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Physically handing over hard currency for a bet can be sobering – a good incentive to pause and consider how positive you are about your selection.
Somehow clicking the mouse to confirm and seeing the little numbers on the screen doesn’t always feel like you’re ‘spending money’ – it is easy to become too click-happy with bets.
Maybe that’s why I can only back winners on course and not when betting on the pc!
I find the opposite – The PC takes the emotion out of it for me and allows me to be more rationale. The throng of the betting ring can often get me a little over excited!!!
The amount I "waste" in shops, I really should embrace the net for punting.
If you "waste" in shops then you’ve no chance online
I would say over 95% of my betting nowadays is online.
The only time I usually bet in cash nowadays is if something really catches my eye in the parade ring and I do not have time to get back to my laptop. Or if I have comms problems with the laptop.
As for enjoyment of the winnings, to be honest it is very rarely I have any emotion when I win (or lose). If I have landed a "touch" I may allow myself a wee smile but I don’t really care if the money comes in as cash or online.
Online is more practical because I don’t have to worry about dealing with the cash.
Feel a bit sorry for you Paul if thats the case, i still get a right buzz out of a winner.
The only reason I’m back to punting is the existence of Betfair as I’m a layer. Laying is possible I suppose in the high street but it’s hardly practical.
For me anyway I never actually touch or feel or smell the money I win as it stays where it is or goes to the bank..
I do most of my betting online. Not that I gamble a lot but I find it more practical via the net for betting purposes and keeping records/stats. Come the Cheltenham festival though it is all cash bets for me as I’m either at the festival or out somewhere with friends watching it.
Who doesn’t love winning though? picking a winner is great and I get a real buzz from it. Of course, the financial return is a nice bonus too!
The amount I "waste" in shops, I really should embrace the net for punting.
If you "waste" in shops then you’ve no chance online
Au contraire….I feel I would be more disciplined online, and I like the idea of laying short price favs to modest stakes. Maybe not the route to quick riches, but more advisable than filling the FOBT’s.
Online casinos really don’t appeal.
Still, you know me well David, so you could be right
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[quote-SAL wrote;Physically handing over hard currency for a bet can be sobering – a good incentive to pause and consider how positive you are about your selection
Never a truer word spoken!
Feel a bit sorry for you Paul if thats the case, i still get a right buzz out of a winner.
I didn’t say I don’t get a buzz out of racing – I do and I don’t need a bet to get that buzz. I was at Carlisle on Monday, without having any bets, and five of the races produced fantastic finishes which got the adrenalin going.
My point was I don’t generally get any feeling regarding the financial aspect – to me betting on a horse is no different than investing in shares or the futures market – it is just an investment, albeit a more high risky one. It has to be that way because as soon as you allow emotion to get in the way of investing you are potentially in trouble.
And yes I do make the occasional "emotional" investment but they are the ones that, more often than not, lose.
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