LeeOnePen said:
de niro said:
I consider horse/dog betting way too risky, I love the old roulette in the bookies, just been in and first number out 29, two spins and up pops 7, then zero, stake 40 quid, took out 300 straight in to the Tsb :)
See, I find that fascinating. I've owned a couple of dogs at belle vue in my time, so know how bent it can be, but I think horse racing if you know what you're doing can be profitable. I'm not trying to claim I'm at McfcinUSA levels, but I turn a nice profit month by month, not enough to quit work, but enough to improve my quality of life a little. On the other hand, I'd never go near a bookies machine - thats not in any way intended to be a judgement on you deniro, you're clearly getting them to pay and that's impressive stuff. Just not for me.
for the record, I USED to gamble for a living; I don't anymore - it was the most boring thing in the world for me, but it paid the bills in between my moving from one continent to another and when my consulting got hammered by the American invasion of Iraq (as I was living next door to Saddam at the time). It granted me a great deal of freedom, geographically - which was one of the main benefits of it. I also brought in business from my gambling connections, over the years, and have made some good friends from it who I still keep in touch with, some of whom are fairly high-powered and who I'd not likely have connected with otherwise.
I'm not looking to get into any pissing contest with anyone on here, but I would expect that anyone who doubts what I say has either mistakenly thought:-
- I'm seeking attention and make stuff up (because I know that sort of stuff happens in places like this - shock/horror, LOL)
- what I have done is unusual and difficult to do (it isn't at all if you work at it, just like anything else);
- they haven't read through this: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-professional-gambler-aptitude-test" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-profes ... itude-test</a> (so they might think I'm a total bullshitter - when a cursory glace through this might tip them off that I do know a little about what I'm talking about, since I wrote the bloody thing)
My angle is only to help others who labour under the mistaken belief that they can win money at the casino (in particular) which, unless you're going to do something like this isn't recommended:-
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGCdBsOIKYA[/youtube]
on a one shot deal you can get lucky.. the odds are not that great against you,
but repeat the above too many times and the casino will get all your money, because you are going against the odds, plain and simple.
just as I sometimes pop-up and post on the 'conspiracy' theories on here, and try to support a little common sense when I see things are getting a little out of hand, the same might be true for the gambling threads.
I reckon I lose more money betting on City (just for the heck of it) than I win, but then my bets in this area are for fun, they don't go to paying my mortgage as my backgammon, poker play and political betting once did.
as you'd expect, having someone call my integrity into question pisses me off, but over a poker table people pay with their money when they play sheriff, and for that I've no qualms whatsoever. You can take advantage of people's weaknesses and egos, and decent poker players will often do that, mercilessly. Ego is never your friend. To master anything you must first recognise you're not good at it, and in a psychological battle of wits like poker you're at a double disadvantage if you cannot stay centred.
I've nothing personal with Dog above, but for future reference he'd have done better to 'call me' with a PM than approach things like he did. His attempt at finding out more puts us both in a less than flattering light.
lastly, I'm not looking for attention, rather the opposite - but it's always amusing when people mistakenly peg me for someone who I'm not; and I've no time nor inclination to indulge anyone otherwise.
(and that's all folks!)