On Monday, 30 April 2018 17:05:40 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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whisky-dave wrote:
On Monday, 30 April 2018 13:42:08 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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whisky-dave wrote:
Ah - right. Spending 2 quid to get 50p back is classified as a win. No
wonder I don't gamble. ;-)

No as I don't mind giving money to charity either. I really don't
expect to win either, I donlt expect to win when I donate £10 a
month to the RSPCA or oither charities I give to.

You are equating bookies to a charity? Sounds like denial to me. ;-)

I've only once ever used a bookies and it was when I was at school my
nan asked me what horse I'd like to bet 50p on (she'd pay, was that
gambling). I bet on the grand national on a horse called sleeping
partner (because she woke me up to ask) and I won a couple of quid I
think I was about 8 or so. I've never betted on a horse since or been
intoi a bookies.

Thought you liked online gaming?

Liked No any more than I lioke paying for anything on-line, it's convient and I don;t have to check my tickets.

Who do you think owns those sites?

Irrelivant.


I do have some £1 premium bonds is that gambling too. ?

A form of gambling - but at least you don't lose 2 quid to win 50p which
you think is a win. ;-) But then any form of investing money is a gamble
to some extent.

Yep and investing in the lottery rather than spending in the is more less likkely to harm my health too.


if I would have invested that £1 in 1968 in beer how many pints could I have brought how many can I buy today with £1.
How about gold ? a £1 woirth of gold in 1968 is worth how much now.
Do the same for oil, gas, diamonds, fine wine, shares, a single malt ?

If I walk home and there's a thunderstorm is that gambling with my life
as more people die from lightning strikes than win the jackpot.

Yet you still hope to win the jackpot. ;-)

I also hope not to be hit by lightening or get bombed on the tube, but for me a fiver a week is not a lot of money and worth the risk, I might not win the jackpot but on the 2nd ticket I ever brough just after the lottery came out I bet £2 one week £2 quid the next and got 4 numbers , they could give me my winning that day I had to return and I was handed £138 in CASH.

Tel, me how would yuo invest a few quid and be sure yuo'll, get the money bakc or more rather than less. ?