The Mugs world of Betting.

[markc123]

Is there anyone else that likes a good flutter? whether it'd be on the horses or football or w.e ?

I love to bet on the football, and do it every week - im not stupid about it though, i don't spend more than a tenner a week, and never bet if i can't afford it.

Was just wondering what anyones biggest win was if they bet?

Last season i won £550 of a £1 11team accumulator, was well chuffed....since then only won the odd £20 £50 and a £90 here and there.

Mark.

 

[MDJ]

I do the Irish lottery, one of my sparks has won £600 11 times this year on it, I have won----------um nothing haha, but keep perserveering.

 

[tidyboiler]

My father-in-law goes to Las Vegas every year, and loses far more than he makes. If you ask him how he did, he always answers "I broke even" aka I lost shedloads. :alucard:

 

[wade88]

I rarely make bets on anything other than the odd fight or when the Grand National comes about. But you have to drag me kicking and screaming out a casino.

I have never walked away down on money (touch wood) and usually when playing roulette will quadruple my money. Slow and steady always, never get drunk in there either.

 

[tidyboiler]

Well my FIL used to go straight from work to the betting quarter in Brum. He would spend all night on the roulette wheel and walk away when he'd spent all his wages. Mugs game if you ask me. :freak:

 

[markc123]

you been drunk and been in a casino ..... is literally the casino owners wet dream.

Quadruple your money? you may aswell give up the electricians game then mate, we're on pence to what you're probably racking-in you professional gambler!

 

[john999uk]

The only winners are the casino owners and the bookies. The games are always stacked in the houses favour.

 

[markc123]

Agreed.

I don't bet that often, and hardly ever in a casino anymore. Just do the odd football bet for the excitement, don't mind loosing the odd £1 here and there....

....sections list at William Hill a few weeks ago, i picked 14teams for an accumulator, put a £1 on and woulda won £2580 if it came in....they all came in apart from 1....celtic DREW 1-1 when i had them to win at home to arbroath in the scottish cup.....arbroath are like 3leagues below and they scored in the 87th minute, i was deverstated.

 

[sjhall]

My good mate who lives 2 mins from me gave up a good job working for Mersey tunnel ( maintenance spark) to play poker full time, he does ok, house paid etc ... not bad for 33. His name is Allan Peers for anyone interested, he's all over Google when you type his name in.

As for me, just the races really, but my mate really want to teach me to play poker.

 

[Paul.M]

I used to go to the casino a few times a week until they moved out all the table and put machines there instead! Looks like a penny arcade slot machine place now which I dont play on.

Been to Vegas once and I was only down $80 after 5 days, I spent more on food and that was really cheap lol.

Go to the horses 2 or 3 times a year but yet I dont go into a bookies, mates think I'm strange lol. Best single win I had was years ago whilst sat in the pub watching C4 racing with the betting lads that I go to the races with a horse came up on screen at 50-1. Me and another bloke stopped what we were doing and looked at each other in disbelieve. "did'nt we win money on that horse a few months ago at York?" Yes we did and we could not work out why the bookies have it at 50-1. So we thought it was worth a little bet and both of us put on £5 each way on it via a mate with phone account with Hills. It came home 3 lengths clear!!!. Biggest win on the horses was at the track just over £400 on one race and after the day was done I picked 4 out of 7 winners and came away with over £800.

Biggest win in the casino was on a game called Pair Plus (3 card poker kind of). For those of you that know the game you will be able to work out my winnings. Played the max £100 on the Play box and £100 on the Pair Plus box and I got three 8's

 

[shagbite]

can't be bothered with the horses - bores me to death. i used to have a bet on the footy until i realised it was impossible to win anything - the bloody draw always cocks it up for you. seriously, it looks so easy on paper but, you could put a treble on, with man u, rangers and celtic all to win - and it wouldn't come in. one of them would always cock it up for you. plus the odds are rubbish.

the bandits that have roulette on them should be banned. i've seen my mate throw £150 spins. your money's gone in a breath.


i like a bet on the boxing - especially when amir khan's getting his a**e kicked. i won 270 quid when danny garcia gave him a hiding.

 

[wade88]

you been drunk and been in a casino ..... is literally the casino owners wet dream.

Quadruple your money? you may aswell give up the electricians game then mate, we're on pence to what you're probably racking-in you professional gambler!

Ah yea but thats the thing. I play small money. You wont ever catch me putting serious cash down in a Casino, or on any "un-secure" so to speak "investment" haha. I literally might go into a casino with £40-50 maximum. Play with that money, when (if) i make back over £40-50 i put it back in my pocket, then just play on my winnings and never touch my original cash again. If i run out of chips from the winnings, then i just go home...or find somewhere else still open selling beer!

End of the day, the key to not being a total mug and spending all your income on gambling, is just exercising a little self control and looking at gambling a different way. Those who try to make a life's wage from it, or claim to be "professional" gamblers, are destined to lose, chasing that big win will simply result in severe debt, lets not forget casinos, fruit machines or any gambling mechanisms are not designed to lose.

If your perception of gambling is just a little fun with the odd throw away £20 here or there because youve worked hard that month and feel like a little fun, then you can't go wrong IMO.

I find it horrifying however, even as a young bloke who really shouldn't get too hung up on the morality of such things maybe, but all these companies now, encouraging gambling from your mobile in so many different forms. Roulette on the go, fruities while you wait for a bus, mobile scratch cards etc, in this current financial climate, encourage people who probably are quite susceptible to a little gentle persuasion and who usually definitely cant afford it, i feel is pretty immoral. Surely efforts to PREVENT that sort of thing should be in effect, not the reverse.

 

[lockhes]

have the odd footy bet never won been 1 team off loads of times

won on a fruit machine in bookies got £500 jackpot from £10

just got in to poker won £25and a silver coin so far but mrs isnt happy about me playing though lol

 

[EoinConway]

Seen this race result on Wednesday past, i remember someone on here flagging this horse up months ago

1[SUP]st[/SUP] (5)		5 Electrician	T J Pitt	4	8-12	S W Kelly	10/1
Chased leader, led 3f out, ridden and edged right from over 1f out, hung badly right well inside final furlong, just held on, all out opened 12/1
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] (7)	s.h	3 Paphos	S C Williams	6	9-0	A Kirby	6/4
Chased leading trio, ridden 4f out, soon went 3rd, went 2nd over 2f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, every chance when carried right well inside final furlong, just failed opened 9/4
3[SUP]rd[/SUP] (4)	2	2 One Way Or Another (AUS)	P D Evans	10	9-0 t	Kirsty Milczarek	5/4f
Steadied start, took keen hold and held up in rear, headway to 3rd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression when hung right well inside final furlong

 

[markc123]

A horse called Electrician at 12/1 ...i never bet on the horses, apart from the national but woulda probably done that if id seen it, as im weird like that. I bet on balabriggs on the national a couple of years ago because i'd just got back from Bala in wales...and it won haha won like £150.

Asif it won, Electrician....go on my son!