Online roulette

Hi and welcome , your post does not mention if you have self excluded from the sites, you need to do this, put up blocks to prevent you, K9 is a free one you can use by downloading it. change to a basic phone or put the blocks on that too. You have to distract yourself and keep busy, break the cycle of having the money to gamble, the time and location. I'm over 50 days gamble free now after a spell of gambling totalling 6 years and I can honestly say I had forgotten until recently how good life is without it in my life. You also need to forget the losses, draw a line under it, you will never win it back and if you did it's only a short term loan until they have it back and much more. Try to understand what got you to gamble in the first place as this is a part of the road to recovery. If you really want to quit you can , read some success stories on here and start your own recovery diary. This site has some brill people on who give good advice and support. I wish you well x

Hi Ross,

Welcome to the forum. The standard advice for anyone starting on this journey is to get blocks in place. Self exclude from the casino/s (ask for permanent self exclusion), be honest with them and tell them it is because you have a gambling problem, that makes the process a lot easier and quicker. If you are able, change your bank account to a cash only account with a card that can only be used at cashpoints on in the shops, not online. If that's not possible, report your card as stolen and scratch off the cvc code on the back of the new card (or get someone to do it for you even better) so that you are not able to make any online transaction. Have you owned up to your nearest and dearest yet? It is a big, but important step. Finally, if counselling isn't working for you, and you don't believe you can do it alone, then maybe GA is the answer? Personally, I did a lot of soul searching to get to the bottom of why I gambled in the first place. I'm almost a year in from my last spin of the slots, but even now still have the monkey on my shoulder whispering in my ear when I am stressed. Rationalising it, and justifying all of my reasons not to gamble again each time the b*****d calls has kept him at bay, so rather than thinking of reason to gamble, I remind myself why not to, and what it could lead to. You are still young, you have potentially a full and fulfilling life in front of you so I wish you all the best. I'm sure others will be along to offer their support, but in the meantime do keep sharing. It's not easy Ross, but it's doable.

Twinklyr x

Thanks very much your help anon100 and twinklyr,

But yea I have self excluded from

All the websites I've been using. My friends know but not my family I've told my family in the past I've had issues with it but not since I've started at it again in the past few months I live in London with my partner and my family is in Scotland but I would rather tell them face to face when I'm back up for the holidays in a few weeks. it's not really working out with my partner here and I cant really go back up the road until I can get a transfer as I'm wanting to keep the job I have, anyway my mums stressing out enough about that with me adding this too it! My friend is in charge of my paypal account now but great idea with the bank card I already cut up my bank card yesterday but I'm going to try see about getting a cash machine card only. After reading a few stories and the feedback from yous I'm feeling a lot more confident about getting rid of this before it gets too far. Thanks again

Hi, I am 27 and have been gambling since I was 18, I remember years ago when I had lost all my money from the casino and had $10 left in my pocket, I partnered up with someone who had also lost all his money, he needed my $10 to get gas and in return he offered me a ride home. On the way home, he told me about his losses and we were comparing out losses to each others. I remember he had told me he had lost $20,000 dollars, since he started gambling. I at the time had lost $3000 dollars. He mentioned that It would be a good time for me to stop gambling so as to not end up like him, wherein I could lose alot more money. I was upset about losing the $3000 dollars at the time. However I didnt listen to him, I kept gambling, over the years I got control of the family business and for a year i took all the money from the business and gambled it, I was gambling everyday for a year literally. 9 years later I am sitting here with $200,000 dollars in gambling losses. If and only if you stop now things will get better.

Hi Rossbof88.

I think you are now realising you have a gambling adiction so you must now focus on what it has done to you. That level of loss is a serious problem so focus on that. Its gets far far worse if you continue. Its no get it back later scheme and you can forget all those thoughts of feeling lucky. You have been ignoring the odds and the true nature of roulette. Thats what compulsive gamblers do as the mind takes over for its own escape and chemical feelings

Many years ago I used to watch them spread betting on roulette. Fun?? I dont think Ive seen a sadder more desperate sight that that. The truth is it was an atmosphere ready to spark off at any time with people trying to place late bets and all sorts.

How I hate that it has come into peoples homes online

Are you now ready in your mind to stop? Please ring gamcare as many times as you like.

Einstein himslelf said there is no system on roulette. Like any other gambling activity it has hammered your finances because thats what its set up to do. Compulsive gamblers cant win anyway because they cant stop so you have to analyse who you are with counselling

You have to realise that gambling is not for you and you must as calmly as possible let it go.

You have a journey of full understanding to embark on now. Talk it through and we all advise that you must tell people close to you if possible.

This is no James Bond film my friend. This is the reality of gambling for the vast majority people

Being gamble free is a wonderful feeling. I hope you will join us

Best wishes from everyone on the forum