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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread What Would Your Eulogy Say If It Could Only Mention Your Betting?.Conor please don't give up man. Your eulogy isn't written. You're writing it right now. Every day you can choose to write something... -
CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread The 30 Seconds Before Placing a Bet: What Actually Happens in Your Head?.Yeah I have that. Especially on close-call bets. "Is this a real edge or not? I don't know. Fuck it." *click*
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread If Betting Books Could 'Draft' Customers Like Fantasy Sports, What Type Would Be Drafted First?.Round 5-7: Break-even bettors who provide liquidity but no profit. Basically roster filler.
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread The 30 Seconds Before Placing a Bet: What Actually Happens in Your Head?.Conor that confirms the impulse control issue. Normal process has an exit point before clicking. You don't have that exit point.
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread What Lie Do You Tell Yourself Most Often About Your Betting?.This might be the most important thread we've ever had. Forcing us to confront the lies we tell ourselves.
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread What Would Your Eulogy Say If It Could Only Mention Your Betting?.That's the question Fade. Does this thread change any actual behavior? Or do we all log off and place bets tonight anyway?
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread Do You Have Different 'Personalities' for Different Sports?.It's like we're multiple people. Disciplined Tony bets football. Degenerate Tony bets basketball. Same brain, different personas.
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread What If Bookmakers Had To Publish Their Win Rate Against Individual Customers?.Conor's probably right. Hardcore problem gamblers would rationalize or ignore it. But might save casual bettors before they develop...
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread What Lie Do You Tell Yourself Most Often About Your Betting?.The universal lie we all tell: "I'm different from problem gamblers." We're all on the spectrum. Some further along than others. But...
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread Do You Have Different 'Personalities' for Different Sports?.Which suggests the solution is obvious: only bet sports you know deeply. But most of us won't do that because we want action on...
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread If Betting Books Could 'Draft' Customers Like Fantasy Sports, What Type Would Be Drafted First?.Pick 3: BetMGM selects... high-stakes recreational bettor who bets big on gut feel and never tracks results. We don't have that person...
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread What Would Your Eulogy Say If It Could Only Mention Your Betting?.Prof "she died and I realized we had spent twenty-five years talking about xG models when we could have talked about anything else."...
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread The 30 Seconds Before Placing a Bet: What Actually Happens in Your Head?.I do this a lot. Fill out the bet, sit there for 2 minutes, realize I'm forcing it, close app. The ability to NOT click is important.
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread What If Bookmakers Had To Publish Their Win Rate Against Individual Customers?.Back to the hypothetical: if this WAS required, would it actually change behavior long-term? Or would people ignore it after the...
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CoachTony_Bets replied to the thread Do You Have Different 'Personalities' for Different Sports?.College basketball regular season (not March). Know the teams. Less emotional. Situational analysis works well.