Seriously, how on Earth can someone be that shit at picking games? In 12 years of watching gamblers win or lose money (including myself) I have never witnessed someone so bad, unlucky and ignorant of his own betting abilities. Someone to lose money so fast and always write it off as "bad luck" or "bad run" or "logic not working". Myself and most people I ever took action from were big time winners. I am up in sportsbetting thanks to a few big parlays and if it wasn't for the extremely bad luck of missing the parlays by a single point, I'd be up a few 100 thousands more.
This kid who bets with me usually bets 1 unit a play. Whether it's a parlay, a straight bet, a ML fav or a dog. And he always loses. When he wins a bet he sends me a text telling me that he won, asks for his balance, gloats about his super-intellect or all of the above. Of course he ends up losing the proceeds within the next play or two. When he is up a bit, he bets 2 or 3 units a play, hence reducing the chances of me having to pay a cashout. One time I had set up a meeting with him to pay him his positive balance and before we could meet, he winds up dumping his balance on the afternoon games!
I kinda feel bad. I feel like I am the second tax-man eating away at his income. But of course I cannot think like that. The question is, where can I find more like him? Someone trust-worthy enough that won't screw me. I trust him and he trusts me. We've known each other all our lives and honor at this point is worth more than a few hundred dollars. Let alone needing muscle power. But for him I believe staying in action is worth more. At the pace that he's been losing for the last few months, I'd say he would lose the equivalent of minimum wage full time. I often advise him on bets because I am very impartial of ANY lines in hockey or basketball. So to me regardless of what side he picks, I am effectively on the other side at +110.
I never cheat or deceive of lines. When he makes a mistake about his own balance in my favor, I correct him. It all started as me doing him a favor by taking his bets and placing them with MY bookie. One time I had the same game LARGE and thought I'd take the action on myself, since I would be countering my own bet and paying twice the juice on the same game.
Football season ended and he kept on betting. My own betting (hockey/basketball) went down significantly (maybe 1/10th of the action I used to put on football!), his stayed the same or went up.
Seriously, how on Earth can someone be that shit at picking games? In 12 years of watching gamblers win or lose money (including myself) I have never witnessed someone so bad, unlucky and ignorant of his own betting abilities. Someone to lose money so fast and always write it off as "bad luck" or "bad run" or "logic not working". Myself and most people I ever took action from were big time winners. I am up in sportsbetting thanks to a few big parlays and if it wasn't for the extremely bad luck of missing the parlays by a single point, I'd be up a few 100 thousands more.
This kid who bets with me usually bets 1 unit a play. Whether it's a parlay, a straight bet, a ML fav or a dog. And he always loses. When he wins a bet he sends me a text telling me that he won, asks for his balance, gloats about his super-intellect or all of the above. Of course he ends up losing the proceeds within the next play or two. When he is up a bit, he bets 2 or 3 units a play, hence reducing the chances of me having to pay a cashout. One time I had set up a meeting with him to pay him his positive balance and before we could meet, he winds up dumping his balance on the afternoon games!
I kinda feel bad. I feel like I am the second tax-man eating away at his income. But of course I cannot think like that. The question is, where can I find more like him? Someone trust-worthy enough that won't screw me. I trust him and he trusts me. We've known each other all our lives and honor at this point is worth more than a few hundred dollars. Let alone needing muscle power. But for him I believe staying in action is worth more. At the pace that he's been losing for the last few months, I'd say he would lose the equivalent of minimum wage full time. I often advise him on bets because I am very impartial of ANY lines in hockey or basketball. So to me regardless of what side he picks, I am effectively on the other side at +110.
I never cheat or deceive of lines. When he makes a mistake about his own balance in my favor, I correct him. It all started as me doing him a favor by taking his bets and placing them with MY bookie. One time I had the same game LARGE and thought I'd take the action on myself, since I would be countering my own bet and paying twice the juice on the same game.
Football season ended and he kept on betting. My own betting (hockey/basketball) went down significantly (maybe 1/10th of the action I used to put on football!), his stayed the same or went up.
^^ The LARGE bet, I meant I was on the other side and it made no sense to bet -110 on both sides.
I feel like a drug dealer. It all started when I placed a bet for him with my bookie that won us both a rather large amount. Since then he's been losing non-stop. But to me, rather than my bookie.
^^ The LARGE bet, I meant I was on the other side and it made no sense to bet -110 on both sides.
I feel like a drug dealer. It all started when I placed a bet for him with my bookie that won us both a rather large amount. Since then he's been losing non-stop. But to me, rather than my bookie.
don't let him place any more bets if he's really your friend. he sounds like an addict and pretty soon you will be part of the reason he jumps off a freeway or starts living in a cardboard box. we all know what gambling can do to a person. some people can handle it. some cant. your cash cow sounds like he can't. but you just have to decide what you value more: his friendship or his money.
don't let him place any more bets if he's really your friend. he sounds like an addict and pretty soon you will be part of the reason he jumps off a freeway or starts living in a cardboard box. we all know what gambling can do to a person. some people can handle it. some cant. your cash cow sounds like he can't. but you just have to decide what you value more: his friendship or his money.
don't let him place any more bets if he's really your friend. he sounds like an addict and pretty soon you will be part of the reason he jumps off a freeway or starts living in a cardboard box. we all know what gambling can do to a person. some people can handle it. some cant. your cash cow sounds like he can't. but you just have to decide what you value more: his friendship or his money.
If I don't take his bets, he'll just go bet online. He has a life, a good job and a good education. As I said, he still always bets 1 unit a game. I call it "1 unit" because he never bets more, never less.
I don't think he's a problem gambler. He just sucks at picking that's all.
don't let him place any more bets if he's really your friend. he sounds like an addict and pretty soon you will be part of the reason he jumps off a freeway or starts living in a cardboard box. we all know what gambling can do to a person. some people can handle it. some cant. your cash cow sounds like he can't. but you just have to decide what you value more: his friendship or his money.
If I don't take his bets, he'll just go bet online. He has a life, a good job and a good education. As I said, he still always bets 1 unit a game. I call it "1 unit" because he never bets more, never less.
I don't think he's a problem gambler. He just sucks at picking that's all.
don't let him place any more bets if he's really your friend. he sounds like an addict and pretty soon you will be part of the reason he jumps off a freeway or starts living in a cardboard box. we all know what gambling can do to a person. some people can handle it. some cant. your cash cow sounds like he can't. but you just have to decide what you value more: his friendship or his money.
don't let him place any more bets if he's really your friend. he sounds like an addict and pretty soon you will be part of the reason he jumps off a freeway or starts living in a cardboard box. we all know what gambling can do to a person. some people can handle it. some cant. your cash cow sounds like he can't. but you just have to decide what you value more: his friendship or his money.
haha If you don't think he's in any danger of getting sucked in, then by all means, continue taking his money. If he can afford the losses, then he's probably just betting for the excitement and doesn't care about winning or losing.
haha If you don't think he's in any danger of getting sucked in, then by all means, continue taking his money. If he can afford the losses, then he's probably just betting for the excitement and doesn't care about winning or losing.
this guy is so full of crap its off the charts; I know bookies and used to know the biggest bookie in Oklahoma and the last thing they would do is get on some forum and post this garbage; I did know one piece of crap bookie who would get his ass handed to him and not payout and eventually went broke; sounds like this guy and is trying to make himself feel better or try to find people who are stupid enough to believer his BS story and go hey will you take my bets GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK!!!!!
this guy is so full of crap its off the charts; I know bookies and used to know the biggest bookie in Oklahoma and the last thing they would do is get on some forum and post this garbage; I did know one piece of crap bookie who would get his ass handed to him and not payout and eventually went broke; sounds like this guy and is trying to make himself feel better or try to find people who are stupid enough to believer his BS story and go hey will you take my bets GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK!!!!!
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