WildCard Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 Eh... What sociopath is doing scratch offs for the thrill? Had a ton of buddies in college work/manage gas stations with these scratchers, they always described them as the same type of people Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 My grandma did it for fun to pass the time, always bought the bingo ones, won the 10k once Quote
ubkev Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 What sociopath is doing scratch offs for the thrill? Had a ton of buddies in college work/manage gas stations with these scratchers, they always described them as the same type of people Ok, one story. I've got a buddy. This dude puts the D in degenerate. We're out of work at 2am on new years morning. We go to another friends house for a couple hours. We head to the bar around 4:30am. We hang til around noonish when I'm set to call it quits. I ask him if he's got a way home(I'm walking) he says "yeah, [redacted] is coming to get me." Cool, I'm out. I see him on January 2nd at work and ask him how his day went, yesterday. Says he woke up in [redacted's] spare bedroom with $130 worth of scratch off winners stuffed in his jeans pockets! I said sweet. Starting the year off right. He then tells me when he walked downstairs the found $220 worth of losers thrown about the living room. "Awwww s###!!!!!" Moral of the story: He had enough money. It's the thrill of thinking 3x LIFE is coming on the next swipe of the coin. Quote
WildCard Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 Ok, one story. I've got a buddy. This dude puts the D in degenerate. We're out of work at 2am on new years morning. We go to another friends house for a couple hours. We head to the bar around 4:30am. We hang til around noonish when I'm set to call it quits. I ask him if he's got a way home(I'm walking) he says "yeah, [redacted] is coming to get me." Cool, I'm out. I see him on January 2nd at work and ask him how his day went, yesterday. Says he woke up in [redacted's] spare bedroom with $130 worth of scratch off winners stuffed in his jeans pockets! I said sweet. Starting the year off right. He then tells me when he walked downstairs the found $220 worth of losers thrown about the living room. "Awwww s###!!!!!" Moral of the story: He had enough money. It's the thrill of thinking 3x LIFE is coming on the next swipe of the coin. He did that because he was blacked out :lol: Quote
ubkev Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 He did that because he was blacked out :lol: There is a 200% chance that said friend has spent more money gambling than he has earned working in his lifetime. Quote
WildCard Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 There is a 200% chance that said friend has spent more money gambling than he has earned working in his lifetime. Oh I don't doubt don't that rich people gamble a ton. I just think they do it in casinos and on sports/horses, not scratch offs Quote
ubkev Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 Oh I don't doubt don't that rich people gamble a ton. I just think they do it in casinos and on sports/horses, not scratch offs They refill the scratch off machine in my casino every day. Gambling is gambling. These are my people. Some of them are sick, some are bored, some are having fun, some are laundering drug money/embezzled business funds. Quote
WildCard Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 They refill the scratch off machine in my casino every day. Gambling is gambling. These are my people. Some of them are sick, some are bored, some are having fun, some are laundering drug money/embezzled business funds. But don't you think there's a big difference in people at the slots/scratch offs between those at the tables? Quote
ubkev Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 But don't you think there's a big difference in people at the slots/scratch offs between those at the tables? You'd think that based on movies. But nope. I see the win/loss statements. I know what all these people are dropping on those penny machines. My wife sold pull tabs in the bingo hall. Those old blue hairs sure do have all the money in the world. 6 figure losses for the month are not uncommon and 5 figure losses happen every single shift. Oh, and you'd be amazed at the amount of "poor people" that can find 5 grand to drop on 3 card poker. Rich people have it, poor people find it. And $20 scratch off tickets never pay out. Quote
inkman Posted May 16, 2018 Report Posted May 16, 2018 It's not. People playing scratch offs are not doing it for the thrill. They're doing it for money Well they think they are doing it for money but since the lottery only pays out 30% on scratch offs they aren't coming out ahead. I think the excitement of winning is involved rather than just passing time. if you want to do that, at least there is a happy ending. Minus PA, who just sobs after. Quote
Stoner Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 What sociopath is doing scratch offs for the thrill? Had a ton of buddies in college work/manage gas stations with these scratchers, they always described them as the same type of people What do you think most people do after they win 100 bucks? Vegas just had one of the all-time great starts to a playoff game. My Knights! Quote
Sabel79 Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 This series is just going to continue to be bananas. I also retract the nice things I said about Hellybuck earlier. Quote
Eleven Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 It's like when Stinger had to send SOMEONE to Miramar. Quote
SabresBillsFan Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 Vegas is nuts Tell me about it I was there tonight and will be there on Friday. It’s been electric at T Mobile. Quote
bcsaberks Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 Tell me about it I was there tonight and will be there on Friday. It’s been electric at T Mobile. Was there too in Hyde section. Awesome. And all the locals I talked to were humble. Just great. A couple even brought up the October tragedy and what this means to them / the community. Can't wait for Sabres experience to be even half of this (again). If KP hasn't been she should. Not just the extra pregame, they are nailing it start to finish. Quote
SabresBillsFan Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 (edited) Was there too in Hyde section. Awesome. And all the locals I talked to were humble. Just great. A couple even brought up the October tragedy and what this means to them / the community. Can't wait for Sabres experience to be even half of this (again). If KP hasn't been she should. Not just the extra pregame, they are nailing it start to finish. It’s crazy how so many other fans from other cities are jealous that they shouldn’t be this good and the expansion draft gave Vegas an advantage. I say ! They picked hardworking character players that work their off and each has something to prove. Plus like I have been saying you can thank two teams for Vegas being good and that’s Florida and Minnesota. Sorry that’s piss poor management on both those teams. This Vegas community has been starving for pro sports and this community fell in love with the Knights. These players are just great character guys. Their is a story about Tuch running into one of his fans and he buys her lunch and sits down with her talking hockey. How cool is that. It’s been great since rookie camp and I didn’t even think Tuch was the best player at Rookie Camp. Edited May 17, 2018 by SabresBillsFan Quote
LGR4GM Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Posted May 17, 2018 (edited) Keep saying we need a drumline to run and start chants. Also someone send this to Kim Pegula, I don't need that much theatrics but the Knights have a pulse. The Sabres on the other hand are in cardiac arrest waiting for the paddles to charge. Edited May 17, 2018 by Skurk Liger Quote
SwampD Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 (edited) Wow, that's awful. Edited May 17, 2018 by SwampD Quote
WildCard Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 Wow, that's awful. 100% disagree. I love every second of that Quote
SwampD Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 100% disagree. I love every second of that I go to watch hockey. Quote
WildCard Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 I go to watch hockey. They're not mutually exclusive Quote
SwampD Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 They're not mutually exclusive They kinda are. There have been plenty of times when the "in game experience" has gotten in the way of me enjoying hockey. I just don't need all that over-stimulated Disney BS to get excited about a hockey game. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted May 17, 2018 Report Posted May 17, 2018 The Las Vegas pre-game show stuff is hilarious. Not to my taste -- but for those who dig it -- have at it. Quote
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