# Friday night, $2,000 at the casino **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 27, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-night-2-000-at-the-casino/1017555 "2025-04-27T06:39:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 231
**Author:** ![MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MW_Degen_Gamblr)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-night-2-000-at-the-casino/1017555/231 "2025-05-24T01:01:48Z")
> [@glee](#): > > > [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](#): > > > > Last weekend was crazy. > > Have you factored in the time you spend gambling as a cost? > Could you simply earn moey instead?! > [@glee](#): > > > [@MW\_Degen\_Gamblr](#): > > > > Last weekend was crazy. > > Have you factored in the time you spend gambling as a cost? > Could you simply earn moey instead?! Do earn money. I am a semi-professional gambler. If I didn’t have a day job, I would be full time professional one. Here’s my introduction post… > [@I'm a frequent and sometimes foolish gambler from the midwest, ask me anything!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-frequent-and-sometimes-foolish-gambler-from-the-midwest-ask-me-anything/1004391/35): > > I’m in a SportsBall pool, and I’m continually astonished at how random NBA/MLB/NFL games can be. You can spend a week researching every little detail and come Sunday, the Browns end up beating the Chiefs! I’ll always remember the guy at the next barstool saying “Well, I did my homework, but I’m already down $3000 this weekend…” (And this was with all the Sunday afternoon and Monday night games still to go!) My point is… RESIST! Yeah. You can make profits from sports betting, but I heard… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-night-2-000-at-the-casino/1017555)._