Quote Originally Posted by mickeycrimm View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Sanlmar View Post
You’re being kind of a douche Mickey. You showed zero empathy. Especially as someone who lived the life. Who are you dude?
Well. San, I figured you would be the one person to get it. I guess not. When I first saw this thread I thought, great, we get to have a discussion on the vagaries of going broke in gambling and how to avoid it.

But nope. Just people saying "so sorry" and "better luck next time" and "I know how it is" type of bullshit. Nothing about how to fix the problem.

I don't follow that sports thread so I had no idea what Dimes was doing. I offered some help. But split recommended against it saying in so many words he's got a gambling problem. And telly agreed with her. I thought that was strange seeing as how he jumped me for saying Dime must not have been betting kelly.

So if I throw money at it am I just feeding a compulsive gambler? The thing about compulsive gamblers is no win is big enough for them. They'll just keep overbetting their bankroll until they are broke again. So I certainly don't want to be feeding a compulsive gambler.

Hard core professional gamblers call professional gamblers that go broke "bustouts." It's a highly derogatory term. Can't stand a fucking bustout! The reason bustouts are held in such contempt is because the pros know what they went through, all the sacrifices they made, all the discipline they practiced to keep from going broke. So anyone that busts out is seen as weak.

But there is good news and I'll get to that in the next post.


the reason San doesn't "get it" is the same as everyone else here besides you.

you took a man bearing his soul to other men in what must be one of his worst moments, and rubbed his nose in it to try to make yourself look smart.

obviously you had never communicated with him prior to this, not even once.

this was pointed out in an early post and every single post since then has been about you, not Jeff.

and pretending like you don't read the gambling thread when you are a gambler and a fixture here.

you can try to rewrite the thread however you like, but it speaks for itself.

just go away.