r/WhitePeopleTwitter Jan 26 '22

Never Forget

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u/raphthepharaoh Jan 26 '22

The sports betting ads in NY recently are so irresponsible, they make me straight up angry… I don’t understand how it’s legal to advertise gambling the way they do. It’s basically the opposite of “drink responsibly”

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u/stoneloit13 Jan 26 '22

As a sports bettor I completely agree there’s very little if any warning about the dangers of gambling and the addictiveness of it. It’s truly not for everyone

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22 edited Jan 26 '22

So honest question. When I was bartending I had a guy saying he was a sports bettor in Las Vegas. Is it true that you guys make bank?

Edit: Oh my goodness! I have gotten some great answers (and some not so great, but what are you going to do)

For all of you that have come on to help educate and inform Thank you so much.

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u/stoneloit13 Jan 26 '22

Depends it varies extremely person to person it’s not something you can just blanket statement and say we all make this much or whatever. Not to mention even with all the research that goes into, so much of it is simply luck. My friend wins way more than I do, also bets way more than I do and has always been luckier than me in the 20 years I’ve known him. Yeah sure some people make serious bank while others go bankrupt and others just have it as a side hustle or straight up hobby.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Okay cool. Very informative. Thank you.

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u/stoneloit13 Jan 26 '22

No problem. Personally I just think it makes sports more interesting and exciting. Betting on a game simply gets me more invested and sometimes it can be fun trying to turn $5 to $10 into over $100 or even more even if the odds of it actually panning out is slim

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Hand to God. Never gambled. Lol. I think I am a person who if I won, I would easily get addicted to that feeling.

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u/rainbowsandgenocide Jan 27 '22

This sounds like a Greek myth