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gun12b

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361 posts

227 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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£5 win free bet and slipped up put £5 win, different amounts won ?

TheLuke

2,218 posts

170 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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What the hell do you think you are doing? This isnt some "Paddypower Fans & Support" Facebook group, made up by someone looking to be the most popular lowlife in the betting shop.

This is PISTONHEADS, where everyone owns multiple successful companies and is powerfully built. Gambling is far too council for our type.

Most of us can't remember the last time we wished to have more money.

So get your cretinous post out of here before we all point at you and call you poor.

Mr-B

5,004 posts

223 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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If it's a free bet you only get the winnings not the stake too.

gun12b

Original Poster:

361 posts

227 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Thx for your answer, makes sense now
What I like about this site is there’s always a knob

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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TheLuke said:
This is PISTONHEADS, where everyone owns multiple successful companies and is powerfully built. Gambling is far too council for our type.
Not true but it is dressed up as investing. Think Crypto or 212 trading.

Cotty

42,226 posts

313 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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gun12b said:
£5 win free bet and slipped up put £5 win, different amounts won ?]
Do you think it been done like that on purpose so people slip up and bet their own money rather than just the free bet? Bit like Amazon making it very difficult or confusing to purchase anything without siging up to Prime.

I don't bet ever these days, not even office grand national sweepstakes, its just dead money. Also I have seen what it does to people who can't control it.

honest_delboy

1,751 posts

229 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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TheLuke said:
What the hell do you think you are doing? This isnt some "Paddypower Fans & Support" Facebook group, made up by someone looking to be the most popular lowlife in the betting shop.

This is PISTONHEADS, where everyone owns multiple successful companies and is powerfully built. Gambling is far too council for our type.

Most of us can't remember the last time we wished to have more money.

So get your cretinous post out of here before we all point at you and call you poor.
rofl (and i love betting)

Psycho Warren

3,087 posts

142 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Anyone else noticed loads of betting adverts lately banging on about "responsible gambling". Having had friends work in the industry, they really couldnt give a st about gambling addicts or problem gamblers so one wonders if the government have been applying a bit of pressure lately so they are all jumping on the bandwagon to make them look good for a bit?

I remember when my friend used to work in a callcentre for one, they used to offer discretionary credit to customers on benefits a day or two before the money comes in.

I wonder how much benefit money goes straight into the pockets of gambling companies? and on alcohol/drugs for that matter?

BT Summers

702 posts

90 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Psycho Warren said:
I wonder how much benefit money goes straight into the pockets of gambling companies? and on alcohol/drugs for that matter?
Good point, some of us have lived through this, My father was never on benefits but he always put money for gambling on horses ahead of shoes and clothes for his children, food for the table or anything else. His only defence was 'I don't go to the pub'.

I hate gambling advertisements with a passion, they try to hook you and they never let go.

GloverMart

13,518 posts

244 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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gun12b said:
What I like about this site is there’s always a knob
Hey, don't worry, if you didn't know, you didn't know.... hehe

I've often wondered too tbh.

Psycho Warren

3,087 posts

142 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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BT Summers said:
I hate gambling advertisements with a passion, they try to hook you and they never let go.
They always try and paint a picture that burning money you dont have on some online poker game is exciting when in reality the IQ of your typical punter means theyd struggle to play a game of noughts and crosses let alone the nuances of poker.

Or paint it as "just a bit of fun with your mates down the pub" while you waste time and money making some ACCA bullst up because you think you know football better than the bookies.

Or the female ones where its all women together or some bullst.


No, they are just after taking money off mugs.

Used to quite often get stuck behind one gambling junkie at the local bargain booze. hed buy a load of scratchcards but was that fidgity and sweating he would refuse to move away from the till until hes scratched them and thus hold everyone up. Then the would win £1 and hold people up more to get another one.

I think online gambling is an industry this country could easily do without.

sc0tt

18,294 posts

230 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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As above, you won but minus the stake.

I read this earlier which is an interesting insight in to what gambling and an addictive personality can do to someone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-northamp...

I occasionally have a flutter but have a £20 per month limit on my account and i’m £55 up over the course of the year.

cossy400

3,463 posts

213 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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putonghua73

615 posts

157 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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BT Summers said:
Psycho Warren said:
I wonder how much benefit money goes straight into the pockets of gambling companies? and on alcohol/drugs for that matter?
Good point, some of us have lived through this, My father was never on benefits but he always put money for gambling on horses ahead of shoes and clothes for his children, food for the table or anything else. His only defence was 'I don't go to the pub'.

I hate gambling advertisements with a passion, they try to hook you and they never let go.
The new tobacco. Gambling adverts are insidious - absolutely everywhere. I do not watch terrestrial TV (Netflix, YouTube, JAV),yet it [gambling adverts] are ubiquitous. An explosion of adverts - radio, YT ads, pop-ups, etc - all exhorting you to gamble from the comfort of your own home and gamifying the experience. Don't even mention loot boxes in gaming (inc. single-player gaming!). Ducking loot boxes in single player games! Just no. NO!

BoRED S2upid

21,047 posts

269 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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cossy400 said:
I hope he wins as all of my free bets so far this week have failed.

ro250

3,361 posts

86 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Psycho Warren said:
Anyone else noticed loads of betting adverts lately banging on about "responsible gambling". Having had friends work in the industry, they really couldnt give a st about gambling addicts or problem gamblers so one wonders if the government have been applying a bit of pressure lately so they are all jumping on the bandwagon to make them look good for a bit?
It's because they want to avoid any more government regulation so they do this 'voluntary' stuff to show they don't need it and they are super-responsible.

Gambling companies have done a great job in normalising and making gambling socially acceptable.

Hoofy

80,050 posts

311 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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cossy400 said:
Any idea what happens if the final horse fails?

Assuming he loses the lot, then he's a fool if he doesn't cash out or at least negotiate a slightly higher amount.

Edited by Hoofy on Wednesday 17th March 19:14

BoRED S2upid

21,047 posts

269 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Hoofy said:
Any idea what happens if the final horse fails?

Assuming he loses the lot, then he's a fool if he doesn't cash out or at least negotiate a slightly higher amount.

Edited by Hoofy on Wednesday 17th March 19:14
Yep all or nothing if it comes second he wins nothing. He will be a very brave or stupid man not to cash out. That figure will increase before the race start even during the race if the horse is leading.

Trophy Husband

3,924 posts

136 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Adverts for gambling should be banned.
Football teams or any sports should be banned from being sponsored by betting companies.
It is not a product.
Online gambling sites should be banned. All of them.
They are the scourge of society, especially the low paid of us.
I hate them.


Hoofy

80,050 posts

311 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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BoRED S2upid said:
Hoofy said:
Any idea what happens if the final horse fails?

Assuming he loses the lot, then he's a fool if he doesn't cash out or at least negotiate a slightly higher amount.

Edited by Hoofy on Wednesday 17th March 19:14
Yep all or nothing if it comes second he wins nothing. He will be a very brave or stupid man not to cash out. That figure will increase before the race start even during the race if the horse is leading.
Holy st, I just realised. It's all done in the system, isn't it. He was probably staring at >£100k earlier on when he logged in and he still persisted to run the accumulator? I'd have cashed out way before this point.