Introduction

Hi Oscar, welcome to the Forum,

My poison was roulette in my last stage of gambling too.

You may be able to beat the system in the short term, but for how long? The amount of people who make money over a five or ten year period from Casino games is almost nil; the odds of even being slightly in profit are astronomical - almost impossible my friend.

You see winning money as a good thing my friend - it is the reverse because it drives you to play more, at higher stakes; your previous stakes won't be enough to give you the euphoria you crave so you will raise them, which invariably leads to losing. If you lose, then you face soul-wrenching desperation to regain what you have lost, which invariably leads to you spending money you don't have - roulette is a lose-lose scenario for you and always will be; if the best case scenario is making a small loss and walking away, then why play at all?

I have had periods of unemployment and it can drive you to give yourself a boost each day - but once the money runs out, you still more problems to add to the ones you had already. Even if you win, the euphoria is only fleeting, then you will be back losing as I described above.

It doesn't feel like it but this time is precious and there are opportunities open to you, regardless of whether you have money or not - why not do something genuinely fulfilling, like charity work or learn a new skill, something you enjoy? Push yourself my friend - I know it probably feels like the last thing you want to do some days, but you won't regret it, trust me on that.

Draw a line under what has happened my friend and walk away, for good. If you experience urges, then work your way through them, they soon pass and will lessen greatly in time.

Urges are only temporary, and your employment situation is only temporary; you will be back working probably sooner than you think, and then you will be craving time off.

JamesP