# Ever known someone with a bad gambling habit?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 16, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-with-a-bad-gambling-habit/848007 "2020-02-16T03:55:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-someone-with-a-bad-gambling-habit/848007/62 "2020-02-19T19:32:52Z")

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From another thread:

> [@What's the most money you lost in the dumbest way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-money-you-lost-in-the-dumbest-way/845030/13):
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> The worst thing that ever happened to me was being a winner at casino gambling for about 10 years. Hit Vegas or AC once or twice a year type of thing. Nothing huge. Win 1-2K. Not a whale. Not living at the casino. Just a guy making some extra coin at poker/blackjack/craps a couple of times a year.
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> Then, winning $22,000 in about 5 minutes.
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> You then get on the “preferred” lists. “Free” rooms. “Free” meals. Matchplay. Etc.
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> Believe me, the amount I lost over the subsequent 10 years more than offsets the winnings. Way more. You convince yourself that you can beat it (hell, I did for 10 years). Lose at the casino? I can certainly win it back sports betting. I watch a lot of sports! How hard could it be? You start chasing. And chasing. And chasing.
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> It ends up bad.

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