subcrawl 43 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I know a fair amount about gambling having been doing it since my mid teens.But I've never been a big staker, the most I ever bet is twenty or thirty quid on a short odds football acca.However, whenever I'm in the bookies putting on a fiver or less I'm surrounded by guys peeling of tenners for shitey dog and horse races.How do they do it? The vast majority of punters either lose or barely break even, not to mention there aren't a lot of well paid jobs around.Anyone on here like that and knows what is going on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek1872 548 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Drug laundering Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonjourBonjour 1,244 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Male prostitution.People pay alot for the crazy old men. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre 1,663 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Plenty of them will be spending money they can't afford. If you took all the money that passes through your bank account into the bookies you could look like a big shot for a while but in reality you'd still have rent/mortgage and living costs to cover, these guys are probably the type that don't think about that until after they lose it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrfc 1 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Theres a guy that comes into my local bookies, puts about 100 in the machine for roulette and when he loses he fucks off for 5 minutes and comes back with another couple of notes, we thought he was a dealer but he was shopped running for a bus one day casue he's claiming disability for his back !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserJon 12,316 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Many many moons ago worked in a bookies and the 'all dayers' normally had the cash God knows what the wife's of these guys thought we saw more of them than the family's. Had one guy who would come in with at least a grand in notes from the Chinese restaurants he owned and it would be gone within a few hours-nice guy though and he would put on a big bet each Christmas and give the winnings to his staff. He sometimes was giving out a few hundred to each and every one of his staff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie29 757 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 A lot of them are retired and have nothing else to do with the money IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 They can't afford it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonjourBonjour 1,244 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Down the bookies with a chance of making money,or stuck in all day with the old ball and chain ?They probably think its the lesser of two evils....and who could blame them Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBoy11 63 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Always see a lot of Chinese people from the resteraunts pumping allsorts of money into the machines.And as the guy said earlier, they're always really friendly.I'm pretty bad for the machines and again not thinking about what you have to pay out til after its gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 69 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I used to bet like £1 - £5 coupons but recently started throwing £50-£300 bets down on the football. Deffo money I don't have! Doesn't bother me losin but, usually depressed for about 17 seconds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambyloyal 20 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Lost £150 when we got beat off st midden in December and put £100 on qpr to be relegated would have been £200 but the mrs started going crazy in the shop after that I've chucked it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Maybe they're just really good at betting and keep winning? Or as has been said, spending money they don't have, end up in rehab Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 24,358 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 there is a reason why bookies are minted and punters are broke Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth_Campsie_Ger 17,860 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 we were at the casino one night and there was a turkish guy putting down £1000 bundles on the roulette for the chips, he must of easily spent about 15 grand in around 20 mins, I was kind of laughing with shock and amazement untill I noticed he was staring at me raging coz he was losing it, everywhere we went in the casino he seemed to be at the same table lol my mrs ended up wanting to leave coz she thought he was gona kick off.was talking to one of the guys doing the tables and he said a lot of the take away owners come in at the end of the night to try and improve their takings. pretty impressive to watch, dont think it would be the same standing in the bookies tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertz123 598 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 we were at the casino one night and there was a turkish guy putting down £1000 bundles on the roulette for the chips, he must of easily spent about 15 grand in around 20 mins, I was kind of laughing with shock and amazement untill I noticed he was staring at me raging coz he was losing it, everywhere we went in the casino he seemed to be at the same table lol my mrs ended up wanting to leave coz she thought he was gona kick off.was talking to one of the guys doing the tables and he said a lot of the take away owners come in at the end of the night to try and improve their takings. pretty impressive to watch, dont think it would be the same standing in the bookies tho.What the fuck does his shop sell if he blew £15k Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboyrfc 296 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I work in a ladbrokes in Glasgow and some guy comes in regularly placing 4 figure sums on horse match bets. The cunt wears the same clothes everyday and has holes in his jacket.. doesn't have two bob!! Quite clearly money laundering of some sort Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth_Campsie_Ger 17,860 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 What the fuck does his shop sell if he blew £15kFuck knows, I was asking the Guy on the table and he said there is loads of folk reguarly putting that kind of money down, Id love to go to vegas and see the guys doing it there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigChap 15 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I've seen guys who can't spell their own names tip out shoe boxes full of 20s onto a bookies counter and I'd bet they might be shifty, I've seen old men betting their last quid on some three legged donkey.I once watched a guy I used to work with spend about £200 on one of those stupid roulette machines, then he disappeared and I honestly found the stupid bastard in the bank drawing out more money to lose.I've put a grand or two on horse races in the past and I play poker so I guess it's each to their own but I've always been able to afford to lose whatever I bet, if you're gambling money you can't afford to lose that's when you're in real trouble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth_Campsie_Ger 17,860 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I've seen guys who can't spell their own names tip out shoe boxes full of 20s onto a bookies counter and I'd bet they might be shifty, I've seen old men betting their last quid on some three legged donkey.I once watched a guy I used to work with spend about £200 on one of those stupid roulette machines, then he disappeared and I honestly found the stupid bastard in the bank drawing out more money to lose.I've put a grand or two on horse races in the past and I play poker so I guess it's each to their own but I've always been able to afford to lose whatever I bet, if you're gambling money you can't afford to lose that's when you're in real trouble.I went to the casino and was too tight to play lol just watched loads of other folk losing money Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper 152 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I work in a ladbrokes in Glasgow and some guy comes in regularly placing 4 figure sums on horse match bets. The cunt wears the same clothes everyday and has holes in his jacket.. doesn't have two bob!! Quite clearly money laundering of some sortDoes he win? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonjourBonjour 1,244 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I've seen guys who can't spell their own names tip out shoe boxes full of 20s onto a bookies counter and I'd bet they might be shifty, I've seen old men betting their last quid on some three legged donkey.Why does three legged donkey remind me of Bobo Balde ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertz123 598 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Why does three legged donkey remind me of Bobo Balde ! Because you like cock? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonjourBonjour 1,244 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Worst reply I've seen in a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunnyLoyal 1,136 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Because you like cock?Tad harsh Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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