[Tired of Taxes]

Of course:

Vitto did the math, and realized that Gjonaj was spending far more on tickets than he was winning in prizes.

Whenever gambling addicts brag about their winnings, ask them how much they lost. They usually answer with a quizzical look and ask, "What do you mean?" They tend to be the same kind of people who charge everything to credit cards and pay the minimum every month.

[The Duke]

I worked with a gentleman once who bragged that, whenever he needed extra money, he could just go to Vegas and play blackjack using his system.

One Monday morning I spotted him with a full leg cast on. I learned that he had cleaned up at blackjack over the weekend, but had been robbed and shot in the leg as he left the casino.

[subterfuge]

I guess it’s rare, but I used to know some guys who gambled on just about everything. Dogs, Jai Lai, ponies, cards. Not so much sports that I knew of. But they all had a system they stuck to AND they kept detailed records of the outcomes. I saw the actual records they kept and also saw them win quite a bit in person. Just an anecdote though.