man... about three years ago, i had a bad gambling addiction at the casinos, but stopped when i had to sell off my brand new car to pay off credit card debts. recently, my friend introduced me to online gambing... baaaaaad idea. i've lost 4.5 grand in two weeks. the most dangerous part of gambling is trying to break even when you're down. i've finally come to my senses and accepted the fact that it's not going to happen. i'm not in dire finanicial trouble, but i'll be eating like a college student for a couple of months. anyone else have/had similar problems?
I can feel your pain. I had a best friend who used to bet through a local sports bookie. He racked up 10K worth of bad debt. He always used to say he would turn it around the next go around. Worst part is he didn't have the money to pay, and the sports bookie was a goon about collecting his monies. Fearing that he would wind up getting hurt, I finally sat down with him, and agreed to pay off his debt in exchange that he never look at a sports line ever again. As for me I've been a semi-professional sports gambler since my college days, and have been quite successful at it. Those that usually fail at sports gambling aren't just victims of bad luck, they are victims of poor planning/research and excessive greed. Anyways, you are on the right step to realize when enough is enough.
I don't go to casinos very often, but for the most part, I bet on one sports game everyday. Just put $10 down. It makes the games a little more interesting. As long as I can resist raising the wager I should be okay.
i have/had a pretty bad gambling problem and all i can say is you have to take small steps to start, eventually you can overcome it and have to realize its going to take a while to get out of debt.....online gambling was pretty bad for me...
yea, i've lost two ex girlfriends because of gambling. what really ticks me off is that knowing i gave thousands of dollars away to someone that's already rich. i could've donated it all to clutchcity or the red cross.
I used to be really, really good at betting on the NBA. I had a $5000 hot streak at the end of the 1993 season. When the NFL season started the next year, I bet 100-200 bucks on every noon game. Lost em all. Doubled down on all the 3pm games. Lost them all. Doubled down on Sunday night football. Lost. Started to really, really panic. Bet on MNF. Won on a INT at the end of regulation. Threw up. My bookie called me to tell me that I was one lucky S.O.B. Never bet on sports again (outside of Vegas, where you pay up front.)
Yeah, I've been down eversince I started... sucks, but what w/e. And yeah, I keep up with odds and play online poker alot, but I don't know if I'm addicted.
I gamble a lot but always use the old maxim: don't gamble with the rent money. That's pretty much kept me in line.
I just moved back from Memphis recently. During my time over there, My best friends were name Bodog and Tunica. One of the things I learned is it's all about money management. Try not to go on tilt, and never bet money that you can't afford to lose.
yeah i had an addiction to gambling.....those damn Roy Jones' chickens always threw the fight for me though
I wouldn't place too much emphasis on how 'hot' a person gets at sports betting or any particular gambling event, assuming the person is doing it for a short period of time. I mean, if you sit there flipping coins and it lands on heads 9 times out of your first 10, does it mean you've mastered coin flipping? That being said, I once went on a streak in sports betting where I lost over $15000 in a year, which was basically my life savings at the time. I spent the past 3 years grinding my way back up, so I wouldn't recommend that anyone take that path.
To gamble you need two things. 1. Self Control 2. Money If you are missing one or the other please stay away.. its sad to watch people lose their rent money or house payment and cry about getting evicted losing their homes. If you cant afford to gamble dont do it. I dont care about luck but if you have good self control and know when to leave awesome. Even if your luckiest bugger in the world you will lose at some point. J
that's true, but it's much easier said then done. that like telling a drug user, drugs is bad. i'm not addicted to much else, but the feeling of losing is strong as well as winning.
