Thursday, December 10, 2009

I Bet You....



"Scared money never wins" - that is the adage of many gamblers. You cannot be afraid to lose money, just like in life you need to be positive and those good vibes will come back to you.

Gambling is becoming a bigger part of everyday life. Whether it is the growth of Fantasy sports games, online poker and even soccer clubs advertising gambling sites on their jerseys, risking your money is all around.

I wish I had the cojones to bet and win big, but I am more of a $2 Pro-Line kind of guy. I feel like I could win if I did bet, but I think that is the problem with alot of gambling.

A couple of great gambling stories have made it onto the interwebs recently, thought I should pass them around even further and I'm not even linking to anything Tim Donaghy...

He Lost $127 Million in Las Vegas
You think you had a bad beat at the poker table this weekend when the guy across from you hit the spade on the river? Nothing you can say will top Terrance Watanabe's story.

Picking (Up) Winners Without Placing a Bet
H/T to Darren Rovell for posting this story on his twitter feed. This is a man who turned his personal loss (throwing out a $900 winning horse racing ticket) into something...

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