[uPaxus]

If you Win Big (Jackpot) or Inherit a large amount of money, would you still gamble?

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[JoshW]

I likely would a little just because I feel like I grew up in the industry and would hate to give up all the connections cold turkey. But if you are smart you would not raise your betting amounts much.

I dont' know the exact numbers but most lottery winners end up broke and the rest of them are usually less happy then when they won. When it comes to money is often more fun to dream than actually have it in excess.

[nep1293]

I absolutely would still gamble, but I would make sure not to bet amounts that could cause me to go broke. I enjoy following the games and having some money on them. If I stopped I would lose my favorite hobby. I don't even know what I would do with all the extra time I would have if I stopped gambling.

[Santo]

No, I wouldn't.

[wack]

Yes, I would, I like winning.

[darrell74]

Yes. First reason I gamble, is the thrill of the action. For some reason, if I wager doing the dishes on a game, I get excited about the game. If I had unlimited amount of money, I'd bet on sports with chores, errands, dares, or bet on any non-monetary stuff. However, I don't have unlimited amounts of money, so now the money is an importancwe to the gambling. Its thrilling, and gives the games a sense of personal liveliness that things matter that much more.

[Willie Bee]

But if you are smart you would not raise your betting amounts much.

Same here, would still have my fun but probably would also still be the tightwad that I am today. The only thing that would be that much different for me is having more money to travel with my wife and to have a little extra land to dig in.

[jjgold]

Most will, we bet for the high and not to win.

[Lucas]

I do not know!

But i know i will never win big, i never bet millions or billions to win and i never will /maybe in case of mental disease/, because i need to have edge in my bets. For sure I did many stupid bets, where was no edge, but I am trying to avoid it. Those big wins are always lucky... I am trying to make money, not rely on fortune/discrepancy.

[pico]

even if i have 10 billion dollars, i'll probably wager couple of thousand on a diamondback game just for kicks

[pico]

if you have that much money, i would try to manipulate the lines...maybe i can even create a arb opportunity

[RickySteve]

I'd put it all on red.

[pico]

I'd put it all on red.

not sure the name of it, but it has alicia silverstone in it where she is a bank teller, and the three bank teller all decide to rob the bank on the weekend. one of the guy took about 250k from the bank and went to vegas with his friend. and he bet teh 250k on the black (he won with 13 black). saw it last night on comedy central.

if you know the name of the movie, that'll be great.

[Tchocky]

Hell, yes! I would leave this God forsaken country and gamble every day.

[WWTSblows]

If you had 10 billion dollars, just buy the diamondbacks.

[BrentCrude]

The score is 21 to 20 in the superbowl,you are ahead.You have 1st down,you are at your own 10 yard line,the other team has no time outs left and there are 20 seconds left in the game.I think the quarterback should throw a 10 yard pass right up the middle.

You win or inherit 5 million bucks after taxes and that would be enough for me to live the kind of life I like living for numerous lifetimes providing the dollar doesn't go further into the toilet due to us being a welfare state country for the last 75 years or so since FDR started us down that path.

In both scenarios,you won the game and you don't have to risk anything anymore.Who wants to risk when they won the game where someday you might have to work some crappy job in some crappy liberal slum big city where you put your kids in some commie school and you come home to a wife that tells you she's thinking on going away for the weekend with her hippie lesbian girlfriend.

[abacus30]

yes I'd still bet, even if I had a ton of cash, but I'd bet with the exact same money management principles... betting the exact same % of my extra cash that I could afford to lose. If my team's not playing, betting makes the other games A LOT more interesting. If I was a billionaire, I'd still bet.

[jjgold]

If I had 10 million I would probably bet 5k per game on the board every night.

[RickySteve]

The score is 21 to 20 in the superbowl,you are ahead.You have 1st down,you are at your own 10 yard line,the other team has no time outs left and there are 20 seconds left in the game.I think the quarterback should throw a 10 yard pass right up the middle.

You win or inherit 5 million bucks after taxes and that would be enough for me to live the kind of life I like living for numerous lifetimes providing the dollar doesn't go further into the toilet due to us being a welfare state country for the last 75 years or so since FDR started us down that path.

In both scenarios,you won the game and you don't have to risk anything anymore.Who wants to risk when they won the game where someday you might have to work some crappy job in some crappy liberal slum big city where you put your kids in some commie school and you come home to a wife that tells you she's thinking on going away for the weekend with her hippie lesbian girlfriend.

Lottery or no, I think your obvious best solution is suicide.

[pico]

Lottery or no, I think your obvious best solution is suicide.

if i have enough money, i'll imatate snoop dogg's life style. when i get old i'll try to imitate hue hefner. i'll probably quit gambling at that point because it is a bit too much stress for me. take up a lot of time and when i gamble all the games are in my head all the time.

[Halo]

Double down!

[cwsulzba]

I gamble with money that I need to make more money I need, so it is pretty exhilirating. I would still bet, but I dont think it would be the same.