Yeah whatever lol
How did he turn 20p into £100?
And how did he lost £25k must have more sense than money
the most built up to from a small amount
greenbelter wrote:Yeah whatever lol
How did he turn 20p into £100?
And how did he lost £25k must have more sense than money
betting on favorites and just building up was with the 20p and he used to do that system where you bet on the favourite and if that one doesnt win you double up on the next until you hit one and you get all the money back from the loosing ones but he lost the lot . he had no actual funds of his own just maxing out credit cards. hes been clean now for 4 years and used to chair his local ga meetings but still has about 15 years of paying it back as he did one of those debt consolidation loans
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homage to the glory days no.873456
some nice results all round here , particularly pmk's 436 off 2 tokens ,awesome.
what you need to bear in mind here is the max cash payout of 3 quid ,i hope younger players can put it all in perspective ,as it was all about turning tokens into cash in those days and not about the brute force.
perhaps PMK might take some time to to go into a bit more detail into what must have been one helluver day
i recall a day from way back myself,4.80 days,an august bank holiday sunday.from a 3 pound start upto 187 and then on a clubber for a second credit 150 ,left with £335
i was in the least fashionable arcade in the town ,i had plans to move on but the machines were filling up quicker than i could take them down,there was'nt even any compo really,place got off its tits from about 1pm onwards solid through to early evening.mainly playing projects and loads of skillcashs.it was a nice buzz.
memories.
some nice results all round here , particularly pmk's 436 off 2 tokens ,awesome.
what you need to bear in mind here is the max cash payout of 3 quid ,i hope younger players can put it all in perspective ,as it was all about turning tokens into cash in those days and not about the brute force.
perhaps PMK might take some time to to go into a bit more detail into what must have been one helluver day
i recall a day from way back myself,4.80 days,an august bank holiday sunday.from a 3 pound start upto 187 and then on a clubber for a second credit 150 ,left with £335
i was in the least fashionable arcade in the town ,i had plans to move on but the machines were filling up quicker than i could take them down,there was'nt even any compo really,place got off its tits from about 1pm onwards solid through to early evening.mainly playing projects and loads of skillcashs.it was a nice buzz.
memories.
I now feel like what the inflatable teacher said to the inflatable pupil in the inflatable school.....you've let me down, you've let yourself down, and you've let the whole school down.
Ignore my post earlier post above. I actually turned a 1p i found on a roadside into £14 million a few years back. Put the 1p into a penny pusher, and got 17p back. Put that in and ended up with 40p from that. Changed it up, put it through an old £5 the roll which did £35 of streakiness. Got that up over eighty quid on knocking back a £15 PCB which went for 7 pots in the same arcade in Flamingo Land. Decided to shit or bust the lot, spent it all on lottery tickets and one came in with my 6 numbers on. Couldn't believe it. Now as i type this from my private island in the Caribbean, i can't believe you lot are fooled by my guise as a young fella from Cambridge who like a few whizzy lights. In my spare time i like to thrash my bugatti veyron road the special racetrack i had built by my team of mexican builders. Now where's my pina colada...
Ignore my post earlier post above. I actually turned a 1p i found on a roadside into £14 million a few years back. Put the 1p into a penny pusher, and got 17p back. Put that in and ended up with 40p from that. Changed it up, put it through an old £5 the roll which did £35 of streakiness. Got that up over eighty quid on knocking back a £15 PCB which went for 7 pots in the same arcade in Flamingo Land. Decided to shit or bust the lot, spent it all on lottery tickets and one came in with my 6 numbers on. Couldn't believe it. Now as i type this from my private island in the Caribbean, i can't believe you lot are fooled by my guise as a young fella from Cambridge who like a few whizzy lights. In my spare time i like to thrash my bugatti veyron road the special racetrack i had built by my team of mexican builders. Now where's my pina colada...
"Sixty percent of the time, it works, every time!"
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Mr McStreak
I remember several occasions back in the £6 and £8 token days when i'd walk into town skint, on a saturday or sunday, and manage to end the day sat on the bus home counting in excess of £200 coins.
It was usually a case of waiting til someone needed you to hit a skill on something, so you could tap them up for a few tokens. It was always notoriously difficult to actually borrow from another player when it was busy in the arcades, as you were just creating competition for yourself. I used to get asked all the time by competitors, they'd wait til you'd streaked something, knowing it was harder for you to say no if you were stood in front of, say, The Guvnor, a Maygay machine which rolled for £60-90 sometimes, with a massive bank.
Sharking was an art form back in those days, you'd go up to a player and say "i'm waiting for that Coaster, the one on the left" and you'd get "Sorry, I was here when he got on it"... To which you'd retort "Ok, we'll go halves then" and it'd be; "Can't me and Matey are already halves, and I don't do thirds..." It was hard to get a foot hold in busy arcades that were looked after by players, particularly when you were 5 years younger than them. As soon as you stepped in the door several people would simultaniously shout "i'm waiting for that". Cigarettes were also a nightmare, you'd by a fresh 20 on the way in, and need to keep a spare box with one left in it, and spark up slyly, otherwise you'd only smoke 5 of those 20, as word got round you had a whole box.....
The most annoying people were those who would be waiting for machines, but not have any money to play it and expect you to fund them. Or not know how to play it, but you'd end up having to go halves with them, giving them a free ride. Those pricks were hard to shake off.
When I was really young i'd be on Weston Pier kicking the Silver Skis for start up money, or checking trays. Being well acquainted with arcade owners and staff was useful, especially for doing cons....
Being eagle eyed and all that an opportunity could never be missed for a con, if it was before dinnertime, when it got busy it was imperative. Things like an each way nudger jamming up on payout was great, particularly if it was on the last ten. You'd just say it only paid out 30p, and make £1.60. Token cons were also easy, no-one really cared about a few tokens, but I used to borrow them off the manager of Mr B's by the bag when I needed them.
Once you'd got a couple of quid it was a case of making one right move on something, like an £8 token jackpot, and you were away for the day. the added pressure not to miss skills was immense, but there was a special sense of satisfaction in turning nothing into something back when you were a kid. Something which isn't there today.
Looking back they were the best times,you were able to afford whatever you wanted, my school pencil case was always stuffed with tokens etc ready for some after school slotting, everyone knew each other down the arcades, it was all ran with military precision. The tourists simply didn't stand a chance.......
It was usually a case of waiting til someone needed you to hit a skill on something, so you could tap them up for a few tokens. It was always notoriously difficult to actually borrow from another player when it was busy in the arcades, as you were just creating competition for yourself. I used to get asked all the time by competitors, they'd wait til you'd streaked something, knowing it was harder for you to say no if you were stood in front of, say, The Guvnor, a Maygay machine which rolled for £60-90 sometimes, with a massive bank.
Sharking was an art form back in those days, you'd go up to a player and say "i'm waiting for that Coaster, the one on the left" and you'd get "Sorry, I was here when he got on it"... To which you'd retort "Ok, we'll go halves then" and it'd be; "Can't me and Matey are already halves, and I don't do thirds..." It was hard to get a foot hold in busy arcades that were looked after by players, particularly when you were 5 years younger than them. As soon as you stepped in the door several people would simultaniously shout "i'm waiting for that". Cigarettes were also a nightmare, you'd by a fresh 20 on the way in, and need to keep a spare box with one left in it, and spark up slyly, otherwise you'd only smoke 5 of those 20, as word got round you had a whole box.....
The most annoying people were those who would be waiting for machines, but not have any money to play it and expect you to fund them. Or not know how to play it, but you'd end up having to go halves with them, giving them a free ride. Those pricks were hard to shake off.
When I was really young i'd be on Weston Pier kicking the Silver Skis for start up money, or checking trays. Being well acquainted with arcade owners and staff was useful, especially for doing cons....
Being eagle eyed and all that an opportunity could never be missed for a con, if it was before dinnertime, when it got busy it was imperative. Things like an each way nudger jamming up on payout was great, particularly if it was on the last ten. You'd just say it only paid out 30p, and make £1.60. Token cons were also easy, no-one really cared about a few tokens, but I used to borrow them off the manager of Mr B's by the bag when I needed them.
Once you'd got a couple of quid it was a case of making one right move on something, like an £8 token jackpot, and you were away for the day. the added pressure not to miss skills was immense, but there was a special sense of satisfaction in turning nothing into something back when you were a kid. Something which isn't there today.
Looking back they were the best times,you were able to afford whatever you wanted, my school pencil case was always stuffed with tokens etc ready for some after school slotting, everyone knew each other down the arcades, it was all ran with military precision. The tourists simply didn't stand a chance.......
Last Sunday withdrew £200 i'd won from my weekly £50 footy bet on betdaq.
Leave £5.06 in the account, click on the 'next horse race button' race detials come up, look at the horses, 9 runners from what I remember click on the outsider 191/1.
I then type £1.06 to bet, girlfriend says 'you might as well do the £5.06.'
Didnt need much encouragement, checked my balance 10 mins later and.............................................................
Event 21:51 Zia Park Race 7
Market Win Market
Selection BACK 3 El Dramo
Bet Details
Time Bet Placed 09-11-2008 22:12
Time Last Matched 09-11-2008 22:13
Status Settled
Requested Odds 192
Matched Odds 192
Matched £5.06
Unmatched £0.00
Expiry Time: --
Bet Result
Outcome Win
Profit/Loss £966.46
Leave £5.06 in the account, click on the 'next horse race button' race detials come up, look at the horses, 9 runners from what I remember click on the outsider 191/1.
I then type £1.06 to bet, girlfriend says 'you might as well do the £5.06.'
Didnt need much encouragement, checked my balance 10 mins later and.............................................................
Event 21:51 Zia Park Race 7
Market Win Market
Selection BACK 3 El Dramo
Bet Details
Time Bet Placed 09-11-2008 22:12
Time Last Matched 09-11-2008 22:13
Status Settled
Requested Odds 192
Matched Odds 192
Matched £5.06
Unmatched £0.00
Expiry Time: --
Bet Result
Outcome Win
Profit/Loss £966.46
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