Am I the only one that sees the irony? An Ebay scammer pointing
out an mp3 pirate scammer?
http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=613214&highlight=scammer
out an mp3 pirate scammer?
http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=613214&highlight=scammer
Glad he has a family that is willing to help him out when he needs it most. Hope things work out for him. Even though he came across as an incredibly arrogant prick, I never wish for this kind of shit to happen to someone. I have a friend that went through a similar sounding situation and his family let him crash and burn even when they had the money to bail him out.
Gambling can be just as destructive as drugs, alcohol, etc. and stories like this prove it.
Gambling can be just as destructive as drugs, alcohol, etc. and stories like this prove it.
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She processed a Western Union for him and forgot to ask for the money, he didnt think it prudent to mention it to her. In essence he stole $1000 from Ace and probably cost a young girl her job.
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The problem is that his family DID bail him out on numerous occasions. Trust me, he would have said anything to his father to get out of this trap. Sure brock has been humbled, but he will get tired of that second job pretty soon and will try to make some "easy" money to get out of debt. I would wager a $100 to a penny that this saga isn't over yet! Sad.
wow - that Western union thing is not cool. That girl probably did lose her job for that - what goes around comes around.
As much as I have lost and been in bad spots - I wouldnt do something like that. I once had a teller bet 3 100 win bets when I just wanted 1 $100 win bet as I was walking away I looked at the ticket and then went back. I know if I beat her for the $200 she would have had to pay it herself and/or lose her job. Hard enough to win at gambling without the negative moves/karma.
As much as I have lost and been in bad spots - I wouldnt do something like that. I once had a teller bet 3 100 win bets when I just wanted 1 $100 win bet as I was walking away I looked at the ticket and then went back. I know if I beat her for the $200 she would have had to pay it herself and/or lose her job. Hard enough to win at gambling without the negative moves/karma.
There is NO SUCH THING AS A GAMBLING PROBLEM...just a losing problem..if I guy makes 100 bets and wins 80% of them the word gambling problem never will surface...He will be a hero to all..if he goes 10-90 he has a gambling problem..
Trouble is most of us expect to go on the greatest winning streek of our lives with out next series of bets..this seldom happens..and the scenario repeats itself day after day after day all across this world we live in
Trouble is most of us expect to go on the greatest winning streek of our lives with out next series of bets..this seldom happens..and the scenario repeats itself day after day after day all across this world we live in
Brock had become a cocky "handicapping virtuoso" at SBR, churning out an endless string of public faves ("rubberband plays" as he called them, cause one had to use a rubber band to hold all that pure cash profit that these plays would generate) and belittling guys who dared bet the other side. He would even make fun of $50 bettors, flashing his multi-dime plays around.
If I were a betting man - wait, I am - I'd say that precisely 0% of his bankroll was his own money. See the classic prosper.com thread as evidence.
Doesn't take a genius to realize that he was overbetting by a lot - he was probably wiped out by a mild downswing, never realizing that his mad handicapping skills were little more than positive variance.
RIP Brock, you friendly sociopath.
If I were a betting man - wait, I am - I'd say that precisely 0% of his bankroll was his own money. See the classic prosper.com thread as evidence.
Doesn't take a genius to realize that he was overbetting by a lot - he was probably wiped out by a mild downswing, never realizing that his mad handicapping skills were little more than positive variance.
RIP Brock, you friendly sociopath.
