Does anyone win over the long run??

I was wondering ... no matter how good you are, it is still very hard to win for the long haul.

Is there anyone that has won over a long period of time? if so, how? strategy, sport, etc ...

I'm good friends with an older, long time local and he says in all of his years he had one winner. one. ONE.

thoughts?

You answered your own question.

Your "long time local" has action everyday and has NEVER had a losing week and can probably name every losing day he has had off the top of his head.

You can also save the "...he makes a small percentage of his action in the form of juice..." He could let his customers all play at +105 and still fleece them.

You want to win every year? Take the calls-don't make the calls.

titicom

my thoughts exactly.

You seriously believe this?  Of course bookies have losing weeks, what an idiotic statement.

amp, my life experience tells me that he's right. he over stated the NEVER ... but 40 winning weeks with 12 bad weeks isn't a bad year.

Lippsman   great advice. can you email me that every morning? tough to stay with.

Mikael

Here you go....just print it out and leave it beside your monitor.

Is there anyone that has won over a long period of time?

None that i know of from my gambling buddies, few did quit after consistent losses and one of them just busted his home equity last year.

Europa  same here ....

i like when people are honest.

gold6185 -  --- great write up

misfit_aka -

In general, people who talk in absolutes usually don't have a clue what they are talking about.

"Does anyone win...." is different than "It is difficult to win...." - when people use words like "never" or "always" they usually dont have a clue.

Of course there are people who win.  Of course there are more that lose.  It is not black and white, and not absolute.

vanzack, you need to get some box. i can tell.

You are a caveman looking up at the stars.

OK fine.

Nobody wins because your local tells you that he doesnt know any, and you dont know any, and several posters on covers dont know any.

Great.

And I dont believe that China exists because I have never been there, and my mom and brother have never been there, and nobody I know has been there.  Chinese food is just an invention.  Made in China is really just a code for Made in somehwere I have been or know someone who has been.

Caveman.