Archive for the 'Gambling' Category

The Big Gamble

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

I swear that I could see him break out into a sweat, his hands shaking with anticipation, as the clerk counted out $50.00 in pull tickets. It was a big gamble, for a man handing over half of the last monies that stood between him and broke for the rest of the month. He […]

Female Gamblers

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

It can sometimes surprise when gamblers are exposed. But would one ever think or even consider a woman to bet on sports. Well I know a few that do because I had a female relation that once bet on the dogs but apparently it was quite rare for women to deal with bookmakers.
Being a high […]

From the Outside… Close to home…

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

I need more money… I need it to buy some supplies… it’s that time of the month… I need some money to buy some pain killers…. I need… Could I have $20?
The times that there was a request for money for something were incredible…. I new something was up, but I didn’t know what…
From the […]

Living With a Woman Bashing Gambler

Monday, April 30th, 2007

What it was like to live with a woman-bashing gambler…
my story as told by Cassie (name changed for obvious reasons)…
I didn’t realise how bad it was at first, just a few bets here and there. It couldn’t hurt, right?
Wrong! All our money from as little as fifty cents went to the races.
He started […]