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Gambling Quotes

"I didn't want to be a slave to any passion anymore. I gave up card playing altogether, even bridge and gambling - more or less. It took me a few years to get out of it."

"I didn't want to be a slave to any passion anymore. I gave up card playing altogether, even bridge and gambling - more or less. It took me a few years to get out of it."

Omar Sharif, Egyptian Actor

Gambling, Passion, Want, Years

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"A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients."

"A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients."

A. J. P. Taylor, British Historian

Gambling, Accuracy, Clients, Racing

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"I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle."

"I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle."

Mitch Hedberg, American Comedian

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"Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation."

"Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Gambling, Desperation

29

"I do not support gambling in this state."

"I do not support gambling in this state."

Craig Benson, American Politician

Gambling, State, Support

27

"Yes, I think poker really isn't gambling."

"Yes, I think poker really isn't gambling."

Al Alvarez, English Poet

Gambling, Poker

26

"No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling."

"No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling."

Ralph Nader, American Lawyer

Gambling, Visit

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"You know what they say, Queenie: ALWAYS bet like you have a pair."

"You know what they say, Queenie: ALWAYS bet like you have a pair."

Elle Lothlorien, American Novelist

Gambling, Confidence, Risk, Strategy

12

"She wished Michael had had a grandfather like this guy Morty, someone to tell him, 'It's a rotten deal, the house always wins. Just sit at the table and play for all you're worth.' Instead of one who showed him how to die."

"She wished Michael had had a grandfather like this guy Morty, someone to tell him, 'It's a rotten deal, the house always wins. Just sit at the table and play for all you're worth.' Instead of one who showed him how to die."

Janet Fitch, American Author

Gambling, Loss, Grief, Memory, Chance

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