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Shocking! Man loses his wife as stake in IPL gambling
Mid-Day ^ | 29-May-2016 | Agencies

Posted on 05/30/2016 8:49:11 AM PDT by Eddie01

Kanpur: Taking the example set by Yudhishthir in Mahabharata a tad too seriously, a man from Govindnagar area put his wife at stake in an IPL betting game and then proceeded to lose her.

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The police have registered a case. The accused is still at large. The police said that after having lost his all money at the share markets, the man put up his wife as a stake in IPL betting.

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(Excerpt) Read more at mid-day.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Society
KEYWORDS: gambling; lost; wife
Cheaper than divorce I guess.
1 posted on 05/30/2016 8:49:11 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01

Was he losing on purpose?


2 posted on 05/30/2016 8:49:57 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Democrats bait then switch; their fishy voters buy it every time.)
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To: Eddie01

Did the winner get to inspect the goods prior to betting?


3 posted on 05/30/2016 8:52:17 AM PDT by umgud
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To: Eddie01

I’m assuming the odds of winning were 1000 to one but he placed the bet anyway...


4 posted on 05/30/2016 8:52:27 AM PDT by DainBramage
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To: Eddie01

Might have been a win-win situation.


5 posted on 05/30/2016 8:54:42 AM PDT by kanawa
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To: Eddie01

"Say It! I lost the nest egg!"

6 posted on 05/30/2016 8:55:19 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: umgud

According to the story, she was there and starting to get harrased by the “winners” before seeking help.


7 posted on 05/30/2016 8:57:05 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01

Classy.


8 posted on 05/30/2016 9:01:15 AM PDT by my small voice (A biased media and an uneducated populace is the biggest thre at to our nation.)
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To: Eddie01

“You lost your wife in a poker game? How?”

“It wasn’t easy. I had to fold with 4 aces.”


9 posted on 05/30/2016 9:05:44 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: Eddie01
He doubled up on an inside straight.

Sometimes when you lose, you win.

10 posted on 05/30/2016 9:15:10 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: Eddie01

Brings a whole new meaning to “Ace in the hole”?


11 posted on 05/30/2016 9:22:07 AM PDT by I cannot think of a name
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To: I cannot think of a name

TTIUWOP


12 posted on 05/30/2016 10:34:56 AM PDT by Craftmore
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To: Craftmore
TTIUWOP

This story gives the wife's name (Jasmeet Kaur), a search with the name of the wife and the city (Govindnagar) revealed a picture associated with the same story from a different source:


13 posted on 05/30/2016 11:34:40 AM PDT by Edward.Fish
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To: Eddie01

The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy is based on a story like this.


14 posted on 05/30/2016 11:36:21 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Edward.Fish

Kaur is a Sikh female last name. AFAIK, Sikhs are not supposed to gamble. What to speak of gamble away their wives!


15 posted on 05/30/2016 11:41:32 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. FrankliIn)
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To: umgud

A good woman can cook pr clean regardless of her condition or age.


16 posted on 05/30/2016 12:35:44 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Edward.Fish

Ill take that bet!


17 posted on 05/30/2016 1:28:34 PM PDT by Craftmore
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To: Eddie01
The police said that after having lost his all money at the share markets, the man put up his wife as a stake in IPL betting.

I know I am being judgemental, but I suspect this fellow may have a gambling problem.

18 posted on 05/30/2016 1:49:32 PM PDT by Robwin
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To: Eddie01

Guess the porn video should be on-line in a few days.


19 posted on 05/30/2016 2:13:52 PM PDT by Springman (Rest In Peace YaYa123, Bahbah, and Just Lori.)
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