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Misc Why did you start playing?

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous Gambling Forum' started by amoser, Feb 14, 2017.

  1. tatabalo

    tatabalo New Member

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    im starting player many years ago, but not big play, just small play only.
    I rmr i starting because need feed up family as family got finance issue.
    It helps me when family have big problem.

    But if u interested in gambling, u need to learn more.
    and beat casino at your place.
    and also online gambling and u play in casino is totally different u need to set your time.
    U can play in small to see if gambling is your side.
     
  2. tatabalo

    tatabalo New Member

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    im starting player many years ago, but not big play, just small play only.
    I rmr i starting because need feed up family as family got finance issue.
    It helps me when family have big problem.

    But if u interested in gambling, u need to learn more.
    and beat casino at your place.
    and also online gambling and u play in casino is totally different u need to set your time.
    U can play in small to see if gambling is your side.
     
  3. MrV

    MrV Well-Known Member

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    So, you took up gambling because you are poor, your family is hungry, and you need to feed them?

    Yeah, this will end well.
     
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  4. tatabalo

    tatabalo New Member

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    whether is rich or poor, still will gambling.
    it become my interest ald.
    U no gambling?
     
  5. MrV

    MrV Well-Known Member

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    Sure, I gamble, but I only use extra money that I don't need anyway: if I lose my family still eats.
     
  6. Ivar6353

    Ivar6353 New Member

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    I started to play casually. A year ago I had a terribly hard week.It happens. And I could do nothing to relieve fatigue. Vodka didn't give relaxation.And I accidentally found a website in the Internet online casino. At the beginning of the play just no money in the slots and then put a couple of euros. I've played almost all night until the morning. And in the morning I felt myself have become new.And for me it didn't matter I win or lose.I just had a great stay!
     
  7. gizmotron

    gizmotron Well-Known Member Founding Member

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    Tatabalo -- Whatever it took to make you poor will also destroy you if you gamble with any money that you need. You need to find a way to not be poor first. It takes years of experience to overcome the weaknesses that make good gamblers fail. You have zero chance. There are no magical systems that will make you rich. There is not enough luck in the world to save you. Are you listening?
     

  8. DeMango

    DeMango Active Member Lineage to Founders

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    You will not beat an online casino. There are ways to beat a real casino. Learn them.
     
  9. gizmotron

    gizmotron Well-Known Member Founding Member

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    It would be cheaper to use Heroin. That buzz you like is chemical dependency. It is the primary cause of problem gambling. Don't take my word for it. The internet is full of dependency issues based on chemical changes in the brain while gambling. You might as well use drugs. It's cheaper and faster to reach the end goal.
     
  10. Ivar6353

    Ivar6353 New Member

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    This is a very interesting point of view.To become addicted you need more time than I can allocate. And about the drugs, it is not an alternative. I as a medic to tell that.Why do you play in a casino?
     
  11. Alva_Heimdal

    Alva_Heimdal New Member

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    Got reeled in by my friends at work. I enjoy the thrill of winning (which I unfortunately don't experience most of the time :()
     
  12. DDB

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    I picked up gambling from my Dad. He would hang out in the illegal card rooms in the back of stores or at the pool hall. On the weekends he was off to the track.

    When I was 5 or 6 he started taking me to the track with him, letting me make a few bets. I remember looking at the program and seeing Flying Falcon. Being a Star Wars fan I put $2 to place on him and he came in. Now with $7 in my pocket I felt rich. I think that is where it all started.

    Once I was able to drive, my buddies and I would hit the track occasionally - never winning or loosing much, but had a good time.

    As soon as we turned 21, we started at the riverboats. The track was no match for non-stop action at the casino. Through college, I played a lot of BJ and slots and the loosing started. Upon graduation and finding a good job I started going more and more and the loosing really started to add up. I always had money in the bank so it never really hurt.

    For a while, I gave up the casino and was buying scratch off tickets. Usually about $3000 -$4000 a month. And for a while I was doing ok - not winning, but enough to keep playing. Eventually, that went to shit (as playing an 85% game will).

    Still wanting to gamble, but control losses, I turned to VP. Learned as much as I could on strategy, paytables, ect which led to a nearly breakeven game. Over the years I have picked up enough knowledge through VP.com and WOV to do pretty well. Overall results are better, but the swings can ne
     
  13. Neal Pace

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    I started while I was at Uni, just out of boredom I think. Now I just really enjoy the buzz and OJO and Slot Magic sort my fix out!!
     
  14. Ianvel

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    I always believe that our strength which be our biggest priority when picking where to go in gambling part. We need to go with one that matches that, as that is what helps in increasing our chances the most! I have been doing casino business for some years now, I have found this best and now, I am aware of many things. It’s not easy to get in but I appreciate sites like gambletime.co.uk, which are amongst top known guides for beginners. So, as I said it is must to know what you do inside out and only then success is ever possible.
     

  15. TracyC

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    I started at a casino in London, while I was on holiday, and I enjoyed it :)
     
  16. Neal Pace

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    Started playing poker online at Uni and then got into horse and sports betting soon after. Now I play online casinos on a regular basis as well as bets on football. I like to think one day I'll hit a big payout.... (still waiting..)
     
  17. WilliG

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    I like gambling and I believe in beginner's luck
     
  18. RobSinger

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    It's ALL about luck willi. These so-called "expert" geniuses who tell you it takes a type of skill above and beyond a simple understanding of the game are full of sh** and they know it. Fabrication specialists like loser-in-life mickeycrimm and so-called "advantage players extraordinare"like the fabulous "w-who had to resort to begging for money from members of his own forum because he discovered that AP play just didn't work and was nothing more than a stupid confidence-building state of mind--
     
  19. RobSinger

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    Further Willi....you will learn far more about proper gambling by doing your own research than by listening to the crop of failed AP's, who by and large are nothing more than armchair-gambling theorists with mouths far bigger than their bankroll.

    Again, note how loser in life mickeycrimm lost it all as a hobo and bum in Nevada (which to normal people is peanuts) and took his epic fail act to Montana, where he now makes up story after story of two-bit gambling success in order to makes him feel better about a squandered away life with no relationships, no family, one drowned in alcoholism, and having to resort to food stamps, welfare, and a litany of government handouts.

    Do your own thing, and understand the lessons about gambling in my free teachings.
     
  20. jbs

    jbs Well-Known Member

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    And above all, NEVER LISTEN TO A WORD FROM ROB SINGER!!!!!
     

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