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06-10-2011, 08:43 PM
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Why would anyone want to teach their kids a game which is impossible to beat,and is highly addictive .
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Its not that addictive, everytime i look up i'm betting a track with an exacta pool of 25k. and not 250k like its supposed to be. If it was addictive, betting pools in America would be much higher.
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06-10-2011, 08:51 PM
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Why would anyone want to teach their kids a game which is impossible to beat,and is highly addictive .
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Why would you want to participate on a board revolving around a sport you think is impossible to beat, and highly addictive?
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06-10-2011, 08:54 PM
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[QUOTE=Stillriledup]Its not that addictive, everytime i look up i'm betting a track with an exacta pool of 25k. and not 250k like its supposed to be. If it was addictive, betting pools in America would be much higher.[
My friend if you fall on the horse gambling pit, there is nothing in there to grab onto to lift your self out.
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06-10-2011, 08:56 PM
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Why would you want to participate on a board revolving around a sport you think is impossible to beat, and highly addictive?
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My friend it will take a while but you will find out too.
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06-10-2011, 08:56 PM
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Do it for sure.... same as going to ballgames etc. its bonding you will have for the rest of your life with him..... the fun that a father and son can have picking horses together, especially if you make a score together is priceless..... 
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06-10-2011, 09:10 PM
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My friend if you fall in the horse gambling pit, there is nothing in there to grab onto to lift yourself out.
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Hey...I like this!
May I have your permission to borrow it from time to time? 
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06-10-2011, 09:20 PM
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Why would anyone want to teach their kids a game which is impossible to beat,and is highly addictive .
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I find it to be neither impossible to beat nor highly addictive. In my 26 years at the track I've only known one person that seemed addicted to it. That's probably what's wrong with racing. Is it something we'd want to fix?
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06-10-2011, 09:28 PM
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Hey...I like this!
May I have your permission to borrow it from time to time? |
Yes you may THASKALOS, an old friend of mine who passed on a few years ago, told me that when I asked why he doesn't give up, spent most of his adult life trying to beat this game.
Mou eipe ( otan peseis sti lakouva eine thiskola na vgeis ekso yati den eheis na piastis apou pouthena,)---yannis logothetis--
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06-10-2011, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by therussmeister
I find it to be neither impossible to beat nor highly addictive. In my 26 years at the track I've only known one person that seemed addicted to it. That's probably what's wrong with racing. Is it something we'd want to fix?
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It depends on how you define the term "addicted gambler".
I defy any horseplayer worth his salt to take the GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS test on addicted gambling...AND PASS IT! (You know...the one that asks..."Have you ever borrowed money to gamble", or..."Have you ever lied as a result of your gambling", or..."Has gambling ever affected your mood", or..."Has gambling ever caused you to lose time from work", etc...)
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Last edited by thaskalos; 06-10-2011 at 09:40 PM.
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06-10-2011, 09:31 PM
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I find it to be neither impossible to beat nor highly addictive. In my 26 years at the track I've only known one person that seemed addicted to it. That's probably what's wrong with racing. Is it something we'd want to fix?
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God bless you!!!
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06-10-2011, 09:33 PM
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Yes you may THASKALOS, an old friend of mine who passed on a few years ago, told me that when I asked why he doesn't give up, spent most of his adult life trying to beat this game.
Mou eipe ( otan peseis sti lakouva eine thiskola na vgeis ekso yati den eheis na piastis apou pouthena,)---yannis logothetis--
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Tou alogopehti, tou psara, tou kinigou to piato...
Deka fores ein'adiano, kai mia fora gemato!
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06-10-2011, 09:34 PM
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It depends on how you define the term "addicted gambler".
I defy any horseplayer worth his salt to take the GAMBLER'S ANONYMOUS test on addicted gambling...AND PASS IT! (You know, the one that asks..."Have you ever borrowed money to gamble", or..."Have you ever lied as a result of your gambling", or..."Has gambling ever affected your mood", etc...)
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Bravo Thaskalos.
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06-10-2011, 09:35 PM
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Tou alogopehti, tou psara, tou kinigou to piato...
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Auti eine Karpathiki pareimia eise karpatheios?
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06-10-2011, 09:36 PM
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Auti eine Karpathiki pareimia eise karpatheios?
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Tripolitsiotis.
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06-10-2011, 09:40 PM
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Tripolitsiotis.
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Prepei na eheis fillous Karpathious.
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