Gambling

Do any of you regularly take part in lotteries or other forms of gambling such as scratch cards, etc?

The only real sort of gambling I do is sports betting which I don't do a lot of anymore. I know quite a few people who buy lottery tickets regularly and as far as I'm concerned are just wasting their time and money that they could've better spent elsewhere.

When you start reading articles on chances of winning the lottery, it's ridiculous to think people still bet on them considering the odds. In a lottery two years ago the stats were odds of one in 13,983,816.

 

[eennee]

I play a weekly game of poker with my friends for $20 buyins. I occasionally pay a visit to the casino, I like to play roulette

 

Never. Not even for a lottery ticket. The only gambling i've done was with a Steam Gift I didn't even want, and I won the bet.

 

[Patriarch]

Daily poker on various sites, profitable. Stock market considered as gambling? (Many people have varying views so *shrugshrug*)

 

[Thor]

Well, the only gambling i've been doing are rsps gold/items and eoc gold

 

[Castiel]

When I used to attend college, I'd buy a 2 Pound scratch card every day, I went 4 days a week so that's 8 Pounds.

I have won 100 twice, 40 loads of times and so many 20's.

Nice profit but it's all luck really :/

 

[eennee]

Really when I gamble I am playing more for the thrill of the game. Playing poker without money would be meaningless because there would really be no risks attached to playing. So I suppose I am gambling in that sense but I almost feel like its not gambling because it is so attached to the game

 

[BGlave]

Nope. Waste of money depending on the odds.

 

[win4fun]

Only if I feel I have an edge, like in poker. In the short run I might lose due to variance but if i'm better than the people i'm playing against I stand to make money in the long run. I think of it more as a long-term investment that way.

Games that are mathematically impossible to win at in the long run I completely avoid though.

 

[Dave B]

Never. Not even for a lottery ticket. The only gambling i've done was with a Steam Gift I didn't even want, and I won the bet.

Thats a good idea I think im gonna bet my unwanted christmas gift cards I get haha.

 

[Add My Msn]

I rarely bet on football, and won 30% of the time. (Small amounts)

 

[I_DONT_BOT]

I only do the lottery whenever the EuroMillions jackpot hits over £100,000,000, that's when it's worth a laugh. Obviously I'll never win it, but I just think that there's a small chance and it's one less pint in the pub. It only happens every 2-3 months anyways when it gets that big.

 

[Dedicated]

I buy 1- 5$ scratch tickets every paycheck win or lose thats my limit

 

Not a regular gambler, maybe online poker once every three month £20 worth, something like that. I don't play the lottery

 

[zgangz]

Only on Runescape when I felt the odds were in my favor. Never in real life though, since its a lot harder to find odds

 

[Operate]

Never. I keep gambling to runescape only. Bring it to real life and you're basically just looking for an addiction and suicide

 

I thought when I hit 18 I'd buy a scratch card because I loved playing them as a kid. Was going to buy one the day I hit 18 but I didn't bother and haven't had the urge to since. I made a ton of money hosting on runescape if that counts

 

[kmjt]

Never. Gambling is just a good way to lose money, and any gambling games that actually require skill I suck at lol.

 

[Error74]

All my gamblings done on saltybets mayne, bid on which fighter you think would win in a game called M.U.G.E.N, all done with virtual currency. I'd post a link but I don't want to risk an infraction or some shit.

EDIT in all honesty I used to bet tons and tons on zynga poker, then gave it all away. I also used to play texas hold em with friends and fam on occ.

 

[nic0]

I used to host on Runescape which was fairly profitable, but the only thing I do now is the occasional scratch card.