TaffyTipster's latest activity
-
TaffyTipster posted the thread UK Gambling Act Reforms - Affordability Checks Are Coming. What Do You Actually Think? in General Gambling Forum.Going to say something that might not be popular. I hate this. The proposal is that operators have to run checks on you if you lose... -
TaffyTipster replied to the thread Have You Ever Had a Conversation About Betting With a Stranger That Turned Unexpectedly Honest?.Long train journey. Cardiff to Edinburgh. Years ago. Bloke about my age. We got talking because of a rugby match showing on the...
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread What Would You Bet On If Money Was Completely Irrelevant?.I'd bet on Wales. Same as always. But here's the thing. Without money involved I'd probably just be a fan again. Shouting at the...
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread Do You Trust Other Bettors?.The lads in the pub. Blokes I've bet alongside for years. I trust them in the way you trust people you've spent a lot of time with...
-
TaffyTipster posted the thread What's the Smallest Bet You've Ever Placed and Why? in General Gambling Forum.Daft question with a serious answer hidden inside it. One pound. End of a bad Six Nations. Completely cleaned out. Bronwyn had started...
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread Has Betting Ever Made You Genuinely Happy? Not Excited. Happy..Yes. Once. Clearly. 2005. Wales Grand Slam. Six Nations. First in twenty-seven years. Had money on Wales to win the tournament...
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread What Do You Do When the Bet Is Live and You Know You're Losing?.Going to notice it more. Bronwyn with her book on the other sofa. She has no idea.
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread Have You Ever Felt Genuine Contempt for a Winning Bettor?.Conor that last line. Could have just asked him how he did it.
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread Have You Ever Felt Genuine Contempt for a Winning Bettor?."He had a lucky win. I had a grievance." Prof Margaret again.
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread What Do You Do When the Bet Is Live and You Know You're Losing?.Prof. Bronwyn does this. Sits and reads while I watch the rugby. I've never thought about what that does. Reading your post I think...
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread What Do You Do When the Bet Is Live and You Know You're Losing?.Mine is the kitchen. Going to make tea is my informal pre-commitment. When I feel the losing certainty coming I go to the kitchen...
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread Have You Ever Felt Genuine Contempt for a Winning Bettor?.The unexplainable winner is the one that gets under your skin. You can always find a reason why the parlay winner doesn't count. The...
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread What Do You Do When the Bet Is Live and You Know You're Losing?.The in-play during a losing bet is a trap I fall into too. Tell yourself you're hedging. You're not hedging. You're panicking with...
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread What Do You Do When the Bet Is Live and You Know You're Losing?.I text people. Not about the bet. Just start conversations. Distract myself with other noise. Or I go make a cup of tea. Or both...
-
TaffyTipster replied to the thread Have You Ever Felt Genuine Contempt for a Winning Bettor?.Different version for me. Local lad. Pub regular. Won a big accumulator on a bank holiday weekend. Few thousand. For about three...