Whole heartedly agree. I have never gambled a dime and never will. I love doing this for fun, same with fantasy football, but I'd never bet on it. It would turn my stomach far too much.
I used to love the horse tracks and Jai Alai in South Florida but that was like $2-10 bets...nothing crazy since it was just for having fun. I've never bet on a sportsbook in my life though.
I hate even spending money on non-tangible things that I don't get to keep/put my hands on, like concert tickets, theme parks, ext.
You can put a lotto ticket from the gas station in your hand. I don't partake myself (and obviously shouldn't as my record indicates!!) but I think as long as you view it as a bit of harmless entertainment it's fine. Like spending a few bucks on a phone game, or splurging on the guac at chipotle. Just gotta watch that it doesn't become a problem.
The best football pool I ever participated in while I was in the Army was at Fort Knox, KY. Sheets were due in Friday night. There was 5 college games, 5 NFL games and the Monday night game was the tie breaker….5 bucks a sheet. If anyone thinks picking NFL games are difficult, the college games were the worst! A “give me” was never really a give me. In the 3 years I was stationed there, I ever only remember winning once
Lol, I don't even do that. I bought a couple of power ball tickets in my early 20s, but that's it. And I've never paid for a phone app. Pre covid, my wife and I would go out to eat about twice a month, but even then we'd rarely get alcohol or desert. Just food we can't make well at home.
I make a mean peanut butter and jelly at the house, I never buy those when I go out to eat, I'll just be disappointed.
Week 8 Results Player name; Games correct Puka-head; 10 mlb1399; 9 Unlucky13; 9 Galant; 9 The_Dark_Knight; 8 Texanphinatic; 8 rouk; 8 Ophinerated; 7 Rick 1966; 7 Keyfin; 7 PLC001; 7 Destroyer; 7 Hooligan; 6 Deus ex dolphin; 5 Kud_II; 5 Season Results Player name; Games played; Percentage correct Puka-head; 121; 67% Unlucky13; 121; 64% Destroyer; 120; 64% Deus ex dolphin; 105; 64% The_Dark_Knight; 74; 64% Rick 1966; 107; 63% PLC001; 106; 62% Galant; 121; 62% mlb1399; 88; 61% Ophinerated; 106; 61% rouk; 44; 59% KeyFin; 120; 58% pumpdogs; 14; 57% ExplosioninDaSky; 14; 57% Hooligan; 121; 57% Texanphinatic; 72; 56% Finatik; 93; 55% Irishman; 16; 50% Kud_II; 13; 38% Tirty8; 28; 21%