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Old 06-28-2010, 08:06 PM
 
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Some people are truly gifted gamblers and make a living off it. Its close to mysticism or something, like a sixth sense.

Of course thats probably .1% of gamblers, and even those people have bad years.
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Old 06-28-2010, 08:14 PM
 
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Some people are truly gifted gamblers and make a living off it. Its close to mysticism or something, like a sixth sense.

Of course thats probably .1% of gamblers, and even those people have bad years.

I dont think there is any mysticism involved. I know a couple of people that are that good at sports handicapping and know how the process on how the book works and use it to their advantage. Most of these guys live in LV just to consult and make their bets offshore.
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Old 06-29-2010, 11:16 AM
 
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Default No self control

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I have a hard time feeling bad for people who have so little self control...
Its not them you feel sorry for,its their families that wake up the next morning and find out they are broke.Dad when out for a couple of drinks last night and lost the college fund...sad really....
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