It’s bad enough the casino’s have infiltrated the lives of people around the world to the point where we don’t just have to deal with them on vacation, but in our everyday lives, but what the heck is the deal with making odds for TV talent shows?
I was just doing a little research for my Andrew Johnston Squidoo Lens when I came across this article from My Park Magazine. They are making odds on who will win Britain’s Got Talent, if Amanda Holden will cry when Andrew sings during the final, and if he will have a number one single this year. Does society need to put odds on everything? When will it stop?
Do I think the government needs to step in on something like this, NO? I don’t believe in government regulation. I think the bookies should take a look inside and really take a look at what they are putting odds on. Will it happen? I know the answer is no. There is a reason that these people are bookies and not book store owners. They don’t care who gets hurt when they are trying to make a living for themselves.
I hope Andrew Johnston doesn’t realize that there are odds out there on him; imagine the kids at school then if he doesn’t win. I can hear it already “My mom can’t afford to buy me new shoes anymore because she put our life savings on you to make Amanda Holden cry and you didn’t” and then a big fat pow in the face.
If the people that bet on this type of thing would just stop, the bookies would possibly stop wasting their time with odds on this type of thing, until then, I guess I have my blog to rant on.
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I never ask Q if he reads my blog, it doesn’t matter to me whether he does or not. I don’t write anything here that I don’t want him to know.
I stated in my last post that Q is a good guy and that’s one of the reasons I have stayed with him so far. He came through today with two Valentine’s gifts that I wasn’t expecting. The first gift was a gift certificate for a hot stone massage. Of course, this had monetary value, it was extremely thoughtful and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it. The second gift, he’s not even aware of; he didn’t go to the casino to try and raise money to buy me the gift certificate.
If you have read some of the previous posts in my blog you may wonder why the heck I’m still with my husband. Over the next month, I’ll be exploring those reasons myself.
Reason number 1 why I stay with Q - He really is a good guy. He’s a little insecure, but a good guy. When we first started dating he was very unsure about the fact that I made more money than he did and I think this still bothers him, but he’s not as verbal about it. As much as I try to get it through his thick skull that I have a college degree and he doesn’t, many times he still just doesn’t get it. I think his gambling problem grew out of this insecurity, instead of trying to better himself he’d try to go and win the big jackpot at the casino instead. Once he looked at what was left of his paycheck, he’d start to chase the losses and try to win it back; before he knew it, his whole paycheck was gone. There were times when instead of taking what he had to try and buy me something nice, he’d take the money to the casino to try and make more and buy something even better. His heart was in the right place, but they way he went about making the extra money just doesn’t work.
Yes, the gambling still started out as greed, but I really think his intentions when this all started were just to help us out and better our life. We are still fighting the battle of getting it through his think skull that this method of making money just doesn’t work.
