Starting to feel pathetic

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We wont abandon you here one punch but you need to be honest with the people around you if you continue.

You are misinterpreting what I said anout Einstein. I mean there is no system to make it an income scheme or in any way reliable. Im not saying you couldnt win something...Im not saying its impossible to win but the odds are against you. Even on a flick of a coin how much are you going to risk and its not been going right for you. You cant live a stable life on red or black or at 36.1. This isnt a James Bond film going on here

Why dont you try giving your girlfriend most of your money to protect yourself. You havent got an open mind at the moment. An open mind is the serenity to step back and take advice.

You seem quite beligerent that you will win and have got something going on. Are you one of the lads or the jack the lad at the bookies. Ive seen all the banter and people punching the roulette screeens...no doubt they thought they could win a bit as well.

I've seen people headbutting the machines so which part of an easy daily earner didnt he understand?

Ive seen the groans and anger at the roulette screen....Ive seen things getting heated at the casino as people spread bet and start cheating to try and win. The stress and the atmosphere adds up to a mugs game...again its no James Bond film Im seeing

Why dont you go to a local GA meeting just for a one night chat to see how if goes..you can handle it and they will tell you the truth and how they see it. Ring gamcare again because the one to one voice will be helpful and im sure their counsellors will spot the warning signs in what you may say

All the classic symptoms seem to be there...girlfriend bailing you out with loans....you determined to continue gambling...it cant go on like that.

Face it like you are doing here but with an open mind. when you learn about this deadly addiction its often not about the money. I was addicted to the chemical rushes and the chasing...it goes even deeper than that in I was playing to punish myself and I was addicted to self harm because any emotion was better than numb depression in a grey town. Deep down I knew I could not win and that is why the addiction is so harmful just like a substance addiction

Odds mean everything. they have teams of people in offices calculating them all day. The machine have algorithms with are calculated down to the last penny on the percentage on roulette machines. These machines can take 100s of thousands of pounds a year and they are guaranteed up to 2O% of it so they do win no matter what.

Same with the casino the wins are covered with the losing punters and they will refuse to take any bet which makes them uneasy..Thay call the shots...you dont.

So I will leave you to come up with something new that you are trying. you wont get ill feeling here but you will get some tough talking as you really dont seem ready or willing to stop.

I hope you will think again about taking the right steps

Best wishes

I just want to say, you may be in denial at the moment but if you ever want the help to quit this addiction we will all be here for you.

Most importantly I wanted to say...

everyone has given amazing advice on this thread and it is not wasted just because you don't want to listen to it. I have read everyones encouraging, helpful, realistic and loving responses to you and it has just made me even stronger than I was to not let gambling back into my life and I am so proud to be a part of this community.

It doesn't seem like you are listening or wanting to change because you can't admit gambling has a hold of you which it does, no matter how good you are... maybe one day you will see it. The people here have had, or have the addiction, can see it and want to do something about it.

Cheers to a maybe completely gamble free life one day because that's the only way you will ever be in conrol of your own life x

Today I’ve went out the door with 45£ cash in my wallet and after a pint in a pub, came back with 40£. Being excluded from bookies in my area and registered with gamstop, excluded for live from the biggest poker site, well, today I won 40£ by not gambling.

Odds aren't important, if the odds of me beating Usain bolt Inna race are 72819933/1 and I win.. well the odds didn't reflect that did they and Anthing can happen. If odds meant so much you could just make an accumulator and choose teams most likely to win according to the odds, there's always upsets.

The numbers make sense but other people play at the same time and lose and then they have money to give back, like you said you just have to play at the right time and it's possible to walk away up because I've done it many times.
Let's try be literal when we talk about what's possible, not what's likely because then I feel you'll all say a lot less.

I bet on numbers not red or black or odds and evens, I don't have money right now either so it's cool. We've established I'm not losing money right now so I really do think that should be the main focus.

Odds don't mean anything, like you've said people calculate them in offices so that no matter what they profit, so if dog number one is going to win and Evey keeps betting on it then they change the odds to 16/1 to make people think it won't win and get bets on the other dogs, I've literally seen this happen before and the 16/1 dog (who's odds went up) won.

The support and advice you're all giving me is amazing but right now I'm fine, I don't even have money so I'm REALLY good. I just play free stuff that I win money on sometimes then play with that.

You didn't win £40, you just didn't lose it + you might of won so you've potentialky lost money. You don't win by not gambling, you just don't lose.

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Hi,

The reason SLS 'won' £40 is because if that money had been gambled it’s a guaranteed loss. It doesn’t matter if you win today, it just means it will take a little longer to lose it all back in the near future. You can sit here and tell yourself you can win at gambling, but YOU can’t. The reason you can’t is because you’re a CG and have an unhealthy relationship with gambling. The argument that it’s okay to keep gambling because you’re playing the promotional free games is redundant because online sites do this, so they can keep you online and know you’ll eventually get bored and make a real money deposit down the line.

The reason I didn’t try and quit for so long was because I didn’t want to face reality. It’s the same exact thing you’re doing, and I really hope you see this soon before it’s too late. Gambling is an escape and it gives addicts a quick relief to forget about our past and current hardships, but when you weigh it against the feeling after the high is over with no money in your pocket it doesn't come close. The bad outweighs the good.

I know getting a bog standard 9 to 5 job working 40 hours a week isn't the dream, but it beats having no money and living inside a vicious circle of pain. At least with a job it’s steady, social and there’s progression. Nothing comes easy in life and that's why people pursue gambling, so they try to become successful by putting in minimal effort. CG's can never make a career out of gambling because the odds are stacked against them. Even if CG’s found a system with the odds in their favour they’ll still lose because they lack the discipline required and will be chasing that thrill. One thing you need to realise is you'll never be satisfied with whatever you win because you're not playing to win, you're playing for the rush and the highs. You’re banking on a one of a kind winning streak or some big accumulator to come in, but even If you get it you’ll eventually lose it as you’ll carry on afterwards chasing an even bigger win.

So many people have given you great advice on here and you still don’t see it, but hopefully it can help someone else realise this is the true picture for gambling for us CG’s. Every day we don’t gamble is a winning day!

I wish you the best of luck in life Jamoo 🙂

Jereimah

You lot win, I give up. Lost £52. I could blame it on the fact the sky apps aren't working for me and even in 3 different browsers I can't get the game I like to work but what's the point. I still believe it's possible but yeah I give up ok.