasions. It's an addiction, it's a disease. It's not fun, it's not a thrill, you will eventually lost everything !!

I was very lucky that one family tragedy ended up helping to turn me into a new leaf and I don't go to Star City anymore, not once since 2007 ! And now I am sticking to my $110 massage per week. Plus $100 on the footy (that's still $10,000 a year, come of think of it, but a lot more affordable!!), if the footy wins, I have more punts, if I lost, I have at least one RnT session.

Punt as much as you pleased, but don't go gambling.

Just my $210 worth of opinion !!

Cheers

That was me exactly!!
Especially this quote:
"Sometimes I won of course, but most of the times ended up losing thousands".

Mate, I am trying to quit gambling now. Not worth it. I sometimes used to think like you - try to win $200 and go punting. The result? Lost $1000 and thought "fuck, would've just been cheaper to go punting by itself". The other thing is, if I won, I would then think "damn, $200 is a lot of money, might as well save it" so didn't go punting anyway!

Gambling is one of the worst addictions you can form IMO. I wish my friend never introduced me to the casino the cunt. The sooner you stop, the sooner your life will get better.

Here is a bit of incentive for you.
I tried to quit for years. It even ruined my marriage and I still didn't quit.
I finally scaped together (increased my credit card limit ) enough go visit my family in Europe. The flight was Europe via Bangkok so I thought since I have never been overseas before, I may as well stop over for a week in Thailand on my way back and see a different culture. I found Pattaya on the net and have never looked back. In the past 2.5 years I have had 4 trips to Thailand, paid off $23,000 worth of personal debt, and have $21,000 in my savings account. As well as Pattaya, my trips have included Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin and Bangkok. Also Phnom Phen and Siam Reap (Angkor Wat) in Cambodia, i'm not a very spiritual person but I recommend putting Angkor on your bucket list. My next trip is already booked, Thailand as usual with a side trip to the Philippines.
Apart from cheap pussy, the best thing for gamblers about Thailand is that gambling is illegal. Sure there are mafia run gambling dens but i'm not sure what would happen if as a foreigner you actually won, so i'm not tempted to go there.

8/10 times i go to the star i would be up about $500-1000 within the first hour and leave but recently I've gone a bit greedy and try to aim for more which has screwed me up a few times in the last few weeks. i have blown about 8k in the last 3 weeks and felt like shit and i think its woken me so I've told myself no more casino and put a bet on sports once in while like what bro ahlungor does and invest on a second business

That was the weird thing I noticed as the gambling got worse over the years. Early on, if I won $200-300, id go home. That ended up blowing out to I wouldn't go home until I won a grand. Unfortunately i'd lose 2-3k trying to get that 1k. You always seem to walk in, win a couple of hundred $ but its never enough. Then you lose it all.

One more tip that a counsellor told me that has helped a lot.

Don't stop gambling and try to save every cent you earn, you'll get pissed off and relapse in a big way.
Do stuff!! Instead of wasting $1000 gambling, go for a punt, buy a surfboard, buy a guitar, take your mum to dinner, go on a holiday every 6 months!!
All these things are cheaper than losing a couple of grand every fortnight. So you get experiences and memories that are much more enjoyable for a fraction of the cost, and you get more incentive not to gamble.

Sorry for the rant but this topic struck a chord with me

[CunningLinguist]

That was me exactly!!
Especially this quote:
"Sometimes I won of course, but most of the times ended up losing thousands".



Here is a bit of incentive for you.
I tried to quit for years. It even ruined my marriage and I still didn't quit.
I finally scaped together (increased my credit card limit ) enough go visit my family in Europe. The flight was Europe via Bangkok so I thought since I have never been overseas before, I may as well stop over for a week in Thailand on my way back and see a different culture. I found Pattaya on the net and have never looked back. In the past 2.5 years I have had 4 trips to Thailand, paid off $23,000 worth of personal debt, and have $21,000 in my savings account. As well as Pattaya, my trips have included Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin and Bangkok. Also Phnom Phen and Siam Reap (Angkor Wat) in Cambodia, i'm not a very spiritual person but I recommend putting Angkor on your bucket list. My next trip is already booked, Thailand as usual with a side trip to the Philippines.
Apart from cheap pussy, the best thing for gamblers about Thailand is that gambling is illegal. Sure there are mafia run gambling dens but i'm not sure what would happen if as a foreigner you actually won, so i'm not tempted to go there.





That was the weird thing I noticed as the gambling got worse over the years. Early on, if I won $200-300, id go home. That ended up blowing out to I wouldn't go home until I won a grand. Unfortunately i'd lose 2-3k trying to get that 1k. You always seem to walk in, win a couple of hundred $ but its never enough. Then you lose it all.

One more tip that a counsellor told me that has helped a lot.

Don't stop gambling and try to save every cent you earn, you'll get pissed off and relapse in a big way.
Do stuff!! Instead of wasting $1000 gambling, go for a punt, buy a surfboard, buy a guitar, take your mum to dinner, go on a holiday every 6 months!!
All these things are cheaper than losing a couple of grand every fortnight. So you get experiences and memories that are much more enjoyable for a fraction of the cost, and you get more incentive not to gamble.

Sorry for the rant but this topic struck a chord with me

Sounds like some good advice for our gambling addicted Bro(s) ...

[rooter]

Punting is a sure return; you pay your money you get sex ( the quality you will get is always a bit of a punt - but you will get something in return.
The lure of gambling is you will "get something for nothing". The reality is you will probably lose your money and get stress, anger, and disappointment in return.

So punting seems like the wiser decision.

If you are going to gamble treat it as an investment and not recreation - if you want recreation then spend your money on sex, dining out, the movies, night clubs etc.
Same basic rules when gambling:
1.Don't gamble for fun
2. Don't gamble when drunk
3. Don't gamble with friends
4. Avoid games of chance eg pokies, roulette - you will ALWAYS LOSE in the long run
5. Stick to games that involve skill - if you are good at poker or blackjack then you have a chance.
6. Stick to sports betting and :
- stick to sports you understand - do your research.
- stick to simple outcomes like win/lose/draw (that way you have a 1/2 or 1/3 chance)
- avoid exotics, multis, exact score etc or just put very small amounts on them
- don't be lured by "generous odds", back what you actually expect to win; bookies give generous odds because its almost certain it won't happen.
- don't try and make big money quickly, but rather just regular small winnings - treat it as a regular income stream rather than a windfall win
- as you start to make money increase the size of your bets but always on short odds or favourites (short odds are offfered for good reason) - NEVER bet big money on a long shot!

These tips are no guarantee - it's gambling after all.

The best advice is still probably the boring advice your mum gave you which is to put the money aside in the bank every week - it's slow and boring but its a guaranteed result.
Then spend your savings on hookers! - that's probably not your mum's advice, but hey, you gotta have fun!