[philpy]

I buy a couple of scratchcards every morning, had a few decent wins, including £17 today, does anyone else have any luck on them?

[SaltyTON]

philpy, on Mar 14 2007, 21:26, said:

I buy a couple of scratchcards every morning, had a few decent wins, including £17 today, does anyone else have any luck on them?

Here's an idea since you're losing 19 times out of 20 why not keep the money, save it up and put on a really big single on football once a month.

[Shawfield Stallion]

Scratchcards are a complete waste of money IMO. How much do you spend on scratchcards a day, philpy?

[turboshandy]

Shawfield Stallion, on Mar 15 2007, 16:10, said:

Scratchcards are a complete waste of money IMO.

Agree totally. At least sticking a line on at the bookies requires a bit of skill and knowledge to pick your winners as opposed to scratch cards where the winners are all pre-determined and it's just the luck of the draw whether you get a winner or not.

[philpy]

Shawfield Stallion, on Mar 15 2007, 16:10, said:

Scratchcards are a complete waste of money IMO. How much do you spend on scratchcards a day, philpy?

£2.00 a day. i still do my accas at the bookies on a saturday too, but i only put a pound on and pick 12/13 teams, i never put anymore than a pound on as i have placed big bets in the past and became dissolusioned (sp) with them.

[SaltyTON]

philpy, on Mar 15 2007, 20:08, said:

£2.00 a day. i still do my accas at the bookies on a saturday too, but i only put a pound on and pick 12/13 teams, i never put anymore than a pound on as i have placed big bets in the past and became dissolusioned (sp) with them.

much less chance of winning a 12/13 team accy than at least getting your money back on a scratch card... have some common sense and just keep your money, if you're going to fritter money away at least give yourself a chance.

[Shawfield Stallion]

philpy, on Mar 15 2007, 18:08, said:

£2.00 a day. i still do my accas at the bookies on a saturday too, but i only put a pound on and pick 12/13 teams, i never put anymore than a pound on as i have placed big bets in the past and became dissolusioned (sp) with them.

Like SaltyTON said, you're far more likely to make profit if you save the £10 and put it on a single, double or treble on the Saturday. Just a wee suggestion. Oh, and drop the 13 team acca

How much would you say you were winning/losing on an average week? Although I'm willing to bet that you are on a considerable loss if you've been doing it for a while

This post has been edited by Shawfield Stallion: 15 March 2007 - 18:19

[H Wragg]

philpy, on Mar 15 2007, 18:08, said:

£2.00 a day. i still do my accas at the bookies on a saturday too, but i only put a pound on and pick 12/13 teams, i never put anymore than a pound on as i have placed big bets in the past and became dissolusioned (sp) with them.

For Christ's sake!!! I can hardly ever get a treble up never mind 12/13 results. Out of interest, have you ever had a winning line?

[philpy]

H Wragg, on Mar 16 2007, 14:51, said:

For Christ's sake!!! I can hardly ever get a treble up never mind 12/13 results. Out of interest, have you ever had a winning line?

The last 3 or 4 weeks i've had one team let me down, so im going to keep perseveering with it in the meantime.

[FC_1919]

philpy, on Mar 15 2007, 18:08, said:

£2.00 a day. i still do my accas at the bookies on a saturday too, but i only put a pound on and pick 12/13 teams, i never put anymore than a pound on as i have placed big bets in the past and became dissolusioned (sp) with them.

Just through the pound away, or maybe give it to charity at least its a good cause.

[H Wragg]

philpy, on Mar 16 2007, 18:47, said:

The last 3 or 4 weeks i've had one team let me down, so im going to keep perseveering with it in the meantime.

I'll take that as a "No".

Cut down on the number of teams you pick and cut down on your scratchcard expenditure to increase your stake on the football. It makes sense (unless you're buying a scratchcard with the sole intention of winning £250k or the like).

This post has been edited by H Wragg: 16 March 2007 - 21:44

[Swampy]

I used to buy 5-6 every week until I realised it was a colossal waste of money. The odds are appalling. Seriously, read the odds on the back of the card.

This post has been edited by Swampy: 17 March 2007 - 11:23