Vices: Gambling

[Dave Gray]

Do you gamble?
If so, when and how often?  At home or only on vacation?
What kinds of gambling? Sports betting, cards at friends house, casino/horses, etc?
How much?  What's your average bet?  What's your biggest bet?

[StL FinFan]

It's not a big thing to me.  When I was in Vegas I played slots and table games a little bit.  Mr StL is into table games but he has a set loss limit.  Occasionally we will make token sports bets or join a football pool.

[Pappy13]

I don't like giving away money and when I gamble, it's essentially just giving away my money.

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

My wife and I are borderline addicts. We frequent Nevada a lot be it Laughlin or Vegas and at least once a week here at the local tribal casinos in Arizona. My wife is a slot junkie who has made a ton of money off the video poker machines. I remember one trip alone she won around $35,000 in a little over an hour playing $5.00 video poker. I like the machines to an extent but I am a table junkie. My favorite game of them all is Pai Gow Poker, I have been known to sit on a table for upwards of twelve hours. I also love Craps but I tend to overbet and not play as long as I would like. My wife has better luck on the craps table than I do. I have made a lot of money on Three Card Poker and I will only play Blackjack if it is the "Press Your Luck" versions which pays 10 to 1 for pushing with the dealers. I have made a quick grand playing this on numerous occasions in just under an hour.

On a side note we got married in Laughlin with 100 of our closest family and friends so yeah we might have a problem lol!!!!!

[Brian Fein]

I try not to gamble in casinos.  Every time I do, I lose.  I like to play poker but I refuse to play with "professionals," rather play with friends.  I play lottery every now and then (I don't really consider that gambling), and I rarely wager on sporting events. 

If I gamble I like it to be when I can make educated decisions to increase my odds of winning.  Randomness like slot machines and roulette are not for me.

[Dave Gray]

I gamble occasionally, but never huge amounts.  I will go lose 200 bucks at a casino, but it's money that I set aside for that purpose.  That's my main amount.  My per hand amount is dictated by a system I follow, but I start with $5 blackjack hands.  I don't sports gamble, but I have.  I used to bet $5 and pick 3 teams and if they all win, I win 50 or whatever it was.  I will sometimes play the lottery, but it's not something I do normally.  I don't like 100% luck games, generally.  I prefer ones that have decision-making involved.

[bsfins]

I've played the lottery a couple of times in the past,but it's far from something I do on a regular basis....

Az- Pai Gow poker is really fun, I used to love to play on PlayStation, Caesar's palace game...way back when

[fyo]

I'm in between the third and fourth categories. I place bets on sports regularly -- almost exclusively NFL, though, and not much in the playoffs, so I probably won't place another bet until September or whenever the league picks up again -- but only for rather small amounts. I'll typically set aside a sum for the whole NFL season and if I run out, that's it.

For me, it's more a way of increasing the entertainment value of the games, rather than actually scoring big (hard to do when the amounts are "rather small").

[TonyB0D]

only gamble if i'm at the casino, dog, or horse track, which is like once or twice a year.

no lottery, no other forms of betting.

[Lee]

I only play poker.  I play quite a few tournaments and 1/2 or 2/5 cash games.

[Buddhagirl]

I'm too cheap to gamble.

[Phishfan]

Pai Gow Poker

I was sitting with some poker friends a few weeks ago and we were talking about how it had been so long we couldn't remember the game. It is a split pot game, correct?

I like to gamble. These days it has turned into friendly poker, lottery (yes that is gambling), friendly sports bets, etc. I use to wager larger amounts on football games (several a week) but don't do it anymore.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I bet frequently, but not big.  Four times a week, I place a dollar on either Megamillions or Powerball.

First time, I went to a casino it was part of a work function.  We had meeting during the day than the evening to play.  Next morning over breakfast as people were swapping war stories, I casually mentioned I had fun, but quit after I lost six fifty. 

As my coworkers knew of my conservative attitude towards money, that I would gamble so much money and even more that I would be so nonchalant about losing a large amount of money.  And it was met with a shocked coworker saying, "YOU lost six hundred and fifty dollars"   I responded with a smile, "No, I lost six dollars and fifty cents.  I had a roll of quarters for the slot machines but got bored after a while."  We all had a good laugh. 

I have gone twice more and bet more. Once I won $450 playing "let it ride."  I had budgeted to lose $100.  The second time I lost $100 exactly what I budgeted.

I will also toss $1-$5 into office pools for SB squares or march madness, etc.   
       

[SportsChick]

Lottery, maybe some nickel slots if I happen to be in a casino. I also will do like SB squares or something along those lines

[Tenshot13]

I play hold em at the Hard Rock.  I've never lost money there.