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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread Do You Have Different 'Personalities' for Different Sports?.So there's a clear pattern: Sports you know deeply = better personality emerges Sports you know casually = worse personality emerges... -
SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What Would Your Eulogy Say If It Could Only Mention Your Betting?.The line is invisible until you're on the wrong side of it. Then you look back and can't see where it was.
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What If Bookmakers Had To Publish Their Win Rate Against Individual Customers?.Initial shock would cause 15-25% to quit like Oli said. Remaining bettors would either: 1. Already winning (don't care, validates them)...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread Do You Have Different 'Personalities' for Different Sports?.NFL regular season. Know it deeply. Bet it carefully. Good results.
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What Would Your Eulogy Say If It Could Only Mention Your Betting?.Princess if this thread makes you quit or even cut back significantly, that's a positive outcome. You're young enough betting hasn't...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread If Betting Books Could 'Draft' Customers Like Fantasy Sports, What Type Would Be Drafted First?.It's business Princess. You're the product, not the customer.
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What If Bookmakers Had To Publish Their Win Rate Against Individual Customers?.Princess because if it was treated like a financial product, it would have to meet fiduciary standards. Books would have to act in...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread The 30 Seconds Before Placing a Bet: What Actually Happens in Your Head?.All the time. Fill it out, run through checklist, something fails, close app. Probably close bet slips 30% of the time without submitting.
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What Lie Do You Tell Yourself Most Often About Your Betting?.I don't have kids but I have that with my brother. "My brother understands I'm busy on Sundays." He doesn't understand. He stopped...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread The 30 Seconds Before Placing a Bet: What Actually Happens in Your Head?.Princess there's a difference between excitement about potentially winning and addiction to the click itself. Do you get the high...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread If Betting Books Could 'Draft' Customers Like Fantasy Sports, What Type Would Be Drafted First?.Yes Princess. That's their business model. They want you to lose just enough to stay engaged but not so much you quit.
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread Do You Have Different 'Personalities' for Different Sports?.Prof's tennis story is common. People think "two players, someone has to win, how hard can it be?" Then discover tennis is impossibly...
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What If Bookmakers Had To Publish Their Win Rate Against Individual Customers?.How is showing someone their actual performance "harassment"? That's like a bank saying checking account balances is harassment.
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread What Would Your Eulogy Say If It Could Only Mention Your Betting?.Taffy's right. Betting isn't just an activity, it's an identity. Removing it means confronting who you are without it.
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SharpEddie47 replied to the thread The 30 Seconds Before Placing a Bet: What Actually Happens in Your Head?.Conor that's literally the dopamine release. You're addicted to the act of placing the bet, not winning. The click IS the drug.