New Posts For Thread: Do you talk to your friends about your betting?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-bettingNone of my mates bet to the extent I do. They do the odd football bet now and again but only for a few pound a time. It seems pointless to talk to them about it, you can't tell them about your losses as they just don't understand. If you tell them yoNever wanted anyone to know what I was doing. I got away with it for three months at home before getting rumbled.James, "The Wise One", was far from impressed until Gem (still with me here) knew how well I was doing.Worst thing was that the person whhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-betting?post_id=546689693#546689693Never wanted anyone to know what I was doing. I got away with it for three months at home before getting rumbled.James, "The Wise One", was far from impressed until Gem (still with me here) knew how well I was doing.Worst thing was that the person whSat, 31 Oct 2015 12:31:49 -0500I'm with you aasbff. I have good friends who don't know what I really do for a living, as I do some writing as well I tell them - and they believe - that I earn my living writing. Think they'd probably fall over if they knew that I routinely place behttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-betting?post_id=546501209#546501209I'm with you aasbff. I have good friends who don't know what I really do for a living, as I do some writing as well I tell them - and they believe - that I earn my living writing. Think they'd probably fall over if they knew that I routinely place beMon, 12 Oct 2015 09:04:00 -0500I guess that's why it's good to have a forum... Like minded people (although differing in opinion) all in one place It's just not worth telling anybody anything, is it?!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-betting?post_id=546501037#546501037I guess that's why it's good to have a forum... Like minded people (although differing in opinion) all in one place It's just not worth telling anybody anything, is it?!Mon, 12 Oct 2015 08:42:18 -0500Not unless they are mates who are also in to sports betting. Not interested in telling a mate whom's only bets are on acca's that I've had 40/1 winner on the horses because they would just think you were lucky (or a bull****) and not understand . Thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-betting?post_id=546497853#546497853Not unless they are mates who are also in to sports betting. Not interested in telling a mate whom's only bets are on acca's that I've had 40/1 winner on the horses because they would just think you were lucky (or a bull****) and not understand . ThSun, 11 Oct 2015 17:48:17 -0500Only the inveterate gamblers aasbf. If I tell someone as I have in the past that I had a grand on one that fell at the last 10 lengths clear (Barton Bank in The King George) the gambler will bemoan the bad beat and empathise in my misfortune usually)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-betting?post_id=546497697#546497697Only the inveterate gamblers aasbf. If I tell someone as I have in the past that I had a grand on one that fell at the last 10 lengths clear (Barton Bank in The King George) the gambler will bemoan the bad beat and empathise in my misfortune usually)Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:28:29 -0500"Did you back it each way?" In all my life I can only think of three people I've ever known who would never ask this most f7ckwitted of all questions, and one of them is my dog.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-betting?post_id=546497663#546497663"Did you back it each way?" In all my life I can only think of three people I've ever known who would never ask this most f7ckwitted of all questions, and one of them is my dog.Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:23:09 -0500I can't handle bad beats which I know is a big weakness.Does my head in and puts me off my normal game.I was a member of the winning team in each of the 2 leagues that the klup ran on this site.I also scored most points in both leagues. The klup gamehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-betting?post_id=546497295#546497295I can't handle bad beats which I know is a big weakness.Does my head in and puts me off my normal game.I was a member of the winning team in each of the 2 leagues that the klup ran on this site.I also scored most points in both leagues. The klup gameSun, 11 Oct 2015 16:37:46 -0500Bookies make money by offering unfair odds. I play poker by the same premise.Betfair exchange is unique that you can take or discard those odds but it's by far the place where you should be placing your bets.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-betting?post_id=546497251#546497251Bookies make money by offering unfair odds. I play poker by the same premise.Betfair exchange is unique that you can take or discard those odds but it's by far the place where you should be placing your bets.Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:32:31 -0500The difference between winning & losing = boozehow can you have any game plan with booze involved?Your always going a be at weak point how ever good you are at whatever sport.Which these companies are exploiting, they know exactly who need the free https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-betting?post_id=546497201#546497201The difference between winning & losing = boozehow can you have any game plan with booze involved?Your always going a be at weak point how ever good you are at whatever sport.Which these companies are exploiting, they know exactly who need the free Sun, 11 Oct 2015 16:26:03 -0500Bankroll management is the simplest but the hardest thing to manage. If you won that much why didn't you lift it out? Things get harder at higher stakes and players get better. I'm in the Klups games (we probably know each other?) but the Klup hasn'thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30599651/do-you-talk-to-your-friends-about-your-betting?post_id=546497059#546497059Bankroll management is the simplest but the hardest thing to manage. If you won that much why didn't you lift it out? Things get harder at higher stakes and players get better. I'm in the Klups games (we probably know each other?) but the Klup hasn'tSun, 11 Oct 2015 16:09:25 -0500