What do people think of other forms of gambling???
- Thread starter Hawkforce
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Pokies and lotteries aren't gambling. They're entertainment, as well as being donations to charity.
My definition of gambling is that there has to be an element of skill involved. If you are simply playing a game of chance, you must lose in the long term.
Some casino games are games of skill, so they can be considered gambling, but things like roulette are simply games of chance.
My definition of gambling is that there has to be an element of skill involved. If you are simply playing a game of chance, you must lose in the long term.
Some casino games are games of skill, so they can be considered gambling, but things like roulette are simply games of chance.
Lost count of the number of people who've told me they have a system to "beat" the pokies????
Unless you're the guy with the key to empty them,you are deluded if you think you can win consistently on pokies.
You can be lucky but no-one is all the time.
Lotteries are similar,never entered,never will.
Much prefer betting on sport although AFL betting is 10 times harder than it used to be,(damn salary cap & draft!!!)
Seth
Unless you're the guy with the key to empty them,you are deluded if you think you can win consistently on pokies.
You can be lucky but no-one is all the time.
Lotteries are similar,never entered,never will.
Much prefer betting on sport although AFL betting is 10 times harder than it used to be,(damn salary cap & draft!!!)
Seth
I'm a very occasional punter but I do agree with everyone here. Betting on sports requires knowledge of the field, form, conditions and a bit of luck. Pokies rely on luck and nothing else.
Was in Treasury Casino a few years ago and one Roulette table began spinning reds a'plenty. By the time the fifth red in a row was showing, people were piling their money on black. I think it got up to about ten reds in a row before it spun up a couple of blacks.
By that time of course a lot of people had lost a lot of money.
Viva Lost Wages!
By that time of course a lot of people had lost a lot of money.
Viva Lost Wages!
- Nov 30, 2000
- 10,458
- 7,083
- AFL Club
- Geelong
- Other Teams
- LUFC/MSRLC/MVFC
Pokies - Nothing but a revenue raiser for Tabaret, the Government etc. I did $50 in a minute and said "That's it" I went home and have never played them again.
Tattslotto - The odds of winning big are that long that they are just like the pokies and are a revenue raiser for the Govt. and Tattersalls.
At least with horses you have better odds of winning and know (well hope!) that there is no illegal fixing of the races. Everything is above board and as DCFC said, there is an element of skill involved in choosing the right horse etc.
Tattslotto - The odds of winning big are that long that they are just like the pokies and are a revenue raiser for the Govt. and Tattersalls.
At least with horses you have better odds of winning and know (well hope!) that there is no illegal fixing of the races. Everything is above board and as DCFC said, there is an element of skill involved in choosing the right horse etc.
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Exactly. Its akin to one of us going to the races and taking evens about a 20/1 shot. You'd be pi$$ing your money up against the wall,
The odds of winning Tattslotto are something in the area of 40 million/1 yet the dividends are in the vicinity of $1-2M
Odds of winning First Division Tattslotto (six numbers from 45) are 1 in 8,145,060.
Probability theory suggests you should only "invest" in Tattslotto when the "jackpot" is over $8 million. The problem there is that the first division prize pool is split between all winners, so if even one other person has the same numbers as you, your required pool is out to $16,000,000 to make it a good bet.
If you must play Tatts, either do it through Quick Picks or select your own numbers that include some numbers relatively high on the range. So many people pick numbers based on birthdays that any result with six numbers under 31 will likely be a multiple first division pool.
Probability theory suggests you should only "invest" in Tattslotto when the "jackpot" is over $8 million. The problem there is that the first division prize pool is split between all winners, so if even one other person has the same numbers as you, your required pool is out to $16,000,000 to make it a good bet.
If you must play Tatts, either do it through Quick Picks or select your own numbers that include some numbers relatively high on the range. So many people pick numbers based on birthdays that any result with six numbers under 31 will likely be a multiple first division pool.
