Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Well. Gambling is a steady part of my life. Takeaway on a Friday = drinks and online casino. Saturday, drinks and actual casino. I'm so totally convinced the online is rigged. Take my word for it - it's rigged.

Anyway usual false dawn day 1 malarkey etc etc

32 days. Feeling good with a full month under my belt and no temptations at all really. Back next month after day 60.

Did you reach day 60 my friend?

Mba

Day 1.

Oh well, I just wrote a massive long post and it got scrubbed. Great!!

I'm on day 1 again, but I've basically been gambling every weekend for months now. I managed to recover everything I lost. Then lost 1,400 fresh, on holiday in Las Vegas.

I'm on Day 1 again.

Yesterday was tough for me - going to my team's home match as usual and not putting on the usual 22/1 first scorer bet. Of course, this was the week he scored first and that was really hard to take.

Anyway, I have not and I will not gamble. I feel determined and strong. Day 6.

Day 11, but who's counting?! Weekend successfully negotiated. No temptations. I feel strong and determined.

Hi Mr chips,

Read your diary from your first post, I'm new to this forum but I see some similarities in the mindset patterns between us. there has been countless times when I've called something correctly and it's happened, I've not had any money on it and it feels like a loss.

some of the advice I got on my diary was to stay away from tempting situations, easier said than done as a lot of my gambling influences are work colleagues/ good friends.

thankfully where I am there is no casino anywhere near.

stay strong mate, seems like you have a lot of people who genuinely care about you and want you to succeed.

have a nice day.

Hey mate! Interesting read on the diary and I have found myself in similar mindsets, today is day 12 and nearing the 2 week mark 🙂 stay positive ma man!

- Chris

I made it up to day 29. Last night we had friends visiting, drank all night without really eating. Like a moth to a flame I went gambling and lost 200.

Feel totally sick to my stomach. Why did I do it? I was doing so well and wasn't even tempted to gamble all month. Feeling pretty lost right now 🙁

37 days. Literally zero urges or interest in gambling. Would be day 66 but for my drunken mishap last time.

Today is a milestone day for me. Day 100 is here! Feel like I'm going strong. Will be back for day 150.

Day 150 - promised I'd check in and here I am, gamble free. My previous personal best was 154 so I'll come back at the end of the week to mark the occasion!

Day 154. Back to my personal best. Really feel like I have kicked this horrible habit. That is to say, I get tempted to gamble all the time but I've learned how to fight the temptations off. Life is hard- other half losing her job, my job at risk, saving for a house and a wedding. Gambling is a window to a quick fix which has the potential to completely destroy everything.

I will not be gambling.

Will post again on day 250, at which point I will still be gamble free!

Midnight approaching which will nudge me into day 200. I feel great. I do get tempted, from time to time, but I’ve developed an awareness of how to tackle it I think.

I’m checking into diary tonight because my local G casino just wrote to me with a £50 voucher.. commenting that I haven’t visited for a while and want to see me again. Now I’m not sure if I can change the voucher for chips then cash it straight away or if I need to gamble it.. I’ll be using it then walking out.

It really bugs me that this industry are allowed to contact people this way. Do pubs write to alcoholics offering free pints?! No.

Find it pretty shameful but there you have it. Maybe I’ll get to cash it straight out and treat other half to dinner for all her hard work. 🙂

Congratulations 200 days! Keep it up!
£50 voucher is very scary. I very much doubt they'd let you cash and walk but then I don't know how casinos operate. I'd say keep away. The risks are too high and you're doing so well x