Do your husbands gamble on sports?

[Anonymous]

Literally every single one of my son’s underage friends is on these sites and half are using actual money with their parents’ accounts. It is insane, but it is what is happening right now. You should dig more - I’ll be very surprised if your sports-interested kid is not doing this.

[Anonymous]

My husband does. Several years ago we decided he would have a small part of his paycheck put into a savings account in his name. That would be his “fun money” which includes gambling. He is good about only using that account for his wins or losses to determine how much to gamble. He once one a notable amount at a casino and fortunately they did the tax withholding right then and there.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, he’s very good at it. He nets $3k - $5k each week.

What a loser you allow it

Allow it? He’s a grown man. He’s won six-figures. After building a large balance across apps he now transfers weekly winnings into a joint account. He’s playing with their money now. I don’t understand gambling, but I understand that our account balance keeps growing. You do you.

This is not true. No one actually makes money from gambling in the long run. The margins taken are too high.

Apparently if you win often enough you get banned by the app and have to switch.

My DH and I are big sports watchers but do not gamble on it, but we do play blackjack once in a while if available. I think universally available sports gambling is already making society worse - many players in record saying they and their families are getting threats. Even college kids are.

At minimum these need to be regulated so you can’t bet with credit cards.

That’s terrible that they are hooking the kids.

That wasn’t about college kids gambling - which is bad enough. That was about college athletes facing threats from gamblers who lose money because the college athletes aren’t perfect. People suck.

Not college but here’s a 25-year-old Orioles pitcher who faced death threats.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/orioles-cade-povich-latest-mlb-player-to-call-out-fans-sending-death-threats-does-not-belong-in-the-game/

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, he’s very good at it. He nets $3k - $5k each week.

What a loser you allow it

Allow it? He’s a grown man. He’s won six-figures. After building a large balance across apps he now transfers weekly winnings into a joint account. He’s playing with their money now. I don’t understand gambling, but I understand that our account balance keeps growing. You do you.

Don’t let him combine his gambling money with your joint account. Have him keep it separate and only gamble from that account. It will be hard for you to track otherwise.

He only deposits into that joint account.

Ok, that’s good.

And then you'll be responsible for half his debts if that account goes in the hole or your signature is on it.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. DH put in $250 years ago into whatever app and now does 0.25 bets etc, just for the fun of it but not using impactful money. I told him he could set a $50 monthly limit for example and I wouldn’t mind. I spend more than that on my hobbies each month. But he didn’t want to, thankfully.

Unfortunately, it’s a big thing with HS boys. DS uses some site that uses fake money that can be converted into real money when they turn 18. We talk often about the dangers and that he needs to set limits for himself, non negotiable, so it doesn’t get out of hand. In my mind, internet-based addictions are harder to kick than others because it is almost impossible to avoid.

DH never ever talks about his own betting with kids present.

We shall see but I hope we have put the fear into DS.

Are you insane? You realize you are willingly allowing him to become addicted, right? Whatever this app is, it is targeting children. You also realize that most people don’t realize they have an addiction until it’s too late, right? What the actual heck, woman.

Well, I don’t disagree. But I guarantee that most boys in his grade are doing the same. So, just because you don’t know doesn’t mean it’s not happening. I really did not see a way to stop a 17 year old from doing this. Communication is better. If you have found a way, I’m all ears. This is a responsible kid who isn’t out partying all the time and has a good group of friends. I was not going to take his phone over this. And anyway, I won’t be able to control him in 10 months. I better educate or he definitely will be addicted! I’m sure there are tons of addicted college boys.

You’re an enabling idiot . Your son is an addict

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. DH put in $250 years ago into whatever app and now does 0.25 bets etc, just for the fun of it but not using impactful money. I told him he could set a $50 monthly limit for example and I wouldn’t mind. I spend more than that on my hobbies each month. But he didn’t want to, thankfully.

Unfortunately, it’s a big thing with HS boys. DS uses some site that uses fake money that can be converted into real money when they turn 18. We talk often about the dangers and that he needs to set limits for himself, non negotiable, so it doesn’t get out of hand. In my mind, internet-based addictions are harder to kick than others because it is almost impossible to avoid.

DH never ever talks about his own betting with kids present.

We shall see but I hope we have put the fear into DS.

Are you insane? You realize you are willingly allowing him to become addicted, right? Whatever this app is, it is targeting children. You also realize that most people don’t realize they have an addiction until it’s too late, right? What the actual heck, woman.

Well, I don’t disagree. But I guarantee that most boys in his grade are doing the same. So, just because you don’t know doesn’t mean it’s not happening. I really did not see a way to stop a 17 year old from doing this. Communication is better. If you have found a way, I’m all ears. This is a responsible kid who isn’t out partying all the time and has a good group of friends. I was not going to take his phone over this. And anyway, I won’t be able to control him in 10 months. I better educate or he definitely will be addicted! I’m sure there are tons of addicted college boys.

You’re an enabling idiot . Your son is an addict

No, he’s really not. We still keep his phone at night and know how he spends his time online. It’s very little of his time. We did not allow it until this summer, and he respected our rules until then.

How old are your kids? I really do welcome a foolproof way to make sure my almost adult son doesn’t dabble in this in the future. Because they all will, if they have any interest in sports. And in college, there will be no guardrails, so you better make sure they have their own. So, what’s your solution?

[Anonymous]

My DH won 6 figures on one of these apps.

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Anonymous wrote:Hope those of you with gambling spouses don't live in a state where you'll be liable for half of your spouse's debts.

+1 Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin

Don’t DCUMs by definition live around D.C.?

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Starting November 1st NCAA athletes can gamble on professional sports.

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Anonymous wrote:Hope those of you with gambling spouses don't live in a state where you'll be liable for half of your spouse's debts.

+1 Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin

Don’t DCUMs by definition live around D.C.?

By definition, yes. In actuality, no.

[Anonymous]

It’s insane that you think the majority of people betting on sports are addicted or will become addicted.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s insane that you think the majority of people betting on sports are addicted or will become addicted.

Wut

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Anonymous wrote:It’s insane that you think the majority of people betting on sports are addicted or will become addicted.

Wut

Wut back at you.

Millions of people use draft kings and the like for entertainment and are not addicts.

This thread is off the rails and jumped the shark from the 1st page.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apparently it’s a huge problem, especially with younger men and even college age. How widespread is this?

No. Mine doesn't even watch!

[Anonymous]

Millions of people in denial on this thread