Gambling's okay as long as you keep winning
Summary
A straphanger with 58 years of gambling experience delivers his philosophy: just keep doubling up until you win. Kareem pushes back on the sports betting advice, pointing out that people are losing college tuitions and mortgaging houses. The gambler isn't fazed. He's already told his daughter to gamble, casually mentions borrowing from "Fat Tony" if you need extra cash, and insists the whole thing is fun even when you're throwing soda at the TV after a loss. He had the Raiders last night. Did he win? No. Does it matter how much he lost? Apparently not. The conversation ends with Kareem asking for the bookie's number but declining Fat Tony's contact info.
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So, what's your take? Gambling is okay as long as you keep winning.
100% disagree. Gambling is bad. As long as you keep winning. Why is it bad?
Well, how do you win though? You—no one ever wins. Then you just keep doubling up. Eventually, you got to win something.
So, in order to win, you keep gambling. Yeah.
That requires money. Yeah. So, you can always get money. They only draw three points a week now.
Three points a week. Yeah. If you borrow it from, you know, Tony.
Who's Tony? Fat Tony.
Who the hell's Fat Tony? Think about it. His name ain't Fat Kaim. So you're borrowing money to gamble.
You just keep doubling up.
What are we playing? Blackjack. No. Sports.
Sports betting. Yeah.
I think sports betting is a big pro about to be a really big problem in this country.
Why? Because people are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars going into debt, mortgaging their houses, losing their kids' college tuition.
Not true at all.
What do you mean it's not true? Not true.
What do you mean it's not true? The smart ones double up. Double up. Eventually you get it all back.
You would give this advice to your child. I already did.
You told your daughter to gamble? Yes.
And she did. Yes.
And did she win? I think she does. Okay. It's not getting rich.
What's the point of gambling if you're not going to get rich? 'Cause it's a lot of fun.
Oh, it's fun. You get to watch on TV and if you win, you cheer and if you lose, you throw the soda at the TV.
Who are you putting your money on? Last night I had the Raiders.
Did you win? No.
How much did you lose? Doesn't matter.
How long have you been gambling? 58 years.
And he's still around? All right. Since I was 15.
How do I get started? You can either call up a guy and he'll take your action or go on, you know, one of these betting sites, give them your credit card.
No, I'm not giving my credit card. I—I'll call the guy. And call the guy.
Can I get the guy's number? When we get private, I'll be happy to give you the guy's number.
All right, I'll call you for the guy's number. I'm also going to need Fat Tony's number. No, you don't want Fat Tony's number.