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Your gambling - for fun or for profit?

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  • 03-11-2008 9:10pm
    #1
    myflipflops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭


    AS the title says, do you gamble for fun or for profit? There's no option for doing both, it's one or the other.

    Do you gamble for fun or for money? 2 votes

    I gamble for fun
    0% 0 votes
    I gamble purely to make money
    100% 2 votes


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    dsmythy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,508 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    I want a third option! I do both.

    I have a particular gambling bankroll from which i do bets based on making a profit.

    However i also make other bets for fun that are not coming from the bankroll but from other disposable money.

    More would go on the former than the latter of course.


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    myflipflops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭myflipflops


    dsmythy wrote: »
    I want a third option! I do both.

    No third option - everybody is going to say that they do both ("i really enjoy gambling but i also want to win money"). I'd just want to see what people classify their gambling as.

    I repeat again - NO SITTING ON THE FENCE ALLOWED.

    Also, i'm not referring to anyone who plays poker here. That's one for the poker forum (actually, I'd like the results of a similar poll on the poker forum).


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    dsmythy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,508 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    Well then considering my bet size on bankroll bets compared with fun bets then i guess i try to make a profit. If i'm losing on something in particular i stop betting on it. Horse racing being one such event that i don't bet on anymore.


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    thedini
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    profit end of, but of course its more enjoyable if you are winning.


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    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    I gamble for fun... but it's not alot of fun if you're losing money all the time, is it? :) If I break even, then I'm happy enough.

    Having said that, I've started taking it a bit more seriously lately, which has lead to a few decent wins. As such, I may begin to gamble for profit soon enough!

    Put it like this: my college workload prohibits me from working more than a few hours in my job every week. Last week I earned <€60! But I managed €100 on the football!

    If I thought I could manage at least €60 gambling on a weekly basis, then I'd be able to quit my job completely :) I'll just see how it goes for the time being.


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