Does anyone gamble online?

[humperdingle]

I joined one of the big online bookies last year, as I wanted to shove a tenner on the Grand National ( I won nothing on that bet 😂)

But I noticed they offer “Free spins” on the slots at regular intervals (usually get 5 or 10 free spins per day at 10p per spin.

Now obviously, the idea is that you’ll use these free spins and get hooked, so you’ll continue to play and deposit more money.

Here’s the trick, though… ONLY PLAY FREE SPINS!

Once you’ve played them, get out.

I’ve banked (i.e. withdrawn actual money) from my bookies account to my bank account £185 to date.

Don’t try this if you’re susceptible to being addicted to these things but they’re gonna cotton-on soon, surely 🤔

[nobbyathome]

that is the trick humperdingle get out when you can  90% of people carry on gambling and lose money     remember to gamble what you can afford to lose its a mugs game

[Jega]

Not too sure about " slots " but a friend at work took a right hammering playing on-line poker . 

Yep they let you win a good amount to start with then the jaws start to close ,win some then lose a lot, win a bit more then lose another load ,until your way out of your depth.

A programme some time ago showed that you have absolutely no chance whatsoever of coming out on top .

Example ,in one hand of poker the presenter found himself up against, at least one person playing for the house , a couple of chinese syndicates/ gangs who use computers to calculate the chances of each hand , and maybe one other innocent player .

A lot of the information came from a previous employee of the gambling company .

My mate nearly lost his house on that site .

Edited January 23, 2023 by Jega

[humperdingle]

8 minutes ago, Jega said:

Not too sure about " slots " but a friend at work took a right hammering playing on-line poker . 

Yep they let you win a good amount to start with then the jaws start to close ,win some then lose a lot, win a bit more then lose another load ,until your way out of your depth.

A programme some time ago showed that you have absolutely no chance whatsoever of coming out on top .

Example ,in one hand of poker the presenter found himself up against, at least one person playing for the house , a couple of chinese syndicates/ gangs who use computers to calculate the chances of each hand , and maybe one other innocent player .

A lot of the information came from a previous employee of the gambling company .

My mate nearly lost his house on that site .

Yeh I’m useless at poker, so wouldn’t touch anything like that!

[Tancho]

1 hour ago, humperdingle said:

I joined one of the big online bookies last year, as I wanted to shove a tenner on the Grand National ( I won nothing on that bet 😂)

But I noticed they offer “Free spins” on the slots at regular intervals (usually get 5 or 10 free spins per day at 10p per spin.

Now obviously, the idea is that you’ll use these free spins and get hooked, so you’ll continue to play and deposit more money.

Here’s the trick, though… ONLY PLAY FREE SPINS!

Once you’ve played them, get out.

I’ve banked (i.e. withdrawn actual money) from my bookies account to my bank account £185 to date.

Don’t try this if you’re susceptible to being addicted to these things but they’re gonna cotton-on soon, surely 🤔

Have a look at https://www.oddsmonkey.com it's a matched betting thing, supposedly you can bet with no risk? I cant get my head around it so haven't tried it.  The odds Monkey Facebook page is interesting as well.

[London Best]

In order to get me to gamble on anything you would have to prise the stake money from my cold, dead fingers.

[12gauge82]

Gambling = a mugs game. At least if your doing it trying to make financial gain. 

[humperdingle]

15 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said:

Gambling = a mugs game. At least if your doing it trying to make financial gain. 

Well, technically i’m not gambling with my own money. £185 in the black seems it’s not me that’s a mug 🤔

[12gauge82]

8 minutes ago, humperdingle said:

Well, technically i’m not gambling with my own money. £185 in the black seems it’s not me that’s a mug 🤔

I'm in no way calling you a mug, what you've done appears to be a shrewd move. 

What I mean is, trying to make a living from gambling is imo, a very bad idea. 

[humperdingle]

3 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said:

I'm in no way calling you a mug, what you've done appears to be a shrewd move. 

What I mean is, trying to make a living from gambling is imo, a very bad idea. 

Gotcha 👍 I agree, gambling - in general - using one’s own cash is definitely a bad move.

[Dougy]

Knowing someone with what we think was 20k in debt trying to win back their loss makes you realise its very easy to get sucked in, on the other hand i know another person that played the system and paid off a hefty lump from his mortgage. 

Two entirely different people the one was quite a clever chap that knew when to call time the other didn't know when to stop. 

[Spoonbed]

Many years ago( when the internet and internet gambling  first became mainstream), I learnt about the martingale system ( doubling your initial stake until you win and then starting again)

All was well for a few weeks, and I was up to around £200 in “the bank”, when I decided to increase my stake to £2. 
I then went on a huge loosing streak £2,£4,£8,£16,£32,£64, etc etc, until I maxed out my credit card and ended up betting £16384 on red. 
I pressed spin, prayed, and thankfully it came in (red)

I banked the money, cashed in ( bearing in mind, that even though I won £30odd k, I actually only won my initial £2 stake!

Have never bet since that day!!!!!

[Rim Fire]

I'd rather bye bonds i win quite a few bob throughout the year and if i want to quit i get my money back

[steve_b_wales]

4 minutes ago, Rim Fire said:

I'd rather bye bonds i win quite a few bob throughout the year and if i want to quit i get my money bac

Are they Premium Bonds?

[humperdingle]

That’s another £7.73  in the bag 😂

Sometimes you get hee-haw, sometimes a few quid.

[Rim Fire]

7 hours ago, steve_b_wales said:

Are they Premium Bonds?

Yes Steve i average between £400 to £500 a year but i have the max in them 

Edited January 24, 2023 by Rim Fire

[jall25]

8 hours ago, Spoonbed said:

Many years ago( when the internet and internet gambling  first became mainstream), I learnt about the martingale system ( doubling your initial stake until you win and then starting again)

All was well for a few weeks, and I was up to around £200 in “the bank”, when I decided to increase my stake to £2. 
I then went on a huge loosing streak £2,£4,£8,£16,£32,£64, etc etc, until I maxed out my credit card and ended up betting £16384 on red. 
I pressed spin, prayed, and thankfully it came in (red)

I banked the money, cashed in ( bearing in mind, that even though I won £30odd k, I actually only won my initial £2 stake!

Have never bet since that day!!!!!

Yes thats very scarey - a pal of mine lost his house 

Glad it worked for you - just !

[steve_b_wales]

2 hours ago, Rim Fire said:

Yes Steve i average between £400 to £500 a year but i have the max in them 

Thanks. I've got a few grand's worth and intend to 'invest' another few grand's worth soon.

[daveboy]

A bloke down our street won £70k and bought his house for cash (20 years ago) he passes my house 5 times a day walking

to the bookies... I reckon the bookies are back in front.

A friends daughter worked for one of the big online bookies and of the thousands of accounts she looked at only half a dozen

would be in front and they were the ones who would stake thousands on very short odds like Man City to one the league with

only a few games to play at odds of 100/1 on.

[humperdingle]

13 minutes ago, daveboy said:

… of the thousands of accounts she looked at only half a dozen would be in front…

Uh-oh, they’ll be coming for me, then 😂

[oldypigeonpopper]

Hello, I might have a fiver on the grand national but looking at the CEO of Bet 365 salary 🤔 🙄

[discobob]

35 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said:

CEO of Bet 365 salary

I know a few years ago it was, in that it is a privately owned company - Yvonne used to sit in the office most days out of the week that I contracted there - and all the managers/leads were terrified of her.

quite a bit of their infrastructure is offshore as well.- nudge nudge wink wink

[Mungler]

13 hours ago, Spoonbed said:

Many years ago( when the internet and internet gambling  first became mainstream), I learnt about the martingale system ( doubling your initial stake until you win and then starting again)

All was well for a few weeks, and I was up to around £200 in “the bank”, when I decided to increase my stake to £2. 
I then went on a huge loosing streak £2,£4,£8,£16,£32,£64, etc etc, until I maxed out my credit card and ended up betting £16384 on red. 
I pressed spin, prayed, and thankfully it came in (red)

I banked the money, cashed in ( bearing in mind, that even though I won £30odd k, I actually only won my initial £2 stake!

Have never bet since that day!!!!!

Ah man, I got caught on roulette in vegas on the first lads trip. 

They had an LED display of the previous spins and there had been a disproportionate amount of red and so I stuck $5 on black. Anyways, the whole board filled up with red numbers and 

5 to 10, 10 to 20, 20 to 40, 40 to 80, 80 to 160, 160 to 320 and 320 to 640 when I ran clean out of money. 7 reds in a row and there followed about another 3. I thought it must have been a Guinness record for red spins on the trot. 

Taught me a lesson about statistics that 😆

In other news my bank just turned on a feature which enabled me to track all the money paid in from and going out of my account to gambling sites. That was a shock 😆

And to think that figure didn’t include days out at the casino, lads trips to vegas, days out at the races / dog track.

But, it’s one of those things. The first lads trip to vegas was epic, as too were my losses, but I’d rather have the memory of a cracking trip. So, all things within moderation  / tolerances.

 

[strimmer_13]

On 23/01/2023 at 22:10, Spoonbed said:

Many years ago( when the internet and internet gambling  first became mainstream), I learnt about the martingale system ( doubling your initial stake until you win and then starting again)

All was well for a few weeks, and I was up to around £200 in “the bank”, when I decided to increase my stake to £2. 
I then went on a huge loosing streak £2,£4,£8,£16,£32,£64, etc etc, until I maxed out my credit card and ended up betting £16384 on red. 
I pressed spin, prayed, and thankfully it came in (red)

I banked the money, cashed in ( bearing in mind, that even though I won £30odd k, I actually only won my initial £2 stake!

Have never bet since that day!!!!!

Exactly what I done but thankfully I won at mid £200s (which in you have to include previous bets was about £500) just to break even. Scared the **** out of me. 

I have won £360 off free bets but the swines make you bet the amount given in one single bet before you can withdraw, luckily I did

I go to Swansea casinos every now and again, but tbh that's for late night drinking where there's no agro, and to watch the same Chinese lads put £10k + on a number. Makes me chuckle 

 

[oowee]

It always surprises me that whenever people talk about any sort of gambling the person talking is a winner and other people they know have lost a lot.

I used to play roulette most weeks. I would set a spending limit by first buying chips and then pocket any gaming coins that I won and playing the chips out untill they were gone. I think over the course of a year I was up maybe just 4/5 times. It was decent entertainment for an evening for at most £50.