[jjgold]

I do this for a living but lose

Anyone else?

[Illusion]

I do this for a living, but don't consider myself to be a pro. I make enough money to survive.

[hoppa_long]

Originally Posted by jjgold

I do this for a living but lose

Anyone else?

Anyone who gambles for a living is always a loser in the long haul ....Dont you notice gamblers often boost how much they win but say nothing when they lose...If you gamble for a living you will always come out a loser...just my opinion..

[taurus]

If you do this for a living but lose, then you must have some other source of income to buy the booze and the groceries. Which means, you DON'T do it for a living.

[Fishhead]

For the past 13 years it has been my main source of cash flow income.


-Fishhead-

[jjgold]

I do know for a fact Fishhead does not work and pays the bills and then some so he must win

I think 95% lose

[bigboydan]

i do just fine JJ

[jjgold]

Danny your pretty sharp and lots of areas other than sports

I would say you make around 40k on the side ...non gambling ventures

[bigboydan]

JJ, I was doing really well a few years ago,opposed to now. but, i gotta feeling in the near future, i will be doing alot better

[pags11]

just something I do for fun on the side and some extra cash...less pressure on me this way...

[jjgold]

Betting for a living is huge pressure especially if you have no other income coming in. A lot of guys that do this do have money coming in from another source.

[EBone]

Yeah, this is only a supplemental income or loss depending on the month for me. I think if I did this as my only source of income, I'd starve. Plus, I got a family to feed as well. Well put, JJ. Too much pressure to make it work if this was my sole source of income....

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[DRUNK]

Originally Posted by hoppa_long

Anyone who gambles for a living is always a loser in the long haul ....Dont you notice gamblers often boost how much they win but say nothing when they lose...If you gamble for a living you will always come out a loser...just my opinion..

Your opinion is very wrong.

[hoppa_long]

Originally Posted by DRUNK

Your opinion is very wrong.

Do you gamble for a living Drunk?

[jjgold]

Drunk is a winner gambling

A sharp in the industry

[hoppa_long]

Originally Posted by jjgold

Drunk is a winner gambling

A sharp in the industry

Yeah im sure he is .....so am I

[jjgold]

Hoppa I know guys that bet with him and have had access to some of his personal betting records so I do know at least the last 2 years he is a winner and a solid one.

[Senator7]

Originally Posted by hoppa_long

Anyone who gambles for a living is always a loser in the long haul ....Dont you notice gamblers often boost how much they win but say nothing when they lose...If you gamble for a living you will always come out a loser...just my opinion..

I know a bunch of people that make their living betting sports. Its just like the guy who makes his living in the stock market. If you know what you're doing, you're smart, and you have the right information, you can make a ton of money betting sports.

The guys that you're referring to are the scamdicappers of the industry. The house doesn't have the edge betting sports that many people think it does, especially compared to Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, etc. If you are smart with your money and even hit just 55%, you'll make a lot of money over the long haul.

Senator 7

[hoppa_long]

I agree only in sports betting .....When I hear people gamble for a living I tend to think casinos (black jack,bacratt,etc) for some reason

[jjgold]

Greed gets most of us in the game of gambling

[FantasyBetsZone]

Im a professional gambler!

[raiders72001]

Don't let Coach fool you, he's a pro. You should see what he has to claim on his income taxes.

[jjgold]

Not many pros here

[SBR_John]

I'm thinking about signing up for Phil Steele and turning pro, but I got a day job.

[jjgold]

You need to much of a bankroll to be a pro player and need lots of inside contacts which is hard

Your best bet is to scalp and middle but then your not a gambler but a businessman

[SBR_John]

Nah, I mean that scalping stuff would bore me to tears. I'd rather get a job as asst manager at McDonalds. I want to be like Billy Walters and get banned from a book for being sharp. I'm practicing now.

[Mudcat]

Any Pro Gamblers Here?

I am in that category.

I also make money scalping and middling.

Anyone who gambles for a living is always a loser in the long haul

That doesn't make sense to me but it's definitely not true in my case.

Betting for a living is huge pressure especially if you have no other income coming in.

Not true for me at all. I had way more stress and general crap to deal with in the 20 or so years I spent working in warehouses and offices.

You need to much of a bankroll to be a pro player and need lots of inside contacts which is hard

I don't have or need any inside contacts.

I didn't start out with a particularly big bankroll (in fact I started out with just the credit I had available on a few ************.)

[Fishhead]

Originally Posted by jjgold

I do this for a living but lose

[JRS21386]

Originally Posted by jjgold

I do know for a fact Fishhead does not work and pays the bills and then some so he must win

I think 95% lose

If this is the case why doesnt everyone here jump on the Fishhead bandwagon? We could ALL WIN!

[fiveteamer]

jj is a stooper.

he hits up Meadowlands and Yonkers.

Ocasionally he will go to an OTB. But that is only when he is down on his luck.

[Fishhead]

Originally Posted by JRS21386

If this is the case why doesnt everyone here jump on the Fishhead bandwagon? We could ALL WIN!

In the long run, with proper money management, undoubtedly everyone certainly could i reckon..........to what degree would be determined by wager size.

Nice set of winners last evening that were posted on this forum.................

Packers -2.............WINNER

Special Teams/Def TD +180..............WINNER

[accuscoresucks]

Originally Posted by jjgold

I do this for a living but lose

Anyone else?

yes coach doing good this year even though most of my income so far was from ncaab

whats up coach

[JRS21386]

Originally Posted by Fishhead

In the long run, with proper money management, undoubtedly everyone certainly could i reckon..........to what degree would be determined by wager size.

Nice set of winners last evening that were posted on this forum.................

Packers -2.............WINNER

Special Teams/Def TD +180..............WINNER

Do you always wager a certain percentage of your bankroll consistantly? Or do you bet more based on your emotions on how a game will turn out?

[Heartman2]

I was a bankroll professional Nascar gambler from july 25th 2004, till june 23rd 2007, 35 months. I was profiled and moved lines at 2 books and booted for winning from 1 book.

[pavyracer]

Originally Posted by jjgold

I do this for a living but lose

Anyone else?

Isn't this the same as saying I work for my boss and I give him a paycheck every week