Why you should never take your significant other to a gambling function!

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On Friday night WOODBINE RACETRACK held a very nice VIP party for about 100 or so guests to show their appreciation and I was fortunate enough to attend, this is their 2 year doing this, it is held in a huge party tent beside the Turf course at the track. When you arrive to check in, they greet you with Champagne and cigars and a bags of $1 coins (should you want to play slots later) Open bar with an unbelievable selection including a separate table with a very attractive female serving some type of Conac that I was told costs $400 a bottle. Menu consisted of Lobster, Filet Mignon, Beef Wellington and Cornish game hens and Sushi.

They had T.V's set up to allow guests to wager on the races if they wished to do so and had a draw for a slew of prizes. THIS IS WHEN THE FUN STARTED, you can always tell a gambler by his propensity to bet/wager no matter where he is. Seated at a table adjacent to mine was a fellow in his late 30's or early 40's with his girlfriend/fiance. A couple hours into the function Woodbine decides to hold the draws and this guy wins a 53 inch flat screen HDTV (value $4000). Now of course after a couple minutes of jubilation this gent turns around and sells the TV to another fellow at the table behind his for $2000, his date doesn't seem very impressed at this point and things got alot more interesting as he took the cash and headed to the window and proceed to play a $1000 Win/Place bet on a horse running at Woodbine. His date flips of course and utters out loud, I HOPE YOUR HORSE DIES!.. Well it didn't die but it sure as hell didn't win, he then proceeds to tell her to find a ride home to which she responded by removing her engagement ring and tossing it away. That's where I come in of course, As I am sitting there with a couple of friends having a beer and trying not to pay attention.. this ring strikes me flush in the forehead and lands at my feet. So I returned the ring, commented on having a good arm went back to my group.

Not sure if there is a moral to this story but I do think that if your heading to a function or somewhere that your going to be gambling, it's best not to bring your WIFE/GIRLFRIEND/FIANCE or whatever with you, the hassle may not be worth it.

Later

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good story ragu
 

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BigRagu- Not only is that a funny story but there are several morals to the story if you just read between the lines.

#1- As you said, NEVER take your significant other to anything gambling related.

#2- That way even if you're stupid enough to bet 2 dimes on a horse race, she won't be there to break your balls for the rest of the night and into the next day.

#3- If you don't have a significant other, then she can't nag you about anything you choose to do. No matter now dumb it is.

#4- The guy in Ragu's story had a good night. He broke even. The 2 dimes he lost is from what he got off the TV he won. He's even there. He got rid of his future heart attack causer; his fiance. He got the ring back. Hell, he had a great night.
 

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Not to mention,

If the 2k nag hits she'll never know you cashed if she isn't there!

You could buy her a nice gift and still have plenty left to rat-hole.


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RAGU,

A STORY BUT NOT THAT DRASTIC, I GO TO THE RIVERBOATS IN IL. AND IND. ALOT. MY WIFE HAS NO IDEA I GO, SO ONE NIGHT SHE SAID OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUR LETS GO TO THE RIVERBOAT, I SAID YES.

WE GOT TO THE BOAT ONLY TO HAVE ALL THE DEALERS AND PIT BOSS'S SAYING HI TO ME AND HOW IS IT GOING ETC....I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU I HAD TO EXPLAIN ALOT TO HERE ESPECIALLY WHEN I WALKED IN AND THEY HAD MY MARKER READY..NOT GOOD......

THE GOOD NEWS IS SHE STILL DOESN'T KNOW HOW MUCH I GO...AND NEVER ASK'S..........G.
 

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Great story, and I have to agree...I'm miserable company if I'm getting drilled, so I try to avoid female companionship when I'm playing at all times...
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come on guys...........women and anything remotely related to gambling dont mix.......dont care if this sounds sexist its true..........my apologies ANGELLE...lol
 

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nomination for post of the week....it gets my vote.
 

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VVV...Come on brother, you know if that nag hit, his girlfriend never sees a dime of it..lol

Fish...The ring did have a nice rock on it, returning was the right thing to do, and I was sitting at a Table with the VP of Wagering and the VP of Marketing talking about the offshore industry when I got plunked with the rock.

G.. Funny Chit, a gamblers worst dream.

Thrill/Dime... you guys are dead on, most girls will not understand the rush guys get from this. They are funny creatures in their own right, they may not understand the thrill of a late TD in a game decided long ago, just as we wouldn't understand why they get excited when Neiman-Marcus has a sale with 25% off everything.

Dante.. Thanks Bro!
 

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I think this stems from a biological need for security and stability... Raising a child successfully in nature takes many years of stability.

Thus prospect of eating lobster+steak 30 days straight and then eating ramen noodles the next month doesn't go over so well with the females.
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[This message was edited by FunkSoulBrother on July 21, 2003 at 01:54 AM.]
 

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Worst mistake for me was teaching my wife how to play poker. I used to travel a lot and would take her sometimes and she would want to play slots. Like a tourist plays them. No idea of when they paid or the return on them, just wanted to pull the lever. I got tired of giving her money so taught her how to play cards, figured I would get her to hold her own at least. That was worse! Now I am corrected on what I did wrong if she is watching me play instead of sitting quietly waiting for money to go play slots with like she used to do. Nothing puts me on tilt more than my wife pointing out a "mistake" in a poker game.
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ragu, did the guy give him $2000 on the spot for the TV?

what about the "prize is non-transferrable" part of the agreement you have to sign? wouldn't someone from woodbine get a little pissed off?

It always seems in a situation like that there are too many complications to making the deal work.

Let me know how it all went down. Thanks.


btw - great story!
 
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Great story....and I've seen this or similar events many times-It's called the woman who can't drink, and when she does, your FUKKIN DEAD!

A certain %age of woman must have a gene or something along those lines that basically says "When I get drunk, I'm going to turn into the biggest bitch you've ever seen in your life".

Then again, maybe this guy was a loser who always managed to lose most of every dime that he made(I've seen those too).

The guy kind of sounds like a DF for throwing it all on one race.

Worse yet, he probably had to hit Best Buy the next day & buy a 53" flat screen
 

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Very good story.

I like VVV's post.

Manly- Absolutely not.. They would love the fact that you sell it to bet the money to give them a 25% hold on the 2 dimes with a wager.
 

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