Winning buys

[rainmaker]

I think a better question here would have been; what could you have bought with the moneys you lost gambling?

Yes, I agree with what you are saying that most gamblers will lose money in the long run. But on the other hand, one can ask that question about everything we spend money on.

What could you have bought with the money you have used on cigarettes, conserts, junk food, pc games, expensive clothes etc. I see gambling as something you "use" money on. Yes, you literally lose them but you buy entertainment.

I expect to lose my money when I deposit, but I also expect to have some fun.

 

[Jasminebed]

Mostly what I do without to fund my gambling habit is going out to bars and takeout food.

It's most unlikely I would have saved that money every week. Friday night deposits would have been spent on taxis and booze, maybe some dinner from time to time. Otherwise it's just too boring at home alone.

It's very easy to play back every win, I play back my share of them. So I'm pleased to buy something with the occasional large win.

 

[4 of a kind]

Yes, I agree with what you are saying that most gamblers will lose money in the long run. But on the other hand, one can ask that question about everything we spend money on.

What could you have bought with the money you have used on cigarettes, conserts, junk food, pc games, expensive clothes etc. I see gambling as something you "use" money on. Yes, you literally lose them but you buy entertainment.

I expect to lose my money when I deposit, but I also expect to have some fun.

I totally agree with everything you're saying here.

My point actually was that buying things with money coming from a cash out although technically that money would be considered winnings from a winning session, you're actually buying things with the money you already lost. Which by the way is a good thing. At least the casinos have no chance of taking your purchases to their banks.

 

[daveboz]

Yes, I agree with what you are saying that most gamblers will lose money in the long run. But on the other hand, one can ask that question about everything we spend money on.

What could you have bought with the money you have used on cigarettes, conserts, junk food, pc games, expensive clothes etc. I see gambling as something you "use" money on. Yes, you literally lose them but you buy entertainment.

I expect to lose my money when I deposit, but I also expect to have some fun.

"I expect to lose my money when I deposit"

I have heard this phrase before from many people and I ask why? Casinos don't expect to lose so why should I. Granted slots have the lowest RTP but I still expect to win sometimes. Especially at cards, where the house edge is low. I go in expecting to win.

 

[4 of a kind]

"I expect to lose my money when I deposit"

I have heard this phrase before from many people and I ask why? Casinos don't expect to lose so why should I. Granted slots have the lowest RTP but I still expect to win sometimes. Especially at cards, where the house edge is low. I go in expecting to win.

An optimistic gambler that shares my same DNA.

Not that you couldn't be that one out of a million person that for now could say their winning more then their losing. But even where the games could be mastered, regardless how small the house edge could be reduced too, most will fall victim to it.

The big difference for the educated punter, is he'll get a lot more action on the house for the same amount of money.

I wish their was an actual statistic on the percentage of gamblers that went to their grave lifetime winners.

 

[rainmaker]

"I expect to lose my money when I deposit"

I have heard this phrase before from many people and I ask why? Casinos don't expect to lose so why should I. Granted slots have the lowest RTP but I still expect to win sometimes. Especially at cards, where the house edge is low. I go in expecting to win.

As I said. I expect to lose but wants to be entertained. Of course, you also buy an opportunity to win. And players are hoping to win. But people should expect to lose their deposit. You know, even a low house edge means a RTP below 100%.

 

[lamarsh]

£6200 credit card paid off thanks to 888 casino a year ago!

 

[SlotMonster]

£6200 credit card paid off thanks to 888 casino a year ago!

So, what did you buy?

 

[kauphy]

when i won 12,000 awhile back it got my kids 500 each they love it when i win.

3 computers a big screen t.v a new bed set and baby things.

oh how i long for the days gone by lol.

 

[footdr]

Have used winnings for.....

two kids College Tuition, to pay off debt, install wood floors, repair deck and swimming pool, buy new cook-top, spending money for entertainment and misc. daily expenses, lawn service, maid service and Taxes.

I will miss the income. I doubt that if I add up my expenses over the past 5+ years and subtract it from my earnings that I am in the Black. But having regular cash-flow was a big help. Up and down, yes. But when I needed money I almost always could rely on playing slots.

There have been several times when I was in the dumps, bad. Luckly, I would usually win back enough to pull me through.

 

[rainmaker]

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I came to think about this thread when I opened a spa...I mean promotion mail from 888 today

 

[lamarsh]

So, what did you buy?

I suppose that I bought myself out of cc debt if you did not catch that the first time.

 

[MyDogMick]

Just paid off over $1000 in credit card bills, weeeeeeeeee.

 

[The Viking]

my biggest win to date was won just before christmas 2009 and i did spoil my 3 kids that holiday since the christmas before i just lost my job so was tuff during that holiday
so they all got laptops and big gifts that christmas and i bought myself a new big screen tv, then again last summer i got a big winning streak and treated all the family for a 3 weeks holiday in the sun every time my balance go above what i use i always tend to use it for home use, it just feels right to me

 

[Jeannie]

i pretty much blew the 3400 i pulled out from AllSlots.... Got it the same time as my income tax refund so we had some fun with it.... blew 500 on a VLT at Boston Pizza then went to our regular pub and got the 500 back plus 800.... only significant thing we bought was a loft bed for my kids, and a dishwasher.....

 

[Jeannie]

Wow! Viking, that is awesome!

 

[Pulver]

I bought myself a used car after my $20k win last year. Cars are inzanely expensive here in Norway, so I $15k only got me a used Ford stationwagon, but it got plenty of room for my backpack and fishingpoles

 

[vinylweatherman]

I paid off the remainder of my mortgage with part of my biggest win, but the rest slowly drained away over the next 3 years, and not ALL of it back to the casinos either.

It is a good idea to "lock in" a big payout by making a capital purchase that will be of long term use, rather than have it go bit by bit back to the casinos.

The danger of a big win sloshing around in Neteller (for example), is that it is very easy to start betting more loosely with it, thus losing the connection with your usual "comfort zone" for playing.