The hazards of online wagering...

[thaskalos]

May I ask an innocent and unassuming question?

Does your online wagering create any friction between you and the family members who reside with you? How supportive are your spouses of your decision to bet the horses from home?

Please forgive me if these questions are intrusive; where I come from, horse playing carries a terrible stigma...and I was just wondering if others here face similar concerns.

[GameTheory]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

May I ask an innocent and unassuming question?

Does your online wagering create any friction between you and the family members who reside with you? How supportive are your spouses of your decision to bet the horses from home?

Please forgive me if these questions are intrusive; where I come from, horse playing carries a terrible stigma...and I was just wondering if others here face similar concerns.

Better at home than at the track...

[jk3521]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

May I ask an innocent and unassuming question?

Does your online wagering create any friction between you and the family members who reside with you? How supportive are your spouses of your decision to bet the horses from home?

Please forgive me if these questions are intrusive; where I come from, horse playing carries a terrible stigma...and I was just wondering if others here face similar concerns.

You tell people now that you bet the horses and they look at you like you're some kind of a degenerate. When I was dating my wife,her sister had her husband who was a policeman check me out. She was cautioned not to marry me because I was a gambler. I never have bet over my head and my wife said "it's your hobby, every man needs a hobby."

[horses4courses]

I've been betting online for 10 years now.
My family is well used to it, and having funds tracked in and out
through my bank account has been a revelation.

Betting horses is an inexpensive hobby for me.
Four of the years showed a profit, and the losing years
have always been minimal. Good deal all around.

Living within a few miles of Nevada race/sports books,
I have that option for house bets, futures, etc., should I choose.
Playing online is much more convenient, though.

[tlinetrader]

A bigger source of online friction in my family is my wife's online shopping. Fortunately, she can't link her purchases to the funds in my wagering account.

[DeltaLover]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

Please forgive me if these questions are intrusive; where I come from, horse playing carries a terrible stigma...and I was just wondering if others here face similar concerns.

Horse players, have a really bad reputation (both among themselves and within the real world) and based on my experience this is not unjustifiable, given the terrible financial problems most of them are facing...

If I had to bet from home, my very first concern would had been, to not having any children or teenagers around, since I do not think this would ever present a good example to them..

[ReplayRandall]

Originally Posted by DeltaLover

Horse players, have a really bad reputation (both among themselves and within the real world) and based on my experience this is not unjustifiable, given the terrible financial problems most of them are facing...

If I had to bet from home, my very first concern would had been, to not having any children or teenagers around, since I do not think this would ever present a good example to them..

Just show them your stock market portfolio, that should make you respectable. .....Biggest gambling enterprise in the world and yet society gives a "good" reputation to those who gamble there; Hypocrisy at it's highest level. The key to our children's education of how the world works is to teach them that instead of avoiding gambling/risk, learn how to gamble/risk "well" as the goal, whatever the endeavor.....

[woodtoo]

Originally Posted by ReplayRandall

Just show them your stock market portfolio, that should make you respectable. .....Biggest gambling enterprise in the world and yet society gives a "good" reputation to those who gamble there; Hypocrisy at it's highest level. The key to our children's education of how the world works is to teach them that instead of avoiding gambling/risk, learn how to gamble/risk "well" as the goal, whatever the endeavor.....

Well stated.

[DeltaLover]

Originally Posted by ReplayRandall

Biggest gambling enterprise in the world and yet society gives a "good" reputation to those who gamble there; Hypocrisy at it's highest level.

Words of wisdom! Although I have to admit that it is not always hypocrisy as ignorance plays a role as well,

I had to add that I would not encourage a young kid to get involved with trading either..

[Capper Al]

My wife tolerates my time coding and wagering. I make sure that we do the things we like to do together and never have horseracing get in the way. I agree about the stigma with gambling, and it's even worse with horseracing.

[raybo]

My better half is very supportive of my involvement in horse racing, being retired, racing is my job and provides additional income we both use. There wouldn't be a problem if I were losing money either, because I would not be involved in the game at that point anyway.

[Fwizard]

My wife likes the fact I can gamble from home--She knows if I am between bets I can do stuff around the house ...can't do that at the track...

[Vinnie]

I am grateful for online wagering opportunities and for the ability to watch the races from home. I am also very happy that my wife too enjoys the sport very much and often times urges me to make wagers. My wife has seen first hand what you can win and finds the risk/reward aspect very fascinating. My spouse understands that Thoroughbred horse racing is my favorite avocation in the entire world and she has some level of appreciation of it due to my love for the game.

If I didn't have a wife like I do I am sure that it would cause a great deal of friction between us where horse racing is concerned.

All the BEST!

Vinnie

[Longshot6977]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

May I ask an innocent and unassuming question?

Does your online wagering create any friction between you and the family members who reside with you? How supportive are your spouses of your decision to bet the horses from home?

Please forgive me if these questions are intrusive; where I come from, horse playing carries a terrible stigma...and I was just wondering if others here face similar concerns.

No friction created here. As a matter of fact, about 9 years ago I was laid up for a few months with a broken leg and couldn't drive. My wife drove to Freehold Raceway to make a nice deposit in my 4NJBETS account. She even buys goodies for my cooler to take when I go to Monmouth Park. I take her sometimes to Saratoga or Monmouth. She knows I am very good with money management and never gives me a hard time with horseracing. I do most of my horse betting from my home account. If I win a nice exacta or tri that pays a few hundred or more, I am sure to tell her and my adult son and they say congrats. But wouldn't ya know it, she says I should've had more money on those winning bets and tells me i should bet MORE, LOL.
Like I said, I am the one with the good money management and have to account for losing bets while (like someone else mentioned) she creates friction by spending too much on crap at the stores. By the way, my gambling money, win or lose, is separate from any household money. Hope this answers your question Thask.

[Greyfox]

It's the Sport of Kings....no stigma where I live.
My family and friends have always been supportive of my play.
I grew up in a family of horse players as a child.
My parents family lines go back several generations in horse racing on both sides.
None of us were ever embarrassed to tell people we play the horses.
Indeed, I have a cousin in Ireland who owns and raises thoroughbreds and he's well respected.
Those who own horses here are well respected too and so are most horse players.