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Old 05-05-2008, 08:28 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default I quit gambling

I am quitting gambling for now. It takes up too much of my time and I have officially just lost the passion for it. I love sports and will still spend time posting here and there but gambling just isnt for me anymore. I will still gamble from time to time but I honestly cant say when the next time I will place a bet.
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Best of luck in the future man. I still look forward to seeing your knowledgeable posts about sports though.
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:30 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I love guys like this, we hear it all the time and they are bck in 1 month.
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:32 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Still up for an online MLB game? We don't even have to post up -- we can do it for charity ps3 online fund
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:33 PM   #5 (permalink)
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a gambler's life is hard
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:38 PM   #6 (permalink)
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How many posts do I have to get to before I can start busting JJs balls? Nothing worse than Newbies running their pie holes but....Here goes:

Back in a month? Didn't I read you went to a GA meeting a little bit ago? Was it less than a month?
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I love guys like this, we hear it all the time and they are bck in 1 month.

im not saying im done posting pal. I wont be posting as much, but I am saying I am taking a break from gambling for a while...
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:42 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Still up for an online MLB game? We don't even have to post up -- we can do it for charity ps3 online fund

im always playing mlb the show. add me jd82084
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:51 PM   #9 (permalink)
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1 month????????????? i give this kid 2 days. it's like saying i quit eating food for life because i'm too fat. how many times have you heard a fat lady say after she is full after a buffet that she's had it, as of tomorrow, no more sweets or fattening things. then the next day, she's stuffing her face in cake..


if i had 10 cents for every time i said, i quit gambling, i'd be richer than donald trump.. nobody can quit, folks. the only people that quit gambling are the people who have no more money and are broke.. then they have no choice but to quit.. and even them, once they have some money again, it's back to gambling.
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:52 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I love guys like this, we hear it all the time and they are bck in 1 month.
yep. you got the fever. you'll be back, like jj said.

this is hotel california baby.
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Old 05-05-2008, 08:53 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Gambling is huge waste of time
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Old 05-05-2008, 09:27 PM   #12 (permalink)
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1 month????????????? i give this kid 2 days. it's like saying i quit eating food for life because i'm too fat. how many times have you heard a fat lady say after she is full after a buffet that she's had it, as of tomorrow, no more sweets or fattening things. then the next day, she's stuffing her face in cake..


if i had 10 cents for every time i said, i quit gambling, i'd be richer than donald trump.. nobody can quit, folks. the only people that quit gambling are the people who have no more money and are broke.. then they have no choice but to quit.. and even them, once they have some money again, it's back to gambling.
Wrong. You can't quit because you don't have the willpower to do so. I withdrew all my money from my books over a year ago and I haven't made a bet since. I also got tired of spending hours in front of the computer doing research and placing bets.

Will I ever bet again? Maybe. I might do so for the upcoming NFL season, who knows.
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Old 05-05-2008, 09:31 PM   #13 (permalink)
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5-star sometimes a little break is all you need to get ur mind right and away from all the over-analyzers here. Could do you some good
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im not saying im done posting pal. I wont be posting as much, but I am saying I am taking a break from gambling for a while...
odds you have a bet within 2 weeks -450, after you get rejected by a girl you will again jump into gambling head first to mask your pain.
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Old 05-05-2008, 09:36 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Odd JJ has money to bet +50000000000000000000000000000
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Old 05-05-2008, 09:37 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Matty I got paid today, $450
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Old 05-05-2008, 09:40 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Sure JJ....
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Old 05-05-2008, 09:58 PM   #18 (permalink)
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