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Title: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: patman on August 12, 2005, 10:36:12 AM
just wondering about what other forms of gambling blondites partake of.

I personally like the horses and occasionally although not recently would have a punt on the horses. I do however keep the 2 distinctly seperate

Do most blondites just play poker or do you folks indulge in other sports/betting to help raise a bankroll for poker or vice versa.


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: AdamM on August 12, 2005, 10:39:01 AM
other that the occassional football bet, nothing.
no horses or dogs and not one penny on the wheel of fortune.


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: Ironside on August 12, 2005, 10:40:45 AM
i occasional bet a pint on the results of a poker tourny but my reputation of a champion tipster means i get no takers


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: TightEnd on August 12, 2005, 10:43:23 AM
occasional spread better on sports, with a seperate small bankroll. don't do the horses anymore, and steer clear of all casino games


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: Karabiner on August 12, 2005, 11:00:28 AM
I do quite a lot of sports betting, mainly golf, usually on betfair.

My passion is NH racing, but I only play to relatively small stakes and have few bets,
although I do follow the flat to a lesser degree.


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: Heid on August 12, 2005, 11:25:05 AM
I don't bet on the horses, or the footy, or play any fruit machines in the UK, but I am a bit of a slot whore when in Vegas - penny and nickel machines have given me jackpots of 1278 and 593 bucks respectively.

Oh and I do dabble in 3 card poker only low limit downtown though.

My other half was obsessed with Baccarrat for a while - I soon weaned him off that though.

I have to say I can't wait to play the Star Wars slots next time I am in Vegas :)

Sad X-Gen gal that I am :)

Heid
xx


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: Maroon on August 12, 2005, 11:51:31 AM
Nothing. Just poker.

Had two members of my family get addicted to gambling (Horses & slots) and loose many, many thousands.


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: matt674 on August 12, 2005, 12:00:43 PM
I used to gamble on anything and everything - if it moved then chances are i'd gamble on it. Then i discovered poker and soon realized that i could actually MAKE A PROFIT gambling!! Stopped all other forms of gambling now apart from the occassional bet on the weekend football coupon.

"monkey boy"


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: patman on August 12, 2005, 12:00:53 PM
Horses,
a great day out and meetings like cheltenham festival brilliant...but as a way to make money consistently for a living ,,no
Dogs
mystery and i just feel too dodgy and worse odds
football
used to do fairly well in champions league and singles or doubles but getting married made the bets i did unacceptable..in my eyes not the wifes. never was a one for coupons

that aside i now just have a bet on the horses as a social event and play poker as a long term learning curve(for curve read life long rollercoaster ;D)










Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: Ruru on August 12, 2005, 12:08:54 PM
Grand Slam Tennis betting is my specialty - roll on Flushing Meadows!


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: The Wall on August 12, 2005, 12:52:08 PM
I do like to have a bet on the nags, only during the jump season though Im not into cavalry charges.  I like to bet on the football aswell although not that regular.......... and I will have a couple of quid in a bandit when im in the pub  ;D


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: redsimon on August 12, 2005, 01:32:02 PM
The occasional dabble on Footie bets and a few quid here and there on Betfair, never played Casino "house" games (apart from spilling a few promo euros in Casinos Austria Seefeld on Blackjack)...


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: RED-DOG on August 12, 2005, 01:40:23 PM
I often gamble with my ability to father children by winding Mrs Red up


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: patman on August 12, 2005, 01:46:46 PM
I often gamble with my ability to father children by winding Mrs Red up

lol

and i`ll bet ye never ever call her bluff :o
On the subject of puggies/fruit machines anyone into those wee books and shortcutes that guarantee money


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: MrMoves on August 12, 2005, 01:49:09 PM
LOL Red!

I bet on football and rugby league. I play blackjack in casinos and lose but have made regular profits from it online - although thats not really gambling. ;)


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: dan on August 12, 2005, 02:25:42 PM
i try not to gamble on anything but poker because i think you can make  money from your own ability. unfortunatley i do play the roulette wheel now and again. i used to be mad on this before i found poker i could win hundreds and sometimes thousands in a very short space of time but then just as easily lose in a very short space of time. i find poker a more enjoyable way of gambling and it is mainly down to me whether i win or lose rather than what number a little white ball lands on. i am tempted by the wheel when i go to the casino and play live poker. i also bet on the horses but only when i actually go to the meeting


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: Rachman on August 12, 2005, 06:43:37 PM
I'm a sucker for fruit machines unfortunately... being drunk increases my gambling spirit. Just can't stop myself.

So if you're ever at my table at 2am I'll be gambling, not playing.....


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: tikay on August 12, 2005, 06:47:31 PM

Just poker.

My Gambling Addiction was 100% cured by my Poker Addiction.......


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: Banksie on August 12, 2005, 07:04:41 PM
Hello Pat, my name is Paul and I am sick LOL

My only real outlet is poker but... when down the pub today, we all had a sweep stake on the first wicket to fall in the third test (Ausies batting) twas only a fiver but these arwe the only real bets I get involved in, it's a bit of fun between mates and to be honest that's the best thing about it, nags dogs, anything that moves LOL as long as it's fun!  :)


Title: Re: Is Poker our only Vice...and i mean gamblling
Post by: jonthomson on August 12, 2005, 10:03:43 PM
Occasional football bet (especially silly first to score sweeps in the pub), but I'm hopelessly addicted to those quiz machine things. Although if I just stuck to the one I can play it wouldn't even be a leak  :)