How much have you lost gambling?

Easily over£400k in 10 years. Absolutely horrendous when its put down like that

Hello: All, started gambling about 2 years ago, wish I never started. Like the saying goes you always lose more than you win. In my case I was always chasing my losses, I chased for the past 2 years now the losses has reached $10,000. I was always good with my money and to just throw away some days $1600 at the casino hurts so much, I am currently sad, depressed and hurt. Its been a day since I quit gambling, and I am hoping to quit for life, I do not want to feel like this no more. Fortunately I didn't lose all my savings I still have $18000. I have will power and I will succeed to never gamble again. Thx for reading.

Do keep that savings! I will urge you to try as hard as possible. I remember having that much. I was down from $60,000 to under 20 and now... well I went down to 2 or 3 then built it up over two years. Still because I continued to gamble what should have been at least 20 grand by this year ended up being a little less than half of that. Still, I"m happy to have even built up that much considering, as you mentioned above, that the lossses we chase grow. I do know those over the top days of spending a paycheck in a day. Many here have confessed to that. Manly have suffered gravely. I hope that you will be able to keep that will power. You can do it! Learn from those of us who did as you did for longer periods of time. tara2

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Thx tara2 for the encouragement, I figure it will take me at least two years to recover $10,000 but I see it as punishment for being really stupid to think I could beat the casino.

Do keep that savings! I will urge you to try as hard as possible. I remember having that much. I was down from $60,000 to under 20 and now... well I went down to 2 or 3 then built it up over two years. Still because I continued to gamble what should have been at least 20 grand by this year ended up being a little less than half of that. Still, I"m happy to have even built up that much considering, as you mentioned above, that the lossses we chase grow. I do know those over the top days of spending a paycheck in a day. Many here have confessed to that. Manly have suffered gravely. I hope that you will be able to keep that will power. You can do it! Learn from those of us who did as you did for longer periods of time. tara2

Thx tara2 for the encouragement, I figure it will take me at least two years to recover $10,000 but I see it as punishment for being really stupid to think I could beat the casino.

I've lost about 50k. 30k savings and the now in about 20 of debt. I've come to terms with losing my savings but not yet with the debt.l, which is why I keep chasing and digger a deeper hole. I'm trying to set a plan to repay 10k over a short time as I think I could be at ease with the 10 left, doesn't seem so bad.

**edit- Being truthful it's probably more like 60k with the month to month cash ice gambled too which I've never counted and don't know if I actually want to know an accurate figure!

I don’t know how much I have lost but I am in 21k of debt with numerous creditors. I have lost much more in wages etc over 3 years. My debt keeps me awake every night and I wake up each morning feeling sick. I have contacted step change debt charity and am recovering some advice and help. I urge anyone who is struggling with debts to contact them. I have great family and friends but apart from money gambling has destroyed my mental health and confidence, and turned me into a monster. It’s also cost me my dream of owning my own home for myself and my children. One thing is for sure, this feeling of total dispair is something I never want to keep feeling again. I am determined to stop gambling, and determined to pay back my debts and be a good wife and mother

Over 100k in 15 years, about 50k in debt, savings gone, done 6 months gf last year, then had a relapse, can't believe I have done this

33k over 3 years - 20k of that was in a few hours - which I needed for me to wake up to what I was doing. I just think back to the morning after and that stops me wanting to gamble again, been gamble free for a couple of months, hoping I won’t give into the urges.

Sobering comments and a big wake up call!

Tried to keep a record at one point, but stopped.

Guess it easily runs into 4 figures!

5k over the course of 4yrs, I’m 22 and only have money in my pocket because of payday loans. The constant up and down cycle is a really horrible thing. It wrecks my mental health and even when a rare withdrawal managed to make it to my bank account before being reversed it inevitably was redeposited over the coming days. No money won was ever spent on anything other than gambling, it’s a really futile affliction. Money seems central in our pursuit but the rush clouds our judgement, we are addicted to the act of gambling and just want more and more. I’ve also completely lost myself in the process and wasted countless hours which could have been spent doing something more productive/enjoyable/memorable.

racked up about 7K of debt in 3 years between 19 & 22 and thats without losing all my income from jobs too

would say at least 20K in the space of 10 years

fortunatley i only have 2K left to clear .....doubt i will ever finance anything ever again

I'm probably ВЈ50,000 down, I lost ВЈ28,000 of my own money in a day and I've lost most my wages, it's probably higher than £50,000 to be honest but I'm not in debt right now except to my girlfriend. So that's something I guess.

197k down over 15 years god knows how I managed this and poor credit rating due to all the borrowings constantly paying back. Every month an upward struggle 🙁