Today is my 34th birthday and every day for the next year I plan on gambling on something or other to see if, by my 35th birthday, I am considerably richer than I would have been if I’d done nothing.
To be honest I’m not sure if my chances are that high, but it’s worth a punt.
To start me off, my brother (who knows a thing or two about gambling) has bet me £10 I can’t do the whole year so I’m off to a flying start.
I also have £10 on Jenson Button to win the Grand Prix this afternoon at 8/11 with William Hill so I’ll be interested to see how he gets on.
And they’re off…
UPDATE – 8pm
Okay, so Jenson didn’t win and last night I played a few hands of Black and ended up losing a fiver. Luckily though I got a couple of good tips from Tommo (my brother) yesterday and they both paid out so I’ll count those as it makes things look a bit rosier.
He said I should back Art Connoisseur each way in the 3.45 at Ascot so I put £2 each way and it romped home to win at 20/1. Then I also had £2 e/w on Asset and £2 e/w on Knot in Wood in the 4.25 and Asset came second at 25/1 (although it was winning until Frankie bottled it!!). So for my £12 investment I won £81.50…a profit of £69.50
Therefore, the current standing is as follows:
Total bets: £10 (Jenson) + £12 (Ascot) + £5 (blackjack) + £10 (Tommo says I can’t do the whole year) = £37
Outstanding bets*: £10
Total winnings: £81.50
Current profits: £44.50
* things I’ve bet on which are still to be decided, which in this case is the tenner from Tommo.
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Do you accept challenges in these bets? My proposed bet is that you cannot find a real person called William Hill, Stan James and Paddy Power (Patrick counts) and place a bet with them within the next 3 months – (any stakes including beer/sporting bets). Even money you cant for 5 English pounds?
I’m very tempted. Let me sleep on it.
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