HAVE WOKEN UP TO MY OWN "GAMBLING ADDICTION" AFTER THE "WHITNEY.HOUSTON" ABRUPT DEATH ON SUNDAY (12-2-2012), DEFINITELY AFTEREFFECTS OF "DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE"AKIN TO MICHAEL.JACKSON'S "PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION ABUSE"..MY GAMBLING ADDICTION HAS BEEN ONLY ON "HORSE-RACING" SINCE IT IS THE ONLY LEGALIZED GAMBLING SPORT IN INDIA.HAVE VISITED THE GAMBLING CASINO HOTELS IN MACAU IN 2005 AND WAS FASCINATED TO FIND GAMBLERS AT TABLES AT A TIME WHEN MOST PEOPLE ARE AT THEIR HOME ON A BREAKFAST TABLE!"HORSE-RACING" IS CONSIDERED A GAME OF SKILL AND THE SAME WAS PROVED IN A LEGAL BATTLE IN COURT IN TAMIL NADU, A STATE IN INDIA , AND HENCE THE SPORT LEGALIZED IN MADRAS WHERE IT WAS ONCE BANNED AS GAMBLING.I MYSELF CONSIDER GAMBLING A "MUG SPORT" AND HENCE DIDN'T BET A SINGLE DOLLAR WHEN I VISITED THE CASINO'S IN MACAU AND LATER AT GENTING HIGHLANDS IN MALAYSIA IN 2007.PERSONALLY,I BECAME A "HORSE- RACING ADDICT" SINCE I CONSIDERED IT A GAME OF SKILL,BESIDES,AFTER QUITTING MY MARINE ENGINEERING PROFESSION IN 2006 I HAD AMPLE TIME AT MY DISPOSAL AND THE MAHALAXMI RACE-COURSE IN MUMBAI WAS JUST A 15 MINUTES DRIVE FROM MY HOME.SLOWLY A HOBBY BECAME A ADDICTION AS I KEPT LOSING MONEY OVER THE DECADES BEGINNING FROM 1990 WHEN I FIRST BECAME A GAMBLING PUNTER,PREVIOUSLY JUST VISITING THE RACE-COURSE FOR VIEWING THE HORSES AND RACES.THE MAHALAXMI RACE-COURSE WAS MY REGULAR "JOGGING TRACK", MY NORMAL EXERCISE OF CYCLING TO THE RACE-COURSE EARLY IN THE MORNING,JOGGING 2 KMS AROUND THE RACE-COURSE AND VIEWING THE HORSES IN TRAINING.HENCE THE "RACE-COURSE" WAS A "HOME AWAY FROM A HOME" FOR ME,A BEAUTIFUL SCENIC ISLAND OF GREEN VEGETATION AND HORSES IN THE MIDST OF MUMBAI'S EXPANDING "CONCRETE JUNGLE".IN BANGALORE WHERE I BUILT A SECOND HOME IN 1990, A YEARLY VISIT TO THE CITY WAS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT A VISIT TO THE BANGALORE RACE-COURSE, APPROX A 45 MINUTES RIDING DISTANCE BY CYCLE FROM MY RESIDENCE AT BANASWADI! THE DISTANCE BY BUS WAS APPROX ONE HOUR, VERY INCONVENIENT IN BANGALORE'S CONGESTED ROAD TRAFFIC UPTO 2009 WHEN I LAST VISITED THE BANGALORE RACE-COURSE.GAMBLING IN OTHER FORM OF SPORTS IN OTHER COUNTRY'S WOULD BE DIFFERENT BUT ULTIMATELY ALL GAMBLERS ARE UNIVERSAL IN TRYING TO BEAT THE ODDS TO EARN A LIVING.
"GAMBLARS ANONYMOUS INC":- HERE IS A SIMPLE CHECKLIST RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS THAT YOU ARE A "ADDICT GAMBLER" AND NOT A "HOBBY GAMBLER" AND SEEKING EARLY PSYCHIATRIC OR SELF-HELP BEFORE BANKRUPTCY IS THE END-RESULT.
1) HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN GAMBLING ON A PARTICULAR SPORT OR IN A CASINO?
2) HAVE YOU PROFITED OR HAVE ACCUMULATED LOSSES IN THE SPORT YOU GAMBLE ?
3) ARE YOU A "PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER" OR A "HOBBY GAMBLER" ? BY PROFESSIONAL I MEAN IS YOUR LIVELIHOOD SOLELY ON GAMBLING INCOME?
4) IF A "PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER",IS YOUR WEALTH DECREASING OR INCREASING.?
5) IF A "HOBBY GAMBLER" ARE YOU SUPPLEMENTING ALL YOUR GAMBLING LOSSES THROUGH EITHER YOUR PRIVATE BUSINESS OR EMPLOYMENT ?
6) IF YOU MISS YOUR "GAMBLING DATE" DO YOU FEEL RESTLESS OR UNEASY?
7) IF YOU LOSE MONEY DO YOU DOUBLE YOUR BETS IN ORDER TO RECOVER YOUR MONEY FROM LOST BETS ?
8) WHEN YOU LOSE ON A BET DOES IT BOTHER YOU ? IF IT DOES NOT THEN YOU ARE A "CONFIRMED GAMBLING ADDICT".YOU WILL KEEP ON BETTING TO RECOVER YOUR LOSSES UNTIL YOU GO BROKE,AKIN TO A ALCOHOLIC DRINKING TO DEATH AS HIS OR HERS RESISTANCE TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION INCREASES.
9) DO YOU SPEND MORE THAN 50% OF YOUR INCOME ON GAMBOLING ?
10) IF HAVING A LARGE FAMILY OR MARRIED,IS GAMBOLING THE CAUSE OF STRIFE IN YOUR HOUSE-HOLD ?
11) WHEN YOU WIN DO YOU GET THE FEELING OF BEING ON TOP OF THE WORLD, AKIN TO A "SUPER HIGH" ATTAINED ON ALCOHOL OR DRUGS ?
12) WHEN YOU LOSE DO YOU GET ANGRY AND IRRITATED AT EVERYONE AND BLAME EVERYONE BUT YOURSELF FOR LOSING" ?
13) DO YOU BORROW MONEY FROM OTHERS TO "BET" OR TAKE LOANS FROM THE BANK TO PLAY THE "FUTURES SHARE MARKET" OR "SHARE MARGINS DAY TRADING"? IF YES,YOU ARE ON A SUICIDAL ROAD TO BANKRUPTCY UNLESS ABSOLUTELY LUCKY TO ESCAPE THE "DEBT TRAP".
14) REMEMBER,CORRUPTION IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN INDIA AND DEFINITELY EXISTING IN "HORSE-RACING". UNLESS A PERSON IS CLOSE TO AUTHORITIES DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN HORSE-RACING LIKE OWNERS,JOCKEYS,TRAINERS AND EVEN SYCES THE CHANCES OF EARNING A PROFITABLE REGULAR INCOME FROM "HORSE-RACING" IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.REMEMBER,ALL COMMON PUNTERS ENTERING A RACE-COURSE HAVE A GUIDE INFORMATION THROUGH "HORSE-RACING GUIDES", MOST FAMOUS AND OLDEST IN INDIA BEING "COLE".HENCE A BIT OF "INSIDE INFORMATION" IS ESSENTIAL FOR BEING A CONTINUOUS WINNER AT HORSE-RACING.AS A COMMON PUNTER YOU MIGHT BE LUCKY A FEW TIMES OR HAVE A "LUCKY WINNING STREAK", BUT, GAMBLING HISTORY IS LITTERED WITH PUNTERS WINNING AND FINALLY LOSING MILLIONS OF RUPEES LET ALONE A FEW THOUSAND.
15) WORSE,AVOID THE "PROFESSIONAL TIPSTERS" THAT ADVERTISE THEIR WARES IN THE MEDIA FOR A CERTAIN FEE.THEY MIGHT BE RIGHT ON A FEW OCCASIONS, BUT IF SO CONFIDENT IN THEIR SKILLS THEN ASK THEM TO BET THEIR OWN MONEY ON THEIR OWN TIPS? I WOULD BET MY HOUSE THAT FEW OF THE "PROFESSIONAL TIPSTERS" WOULD EVER WIN REGULARLY ON THEIR OWN TIPS.WHY CHARGE A FEE ON ADVISING OTHER PUNTERS WHEN YOU YOURSELF CAN BECOME A MILLIONAIRE ON YOUR OWN TIPS? THE "GAMBLING TIPSTERS" ARE AKIN TO THE NUMEROUS BROKERS AND FINANCIAL ADVISERS THAT COMMENT ON STOCKS AND "I.P.O'S(INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS)" OF THE STOCK MARKET,JUST ADVISERS AND NOT INVESTORS.LISTEN TO THE ADVICE BUT MAKE YOUR OWN FINAL DECISION.
REMEMBER THE HILARIOUS AND PARTLY TRUE SAYING WHICH I HAVE TWISTED,QUOTE," YOU CAN BECOME A MILLIONAIRE AT THE RACE-COURSE IF YOU PREVIOUSLY WERE A BILLIONAIRE"?
IN INDIA ONLY "HORSE-RACING", "LOTTERY TICKETS" "SHARE MARKET MARGIN TRADING" and "SHIPBOARD CASINO GAMBLING IN GOA" ARE LEGALIZED FORMS OF GAMBLING."ILLEGAL GAMBLING " IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST UNOFFICIAL INDUSTRY'S IN INDIA AND A SOURCE OF THE INFAMOUS "BLACK MONEY REVOLUTION"! . EVERY INDIAN HAS HEARD OF "MATKA BETTING",THE ORIGINAL ILLEGAL FORM OF GAMBLING ON THE "COTTON FIGURE NUMBERS" OF THE "STOCK EXCHANGE", HENCE A BIG HIT WITH THE "MILL WORKERS" OF MUMBAI CITY,TODAY IN THE 21ST CENTURY AN ALMOST EXTINCT INDUSTRY."MATKA" WAS CONSIDERED THE "POOR INDIANS" VICE SINCE A PERSON COULD BET MINIMUM SUMS UNLIKE "HORSE-RACING" WHICH REQUIRED A LITTLE SOPHISTICATION AND AN ENTRANCE TICKET TO THE RACE-COURSE.IN INDIA GAMBLING AND BETTING ON CRICKET MATCHES AND POLITICAL RESULTS IS ANOTHER HUGE FORM OF "ILLEGAL GAMBLING" AND HENCE I HAVE ALWAYS STRESSED FOR "LEGALIZING GAMBOLING" AKIN TO "LADBROKES" OR "WILLIAM HILL" TO NAME TWO OF THE MOST FAMILIAR GAMBLING CORPORATIONS IN THE WORLD.FRIENDS,IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS THAT I HAVE WRITTEN THEN EITHER BE CAREFUL OF YOUR GAMBLING HABITS OR SEEK PROFESSIONAL PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT. A SINCERE MESSAGE TO HARD-CORE GAMBLING ADDICTS,REALIZE YOUR ADDICTION BEFORE IT DEVOURS YOU ALIVE? IN ECONOMICS ONE OF THE BASIC STUDY MOST APPLICABLE TO INDIAN ECONOMICS IS THE QUOTE,"THE RICH ARE RICH BECAUSE THEY ARE RICH AND THE POOR ARE POOR BECAUSE THEY ARE POOR,A VISCOUS CIRCLE"?HENCE A STUDY OF "INDUSTRIAL EMPIRES" SINCE INDEPENDENCE HAVE SHOWN THAT ALMOST ALL BUSINESS HOUSES IN INDIA ARE "FAMILY OWNED", PASSED OVER FROM EVERY GENERATION AS ALSO OUR "POLITICAL SYSTEM".THIS QUOTE EVEN APPLIES TO GAMBLERS AND HENCE UNLESS A PERSON IS VERY WEALTHY OR WELL CONNECTED TO GAMBLING ELITE ITS DIFFICULT TO SURVIVE IN GAMBLING AS AN OCCUPATION SINCE THE LOSSES COULD BE CATASTROPHIC,BESIDES,TAXATION IS HIGHEST ON "GAMBLING" IN INDIA. RARELY HAS AN "OUTSIDE BUSINESSMAN OR BUSINESSWOMAN" BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ESTABLISHING A "FIRST GENERATION " INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE IN POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA, MOST FAMOUS BEING DHIRUBHAI.AMBANI OF RELIANCE AND THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PIONEERS,A RECENT INVENTION THAT FORCIBLY CREATED INNOVATIVE PIONEERING INDUSTRY'S LIKE "INFOSY'S" AND "WIPRO" AND THE "INTERNET BLOGGER".ITS NOT FOR NOTHING THAT "HORSE-RACING" IS CALLED THE SPORT OF "KINGS AND QUEENS" ALTHOUGH IN THE 21ST CENTURY ROYALTY IS EXTINCT IN MOST PARTS OF THE GLOBE,SAME REPLACED BY THE "BILLIONAIRE AND MILLIONAIRE WEALTHY CLUB",WHERE YOUR WEALTH OPENS DOORS TO "MONEY ROYALTY".ONLY 1% OF THE COMMON GAMBLERS FREQUENTING RACE-COURSES IN INDIA COULD BE LUCKY TO JOIN THE "MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES CLUB" OF THE WEALTHY,THE REST MERE HOBBYISTS OR WORSE, "GAMBLING ADDICTS".TILL DATE NO COFFEE TABLE-BOOK NOR AN ENCYCLOPEDIA HAS BEEN PUBLISHED ON INDIAN GAMBLING TYCOONS OR INDIAN HORSE-RACING
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SURE , AKIN TO SOME "INDUSTRIAL TYCOONS" THERE COULD BE SOME ENGROSSING SAGAS OF RAGS TO RICHES AND RICHES TO RAGS "GAMBLING PIONEERS AND ENTREPRENEURS" INVOLVED IN THE INDIAN GAMBLING INDUSTRY. AGREED,BUSINESS OR SELF-EMPLOYMENT ITSELF IS GAMBLING,A CASE OF TRYING YOUR LUCK AND SKILLS INDIVIDUALLY RATHER THAN BY WORKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND HERE TOO FEW PEOPLE BECOME SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMEN OR BUSINESSWOMEN,IF NOT INHERITING THE SAME FROM THEIR PARENTS.IMPORTANT IS THE SKILL IN KNOWING YOUR OWN "GAMBLING SKILLS AND FINANCE LOSS LIMITATIONS" TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS OR QUIT HONORABLY WITH TOLERABLE LOSSES.NEVER EVER "LEVERAGE" BEYOND YOUR OWN "MARKET PRICE",A COMMON DEBT TRAP WITH MOST SPECULATORS, BOTH IN SPORTS GAMBLING AS WELL AS "STOCK MARKET INVESTMENTS". "STOCK MARKET DAY TRADING " BEING THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF HIGH SOCIETY LEGALIZED SOCIALLY ACCEPTED GAMBLING.INDIANS WILL KNOW OF A CERTAIN Mr HARSHAD.MEHTA, ONCE THE DARLING OF THE PRESS AS WELL AS ENTIRE INDIA,THE "POSTER BOY" OF ALL FINANCIAL MEDIA IN THE EARLY 1990's,LATER DYING A LONESOME DEATH IN PRISON. FROM BILLIONAIRE STOCK SPECIALIST HE BECAME TOTALLY BANKRUPT DUE TO "LEVERAGE SPECULATION IN STOCKS" WITH A LITTLE HELP IN FRAUD FROM A FEW BUSINESS BIG-WIGS.HAVING RECENTLY TOURED VARANASI GHATS IN NOVEMBER 2011 I BECAME IMMUNE TO THE FEAR OF DYING BUT FRIGHTENED OF THE FEAR OF LIVING ? WHAT IF I GO BANKRUPT BEFORE I DIE ? QUOTE THE FAMOUS HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK ADVERTISEMENT ON INVESTMENTS,QUOTE,"INVEST SO THAT YOU OUTLIVE YOUR FINANCIAL ASSETS AND NOT YOUR FINANCIAL ASSETS OUTLIVING YOU" ! WHAT IF I SUFFER FROM A SERIOUS INCURABLE AILMENT THAT MAKES ME A PERMANENT HOSPITAL PATIENT ?I AM SURE MANNY WOULD SHARE MY FEARS,BARRING MARRIED MEN SINCE I THINK AS A "BACHELOR".APOLOGIZE FOR THE LENGTHY DISCOURSE ON "SELF-HELP GAMBLING DETOXIFICATION".AS A GAMBLER MYSELF I AM JUST COMMENTING ABOUT "RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING" AND NOT FOR "BANNING GAMBLING".IN FACT I WAS ONE OF THE PIONEERS IN LETTER-WRITING(BLOGS) FOR LEGALIZING "SPORTS GAMBLING" IN INDIA.IN MAY 2010 I HAD SPENT A WEEK IN LONDON CITY,TOURING ENTIRE LONDON TOURIST SITES ON A TIGHT "BACK-PACKERS TOURIST BUDGET".SAME CAN BE READ ON MY "LONDON TOUR BLOG",VERY HELPFUL FOR BUDGET ECONOMY TOURISTS WANTING TO VISIT ONE OF THE WORLD'S COSTLIEST CITY'S.IN LONDON,ONE MORNING WHILE WALKING ALONG "CHURCH STREET" I HAPPENED TO WALK INTO A "WILLIAM HILL" GAMBLING SHOP,ONE OF THE LARGE BETTING COMPANIES IN ENGLAND AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE TAKE-AWAY LEAFLETS ADVISING GAMBLERS AGAINST "ADDICTION GAMBLING". IMAGINE A "BOOKIE'S SHOP" AT A RACE-COURSE IN INDIA WARNING ITS GAMBLING CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE "SOCIAL HAZARDS" OF AN IRRESPONSIBLE GAMBLING HABIT ? I BROUGHT BACK TO INDIA ONE OF THE LEAFLETS AND ITS PASTED ON MY "HOUSE/OFFICE CUPBOARD" IN MUMBAI AS A REMINDER FOR "RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING HABITS". HAVE PUT A PHOTOGRAPH OF THIS POSTER ON THIS BLOG FOR READERS TO GET AN IDEA OF THE ADVICE GIVEN BY PROFIT GENERATING MEGA-GAMBLING CORPORATIONS.ADDICTED HARD-CORE GAMBLERS CAN CHECK THE SITE www.gamcare.org.uk FOR FEE INTERNET ADVICE ON RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING.IN OCTOBER 2010,STEVE.WYNN,PIONEER OWNER OF A STRING OF GAMBLING CASINO'S IN LAS VEGAS AND MACAU SPOKE ABOUT GAMBLING TO MR PRANNOY.ROY,A CELEBRITY TELEVISION JOURNALIST AND POLITICAL COMMENTATOR OF "N.D.T.V" NEWS,A FASCINATING AND HONEST INTERVIEW.MR STEVE.WYNN CLEARLY STATED THAT GAMBLING IN CASINO'S SHOULD ONLY BE FOR ENTERTAINMENT,AKIN TO SPENDING MONEY ON LAVISH PARTIES OR EXPENSIVE LIQUOR AND NEVER AS A PLAN TO OUTWIT THE CASINO AND MINT MONEY.THE VERY FACT THAT ALL CASINO'S ARE PROFITABLE CLEARLY INDICATES THAT ULTIMATELY THE GAMBLER IS THE LOSER, A SHOCKING CONFESSION FROM THE OWNER OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST GAMBLING EMPIRES.Mr STEVE.WYNN AKIN TO "WILLIAM HILL " HAD STRESSED ON RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING. Check the youtube link for the interview:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VJca8mKzeQ
A THESIS ON "CRICKET BETTING " ,THE MOST POPULAR SPORT IN INDIA.
I DECIDED TO TEST MY GAMBLING SKILLS IN PREDICTING CRICKET RESULTS WITH "LONDON LADBROKES" BOOKIE ODDS BEING THE REFERENCE AS CRICKET BETTING IS ILLEGAL IN INDIA. I BET ON THE " 2012 WORLD CUP-T-20 " PLAYED IN SRI LANKA IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. I ONLY BET ON THE SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS RESULTS . HAD PUT MY "CRICKET GAMBLING THESIS" ON "FACEBOOK" AKIN TO THE NUMEROUS OTHER GAMES HOSTED ON THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE..ITS AS FOLLOWS BELOW.I WANT TO GET CRICKET BETTING LEGALIZED IN INDIA.KHOKHAS(I CRORE INDIAN RUPEES) AND PETI(1 LAKH INDIAN RUPEES) ARE SLANG TERMS FOR AMOUNT OF RUPEES BET ON A RACE-HORSE OR A CRICKET MATCH IN INDIA.
1) SEMIFINAL(Group A) : PAKISTAN V/S SRI LANKA :-"KHOKHAS AND PETI'S"- With India out of the tournament the game is now important to Indians purely on "MOOLAH TERMS".
With the surety of being booed by my fellow Indians i predict a "PAKISTAN WIN" against Sri Lanka today. I AM PREDICTING WI
"MAJESTIC CASINO" in Ho Chi Minh City(Saigon). Every Gambler should see the movie "Owning Mahowny" :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owning-Mahowny .Tragically, the lead actor in the role of Dan.Mahowny,talented character actor Mr Philip.Seymour.Hoffman himself was a "Heroin Addict" accidentally overdosing from the drug. He died on Sunday(2-2-2014) while his screen character Mr Dan .Mahowny lives a normal life after detoxifying himself from his gambling addiction. BIZARRE FILM AND TRUE LIFE STORY.
COACHING CLASSES IN HORSE-RACING SPECULATION (A RIPLEYS BELIEVE IT OR NOT ) :- Mr Prakash.Gosavi a eminent horse racing journalist of Mumbai whose last assignment was as horseracing editor for the Mumbai tabloid newspaper "MID-DAY" has decided to start a "Coaching school" for horse punters.The same was advertised in "COLE" guide the Bible of horse-racing in Western India. This was the first time in my over 3 decades career in horse-racing as a spectator/ punter that a advertisement of this type has appeared in the Indian media.He would be conducting a 3-day workshop in Bangalore on the subject of "HANDICAP BETTING STRATEGY" beginning on Friday(31-10-2014) and ending on Sunday(2-11-2014) . The fees for the 3 day course conducted in a plush hotel and including meals are Rs 60,000(US $ 952 approx), a astronomical sum considering the average income and wages in India.Its a normal 0930 hrs to 1700 hrs training seminar akin to a corporate seminar.A decade ago such a scheme would have been deemed as a swindlers scheme of ridding people off their hard earned money as was the image of the sport of horse-racing in the mind of the common Indian. The very fact that a private "Horse racing betting academy" has been planned proves that the average Indian speculator now realizes that "HORSERACING" is on par with "DAY TRADING" on stock markets.Why not learn the tricks of the trade from a veteran horse journalist akin to the numerous coaching classes for "Stock Market speculation" held frequently by respected banking corporations.Similar to "STOCK MARKET INSIDER TRADING" there will be a little unavoidable corruption in the form of "Race fixing" in the sport of horse-racing.Horse racing is a excellent "Hobby Sport" akin to Chess and it has no retirement age unlike other sports with money being the criteria for success or retirement.Every horse punter should have a "Monthly Budget" for gambling on horses and should never exceed that budget if in losses.Otherwise the exciting and intellectual sport of horse racing can become a "CANCER" where the punter gradually enters the last stage of monetary bankruptcy. Everyone wants to become rich in a Capitalist Democracy and what better way than "Horseracing","Stock Markets" or "Bollywood".Wasn't Shahrukh.Khan , the 2nd richest actor in the World in 2014 once a common middle-class drama artist in Delhi before cracking the "JACKPOT" in Bollywood ?
"GAMBLERS" mantra code for "SURVIVAL" which i have borrowed from the film "Wolf of Wall Street" .Quote :- "Never judge me by my winners but judge me on my losses because i have so few of them "!
SUNDAY (10-1-2016) THE DAY I PERMANENTLY STOPPED MY HORSE RACING GAMBLING ADDICTION :- I decided to go for "BROKE" on Sunday(10-1-2016) on the off-course Kolkotta races(Calcutta) held in Mumbai. It was the "Kolkotta Derby Day" and i was sad at the meteoric social and economic fall of Industrialist Mr Vijay.Mallya, a prominent horse owner and one of my hero's. I came from a "Middle-Class family" and over the years and decades followed the late Michael.Jackson lifestyle formula of ' A millionaire but living like a billionaire" . Admired Vijay.Mallya for his lavish unapologetic lifestyle in Socialist India where ostentatious display of wealth is frowned .Realized that just a single business error led to the monolith demolition of the "Vijay Mallya King of Good Times" brand-name and was surprised as to how a astute businessman could make a colossal business error akin to betting a wrong horse.I had completed my "SILVER JUBILEE" of race-course punting in 2015 akin to married couples completing a "Silver Jubilee" of married life. For me the race-courses around India and the World was my working office in a totally loss-making industry.Decided to finally call it either quits or a prolonged "Race-course marriage" on Sunday(10-1-2016).A final total divorce from "HORSE RACING GAMBLING".I had won the Indian Derby on "Be Safe" in 2015 and hence as a punter trophy collector there was nothing more to achieve besides losing more money through bad investments on slow horses.Bet a big sum on the second favourite "Captain Cook" owned by Vijay.Mallya, trained by Bharath.Singh and ridden by champion jockey Treavor Patel.in the Kolkotta Derby and lost a fortune."Desert God", the favourite won the "Kolkotta Derby" and later also went on to win the "Indian Derby" in Mumbai" and the "Invitation Cup" in Chennai ! In the next race emptied my purse on "Speedy Gonsalves" ridden by jockey .P.S.Chouhan, trained by Ms Arti.Doctor .The favouriter horse "Speedy Gonsalves" came fourth in a field of 11 horses instead of third and taking away all my money with its placing. In total i lost Rs 33,000 playing "PLACE BETS" in just two races, slightly less than my mammoth record of over Rs 40,000 losses on two race day week ends in Mumbai and Bangalore. Drove back home with money enough for the motorcycle petrol. and vowed never again to ever think of using "HORSE-RACING" as a private income business akin to Industrialist Vijay.Mallya using "Kingfisher Airlines" to boost his industrialist Empire and coming a cropper.A BUSINESS GAMBLE THAT FAILED MISERABLY AKIN TO A FORTUNE LOST ON HORSE-RACING.I must have invested a total of 15 to 20 Lakh Rupess since 1990 when i took up "HORSE-RACING" as a private business and one fine day the "VIJAY MALLYA KINGFISHER BANKRUPTCY" woke me up from my gambling intoxication.My parents were worried and tried their best to get me off the "HORSE-RACING GAMBLING HOOK" but to no avail and here on one Sunday i suddenly abruptly stopped betting on horses for life ! Call it destiny or just moving on in life As a student of history and a blogger i realized that its futile to chase a business or gambling mirage on passion , especially if you are chasing that mirage with your hard earned legitimate income ,Mr Vijay.Mallya should have heeded the saying of Ambrose.Bierce, quote," THE GAMBLING KNOWN AS BUSINESS LOOKS WITH AUSTERE DISFAVOUR ON THE BUSINESS KNOWN AS GAMBLING" ! I will die a gambler as stock market investment is nothing but 50% gambling intuition but finally decided to cut my gambling business by closing down my emotional passion for gambling on race horses.I am still actively involved in promoting horse racing as a spectator sport but not involved in any gambling on the sport.
WARNING :- Quote by Bill.Gates should be heeded by addictive "Gambler/Speculators".
"BETTER LATE THAN TOO LATE TO STOP ADDICTIVE GAMBLING/SPECULATION". ECONOMIC HISTORY IS STEEPED WITH BANKRUPTCY CASES.
P.S:- A "ALCOHOLIC" CAN BE NOTICED AS ALSO A "DRUG ADDICT" AND HENCE THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AND CURED IF AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE.I FEEL EMBARRASSED TO SAY THAT MY CHILDHOOD DREAM WAS TO BECOME A ASTRONAUT,YES ASTRONAUT! THIS COULD BE THE REASON FOR MY TRAVEL ADVENTURES AND ALTHOUGH WAS NOT BRILLIANT ENOUGH TO VENTURE INTO SPACE HAVE MANAGED TO VISIT ALMOST 26% OF PLANET EARTH. READ THE BIOGRAPHY OF ASTRONAUT BUZZ .ALDRIN TITLED "MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION" AND WAS SURPRISED TO READ THAT HE WAS A VICTIM OF "ALCOHOLISM".Yes ! BUZZ.ALDRIN, THE SECOND MAN TO STEP ON THE MOON AND A STUDY IN TEXT BOOKS WAS A REFORMED "ALCOHOLIC". HE JOINED "ALCOHOLIC'S ANONYMOUS" AND FINALLY GOT RID OF ADDICTIVE LIQUOR CONSUMPTION.A GAMBLER HAS NO EXTERNAL "DISEASE SYMPTOMS" AKIN TO AN "ALCOHOLIC" OR "DRUG ADDICT" AND EXISTS AS A NORMAL PERSON IN SOCIETY, ONLY NOTICED WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL BECOMES BANKRUPT OR WORSE, AT TIMES COMMIT SUICIDE.THIS ARTICLE ON "GAMBLING DE-DETOXIFICATION" IS MY OWN OPINION AND METHODS OF CURE BASED ON MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS A "PROFESSIONAL SPECULATOR" SINCE DECADES AND STILL SURVIVING AND LIVING A NORMAL LIFE. AN ADVERTISEMENT OF ORTHODOX SPECULATION SUCCESS TO MAINTAIN AVERAGE LIVING STANDARDS.PLEASE DON'T COPY THIS SCRIPT AS I AM THE SOLE COPYRIGHT-HOLDER OF THIS ARTICLE BASED ON MY OWN EXPERIENCES IN "HORSE-RACING" AND "STOCK SPECULATION" IN INDIA.CRICKET IS ALMOST A RELIGION IN INDIA AND HENCE I BORROW A QUOTE FROM A CRICKETER TO EXPLAIN "HORSE-RACING" RETIREMENT.I SUM UP WITH ONE OF MY FAVOURITE QUOTES FROM A FORMER RADIO-TALK SHOW INDIAN CRICKETER OF THE 1970'S, LATE MR VIJAY.MERCHANT ON HIS WEEKLY TALK SHOW TITLED "YOUR DATE WITH VIJAY.MERCHANT".HIS QUOTE," QUIT THE SPORT WHEN PEOPLE ASK YOU WHY AND NOT WHEN THEY ASK YOU WHEN" ? A SPORT LIKE HORSE-RACING HAS NO AGE OR SKILL RETIREMENT FOR A "PUNTER",THE ONLY CRITERION BEING "MONEY POWER".HENCE DECIDE TO QUIT "HORSE-PUNTING" IF YOUR "MONEY POWER" IS ON THE DECLINE,RATHER THAN TOTAL BANKRUPTCY BEING THE ULTIMATE RETIREMENT FROM THIS SPORT OF MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES."GAMBLING ADDICTION" IS A "CANCER" THAT WILL SLOWLY DEPLETE YOU OF YOUR MONEY, THE ULTIMATE RESULT BEING NOT "PHYSICAL DEATH" BUT "FINANCIAL DEATH".
HORSE RACING YEARS WAS AKIN TO EXPENSIVE INFORMAL COLLEGE EDUCATION IN SPECULATION THAT HELPED ME BECOME A SUCCESSFUL STOCK MARKET INVESTOR OVER THE DECADES.
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| "Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby-2016" :- 20 horses out of the "Start Gates". Won by 10/1 "DESERT GOD". |
"GAMBLARS ANONYMOUS INC":- HERE IS A SIMPLE CHECKLIST RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS THAT YOU ARE A "ADDICT GAMBLER" AND NOT A "HOBBY GAMBLER" AND SEEKING EARLY PSYCHIATRIC OR SELF-HELP BEFORE BANKRUPTCY IS THE END-RESULT.
1) HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN GAMBLING ON A PARTICULAR SPORT OR IN A CASINO?
2) HAVE YOU PROFITED OR HAVE ACCUMULATED LOSSES IN THE SPORT YOU GAMBLE ?
3) ARE YOU A "PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER" OR A "HOBBY GAMBLER" ? BY PROFESSIONAL I MEAN IS YOUR LIVELIHOOD SOLELY ON GAMBLING INCOME?
4) IF A "PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER",IS YOUR WEALTH DECREASING OR INCREASING.?
5) IF A "HOBBY GAMBLER" ARE YOU SUPPLEMENTING ALL YOUR GAMBLING LOSSES THROUGH EITHER YOUR PRIVATE BUSINESS OR EMPLOYMENT ?
6) IF YOU MISS YOUR "GAMBLING DATE" DO YOU FEEL RESTLESS OR UNEASY?
7) IF YOU LOSE MONEY DO YOU DOUBLE YOUR BETS IN ORDER TO RECOVER YOUR MONEY FROM LOST BETS ?
8) WHEN YOU LOSE ON A BET DOES IT BOTHER YOU ? IF IT DOES NOT THEN YOU ARE A "CONFIRMED GAMBLING ADDICT".YOU WILL KEEP ON BETTING TO RECOVER YOUR LOSSES UNTIL YOU GO BROKE,AKIN TO A ALCOHOLIC DRINKING TO DEATH AS HIS OR HERS RESISTANCE TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION INCREASES.
9) DO YOU SPEND MORE THAN 50% OF YOUR INCOME ON GAMBOLING ?
10) IF HAVING A LARGE FAMILY OR MARRIED,IS GAMBOLING THE CAUSE OF STRIFE IN YOUR HOUSE-HOLD ?
11) WHEN YOU WIN DO YOU GET THE FEELING OF BEING ON TOP OF THE WORLD, AKIN TO A "SUPER HIGH" ATTAINED ON ALCOHOL OR DRUGS ?
12) WHEN YOU LOSE DO YOU GET ANGRY AND IRRITATED AT EVERYONE AND BLAME EVERYONE BUT YOURSELF FOR LOSING" ?
13) DO YOU BORROW MONEY FROM OTHERS TO "BET" OR TAKE LOANS FROM THE BANK TO PLAY THE "FUTURES SHARE MARKET" OR "SHARE MARGINS DAY TRADING"? IF YES,YOU ARE ON A SUICIDAL ROAD TO BANKRUPTCY UNLESS ABSOLUTELY LUCKY TO ESCAPE THE "DEBT TRAP".
14) REMEMBER,CORRUPTION IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN INDIA AND DEFINITELY EXISTING IN "HORSE-RACING". UNLESS A PERSON IS CLOSE TO AUTHORITIES DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN HORSE-RACING LIKE OWNERS,JOCKEYS,TRAINERS AND EVEN SYCES THE CHANCES OF EARNING A PROFITABLE REGULAR INCOME FROM "HORSE-RACING" IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.REMEMBER,ALL COMMON PUNTERS ENTERING A RACE-COURSE HAVE A GUIDE INFORMATION THROUGH "HORSE-RACING GUIDES", MOST FAMOUS AND OLDEST IN INDIA BEING "COLE".HENCE A BIT OF "INSIDE INFORMATION" IS ESSENTIAL FOR BEING A CONTINUOUS WINNER AT HORSE-RACING.AS A COMMON PUNTER YOU MIGHT BE LUCKY A FEW TIMES OR HAVE A "LUCKY WINNING STREAK", BUT, GAMBLING HISTORY IS LITTERED WITH PUNTERS WINNING AND FINALLY LOSING MILLIONS OF RUPEES LET ALONE A FEW THOUSAND.
15) WORSE,AVOID THE "PROFESSIONAL TIPSTERS" THAT ADVERTISE THEIR WARES IN THE MEDIA FOR A CERTAIN FEE.THEY MIGHT BE RIGHT ON A FEW OCCASIONS, BUT IF SO CONFIDENT IN THEIR SKILLS THEN ASK THEM TO BET THEIR OWN MONEY ON THEIR OWN TIPS? I WOULD BET MY HOUSE THAT FEW OF THE "PROFESSIONAL TIPSTERS" WOULD EVER WIN REGULARLY ON THEIR OWN TIPS.WHY CHARGE A FEE ON ADVISING OTHER PUNTERS WHEN YOU YOURSELF CAN BECOME A MILLIONAIRE ON YOUR OWN TIPS? THE "GAMBLING TIPSTERS" ARE AKIN TO THE NUMEROUS BROKERS AND FINANCIAL ADVISERS THAT COMMENT ON STOCKS AND "I.P.O'S(INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS)" OF THE STOCK MARKET,JUST ADVISERS AND NOT INVESTORS.LISTEN TO THE ADVICE BUT MAKE YOUR OWN FINAL DECISION.
REMEMBER THE HILARIOUS AND PARTLY TRUE SAYING WHICH I HAVE TWISTED,QUOTE," YOU CAN BECOME A MILLIONAIRE AT THE RACE-COURSE IF YOU PREVIOUSLY WERE A BILLIONAIRE"?
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| Start of "Indian Derby".View from posh "Members Enclosure". |
IN INDIA ONLY "HORSE-RACING", "LOTTERY TICKETS" "SHARE MARKET MARGIN TRADING" and "SHIPBOARD CASINO GAMBLING IN GOA" ARE LEGALIZED FORMS OF GAMBLING."ILLEGAL GAMBLING " IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST UNOFFICIAL INDUSTRY'S IN INDIA AND A SOURCE OF THE INFAMOUS "BLACK MONEY REVOLUTION"! . EVERY INDIAN HAS HEARD OF "MATKA BETTING",THE ORIGINAL ILLEGAL FORM OF GAMBLING ON THE "COTTON FIGURE NUMBERS" OF THE "STOCK EXCHANGE", HENCE A BIG HIT WITH THE "MILL WORKERS" OF MUMBAI CITY,TODAY IN THE 21ST CENTURY AN ALMOST EXTINCT INDUSTRY."MATKA" WAS CONSIDERED THE "POOR INDIANS" VICE SINCE A PERSON COULD BET MINIMUM SUMS UNLIKE "HORSE-RACING" WHICH REQUIRED A LITTLE SOPHISTICATION AND AN ENTRANCE TICKET TO THE RACE-COURSE.IN INDIA GAMBLING AND BETTING ON CRICKET MATCHES AND POLITICAL RESULTS IS ANOTHER HUGE FORM OF "ILLEGAL GAMBLING" AND HENCE I HAVE ALWAYS STRESSED FOR "LEGALIZING GAMBOLING" AKIN TO "LADBROKES" OR "WILLIAM HILL" TO NAME TWO OF THE MOST FAMILIAR GAMBLING CORPORATIONS IN THE WORLD.FRIENDS,IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS THAT I HAVE WRITTEN THEN EITHER BE CAREFUL OF YOUR GAMBLING HABITS OR SEEK PROFESSIONAL PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT. A SINCERE MESSAGE TO HARD-CORE GAMBLING ADDICTS,REALIZE YOUR ADDICTION BEFORE IT DEVOURS YOU ALIVE? IN ECONOMICS ONE OF THE BASIC STUDY MOST APPLICABLE TO INDIAN ECONOMICS IS THE QUOTE,"THE RICH ARE RICH BECAUSE THEY ARE RICH AND THE POOR ARE POOR BECAUSE THEY ARE POOR,A VISCOUS CIRCLE"?HENCE A STUDY OF "INDUSTRIAL EMPIRES" SINCE INDEPENDENCE HAVE SHOWN THAT ALMOST ALL BUSINESS HOUSES IN INDIA ARE "FAMILY OWNED", PASSED OVER FROM EVERY GENERATION AS ALSO OUR "POLITICAL SYSTEM".THIS QUOTE EVEN APPLIES TO GAMBLERS AND HENCE UNLESS A PERSON IS VERY WEALTHY OR WELL CONNECTED TO GAMBLING ELITE ITS DIFFICULT TO SURVIVE IN GAMBLING AS AN OCCUPATION SINCE THE LOSSES COULD BE CATASTROPHIC,BESIDES,TAXATION IS HIGHEST ON "GAMBLING" IN INDIA. RARELY HAS AN "OUTSIDE BUSINESSMAN OR BUSINESSWOMAN" BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ESTABLISHING A "FIRST GENERATION " INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE IN POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA, MOST FAMOUS BEING DHIRUBHAI.AMBANI OF RELIANCE AND THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PIONEERS,A RECENT INVENTION THAT FORCIBLY CREATED INNOVATIVE PIONEERING INDUSTRY'S LIKE "INFOSY'S" AND "WIPRO" AND THE "INTERNET BLOGGER".ITS NOT FOR NOTHING THAT "HORSE-RACING" IS CALLED THE SPORT OF "KINGS AND QUEENS" ALTHOUGH IN THE 21ST CENTURY ROYALTY IS EXTINCT IN MOST PARTS OF THE GLOBE,SAME REPLACED BY THE "BILLIONAIRE AND MILLIONAIRE WEALTHY CLUB",WHERE YOUR WEALTH OPENS DOORS TO "MONEY ROYALTY".ONLY 1% OF THE COMMON GAMBLERS FREQUENTING RACE-COURSES IN INDIA COULD BE LUCKY TO JOIN THE "MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES CLUB" OF THE WEALTHY,THE REST MERE HOBBYISTS OR WORSE, "GAMBLING ADDICTS".TILL DATE NO COFFEE TABLE-BOOK NOR AN ENCYCLOPEDIA HAS BEEN PUBLISHED ON INDIAN GAMBLING TYCOONS OR INDIAN HORSE-RACING
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| All Horse-racing addict monetary losers will agree ! ? |
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| Horses at "Starting Gates" of "Indian Derby" at Mahalaxmi racecourse. |
SURE , AKIN TO SOME "INDUSTRIAL TYCOONS" THERE COULD BE SOME ENGROSSING SAGAS OF RAGS TO RICHES AND RICHES TO RAGS "GAMBLING PIONEERS AND ENTREPRENEURS" INVOLVED IN THE INDIAN GAMBLING INDUSTRY. AGREED,BUSINESS OR SELF-EMPLOYMENT ITSELF IS GAMBLING,A CASE OF TRYING YOUR LUCK AND SKILLS INDIVIDUALLY RATHER THAN BY WORKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND HERE TOO FEW PEOPLE BECOME SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMEN OR BUSINESSWOMEN,IF NOT INHERITING THE SAME FROM THEIR PARENTS.IMPORTANT IS THE SKILL IN KNOWING YOUR OWN "GAMBLING SKILLS AND FINANCE LOSS LIMITATIONS" TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS OR QUIT HONORABLY WITH TOLERABLE LOSSES.NEVER EVER "LEVERAGE" BEYOND YOUR OWN "MARKET PRICE",A COMMON DEBT TRAP WITH MOST SPECULATORS, BOTH IN SPORTS GAMBLING AS WELL AS "STOCK MARKET INVESTMENTS". "STOCK MARKET DAY TRADING " BEING THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF HIGH SOCIETY LEGALIZED SOCIALLY ACCEPTED GAMBLING.INDIANS WILL KNOW OF A CERTAIN Mr HARSHAD.MEHTA, ONCE THE DARLING OF THE PRESS AS WELL AS ENTIRE INDIA,THE "POSTER BOY" OF ALL FINANCIAL MEDIA IN THE EARLY 1990's,LATER DYING A LONESOME DEATH IN PRISON. FROM BILLIONAIRE STOCK SPECIALIST HE BECAME TOTALLY BANKRUPT DUE TO "LEVERAGE SPECULATION IN STOCKS" WITH A LITTLE HELP IN FRAUD FROM A FEW BUSINESS BIG-WIGS.HAVING RECENTLY TOURED VARANASI GHATS IN NOVEMBER 2011 I BECAME IMMUNE TO THE FEAR OF DYING BUT FRIGHTENED OF THE FEAR OF LIVING ? WHAT IF I GO BANKRUPT BEFORE I DIE ? QUOTE THE FAMOUS HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK ADVERTISEMENT ON INVESTMENTS,QUOTE,"INVEST SO THAT YOU OUTLIVE YOUR FINANCIAL ASSETS AND NOT YOUR FINANCIAL ASSETS OUTLIVING YOU" ! WHAT IF I SUFFER FROM A SERIOUS INCURABLE AILMENT THAT MAKES ME A PERMANENT HOSPITAL PATIENT ?I AM SURE MANNY WOULD SHARE MY FEARS,BARRING MARRIED MEN SINCE I THINK AS A "BACHELOR".APOLOGIZE FOR THE LENGTHY DISCOURSE ON "SELF-HELP GAMBLING DETOXIFICATION".AS A GAMBLER MYSELF I AM JUST COMMENTING ABOUT "RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING" AND NOT FOR "BANNING GAMBLING".IN FACT I WAS ONE OF THE PIONEERS IN LETTER-WRITING(BLOGS) FOR LEGALIZING "SPORTS GAMBLING" IN INDIA.IN MAY 2010 I HAD SPENT A WEEK IN LONDON CITY,TOURING ENTIRE LONDON TOURIST SITES ON A TIGHT "BACK-PACKERS TOURIST BUDGET".SAME CAN BE READ ON MY "LONDON TOUR BLOG",VERY HELPFUL FOR BUDGET ECONOMY TOURISTS WANTING TO VISIT ONE OF THE WORLD'S COSTLIEST CITY'S.IN LONDON,ONE MORNING WHILE WALKING ALONG "CHURCH STREET" I HAPPENED TO WALK INTO A "WILLIAM HILL" GAMBLING SHOP,ONE OF THE LARGE BETTING COMPANIES IN ENGLAND AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE TAKE-AWAY LEAFLETS ADVISING GAMBLERS AGAINST "ADDICTION GAMBLING". IMAGINE A "BOOKIE'S SHOP" AT A RACE-COURSE IN INDIA WARNING ITS GAMBLING CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE "SOCIAL HAZARDS" OF AN IRRESPONSIBLE GAMBLING HABIT ? I BROUGHT BACK TO INDIA ONE OF THE LEAFLETS AND ITS PASTED ON MY "HOUSE/OFFICE CUPBOARD" IN MUMBAI AS A REMINDER FOR "RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING HABITS". HAVE PUT A PHOTOGRAPH OF THIS POSTER ON THIS BLOG FOR READERS TO GET AN IDEA OF THE ADVICE GIVEN BY PROFIT GENERATING MEGA-GAMBLING CORPORATIONS.ADDICTED HARD-CORE GAMBLERS CAN CHECK THE SITE www.gamcare.org.uk FOR FEE INTERNET ADVICE ON RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING.IN OCTOBER 2010,STEVE.WYNN,PIONEER OWNER OF A STRING OF GAMBLING CASINO'S IN LAS VEGAS AND MACAU SPOKE ABOUT GAMBLING TO MR PRANNOY.ROY,A CELEBRITY TELEVISION JOURNALIST AND POLITICAL COMMENTATOR OF "N.D.T.V" NEWS,A FASCINATING AND HONEST INTERVIEW.MR STEVE.WYNN CLEARLY STATED THAT GAMBLING IN CASINO'S SHOULD ONLY BE FOR ENTERTAINMENT,AKIN TO SPENDING MONEY ON LAVISH PARTIES OR EXPENSIVE LIQUOR AND NEVER AS A PLAN TO OUTWIT THE CASINO AND MINT MONEY.THE VERY FACT THAT ALL CASINO'S ARE PROFITABLE CLEARLY INDICATES THAT ULTIMATELY THE GAMBLER IS THE LOSER, A SHOCKING CONFESSION FROM THE OWNER OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST GAMBLING EMPIRES.Mr STEVE.WYNN AKIN TO "WILLIAM HILL " HAD STRESSED ON RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING. Check the youtube link for the interview:-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VJca8mKzeQ
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| Horse-Riding at Kalimpong(W.Bengal).In the Jockey's shoes! |
A THESIS ON "CRICKET BETTING " ,THE MOST POPULAR SPORT IN INDIA.
I DECIDED TO TEST MY GAMBLING SKILLS IN PREDICTING CRICKET RESULTS WITH "LONDON LADBROKES" BOOKIE ODDS BEING THE REFERENCE AS CRICKET BETTING IS ILLEGAL IN INDIA. I BET ON THE " 2012 WORLD CUP-T-20 " PLAYED IN SRI LANKA IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. I ONLY BET ON THE SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS RESULTS . HAD PUT MY "CRICKET GAMBLING THESIS" ON "FACEBOOK" AKIN TO THE NUMEROUS OTHER GAMES HOSTED ON THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE..ITS AS FOLLOWS BELOW.I WANT TO GET CRICKET BETTING LEGALIZED IN INDIA.KHOKHAS(I CRORE INDIAN RUPEES) AND PETI(1 LAKH INDIAN RUPEES) ARE SLANG TERMS FOR AMOUNT OF RUPEES BET ON A RACE-HORSE OR A CRICKET MATCH IN INDIA.
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| My Sports prediction game on "FACEBOOK" titled "MITTOO THE POPPAT" was a great success with maximum "WINS". |
1) SEMIFINAL(Group A) : PAKISTAN V/S SRI LANKA :-"KHOKHAS AND PETI'S"- With India out of the tournament the game is now important to Indians purely on "MOOLAH TERMS".
With the surety of being booed by my fellow Indians i predict a "PAKISTAN WIN" against Sri Lanka today. I AM PREDICTING WI
TH
AN ECONOMIC VIEW OF THE MATCH AND NOT FROM SENTIMENTS. "BOOKIE'S" NEVER ACCEPT OR CREATE "ODDS" WITH COUNTRY SENTIMENTS BUT WITH A TOTAL BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE. AS A "PUNTER" TRY TO MAKE THE MOOLAH BUT BE CAREFUL,KEEP SOME
MONEY FOR PREVENTION OF BEING STRIPPED FINANCIALLY IF PAKISTAN LOSES.I
WOULD BET A LAKH (PETI)OF RUPEES ON A WIN AT 11/10,EXCELLENT ODDS
CONSIDERING PAKISTAN ARE TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE.FOR RS 1 LAKH COLLECT Rs
2.1 LAKH .IF YOUR BET IS RIGHT. I HAVE USED THE "MITTOO POPPAT FORMULA"
TO DERIVE MY PRESUMPTIONS OF A PAKISTAN WIN.WHEN WILL CRICKET BETTING BE
LEGALIZED IN INDIA?
Sri Lanka 8/11
Pakistan 11/10
SEMI-FINAL 2: AUSTRALIA V/S WEST INDIES :- KHOKHAS AND PETI'S:- " MITTOO THE POPPAT formula" of mine flopped yesterday with Pakistan losing to Sri Lanka.In todays match again i stick to "MITTOO THE POPPAT" Formula" and bet a "PETI(Lakh)" for West Indies to Win.Professional gamblers
REMEMBER,ITS RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING AND SPECULATION THAT IS A TRUE RISK-TAKERS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR GENERATING PERSONAL WEALTH, HENCE ALL BILLIONAIRES OR MILLIONAIRES ARE ACTUALLY SUCCESSFUL GAMBLERS IN LIFE.PREVIOUSLY I USED TO WORK FOR EARNING AN INCOME WHILE NOW I MAKE MY MONEY WORK FOR ME ,A INVESTMENT ENTREPRENEUR TAKING CALCULATED "BETS" ON COMPANY INVESTMENTS AND NOT COMPANY SPECULATIONS WHICH IS "DAY-TRADING",ACCORDING TO ME "DAY-TRADING IN SHARES" IS MORE SPECULATIVE THAN "SPORTS BETTING" IN GAMES LIKE CRICKET OR SOCCER.HAVE TO END MY FREE DISCOURSE BEFORE SOMEONE MIGHT SUGGEST MYSELF CHECKING INTO A "MENTAL ASYLUM" . HAVE TO TAKE A LEAF FROM THE GREAT TALK SHOW KING MR LARRY.KING WHO ONCE LOST HIS "RADIO BROADCAST JOB" DUE TO "HORSE-RACING GAMBLING ADDICTION",UNABLE TO PAY HIS DEBTORS AND WAS SACKED.DID ANYONE AT THAT TIME THINK THAT LARRY. KING WOULD BE THE WORLD'S LONGEST TALK-SHOW HOST ON RADIO AND LATER TELEVISION. CONGRATULATIONS SIR FOR SETTING AN EXAMPLE TO "HARD CORE GAMBLING ADDICTS" LIKE ME, BETTER LATE THAN TOO LATE. A WOMAN I KNOW, THE GREATEST ALCOHOLIC WOMAN I SAW IN MY LIFE , A LOW INCOME WAGE EARNER COMMONER WHO ACCORDING TO ME DESERVED A "LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS" ENTRY FOR BEING THE HEAVIEST WOMAN DRINKER TO BE ALIVE TO DATE IN INDIA! SHE DEVELOPED THE DRINKING HABIT AS A YOUNG GIRL AS HER FATHER ONCE OWNED AN ILLICIT LIQUOR BAR IN MUMBAI. THIS LADY IS TODAY A TOTAL "TEETOTALER" AND I AM NOT NAMING HER SINCE SHE IS NOT A CELEBRITY LADY GAGA OR LATE HINDI FILM ACTRESS MEENA.KUMARI,A TRAGIC CELEBRITY ALCOHOLIC,JUST AN ORDINARY INDIAN LADY.IN LIFE WE LEARN TO PICK UP THE "GOOD POINTS" IN OTHER PEOPLE,IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR "BAD POINTS" OR STATUS IN SOCIETY,HENCE THE STUDY OF "CASE STUDIES" THROUGHOUT HISTORY. THE ABOVE TWO "CASE STUDY'S", ONE A WORLD CELEBRITY AND THE OTHER A COMMON INDIAN LADY MAKES ME REALIZE THAT I TOO CAN RESTRICT MY "GAMBLING HABITS". DOES ANYONE KNOW A "GAMBLING REHAB" IN MUMBAI? FAMOUS BOLLYWOOD ACTOR AND SCION OF AN ILLUSTRIOUS MUMBAI POLITICAL FAMILY Mr SANJAY.DUTT HAD A "DRUG REHAB" IN U.S.A AND HAS BECOME A "HERO" AFTER UNDERGOING THE SAME,A "REFORMED DRUG ADDICT".. WILL ANYONE SYMPATHIZE WITH A "GAMBLING ADDICT" ? HOPE TO BEAT MY "GAMBLING CANCER ADDICTION" BY THE END OF THE YEAR ,AFTER ALL,SURE IF BANKRUPT THEN NEITHER CAN I LIVE ON "WELFARE" NOR "CHARITY",SINCE INDIA IS NOT A "WELFARE COUNTRY".YOU EARN YOUR LIVING OR PERISH TRYING TO EARN. HISTORY IS LITTERED WITH "RAGS TO RICHES SAGAS AS WELL AS RICHES TO RAGS SAGAS".WILL BE PLANNING MY NEXT OVERSEAS TOUR INSTEAD OF SPENDING THE SAME MONEY AFTER "SLOW HORSES AND ----"?MY FAVOURITE HINDI QUOTE,QUOTE, "BANKRUPTCY BAHOOTH DHOOR HAIN LEKHIN BANKRUPTCY KA DHAR EK REALITY SHOW HAIN" ? BYE, BYE SLOW HORSES WELCOME STOCK INVESTMENTS.HOPE TO BECOME A HERO LIKE MR SANJAY.DUTT AFTER A SELF-IMPOSED "GAMBOLING REHABILITATION" AT MY OWN RESIDENCE IN MUMBAI.Sri Lanka 8/11
Pakistan 11/10
SEMI-FINAL 2: AUSTRALIA V/S WEST INDIES :- KHOKHAS AND PETI'S:- " MITTOO THE POPPAT formula" of mine flopped yesterday with Pakistan losing to Sri Lanka.In todays match again i stick to "MITTOO THE POPPAT" Formula" and bet a "PETI(Lakh)" for West Indies to Win.Professional gamblers
by
now must have seen the cat get out of the bag and understood the
"MITTOO THE POPPAT FORMULAE" of betting odds trend.I have so far lost 1
PETI(LAKH) and if West Indies win today would recover the lost
amount.THIS BETTING IS JUST A GAME AKIN TO NUMEROUS INTERNET GAMES AS
OFFICIAL CRICKET BETTING IS ILLEGAL IN INDIA.THE LOSSES OR PROFITS ARE
"NOTIONAL LOSSES OR PAPER LOSSES" as called in "STOCK MARKET
JARGON"."20-20 CRICKET" is akin to a "2 Horse race" with equal weights
and honestly, awaiting the day "CRICKET BETTING" is LEGALIZED IN INDIA.
Match betting
Australia v West Indies - Semi Final 2
4/6 6/5
Match betting
Australia v West Indies - Semi Final 2
4/6 6/5
WORLD CUP 2012 T- 20 CRICKET FINAL:- SRI LANKA V/S WEST INDIES :- KHOKHAS AND PETI'S:- "WORLD CUP -T 20 CRICKET"
finals are today for both women and men. Playing the "MITTOO POPPAT
FORMULA" on Pakistan and West Indies made me "EVENS" . Now for the
finals i am using the "ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL FORMULA" and will
be betting 3 KOKHAS(Rs 3 Crores @ 30 paise) on England winning the
"WOMENS T-20 CRICKET FINAL" and 1 KHOKHA(Rs 1 Crore @) 72 paise)on Sri
Lanka winning the men's finals. I am using a strictly "GAMBLERS FORMULA"
on deriving my betting strategy having studied the game thoroughly from
the "BOOKIE'S" viewpoint while betting with the "GAMBLERS
VIEWPOINT".WHAT I HAVE QUOTED IS THE ILLEGAL CRICKET BETTING THAT IS AN
OPEN SECRET IN THE SUB-CONTINENT.WHEN WILL CRICKET BETTING BE OFFICIALLY
LEGALIZED IN INDIA AKIN TO HORSE-RACING? CRICKET ILLEGAL BETTING IS THE
LARGEST "BLACK MONEY CONVERSION" IN INDIAN SPORTS.REMEMBER, I CAN BE
SUED FOR THIS ACCUSATION SINCE I AM QUOTING OFFICIALLY ON A PUBLIC
WEBSITE UNDER MY OWN NAME.
WOMENS T-20 CRICKET BETTING ODDS(LADBROKES.LONDON).
Australia Women v England Women Australia Women 5/2
England Women 3/10
MENS T-20 CRICKET BETTING ODDS.(LADBROKES .LONDON)
Sri Lanka v West Indies - FINAL
8/11 11/10
WOMENS T-20 CRICKET BETTING ODDS(LADBROKES.LONDON).
Australia Women v England Women Australia Women 5/2
England Women 3/10
MENS T-20 CRICKET BETTING ODDS.(LADBROKES .LONDON)
Sri Lanka v West Indies - FINAL
8/11 11/10
BOTH THE FAVOURITE TEAMS LOST THEIR MATCHES AND I LOST 4 KHOKHAS( RS 4 CRORES) IN THIS DEMONSTRATION GAME. IMAGINE THE PLIGHT OF GENUINE GAMBLERS WHO BET LEGALLY AS WELL AS ILLEGALLY ON THESE MATCHES AS CRICKET BETTING IS A COMMON ILLEGAL BUSINESS IN MOST CITY'S OF INDIA.?
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| Riding a Ostrich on a Saturday in Mui Ne (Vietnam) during a holiday. A change from horses ! Is there betting on "OSTRICH RACES" ? The eternal gambler syndrome ! PLEASE SEE THE ENGLISH FILM "OWNING MAHOWNY", A REAL LIFE "GAMBLING ADDICTION" STORY. |
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| My "Sports Speculation game" on "Facebook" titled "Mittoo alias Mittoo the poppat" is a success, |
COACHING CLASSES IN HORSE-RACING SPECULATION (A RIPLEYS BELIEVE IT OR NOT ) :- Mr Prakash.Gosavi a eminent horse racing journalist of Mumbai whose last assignment was as horseracing editor for the Mumbai tabloid newspaper "MID-DAY" has decided to start a "Coaching school" for horse punters.The same was advertised in "COLE" guide the Bible of horse-racing in Western India. This was the first time in my over 3 decades career in horse-racing as a spectator/ punter that a advertisement of this type has appeared in the Indian media.He would be conducting a 3-day workshop in Bangalore on the subject of "HANDICAP BETTING STRATEGY" beginning on Friday(31-10-2014) and ending on Sunday(2-11-2014) . The fees for the 3 day course conducted in a plush hotel and including meals are Rs 60,000(US $ 952 approx), a astronomical sum considering the average income and wages in India.Its a normal 0930 hrs to 1700 hrs training seminar akin to a corporate seminar.A decade ago such a scheme would have been deemed as a swindlers scheme of ridding people off their hard earned money as was the image of the sport of horse-racing in the mind of the common Indian. The very fact that a private "Horse racing betting academy" has been planned proves that the average Indian speculator now realizes that "HORSERACING" is on par with "DAY TRADING" on stock markets.Why not learn the tricks of the trade from a veteran horse journalist akin to the numerous coaching classes for "Stock Market speculation" held frequently by respected banking corporations.Similar to "STOCK MARKET INSIDER TRADING" there will be a little unavoidable corruption in the form of "Race fixing" in the sport of horse-racing.Horse racing is a excellent "Hobby Sport" akin to Chess and it has no retirement age unlike other sports with money being the criteria for success or retirement.Every horse punter should have a "Monthly Budget" for gambling on horses and should never exceed that budget if in losses.Otherwise the exciting and intellectual sport of horse racing can become a "CANCER" where the punter gradually enters the last stage of monetary bankruptcy. Everyone wants to become rich in a Capitalist Democracy and what better way than "Horseracing","Stock Markets" or "Bollywood".Wasn't Shahrukh.Khan , the 2nd richest actor in the World in 2014 once a common middle-class drama artist in Delhi before cracking the "JACKPOT" in Bollywood ?
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| Saturday(18-4-2015) Paddock:- First day of Night racing in India at Mahalaxmi racecourse in Mumbai. |
"GAMBLERS" mantra code for "SURVIVAL" which i have borrowed from the film "Wolf of Wall Street" .Quote :- "Never judge me by my winners but judge me on my losses because i have so few of them "!
SUNDAY (10-1-2016) THE DAY I PERMANENTLY STOPPED MY HORSE RACING GAMBLING ADDICTION :- I decided to go for "BROKE" on Sunday(10-1-2016) on the off-course Kolkotta races(Calcutta) held in Mumbai. It was the "Kolkotta Derby Day" and i was sad at the meteoric social and economic fall of Industrialist Mr Vijay.Mallya, a prominent horse owner and one of my hero's. I came from a "Middle-Class family" and over the years and decades followed the late Michael.Jackson lifestyle formula of ' A millionaire but living like a billionaire" . Admired Vijay.Mallya for his lavish unapologetic lifestyle in Socialist India where ostentatious display of wealth is frowned .Realized that just a single business error led to the monolith demolition of the "Vijay Mallya King of Good Times" brand-name and was surprised as to how a astute businessman could make a colossal business error akin to betting a wrong horse.I had completed my "SILVER JUBILEE" of race-course punting in 2015 akin to married couples completing a "Silver Jubilee" of married life. For me the race-courses around India and the World was my working office in a totally loss-making industry.Decided to finally call it either quits or a prolonged "Race-course marriage" on Sunday(10-1-2016).A final total divorce from "HORSE RACING GAMBLING".I had won the Indian Derby on "Be Safe" in 2015 and hence as a punter trophy collector there was nothing more to achieve besides losing more money through bad investments on slow horses.Bet a big sum on the second favourite "Captain Cook" owned by Vijay.Mallya, trained by Bharath.Singh and ridden by champion jockey Treavor Patel.in the Kolkotta Derby and lost a fortune."Desert God", the favourite won the "Kolkotta Derby" and later also went on to win the "Indian Derby" in Mumbai" and the "Invitation Cup" in Chennai ! In the next race emptied my purse on "Speedy Gonsalves" ridden by jockey .P.S.Chouhan, trained by Ms Arti.Doctor .The favouriter horse "Speedy Gonsalves" came fourth in a field of 11 horses instead of third and taking away all my money with its placing. In total i lost Rs 33,000 playing "PLACE BETS" in just two races, slightly less than my mammoth record of over Rs 40,000 losses on two race day week ends in Mumbai and Bangalore. Drove back home with money enough for the motorcycle petrol. and vowed never again to ever think of using "HORSE-RACING" as a private income business akin to Industrialist Vijay.Mallya using "Kingfisher Airlines" to boost his industrialist Empire and coming a cropper.A BUSINESS GAMBLE THAT FAILED MISERABLY AKIN TO A FORTUNE LOST ON HORSE-RACING.I must have invested a total of 15 to 20 Lakh Rupess since 1990 when i took up "HORSE-RACING" as a private business and one fine day the "VIJAY MALLYA KINGFISHER BANKRUPTCY" woke me up from my gambling intoxication.My parents were worried and tried their best to get me off the "HORSE-RACING GAMBLING HOOK" but to no avail and here on one Sunday i suddenly abruptly stopped betting on horses for life ! Call it destiny or just moving on in life As a student of history and a blogger i realized that its futile to chase a business or gambling mirage on passion , especially if you are chasing that mirage with your hard earned legitimate income ,Mr Vijay.Mallya should have heeded the saying of Ambrose.Bierce, quote," THE GAMBLING KNOWN AS BUSINESS LOOKS WITH AUSTERE DISFAVOUR ON THE BUSINESS KNOWN AS GAMBLING" ! I will die a gambler as stock market investment is nothing but 50% gambling intuition but finally decided to cut my gambling business by closing down my emotional passion for gambling on race horses.I am still actively involved in promoting horse racing as a spectator sport but not involved in any gambling on the sport.
"BETTER LATE THAN TOO LATE TO STOP ADDICTIVE GAMBLING/SPECULATION". ECONOMIC HISTORY IS STEEPED WITH BANKRUPTCY CASES.
P.S:- A "ALCOHOLIC" CAN BE NOTICED AS ALSO A "DRUG ADDICT" AND HENCE THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AND CURED IF AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE.I FEEL EMBARRASSED TO SAY THAT MY CHILDHOOD DREAM WAS TO BECOME A ASTRONAUT,YES ASTRONAUT! THIS COULD BE THE REASON FOR MY TRAVEL ADVENTURES AND ALTHOUGH WAS NOT BRILLIANT ENOUGH TO VENTURE INTO SPACE HAVE MANAGED TO VISIT ALMOST 26% OF PLANET EARTH. READ THE BIOGRAPHY OF ASTRONAUT BUZZ .ALDRIN TITLED "MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION" AND WAS SURPRISED TO READ THAT HE WAS A VICTIM OF "ALCOHOLISM".Yes ! BUZZ.ALDRIN, THE SECOND MAN TO STEP ON THE MOON AND A STUDY IN TEXT BOOKS WAS A REFORMED "ALCOHOLIC". HE JOINED "ALCOHOLIC'S ANONYMOUS" AND FINALLY GOT RID OF ADDICTIVE LIQUOR CONSUMPTION.A GAMBLER HAS NO EXTERNAL "DISEASE SYMPTOMS" AKIN TO AN "ALCOHOLIC" OR "DRUG ADDICT" AND EXISTS AS A NORMAL PERSON IN SOCIETY, ONLY NOTICED WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL BECOMES BANKRUPT OR WORSE, AT TIMES COMMIT SUICIDE.THIS ARTICLE ON "GAMBLING DE-DETOXIFICATION" IS MY OWN OPINION AND METHODS OF CURE BASED ON MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS A "PROFESSIONAL SPECULATOR" SINCE DECADES AND STILL SURVIVING AND LIVING A NORMAL LIFE. AN ADVERTISEMENT OF ORTHODOX SPECULATION SUCCESS TO MAINTAIN AVERAGE LIVING STANDARDS.PLEASE DON'T COPY THIS SCRIPT AS I AM THE SOLE COPYRIGHT-HOLDER OF THIS ARTICLE BASED ON MY OWN EXPERIENCES IN "HORSE-RACING" AND "STOCK SPECULATION" IN INDIA.CRICKET IS ALMOST A RELIGION IN INDIA AND HENCE I BORROW A QUOTE FROM A CRICKETER TO EXPLAIN "HORSE-RACING" RETIREMENT.I SUM UP WITH ONE OF MY FAVOURITE QUOTES FROM A FORMER RADIO-TALK SHOW INDIAN CRICKETER OF THE 1970'S, LATE MR VIJAY.MERCHANT ON HIS WEEKLY TALK SHOW TITLED "YOUR DATE WITH VIJAY.MERCHANT".HIS QUOTE," QUIT THE SPORT WHEN PEOPLE ASK YOU WHY AND NOT WHEN THEY ASK YOU WHEN" ? A SPORT LIKE HORSE-RACING HAS NO AGE OR SKILL RETIREMENT FOR A "PUNTER",THE ONLY CRITERION BEING "MONEY POWER".HENCE DECIDE TO QUIT "HORSE-PUNTING" IF YOUR "MONEY POWER" IS ON THE DECLINE,RATHER THAN TOTAL BANKRUPTCY BEING THE ULTIMATE RETIREMENT FROM THIS SPORT OF MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES."GAMBLING ADDICTION" IS A "CANCER" THAT WILL SLOWLY DEPLETE YOU OF YOUR MONEY, THE ULTIMATE RESULT BEING NOT "PHYSICAL DEATH" BUT "FINANCIAL DEATH".
