Favorite Wagering Activities

Mine begins and ends with horses.

[Gander]

1) Horses
1) Horses
1) Horses
1) Horses
5) The occasional trip to Las Vegas where I play Black Jack and 45 minutes into it am bored out of my mind and then I wander back into the horse book.

[GenuineRisk]

Horses. The length of time it takes to run the race usually matches my attention span for sporting events. Sometimes I drift off during the Belmont.

Can someone answer me a stupid question? I thought it was technically illegal to bet on sports that don't involve four-legged athletes. Is that true, or does it vary state to state? I'm not making any sort of value judgment, by the way; I'm genuinely asking because I'm curious {and stupid since I don't know the answer myself}).

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Gander

1) Horses
1) Horses
1) Horses
1) Horses
5) The occasional trip to Las Vegas where I play Black Jack and 45 minutes into it am bored out of my mind and then I wander back into the horse book.

Quick blackjack quiz for Gander.

1. What's the correct play with Ace,7 against each possible dealer card in a 6 deck game (first hand of a freshly dealt shoe). Assume you can double down on any two cards.

2. When, if ever, is it correct to split 9's in the same game as above.

--Dunbar

[Antitrust32]

1) Poker
2) Horses
3) NFL
4) Blackjack
5) College Football


Actually, not only are those my top 5 wagering activities but also very close to my top 5 activities in general (of course you'd have to add sex and beer in there though..)

[philcski]

1. Horses
2. College Basketball
3. Poker
4. 3 Card Monte
5. Coinflips
12493853432. NFL

[estreetposse]

1. Horses
2. Poker
3. NHL
4. College ANYTHING
5. Julep wagers with "Thunder Gulch" horse vs horse on the first Saturday in May


-bt-

[SentToStud]

1. The under in the Pro Bowl
2. Horses
3. Rock/Paper/Scissors