The forum has been getting polluted, once again, with the tinfoil hat groups harping about "this and that" conspiring against our beloved pastimes.
Well, take heart friends. I have a few suggestions other than the leagues wanting their money from poor me and you by way of our illegal $20 wagers.
The nuts among us will tell you that certain games met the criteria for a "fix" again this week. Well, THEY DID! (If you choose to fall for such crap.) If you want to believe that's just they way it wen't, good for you.
Others say "Joe Public" loses all of the time. I'm here to tell you that the "public" games cover just as much as they lose. But, like any good conspiracy......you never hear about that. It doesn't make for a good story.
What makes the bookies rich around the world is not conspiring to whack us out on certain games. You see, we manage to do that all on our own, by NOT managing our money. How many guys are content with making a bet or two each weekend? ALMOST NONE OF US!!
We bet on everything! Games we like, games he likes, games on TV, games at the half, games to recoup, games to double up, props, sides, totals, and on, and on.........
Oh, and don't forget. After you get your "serious" wagers down, you make a few "silly" bets, too. You know.....just foolin' around money, so it's no big deal, right?
The teasers, parlays, ifs, wheels.......each and every bet getting a little slice taken out via the juice.
Yeah.....and you should worry about if the "fix" is in! Sounds like someone's getting their fix, alright.
So, there has to be a reason for our losing. Can't be piss poor judgment! Let's blame the other guy! Hell.....it works in every other segment of society!
Or, maybe its just the season? Baseball was beating you up? I remember the cries as if it was only four weeks ago:
"Thank god for football season! I can clean up, now!"
Yes, every new season for a degenerate gambler is like stepping into the confessional and asking forgiveness for past transgressions. "Bless me Bookie, for I have sinned......"
Re-load for $500 or more, and all will be forgiven, my son.
But.....once again, football players are starting to shit the bed, so the crying of "foul" starts. Why not? What else is new?
Let me ask you something else. Why is it that I can come here on a Thursday and read 25-70 different opinions on a shit NCAA game being played that night? If this game was being played on a Saturday, two guys might have a say about it, but because it is ON TV, and the ONLY game being played, EVERYONE not only thinks they have to wager on it, they KNOW something about it????????? Give me a fukking break! Too many of us are just BEGGING to hand our cash over to these pirates, so the bitching really needs to stop.
What about tonight? Tonight, winners and losers alike will meet symbolically around their televisions to soak up the cathode rays of MNF. Winners will try to pad the bankroll, and losers will try to bail out. It would be unthinkable, almost un-American to not wager! By night's end, some will be rejoicing, and some will be lamenting. Even sadder.....some will be crying "foul". If New England wins, "The refs have to make sure they have an easy road to the playoffs!" If the coin flip says Cincy, it will be, "See! No way a team like New England should lose to them!"
One thing is a "sure bet", though. Basketball season starts in less than a month, and guys are already starting to head for the confessional.
Well, take heart friends. I have a few suggestions other than the leagues wanting their money from poor me and you by way of our illegal $20 wagers.
The nuts among us will tell you that certain games met the criteria for a "fix" again this week. Well, THEY DID! (If you choose to fall for such crap.) If you want to believe that's just they way it wen't, good for you.
Others say "Joe Public" loses all of the time. I'm here to tell you that the "public" games cover just as much as they lose. But, like any good conspiracy......you never hear about that. It doesn't make for a good story.
What makes the bookies rich around the world is not conspiring to whack us out on certain games. You see, we manage to do that all on our own, by NOT managing our money. How many guys are content with making a bet or two each weekend? ALMOST NONE OF US!!
We bet on everything! Games we like, games he likes, games on TV, games at the half, games to recoup, games to double up, props, sides, totals, and on, and on.........
Oh, and don't forget. After you get your "serious" wagers down, you make a few "silly" bets, too. You know.....just foolin' around money, so it's no big deal, right?
The teasers, parlays, ifs, wheels.......each and every bet getting a little slice taken out via the juice.
Yeah.....and you should worry about if the "fix" is in! Sounds like someone's getting their fix, alright.
So, there has to be a reason for our losing. Can't be piss poor judgment! Let's blame the other guy! Hell.....it works in every other segment of society!
Or, maybe its just the season? Baseball was beating you up? I remember the cries as if it was only four weeks ago:
"Thank god for football season! I can clean up, now!"
Yes, every new season for a degenerate gambler is like stepping into the confessional and asking forgiveness for past transgressions. "Bless me Bookie, for I have sinned......"
Re-load for $500 or more, and all will be forgiven, my son.
But.....once again, football players are starting to shit the bed, so the crying of "foul" starts. Why not? What else is new?
Let me ask you something else. Why is it that I can come here on a Thursday and read 25-70 different opinions on a shit NCAA game being played that night? If this game was being played on a Saturday, two guys might have a say about it, but because it is ON TV, and the ONLY game being played, EVERYONE not only thinks they have to wager on it, they KNOW something about it????????? Give me a fukking break! Too many of us are just BEGGING to hand our cash over to these pirates, so the bitching really needs to stop.
What about tonight? Tonight, winners and losers alike will meet symbolically around their televisions to soak up the cathode rays of MNF. Winners will try to pad the bankroll, and losers will try to bail out. It would be unthinkable, almost un-American to not wager! By night's end, some will be rejoicing, and some will be lamenting. Even sadder.....some will be crying "foul". If New England wins, "The refs have to make sure they have an easy road to the playoffs!" If the coin flip says Cincy, it will be, "See! No way a team like New England should lose to them!"
One thing is a "sure bet", though. Basketball season starts in less than a month, and guys are already starting to head for the confessional.
