Has the amounts of your wagers increased over the years you have been gambling?

[Dante]

I have always wonder if this is the case with most everyone...Mine have not , there are times when I play more on a game but overall my wager amt has stayed he same....Is this tru for other hobby gamblers or is it different with full time gamblers and such..

 

[WorldNumberOne]

no doubt about it. when i first posted up in 1995 i was making 25 and 50 dollar bets.

now they range anywhere from 2 to 5 hundred.

 

[Rainbow]

Without a doubt, when I first start gambling I was playing $1 football cards and than $5 cards and than $10 3 team parlays. I can remember when I use to mow lawns to play football cards. I start going to the racetrack when I was 14yrs old. almost everybody I know increases over the years including books. I can remember when 500 was a big bet for a bookie to book. I am talking about when a dollar was a dollar. 100 players to 300 to 500 to 5000. I dont know anybody that it doesnt increase over the years.

 

[Glaken]

I would compare my wager history to a Sin Wave; I started small and gradually went up peaking around 1k-2k and then gradually learned money management and came back down to even off around $300 per wager with an occasional $500 wager.

 

[charliepeete]

same wager s as in 1971

 

[ElIguana]

I learned to play Blackjack long before I started wagering on sports. When I play blackjack, it is for a few hours of entertainment only, so I keep the bets small ($5 -$20) until I'm ahead so my $$ and entertainment last longer.

When I first began wagering on sports, I had this same small-time mentality. I played too many games but with very small wagers on each one ($10-$20). I am still a recreational gambler on sports, not a pro by any means.

Over time I realized that, unlike Blackjack where the player is playing entirely on probability, sports can be handicapped for line value, situtations, match-ups, etc., and that there are strong plays and weak plays that should be bet accordingly. I now play fewer games at $50 - $500 a pop. Small potatoes compared to many in the Rx, but I have increased my wagers with time.

 

[TheGeneral+]

Started with $5 parlay cards. My straight bets are now up to around $20, so yes, I have increased my betting size.

 

[panther]

started at 100 a unit back in 86


now 2000 a unit



panther

 

[VaultedTreehouse]

It has to based on inflation. Plus it takes more bet to give me the same rush. Sad yes, but true.

 

[chalkeater]

Absolutely. I remember when I started, over 15 years ago, I played $10.00 per game. Now, I play $5K per game.

I wish it was still back then.

Chalk

 

[Kornholio]

The first real bet I made was for 100 and that was the only bet I placed that year. Oddly, the next year I was betting like 10-20 a game and parlays and actually built that up to a decent chunk. Today, I'm still betting with that same original deposit. I have moved money between books but never actually taken any back from offshore. I bet usually 100 a game and up to 300. But I only had 300 on a bet 3 times this year.

 

[jeffksu]

my bet size has actually went down alot...alot ...alot....when i was single and stupid money meant absolutely nothing....so 500 to 1000 per game...when living in south texas....got married and burnt by a book for 8800 and thought about it long and hard...now 50 to 100 per game tops....a foolish type of behavior...don't you agree... but now i've got more money than i ever thought about having and this is all in perspective and fun....life's too short for the stress...make it fun or don't do it at all....thanks jeffksu.....

 

[harrington]

My wagers are ten times what they were when i first started gambling. Went from $50 -$100 to $500-$1,000. As my bankroll swelled so did my wagers.