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Originally Posted by kirklancaster
Off topic T.S. - in your job, do you ever feel really sorry for some of the more... Shall we say, unintelligent misfit punters -- those who have next to nothing but gamble away what bit they are given?
Or do you secretly feel a certain resentment that they are so wasteful with what they are given, while you could put that money to much better use?
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To be honest its the ones that DO have money that bug me more. I have guys that bet £300 a time, several bets a day, seem to spend literally their whole lives gambling and probably make a £2000 - £3000 a month loss and yet "can afford it" because they have enough to feed themselves and keep a home on on top of that, and don't need money for anything else because they spend their entire lives either working, or gambling. And I just think... What a waste. Of money AND time.
Its a bit of a myth that people on benefits have loads to gamble away. You're really talking little £1 horse bets or 50p football coupons for most of them. I do feel pretty sorry for them. What a life where your only real source of excitement is winning maybe £3 or £4...
Of course there are also the ones who I know fine well don't have jobs and yet have stacks of 20s bursting out of their wallets. The less said about that, the better, though. I saw nothing officer
