I don’t get to Las Vegas very often and I’ve lost touch with the friends who used to go on a regular basis. For a pretty good stretch, however, I placed bets on the White Sox to win the division, the AL pennant, and the World Series. In British parlance, my bets were flutters, small stakes on a bit of whim. I did win big, relatively speaking, when all the bets landed in 2005. I think I collected a total of $700 or so.
I could have gotten my gambling fix in by going the online route, but that style of wagering just doesn’t appeal to me.