Gamblers Quotations

They haven't given too many gamblers a second chances in the world of baseball.

I don't like fantasy where a king snaps his fingers and suddenly a whole army appears and goes off to war - he's got to feed them, he's got to pay them, he's got to take care of the camp followers and the gamblers and the people who cause disorder.

I actually went to some Gamblers Anonymous classes, and I sat there for three or four of them, and I'm trying to figure out what I have in similarities with these other people, and I could never find anything. It just seems like it wasn't the right place for me.

Louisiana's performance in the wake of the hurricanes is impressive. Statewide results are receiving a strong boost from construction crews and other personnel in the region for the post-hurricane reconstruction. We think displaced gamblers from the Mississippi Gulf Coast are also driving growth.

Many who would never have ventured out to bet with a 'real bookie' will be quite comfortable placing that bet online. Most gamblers who bet online aren't even aware that it's illegal in the United States.

I don't Understand why People become Farmers, Gangsters & Gamblers when they join Facebook...

What we find with pathological gamblers is that they have this uncontrollable urge to gamble. Ideally, it would be nice to discover a drug that would reliably interrupt that urge.

I was appalled that our own state government could so ruthlessly target teenage gamblers and view them as the gambling population of the future.

We have a lot more Gamblers Anonymous organizations in the state than we did. That's great. We have counselors now that can address the problem we haven't been able to address in the past.

We know that before the recent hurricanes, there were as many as 126,000 problem and pathological gamblers in Louisiana who could benefit from services aimed at curbing their addiction.

There are 300,000 problem gamblers in Australia, and this will only increase the numbers. Any avenue that makes it easier to gamble, such as ATMs in clubs, and credit cards, just means more problems.

We see compulsive gamblers of all sizes and shapes.

Crime has always been a problem in illegal gambling, and people prey on those gamblers because they know most of them won't go to the police if they get robbed. Gambling involves cash, and that tends to attract criminals.

Federal legislation will make it difficult but not impossible for Internet gamblers in the U.S. to gain access to offshore sites. Ultimately, Internet gambling operators are selling a product. à The vast majority of customers will satisfy their demand for commercial gambling through less onerous and risky alternatives, such as lotteries, bingo, pari-mutuels and casinos.

The rewards that compulsive gamblers get are only one step removed from exogenous chemicals, unless you are a big winner.

RASH, adj. Insensible to the value of our advice.""Now lay your bet with mine, nor let These gamblers take your cash.""""Nay, this child makes no bet."" ""Great snakes! How can you be so rash?"" --Bootle P. Gish

It was instituted not to aid gamblers, but the reverse, so that Vegas gamblers can't infiltrate a team to get an advantage.

Super Bowl is a very strong weekend for the Strip as it brings a good profile of gamblers into town for an extended weekend.

Not everyone in Oregon gambles. But to succeed a lottery needs a class of people who are problem gamblers and pathological gamblers.

He's one of the real gamblers in this business. He's not afraid to take a chance. He'd never want to feel he didn't accomplish something or that he'd lost.

I don't need to go to gamblers anonymous or anything but I like a flutter,

Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.