Compulsive gamblers favorite bet
Irish Mike
every thing. But that given aside, what is the favorite gambling venue of
the compulsive gamblers you've known?
In my experience, there are three, in the following order:
#1 Craps. Walk through any casino and if you hear people yelling and
screaming it's most likely coming from the craps tables. It's quick, it's
hands on (at least when you're the shooter) you get immediate results and
you have the potential to win or lose a lot of money on every roll. Not
to mention the excitement of gambling in a crowd of gamblers.
#2 Sports and horse betting. I have rarely met a compulsive gambler who
did not have a bookie on his speed dial. The attraction of sports and
horse betting is that there is almost always a game or race going on some
where and all you have to do is dial a phone number to place your bet.
#3 Blackjack. They say slots generate 70% of a casino's gambling revenue
but most compulsive gamblers I've known preferred blackjack to slots. You
get to make betting decisions on every hand and casinos were built on guys
with full-proof blackjack counting systems.
So that's my thought on compulsive gambler's favorite bets. What say you?
Irish Mike
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mo_charles
> every thing. But that given aside, what is the favorite gambling venue of
> the compulsive gamblers you've known?
>
> In my experience, there are three, in the following order:
>
> #1 Craps. Walk through any casino and if you hear people yelling and
> screaming it's most likely coming from the craps tables. It's quick, it's
> hands on (at least when you're the shooter) you get immediate results and
> you have the potential to win or lose a lot of money on every roll. Not
> to mention the excitement of gambling in a crowd of gamblers.
>
> #2 Sports and horse betting. I have rarely met a compulsive gambler who
> did not have a bookie on his speed dial. The attraction of sports and
> horse betting is that there is almost always a game or race going on some
> where and all you have to do is dial a phone number to place your bet.
>
> #3 Blackjack. They say slots generate 70% of a casino's gambling revenue
> but most compulsive gamblers I've known preferred blackjack to slots. You
> get to make betting decisions on every hand and casinos were built on guys
> with full-proof blackjack counting systems.
>
> So that's my thought on compulsive gambler's favorite bets. What say you?
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> It's a given that a true compulsive gambler will bet on any thing and
> every thing. But that given aside, what is the favorite gambling venue of
> the compulsive gamblers you've known?
>
> In my experience, there are three, in the following order:
>
> #1 Craps. Walk through any casino and if you hear people yelling and
> screaming it's most likely coming from the craps tables. It's quick, it's
> hands on (at least when you're the shooter) you get immediate results and
> you have the potential to win or lose a lot of money on every roll. Not
> to mention the excitement of gambling in a crowd of gamblers.
I disagree. #1 is poker players who bet red/black and other prop bets during
poker play. First off, the most degenerate gamblers visiting casinos always
find the poker table eventually. You will meet the worst of the worst. The
ones that play daily and bet red/black... Man, that's as bad as it gets. I
mean, it's like pitching quarters against one guy and playing pool against
another. Just how much action does one need?
Craps is then #2 because if they win, that's where the red/black betting
poker players go next.
But #3 isn't horses/sports betting. It's golf.
This breed of degenerate gamber NEEDs to go out and golf and bet big on it.
Horse racing is a different breed of loser. He's trapped in a corner. He
will never put as much on the line or lose as much as the type I'm
describing.
The same goes for sports betting (which should be considered separately and
not lumped in with horses), but sports betting is often the gateway that can
and does start some nice young man down the path to becoming a red/black
bettor. Once the disease is full-blown, these people certainly don't mind
putting up thousands (and more) on a single sports bet. So sports is #4.
Horse racing has nothing to do with it, mostly because it takes too much
study and the real compulsive gambler wants to put his money down quick and
get on with it.
#5 is whether or not one can slam dunk a basketball on a regulation court.
(Everyone knows that.)
tvp
K9way
All the craps and BJ players together dont equal those playing poker . You
cant get anything right ..can you ?
Just when you think that youve been gypped ..the bearded lady comes and
does a double back flip!!! John Hiatt in "Buffalo River Home"
garycarson
> It's a given that a true compulsive gambler will bet on any thing and
> every thing. But that given aside, what is the favorite gambling venue of
> the compulsive gamblers you've known?
It's bingo. Slots are second.
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Irish Mike
Well numb nuts, we are talking about compulsive gamblers, not the number
of people in a poker room. The vast majority of which are not compulsive
gamblers. You really do have a reading comprehension problem.
Irish Mike
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K9way
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IF YOU DONT THINK THAT 90% OF THE TVSM'S ARE COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS ..YOU ARE
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does a double back flip!!! John Hiatt in "Buffalo River Home"
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johnny_t
This game seems to be played almost exclusively by compulsives, and
nobody else has the patience to pull it off.
Vegas movies like Hard Eight and Vacation Vegas will show you this
stereotype. A stereotype, cuz it's true.
This is the red/black betting which can happen all over the casino, all
of the time. Action, action action.
James L. Hankins
"johnny_t" <nobo...@home.com> wrote in message
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> You have forgotten Keno.
Gary was right about this. Nothing compares to the droves of little old
ladies playing bingo and slots.
hanks
wrote:
Bingo, slots and the wheel. Most TVSM's are compulsive gamblers
but they THINK they are pros.
hanks