Random thoughts flying back home

[DomeHolmes]

This has always been a mystery. Why pay to be a sucker? Is being a dupe fun? If you want to take financial risk, take an accounting class and invest in legitimate companies. Over a lifetime, anyone competent should clear 7 figures in profit. That is a lot more fun than hoping to beat the odds in order to win peanuts. Please explain the appeal. If you like Vegas buy casino stocks.

This would be my explanation. (Poker Player)

This week I spent $300 for game tickets and had fun (but was tortured) why would anyone do that to themselves? Could have watched on TV free. We do it for the thrill.

spent $300 at Spago and had a nice time (but as nice as that was, still feels like a rip off). Who would spend $300 on food I could buy for $20? We do it for the experience and to make the wife happy.

if I lost $300 at the poker table but had fun, no sweat, to me, its all entertainment.

If you are addicted and cant stop playing and losing, you have a totally different problem, but that’s a different discussion.

I generally do not like to play games against the house. In poker you’re playing other players and you could take money from the tourists. Harder to take money from the house..

No accounting class needed to invest.

 

[CuseTroop]

This has always been a mystery. Why pay to be a sucker? Is being a dupe fun? If you want to take financial risk, take an accounting class and invest in legitimate companies. Over a lifetime, anyone competent should clear 7 figures in profit. That is a lot more fun than hoping to beat the odds in order to win peanuts. Please explain the appeal. If you like Vegas buy casino stocks.

I think the only way I'd feel like a sucker or a dupe is if I looked back one day and realized I spent my whole life doing boring sh|t.
Hitting the number in craps is just as fun to me as being at a Cuse game when we score a touchdown. Running around, high fiving strangers. Except for the last decade, I've rolled the number way more times than we've scored touchdowns.
Chasing a bonus on a slot machine with partner can be a riot.
I cant even try to explain the feeling I had when we were in the high limit room playing $500 hands of baccarat the other night.
I don't know, seems way more fun than staring at a line graph, hoping apple has a good quarter lol.

 

[OburgOrange]

I think the only way I'd feel like a sucker or a dupe is if I looked back one day and realized I spent my whole life doing boring .
Hitting the number in craps is just as fun to me as being at a Cuse game when we score a touchdown. Running around, high fiving strangers. Except for the last decade, I've rolled the number way more times than we've scored touchdowns.
Chasing a bonus on a slot machine with partner can be a riot.
I cant even try to explain the feeling I had when we were in the high limit room playing $500 hands of baccarat the other night.
I don't know, seems way more fun than staring at a line graph, hoping apple has a good quarter lol.

Dogecoin sez hi! Lol

 

[CuseTroop]

Dogecoin sez hi! Lol

lol that was a hell of a few days.

 

[VTAaron]

The only no fun time was having to do something else at the expense of another and then going home.

 

[LAOrange]

I think the only way I'd feel like a sucker or a dupe is if I looked back one day and realized I spent my whole life doing boring sh|t.
Hitting the number in craps is just as fun to me as being at a Cuse game when we score a touchdown. Running around, high fiving strangers. Except for the last decade, I've rolled the number way more times than we've scored touchdowns.
Chasing a bonus on a slot machine with partner can be a riot.
I cant even try to explain the feeling I had when we were in the high limit room playing $500 hands of baccarat the other night.
I don't know, seems way more fun than staring at a line graph, hoping apple has a good quarter lol.

Unfortunately, I suck at gambling. I can't have fun when I don't know what I'm doing...and I have such bad luck. If you see me watching you, fold and go to a different casino.

 

[AlaskaSU]

Thanks for the explanations. It was an honest question and I got honest answers. Each to his own. The point I want to make is that there are many ways for thrill seeking. Not comprehending the thrill of betting does not mean that ones life is any less thrilling. Those that prefer certain types of sporting activities tend not to understand other types.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Footballs been tough as ever this year to win. Couple small win weeks but only one I got ahead was us vs UNLV. Was a throwback to clear a few large last weekend. Wasn't going to give it back either and my wife didn't show much interest in the bets. Time moved too fast to really gamble as well not sure where or when we would have. It also sucks that MGM has gotten rid of parlay tickets/cards. I loved pencilling in those boxes. Especially the automatic loss pleaser cards where you give 5 points on the spread and can have a 10 dollar 5 teamer pay thousands or something. Every time every pick would lose with the wonky odds but once I hit one of those at Mandalay and had to fill out tax forms.

Week 0 I decided to not pay attention bc I wanted to be outside and enjoy the water and beach and didn't cash out New Mexico moneyline and cost myself thousands had it with GT over FSU and another dog that won. If I just let my friend drive the boat I would have done that. I got to the car and they were up 6 with 90 seconds left and Montana St marched it down effortlessly. Haven't come close to a good week since. NFL it seems like a guarantee you just go .500 every week.

Other side of that is I haven't had a big loss in years just small deposits of 100 or so. Been really bad at picking NCAA tournament games games since the 2021 run with Buddy and Kadary however I think I am picking those games around 25-30% I've been that at awful last 3 tournaments running. And don't get me started on who has won the last 2 just disgusting.

Being able to bet on your phone is nice but I miss being able to win back when you had to travel or use illegal methods.

 

[FrancoPizza]

There is a chance you might see a light rail or monorail in Onondaga County. There is a private company reaching out to municipalities.

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