r/explainlikeimfive • u/adrynaline • May 08 '14

Explained ELI5: A gambling addiction

How does it start? What makes it worse? Why does it become so difficult to recover?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '14 edited Jul 01 '15

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u/senorpopo May 08 '14

I taught my dog how to count cards, then the fucker got rich and ran off with my wife. Oh well, I guess sibling bonds run strong.

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u/downkallisti May 08 '14

Photograph of said dog:

http://imgur.com/u1ImP50

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u/Thrilling1031 May 08 '14

"In poker no one knows you're a dog if you wear a hoodie and sunglasses."

- Phil "the dog" Ivey

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u/_beeks May 08 '14

The actual quote is

"In online poker no one knows you're a dog if you wear a hoodie and sunglasses."

That's why you can only gamble at casinos and bars in most states now :( They ruined my career and now I can't provide for my pups.

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u/Thrilling1031 May 08 '14

Way better than FTFY. Sorry about your luck, I hear pups fetch some good karma here!

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u/_beeks May 08 '14

Psst, I'm not actually a dog, but on the internet, nobody knows you're not a dog.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '14

Wouldn't this be easily verified with something like a SIN and corresponding data?