Gambling?

Vegas is boring, but a poker game with friends can be a lot of fun.

Never been to Vegas. Historically, I am meep at gambling in a casino.

Nickle/Dime/Quarter Poker with friends is fun, but I usually lose there as well. I think I have only had two gambling experiences where I won.

I play hold-em once a week. I do ok.

My dad always told me, "The reason that casinos are in business is because they win." Look at the Bellagio or any other ridiculously expensive casino. I wouldn't hand them over my money.

I've played poker with friends, because it suddenly became so meeping popular a while ago, but I'm way way too impatient. I usually start off ok, then just bet it all on a bluff.

I play poker occasionaly, I win.

I have gone to the horse track at least a couple of times per year since I was 14. I love the atmosphere more than the wagering itself, though this may be a result of not cashing a decent ticket since the Clinton administration.

We also take an annual trip to Tunica, Mississippi (redneck Vegas) where we seldom do too horribly, though I try to limit myself to $50 per night in gambling money and tend to stay on the machines. When that's gone or when I win a decent amount, I tend to find a band and a beer. Oddly enough, in each of my most recent visits, I have had the most luck on the video poker machines at the bar of the Sheraton, though this may be explained statistically by the frequency of my visits to the bar. But hey, I won enough to outfit my home office with a new television and surround sound system.

The reason I stick to machines is simple: I suck at cards. I actually had a Blackjack dealer tell me once that I should probably get up from the table before she took all of my money.

Anyway, I think the most important thing to think about when on a gambling trip is this: Figure the money you are taking to gamble with as a loss. Casinos as well as horse tracks know how to take your money.

LK: Do you gamble? Do you Win?

My answer in the order you asked...Yes and rarely.

I play hold 'em when I get the chance...Blackjack USUALLY kills me quick. I dont play slots. Craps is your best bet. There are bets on craps tables that pay very well with minimum risk. Craps can be kinda intimidating at first but once you know the rules its pretty sweet.

When I play I watch for a while to see whos winning...then bet where they bet.

Slots, are terrible. Dont play them...ever.

I have been playing since I was a kid...

I will take on anybody...anytime...

I used to gamble profesionally, with other peoples money. ( I was a dealer in our local casino for a couple of years ). As such, I know how the system works and very rarely gamble on anything, but when I do I usually come out ahead. My best result would be the night I turned $50 into over a grand in about ten minutes at a roulette table, but I ended up giving about $700 of it back over the next few hours. ( I had gone with friends who weren't ready to leave so soon ).

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I like to gamble on sports once in awhile... football a little hoops thats about it. I was using sportsbook.com and had no trouble at all with those guys. they paid out as soon as i wanted to cash out.

I got thrown out of the Stratosphere whilst playing poker. Apparently you can't say "meep" more than 0 times at the poker table. I managed to say it over 10 times according to the lowlife scam of a dealer. Now I go to Vega$ to see whats new and all. Gambling in Vega$ kinda lost it's fun after all these years.

The best scam is to sit at a cheap slot machine with a friend, throw in a few dollars and have a conversation without playing. When the drink meep comes around play a few times while ordering. Wala! Free drinks :)

Acidburn: The best scam is to sit at a cheap slot machine with a friend, throw in a few dollars and have a conversation without playing. When the drink meep comes around play a few times while ordering. Wala! Free drinks :)

That's the way to play!!

I have turned 20$ into 200$ with the quarter slots' and their random payouts. Just graze from machine to machine and put in money--it's all a loss and at .25 each, it's not gonna be much.

The whole drink-meep thing is the meepens though! yeehaw!

In casinos I have never lost money, mostly because I rarely gamble, but also because when I do, I never gamble more than I have in my cheapwad-college pocket, stick to the games where you lose money the slowest and drink as many free drinks as I can.

I have a friend who proudly proclaims that he is a "Gambler" and who stays up till the wee hours playing poker in atlantic city. He's an idiot and loses a lot money. Anyone who has gambling as a hobby is retarded.

I hate slots - I always loose a little.

I like Black Jack - I always win a little.

My trips to casino kinda go like this...

Slots... Awww meep.... Over to Black Jack I suppose.... Whew I made my money back and then some...Sweet.... Why dont I ever start at the Black Jack table...

Next time at casino... Hmmm those slots look fun.... awww meep!

LOL

Uart: Anyone who has gambling as a hobby is retarded.

My fiance and I play Hold'em online almost everynight before bed. We play tournaments to gether and as a rule beat 75% of people in the tourney. I have won a few tournaments, usually just qualifiers for bigger tourneys. I have never deposited a dime myself but winning freerolls etc. have gotten real money to play with.

Online Hold'em play money games, freeroll tourneys, and real money games are all completely different games. If you think you are a great player re: play money games, deposit some cash and watch how fast you lose it :)

In Vegas I only play Roulette and have a system, set yourself a given limit, usually 100$, if you lose it, LEAVE. I have seen people spend their whole vacations spening money on a Roulette wheel the first few hours in town.

I was thinking it might be fun to get a Linkswarm online poker game going. I have an account I use occasionally on Pokerstars.net. I play No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em for fake money. If anyone is interested, let's set a date and time. Week nights would be best for me. Monday or Tuesday? Let's coordinate.

I'm in.

I play hold em' online mostly just on the weekends. I manage to pull in roughly $1400/month. I only play $100 NL though. You can earn 14K/month easily if you manage to get up to about $600NL or so. Oh ya, this is tax-free for me as I am Canadian so it's sweet extra spending dough.

It's crazy to watch some of the high stakes games, like $10000 buy-ins. Watching people lose 20K+ in a matter of minutes is just unreal.

I play at Full Tilt my handle is FmlyJewlz.... Be afraid

Gambling for money is a boring way to live life. Gambling with your life gets my blood pumping so hard.

Gustaf: Gambling for money is a boring way to live life. Gambling with your life gets my blood pumping so hard.

OK STOP WITH THE LOL, OK?

I haven't played hold 'em much - but would be into joining the LS game if it gets off the ground. Weeknights good for me too, except tues.

Play the lottery w/ co-workers.

But i worked as a fishing guide in a remote area, we had cash from tips, nothing to spend it on, and big bottles of whiskey. We'd have these crazy games when we were loaded, hundreds in the pot. I usually came out a head at the end of the season. Not because of great skill, but i would get the right cards at the right time - sometimes.

Gambling: never, except I lost $5 at slots in Vegas 15 years ago.

For me, gambling is a tastless undercooked doughy confection that has no soft sweet creamy filling.

Lumpy_McKwiz: In Vegas I only play Roulette and have a system, set yourself a given limit, usually 100$, if you lose it, LEAVE. I have seen people spend their whole vacations spening money on a Roulette wheel the first few hours in town.

I make fairly consistent gains at online roulette by following a strategy a friend referred to me. The thing with casinos is that they thrive on people who get hooked and lose all their discipline, and as you say, blow their holiday money in a couple of hours.

I'm waiting approval on the link to the strategy, but i'll post here if it's accepted.

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<span class="post_was_edited">On 2006-05-07 at 13:44:54, Militia praised Jejus</span>