How long are you gonna be playing for?

mattrick · Post by **mattrick** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:04 am

I will carry on until AWP's are done away with, hopefully never!!

Stopnstep · Post by **Stopnstep** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:21 am

[quote="Matt Vinyl"]I'm calming down a lot, due to a new family member nearing it's due date... ]

Congrats on the baby front Matt, I've not long joined the 'parent club' too and it does make getting out and playing a bit harder. I still play sat and sun and will continue to whilst there is money to be made. I've made some money over the years but I take my hat off to you GG for making £1.5M.

anfield road · Post by **anfield road** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:35 am

until theres no more money to be made imo

megastreaker · Post by **megastreaker** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:45 am

So none of you would say your addicts? You can just switch on and off when you chose to?

superfeature · Post by **superfeature** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:55 am

when everythin goes digital and "random" in every pub, club and arcade.
and that time wont be too far away..........

neil222 · Post by **neil222** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:56 am

some people on here are addicts, some not, i only play for profit i couldnt care how dull the gameplay is on new machines, i wont put any money into shit machines. if there was no money to be made i would be happy not playing as they are boring!

alcozar · Post by **alcozar** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:58 pm

Will play as long as i can make a small weekly profit from gambling and it pays for my drinking (i keep records to know where i stand), plan to stop when i think i'm getting too addicted/stupid on machines or losing regularly.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:34 pm

neil222 wrote:some people on here are addicts, some not, i only play for profit i couldnt care how dull the gameplay is on new machines, i wont put any money into shit machines. if there was no money to be made i would be happy not playing as they are boring!

could'nt of put it better myself, you'll never catch me playing any old shite for the sake of it!

GaryChandler · Post by **GaryChandler** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:53 pm

Going to be at College for the next few years, so aslong as im making £250+ a week from fruitys then i wont be quitting.

Then after that i will propably be having to make a decision.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:25 pm

same as a few...if they all go video awp then alas thats the time to quit...the recent offerings in the bookies just make u wanna puke....dont they???

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Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:26 pm

so aslong as im making £250+ a week from fruitys then i wont be quitting.

Better get ready to quit then...

I can't (unfortunately) see that sort of money being made whilst also keeping down any sort of job / college course, due to the lack of decent machines in any one area.

Say you 'always' make a decent profit on one machine, you need to find at least 5 versions of that machine to make a decent profit. And that means travelling / poncing around places you don't know.

GaryChandler · Post by **GaryChandler** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:36 pm

Got 2 £5 extremes and a £25 kings randsom in a bowling place just down the road which i try to visit everyday. got a fair few pubs around there including a spoons which are well due to change there machines so im gonna be relying on them a bit.

Also as far as i know there aint ANY players around that area aswell.

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:49 am

golden_game wrote:ive stopped playing full time 2 years ago. i have never regretted this decision as i have not gained as much over the years as i shold have done. i was making more ina week than people were making ina year in their normal jobs. back in the days of around 1996-2001 they im my opinion were the peak years ( apart from the P1 golden game which in my opinion was the best AWP trick of all time )

however , my passion for roulette was my downfall. its was easy come easy go. i'm sure many of the old timers would agree wirh me . you could easily make 15k on the slams in just over a week without taking the piss too much but a bad hour or 2 on the tables could see all that go.

tricks come and go but the lenght of time it last its not worth it. the travelling, the stress getting barred from locations... i had enough.

back in the days not many people had mobiles, e-mail etc so tricks would last about 8months. now they come and go.

IMHO as soon you lose the advntage over the machine its game over.back in the days i felt i had the advantage. the machines were easier to read and the losses were small , it was low risk. even without emptiers on the old barcrest , you take a jp , your in a country pub, it was guarnteed to streak. now you play one its not even 50/50 50 notes i to find out whether its streaking or not.

back in the days i would have classified my self up there with the best, but now i have totally winded down , concentrating on my job, i have never worked a day in my life, started working 2 years ago , when i approached the company with the truth and they gave me a chance , i took it and now im earning 30k a year with long term career prspects.

i dont regret any part of my life, i lovd every minute of it as i was living like king. i estimated i mut have earnt a least £1.5 million since i was playing back around 1987 but mostl of it went stright back onto the roulette. if i had invested my money wisely it would have been a different story.

im sure they may be a few old timers out there that may have a similar story.

sorry about the long post.

Probable numbers

Fruit machines + £250,000
Horses + £200,000
Roulette - £800,000

Time wasted, HALF A LIFETIME.

JG · Post by JG » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm

Not a waste at all, you've had some blimin' good thrills and spills for that £350,000 h2. It's just a pity about the bitter taste of heatache that accompanies it. That's quite a leak, shall I call a plumber? Who flippin' invented roulette? No don't answer that, I can google it.

That's the thing about country walks, no stress, no heartache. Good for the soul, but no chance to double your money.

It is hard fact that the FOBTs in bookies are fixed. No. Sssssh. No. I won't hear it. Hard fact I say. Guaranteed. They're fixed. That's a hard fact set in black and red (and green - if you've covered red AND black!) and cannot be argued with. Do not attempt to argue. FOBTs are rigged.

They've taken the Lucky 8s away haven't they? Fixed odds poker comin' soon. Play it on Ladbrokes for free. A bit boring to be honest. Always bet all your cash on 9 4 as K K never ever wins. That's also a hard fact. Hard fact.

anfield road · Post by **anfield road** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:07 pm

Im well addicted