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Well, first of all, I wouldn't take that bet. I think the odds are horrible. But playing along.... and that's exactly why its a horrible bet. You bet on conditions beyond your control in this case. That's a definite gamble. If I took this bet and this is what happened, would I be pissed? Sure...

That's just it - at the end of the day, if a person has any wits about them, there can be no deception when proposing to play a game of pool for money. I watch you shoot pool for an hour - you shoot like crap. Or maybe you shoot OK. Or maybe you shoot great, but miss some dumb shots. Doesn't...

Doesn't seem any different from responding to someone's ad for a car and saying, "I'd like to buy your car" and then proceed to negotiate the terms. Nothing wrong with trying to get the best deal you can.

One reason why people don't gamble is they don't think they will win. Plain and simple. Why bet if you are convinced you will lose? Makes no sense. Does that mean you shouldn't play at all? As for 9 on the break - for purposes of the OP's proposition, you could always just play 9 on the break...

I just don't understand this view. How is this stealing? How is betting on a sure thing to earn some cash any different from going to a job and earning some cash? That's also a sure thing, and not generally considered stealing. They're both money earned for time spent. In the case of the...

...and for that price, you should see if the seller will throw a pair of Gotti underwear in for free too.

Based on your description, it sounds like "money players" are smart "gamblers".

And everyone does have a chance.....just perhaps an impossibly small, small, small chance. Well, there you go (:

What you get for your cash is a recreational experience. If you choose not to take advantage of it while you're there, that's your own fault. And if you DO go there and "not do anything" then why the hell are you there anyway? You also seem to want it both ways - you don't like it when people...

And this view I just don't understand at all. The whole "hustler" thing. The only reason to bet is because you believe you can win. Why bet if you believe you will lose? So, you have two guys who think they can win, and in the case of someone getting "robbed" you have someone foolish enough to...

There doesn't appear to be anything special about that cue, other than the seller's claim about it belonging to John Gotti - and good luck proving that - and even if it did, so what? I wouldn't pay anywhere near $2000 for it.

What's a reasonable price for 2 matching Meucci shafts? They're not black dot. They're not red dot. They're not green dot. They have no dot. They don't even have a square or a triangle. They have no small geometric figures of any description. They have a black joint collar with silver ring...

Well, there you go (:

If you turned in your balls and didn't leave, you would be reminded you are being charged to be there. If you wanted to create a scene, you would be told to leave - and if you refused to pay the amount due when you DID leave, you would be banned from returning. It's kind of like going to...

Well, with a high run of 1, it would be pretty hard to pretend one can play. However, that's not necessarily exclusive of LIKING to play anyway.

No. As you are suggesting, why should they just sit there for free? If they are there, they are benefiting from the owner's rent and other expenses - and so they should contribute to them. Obviously a person derives value from being there, otherwise he/she would not be there - so it seems...

OK - my opinion on people who don't gamble is the same as my opinion on those who do: a). Good for them. b). Not my business either way. If a pool hall wants to let people sit around for free, what business is it of mine? Why would I care? It's a business decision of the owners and not mine to...

Well, I'm willing to negotiate. What number would you like to hear? 5? 10? 23? 142? Help me out here.

One? What's wrong with one? Everyone has to start somewhere. Besides, one is the loneliest number, so you might as well start with that one.

Gotta get good with the long distance pool ball to the head shot.