Matt Gonzalez Quotes

The punters [gamblers] know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.

With the casino and the beds, our passengers will have at least two ways to get lucky on one of our flights.

I went out to the Derby on Wednesday and think it is the most interesting thing I ever saw over here.

No, that's poker. To win, you've gotta get damned lucky.

It's nice to have the opportunity to play for so much money, but it's nicer to win it.

Gambling is part of the human condition. I love it. I have the best time gambling. I've been winning fortunes, and I've been losing them.

Yeah, I like to gamble.

The mob taught me how to play gin rummy.

If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.

Horse racing is animated roulette.

Unlike my grandfather or my brother, I've actually been able to make some money at a racetrack.

The difference between playing the stock market and the horses is that one of the horses must win.

I learned to bet the Red Sox, the Celtics, Suffolk Downs. I thought it was a glorious life - pull up to the doughnut shop, spread out, and plan your day.

When I was in high school, my uncle, who went to the races quite a bit, got me interested. Then when I went to college at Southern Illinois University, just a few hours from Louisville, we used to go to the Kentucky Derby, and I got to see Secretariat and Riva Ridge win.

If Jack Nicklaus can win the Masters at 46, I can win the Kentucky Derby at 54.

Anybody who finds it easy to make money on the horses is probably in the dog food business.

Some of the happiest times I ever saw my dad was times when I was with him in the casinos, and he had a good night.

I love to go to casinos with my wife. I play poker, and she's an old-fashioned slot queen. She even has a visor.

[Referring to State lotteries:] People have a tendency to try and get something for nothing.

I know what winning and losing is when you gamble.

Gambling is entertainment. People go to casinos to be entertained.

I've been gambling since the age of 12. Horses, dogs, dice, roulette, you name it.

The more money in the game, the more players will try anything to win.

Sometimes when you gamble, you get up from the table with a fortune.

Unfortunately, gambling and winning don't often go hand-in-hand.