Has anyone ever got in trouble at their job for gambling?

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  • Helmut
    Restricted User
    • 03-17-07
    • 356

    #1
    Has anyone ever got in trouble at their job for gambling?
    A couple of years ago the boss came in my office when Pinny was posting the NCAA basketball games for a Saturday card. I did not even try to hide it. I was carrying on a conversation while simultaneously clicking in bets. He never said a thing about it. Hard to believe that with 20+ years of sports gambling in no employer has ever said anything to me about it.
  • InTheHole
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 04-28-08
    • 15243

    #2
    Originally posted by Helmut
    A couple of years ago the boss came in my office when Pinny was posting the NCAA basketball games for a Saturday card. I did not even try to hide it. I was carrying on a conversation while simultaneously clicking in bets. He never said a thing about it. Hard to believe that with 20+ years of sports gambling in no employer has ever said anything to me about it.

    I work with a bunch a women so they don't know the difference however the few men I have worked with have questioned me when talking about games and I say something like it will be a low scoring game and Boston will win by ten. A gambler can spot a gambler and I do hide it.
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    • Stacocakes
      SBR Hall of Famer
      • 04-10-08
      • 7126

      #3
      I used to bring my laptop into my job and bet on the european sports while I was "working"
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      • OrionSky
        SBR Wise Guy
        • 07-21-07
        • 939

        #4
        My job, I work on a computer all night so this is what I do...
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        • sofun
          SBR Sharp
          • 05-22-08
          • 361

          #5
          last couple weeks, there is one engineer saw us making a bet and checking the score on the internet, he sent the email to my boss, and complain to HR, it scare my ass about it, it lucky that they all saying it is my break time and all gambling web were filter block by web sense, so it is ok, I don't know why is it matter to him, really BS
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          • pico
            BARRELED IN @ SBR!
            • 04-05-07
            • 27321

            #6
            Originally posted by Helmut
            A couple of years ago the boss came in my office when Pinny was posting the NCAA basketball games for a Saturday card. I did not even try to hide it. I was carrying on a conversation while simultaneously clicking in bets. He never said a thing about it. Hard to believe that with 20+ years of sports gambling in no employer has ever said anything to me about it.
            helmut, what kind of job do you have. that is awesome you can just look up lines at work.
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            • element1286
              Restricted User
              • 02-25-08
              • 3370

              #7
              They block almost all gambling sites at work. I haven't found a proxy to get around it yet either. It really sucks.
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              • Helmut
                Restricted User
                • 03-17-07
                • 356

                #8
                Originally posted by picoman
                helmut, what kind of job do you have. that is awesome you can just look up lines at work.

                I'm an MFG Engineer. I try to stick to my breaks when going on gambling sites, however that is not etched in stone.
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                • rake922
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 12-23-07
                  • 11692

                  #9
                  99% of the time I switch windows super fast...so no prob
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                  • sofun
                    SBR Sharp
                    • 05-22-08
                    • 361

                    #10
                    try co call customer service and ask Tech support to give you the IP address so you can go through the web sense block, or try to make a connection with an IT in the company, they can give you the access through the server, maybe you take them out for lunch couple times and asking his favor, that's how it work with me
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                    • MJFtheGenius
                      SBR Hall of Famer
                      • 05-31-07
                      • 7257

                      #11
                      work computers are monitored

                      I stay away from gambling sites at work
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                      • DrunkenLullaby
                        SBR MVP
                        • 03-30-07
                        • 1631

                        #12
                        'Twould be an oxymoron.
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                        • SlickFazzer
                          SBR Posting Legend
                          • 05-22-08
                          • 20209

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Helmut
                          A couple of years ago the boss came in my office when Pinny was posting the NCAA basketball games for a Saturday card. I did not even try to hide it. I was carrying on a conversation while simultaneously clicking in bets. He never said a thing about it. Hard to believe that with 20+ years of sports gambling in no employer has ever said anything to me about it.
                          Helmut, you may be more powerful than you realize.

                          Playin any WNBA totals this summer?
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                          • Helmut
                            Restricted User
                            • 03-17-07
                            • 356

                            #14
                            Originally posted by SlickFazzer
                            Helmut, you may be more powerful than you realize.

                            Playin any WNBA totals this summer?
                            Oh Yes! WNBA has been very good so far.
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                            • gm2022
                              SBR MVP
                              • 02-28-08
                              • 4128

                              #15
                              Working graveyard at a hotel lets me do all my research for my picks each night, and My Friday is Saturday night so lots of good facts come out for sundays during football!
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                              • chemist
                                SBR High Roller
                                • 01-15-08
                                • 217

                                #16
                                Disclosing my (profitable) gambling on my security clearance review caused me no end of trouble.
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                                • stevek173
                                  BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                  • 03-29-08
                                  • 27598

                                  #17
                                  At

                                  At one job I worked, I was playing alot of poker. They said nothing for about a month, then they told me to review the employee again and there was something in bold print about no gambling LOL. Now I am self Employed and do what I want.
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                                  • Willie Bee
                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                    • 02-14-06
                                    • 15726

                                    #18
                                    My bosses know and don't seem to mind.
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                                    • RageWizard
                                      SBR MVP
                                      • 09-01-06
                                      • 3008

                                      #19
                                      Just about everything good is filtered out of the internet at work. I use my laptop for this very post and to surf the underbelly of the internet for all of my flagitious needs. If the company doesn't like it, they can find someone else to run the department, cause I can freelance this stuff also if I need to.
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                                      • compaqDikk
                                        SBR Hall of Famer
                                        • 10-08-05
                                        • 5699

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by RageWizard
                                        Just about everything good is filtered out of the internet at work. I use my laptop for this very post and to surf the underbelly of the internet for all of my flagitious needs. If the company doesn't like it, they can find someone else to run the department, cause I can freelance this stuff also if I need to.
                                        rager i thought you were a professional day-shooter, check that day trader

                                        posters try proxypimp.com, although that url is just as bad as wsex
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                                        • jjgold
                                          SBR Aristocracy
                                          • 07-20-05
                                          • 388179

                                          #21
                                          Got fired about 5 times through the years because of gambling for various reasons.
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                                          • purecarnagge
                                            SBR MVP
                                            • 10-05-07
                                            • 4843

                                            #22
                                            everyone who knows shit about sports knows I know the spreads/totals/ML's and whose injured and trap games.

                                            I have two guys at work who paid me to see who I was on for NCAAF.
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                                            • compaqDikk
                                              SBR Hall of Famer
                                              • 10-08-05
                                              • 5699

                                              #23
                                              jay cohen wouldn't have been sued it he had just used wsx as the url and not wsex
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