Serious question?

[packer2012]

Actually I think I may have messed up my own question a little. More interesting to know how many are consistently DIME bettors. Really could have said SERIOUS bettors. Just picked “dime” out of the clear blue (like most posters do).

However.... you said "I'm pretty sure everyone understands the question. How many people on here actually have placed a dime sized wager in their lifetime?" I did not want each poster giving out their own life history. Wanted your feeling as to how many people in total may really be SERIOUS players. I did ask the wrong question. Too easy for people to "misremember" about the time back in 1997, right before they left to have pie at Aunt Molly's, whey may have bet a dime.

What I was trying to get at was simply this..... Too bad we don't have more people in here you can really depend on to take seriously what they post. Most are just wanting attention and posting childish amounts that NEVER happened.

 

[Bourn]

I get what you're saying and I agree with your bottom statement. It is what it is I guess. On a different note, what's your story Packey? Do you still place bets? I feel there is something to learn from you. Tell us a good gambling story.

 

[thekeyman]

Does the size of the bet make you a better gambler?

no it dosen't,but some people claim to wager some large sums on a game and i highly doubt that it really is true,...i don't know why,but some people just have to make themselves look important,but that's what you get on these sports forums

 

[HarryCaray]

Real question is why do you care?

 

[Bourn]

Real question is why do you care?

From what I've gathered he's saying you can't put any value on peoples picks. I think that's what he has a problem with. He's wanting to know for sure that a person who says they are betting a dime on a play is actually betting a dime. That's what I'm getting from all this anyway.

 

[Shub]

I'm sure a lot of us have.. I placed a stack on chargers -6 first half vs the raiders. Chargers scored a td to go up 7 with 44 seconds. Ensuing kickoff goes out of bounds. Janikowski hit a fg with no time before the half. Lost. Chargers covered the 9.5 for the game.

 

[GoBlue34]

If you asked % of those who regularly bet a dime or more, it probably is close to 1 or 2% (hard to move that kind of money anymore). But I agree on people who have EVER bet a dime? I would think above 10% and most probably regret it and were chasing or betting way above their means.

 

[packer2012]

(hard to move that kind of money anymore)

THAT is one thing that REALLY depresses me.

 

[MikeB]

I think the answer to your question is irrelevant.

If there is a smart person who handicaps one sport pretty well but only makes $100-$500 wagers (for any given reason) but has a decent winning %, he is more of a serious poster (handicapper) than some 21 year old kid with a trust fund or daddy's money that's throwing 5 dimes on MNF because he is bored.


I'm not sure if I got my point across accurately or not.

 

[Illini]

You a bookie, packer?