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anfieldanfield
17-04-07, 08:30 PM
Over the span of your entire gambling career are you up or down ?

Is there anyone who has genuinely kept track from the start ?

I've been gambling for about two years now, I reckon I'm 'only' a couple of hundred down overall.
Bob
17-04-07, 08:34 PM
Over the span of your entire gambling career are you up or down ?

Is there anyone who has genuinely kept track from the start ?

I've been gambling for about two years now, I reckon I'm 'only' a couple of hundred down overall.

About a few hundred up.

I've had a few big wins off some cracking tips. I don't keep a spreadsheet, but i only place a few bets a month.
Shaggy
17-04-07, 08:54 PM
Hahaha...I wouldn't know where to start. I was on a rollercoaster for years but I chose to get off. :D
Craig_H
17-04-07, 09:24 PM
I must be up by a fair bit, although i dont keep precise records.

I won over 7 grand in one weekend last season, so if i wasnt up, then i must've had a few big losses without knowing about them :D
spud_gun
17-04-07, 10:59 PM
Down.

Lots*

Online poker, slot machines, football coupons & lottery.


*Hundereds not thousands.
anfieldanfield
17-04-07, 11:50 PM
Hahaha...I wouldn't know where to start

We've got time to burn Shaggy....

Start!
Milan_Milan
18-04-07, 01:13 AM
I'm about 120 down on betfair since August 05, and about level on poker (although I only count since I actually learnt to play properly, so probably 50-100 down before then). For the enjoyment I've derived from it over the 18 months or so I've been 18, I'll take a tenner a month down on average.
Finnish_Red
18-04-07, 07:11 AM
Definitely down on the betting side over the years, never really done it "properly". Just to add some excitement if I'm watching a game. Or gone for something like 6 games combos and you know one of them will let you down.

Poker on the other hand is a different story. Bonuses and rakeback by themselves quarantee that you make money unless you are totally hopeless.
Taffy
18-04-07, 09:31 AM
I know I'm definitely down over the years, but since I joined Betfair last year and taken more interest in the horses and selecting certain bets in football, and also reading what some so called 'experts' in sport betting have to say, I'm up most definitely.

Recent trends have been good, and I was up about £350 on the Cheltenham Festival and I won over £400 on Aintree and the National last weekend.

Let's hope it continues!
mchaggis
18-04-07, 09:46 AM
well I did not invest anything into betting (got some accounts from a friend) and i lost it :) But winning at poker and i place a bet now and then from my poker account. All in all uuuuuuuuuuuuup :)
JohnnyLambert
18-04-07, 10:44 AM
All in all im down prob a few hundred over past couple of years but im up at the casinos, never really leave there without being a few quid better off!!

Had few big wins at Cheltenham past 2 years!!

Keep them tips coming Taffy!!
The Glove
18-04-07, 10:51 AM
Im down by about £300 notes I reckon overall. Which aint to bad for the time Ive been doing it. I did once spunk £160 in twenty mins on a roulette machine though which is a ****. The rest has been on footy, fruitys, horseys and dogs.
Paul.S
18-04-07, 10:56 AM
Well, seems as the only "gambling" I ever do is the occasional quid in a fruit machine (only when a mate has filled it, so I can see if I can be a fluke and empty the thing on a quid)

i'd say overall.. down by no more than £10 or so :p
johnp
18-04-07, 11:06 AM
Most probably down.
Have been up on my soccer bets since end of November and been up on Poker for about a year. But I know I've whittled away money over the years.

Keeping a spreadsheet is a crackin' idea. I've done it with my Poker (playing SNGs in the last year) and footy bets.
You can build some good stats, and it helps you work out what bets are working for you and what are not.
Chiccada
18-04-07, 11:12 AM
im up overall i reckon, only thanks to me being over a grand up playing blackjack.
anfieldanfield
18-04-07, 12:04 PM
im up overall i reckon, only thanks to me being over a grand up playing blackjack.

I hate Blackjack!

Always seem to lose at it...
IanTatt
18-04-07, 12:40 PM
Been a member of Betfair for almost 3 years and have deposited £3,900, and have withdrawn £4,500. So up on that site, but I recon overall about £2,000 down. Member of ladbrokes, bet365, pokerroom.com, Betfred, betsq. Pokerroom.com is a great site for mac users as you don't need to download the PC software to play. Up $600 in ten days. Also a member of most casino,
best win £800. biggest loss £600......... Not too bad overall been bettting for a bout 10 years. Only bet what u can afford to lose......