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Gambling in Australia

I love the idea of casino gambling, but I can't get over my personal dislike of pokies - no doubt because a family member has struggled with a gambling habit on them in the past.

I prefer being around friends who like a punt... you get to share in their excitement winning highs when things go right, without suffering the crippling financial lows when things go wrong.

In other words - I'm a gambling nancy.
 
^ I'm the same, I find spectating much more enjoyable. Mainly cos I never win :p
 
Meh, gambling is lame. I'd rather spend my money on booze. Everyone who gambles enough is out of pocket overall, that's the point of it, someone else making money because you give it to them. At least when I spend all my money on drinks I consistently end up drunk: works every time.

Exceptions to my no gambling rule are two up on Anzac day and rarely a couple of dollars on the dogs if I'm bored and drinking back home on the Coast. Though I just bet on the dog whose name I like the most.
 
I dont mind a punt now and then..

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Pffft fucking light weights. I prefer betting my life, you know not wearing a helmet when I cycle, getting into cars with drivers under the influence, not testing my pills or eating pizza that has sat out on the bench all night. Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of not knowing if your heart or stomach will explode at any minute. ;)

As for gambling I have no real interest. I grew up around race horses and have seen first hand the pure farce and corruption involved. I have walked around betting rings with tens of thousands of dollars in my pocket as we hit the bookies in a sting. I have seen horses foaming at the mouth with their eyes bulging 5 minutes before a race where they are paying $25. There is nothing like an even playing field in racing, you just have to be lucky to know who is in on the sting. You must be doing something right (or illegal I guess) when even the bookies in Vanuatu have black listed you. As for the dish lickers, unless they have little monkeys sitting on their back slapping them on to the finish line, I can't help but feel they are just a bunch of bum sniffers following the pack. :\

Pokies were created to thin the pool of men in a pub trying to attract a mate. Having said all that I did get an email the other day saying that I had won a prize in the London Olympic lottery and I didn't even buy a ticket. All I had to do was send them my bank details. How's that for lucky?
 
Monkeys on greyhounds - someone needs to make that happen now!

Addicted to dish lickers? Not even close, I haven't bet on them in over a year and before that it was less than $5 once every month or so. Drinking by yourself at Toukley Bowling Club will drive a man to such things.
 
This thread reminds me of a great Aussie love song by those sweet, crooning balladeers, Frenzal Rhomb:

You're always on my back telling me you need expensive stuff, well this should be enough...

I'm gunna buy you a greyhound and I'll name him after you,
and when he wins I'll buy you anything that you want me to.
 
Monkey Jockey Video!!!!


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With each capuchin now "attached" to its own particular dog, many hours of training were to follow. Twelve tiny made‑to‑measure, hand‑stitched saddles were imported from Italy. These were crafted in the finest soft leather, perfect down to the last detail and included a girth and miniature stirrup irons.

The monkey's racing silks were made in the U.S. and these too were diminutive versions of the real thing. Each primate had its own jacket colors, cap, jodhpurs and boots. Jockey whips were taboo, but the clever little riders soon learned to improvise by using their own tails as long as 22 inches (55cm) this was quite an advantage. In a tight finish they wouldn't hesitate to whack their Greyhound's rump in order to squeeze every last ounce of speed from their canine mounts.

Loretta David, an attractive lady in her early 30s, said at the time, "We found the monkeys were almost human. They were highly intelligent and the competitive spirit during a race was truly amazing. Each desperately wanted their Greyhounds to win in order to collect the prize."

And what was the prize for the winning jockey? Nothing more than a humble cup of peanuts. Hence there's a definite truth in the old adage, "If you pay peanuts, you'll get monkeys!"
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From here!


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Busty St Clare said:
Pffft fucking light weights. I prefer betting my life, you know not wearing a helmet when I cycle, getting into cars with drivers under the influence, not testing my pills or eating pizza that has sat out on the bench all night. Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of not knowing if your heart or stomach will explode at any minute. ;)

As for gambling I have no real interest. I grew up around race horses and have seen first hand the pure farce and corruption involved. I have walked around betting rings with tens of thousands of dollars in my pocket as we hit the bookies in a sting. I have seen horses foaming at the mouth with their eyes bulging 5 minutes before a race where they are paying $25. There is nothing like an even playing field in racing, you just have to be lucky to know who is in on the sting. You must be doing something right (or illegal I guess) when even the bookies in Vanuatu have black listed you. As for the dish lickers, unless they have little monkeys sitting on their back slapping them on to the finish line, I can't help but feel they are just a bunch of bum sniffers following the pack. :\

Pokies were created to thin the pool of men in a pub trying to attract a mate. Having said all that I did get an email the other day saying that I had won a prize in the London Olympic lottery and I didn't even buy a ticket. All I had to do was send them my bank details. How's that for lucky?
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Ditto. I grew up as a lad going to horse racing meetings most weekends. Dad used to earn a boatload as a truckie in the 60s+, equilivent to about $20,000 a week I think (600 pounds a week in 60s I think he's mentioned?) and in the 80s/90s I remember him telling me about the ~$30,000 bets (one bet each time) he used to make. Has/had a telephone number for phone betting that it was never busy even during melbourne cup etc. He met a lot of "high up" ppl in social scene and was privy to a few things, an AFL grand final underdog win in the 80s he was told about 6 months before they won. That put me off sport/footy in particular due to kind of knowing some (lots?) of big sports results are pre determined.

Still, I probably put $50 or so in every few months in pokies places, bet high and sometimes lose it in minutes but I guess 80%+ time I've won over $500, I'd definitely be in front if I had kept track. And as a kid I remember there were "computer betting machines" that first came out and these AWESOME statistical books came out as betting guides, I think it was 3 or 4 race meetings when I was using them, probably an 8-9 year old? (maybe 10?) and won all 8 races due to the comprehensive statistics the guides had. They disappeared within a couple weeks, I guess they were too good and wins were jumping up for the mathematical people inclined like myself back then :D

I don't get much "thrill" from betting tho, luckily I guess as my parents, well my dad blew his savings in the 90s when we moved and he lost his high paying truck driving work due to being in shitty Geelong so high $$$ bets, not being privy to info like he used to be, probably spent 1/2 - 5 million in savings, it's something he doesn't talk about besides "I'm sorry I lost it all son back then, I'm a gambler, don't you get sucked into it". My thrill is just risking my life on the motorbike =D Much more adrenaline I find than betting <3
 
I have no interesting in gambling. It just seems like a waste of money to me. Playing poker or something with friends a bit different, at least it's not set up so you fail.

It's nice to be sensible about at least one thing in life.
 
^^^ Agree with that. My attitude is if I win great, if I lose, I knew the risks. Thats the essence of it all.
 
sir pacman said:
I think gambling is fine when viewed as a form of entertainment.

I enjoy most forms of gambling but accept that when I start I am going to lose that money. So if I win thats a bonus.
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That's the way it should be, but I've noticed it's usually only the younger crowd at casinos who actually think this way. The majority of the 25+ crowd go insane when they lose money, it's horrible lol.
 
sir pacman said:
I think gambling is fine when viewed as a form of entertainment.

I enjoy most forms of gambling but accept that when I start I am going to lose that money. So if I win thats a bonus.
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Exactly right. It's absolutely rediculous how the poker machines ere in Victoria are. I've always found that basically every venue i've been to in the state has like a tiny area of a few 1c machines, and the majority are 5c, etc, etc. Unlike in NSW (where i'm goin for a holiday soon :) where a majority of the machines I've always seen there are 1c compared to Vic). Eventhough that probably doesn't make much of a difference, but for entertainment purposes it does. I've only actually ever been to Crown half a dozen times myself.

I do now call myself a reformed problem gambler on poker machines. Ending about exactly 1 year ago now I would play the pokies 3-5 days and/or nights a week, and sometimes had a fair few sessions with mates gambling (and drinking) for up to 12 hours straight pretty much. I certainly have not gambled anything like that for a year now, but even though I do/did have a problem with the pokies, I probably play them on average once every 2-3 weeks now, and for me its always for the entertainment. I just want to be able to go in there and put 20 bucks in and not have it gone in 2 minutes.

I reckon the odd bet on sport is probably one of my favorites now, and the horses every now and then.
 
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