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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?

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