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Las Vegas Review-Journal

ED GRANEY: Problem gambler comes out a winner

He lost everything. His wife and three children. His parents' loyalty. His home. His car. His friends. His freedom. He had stolen from those closest to him and abandoned those he should have protected most.


He sat on train tracks one day, praying the locomotive would arrive and splatter his corrupt existence to bits. It didn't.


So the doctor wanted to know what it would finally take, how much more pain he could give others and endure himself, how many more years he was willing to sit in jail, how many more times he could risk the train being on time.
"I looked her in the eyes and said, 'If you could guarantee me I could be even after today, that would be it,' " said Michael Osborne.



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[ERBtheGREAT]

He routinely made bets in the $25,000 range and lost $30,000 on Game 5 of the 1999 National League Championship Series between the Mets and the Braves, when Robin Ventura hit a grand slam that only counted as one run when base runners stopped after the first crossed home plate and the celebration began. Had they all scored, the final would have been 7-3 on a game with a total of 71/2. The official score was 4-3. Osborne had the over.

disgusting

[royalfan]

Originally Posted by ERBtheGREAT

He routinely made bets in the $25,000 range and lost $30,000 on Game 5 of the 1999 National League Championship Series between the Mets and the Braves, when Robin Ventura hit a grand slam that only counted as one run when base runners stopped after the first crossed home plate and the celebration began. Had they all scored, the final would have been 7-3 on a game with a total of 71/2. The official score was 4-3. Osborne had the over.

disgusting

He had no business winning that wager anyway. But sucks to lose that way after it happened.

[NickPappagiorgio]

Great article, makes some common sense points on why sports gambling should be legalized