As a person who's bought one lottery ticket in my life and won 100, and never bought another ticket because I would always be up on money I never thought I would one day be finding the help and support for my gambling addiction.
It started off with my being bribed into a night out at the Bingo by my other half, I came home with my pockets 50 heavier. Brilliant I thought. I went every week after that.
After about 12 months of going and the wins drying up one evening I thought I would try my lucky at internet bingo. First night on I won 500. Brilliant I though
I continued playing, better 10 pocketing 100. Brilliant I thought
Wins stopped coming. Tried my hand at slot machines, putting 20 on my account, playing small 1 bets and winning back hundreds in return. Brilliant I thought.
Winning a couple of hundred pound extra a week wasn't a big deal anymore, I have a very successful career, managing 3 businesses by the age of 27. In fact I worked out that I could risk 300 a month and still have a decent life. Was now playing 10 stake slot machine bets. I won back 1000. Brilliant I thought.
Well if I can win 1000, I can certainly win back 10 times that, I can buy my first home outright. Brilliant I thought.
I start playing 40 -100 bets, i'm gunna win big I thought. My friends can't believe how much money I win every month. It's pay day, i'm gunna to risk it for a biscuit. 1 hour later 700 gone. Geez that was quick. Lets just deposit 50 pound more and i'll win it back..... erm ok just 50 then i'm definitely win it back..... ok 100.... now im certain. Ok now I have no money left, i'm gunna to have to cover up again by saying I put all my money away into my savings account. Yeah Yeah I've got 7,000 in there (actually 40p) i'm never gambling this again.
Next month, it's pay day. I didn't get as much as I was expecting. Ok i'll just play 3 of my favour sites, 20 in each i'm sure i'll win. I loose them all. I keep playing all night, putting more and more into them with no Payout. I win 50. That's all I have left of my wage. Brilliant I thought
The next day (today) I sign back into my account gamble with the won 50 and turn it into 350. Brilliant I thought I can afford to lice just about this month.
23 minutes later it's all gone... i'm done. NO MORE.
You cannot win because you cannot stop! You'll hear it a lot in this site. Welcome to the world of compulsive gambling, take heart that it CAN be beat , theres thousands of success stories out there.
Intitally self exlcude, but blocks in place, software like betfilter K9 etc, if possible give finances to friend familly member and , most importantly speak to someone you trust. Try counselling on this site.
Wish you all the best
Gavin
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