Video: Viewer Discretion Advised (My Sports Betting Rants)

I made several videos of sports betting rants, mostly on bad beats, which were posted to YouTube.  One got more than 250,000 hits.  But the best one was of a horrible day I had about five years ago that runs about 20 minutes.  It’s not enjoyable when you lose money betting, but it sure feels good to blow off some steam.

Making video rants can be fun.

A good video rant is much like engaging what psychiatrist Arthur Janov coined as “Primal Scream Therapy.”  Janov charged his clients, which included many celebrities, hundreds if not thousands of dollars per hour to express their deepest emotions.  By contrast, making a video only requires a smartphone and the bravery to share one’s soul with the world.

I lost a wager on the Super Bowl yesterday.  My wager appeared to be a lock until seconds were left in the game.  Then, the ice cream turned to shit.  I won’t go into details.  You can just watch this 8-minute clip for yourselves:

An alternative version of the clip with reader comments can be seen on my FACEBOOK PAGE.

I’ve done this a few times in the past, and I’d call it a win-win.  I have fun with the rants, and it sure feels good to let off some steam after losing thousands of dollars.  Viewers also seem to enjoy the rants.  I think every gambler can identify with the frustration of suffering a loss.

Here’s a similar video I made a few years ago after a devastating weekend where I lost almost every game.  This video runs longer but has plenty of red meat  [viewer discretion advised]:

Rants can be fun, even on topics other than sports.  Here’s a much longer video I made a few years ago in reaction to the absurd Las Vegas Review-Journal “Readers Poll,” an abomination that includes the public’s picks on the top restaurants and entertainment in Las Vegas.

This video begins calmly and then as I read the readers’ poll picks, I begin to lose it.  Enjoy!

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