betting online and your financial outlook

Reply #42

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:06:52 GMT

yep jack.lets just hope we all can continue to be able to have the freedom to do this online.the latest poll is showing it would hurt quite a few people if the law is passed.

Reply #41

Rip Snorter — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:24:02 GMT

Reply #40

pacattack05 — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:22:32 GMT

Reply #39

Rip Snorter — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:53:16 GMT

I noticed you racked up a score yesterday on Pick 4. 2600 plus a handfull of C notes . Killed 'em and sat down on the body for a big meal.

Good job.

Reply #38

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:41:36 GMT

i've hit 2,250 dollars twice online but never hit that 9,000 dollar mark yet.i'll be very happy if i did hit it for nine grand.

Reply #37

Rip Snorter — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:32:57 GMT

Judging from the prediction stats I'd guess there might be enough LP members doing it so's you could count them on one hand, with maybe a finger or two left to type.

J

Reply #36

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:20:53 GMT

i can see where someone could make a nice living off betting online because of the higher payouts.if you hit just one pick 4 then thats 9,000 dollars.that kind of money can get a person by for quite a while if they don't live like a king,lol.

Reply #35

Rip Snorter — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:07:44 GMT

Actually, that got me thinking about something else, also.

For some reason Lottery Queen doesn't choose to put up predictions on the prediction page, though it would be an absolute blessing to all those fans of hers. Make it easier for them to see her predictions for any given state without having to wade through 9000 posts per day.

It happens I have a blank prediction history on pick 3 and Pick 4.

What I'm thinking is I might help Lottery Queen out by posting every prediction she makes... [ More ]

Reply #34

Rip Snorter — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:53:45 GMT

Mike:

You bring up interesting questions. I'd never asked myself whether anyone was making a livig off pick 3 or pick 4.

It got me nosing around in the winner pages, looking to see how things ran over there.

I made the assumption the people who'd be making a living at it would also be betting the same numbers they put up as predictions

I assumed they'd show up with enough wins last year for a person to live in a style Americans think is required of them to go to heaven

I assumed they... [ More ]

Reply #33

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:57:55 GMT

if betting online goes away will that hurt your finances?

yes i won quite a bit online it will hurt a lot[ 9 ] [18.75%]

yes it will hurt some but i'll manage[ 10 ] [20.83%]

no it won't hurt me much at all[ 8 ] [16.67%]

i don't play online so it doesn't matter[ 21 ] [43.75%]

Total Valid Votes[ 48 ]

thanls everyone for your answers on this poll.those that say it would hurt a lot i'd like to hear feedback from you.do you do this as your only income? i'm sure... [ More ]

Reply #32

Rick G — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:32:22 GMT

All things are right when they are examined in the first person (our group, our cause, etc.) but the real examination is made from the third person perspective (their group, their cause, etc.). Usually the third person perspective is the accurate one.

Reply #31

Rip Snorter — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:26:50 GMT

Thanks Mike.

That anecdote about old Inga Henegan (died a few years ago, so it's okay to use her name, I 'speck) is something I hadn't thought of in a couple of decades.

In those days somebody admitting they'd been a Hitler Youth was something to rattle the brain. I used to absolutely despise Inga, though we were somewhat civil to one another and had a lot of heated, sometimes loud arguments about Germany and Hitler and Gestapo and freedom and liberty and something we in America used to c... [ More ]

Reply #30

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:30:04 GMT

love your signature thoughts there jack.

especially the big loooser.......

Reply #29

Rip Snorter — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:24:09 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Rick G on July 14, 2006 Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These goals are quickly waning. Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are being eroded as we speak. The next thing to go is life.

Back in the early '70s with the health department I worked a while with a nurse named Inga.

Old Inga grew up in Germany during the 3rd Reich years. During the hard times after the War she doing street duty and married a GI, so's she came back here with him.

Inter... [ More ]

Reply #28

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:19:27 GMT

yep.its no longer the united states as we know it.this president has had it hard but still one of the worst in history.before you know it we will have to have permission to go to the toilet.also....whatever happened to us catching osama bin laden? last i checked saddam wasn't responsible for 9/11.

Reply #27

Rick G — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:38:06 GMT

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These goals are quickly waning. Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are being eroded as we speak. The next thing to go is life.

Reply #26

Rick G — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:26:06 GMT

Another point to consider is that if this thing materializes what is going to happen to all of that player money in overseas accounts? My advice to an online gambler is to watch how this legislation progresses very carefully and liquidate your account when it looks imminent ... and beat your fellow players to the punch.

Reply #25

Rip Snorter — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:10:22 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by bellyache on July 14, 2006 I voted no to the poll. I don't bet online so it really won't effect me, but that doesn't mean I want the ability to play online to be taken away.

Ah those hard times, those post-Y2k survival challenges.

An anecdote concerning online casinos, and what's likely to come of this legislation:

A few years ago, 2003, maybe, a meth-cook named Dan Shaulis, from over in the East Mountain, whom I briefly thought was a friend (that's... [ More ]

Reply #24

bellyache — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:45:32 GMT

I voted no to the poll. I don't bet online so it really won't effect me, but that doesn't mean I want the ability to play online to be taken away.

Reply #23

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:40:45 GMT

same here tntea.its just not the same.i can bet 30 numbers on betslips.i'll be able to barely bet more than 15 with the same amount of money betting in person.too bad you can't bet a quarter in state.the online thing is a super deal and you can get spoiled to it quick.its kind of like going from living in a condominium to living in a shack,lol.really the difference is like night and day...

Reply #22

emilyg — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:40:38 GMT

rick - agree with you 100%.

Reply #21

tntea — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:30:52 GMT

I really like the online playing.. The money is great.. The challenge is super..I would probably lose playing only TN in state. Playing online has provided me with a way to play with their money instead of mine.

Overall , if they take away the online gambling. I can say I got my initial $100.00 back that I started with..

and pocketed money for fun things..

Wish I could say that for TN in -state playing.. I got to get busy and learn this state..

Reply #20

Rip Snorter — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:14:48 GMT

Emily G?

Heck Rick. Gotta say, when a person posts something of that sort it means you're doing something right.

The kind of person who's post it is the same sort you wouldn't want to be thought well of.

As for the online numbers thing and Big Bro, it's just a matter of going for the soft under-belly, same as always.

They've gone to a lot of trouble for a long while getting folks thinking we're not able to make our own decisions and need protecting. Gambling addicts. Poor and und... [ More ]

Reply #19

Rick G — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:47:02 GMT

Not original though...Emily G. already slam dunked me. But I give her credit for labeling the basketball.

But seriously folks....I don't play lottery online but it bugs the crap out of me that our Big Brother or Uncle Sam insists on shoving his nose up our bee-hind every chance he gets. When are we going to put a stop to this harrassment

Reply #18

Rip Snorter — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:44:34 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by LOTTOMIKE on July 14, 2006

tenaj 2 rip 0

LottoMike:

Looka there!

I'd have missed that if you hadn't posted it.

I guess old tenja thinks I'm a lot more important than I think she is. Makes a lot of sense, when you think about it. Who'd have thought she and I could both be right at the same time?

Gracias,

J

Reply #17

BevsPicks — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:49:31 GMT

I voted no also. LIve in a state that has lottery. More is won here than other states.

This bill if pasesd into law will only allow betting betting for state run lotteries. Does anyone know which state has online lotteries

Reply #16

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 07:14:47 GMT

jack i hope you win the powerball in new mexico using your own numbers.do you quick pick or use your own when playing powerball

Reply #15

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 06:58:50 GMT

tenaj 2 rip 0

Reply #14

Tenaj — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 06:51:10 GMT

Reply #13

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 06:09:34 GMT

i hope we are still able to bet online when north carolina gets its pick 3 in the fall.i would like to be a part of that.however if the bill passes that won't happen.......

Reply #12

Tenaj — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:44:10 GMT

I would affect me because NC still does not have daily games yet. I would miss hitting 3 and 4 times a day in different states.

Reply #11

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:27:26 GMT

jack when we bet online there is a place that takes bets on any state and they go by the actual results of that state so there is no way they can cheat you.i've gotten paid a few thousand on a couple of occasions when i hit the numbers.lets say i bet 7458 for new york.if that number comes in for new york they owe me fair and square.and they've paid me and all is well in paradise and my bank account.however i agree with you as far as playing online casinos because those are rigged to their advant... [ More ]

Reply #10

justxploring — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:10:03 GMT

I don't bet online. It won't change my life at all, but I wish something would

Reply #9

Rip Snorter — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:04:17 GMT

Mike:

To be honest, I grew up too early last century I suppose. I've always held out some serious doubts about anonymous people out there in never-never-land being honest if it ever came to a big win online.

I feel the same about online casinos. A real, honest to Injun casino where there's a dealer and a table and a cardboard fan ain't above trying to help the odds occasionally. I just don't trust a computer somewere to be programmed in a way that's going to let me walk away with any m... [ More ]

Reply #8

fxsterling — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:02:50 GMT

I don't play on line But it does matter I can go 3 blocks too a 24 hour casino but don't want my right to play online taken away

Reply #7

Just6ntlc — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 04:50:26 GMT

LOTTOMIKE, my vote is I never play online for real money.

Reply #6

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 04:48:24 GMT

thanks jack for the encouragement!

looks like that will be my only alternative if we get shut down.see the beauty of betting online is there are certain states where you can make better money on than the one you live in.i personally never do that well for tennessee but better in other places like oregon and virginia.if the thing is banned my well is pretty much dry.

Reply #5

Rip Snorter — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 04:26:26 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by LOTTOMIKE on July 13, 2006 the ironic thing is that a few months back i was barely getting by at the time and i didn't gamble online.once i started it didn't take long for me to get rolling and i started making lots of money.i've enjoyed it immensely.i've bought tons of goodies and the bills are paid way ahead of time.i'm going to hate losing this privlege and it will mean going back to barely scraping by.it was very good while it lasted.i had fun with it and hope may... [ More ]

Reply #4

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:15:07 GMT

the ironic thing is that a few months back i was barely getting by at the time and i didn't gamble online.once i started it didn't take long for me to get rolling and i started making lots of money.i've enjoyed it immensely.i've bought tons of goodies and the bills are paid way ahead of time.i'm going to hate losing this privlege and it will mean going back to barely scraping by.it was very good while it lasted.i had fun with it and hope maybe an alternative will happen.time will tell....... [ More ]

Reply #3

emilyg — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:08:06 GMT

bet on line very little - so won't change my life.

Reply #2

JAP69 — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:43:33 GMT

Living in a state that has a lottery will not affect me much.

Will just take away the fun of playing other states.

Just lay more money on instate bets for better payout on trap numbers.

Reply #1

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:23:03 GMT

thought this might give a general idea of just how many here are really doing good and who aren't as far as online.....i'm probably one of the very few who actually made thousands.i think califdude did pretty good too but i haven't seen very much except from maybe one or two people.

betting online and your financial outlook

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:18:38 GMT

if online gambling gets banned and we are no longer able to bet how will it affect you