Hi people, Gary here, been gambling online for just over 10 years and lost at least £60k not that I could afford to lose it.
been playing online constantly for a few years and it’s so rigged it’s unbelievable on live casino, so tonight was the final straw, I won xxxx last week in a draw and suffice to say tonight I gambled the last of it away, lost £700 at the Hippodrome casino last Friday as well, wife was looking for a nice gift next week 19 yrs wedding anniversary and it’s all gone, my overdraft maxed £50, luckily for us she controls all the finances and bills and gives me £75 a week to gamble with which I save up once a month and go to the hippodrome.
i saw a guy lose it big time tonight online I tried to calm him down but he was right casinos aren’t built on losing and play tech and evolution needs looking into the reviews speak for itself and YouTube videos of rigged live games, I thought it was just my internet playing up and bets not being taken on a win but taken on a loss.
I lost the final part of my balance and decided that’s it, I get my private pension next year and it’s been in the back of my mind for a few years i was going to gamble some of it, I am dreading it well I was.
well just put in a 5 year exclusion on websites.
i really have had enough there’s more important things in life than sitting up all night on online live casino.
Hi Gary,Â
Thank you for sharing on the forum it sounds like gambling has had a hold on you for the last few years. Gambling is always a risk with an unknown outcome and I understand your frustration with it has lead you to make a positive change for yourself to move forward from gambling.Â
Well done for taking steps to move forward from gambling harms and for putting the online exclusion in place for the next 5 years. Hopefully this is the start of a positive change for you in your life.Â
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