Does your family know you gamble?

[biggamer3]

Honest question, who in your family actually knows you gamble

I have never told my parents or my sisters

Just my Brothers know about it, thats only because they got me in to it PLus My Girlfriend obviously knows about it too

If my parents knew about it, they would be worried sick, even though i am completely in control unlike JJ

[SBR Lou]

you're not in control, you just think you are. give it some more time. and some members of my family do, but not all. at least the one's who pay attention.

[biggamer3]

you're not in control, you just think you are. give it some more time. and some members of my family do, but not all. at least the one's who pay attention.

Its a moot point to argue with you if i am in control or not as you dont know me or anyone else here personally

BUT if i was able to shrug off a 1-7 Sunday a few weeks ago and NOT bet more than 1 Unit on the Sunday or Monday night games, than that means you have it under control in my book at least

[Destroyer]

None of my family members know that I'm an action junkie that loves to bet on sports. My family members would go ape sh*t if they knew how often and the amounts that I bet. LOL.

[NapoleonEli]

Everyone in my family knows I gamble I belive it runs in the family becuase my dad and bro's gamble too.. It makes sundays alot of fun, we select our teams, start up the grill, watch the games and yell like crazy.

[jjgold]

We hide it from everyone, I pretend I sleep when I watch games if family around or I have to go to a function. I pretend I do not like sports.

[luciano]

Everyone knows about my poker playing but not everyone knows about the sportsbetting. Basically all the male members know because they are all doing it also. My mom probably has an idea, just doesnt say nothing to me.

[biggamer3]

Everyone knows about my poker playing but not everyone knows about the sportsbetting. Basically all the male members know because they are all doing it also. My mom probably has an idea, just doesnt say nothing to me.

OMG
I have never seen that pic in your Avatar

[cartay]

Let's see... wife knows. Brother and mother do, too. Just not Dad. And just one friend (he questioned why I was so adamant about some meaningless game when we were watching games at a sports bar - LOL).

No one else.

[luciano]

OMG
I have never seen that pic in your Avatar

thanks man

[flyingillini]

I don't hide it and they don't like it but I could care less. It is my money and my life.

[Bullajami]

Everyone knows...wife, kids, father, mother, siblings, grandparents, etc. My kids know I am a genius and making money. My wife thinks I might be a genius, but I'll probably lose it all at some point because everyone always does. Everyone else knows I am an idiot who will eventually be asking them for money to cover my mortgage.

[Aces]

Everyone knows...wife, kids, father, mother, siblings, grandparents, etc. My kids know I am a genius and making money. My wife thinks I might be a genius, but I'll probably lose it all at some point because everyone always does. Everyone else knows I am an idiot who will eventually be asking them for money to cover my mortgage.

Same for me.

[BuddyBear]

There isn't anyone on this forum who is "in control" of their gambling. Everyone on here is a degenerate. Lot of guys on here would suffer severe depression if they couldn't gamble.

[idontlikerocks]

count me in buddy bear hah. everybody should know after i splurged on christmas last year with winnings. even coworkers know,,,am asked daily how i did yesterday and who i like in various games. it is a defining characteristic

[raiders72002]

Family and friends know and I took almost one year off with no gambling at all.

[SBR Lou]

Was it by choice or had you emptied the savings account?

[raiders72002]

choice

[prop]

Everyone one in my family knows, but I don't work or anything so its hard to not have them know without them thinking I am a crook or a drug dealer or something lol

[20Four7]

I'll discuss it with my family over dinner at the racetrack on Sunday. But only after we finish discussing who we like in the first race.

To answer your question pretty much everyone knows I gamble. I gotta have a good reason on how I come up with the money to afford my 24inch LCD widescreen monitor and why I need it.

[Willie Bee]

Does your family know you gamble?

Yes.

I had to explain to my mom that working for sportsbookreview didn't mean I was editing books about sports, but that was about it. Hell, I learned a lot in my younger days about gambling from her brother who was a pit boss at Sam's out in Vegas for a long while. Hard to keep anything a secret in my family.

[HedgeHog]

My family and in-laws all know. In fact, my brother-in-law calls me "the Bookie" at family gatherings. He doesn't have a clue at what I do, but thinks Bookie covers it.

My wife's co-workers don't know, and when asked, I just say I'm one of those on-line investors.

[eyeball]

My wife knows but she doesn't know how much, but keep it a secret from my young kids. and my mom knows but NOBODY knows the amounts.

[jjgold]

There isn't anyone on this forum who is "in control" of their gambling. Everyone on here is a degenerate. Lot of guys on here would suffer severe depression if they couldn't gamble.

That is very accruate

[Tchocky]

Everyone I know knows I gamble. I'm very open about my business. Everyone at the office knows I like to bet on sports. All my friends know. Both my sisters have been supportive but my parents wish I would quit.

[Rollins08]

I think that making it open is a big mistake. If your ever broke and need to ask someone for money they will never give it to you if they think your gonna bet it on a game or if they know your in the situation because of gambling.

Only tell people what you have to.

[SBR Lou]

I love how society views gamblers as such scum. Its as if you would be received better if you were somebody who cleans toilets for a living.

[Gurni]

Everyone has a dark side, there are a lot of worse things happening than gambling. It is the same problem as with drugs, if you can´t control yourself it will totally destroy you.
I know happy gambling Pros thou, they exist

[icemantbi]

What I find funny is that gambling is percieved somehow as wrong, yet any joe can open up an etrade account, lose thousands in the stock market by day trading and somehow people are ok with that. Doesn't make sense to me. Stock market, Forex, etc... are more similar to sports betting than most think.

[20Four7]

This thread reminds me of a friend of mine. Both he and his wife are Italian but she was obilvious to how her family made their living (they were connected). She used to ask him why he was bothering some man on sunday mornings to bet nickels and dimes. If he really had to bet she'd pay him off. Funny how people don't understand how many zeros can go after 10 dimes.......

[jon13009]

Made the mistake of telling my brother I gamble on the NFL now and then, and he makes it a point to call me a degenerate gambler whenever it suits him - regardless if I am just a relatively small time bettor.

Tell only those that share in your hobby, and, never make it a point to discuss sports betting with those who don't care or understand what is going on.

If you want to vent or discuss sports betting, that is what this forum is here for IMO, regardless of the range of posters here.

[jjgold]

Never tell anyone you bet sports, it its taboo and not accepted by most.

[SBR Lou]

If you want to vent or discuss sports betting, that is what this forum is here for IMO, regardless of the range of posters here.

This is very true. I also cannot stand discussing sports in general with non-gamblers, I feel like they just regurgitate SportsCenter talking points.

[biggamer3]

Never tell anyone you bet sports, it its taboo and not accepted by most.

JJ interested to Know if any of your relatives know your this Internet Super poster (I am talking about the quantity of posts, not Quality)

[Scorpion]

Does your family know you gamble?

Only my brother and nephew
People are not intelligent, its best if they dont know very much you and what you do and ....!