How Many Years have You been Gambling ?

[G.MONEY]

40, if you count when I started with my dad at the track..

 

[sparticus]

Over 60yrs as i ran numbers when i was 10-11 yrs old. I had to help put food on the table as i lost my father at a very young age. I am still at it but have cut way back due to my age [71] & being a caretaker for my wife,gl al

 

[sumday]

7 years. I started when I was about 20.

 

[bullets]

16 years. Never had a winning year until I joined the RX in October of 2005.

Since then, I have been up big every year but last year.

 

[punter]

43 if you start when I would play for enough to make it hurt when you lose.

 

[joeyp]

i know, there has to be someone here that has been gambling..longer than me !

There's guys out there, that are older :lol:

im 58 and was taking kids lunch money when i was about 9 or 10 pitching quarters against the hall walls in school lol

 

[kingebeneezer]

i've noticed that many "started" gambling or were at least introduced to gambling from going to the track. well i'll join that club

 

[barman]

I was 14 when I would figure out which pointspreads in the newspaper were stale and try to bet $5 with they guys as school. Wish it was still that easy. So this year it has now crossed half my life

Yep....9th, 10th grade.....I had already been a sports stats dweeb since grade school.

So right about 35 years for me

 

[barman]

No racetracks in Texas during early 70s....Earliest wagering was probably versus opponents when we would play table sports like SI's Paydirt or Strat-o-Matic football

 

[Barney44]

Good question

I will say about 25 years......

 

[MONDOGECKO]

Compared to some of you guys, I feel like I just had my cherry popped, only like 5 or 6 years. Never won until I got a full time job, go figure.

 

[charliepeete]

since 1968 ..............41 years

 

[JGSB]

14 Years, I joined my first Book and The RX
( Formerly The Prescription ) the same day.
What a long strange trip it's been.

 

[Betsmart]

About 30 or so years. Started with the weekly parlay cards in 6-7th grade