1. 02-25-12 01:59 PM #1
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    Are you Addicted? How much would you take to stop Gambling forever?

    Someone posted this before.....but would you ever take a big amount of money but in return could never gamble (everything including sports betting, casinos, etc) again in your life? Say 100 grand? How about 500 grand? 1 million? 5 million?

    Honestly I have no idea if I would ever take a certain amount of money.....I mean maybe like 5 million, but that's how you know if you are addicted to this shit......

    We all chase this dream of being rich and successful betting, but it's obviously more than that if you won't take a Lump sum up front that is almost definitely more than you will ever win betting in your life time.

    So what would be your figure?
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  2. 02-25-12 02:00 PM #2
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    I'd take $500,000.
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  3. 02-25-12 02:01 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by PickWinnerAllDay View Post
    I'd take $500,000.
    Yeah after re-thinking it, I might have to do that as well......that's a whole lot of dough
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  4. 02-25-12 02:03 PM #4
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    no amount, id have nothing to do ever.
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  5. 02-25-12 02:03 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by MoneyLineDawg View Post
    Yeah after re-thinking it, I might have to do that as well......that's a whole lot of dough

    well-invested, $500,000 would do a lot over a life time for a kid in his mid 20's. Couldn't turn that down. I'd probably replace gambling with sex.
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  6. 02-25-12 02:04 PM #6
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    200 000. But how can we know what the us dollar or the euro will be worth in 5 years???
    I mean 15 years ago you could buy 3 times as much with the us dollar.
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  7. 02-25-12 02:04 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by thetrinity View Post
    no amount, id have nothing to do ever.
    With like 50 million you could do EVERYTHING else in life......I hear ya though
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  8. 02-25-12 02:06 PM #8
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    Not compulsive. Have not wagered in a week. No real compulsive need to.
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  9. 02-25-12 02:06 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Visage987 View Post
    200 000. But how can we know what the us dollar or the euro will be worth in 5 years???
    I mean 15 years ago you could buy 3 times as much with the us dollar.
    True, well that is all part of it....but the whole point of the question is more than that
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  10. 02-25-12 02:07 PM #10
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    100k cash, not taxed up front, I would not gamble again if it was part of the deal.
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  11. 02-25-12 02:08 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deuce View Post
    Not compulsive. Have not wagered in a week. No real compulsive need to.
    Deuce I haven't bet much in the last week either and can easily not bet in any given day.....but I still love playing poker here and there, fukking around with friends betting dumb things at the bar, obviously sports betting, going to casinos and Vegas,etc

    All never again......would be tough
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  12. 02-25-12 02:09 PM #12
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    I have been at it for longer than I can remember and with a good degree of success for the last 10-12 years after I employed some good money management. Not getting rich but definitely a good supplement to my regular income.

    This shit is no fun and has not been for years. No rush, not interested in watching any game I invest in, no feeling whatsoever. My fukkin real job is more interesting than this.

    If someone gave me a grand a month to pad by income I would run, not walk away from this grind. To do it right is so time consuming and boring sometimes I think I would be better of without it.

    Who fukkin knows.
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  13. 02-25-12 02:12 PM #13
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    If your a compulsive gambler no amount can cure addiction

    Heroin addicts would love to find something that guarantees never going back

    An addict could get 10 million not to do every again and he would blow his chance within 1 month
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  14. 02-25-12 02:13 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by PickWinnerAllDay View Post


    well-invested, $500,000 would do a lot over a life time for a kid in his mid 20's. Couldn't turn that down. I'd probably replace gambling with sex.
    Investing is gambling. You couldn't invest the money.
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  15. 02-25-12 02:14 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by billysink View Post
    I have been at it for longer than I can remember and with a good degree of success for the last 10-12 years after I employed some good money management. Not getting rich but definitely a good supplement to my regular income. This shit is no fun and has not been for years. No rush, not interested in watching any game I invest in, no feeling whatsoever. My fukkin real job is more interesting than this. If someone gave me a grand a month to pad by income I would run, not walk away from this grind. To do it right is so time consuming and boring sometimes I think I would be better of without it. Who fukkin knows.
    This is how it is for all successful gamblers,if you don't agree, well then I suggest seeking help............
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  16. 02-25-12 02:20 PM #16
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    even if I was rich I would still gamble
    no amount of money could stop me
    I'm a compulsive gambler
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  17. 02-25-12 02:22 PM #17
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    If you gave me millions to stop I'd just blow it on hookers & drugs...then when broke again I'd go back to betting & grinding

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  18. 02-25-12 02:23 PM #18
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    i dont think there is a actual #....b/c we will prolly all find the itch some time somewhere
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  19. 02-25-12 02:41 PM #19
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    3 millio , enough to set me up for life. Anything less id rather keep the hobby.
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  20. 02-25-12 02:48 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by chilidog View Post
    Investing is gambling. You couldn't invest the money.
    Even FDIC insured CD's? lol
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  21. 02-25-12 03:16 PM #21
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    To the poster who mentioned we don't know what the dollar will be like in 15 years I definitely agree. There is so much uncertainty and lack of trust nowadays who knows where this world is headed.
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  22. 02-25-12 03:17 PM #22
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    I once played blackjack while some rich foreign movie star was at the same table playing just $10 a hand. Some people were coming over and asking for an autograph, but one only asked why he was playing at a low limit table since he was a millionaire. His reply was that he just likes to gamble for fun and that he already had more than enough money for his children and future grandchildren to live off of.
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  23. 02-25-12 03:27 PM #23
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    I'd take $500,000.
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  24. 02-25-12 03:59 PM #24
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    guys if you are a compulsive gambler, which I am one, whatever money you win or have really isn't yours. You will try to win more and lose it all.
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  25. 02-25-12 04:04 PM #25
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    gambling is not about money actually
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  26. 02-25-12 06:29 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by paranoyd androyd View Post
    gambling is not about money actually
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    [quote=MoneyLineDawg;13898949] With like 50 million you could do EVERYTHING else in life......I hear ya though [/quote

    my point is i would get sick of doing other things all the time. i feel like i have a good balance and rarely bet in summer aside from the occasional baseball or mls bet. i have other interests but nothing takes up nearly the amount of time gambling does in my life, whether it be this or playing poker. i could travel and go to different places and such, but i would need action eventually.
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  28. 02-25-12 06:58 PM #28
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    It not a specific amount. Its just more...
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  29. 02-25-12 07:00 PM #29
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    if I can invest that money in the market and not gamble I would suck hundreds of dicks right now
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  30. 02-25-12 07:55 PM #30
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    A lot of guys not living in reality here

    common now
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  31. 02-25-12 07:59 PM #31
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    often times jj speaks the most truth around here.
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  32. 02-25-12 08:14 PM #32
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    6k///////
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  33. 02-25-12 08:17 PM #33
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    I'd take 1 mil but in reality I would probably just break the rules and go put it all on black.
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  34. 02-25-12 08:31 PM #34
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    "I know that I have an obsession with trying to predict the future and find patterns in things."

    Anyone who feels like the quote I just wrote above will NEVER EVER GIVE UP GAMBLING.
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