If government had their way...... everyone would gamble their ass off. I mean "legally" so government can get their hands on their cut.
Gambling represents the most monstrous and easiest chunk of money that they could ever latch on to. Government officials can hire lamebrains (often their family and friends), pay them stupid high salaries....... and still have huge chunks of money left over to support their lack of being able to control costs of government. Who cares if they are crippling huge numbers of the American people in the process?
Gambling represents the most monstrous and easiest chunk of money that they could ever latch on to. Government officials can hire lamebrains (often their family and friends), pay them stupid high salaries....... and still have huge chunks of money left over to support their lack of being able to control costs of government. Who cares if they are crippling huge numbers of the American people in the process?
TRUE STORY...
my dad took me to the track when I was 11 ...I played 4 races....
5,6,7,8....played the 8 every race...$2.00
I killed the first 3...then...
8th I told my dad...bet it all...my dad you sure...me yes..65-1...my dad. just laughed...
I'm sure the horse is still running...
fast FORWARD..
we took my son (w/ dad) to Bonita Spring (dogs)...
my dad asked my son (10yrs old) who ya like....
my son won 6 in a row.... to funny...
later that night @ dinner my dad gave him all the $$$ ...
the smile on my son's face was so cool....
That said...
Me..my Son...and my Brother...(RIP DAD)...
If you gave my wife the winning LOTTO ticket she would lose...hahaha
my dad took me to the track when I was 11 ...I played 4 races....
5,6,7,8....played the 8 every race...$2.00
I killed the first 3...then...
8th I told my dad...bet it all...my dad you sure...me yes..65-1...my dad. just laughed...
I'm sure the horse is still running...
fast FORWARD..
we took my son (w/ dad) to Bonita Spring (dogs)...
my dad asked my son (10yrs old) who ya like....
my son won 6 in a row.... to funny...
later that night @ dinner my dad gave him all the $$$ ...
the smile on my son's face was so cool....
That said...
Me..my Son...and my Brother...(RIP DAD)...
If you gave my wife the winning LOTTO ticket she would lose...hahaha
My late Mom and Grandmother gambled....AC casinos sent my Mom limos to come and gamble...my daughter enjoys her five dollar wagers...my brother enjoys doing weed more than gambling...my sister worked at Resorts for over 25 years...she never gambles but has won many fishing tournaments around AC....
VD, when can you tell us more stories about Thailand?
I'd live to go sometime ...,
dad: cards everyday ( continental and pinochle) .. jai alai, horse racing (and harness) dogs and boxing ..lottery just daily number .. once he played a number he played it for life .. his daily plays kept grew out of control... stock market (penny stocks pumps and dumps) and sports only played parlays especially mlb .. physical: arm wrestled for money
mom: pinochle, cribbage, bingo , stock market (penny stocks and an occasional brick and mortar) and was part of a pyramid scheme
me and my siblings: atari for punches , pushups and worse was the loser sorts out the sunday supplements and had to put them in the sunday newspaper for our paper routes.. acey deucey with all the change on collection day
uncle with a bakery another with a variety store / fruit stand both had ledgers on the counter at the register that they were always updating..
. aunts also and grandmother all played pinochle , cribbage and continental for money...
older sibling became a ticket scalper and hot dog/sausage vendor.. made a small fortune and blew it playing cards and dice , easy come ez go..
mom: pinochle, cribbage, bingo , stock market (penny stocks and an occasional brick and mortar) and was part of a pyramid scheme
me and my siblings: atari for punches , pushups and worse was the loser sorts out the sunday supplements and had to put them in the sunday newspaper for our paper routes.. acey deucey with all the change on collection day
uncle with a bakery another with a variety store / fruit stand both had ledgers on the counter at the register that they were always updating..
. aunts also and grandmother all played pinochle , cribbage and continental for money...
older sibling became a ticket scalper and hot dog/sausage vendor.. made a small fortune and blew it playing cards and dice , easy come ez go..
siblings cart had a tiny countertop in front of register..so everything was crammed .. he used to put a can of coca cola on the counter
and "ring it up" with every customer that had an order for more than one person.. you would be stunned how few and far between
people asked for a price breakdown when they did he would add the soda and they would say hey wait thats not mine and he would apologize.
and "ring it up" with every customer that had an order for more than one person.. you would be stunned how few and far between
people asked for a price breakdown when they did he would add the soda and they would say hey wait thats not mine and he would apologize.
