If you were not allowed to Gamble on Pool would you quit the game?

Say cowboy,
isn't that the distinction between amateur's and pro's, professionals don't gamble on the side or professionally,
would be one of the US Billiard Federation of Owners - UBFO - number one rule's, if caught, would be an life time ban.
And, if found to be part of an conspiracy, fraud, fixing and such the player could also loose their pension and club royalties'.

...I mean I'm just saying,

oh',
wait a minute, scratch that,
there aren't any club and pension royalties
 
I do not mind playing for small amounts. It seems like any larger amounts causes some kind of negative interaction. That i do not need in my life. I have met too many broke hustlers and good players who died broke. NO...I would not quit.
 
No. I don't really gamble for significant money anymore. I found I disliked losing money much more than I liked winning money. I found that if I gambled regularly with a particular person, we likely had the match handicapped so accurately that we might as well be flipping coins. Gambling with total strangers is a crap shoot and often if you get a little ahead they quit. I'm sure many others have a different take but that is mine.
 
alstl said:
Is being a nit considered gambling?
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fastone371 said:
Technically I do not think we are allowed to gamble against each other, are we???
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Well in Arizona if party A is playing party B, a bet on out come is legal. No dollar limit.

The no no in Arizona is third parties not in far may not bet on outcome.

Every state is different law, yes gambling law do get enforced.

if you gambling, you are not sure of out come of game.

if the contest is one sided, stronger competitor will will most often.

No one is right mind is going to get in Boxing Ring with Mike Tyson, think they can beat hi if you like Ben Stiller. Outcome predictable.
 
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CocoboloCowboy said:
Thought I would pose this question, not talking about Tournment were players pay entry fee, and at end winners are payed out from those fee, or added money, or sponsors money, merchandise.

I am talking about strictly match play, Party B, v/s Party A for a wadger, on game, set, or number of games won.
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No gamble no pool
 
I've never been a player/gambler. Did the play for money bit and got some affirmation of mine heart. BFD. I reached a point less than 10 years in where I realized I bet to take the guys money. The stealer the better. Wouldn't be bad if that's what steered me back to pool nurd but I really liked the money for shooting better aspect. The real turning point came when it dawned on me that I wasn't shooting better. So I came to stop caring about taking the play money and started on the final trek - mastery. It's only a trek so no biggie about the superlative. And what happened was I started improving. Omitting the cash concerns revealed real concerns - about excellence and the craft. No more comedy of errors, just pool. Now when the opportunity arises ie. people stake me for the peanuts, I'm that much better at that too.
And to answer the thread question, nuh uh...
 
Well in my personal case I want nothing to do with steping in RING with any Pro Boxer, I have the common sense to know I will pay a blood price for try to whip a on a pro boxer.

Gambling at any game of skill is only a game of chance if both opponent are equal in skill, knowledge, and experence.

I sort of had the world gambling at Pool, as most of the time if the player are not equal in skill, knowledge, etc. The strong person will win.

A smart gambler looks for person who thinks they are great pool player, has money in thick wallet to probe they are great.
 
I already feel bad enough when I lose for free. I sure don't want to pay someone on top of it.
For some it helps their game, but for me, just the opposite.
 
It wouldn't bother me, gambling, whether poker, pool or anything else never really did anything for me anyway. I just love the game, who cares if there is money riding on it.
 
sjm said:
If I were required to gamble at it, I would definitely quit pool. Anyone who only loves pool when they are gambling doesn't love the game as much as I do.
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I would go as far and say they don't really enjoy pool. They enjoy gambling. If you can play pool against someone without money on it and still play your best and compete, you love the game.
 
Some people who play pool very well, do poor when gambling. The money at rish of loss is a mental distraction.

Gamblers who are good at gambling, must have different kind of brains. That can turn out the money at risk.
 
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