Gambling

@LowRiderX (22903)
Serbia
January 15, 2021 12:03pm CST
Have you ever gambled, it doesn't have to be real and big gambling with a large sum of money , but have you ever try, at least once? My brother invested with $10 and won $690 on slots, for that money he did a great car service, he hasn't tried since then...for any case and he won't, as he says, he has won his fortune in gambling. Picture source: neconnected.co.uk
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
No, I never tried, I always think it's a waste of money.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@LowRiderX Sounds tempting. Maybe if someone gave me gambling money, then I would try.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@Nevena83 Many bookmakers in Serbia give free money and free spins, but I think that in this way it is harder to win a certain amount, it is different when it is paid ... I don't know why, but I think it is set ..
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@Nevena83 Well, I never tried it either, but my brother was lucky, and his colleague told him that he also took the money that way.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
16 Jan 21
I hate gambling--I am a bad loser!!
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
16 Jan 21
@LowRiderX Yes--a lot more than I should have--plus I still buy lotto tickets!
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@GreatMartin Oh well that means you tried
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@GreatMartin I also buy this state lottery that they show on TV but I don’t count that.. because when ‘gambling’ is mentioned to me it is an association to casinos
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
15 Jan 21
I love it. Although I always lose.
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
15 Jan 21
@LowRiderX I always play small amounts.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@marguicha If it's not a secret, how much money do you put in? Do you play for smaller amounts?
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@marguicha I see.. wisely
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@Deepizzaguy (102848)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jan 21
I used to play slot machines by using nickels and dimes. However I do not intend to gamble money since the odds are against the gambler in casinos.
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@Deepizzaguy (102848)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jan 21
@LowRiderX You are right since I believe in the saying "Quit while you are ahead."
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@Deepizzaguy You should not exaggerate in anything, or in food, or in sports, or in gambling, or in anything.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@Deepizzaguy Well, yes, that's what I think, that everything is set up, but the first time you try and eventually win a sum, then you should stop, because the chance to win again is almost impossible.
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@Shiva49 (26681)
• Singapore
16 Jan 21
I had invested in stock market which felt like gambling at times. I take some lucky draws and a few wins but mostly money lost.
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@Shiva49 (26681)
• Singapore
17 Jan 21
@LowRiderX Out of ten stocks, one or two give good returns. They all promise the moon though.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@Shiva49 Yes, I know about the stock market, I have the impression that it is ‘worse’ than gambling, I don't know why I have such an impression, maybe because I'm not familiar enough, out of ignorance
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
19 Jan 21
@Shiva49 But isn't that a little?
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jan 21
Years ago I went with some friends to a casino. We played the slot machines. It was fun but I didn't win anything. The lottery in the US is now up to $750 Million!
Mega Millions is one of America's two big jackpot games, and the only one with Match 5 prizes up to $5 million (with the optional Megaplier).
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@CarolDM Omg! $750 Million! I have never tried a slot
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
15 Jan 21
@LowRiderX I know, it is crazy. A COVID nurse in another state recently won $1 million. Slots are fun.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@CarolDM Yes, it looks like you can win at the slots if you don't overdo it, and a colleague from my brother also won a larger sum of money, with the same small stake
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
16 Jan 21
I've never try and most likely I would never will
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@prinzcy I know some other people who would never try, I respect
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@jobelbojel (35577)
• Philippines
16 Jan 21
I never tried gambling.
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@jobelbojel (35577)
• Philippines
16 Jan 21
@LowRiderX I wonder if the gamblers enjoy life if they lost money from gambling?
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@jobelbojel Me neither, but I'm curious to try
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@jobelbojel They lose but they also win ... those big losers who knows how they experience it, but I believe that every defeat is hard to fall
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@jstory07 (139698)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Jan 21
I go gambling a couple of times a year. I like playing the slots.
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@jstory07 (139698)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Jan 21
@LowRiderX The only trick I have which is not a trick is just walking around to see which slots are paying.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@jstory07 What is your experience like? I am especially interested in slot machines, whether they are often won or lost and whether there is any 'trick'?
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@jstory07 If I understood correctly, not every slot machine pays?
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
15 Jan 21
I had beginner”s luck on an island with my brother and husband, but we don’t gamble. A fool and his money are soon parted Your brother is wise. My brother lived dangerously years ago and was flown in by casinos to gamble and stayed for free in their hotels. He always came out a winner.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
15 Jan 21
@LowRiderX They are in the business to make money. My brother won and lost, but mostly won. He played the tables. My grandmother enjoyed the one armed bandits.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@DianneN We say here 'Not every day Friday' of course they will give some amount of money to win over the players and then take everything from them. I don't know a single 'serious' player here in the sense of gaining and losing huge sums of money
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@DianneN And here a lot of people make a living from it, they literally take care of the family, but I don't know anyone personally, that's what I heard
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@lovebuglena (44537)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Jan 21
I used to go to casinos sometimes and play the slots. I usually hardly won anything but once I won over $400 in a penny slot machine. Seemed like the machine froze for a second and I thought it stopped working but then the money was dropping. Well, there was that sound and my money was increasing. No actual coins dropping as casinos did away with that a long time ago.
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@lovebuglena (44537)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Jan 21
@LowRiderX In casinos? There are people that win big.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
19 Jan 21
@lovebuglena Really? I have not heard here that anyone has won a huge amount, but a little more than invested, yes
@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
18 Jan 21
@lovebuglena I would try out of curiosity, I've never been to a casino,the only thing I paid was the lottery, but I got very small amounts there. I look at it as a fun, hardly anyone can get rich there
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
20 Jan 21
I tried playing lotto once and did not win and so I never do it again.
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@thelme55 (77061)
• Germany
22 Jan 21
@LowRiderX Wow! There was something foul as she already knew the numbers before the draw.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
23 Jan 21
@thelme55 Obviously everything is set up, especially games of chance
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
22 Jan 21
@thelme55 Here it happened once that at the public draw of lottery numbers, there was a 'small' misunderstanding, so the host told the lottery numbers and before they were drawn from the drum, as the program went live, one ball at a time came out just as it was she said, she hurried a little, she wasn't in sync with the extraction drum It all happened on a public frequency, on live TV
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@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
16 Jan 21
Not on a big scale but yes on little one. My husband lost some bit in Las Vegas. Here we have a game Tambola ( Housie) and that's fun. It's very much part of all family and community celebration. Somehow I am lucky with it.
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@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
19 Jan 21
@LowRiderX Yes, casinos were impressive there. The whole city of sin is fun and really a great place for holidays.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
19 Jan 21
@arunima25 You probably have a lot of photos, I know, so would I.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@arunima25 Yes, we also have state and lotto and bingo here, but I was thinking of those games of chance in the casino ... that casino must be impressive in Las Vegas
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
15 Jan 21
i do but only cards and only in controlled situations. I walk in with whatever money I am willing to lose. When i get to that I leave. If I win, i spend the money on family stuff!
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
15 Jan 21
@LowRiderX it is something that can get people in a lot of trouble. I suspect it was a problem in the past, just as you said, open now!
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@DocAndersen Yes, with the fact that they bet huge amounts of money, I would never take such a risk, I would rather buy an apartment, rent it out and have secure money from that rent every month... just for example
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
15 Jan 21
@DocAndersen I understand, it is very important to know when to stop There are a lot of public figures here who gamble, it's no longer a secret, and they talk openly about that problem
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
16 Jan 21
OH he is lucky your Brother..congrats. I only did it once when I was a young woman..a slot machine and I won a small jackpot..just lucky
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• Arvada, Colorado
16 Jan 21
@LowRiderX It was the first time I had ever tried and I was so young and I won right away haha
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@RebeccasFarm I find these slot machines interesting, but I haven't tried it yet
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
17 Jan 21
@RebeccasFarm This is usually the case, say a little more experienced 'beginner's luck' I will let you know how I passed when I try
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
16 Jan 21
Oh yes, I used to work with racehorses and would bet on them if I thought they'd win. Won some, lost some.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
16 Jan 21
@LowRiderX I've been to many casinos. The thing to do is to set your limit and regard that as paying for your entertainment. Once that money goes, so should you! If ever I doubled my money I left.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@jaboUK It's good that you used to win I've never been to a casino, I don't know, I've always experienced that it takes a lot of money, I've never bet on horses either, because I'm not familiar, I don't know anything about it
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@jaboUK Yes, logically, that's how it actually starts to fall apart..
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• United States
18 Jan 21
my 'dopted daughter's dragged me 'nto one 'f those joints. i took $5, came out with $65. she took $100, 'd won o'er $2,000 'n then lost't all. i aint fer gamblin'. congrats to yer brother, i like his thinkin'.
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• United States
19 Jan 21
@LowRiderX i hope yer brother 'twas not taken 'nside such 'gainst his will. i confess i ne'er rode with her 'gain - my truck, my rules, lol. don't e'en do the lotto thingy. used to get 'em fer my papaw. rest his soul, he'd 'lways hopes to win.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
18 Jan 21
@crazyhorseladycx Great, you both got itso far I have only paid the lottery, but I have not entered the casino
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
19 Jan 21
@crazyhorseladycx Is it possible ... so was my father ... he actually paid the lottery, but since he passed away I've taken it upon myself (it kind of reminds me of him)
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Jan 21
No, I've never gambled.
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Jan 21
@LowRiderX No. It holds no interest for me.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@just4him You never even tried?
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
19 Jan 21
@just4him Ok I can understand that
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@JudyEv (339973)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 21
I have gambled a few times but only in small amounts.
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@JudyEv (339973)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 21
@LowRiderX If you mean poker machines, I've played them one or twice and mostly lost small amounts although occasionally I came out even. I've also bet on horse races and mostly lost. I won a large amount on bingo on a cruise ship once.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@JudyEv Yes a slot machine, known variously as poker machine/pokies or fruit machine, puggy etc
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
16 Jan 21
@JudyEv Did you play the slot? What was your experience like, did you get it?
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@porwest (90876)
• United States
18 Jan 21
Gambling is not investing, but I get your gist. I do gamble from time to time and it can be a lot of fun. But I have no expectation of actually winning anything. It's just for fun.
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@porwest (90876)
• United States
20 Jan 21
@LowRiderX You are right. The Forbes 400 list has no one citing, Las Vegas as the source of their riches. lol
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
22 Jan 21
@porwest To state, there would not be only 400 of them
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
18 Jan 21
@porwest That's how I look at it, who got rich from gambling, no one
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