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Posted by on Mar 6, 2025 in Blog | 3 comments

Czech Mate

 

 

CZECH MATE !

If you love (or hate) bad beat gambling stories, have I got one for you. And now, I’m going to share it.

Long story short — I’ve been making a nice little score wagering on “live” or ‘in game” betting. I’m still learning, and I have a lot more to learn from doing this all depending on the sport. But so far, I’ve made hundreds of bets and am well into the profit column.

One sport I’ve been hitting hard is Euro hockey. I know next to nothing about these leagues, but a few betting angles have proven to be VERY profitable in certain situations (but you have to follow and be ready to move fast–that’s all I’ll say). I also bet small — no more than $50 to $300 per spot, so that doesn’t draw much attention from sportsbooks.

Well, yesterday was as crazy a bad beat as I’ve ever experienced (and I have a fair number of beats). I’m betting the Czech hockey league (insert joke here–apparently every village in Czechosovenia has a hockey team you can bet on) and lay -300 on a favorite that was already up 2-0 in a hockey game. I’m not paying much attention once the bet was made, but later I do catch my money team *BK Mladá Boleslav* is ahead 5-1 at the start of the 3rd period. 5-1 in a hockey game. Mark that down. I don’t even bother to check my online betting account or the outcome until this morning, 24 hours later (the game is in Europe, so there’s a time difference).

I wake up happy as a clam. Or a lark. Whatever. I log in, looking for my free easy cash. Huh?

Wh….wh…..wh….wh….wha…..wha….wha….wha….. WHAT!!!

The bet lost. Wait. WTF??? There must be a mistake. I was up 5-1 in a hockey game. How is this fucking possible !!!

So, I have to practically take a fast course in Berlitz Czech to find this score and look at the scoring box. The dog team that my BK Mladá Boleslav was playing against — some hockey shitbox called *HC Rytíři Kladno* — SCORED SEVEN FUCKING GOALS IN THE THIRD PERIOD !!!

SEVEN GOALS!!! SEVEN GOALS!!! SEVEN GOALS!!!

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat ???

How does any hockey team, especially favored, surrender 7 goals in 20 minutes (and they don’t even score a goal)?

I call bullshit. Or, a fix.

Lofty! Rivkin! Mueller! Gawlik! Wilson! Help me out here! Have you EVER seen a team up 5-1 give up SEVEN GOALS in the 3rd period (note that none were empty net!).

I want to file a protest. No, I will not stand for this! No way, this really happened.

Czech that.

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Posted by on Mar 4, 2025 in Blog | 0 comments

Notice: I No Longer Answer Telephone Calls

 

 

NOTICE: I NO LONGER ANSWER PHONE CALLS

Be advised. I am no longer answering any phone calls, that is, unless you make an advance appointment or text me with an agreed-to time and the reason for your call.

Period. End of thought. Final decision.

Six phone calls this morning. All crap. Yeah, I had to answer the phone from any 702 area code number because I’m trying to confirm a medical appointment. Got six strikeouts, so far. But, there’s some guy in the Philippines who apparently knows my blood type in addition to every pet food purchase I’ve made online for the past decade and wants me to sign up for a “monthly pet care plan.” Wait. Full stop! I struggle paying for my own health insurance, and now I’m getting pitched on two more medical mouths of feed? WTF?

Every phone call is bad. It costs me either time or money — and usually both. Really, think about it. Each time the phone rings, the caller:

— wants something.
— wants to sell me something.
— wants me to donate money.
— wants to persuade me to vote a certain way.
— is a scam.

I can’t think of any exceptions. Seriously, where’s the phone call that actually HELPS ME?

Where’s the phone call that tells me I won the lottery? And if that phone call did come, well — it’s a scam. Nevada doesn’t have a state lottery. I can’t win.

From now on, I’m no longer answering the phone. Not that I ever answered my phone in the past. Answering phone calls (especially from anyone I don’t know) is a complete waste of time.

Yeah, I’m joking, but I’m also serious.

So, if you call, prepare for a straight shot to the DVM ……. (D)estination (V)oice (M)ail: I’ll have my people call your people to set up a time for your people to call my people.

In my house, phone calls are going the way of Blockbuster.

 

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Posted by on Nov 26, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

The Gauntlet: A Sequel

 

 

One thing I’ve witnessed here in Las Vegas way too often is emergency vehicles getting gauntleted at intersections. It should be a reality show, except that real lives are on the line. Wait. That actually makes it better. Hunger Games, the sequel (Behind the Wheel).

If you live here, or visit here often, you see and you know. Updated movie title: The Gauntlet II.

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