Sgt. Pepper Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) Remember when Gambling on professional sports was something you went to a Bookie to do. Now you just go on Draft Kings, and you can bet all day long. I love at the end of the commercials there is a blub about "if you have a gambling problem get help". Well you guys are one of the causes of gambling problems. Also remember when selling concert tickets for more than you bought them for was called Scalping, now its just called reselling them, and you can name your price, and you can do both under that anonymity of the internet. Edited December 23, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Remember when the numbers racket was illegal - now the states do it and call it the lottery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Remember when Gambling on professional sports was something you went to a Bookie to do. Now you just go on Draft Kings, and you can bet all day long. I love at the end of the commercials there is a blub about "if you have a gambling problem get help". Well you guys are one of the causes of gambling problems. Also remember when selling concert tickets after buying them was called Scalping, now its just called reselling them, and you can name your price, and you can do both under that anonymity of the internet. Does a Bar Room make one an alcoholic, or does the alcoholic just make it to the Bar Room as much as possible?? all kidding aside, I've been wondering the same tho.. I'm sure it's not a good thing for a compulsive gambler, they have easier access to this now. Edited December 23, 2022 by kidblast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, kidblast said: Does a Bar Room make one an alcoholic, or does the alcoholic just make it to the Bar Room as much as possible?? all kidding aside, I've been wondering the same tho.. I'm sure it's not a good thing for a compulsive gambler, they have easier access to this now. Yeah, but liquor and beer have been legal for a long time, except for that brief period. Its that act of getting in your car 3 sheets thats not to smart. There is legal gambling in Nevada and NJ, now it seems wherever you have a smart phone or computer its fair game. The same with ticket scalping. Edited December 23, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 7 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Yeah, but liquor and beer have been legal for a long time, except for that brief period. Its that act of getting in your car 3 sheets thats not to smart. There is legal gambling in Nevada and NJ, now it seems wherever you have a smart phone or computer its fair game. The same with ticket scalping. yea but. laws are man made, impulsive behavior, - drinking, drugs, gambling.. is a different thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 20 hours ago, kidblast said: Does a Bar Room make one an alcoholic, or does the alcoholic just make it to the Bar Room as much as possible?? all kidding aside, I've been wondering the same tho.. I'm sure it's not a good thing for a compulsive gambler, they have easier access to this now. What bothered me about all that was the online betting sites and phone "apps" started springing up when unemployment was higher and most people were struggling to keep above water. And their advertising made it sound that there's really not much danger of ever losing. And sadly, desperate people will by that hook, line and sinker. Whitefang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Whitefang said: What bothered me about all that was the online betting sites and phone "apps" started springing up when unemployment was higher and most people were struggling to keep above water. And their advertising made it sound that there's really not much danger of ever losing. And sadly, desperate people will by that hook, line and sinker. Whitefang I agree with that. Crisis economic opportunity is a real thing. The uber rich can find a way to profit off anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 They have a new riffy temporary casino near here in Bristol, VA and everything about it just wreaks of the same old trash. They're like "We're giving money to charities." Buncha parasites taking money from ignorant people without a pot to piss in that can't help but lose their checks to Satan. You show me somebody who gambles, I'll show you somebody fighting reality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 31 minutes ago, badbluesplayer said: They have a new riffy temporary casino near here in Bristol, VA and everything about it just wreaks of the same old trash. They're like "We're giving money to charities." Buncha parasites taking money from ignorant people without a pot to piss in that can't help but lose their checks to Satan. You show me somebody who gambles, I'll show you somebody fighting reality. Remember the first one is free. After that you gotta pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 8 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Remember the first one is free. After that you gotta pay. They used to wear a barrel when they lost all their money. Now they probably give you a paper jumpsuit, like the ones they give murderers when they take them to booking. Maybe I'll set up a paper jumpsuit outlet in the permanent casino. It's supposed to be a big flashy building with lots of positive impact on the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Remember when you looked forward to your favorite band putting out a new album? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokes Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 And all the professional athletes hawking these sports gambling apps..... yet Pete Rose cant get into the Hall of Fame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 On 12/24/2022 at 10:58 AM, Whitefang said: What bothered me about all that was the online betting sites and phone "apps" started springing up when unemployment was higher and most people were struggling to keep above water. And their advertising made it sound that there's really not much danger of ever losing. And sadly, desperate people will by that hook, line and sinker. Whitefang True, but one must take some responsibility for their actions. Desperate people do desperate things, though. If I needed to steal a loaf of bread to eat, I'd probably do just that. Fortunately, I've been able to survive by playing music. It's not a life of luxury, but it's a happy life. You could spend all your money on alcohol, cigarettes, and plenty of other vices too. And isn't the stock market gambling too? Plenty of people have gone broke playing that game. Me? I don't play the games of chance. I'd rather waste money on different things. To each their own. Insights and incites by Notes ♫ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 But too....... "Lead us not into temptation." Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I’d rather smoke then decide to pick up a gambling habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Whitefang said: But too....... "Lead us not into temptation." Whitefang True! I don't gamble. I know people, friends who were addicted to it. Many divorced and bankrupt. One guy I knew, his wife just had a baby and he bet his whole paycheck on a bet and lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/24/2022 at 4:25 PM, Sgt. Pepper said: Remember when you looked forward to your favorite band putting out a new album? I don’t even have a favorite band anymore. It seems like so much of what I once enjoyed, took for granted, and made part of my life is now jaded and I automatically shun it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/26/2022 at 12:33 PM, NighthawkChris said: I’d rather smoke then decide to pick up a gambling habit. Chris, It doesn't have to be one or the other. You can decide to do neither. RBSinTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 40 minutes ago, RBSinTo said: Chris, It doesn't have to be one or the other. You can decide to do neither. RBSinTo I think you got my point, no? If no, then I won’t bother to elaborate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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