I have finalized my decision to move to Vegas

[Glitch]

move to canada where you can bet legally from the comforts of your own home and you can be a police officer in a place with no crime. sounds pretty cushy to me.

[wtf]

LVbound,

Best of luck to you, keep us informed of how you are doing. Could you answer me one question please, why not become a professional sports bettor from your own home?

I think he wants out of florida and maybe some distance from his wife possibly or a job he is not crazy about, looking for an alternate lifestyle

he might end up with a better job in vegas anyway and still enjoy risk free gambling

[crustyme]

good decision.

more people should do this.

[dmtrader]

I think several people already said this:

You sound like you are running away from something. Why would you leave your job, hometown, and family and friends to uproot yourself to live in Vegas and gamble? You could keep your job where you are, and gmble offshore. Perhaps there is a conflict with that because you were in law enforcement. Still, you could have changed your job gradually, with a safety net to fall back on.

I really hope things work out for you, but you have to know the odds are long against you. You might do well to read "The Odds," and see how things will look like in Nevada.

[peacebyinches]

Well, Ive never been to Vegas, so I probably don't have an accurate picture of what its like, but I really don't see why its such a horrible decision to move there. I mean, if he said "Yeah, you know Ive been thinking... and I really just hate my job and need a long break to figure s.hit out... so I'm hitting the road and moving to Kansas City while supporting myself on sports gambling during my getaway..." would people disapprove of his choice as much? I'm just curious, I mean people move all the time, and that's basically all hes really doing. Even deep down I'm sure he knows that he will eventually get a part time job if he wants to stay out there a long time.

[Vol_Bengal]

Your so correct here. My question to everyone is this.

What is worse.
The fear of failing and regretting i quit my job.
Or
The fear of not quitting and watching my system work and loosing out on 85k in sux months?

These are my only two fears and they are battling each other inside my brain all day every day.

Don't mean to poop on anybody's parade... but, dude, your system can work just fine betting from local books, or online books just fine, while keeping a steady job. I don't understand how you magically have plenty of roll by... 1) quitting your job, 2) having to pay rent on a hotel room or apartment (while still paying for where you and your wife live now I assume), 3) what are you going to do about insurance?, and, when your system bottoms out and you're broke what will you do for an income / career at that point?

Dropping everything like a full time job, etc. just because you don't want to look back in 3 years and regret not taking a chance is just dumb. This isn't city slickers - Grow up. You're supposed to be a married MAN for christ's sake. If men dropped everything every time they wanted to do something and were afraid they'd regret it if they didn't "take the chance" there'd be a lot of broken families...

I've been to Vegas a couple times now and believe me, walking the strip, etc. you see plenty of broke ass people selling bottled water for $1.00, beggars holding signs asking for any donation possible... it isn't as pretty / glamorous as you think and I'd hate to see a person give up a good paying job to go try something "on a whim"...

[jjgold]

This guy is not even a successful gambler and he is moving to Vegas??

His system did ok on paper

[alling]

I may be doing the same. No guts. No Glory.

My only concern is when applying for a furnished apartment. What will you put for income and wont they decline your application if you dont have a steady source of said income?

[PalmTree]

Good luck! I wish you the best.

[SportsMushroom]

everyone in here is overlooking an important detail in all of this mess

he'll be gone for at least 6 months

his wife will be banging the neighbour's mexican poolboy 3 weeks after he is gone

[LVBOUND]

My income is 65k. Due to my wifes salary so I should have no issues there.

I can not bet while keeping my job 1 because its illegal. 2 i can't not cash out my pension unless I quit. I need at lest 25k for me to be successful and it would take at least 5 years to save it at 500 a month. Lastly I will say this only once for fear of being banned. If you play in Vegas on a daily basis and network you WILL have an opportunity at the best lines anywhere. I will say no more about that from my account. If somebody feels like explaining in detail what I am talking about fine.

Lastly don't think i didn't plan every aspect of this decision.

[Vol_Bengal]

So on top of an already bad / dumb decision, you're wife is definitely staying behind while you're gone? You're cashing out your police pension...

Good lord, what looked like a bad decision before, looks like a train wreck now... if you don't mind me asking LV - how old are you? Do you have kids?

And, you say "your income" is 65k but it is your wife making it... I hope when you come back broke, she still feels the need to let you view it as "your income"...

[billyboy73]

No offense pal, but that's probably the dumbest decision you will ever make in your life. Vegas looks foward to your stay.

[Wiggums5]

Dumb decision, good luck though.

[obamaismyuncle]

The decision is final. I have done it I have begun the biggest risk of my life. I have completed my resignation letter with the police department and will be handing it in tomorrow morning. I spoke to some of my bosses last week so they are aware I am leaving, but now it will be final. As most of you know and some of you might not, I am going to give professional sports betting a shot. I have planned for almost 3 years and just can’t take it anymore. I must either do it or not do it and get on with my life.
I had a long talk with my wife last month and she gave me the green light under one condition. I stick to the plan and do not deviate when things are going bad. I agreed and we were able to come to an understanding of what would happen. Some of her biggest fears, where things like “What do I tell my friends you do for a living?”. I told her to tell them I had a job lined up at Levis in Henderson. I really feel for her, because I wouldn’t know how to handle it. The crazy part is If I said I was a pro poker player, it might not look so bad. Telling my mother was also very difficult and I know it broke her heart when I said I would be giving up a police pension for a shot at professional sports betting.
Sometimes I think I am crazy and just chasing a dream, while sometimes I feel that dreams are made to be chased and if I don’t try I will regret it for the rest of my life. I have begun to read the book Falling Forward by Jack Maxwell and it is a great book. He is an aspiring author and his blog fight your dreams really inspired me http://johnmaxwellonleadership.com/2...reams-in-2011/ this is a must read.
I will be leaving for Vegas on March 30th and will stay for the first week in a casino until I lock down a low cost furnished apartment close by. I then will stay there until mid-September if all goes good. I will be making frequent trips back to Florida to see the family. It is looking like about 120 after taxes for a one way ticket most times with a week notice.
My bankroll will be around 25k and I will have around 15k locked up at home to fall back on if I do not succeed. I will also be looking for an evening job in Vegas to pay for my Vegas living expenses. Any type of security night club work should be easy for me to get with my background.
I want to thank everyone I have met on the forum and met in person at the bash. Every one of you in one way or another has helped me come to my decision.
I look forward to the challenge that lies ahead of me.
Thank you for your support!

Matt

I think you're making the wrong choice, but it is your choice, and I applaud you for having the balls to take the chance. Most people never have the guts to do it..good luck.

[obamaismyuncle]

My income is 65k. Due to my wifes salary so I should have no issues there.

I can not bet while keeping my job 1 because its illegal. 2 i can't not cash out my pension unless I quit. I need at lest 25k for me to be successful and it would take at least 5 years to save it at 500 a month. Lastly I will say this only once for fear of being banned. If you play in Vegas on a daily basis and network you WILL have an opportunity at the best lines anywhere. I will say no more about that from my account. If somebody feels like explaining in detail what I am talking about fine.

Lastly don't think i didn't plan every aspect of this decision.

pretty easy to figure this one out..

[LVBOUND]

Cashing out me pension is crazy but Damm i am stuck on options.

If i stay i got to work 18 more months to get 30% of 46k for the rest if my life after 55.

That breaks down to 1100a month before taxes 20 years after i retire.

Sounds good on paper.

Or if i have to start over in six months ill have to work 20 to retire and ill be 54.

Basically ill lose 8 years of work.

Or I can stay making my lousy salary with no chance of a raise until the economy improves.

I am a risk taker always have been always will be. Its just me.

[LVBOUND]

Oh forgot to mention I also got two job offers from police vendors who want to hire me. 15% raise if I left

[opie1988]

Your mind is already made up. Get your ass out of here.

Good luck, brother.

[PuckOff]

Nothing wrong with trying something but when it involves gambling and family your making a huge mistake.

There Is no reason to go there when you get better odds offshore and have a job

This makes zero sense

JJ, you are ( you are or you're and not your....just trying to teach you), for the most part, offering decent advice in this thread. I'm surprised.

[sharpcat]

I can assure you that unless you are looking to run away from the life that you are living that there is nothing in vegas that offers any special benefit to a professional sports gambler that you can not do at home, you will not find any special lines that you would not find offshore with your money spread across multiple accounts.

No reason why you can not do this from your current residence for 2-3 years and find out just how successful you will be before taking a huge risk like this. Professional gamblers do not gamble unless they know for sure that the odds are in their favor what you are getting ready to do is roll the dice and gamble on a system that looked good on paper over a span of 2 seasons, this is very unprofessional and as a profession it only takes one bad move to ruin your career in this line of work.

As far as systems go..............never mind this has been beaten to death but professionals do not use systems!!!

[xlilsp1keyx]

good luck man, dont lose all your money to vegas.

[Fishhead]

At least this thread was good for traffic if nothing else..............

THE WIZARD should be throwing LVBOUND 1,000 SBR PTS FOR THIS THREAD.

[nli07]

Hey there buddy,

Couldn't you do both? Policing and sports betting? You don't need vegas really, offshore is all you need. Just my $0.02

BOL with everything

[Fishhead]

Hey there buddy,

Couldn't you do both? Policing and sports betting? You don't need vegas really, offshore is all you need. Just my $0.02

BOL with everything

LV BOUND, give your top three reasons why you need to move to LV for this venture.........

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[Holdin Aces]

I say go for it buddy, just remain disciplined and follow a system and you should be fine. I wish you all the luck in the world. Not everyone can do this and it is a very tough way to make a living but some people are better than others and with the right money management I believe you can be successful. I will leave you with one of my favorite quotes. "If You Wanna Be In The Big Leagues, You Have To Be Where There Swinging The Bats".....Garth Brooks.

[unluckysob]

If you are a cop in florida you are breaking the law sportsbetting---probably would lose your job--pension ,benifits---they seem to come down harder on cops who break the law.

[KC]

Best of luck, I made the same move in spring 2001. Had a great apartment in the desert club (right behind lImperial Palace). Was about even when 9/11 happened, got a little homesick and moved back to NY. But a good experience and if you can manage money you can do well.

[Fishhead]

If you are a cop in florida you are breaking the law sportsbetting---probably would lose your job--pension ,benifits---they seem to come down harder on cops who break the law.

[cecil127]

Oh if it makes you guys feel better I was told if i come back within 6 months I can get my job back without even a drug test and no application.

not evens a drugs tests?

Fish the goal is to play online wants I am stable. I want to find the right place to play first. I was told playing in Vegas for a while wouldn't hurt

you was told's, eh?
dude, i can tell from your grammer you will be eaten alive for that petty 40K.

take a nice vacation (wif da wifey) to vegas-whoop it up and then come back to yo' jobbie job (there's always gonna be's criminals, right?) and maybe look into some GA.

[count da money]

If this is true then you are making a huge mistake. People all over the country are losing their jobs and have no pension waiting for them if they can make it to retirement. You are walking away from a recession proof career with a pension waiting for you at the end. You're doing this to chase some system in Vegas where you will be betting into worse lines then online.

Why not stay home, work your job and bet online. The expenses of living in Vegas without a career (security at clubs make next to nothing by the way) will eat up any bankroll you have put aside. There is a lot of stress betting for a living rather then a hobby.

If you were a 21 year old kid with no responsibilites I would say go for it and take your shot. You are married with a great job. Pretty selfish of you to do this in my opinion.

[SilentBUTdeadly]

YOu have my full support. Good luck in your journeys, and always play Red.

[LVBOUND]

If you are a cop in florida you are breaking the law sportsbetting---probably would lose your job--pension ,benifits---they seem to come down harder on cops who break the law.

That's why I am not betting and am moving to Vegas to be legal. So i can keep my background clean.

[tblues2005]

LVBOUND,

I just hope it works out for you and I would even try to be an officer in Las Vegas if they would hire you and then you are set. Don't pay any attention to jjgold he likes to talk negative and maybe he has had a bad experience there. I think that if you go with a good strategy just like some horse players do you will be fine.

[konck]

Your an idiot