Do you know anyone who's taken their life savings, gone to Vegas and waited for the perfect game to bet their life savings on? I'm starting to think, screw it, why not? Life's too short to be a wage slave. There was a movie made with a similar plot but the whole turned out poorly:
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What's the point of going through capital budgeting, financing, doing a high risk project, etc. etc.
All you gotta do is pick a winner.
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I picked one winner last night.
Unfortunately, the other 4 were losers.
not really, but it sounds better that way.
5-4-1 in futbol
2-4 in NHL
It would also depend on if you are married, kids and have marketable skills.
If you have no responsibility, can secure a job if you lose, then consider doing it.Comment -
That's how a gambler talks, a gambler without money management. But it sounds fun.
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I would tail that pick blindly
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Everyone of us would love to live that dream, but most of us live in the real world. Going broker gambling isn't worth it. Even if you win your going to blow it eventually. People always say life is to short, but it can seem like a long, long time when you lose every penny gambling.Comment -
Great story's . I really like the video
Few years ago i watched tv program on gambling . Apparently Horse Shoe Casino had guy who placed 1mill wager on the roulette , he won collected his money and he never returned again .
GL.Comment -
Thanks but the truth is there are special situations that come up like the 49ers last game in Candlestick park or Lisa Leslie's last regular season home game (both of those were set up by the league beforehand, imho, they were both against a couple of the worst teams in the league) or situations where teams want to throw games for playoff positioning.
That last one, throwing games for playoff positioning, that creates real locks, imho. Towards the end of the NBA season I bet there will be at least one or two games where it will be very obvious that one team will want to throw a game two to get the right first round match-up.
Another place you get locks is when a big market team is on the bubble of making the playoffs in the NBA, Godfather Stern will step in.
And of course there's situations in the playoffs like when the #1 or #2 seed loses game 1 at home and there's no way they're losing game 2, it may not be a 100% lock but it's close, imho.Comment -
Awesome thanks!Great story's . I really like the video
Few years ago i watched tv program on gambling . Apparently Horse Shoe Casino had guy who placed 1mill wager on the roulette , he won collected his money and he never returned again .
GL.
BTW, your avatar is disturbing.
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People have done far worse than to stake their life on a coin flip. Go for it.Comment -
Like Rollins posted, say you DO hit a big winner, with that mentality we all know you'd either try and double it again on a weaker game or blow the winnings on material things and be back to square one minus your initial bankroll within a year.Comment -
I would argue life's too short to be homeless, but what do I know.Comment -
Your thinking of doing this to get out of a low paying job. If you lose you will be stuck in a low paying job for a lot longer then you would have in the first place. Its not worth it IMO.
If you good at finding high % games then why not just take a bet you can afford to lose and bet it on one of these games? Then if that wins roll it all over into another? It will take longer to get rich that way and you need more of those games in a row to get rich but its better then living on the streets because of one wrong bet. It could take 3 or 4 years but with $100 and 15 games you could be sitting on $1.5 mill.
If someone is set on putting their life savings on one game the should sleep on the streets of Vegas for at least two nights with no money in their pockets. Hell make it a week. Then you can really decided if you its worth taking that shot.
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If you got the guts go for itComment -
Go big or go home
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Let us know how it goesComment -
I have thought about this several times, feel like you would have to have enough money to go double or triple or nothing. I figure if you really spot bet it would be hard to lose three straight games. Going all in on one game is just too risky.Comment -
Excellent point. I mean, injuries can happen anytime for example. I bet there were plenty of people who went all in on the Patriots moneyline v. the Jets, it was a bargain at -400... NOT!
I remember a WNBA game a few years back where one of the teams had to win to make the playoffs and the other had to throw the game for playoff positioning, that was a dream scenario and it was a blowout right from the beginning as you'd expect. That's the kind of situation I'd consider going huge on.Comment -
cleaveland i think you make a great point. it depends on how quick the books are. if you already can fund the book say the 250k and can wager that money in an instant, then just wait until a peyton manning suddenly gets scratched, be 60 seconds quicker than the book and take the colts opponent +7 all-in when it will go to -2 shortly after. not sure if you can be quicker than a book like that or if they would even honor the bet. but it would work. you would win the betComment
