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robbob

(3,650 posts)
84. Online betting is terrifying.
Fri Oct 4, 2024, 12:10 PM
Oct 2024

I listened to a show on gambling addiction. The “rush” is the bet, and waiting to see if it pays off. However, betting on the outcome of a game gives only ONE payout, one rush, and it takes hours to transpire, so the betting apps have come up with a new trick. In-game side bets. Users are presented with multiple opportunities to bet throughout the game. Will the pitcher get a shut out? What will the score differential be at half-time? Yards rushing, individual stats, will the kicker make the field goal, it goes on and on. And with each bet, the “rush” of putting your money on the line, the chance to win your losings back, bragging rights with friends.

Gambling apps are the crack cocaine of the betting world. It’s disgusting.

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This gives me chills. Reminds me of my father. no_hypocrisy Oct 2024 #1
So sorry MFM008 Oct 2024 #104
Yeah, my recovery is in daily increments. no_hypocrisy Oct 2024 #105
Reminds me of my Dad. redstatebluegirl Oct 2024 #2
Reminds me of my ex husband.. slightlv Oct 2024 #44
I will never forget how my Mom would lock herself redstatebluegirl Oct 2024 #95
It is a reality claudette Oct 2024 #3
All maga hate all Women...period. They hate them more when they cant control them. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2024 #4
permission? DonCoquixote Oct 2024 #26
Thanks because I usually make that point also Eliot Rosewater Oct 2024 #91
I refused to date MAGA females ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #96
No one should have to live like that.... anciano Oct 2024 #5
The American Oligarches are gonna trample men, but figure if men can abuse women, they won't see the root problem Attilatheblond Oct 2024 #23
Best I can do is have hope. dslyahoo Oct 2024 #102
Just fucking awful. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #6
Read a report from the 90s about reasons for women to be hospitalized Attilatheblond Oct 2024 #25
I'm an old white guy, not close to being perfect.....but OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #28
Know, dear sir, that there are women who have known you & your type, and appreciated you for that. Attilatheblond Oct 2024 #31
On line betting is an efficient way of draining bank accounts. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #34
Online betting is terrifying. robbob Oct 2024 #84
"We just wish more were aware of how many abusers there are." OldBaldy1701E Oct 2024 #54
I mean yes, but I just do not think this is a pat on the back not hitting loved ones. LizBeth Oct 2024 #76
When my weight dropped so drastically... slightlv Oct 2024 #45
You are 100% correct! And did a VERY important think to help give a hand up for sisters we never met. Attilatheblond Oct 2024 #68
Thank you for the kind words. slightlv Oct 2024 #98
You are a dear and worthy person and we all benefit from you sharing your experiences and lessons learned Attilatheblond Oct 2024 #100
Reminds me of my first husband. mountain grammy Oct 2024 #7
Mine too, he spent alot of money on alcohol, but I wasn't allowed to spend $20 on groceries Clouds Passing Oct 2024 #13
Yep me too mountain grammy Oct 2024 #19
That brought me very close to being physically sick. Think. Again. Oct 2024 #8
This is why I like reading Reddit. People in these abusive situations are talked into / supported into leaving. BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2024 #16
Yes, leaving an abusive relationship requires a lot of planning. SunSeeker Oct 2024 #52
Its abuse. Nt Figarosmom Oct 2024 #9
Totally explains DownriverDem Oct 2024 #10
Hope someone got her name and a way to help her. KS Toronado Oct 2024 #11
This was how my father treated my mother. llmart Oct 2024 #12
That's the way it was with abusive, alcoholic step father. canuckledragger Oct 2024 #14
I'm sorry you had to live with that dflprincess Oct 2024 #18
You described my mother. slightlv Oct 2024 #46
This is my mother, too. murielm99 Oct 2024 #48
It's really hard... especially now that slightlv Oct 2024 #99
I am so sorry for all the posters above who experienced this in their lives. tavernier Oct 2024 #15
Yeah I second that.nt jfz9580m Oct 2024 #81
Thank heavens for an empathic and intelligent manager... hlthe2b Oct 2024 #17
How horrible. My father - who was pretty right wing - told me his father was this kind of guy, and thus my father... NNadir Oct 2024 #20
The country needs to take domestic abuse more seriously. Law enforcement needs to take it more seriously. Martin68 Oct 2024 #21
I think men would be happier, too, if schools had SEL classes of some sort in grade school lostnfound Oct 2024 #42
SEL is what we're supposed to learn in a good history class, social studies class, literature class, art class Martin68 Oct 2024 #83
Women have to be more respected in society, as a whole, slightlv Oct 2024 #47
How distressing. I'm glad the manager made the right call. No one should have to live (exist) in fear. LoisB Oct 2024 #22
Just Saying: If a case came up on a docket, where a beaten wife finally did something in order.. chouchou Oct 2024 #24
To all of you who escaped, thank you for saying so. I had a roommate once who had escaped... Hekate Oct 2024 #27
I used to do the same thing. And one of the first things I would do when niyad Oct 2024 #37
;-( elleng Oct 2024 #29
And if there is any love there, he must deep down know how awful he is. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2024 #30
This is what Republicans intend when they laud "trad wives" dlk Oct 2024 #32
Reading this turned my stomach.......my biological father was the same kind of louslobbs Oct 2024 #33
My wife would just murder me. byronius Oct 2024 #35
Sadly, she is not in the mental state to do that. She lives in fear and terror. niyad Oct 2024 #40
I had a plan as a child to grow up and get out. cpamomfromtexas Oct 2024 #70
She may have kids. RandomNumbers Oct 2024 #101
What in the first post identifies the controlling husband as MAGA? Aussie105 Oct 2024 #36
Not "controlling". Abusive. And, yes, SOME women are DV perps, but not niyad Oct 2024 #41
That is heartbreaking. OverBurn Oct 2024 #38
That is sickening. Can't imagine how bad it can be. LiberalFighter Oct 2024 #39
Trauma, secrets, lies, and neglect become transgenerational - add religious fundamentalism and authoritarianism, Backseat Driver Oct 2024 #58
All that tells me about men like that is how PUNY they are, deep down inside. calimary Oct 2024 #43
Smells like a religious extremist husband to me. roamer65 Oct 2024 #49
D9nt make a mistake. Sometimes you dont even know if you do. MerryBlooms Oct 2024 #50
I finally had to divorce my ex and the father of my kids. CTyankee Oct 2024 #51
You just know he's beating the crap out of her when he gets mad. brush Oct 2024 #53
An insecure bully who at his core is just a coward augyboston Oct 2024 #55
Way back before the Y2K stuff came along, I was on a "prepper" forum. I liked to read the stories members wrote, mostly. mucholderthandirt Oct 2024 #56
Never saw my parents exchange cruel words. Aussie105 Oct 2024 #57
I bet the woman really appreciated the Thoughts & Prayers you sent Kaleva Oct 2024 #59
This thread was not aimed at the young woman, and you know it. Tthere is not niyad Oct 2024 #60
You can tell how a person feels about an event by how they respond to it Kaleva Oct 2024 #61
Nice deflection, but it won't work. niyad Oct 2024 #63
What would you have done in that situation. Kaleva Oct 2024 #64
see post 63 niyad Oct 2024 #66
A great non answer Kaleva Oct 2024 #74
Keep trying. I truly need the laughs. niyad Oct 2024 #75
How would Linda ladeewolf Oct 2024 #71
Like I said, keep the one she mistakenly bought Kaleva Oct 2024 #72
JFC, that post indicates absolutely NO comprehension, either of the post niyad Oct 2024 #78
Are you advocating non-involvement? Kaleva Oct 2024 #89
REMDI95 niyad Oct 2024 #93
I'll take that as an affirmative then? Kaleva Oct 2024 #97
MAGA want American Taliban IronLionZion Oct 2024 #62
Man.. jfz9580m Oct 2024 #65
You have been most fortunate if you have never encountered them. niyad Oct 2024 #77
I have been lucky in that regard jfz9580m Oct 2024 #79
Good on you jfz9580m Oct 2024 #82
Around 1980 I was working in PA town. A woman shoved a knife through her husbands chest and he, well, died. twodogsbarking Oct 2024 #67
That's unusual Warpy Oct 2024 #85
Truly a sad, but daily tale of woe. 634-5789 Oct 2024 #69
I'm surprised he let her out of the house without him, twice MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2024 #73
They have to allow you to make mistakes so they have a "reason" to beat you. Maru Kitteh Oct 2024 #88
Awful ProfessorGAC Oct 2024 #80
I'd like drop her husband with baseball bat therapy Duncanpup Oct 2024 #86
That was my ex-husband. I was severely beaten without warning. Maru Kitteh Oct 2024 #87
Alas. Not limited to MAGA types ewest02 Oct 2024 #90
Very true! I know of one abuser who is very leftist, into social justice, etc. Coventina Oct 2024 #94
How terrible. I know that Thoughts and Prayers ran through my mind, as I read these, and it does. God, how my SWBTATTReg Oct 2024 #92
Thank you for posting this account LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2024 #103
This is a domestic abuse situation iemanja Oct 2024 #106
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