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   Ali Khalid, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 3:03am

   
   

   Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.......

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   Elric, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 3:07am

   
   

   Betting any debt has got to be one of the dumbest things I have ever read.

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   amazing!

   

   Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 4:51am

   
   

   It's truly incredible how stupid some people are!

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   Good

   

   Luke, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 5:50am

   
   

   If that study is true, then those people deserve to go bankrupt and lose their homes.

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   Ryan, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 6:15am

   
   

   but how many of them planned on paying off that CC debt anyway?
   
   It's a lot easier to be that way.

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   Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 7:12am

   
   

   Dunno which is worse.. Gambling or getting credit cards.. lol
   
   Both a gamble, I suppose. But with Credit cards, you're assured to loose.. lol

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   NGUVU, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 7:39am

   
   

   Bet your home's debt, and 1 of two things will happen - 1) you have your home paid off and are well off for a long time -or- 2) you go bankrupt and buy a new home in a month...
   
   Sign me up!

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   Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 8:14am

   
   

   Why do so many people have trouble with the word 'lose' these days? I don't recall this being a problem a few years ago. Other moronic spelling mistakes, yes, but this seems like a new one.

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   Yeah, but...

   

   ogman, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 8:18am

   
   

   ...I'll bet they'd be willing to do that in a brick 'n' mortar casino, too. You can bet Jon Kyl will be screamin' about this and completely ignoring the idea that online/offline doesn't matter.

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    NGUVU, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 8:26am

    
    

    Bet your home's debt, and 1 of two things will happen - 1) you have your home paid off and are well off for a long time -or- 2) you go bankrupt and buy a new home in a month...
    
    Sign me up!

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    Just don't do this in Washington State

    

    WirelessGuy, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 8:57am

    
    

    Here in the land of rain and evergreens we can't think, talk, link, show interest in any online gambling as it is now a class C felony. It is even more harsh a crime than child pornography, so you won't see us betting the farm.
    
    Loosen up Coward, we all can't spel lyke you and this plase don't got no spell cheker

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    anonymous coward, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 9:05am

    
    

    how can governments claim that gambling is dangerous and then sell lottery tickets to their own citizens?
    
    oh, wait, its only dangerous if someone else gets the proceeds...

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 9:37am

    
    

    "45% said they'd try to go double-or-nothing on their credit card bills, while 18% of people said they'd do the same on their mortgage."
    
    I can't believe people are this dumb. While some people may win and go debt free, the higher probability is that you will be twice as much in debt. It is astounding that so many people don't understand simple statistics/probability.

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    MrPaladin, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 10:14am

    
    

    Great, now not only can ID theives rake you upto your eyeballs in debt, they would now be able to double it down....
    
    terrific...

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    Gambling in Canada

    

    Topher3105, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 10:52am

    
    

    Its like the government in Canada has a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other. Over the last decade, they have allowed the building of a significant number of casinos (largely on native reserves), but then struggle with defining the morality and legality of gambling and how to protect citizens from the dangers of obsessive gambling.
    
    Its like with cigarettes, on the one hand the governmet puts out millions in advertising and law making to stop people from smoking and prevent it in public places, and yet, make no effort to outright ban smoking because of the tax revenue and industry it creates for the country.
    
    I live in a country of duality on almost every single issue, where the government both supports and objects to the issues they rule on. I wish my government would just grow a set and pick a side.

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    Gamble is easy

    

    jojo, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 11:23am

    
    

    I don't bet the house but if you bet online it can be more in your favor. Just study a sport unless you know the sport well enough. Then just wait and wait till you find a game that is more in your favor. Like the yankees 2 nights ago lost to the Indians by a lot. The yankees are a ton better then the Indians so the next game mussina is picthing after a blow out and the yankees don't lose twice very often. So a blow out the game before, mussina is pitching, they don't lose twice in a row very often. That sounds like it is in my favor. By the way they won $$$$$ So it is not that hard you just got to be patient and wait for the right game. Ya it is not 100% but the games I am talking about are 85% which is well in my favor.

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    Look at this another way.

    

    Adam, Jul 6th, 2006 @ 11:33am

    
    

    If there were no house limit, anyone could win.
    
    Consider:
    "I'll bet my $100,000 mortgage."
    Lose
    "I'll bet my $200,000 mortgage."
    Lose
    "I'll bet my $400,000 mortgage."
    Lose
    
    And so on, until finally you win. Now you have no mortgage. This is why house limits were established in the first place, to keep victory from being a sure thing if you had enough time and money. If you're betting debt, money isn't an issue anymore.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 7th, 2006 @ 7:11am

    
    

    Saying and doing are two different things. I imagine a lot of those people, if faced with the opportunity, wouldn't really bet like that.

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