How would you describe your Gambling Activity?

rachy1 · Handicapper Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 16

What do you think best describes your level of gambling? Please vote and discuss Smile

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spider2097 · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject:

I more or less break even.

Overall, I've probably made a loss - I have been gambling for over 12 years - but I don't spend a huge amount betting these days & have been knocking around a fairly consistent amount in my betting account for about a month now. Once the money in the account gets above a certain amount, I withdraw money to keep it around the mark it's currently at. My profit allows me to place a few more carefree/speculative bets whilst covering my usual betting activity. In an ideal world, all my bets would've come in & I could tick the "Always in profit" box & I'd be an extremely happy man. Then again, my aim with my betting is not to make a loss which I'm able to do at the minute. I'm currently working on trying to increase my my strike rate from about 45% to 100% (sounds like a big job, but in reality it's one selection of a Lucky 15).
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toffee62 · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject:

Similar to Spider, i win sometimes and i lose sometimes. Over the years i am probably down, but i don't get RED LETTERS and i stil have my house Very Happy

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man o bong · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject:

HONESTLY????

I lose, not much though. Not as much as i used to.

Since finding this site the tipping comp, is an outlet for my gambling demons whilst i am very selective in real money bets. Sometimes i dont pick a realmoney bet for weeks on end now. Only problem is i will have "gambles" from time to time which cost me. They are few and far between and are not selections per say, rather an odd punt on a fancy whilst dropping in the local to check the days results,

The most important thing though is that i am aware of thyem and they are under control.

I know,from my records that i can make a profit, but this gambling thing is and can be a disease. A quick check on my spreadsheet shows my advance selections put me 25.17 pts up this month already. 14 of those have come from one however. But guess what. I havent backed them all for level stakes with real money. So its irrelitive. The truth is i am down in real on the month thus far, but that my "entertainment" budget if you like.
November i finished -11.68pts, so its swings and roundabout and we are still learning all the time
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topnotch · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject:

i do make a consistent profit. doesn't mean im always right in my selections or have a perfect strike rate, but given the bet-in-play options these days i certainly make sure i don't lose much money. no secret 'systems' or such like, just make sure i am making judgements on what i've seen and concentrating on the sports (usually football, rugby and darts) which i can watch and enjoy. i don't gamble on fruit machines or games and such like, very rarely in the casino either. i used to bet for fun and put so much to one side for the purpose, but usually it was win some lose some and risking a big acca for a worthwhile payout. i realised rather than do this i would go big when the opportunities arise and be very selective about what im 'investing in'. this avoids the temptation to just add more to a double or treble. also i prefer a televised bet so i can actually see for myself if i need to bail out or Lay off etc. also, i have no specific staking plan, i will just stake depending on how confident the selection is, and obviously the odds offered. i also work towards a target income every week and withdraw as soon as it is hit.
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spider2097 · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject:

I have to agree with man o bong.

Since discovering this site my betting has improved - With all the help, tips & advice available via this site, I've been able to be a bit more selective, learn about different markets & "strategies" (if you can ever get a successful one) for picking bets. Also, his point about being able to use "OLBG Money" for going all experimental, ie on NFL/NHL/MLB/MLS bets, is a very good point. also.
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jeremiah catskill · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject:

Up until joining this site I'd have estimated a small profit but after recording my bets & keeping a decent bank I'm quite a bit up in 2007 & have increased my Betfair bank tenfold since August - now if I could increase it by tenfold again - then that would be interesting!!

Dammo Qwirky · Stallion Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 5896

looking at the poll so far id say theres a lot of deluded people out there!
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23RedRaider · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject:

Well over the few years I've been gambling I'd have to say I'm more or less even. Since I opened my Betfair account (whenever that was - probably 2 years ago), that is currently sitting around £700 up. In the early days of my "career" I did plenty of stupid bets / punts, but as is frequently stated in various forums here, it's all about discipline.

I'm a systems man at heart. I've spent the past 2 years working on (and continually reviewing / revising) a few systems in my spare time (combination of backing and laying systems across dogs, horses and football). I'm determined to find a "golden egg" from my work, and firmly believe there is something in the numbers (and I don't mean number of systems Laughing

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lazystakes · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject:

The question asked on the poll is too varied i think

as obviously when you start out making a loss or break even but after time and experience you gradually get better

overall i couldn't tell you wether im up or down over the last 7 years as i never kept record of my old bets but i wouldnt guess at slightly down

in the last year i have made a nice profit uping the stakes and using systems and stats for my betting compared to my random selection bets i did when starting out betting

i dont steal money to gamble , i don't owe money for betting , and i can easily take a break from betting so a problem "NO"

the last year defiently a PROFIT

AND THATS BECAUSE OF THIS SITE

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topnotch · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:18 am Post subject:

why would those voters be deluded dammo Confused

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Dammo Qwirky · Stallion Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 5896

the proportion of people who think they make a profit from gambling is lower than it was when i voted but still over half think they make a profit. could be the small sample size, or just the successful ones voting, but experience tells me not many people do make a profit, certainly not consistently anyway. i think many people if they stopped to count up how much they have won or lost in a month would prob be surprised when they looked at it.
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