What did you's do with money if you won

The thing that people never see is the profit to loss ratio over a monthly cycle for example I would safely say I was at a loss of 2000 a month but for some reason I always believed I was level if not ahead ,you get caught up in a chase of your own money

Paid off debts in the short-term but then promptly racked them up again by gambling more, beleiving I was still ahead....

Hi thinking back I cannot recall buying anything, like all the above posts gave it all back then chased the loss costing more money and debts, but on the plus side now looking forward I win everyday I'm gamble free.

Me...well spent all my life gambling...must of gambled £200,000 was £50,000 in debt, discovered poker and by 2008 had £180,000 in the bank and all debts paid off. By 2011 had lost it all again and £30,000 in debt. Borrowed all wifes savings and set up a business. Now own property outright and £500,000 invested in shares but hey im a CG and deep down I know one day the disease will get hold of me again and lose it all again but this time there is more at stake...I will loe all the money and the house and the wife and kids and probably end up taking my own life but its not happened yet but I know it will

When I had nothing and just lost all my months wages 30 minutes after being paid and didnt have a penny left to feed myself for the month ahead crying my eyes out, wishing i was dead, I wished I could stop and had a normal life and money in the bank. Now i have that 'normal life' wife and 2 kids and money in the bank I still sit hear reading this forum still crying, still not happy and I my mind is so twisted I still miss those days of having nothing.

Yes I was the same I suffered with something called MORE always wanted more so if I did win I would be back the next day an if I win again be back day after eventually comes to an end after few days your luck runs out always gave them it back plus more

Sorry, but I am calling it a BS.

please enlighten me to what you wish to call bs on?

brandon wrote:

Marky B...."takeaways" on the end of his high roller list hahaha

Last year our weekly meals consisted of 4 nights take away 2 nights fridge food 1 day sunday roast love my roasts lol on average a take away would cost 15quid for us a night so 60quid a week x52 works out quite expensive lol

MarkieB, what are you writing here is counterproductive for everyone of this forum including you. Mathematically it is not possible overall to be with positive score if you gamble in long run and this is a proof. And proof is when same score happens 1000 times out of 1000. No mater how many times you would add 2+2 it will always be 4, same with the gambling: No mater how many times you gamble if you gamble in the long run, you always be loosing, always.

This people know that: they have done it, they experience it and they know.

This stories and bragging that you are successful gambler you can tell to your friends or to someone who doesn't know or never gamble in his life.

You don't go to a gambling forum because you are successful gambler and bragging about it, instead you would go to Vegas make money and keep quite about it, but there is not such a case and never be.

Hi Stopimmid, can I suggest you have a look at MarkieB's diary.....doesn't paint the rosy picture of gambling supporting a high life. He has chosen to stop gambling whilst in the black, but does know about maxed out debit cards, no money for the month and misery.

stopimmid wrote:

MarkieB, what are you writing here is counterproductive for everyone of this forum including you. Mathematically it is not possible overall to be with positive score if you gamble in long run and this is a proof. And proof is when same score happens 1000 times out of 1000. No mater how many times you would add 2+2 it will always be 4, same with the gambling: No mater how many times you gamble if you gamble in the long run, you always be loosing, always.

This people know that: they have done it, they experience it and they know.

This stories and bragging that you are successful gambler you can tell to your friends or to someone who doesn't know or never gamble in his life.

You don't go to a gambling forum because you are successful gambler and bragging about it, instead you would go to Vegas make money and keep quite about it, but there is not such a case and never be.

first off read the thread title! I have spent the last hour writting out several essays explaining myself to you but personally I dont think you deserve it so I erased them time and time again.so im counterproductive for buying my family and myself some things with the moneys I won .... interesting! Why didnt you buy yourself anything?the maths well 37-1 is all I know on roulette sorry thats pretty much all I played in the end.im not here on a gambling forum because im successful im here because im addicted big difference ! Everything in your reply is counter productive negative angry and nasty to any gambler suggesting to go gamble I dont care if youve been here 5mins or 5yrs. Sorry if this has derailed the thread please carry on I wont be replying about this anymore and be more light hearted 🙂

Hi Mark_b, you should not be so angry about it. You clearly said first how many things you afforded because you gambled and than you want to quit, because you are an addict:

markie_b wrote:

Well ive supported my shortfall in my min wage job wage at 1036 take home to pay and clear 1500 a month for bills take the family out to day trips brought cars gone to fancy restraunts given 1000's to the mrs to go have fun with, payed for lavish holidays abroad to 5 star all incl hotels, payed for lads weekends away payed to go surfing got a surf board take aways ummm more stuff if I think abit harder.

Thing is im not here because ive lost alot im here because im an addict and its going to spiral out of control! Some of my friends have seen my bank statements and cant believe im quitting they think I can "make it as a pro" yeah a pro f**k up.i don't want to get so bad that I cant come back from it! I want to quit and live within my means and be happy again not this person ive become.

I just thought: this is a BS.

Hi all

This seems to have become quite a contentious thread. It's good that people are sharing their differing views but remember the forum rules and etiquette. Forum users need to treat each other with respect whether you agree with each others views or not. We've edited out some name-calling further up the thread. It is fine to express strong views but it might be more productive if forum users could focus on how the post has made you feel, rather than being abusive to the person who wrote it. A couple of posters have made the point that even when winning, gambling can still be a problem. Addiction causes more problems than financial ones.

I think this topic is more suited to the debates section than the intro section so I'm moving it there.

Best wishes

Forum Admin.

Given the cast iron odds against you, no one ever wins if they gable over any period of time.

And an addict, especially, will never win as by definition they have no self control.

Anyone saying otherwise, especially on roulette, is 'statistically' unlikely to be telling the truth.

Forum admin wrote:

Hi all

This seems to have become quite a contentious thread. It's good that people are sharing their differing views but remember the forum rules and etiquette. Forum users need to treat each other with respect whether you agree with each others views or not. We've edited out some name-calling further up the thread. It is fine to express strong views but it might be more productive if forum users could focus on how the post has made you feel, rather than being abusive to the person who wrote it. A couple of posters have made the point that even when winning, gambling can still be a problem. Addiction causes more problems than financial ones.

I think this topic is more suited to the debates section than the intro section so I'm moving it there.

Best wishes

Forum Admin.

sorry admin i know and should of done as the other user had done and chosen my words more constructively than just being defencive and agressive and sorry to the origional poster for derailing this thread.