Max withdrawal on my debit card again!.....Roulette machines

well done chris mate don,t be complacent though its just dorment not dead , i been in casino happy to watch and then bang someone or something stressing me out later down the line and the real CG comes to the forth

but im not dampening your high 31 days great achievement

Hi spraggy2014, I know exactly what you mean, when something Doesnt go quite right it's usually straight to the betting shop. I think it's Different for me this time mate. I've seen so many people on here over the last 31 days who are struggling financially real bad and I really don't want to be in that position. Someone recently said he lost 100k in 8 hours which was his retirement money!! I can see myself in that position if I don't do something about it now!

morning chris

how are u mate ? i know i read that too , it was a heartbreaking post as he actually lost 100k , then went chasing and won tre 100k back which was incredible in itself , then to lose it all again in a mad gambling binge , which we all been there , he was rocked , also footballers who turned to loan sharks and u know what they earn , keep it up im going to aswell payday friday and going on holiday next week so really need to put barrieers up and check in oftern and im not even 1 day without some sort of bet

Hi spraggy, im good thanks. I've got the day off today with not much to do,..... This is when it gets dangerous for me. However, I feeling confident, I don't even want to play. All I can say is I'm on 32 days now and it does get easier. At first it's difficult but it's gets easier the more day you don't bet. How I did it on payday was I opened a book account with Santander which has no atm cards and I put all my money in there and left only the bare minimum in my current account. Basically I cut of my money so I coulnt play even if I wanted to!! I would defenetly recommend it! Keep posting on this thread with updates!

hi mate yep im determined to make it through to my holiday on 24th that be 8 days , then im off to budapest so don,t think any bookies there , probably online facilities tho its everywhere and i do love a good sports bet but its the casino gaMES that be ruining me so yh ur right i think ill convert all money in my bank to local currency and then it be bliss as can just enjoy myself with my family in a different city , living rather than dying in a pit of gambling lol ,

what u going do today mate ? i used to live in london , loads to do , talk to me all day if u want im at work but always on here

Probably just get on the tube and walk around Covent Garden/ lesciester sqaure and see what's going on. That's the great thing g about not gambling I've never really done that, I'm 34 and been living in London all me life. It's a 30 min tube journey to Covent Garden from my house! betting shop was always the place to be on my days off! I usually go betting shop in the morning on the roulette machines then if I lost I'd probably lose over £500 easily and hate my self for a few days until I justified to myself how I would somehow save the money I lost on some thing else (eg not buying lunch at work but taking a sandwich from home Which would save me £5 per day)... If I would win then if be in and out of betting shops all day!! It's so pathetic when I say it out loud! Those roulette machines were my Escape when I was feeling depressed (I'm on anti depressants) but now I see clearly that it's the gambling that's put me in this mental state in the first place. I hate it with a passion ..... 32 days no gambling and I see so much clearer now! Never again mate... NEVER!!! I've been gambling for about 15 years.... No more for me I'm done with this s**t!

Hello.

I've joined today, I really need to stop gambling on the machines, it's ruining my life. I work all week to go put all of my money in the roulette,no one knows and it's killing me inside, today is the day I'm gonna stop betting altogether, I've banned myself from all the sites, I gonna be so hard myself to stop this horrible addiction. It's nice to read about people's recovery. Good on you. I hope to join the list. Thanks

Hi HLE187, it's good you've made that decision like I did 32 days ago. I just quit everything, roulette, scratch cards, lottery everything. I've lost so much money on the roulette machines. Try and post on this thread as much as possible if we keep each other updated then it should hopefully help a bit! Have you been gambling a long time?

Hi HLE187, it's good you've made that decision like I did 32 days ago. I just quit everything, roulette, scratch cards, lottery everything. I've lost so much money on the roulette machines. Try and post on this thread as much as possible if we keep each other updated then it should hopefully help a bit! Have you been gambling a long time?

hi hle welcome to recovery , FOTB and online games are the devil,s work as get u hooked so quick , i honestly think sum times it be better to be addicted to drugs as at least u get something for your money gambling just leaves you numb with nothing unless u have a really good day , but then ur likely to spend ur winnings back in there

lets keep strong on this post together

Hi Chris and spraggy,

Thanks for your reply, I've been gambling for 4-5 years, 1st it was footballs bet at the weekend, then one day I won on the machine, worst thing that could of happened to me, hooked. It's got to a point where I would play the machine than pay a bill, I've got a goal to reach and I'm gonna do it, no more gambling, thanks for being so welcoming

yh very similar story to me buddy , bit of fun on footy and lose a tenner at weekend is fine , but them the gambling bug progresses and u lose money meant for bils or for the month ahead and u know its turned into a problem , 4-5 years not that long i been on it about 10-12 now and sum ppl decades and decades so if you can think about stopping now is like winning 10-15k good way to look at it

Very good way at looking at it, I know 4-5 years isn't long, but I don't stop I know I will loose everything, my Mrs hasn't a clue about it, the stuff I could of had instead of giving it all to the bookies, this is my way out, I hate feeling gutted, I wished they would banned the machines, this is the 1st step of stopping.

hi mate , what ur name ? where u from

im joe , southampton orginally a brummy tho , just stopping is very hard if ur anything like me , its plays on ur mind , u prob need help and support , my gf knows so its out in the open , if u keep hiding it she might dump u for lieing and secrecy rather than treating it like a mental illness or an addiction that got out of hand and something she can help , or if not her confide in a family menber , restricting access to cash is crucial , but obviously u need trust someone to have ur cards and if u have a fiver change in so be it , or go one step further and self exclude from all bookies u go to , find something else to do , like gym or sport , i know i cant preach im where u are but chris done 30 days and urges will come strong and ur in quite hard , thats a bigg loss so take care

Hi joe, my name is Henry,

Ive joined this site so I can talk with others who are in the same boat, who understand, im gonna start taking cash out only when I really need it, im a builder so I'll start making my own lunch etc, my card can stay at home also, I go gym 4 times a week, I thought I would help, but I end up pulling over outside a bookies before or after, I've lost thousand, and when I do loose I always say to myself that I'll get it back, that's when I start chasing. its a vicious circle. I would be over the moon if I can get to 30 days without stepping foot inside a bookies, most websites I've blocked myself from so that's a good start for me.