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Trollheart · 08-12-2018, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

We're a conservative Protestant country. We don't like that ****. We have horse racing in Virginia and the state lottery (and didn't even have horse racing when I was a kid) and that's it. Never forget that our country was partly founded on intolerance of the intolerance our founders' religious intolerance.

What about

The Batlord · 08-12-2018, 05:49 PM

Different states have different laws. It's a soft version of different countries with different laws. Nevada (where Las Vegas hails) absolutely has different laws about gambling than the majority of the country.

Aux-In · 08-12-2018, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Different states have different laws. It's a soft version of different countries with different laws. Nevada (where Las Vegas hails) absolutely has different laws about gambling than the majority of the country.

Prostitution, too. I think Nevada is the only state that allows it, and only in a certain city/area, but I'm no BunnyRanch expert to be honest.

Trollheart · 08-12-2018, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Different states have different laws. It's a soft version of different countries with different laws. Nevada (where Las Vegas hails) absolutely has different laws about gambling than the majority of the country.

Is Vegas, or was it, the only state where gambling is completely legal then? And does this include online gambling? How would/do they police that? How can they?

The Batlord · 08-12-2018, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Is Vegas, or was it, the only state where gambling is completely legal then? And does this include online gambling? How would/do they police that? How can they?

Vegas is a city in the state of Nevada. It's not the only state where gambling is legal but it's the gambling state. What other states' laws are I and most of the rest of the country don't even know, but we all assume that Nevada is the most liberal. At the very least it's the home of the city that's the home of gambling and vice.

OccultHawk · 08-12-2018, 07:02 PM

The nationwide legalized sports betting is going to have lots of little things that increase the house edge more than Vegas or a bookie who uses Vegas as a guideline.

There’s going to be charges to transfer funds. A fee to run the app. The NBA is already talking about skimming 1% off all bets in the arenas. Just FYI losing 1% of the house edge is devastating long term.

The gambling commission in Nevada protects gamblers from ridiculous house edges.

I looked into betting online but from what I could find (and you have to consider bank transfer fees) my bookie - well he doesn’t gouge you with hidden fees.

The fantasy football sites employees were using data from their own sites to cheat on other sites. I hate fantasy football but just saying that the new big gambling industry isn’t necessarily any better.

Had I won my last bet I would’ve picked up $645 today nothing deducted. No bull****. Cash in pocket probably with a free beer thrown on top. That was a fair bet. I lost but it was fair and square.

WWWP · 08-12-2018, 10:19 PM

Was a guest on a podcast this morning

Picked up some new reads at the thrift stores this afternoon

Went to the movies for the first time since force awakens

Potstickers and ice cream in my future

Good sunday

Chula Vista · 08-12-2018, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

I've never understood the appeal of gambling either - also never understood all that glamour/macho treatment that Hollywood gives to it.

It's like cigarettes, alcohol. crack, heroin, 'The Real Housewives of Little Rock', etc. A substance and/or habit that sustains a physical and/or mental addiction.

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Originally Posted by Kiiii

Well, he also uses "ja" and he lives in California. So I don't think his take on the English language can be used as a prime example.

Si.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Frownland's a pretentious twat.

This, we've all accepted. That fact that he relishes in it so gleefully is what I can't wrap my head around.

**Frownland** · 08-12-2018, 11:44 PM

J'all are just jealous.

Chula Vista · 08-12-2018, 11:54 PM

EXHAUSTED.

Going to take a big hit selling the Winnie. Knew that possibility going in.

Winnie: $32,000

Rent for 7 months in SD (low ball): $1,800 x 7 = $12,600

Selling price for the Winn: $20,000

Bottom line: pretty much a break even. I'm good with that.

08-12-2018, 07:02 PM	#54346 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	The nationwide legalized sports betting is going to have lots of little things that increase the house edge more than Vegas or a bookie who uses Vegas as a guideline. There’s going to be charges to transfer funds. A fee to run the app. The NBA is already talking about skimming 1% off all bets in the arenas. Just FYI losing 1% of the house edge is devastating long term. The gambling commission in Nevada protects gamblers from ridiculous house edges. I looked into betting online but from what I could find (and you have to consider bank transfer fees) my bookie - well he doesn’t gouge you with hidden fees. The fantasy football sites employees were using data from their own sites to cheat on other sites. I hate fantasy football but just saying that the new big gambling industry isn’t necessarily any better. Had I won my last bet I would’ve picked up $645 today nothing deducted. No bull****. Cash in pocket probably with a free beer thrown on top. That was a fair bet. I lost but it was fair and square. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

08-12-2018, 11:44 PM	#54349 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	J'all are just jealous. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-12-2018, 11:54 PM	#54350 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	EXHAUSTED. Going to take a big hit selling the Winnie. Knew that possibility going in. Winnie: $32,000 Rent for 7 months in SD (low ball): $1,800 x 7 = $12,600 Selling price for the Winn: $20,000 Bottom line: pretty much a break even. I'm good with that. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”