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Can somebody put down 5 quid on Mickey Mouse for me 
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The U.K. gambling industry...
This kind of abuse of the word "industry" irks me somehow.
There is nothing industrious nor productive in the betting "industry".
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'twas a major culture shock to me when I moved here and saw gambling be advertised as if it were a perfectly normal part of daily life.
Given your comment here, it probably isn't all that normal/acceptable among decent people, but the gambling "industry" would desperately like everyone to think otherwise. The adverts appear to portray sports gambling as even a "cool" thing to take part in. 
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I am from France originally.
I currently live in Australia and while the betting "industry" is not that big here, I have sometimes witnessed usage of the industry word for sector such as betting, real estate (resales, NOT construction), advertising and law. All of which makes me very disappointed with the current economy...
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote: it probably isn't all that normal/acceptable among decent people
You are wrong, it is very common at all levels of society.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: You are wrong, it is very common at all levels of society.
Which society? Oh, don't bother. I take that as your way of saying that you gamble.
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote: Which society? Oh, don't bother. I take that as your way of saying that you gamble.
It's pretty rampant here Rajesh, it's been a saying for decades that Australians would bet on two flies on a wall. For a period of time (no more than a decade or so ago) NSW was home to 25% of the worlds poker machines. Many of our governments State and Federal rely on taxes from gambling, cigarettes and alcohol. Funnily enough the first and last can still advertse but need disclaimers advising they are bad and addictive.
Michael Martin
Australia
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Michael Martin wrote: NSW was home to 25% of the worlds poker machines
That says a lot; I stand corrected, and I'm speechless.  
It somehow comes across as a "not so good" thing to me no matter how many of the adverts I see. It might probably have something to do with the society I grew up in where gambling is mostly illegal and is looked down upon.
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No, I dont, but in British society it is very common.
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Bingo!  which it's gaining popularity in Italy as well!
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In Italy there are a dozen of lotteries, two very popular number-extracting games (Lotto and SuperEnalotto), a couple of soccer-related betting games (Totocalcio and Totogoal) and since 15 years videopokers in every bar (we have a LOT of bars, about 1 every 200 m on average with peaks of 5 bars in the same square... they are called bars but actually are coffee shops but sell also liquors and pastries) and several betting shops where yuo can bet using the handful of legal and taxed betting companies.
All kind of population bets: consummate professionals, athletes, celebrities, old people who spend the whole pension or sell their houses, students who pool togehter in organized betting schemes, unoccupied people... It's far more popular than what it looks on the outside.
I don't bet, except seldomly with/against friendly people on common occurrences ("I bet 10 coffees that the boss will tell us to do <dumbest choice="" between="" a="" handful="">", "5€ that <obnoxious colleague=""> will greet us with <predictable sentence="">", etc). Or when I'm 100% sure to win but that exploiting dumbness.
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If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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For many people in Britain, it is a normal part of daily life. For some people it is the only thing they care about. For the rest of us, we may have the odd flutter on the Grand National, or occasionally buy a lottery ticket.
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Yes, there is: separating the dumb from their money is like separating the chaff from the wheat.
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If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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den2k88 wrote: Yes, there is: separating the dumb from their money is like separating the chaff from the wheat.
Because you have to thrash both of them?
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POPEHAT 2016 ELECTION DAY GUIDE | Popehat[^]
While I'm certain there will be quibbles (to say the least) about the complete text, the short version covers everything you really need to know about today:
Quote: Balvenie (17 Year)
Hibiki 17 year
Angel's Envy
Ardbeg (10 Year)
Hendrick's Gin
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Drink enough of ... [any of them], fast enough, and you'll get hammered.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
modified 8-Nov-16 13:12pm.
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Shall I ... mix it all up in a bucket?
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Ah yes, the [in]famous "Hairy Buffalo", favorite of high school drinking parties everywhere.
Software Zen: delete this;
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that would only be slightly more of a travesty than guzzling high end sipping whiskey like bargain basement rotgut.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Whenever I buy a bottle of single malt I always ask for a straw . . .
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But drink it at home, or you might end up laid out on open lands -- or "lands lied" as some may put it.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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As always... put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up. 
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So there is something I can take to relieve this bellyache!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I prefer a Bushmills 10-year single malt. 
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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That's a good choice. Last night, if you drank enough of it fast enough, you would've gotten hammered.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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My favourite Italian chef died: his dishes are now a pizza history.
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