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Topic: Gamblers are mostly losers.

Anonymous A started this discussion 1 week ago #136,090

It’s rigged for the house, it’s rigged in the lottery, it relies on the mathematically innumerate and those who lean into fallacies.

“Someone has to win.”

Real pros typically focus on a particular game, like poker, blackjack, or mahjong. Then they play against other gamblers and prey on the marks.

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 20 minutes later[^] [v] #1,445,155

Stories of people who were poor and won the lottery usually don’t end well anyway. It’s like, "homeless man wins 20 million, gets taxed 90% of it, because he wanted it all at once, keeps 1.8 million, blows it on bookers and cocaine, his family begs for his money, and he winds up homeless a year later."

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 9 minutes later, 29 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,445,159

@previous (B)

> Stories of people who were poor and won the lottery usually don’t end well anyway. It’s like, "homeless man wins 20 million, gets taxed 90% of it, because he wanted it all at once, keeps 1.8 million, blows it on bookers and cocaine, his family begs for his money, and he winds up homeless a year later."

They don’t know anything about financial management, taxes, taxes on financial gifts to others, cash flow … you’d think there’d be a winner-paid-for financial management course.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 35 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,445,171

There’s a difference between games of chance and not a chance.

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 27 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,445,176

> or mahjong

I've watched famous matches and read books on strategy. I could hold my own in the Chicago scene, but went to kunming for a summer and random locals were eating my lunch.

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 3 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,445,233

@previous (E)
lol you've never been to Kunming

beef joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 4 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,445,235

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iac-vLq6tnY

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 11 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,445,237

Oh my gosh. Are you saying that most gamblers lose money, and that gambling companies have things set up so that they make large profits? I can't believe this!

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 14 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,445,239

@1,445,233 (F)
he likes men kunming in his ass

Anonymous E replied with this 1 week ago, 35 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,445,248

@1,445,233 (F)
Instead of insulting the people of kunming, take a visit and try your luck against a skilled mahjong practicioner.

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 1 week ago, 6 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,445,274

I have a friend who makes a lot of his money gambling but it’s mostly sports bets. He walked me through his arbitrage plays, formulas, etc. It’s a job. He has massive statistical models, spreads, variables, and has his databases on a server not directly linked to the Internet. He also has to duck efforts to kick people like him out or to force him into limited positions or flat bets.
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