He was at a starting point which makes many a man's career a fine subject for betting, if there were any gentlemen given to that amusement who could appreciate the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose. . . .
To us, investing is the equivalent of going out and betting against the pari-mutuel system. We look for a horse with one chance in two of winning, and that pays three to one. In other words, we're looking for a mispriced gamble. That's what investing is, and you have to know enough to know whether the gamble is mispriced.
We look for a horse with one chance in two of winning and which pays you three to one.
I'm a betting man. I like to gamble everywhere, everything I do.
I'm not a gambling-man. I have never bet a dollar in all my life.
No horse can go as fast as the money you put on it.
I'm a massive football fan, so when Ladbrokes approached me and asked me to take a look at the statistics, I jumped at the chance.
I won’t bet $100 against house odds between now and the grave.
I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get.
If you gamble long enough, you'll always lose -- the gambler is always ruined.
The chief obstacle to success lies in the stubborn fact that if the favorable prospects of a concern are clearly apparent they are almost always reflected already in the current price of the stock. Buying such an issue is like betting on a topheavy favorite in a horse race. The chances may be on your side, but the real odds are against you.
I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off.
Joseph Beringer...dances around behind me singing some poorly rhymed and slightly dirty song about my [racing] odds at my skirts. 'I don't even wear skirts,' I snap at him. 'Especially,' he says, 'in my daydreams.
I backed horse last week at ten to one. It came in at quarter past four.
I waited all those years for a title shot, and when I finally got it, I had to pay $20,000 for the opportunity. My purse was only $18,000. So to make money, I had to bet $10,000 on myself at 8-5. That was how it was in those days.
The only man who makes money following the races is one who does it with a broom and shovel.
I bet on everything. Everything. It's just like, 'I bet you I can spin my chair longer.' Everything, I say 'I bet you.' I love to win.
I'm not the betting kind.
If you bet big on a daily double, you can hurt yourself.
When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us.
I'd be willing to bet you, if I was a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball.
I have a simple plan to solve the economic crisis. Give every American a $100 credit to the dog track of their choice. I have found the puppies to be a reliable source of income with a consistent rate of return.
I bet on a horse at ten-to-one. It didn't come in until half-past five.
I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, my money would be on you.
At the Mirage Sportsbook, you can get a line on 2 kid playing wiffleball in the backyard in Minnesota
