New Posts For Thread: Who taught you how to gamble?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gambleI would say there are a lot of gamblers who are self taught.And in my opinion there is only one end to that storyLooks like from this thread that there’s not many future punters,has most seemed to of started at school at 12/13 years old,given all the checks these days,how are the future gamblers going to get started.90% these days start off on football,cos thhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gamble?post_id=563685467#563685467Looks like from this thread that there’s not many future punters,has most seemed to of started at school at 12/13 years old,given all the checks these days,how are the future gamblers going to get started.90% these days start off on football,cos thSun, 24 Dec 2023 17:08:22 -0600I knew that fooker was cheating me but I could never work out how!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gamble?post_id=563685319#563685319I knew that fooker was cheating me but I could never work out how!Sun, 24 Dec 2023 13:17:04 -0600From 12/13yo at school I always had a deck of cards in my pocket. We’d often play three card turnover for 50p/£1 a man. I could always deal myself an Ace whenever I wanted. I wasn’t guaranteed to win every hand but I gave myself the best head sthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gamble?post_id=563685309#563685309From 12/13yo at school I always had a deck of cards in my pocket. We’d often play three card turnover for 50p/£1 a man. I could always deal myself an Ace whenever I wanted. I wasn’t guaranteed to win every hand but I gave myself the best head stSun, 24 Dec 2023 13:09:41 -06001st time posterAs a Jellaby fan you may be interested in this old thread on the topic with plenty of discussion on the " Foot in hole " incident.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31719425/jellaby?pg=1https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gamble?post_id=563685301#5636853011st time posterAs a Jellaby fan you may be interested in this old thread on the topic with plenty of discussion on the " Foot in hole " incident.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31719425/jellaby?pg=1Sun, 24 Dec 2023 13:00:51 -0600Dad and his brother were always into betting , his brother was an accountant in Yorkshire and did books for a few well known stables ...not that it did him any good . Earliest winning bet I recall was my tanner on Come to Daddy in the Ces in 1959 , whttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gamble?post_id=563685273#563685273Dad and his brother were always into betting , his brother was an accountant in Yorkshire and did books for a few well known stables ...not that it did him any good . Earliest winning bet I recall was my tanner on Come to Daddy in the Ces in 1959 , wSun, 24 Dec 2023 12:22:57 -0600I'm surprised so many were initially brought into gambling with some form of teacher in the game. I just assumed I was usual, in that I mostly just decided to do it myself - though others sometimes gambled alongside me, e.g. father and brother. My dahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gamble?post_id=563685237#563685237I'm surprised so many were initially brought into gambling with some form of teacher in the game. I just assumed I was usual, in that I mostly just decided to do it myself - though others sometimes gambled alongside me, e.g. father and brother. My daSun, 24 Dec 2023 11:55:37 -0600My best mate got me into studying form and betting.He swore blind that the Union Jack bet was the best bet to have.he told me only ever do this bet.It was only a few months later I realised it wasn’t a great bet,but his girlfriend had told me,he dhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gamble?post_id=563685199#563685199My best mate got me into studying form and betting.He swore blind that the Union Jack bet was the best bet to have.he told me only ever do this bet.It was only a few months later I realised it wasn’t a great bet,but his girlfriend had told me,he dSun, 24 Dec 2023 11:17:09 -0600Unfortunately Brian Taylor never had a chance to retire i'm afraid. Was a very good jockey though and Lester Piggotts best friend in the weighing roomhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gamble?post_id=563684939#563684939Unfortunately Brian Taylor never had a chance to retire i'm afraid. Was a very good jockey though and Lester Piggotts best friend in the weighing roomSun, 24 Dec 2023 07:54:27 -0600my dad wasnt a regular punter even on saturdays,but was surrounded by racing talk in shipyards/steelworks, and liked a day at races mostly redcar/stockton/ripon took us as kids, and loved lester pigg,when i started betting he told me BRIAN TAYLOR whttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gamble?post_id=563684911#563684911my dad wasnt a regular punter even on saturdays,but was surrounded by racing talk in shipyards/steelworks, and liked a day at races mostly redcar/stockton/ripon took us as kids, and loved lester pigg,when i started betting he told me BRIAN TAYLOR wSun, 24 Dec 2023 07:29:34 -0600Some fantastic anecdotes here guys and girls. Top thread.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31826831/who-taught-you-how-to-gamble?post_id=563684909#563684909Some fantastic anecdotes here guys and girls. Top thread.Sun, 24 Dec 2023 07:19:49 -0600