The gamble of a lifetime. Man sells his business for $30k to bet a parlay on the college football championship and....
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Mr Natural
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Stupid is as stupid does.
Just shows that not everone is blessed with common sense.
I'm 'betting' he was a democrat.
I'm 'betting' he was a democrat.
PeterPilot
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Addiction to gambling is a real thing.
CrazyTrader55
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Just shows that not everone is blessed with common sense.
I'm 'betting' he was a democrat.
@ Meister. I'm thinking more of a Libertarian/independent type. Democrats don't think outside the box.
@ Peter... Maybe. The guy looks older, and perhaps near retirement age. Maybe he figured, what the heck, worst case he can get a job for a few years and then collect social security.
Mr Natural
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Democrats don’t own businesses. They just suck the life out of them with their ridiculous wage demands.Just shows that not everone is blessed with common sense.
I'm 'betting' he was a democrat.
1srelluc
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I oppose legalized gambling in all it's forms. The guy in the OP is a good example why.
PeterPilot
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Gambling was the only human vice I did not acquire, lucky that way.
CrazyTrader55
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It's not your job to oppose gambling. Personal responsibility, personal decisions. He knew the consequences.
1srelluc
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Who the **** are you?
I'll have you know that like any other person I can have an opinion on something and if it hits a ballot I can vote against it.
I have never voted for a gambling referendum.
Unkotare
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I bet you have!
CrazyTrader55
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Calm down.
This fellow wasn't an addict. Gambling addicts don't start businesses from the ground up like he did. He didn't need any help from Nanny Government to run his life. He made a risk / reward decision that didn't work out.
Gambling addicts sit around and play on line poker or table games -- Which I agree with you shouldn't exist.
And don't forget the LOTTERY - biggest scam of all.
But live casinos (lots of jobs!) and sports betting and fantasy sports (I play these) should definitely be legal.
From the photo that food truck seems worse for wear. Perhaps he was planning to replace it anyways and could easily afford the loss. Story as written plays on emotion and I'm not blindly swallowing it.
shockedcanadian
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I took the most violent abuse at the hands of a gambling addict. Never again.
MarathonMike
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I'm guessing this was a publicity stunt and he has a lot more than $30K. It worked he was a face in the crowd before, now he is known to millions.
1srelluc
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Stay in your fuckin' lane then.
Independent thinker
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You should never bet due to your emotions. That happens a lot in sports betting. Surely your team can't possibly lose or fail to cover the spread.
Reminds of this poor single mother who used every dollar she had to buy $300 worth of lottery tickets when the jackpot was really high. She honestly thought that she had come up with an original idea that if you bought that many tickets then you were sure to win. After losing she started a gofundme page because she had no money to feed her kids, pay rent, or anything else. Can't remember how the gofundme thing worked out but I don't think many people had much sympathy for her stupidity.
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