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To: Libloather

I hate gambling. So silly. Especially gambling on sports.

My friends that do gamble, one in particular, always brag about their big wins. When I bring up bid losses they just grumble.

My idea of gambling is deciding how much I’m willing to lose for fun in a casino. Usually $100.

I sat in a casino in Vegas once playing quarter slots for 4 hours on $20. I drank more than $20 in free booze.

The last three times we went to Vegas we never went to a casino. One of my brothers used to live there.


9 posted on 09/30/2026 4:04:57 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Free Republic is going to be intolerable during the Republican Presidential primary in 2028.)
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To: Fledermaus
I hate gambling. So silly. Especially gambling on sports.

I had a family member who gambled on sports "for fun". He was an ardent lifelong New York Football Giants fan. When he bet on the Giants to lose or not cover. I knew it wasn't for fun anymore.

I haven't gambled on sports since I was a teenager. When gambling through a bookie, I waited until my game came. I bet twice on baseball, and once on hockey. Won all three. If you just want to win. Pick your best pick. Don't pick a bunch of games. And STAY AWAY from Parlays and Teasers.

I'm not against sports gambling within reason, but my wife doesn't like gambling, we don't have the spare money for it, and the best way to show it is not important for me, is not to do it.

Church Bingo is excepted.
20 posted on 09/30/2026 5:28:02 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Fledermaus

They hate guys like me in Vegas. I have to go there every couple years for trade shows. I’m there for a week at a time and have never spent a penny on anything other than food.


27 posted on 10/01/2026 5:23:21 AM PDT by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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