I won last Friday, more than I thought I would ever win. The online casino I use only would let me withdraw a certain amount each week. I withdrew and planned to keep some money in the account to withdraw the following week thinking there was no way I'd drop below that. I managed to blow through all that was on my casino account and still deposited again. Now I have only a small amount of winnings left. That was so much money to be I'm in disbelief and hurting so much. I owe my fiancee money still from our trip away and when I was up that much it would have been so easy to pay her back with no stress. I'm ashamed of myself and can't talk to anyone about it.
Even now I still have the urge, but I keep telling myself if I can just keep the money that that I am up still and tbh do not deserve it anyway. I self excluded when too when I was still up but found non gamstop sites to play on. I'm really struggling now 🙁 my fiancée lives in America and already has so much more saved up than me. I am planning on moving there this year. If I just managed to control myself I would be in such a better position it's killing me. And yet I still want to gamble in hopes I'll get it back.
Hello,
If you are subscribed to GAMSTOP but you are still managing to find non GAMSTOP websites, then I would suggest installing GamBan. This software blocks all gambling websites, even unlicensed foreign ones. If you apply for a license to GamBan through GamCare or other problem gambling support services, you can install it on your devices for free.
From my personal experience with gambling, I can say that I use GamBan and I find it helpful because as I mentioned, it blocks access to all gambling websites. Before I installed GamBan, I was also using foreign gambling websites and losing my money. Fortunately, I decided to quit before I lost enough to cause me serious financial problems but without GamBan, I believe I would be in a much worse position than I am in now.
Lastly, I would not recommend any gambling companies, or any form of gambling, especially foreign companies. When you gamble on a foreign website, you are effectively gambling your money with an unlicensed company, who do not have to follow any UK gambling regulations, and make up their own biased conditions.
I hope this is helpful.
@9cxh4qes25 Thank you I only just seen this reply. I will install Gameban. I only wish I had found and done it sooner when I was in the midst of losing what I had win. I tell myself reality is I didn't deserve what I won in the first place and it serves me right for doing what I did. I am in the same position financially near enough as when I started so now I am just trying to be grateful I haven't done more damage to myself. Appreciate the reply thank you and I am definitely installing Gameban now as I did know I could get it for free.
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