The Bet Life and Super Sunday
Super Bowl LVII is Sunday. It’s the day everybody and their grandmother becomes a riverboat gambler and throws a shekel or two on the game, whether they’re in a block pool or taking their chances on the point spread. Proof positive I grew up an Eagles fan -- and was one for 40 years, only to see them have their most success now. Maybe it was me, Philly? 😒 About two years ago, I decided to try to make sports gambling a career. It was finally legal and abundantly accessible, and it didn’t hurt that I was at my high-water mark as a gambler. Entering the NFL playoffs, I’d turned a $100 deposit at the beginning of the season into $1,000. More than one person suggested I should go for it on a higher level. Normally, being very conservative financially, I would have withdrawn at least half of my winnings. But I wanted to push things, to turn my typical $25 bet on a game that I “like” but don’t necessarily “love” into a $100 bet. And I promptly got my ass kicked. By the time Tampa Bay beat K