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Old 05-16-2020, 09:54 PM
 
Location: NW Indiana
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I enjoy gambling, but just a little bit. Once or twice a year I'll go to a casino and will decide in advance to spend $20 or $25 on 2-penny slots. Those are my favorites. If I lose all the money, I don't feel bad because that was my cost for a couple hours of fun. If I win a bit of money (which I often do), I'm elated. I always stop while I'm ahead. Casinos will never make much money off me.

I don't play the lottery except to purchase a couple of $1 or $2 scratch-off tickets once a year. When I was still working, I think I was the only person in the office who didn't participate in the weekly Mega Ball lottery (or whatever it's called). Everyone got so excited about it each week, but I chose to keep my five bucks and forgo the "fun."

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Old 05-16-2020, 10:42 PM
 
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I like to Gamble but I dont ever do very well so I try not to........
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Old 05-31-2020, 02:23 PM
 
Location: 415->916->602
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I love poker and blackjack!!!!
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Old 07-10-2020, 06:37 AM
 
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I do get that "high" from winning a bit, but the anger at losing greatly outweighs it.
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Old 07-12-2020, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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I love poker and blackjack!!!!
We used to play cinch, pinch, and blackjack at home when I was young. We bet pocket change and chores. My much older brother always chose me as his cinch partner because I could read his face, eyes. We usually won.
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Old 07-16-2020, 04:51 PM
 
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No, I do not like it one bit. Not my idea of a good time.
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Old 07-17-2020, 11:42 AM
 
Location: Swiftwater, PA
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When I was a commercial truck driver I had one partner that loved to gamble. We would stop in some of the truckstops that had slot machines down South and out West. While I would eat he could easily lose $100.

Gamblers never like to talk about their losses. But if they win just a few dollars you can't shut them up. My partner was also married to a gambler and she never told him how much she lost. You know where that was headed, they lost their home. As a commercial driver, we were making good money. But, if you're going to throw it away, there is no saving you.

I did win a car back in 1992 at our local fireman's carnival. I don't think of that as gambling because my dollars are going to support the fire company. I would have been happy if I didn't win, but it was a nice car. The ticket sales are also limited so you have considerably better odds than playing the lottery or the slots.
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Old 08-27-2020, 11:05 AM
 
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Old 08-28-2020, 07:24 PM
 
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You play at casinos, you may have a chance to win. What other hobbies that may give you money.

But I am there just for fun. I have money, and I don't like concerts, football games, movies, etc. I like playing slots for entertainment value. I don't mind losing, that is the cost for entertainment.
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Old 11-26-2020, 07:33 AM
 
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Maybe a little within reason.
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