Can you keep money you win by gambling?

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weshar75 — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 02:17:22 GMT

Yeah mom and I go to chinook winds casino about five times over the course of may to august of this year and we had fun but we usually lose are buns off so a couple of hundred between mom and I. We like to think of it as entertainment because we had not been since a year or more because we had a lot of bills to pay but this year we didn't. So we went and had some fun I like Lady bug slot and Wolf Run slot and I also like Wicked winnings the first one the old slot and I play those three with my m... [ More ]

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Vergie6 — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:48:40 GMT

Thanks Kandy I agree with you

Reply #11

partlycloudy07 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:42:17 GMT

your post just reminded me of a few people that had won on scratch cards I had not counseled them like other people about gambling but I have a few of those

190k was what was put in the bank 6 months later he sold his brand new truck got way less than market for it and his wife's truck was repo'ed last time I seen them they were broke living check to check

Gave a number 404 to a guy he won 40K from it .........next thing I know he lost his job with a good company and was on the... [ More ]

Reply #10

noise-gate — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:33:26 GMT

The writing has been on the wall for ages: If you taking home more than $600.00, Uncle Sam wants to not only know about it, but wants to get his hand on some of it, so the keeping the money you win by gambling comes with a clause in these United States.

Reply #9

Cmoore50 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:25:53 GMT

Long time ago I went to the racetrack 3 or 4 times a week. I'd pick up a racetrack friend once in awhile. One time he hit big for 20k. He hit the superfecta carryover. That's 4 horses in row picked in order for those who don't know. We got an escort to my car later that night. He ended up throwing me 200 maybe 300 bucks. I'm thinking 200, because I thought it was a low amount. Especially when I took his blank to the track. I took him to the track maybe once after that big win. He bought a car. I... [ More ]

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music* — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:57:27 GMT

Thank You to all of you. These are good seeds to be planted in my brain and expect a healthful crop of wisdom.

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partlycloudy07 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:13:04 GMT

You know I'm an advocate for only playing what you can afford ....so you know I'm just diving into this conversation

Gambling for me is a take it or leave it kind of thing right now ........I can walk away for a few days or months if I had to who knows maybe its the leo in me that need to have something I'm drawn to like numbers or math I have tendencies to get addicted quick to whatever I'm doing whether its gambling or other hobbies.

back in 2006 when we got the lottery I started... [ More ]

Reply #6

Kandy44 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 16:00:03 GMT

Well V6 I can relate to that story

I have played many stand up machines which I love to play and have won a nice size amount at different times and sat there and gave it mostly all of it back

I had to really stay away from playing those machines because it can be addicted.

Thanks for starting this thread and I'm sure others have done similar things too but that pride will not let the truth come forward

I am not ashamed because we all have some type of habits in our life

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reddog — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:50:36 GMT

Three years ago my wife and I went on a junket trip to AC. A junket is a trip thru Caesar's Rewards that airfare and room for three days and two nights stay was dirt cheap at Harrah's Casino. Well Harrah's in AC is away from everything and it was January and really cold. So you pretty much stuck there unless you are willing to pay for a cab to take you somewhere to eat or play at another casino because NOTHING was in walking distance. The food at the food court at the casino costed a lot. Talk a... [ More ]

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Vergie6 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:38:15 GMT

That would be interesting to find out what he did.

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wander73 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:31:48 GMT

I was working with this woman back in the 90s. She told me her sister was dating this construction guy and he would actually bet $5-$20 depending on games and win and win more. That's all I was told. She left him eventually, I really wanted to know what he did and his strategy too.

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Vergie6 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:20:08 GMT

Oh I had thought all of the sweeptakes games had been shut down...glad they are not here because they were

addicting for sure and I don't need but one thing to be addicted to at the time!

AND I sure will not drive to another town to play in one of them.

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reddog — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:05:21 GMT

Some counties in N.C. have allowed the sweepstakes video machines again. They are all around here in the county I live in. And you mentioned Las Vegas and AC, which I have been to both and those places know that the longer you stay the better chances you have of giving the money right back to them.

Can you keep money you win by gambling?

Vergie6 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:52:59 GMT

I met a woman a few years ago we started up a conversation (I'm always doing that with strangers) anyway

the subject of gambling came up and I told her I had started playing pick 3 and really was enjoying it though

I had not had any big wins but at that time was winning often in pick 3.

Well it turns out she had been a compulsive gambler of all kinds of games and even went to Las Vegas a time

or two to Atlantic City and it really got way out of hand for her....she told me she does... [ More ]