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  • ttwarrior1
    BARRELED IN @ SBR!
    • 06-23-09
    • 28464

    #1
    gambling is ruining lives of so many young people
    we have some that should be in college and working on their future , but instead they are on sbr and in sbr chat.

    Some of us olde folk can't be saved but they can

    2 guys that go to my home poker game, 21 and 22 years old , both divorced and lost it all the last month with their 1st year of fantasy football and football gambling

    Guy down the road killed himself day after 21st birthday after going to vegas and getting caught up in the action. Owing so much for school loans then losing at gambling

    For us older folk did you ever use the word buried or all in or beg for pts and cash at 18-22 years old? No, i didnt think so

    All you have to do is sit back and read the posts, and observe. You can't beat the house in the long run and people that are young shouldn't be using their money on gambling unless very small amounts.

    SBR needs to change it to where nobody can become a member unless 21 years old and show proof of identity.

    I can see fat ***** or older people or whoever doing this but anyone that is young, its pretty much inexcusable and perhaps sbr should start offering more help with meetings and ban problem gamblers.
    Even a experienced gambler like jj climbing a ladder. My recommendation is to leave sbr and better yourself because it's not going to happen on a gambling forum or chat room

    If you like losing your hair, getting fatter, losing money and not becoming a better person , than by all means stay.

    All that being said, take jets - 7 and under
  • griz
    SBR MVP
    • 01-27-11
    • 3647

    #2
    Well said warrior
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    • Ricki Roma
      SBR Wise Guy
      • 09-03-10
      • 737

      #3
      lol i been into gambling since i was 12, it never made want to go crazy, or made me broke. discipline is all that matters.
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      • OTL
        SBR MVP
        • 03-08-10
        • 2433

        #4
        They probably killed themselves because they were married at such a young age... Gambling probably didn't have anything to do with it
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        • ttwarrior1
          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
          • 06-23-09
          • 28464

          #5
          when u lose ten k in a month it does
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          • laclippers504
            SBR MVP
            • 08-21-06
            • 4553

            #6
            Damn. That's some heavy stuff. I've been at it since 17. Now I'm 27. It definitely can weight heavy and have its down but it also can have its ups
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            • itchypickle
              SBR Posting Legend
              • 11-05-09
              • 21452

              #7
              If you've already married and divorced by 21.....you have bigger problems than gambling

              If you 'lost it all' at the age of 21....then you didn't lose very much unless you were a child movie star who made millions from Disney.

              That said....skip the MNF game and take Rutgers -1 Friday night
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              • will2survive
                SBR Hall of Famer
                • 11-26-09
                • 8099

                #8
                TT: they're here and that means that gambling has already sucked them in. To some young guys, winning is a conquest , but to the older guys, it's a way of life. Too late for all involved. Use good judgment with money management and take the time to handicap the games properly. People say gambling is like drugs. I highly disagree. Drugs kill people and are toxic to the body...not even close
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                • LordVodka
                  SBR Hall of Famer
                  • 08-17-09
                  • 5206

                  #9
                  So most people on here talking about cashing out every week are lying?
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                  • iifold
                    SBR Posting Legend
                    • 04-25-10
                    • 11111

                    #10
                    Originally posted by OTL
                    They probably killed themselves because they were married at such a young age... Gambling probably didn't have anything to do with it
                    He killed himself because he was a weak-minded coward, not because he lost some paper or got sprung at a young age...

                    We all do that...
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                    • andywend
                      SBR MVP
                      • 05-20-07
                      • 4805

                      #11
                      Ttwarrior, its this kind of WARPED thinking that has taken away so many options that used to be available to U.S. citizens who enjoy gambling online.

                      Just because there are some people who can't control themselves gambling does NOT mean that gambling should be outlawed.

                      Alcohol, tobacco, guns, prescription medication/drugs are just a few things that can take lives when they are abused to excess but that doesn't mean that everyone should be prohibited from using them.

                      Unfortunately, nobody knows what the term "personal responsibility" means anymore as evidenced by the "occupy" protests going on throughout the country.
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                      • MoneyLineDawg
                        SBR Posting Legend
                        • 01-01-09
                        • 13253

                        #12
                        Disagree with all this BS.....I'm young and have fun with gambling,its not who I am. I've been gambling on sports and other things for a long time and just graduated college and have a good job now. People that get barreled in.....well it's their own fault for getting greedy or pushing it and ultimately not picking winners..... No one ever asked them to gamble in the first place. It's one's freedom and decision to put their hard-earned money on the line for the reward of more money. This kind of thinking really pisses me off
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                        • ttwarrior1
                          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                          • 06-23-09
                          • 28464

                          #13
                          i guess homeless people, its all their faults as well

                          Id say their are more on the wrong and bad side then the correct or good side

                          its like a republican blaming democrats for everything and vice versa and neither side wanting to help eachother
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                          • laclippers504
                            SBR MVP
                            • 08-21-06
                            • 4553

                            #14
                            Originally posted by ttwarrior1
                            i guess homeless people, its all their faults as well

                            Id say their are more on the wrong and bad side then the correct or good side

                            its like a republican blaming democrats for everything and vice versa and neither side wanting to help eachother

                            my bad for mistaking you for the tr88 clown the other day. never fully apologized
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                            • ttwarrior1
                              BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                              • 06-23-09
                              • 28464

                              #15
                              tr88 bets air and will be banned again soon. One of the young people that gambling has ruined. If your not old enough to enter a casino, you shouldn't be on sbr.
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                              • opie1988
                                SBR Posting Legend
                                • 09-12-10
                                • 23429

                                #16
                                Originally posted by ttwarrior1
                                i guess homeless people, its all their faults as well
                                I'd say for about 99% of them....yes, it is.
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                                • tanner40
                                  SBR MVP
                                  • 03-24-10
                                  • 2129

                                  #17
                                  Everything in moderation. Been betting on sports since high school and I am just fine.
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                                  • jjgold
                                    SBR Aristocracy
                                    • 07-20-05
                                    • 388179

                                    #18
                                    Warrior we will take their money

                                    We got bills to pay

                                    One poster gave us his motorcycle

                                    Warrior it's a business man
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                                    • SBR_John
                                      SBR Posting Legend
                                      • 07-12-05
                                      • 16471

                                      #19
                                      Money management or lack thereof ruins lifes in gambling as well as many other aspects.

                                      Everyone has hobbies. But if you are, lets say a fisherman you do not buy every expensive lure, boat and a fishing condo on the beach unless you can afford it because that will lead to financial ruin. It's the same with gambling. If you like to gamble but money is tight then wager an amount equal to a night out at the movies, maybe you only wager $10 a week or whatever you can sensibly afford. The point is guys bet more than they can afford to lose and yes, that will lead to financial ruin. Scale your gambling bankroll annually to your salary. Limit your gambling entertainment budget to no more than 10% of your take home pay.
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                                      • crjohnson32
                                        SBR Wise Guy
                                        • 12-16-10
                                        • 989

                                        #20
                                        If they are married at 21 I'd say religion is their problem, not gambling.

                                        Seriously, who other than religious people get married that young.
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                                        • mh217
                                          SBR MVP
                                          • 12-05-10
                                          • 2226

                                          #21
                                          gambling sucks.. if people spent 5% of the effort and brain power on studying that they do on trying to handicap and pick winners they would have careers that generated way more than gambling could ever earn them...take it from a guy that quit med school...jets and under u say??...hate laying big points and still trying to keep it under..
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                                          • P.F.Kasooff
                                            SBR MVP
                                            • 11-13-10
                                            • 1903

                                            #22
                                            October is the beginning of a sad time for degenerate gamblers



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                                            • zsr
                                              SBR MVP
                                              • 06-01-10
                                              • 4117

                                              #23
                                              I never understood why people bet there life savings, car payments, mortgage etc. Like the woj guy who lost all those sbr points he says he needed to survive. Why the fuk would you gamble money you need to survive. Put some time into going to college and getting a better career for fuks sake, no one here makes a living betting sports, just a bunch of kids trying to gain approval on an internet forum by saying they bet so much.
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                                              • WvGambler
                                                SBR Posting Legend
                                                • 04-19-10
                                                • 11618

                                                #24
                                                TT has a great point and very good opening post.

                                                Johns was excellent too. If managed correctly, gambling can be no more costly or dangerous as a night out with friends, or going to a baseball game.

                                                If going out and spending 50$ at the bar is something you can afford, then staying home and betting 50$ on tonight's game is no more deadly or problematic.

                                                I know plenty of people in financial ruin, because their hobbies are also expensive. Its not about gambling as much as it is about personal control.
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                                                • yisman
                                                  SBR Aristocracy
                                                  • 09-01-08
                                                  • 75682

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by ttwarrior1
                                                  I can see fat ***** or older people or whoever doing this
                                                  [quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
                                                  [/quote]

                                                  [quote=Whippit;7921056]miami won't lose a single eastern conference game through end of season[/quote]
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                                                  • mh217
                                                    SBR MVP
                                                    • 12-05-10
                                                    • 2226

                                                    #26
                                                    well i wonder how many gamblers on here would advise their children and loved ones to become gamblers, if they truly belive its harmless...we all know its very hard to win so of course its better not to be involved at all...that said anyone who is reading this post..well its too late for you, so suck it up cause its gonna be a bumpy ride!!
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                                                    • P.F.Kasooff
                                                      SBR MVP
                                                      • 11-13-10
                                                      • 1903

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by zsr

                                                      Why the fuk would you gamble money you need to survive.

                                                      For some people it is pathological
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                                                      • jarvol
                                                        SBR Hall of Famer
                                                        • 09-13-10
                                                        • 6074

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by ttwarrior1
                                                        we have some that should be in college and working on their future , but instead they are on sbr and in sbr chat.
                                                        Says the guy who doesn't work, stiffs his creditors, and just started to vaccum carpets for 2 hours a night for $25.
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                                                        • byronbb
                                                          SBR MVP
                                                          • 11-13-08
                                                          • 3067

                                                          #29
                                                          The US should ban gambling like the USSR did.
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                                                          • excel
                                                            Restricted User
                                                            • 03-25-10
                                                            • 4270

                                                            #30
                                                            mcdonalds is ruining so many old people

                                                            Originally posted by ttwarrior1
                                                            we have some that should be in the gym and working , but instead they are on sbr and in sbr chat stuffing their faces with mcdonalds.

                                                            Some of us young folk don't need to be saved, but they can

                                                            2 guys that go to my home poker game, 41 and 42 years old , both divorced and lost all self control this month again with their 4th year of mcdonalds monopoly piece madness

                                                            Guy down the road killed himself day after 37st birthday after going to mcdonalds and them forgetting to supersize ... he had foraged for cans all day to pay for the meal.

                                                            For us younger folk have you ever used the word hamburger or walrus or beg for burger king gift cards at 36-42 years old? No, i didnt think so

                                                            All you have to do is sit back and read the posts, and observe. You can't eat the house in the long run and people that are old should be using their money on gambling not eating, unless very small amounts.

                                                            SBR needs to change it to where nobody can become a member unless under 270lbs and show proof of weight.

                                                            I can see fat ***** or older people or whoever doing this but anyone that is young, its pretty much inexcusable and perhaps sbr should start offering more help with meetings and ban problem eaters.
                                                            Even a experienced gambler like jj climbing a ladder. My recommendation is to leave sbr and go for a walk because it's not going to happen on a gambling forum or chat room

                                                            If you like losing your hair, getting fatter, losing money and not becoming a better person , than by all means click here.

                                                            All that being said, fade jets - 7 and under
                                                            fixed
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                                                            • HotCapper25
                                                              SBR Hustler
                                                              • 09-14-10
                                                              • 65

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by mh217
                                                              gambling sucks.. if people spent 5% of the effort and brain power on studying that they do on trying to handicap and pick winners they would have careers that generated way more than gambling could ever earn them...take it from a guy that quit med school...jets and under u say??...hate laying big points and still trying to keep it under..
                                                              Exactly, the lie is that you can win at sports gambling. That should be what is targeted here. The reality is, you may be able to win, but chances are YOU WILL NOT win at sports.

                                                              That being said, now you have a true dose of reality, how much more likely are you to gamble, or at least to gamble large? I'm not against it either, but i agree with the poster that for the 98% of the people out there, you will make MORE money by actually working, crazy i know!

                                                              But do what you want, it's a free country for now.
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                                                              • Goat Milk
                                                                BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                                • 03-24-10
                                                                • 25850

                                                                #32
                                                                ur fat
                                                                Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death
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                                                                • HotCapper25
                                                                  SBR Hustler
                                                                  • 09-14-10
                                                                  • 65

                                                                  #33
                                                                  What i notice the most about younger kids these days is the number of kids they have, especially out of wedlock. We need to ban sex! seriously, these kids can't keep anything under control anymore, country is going to hell, down, down, down, that being said....
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                                                                  • mh217
                                                                    SBR MVP
                                                                    • 12-05-10
                                                                    • 2226

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by HotCapper25
                                                                    What i notice the most about younger kids these days is the number of kids they have, especially out of wedlock. We need to ban sex! seriously, these kids can't keep anything under control anymore, country is going to hell, down, down, down, that being said....
                                                                    pissed off cause 13 yr old are gettin laid more than you??
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                                                                    • jarvol
                                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                                      • 09-13-10
                                                                      • 6074

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by HotCapper25
                                                                      What i notice the most about younger kids these days is the number of kids they have, especially out of wedlock. We need to ban sex! seriously, these kids can't keep anything under control anymore, country is going to hell, down, down, down, that being said....
                                                                      No need to ban sex and advocate the government to take away even more of American's liberties and freedoms.
                                                                      What you and the majority of the other sheep in America, who lack critical thinking skills, need to do is stop electing politicians who advocate robbing taxpayers and then giving that money to deadbeat people to have kids. Let social Darwinism flourish.
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