@plebian_angel Said

Congrats!

@jmo Said

Well done!

I picked the winner in the Grand National myself, £2 14/1 was a nice £28 return.

@kaydoh Said

Excellent, well done. I put a smaller second bet on a outside horse (Golden kite) on behalf of my boy, £2 each way. It would have made £129.00 needless to say though it din't do too well

@jmo Said

I was like that, I put another 50p on a horse which was 50/1. Fell at the second fence

I always bet low stakes though just because I don't mind losing a couple of quid but as soon as I get to the amount for a pint at my local boozer (£2.65) I can't stand to lose it because then I always think 'f***, could have bought a pint with that'.

@kaydoh Said

I don't usually gamble but the national is a bit of an institution. I know a little about horse racing so I always have a punt each year. I was going to put £20 on then I realised how s***ty I would feel if it lost and what else I could have spent that money on so I went with £10. I didn't feel bad at that because I wasn't going out tonight so I was saving some pennies there. My heart was pounding as it was nearing the finishing post. I can see why people get addicted!

@jmo Said

Yeah I was getting right into it near the end, I had the remote in my right hand and was waving it frantically shouting 'Come on lad, come on!'

I tend to bet on the National and on football games which are on tv that I don't really care about. That way it means I support a particular team to make it some-what interesting. Won £57 so far this year just on small £1/£2 bets so pretty pleased but I'm always a bit scared that if I start going above that that I could get lulled into the addiction, and knowing people who are addicted is quite scary.

Remember being in the bookies about a year ago and this lad at one of the electronic Poker machines won £50. My heart bled for him as he systematically put every pound that he won back into the machine.

@kaydoh Said

I used to be that person the poker machine, but in my case it would be the fruit machines in the pub, it's scary when you can't seem to walk away. I don't do it any more. I have learnt that as long as I don't put any money in I am fine, but once I put that first pound in I am there til my purse is empty. hence I said I don't gamble!!