News of Gambling Addiction Forum

How is this done? I keep reading about people doing this. Of course living in Reno-Sparks, this might take me months to do cause there are so many in the area (Carson City, Minden, Gardnerville, South Lake Tahoe, etc) and that's just casinos. You have all the bars, convenience stores and grocery stores that have slot machines and video poker. So that will take some self-control ...

Years ago I would go to the casino or horse races and lose 20 or 30 dollars and go home. I have been a slot player for over 10 years. I started playing quarter machines and now play the much higher denominations. I have won tremendous amounts of money and every single time I have lost it all. I have given the casino my money and have lost out on so many things in my ...

I am writing this because i am a problem gambler and feel it would help to write this for myself as i have gained from reading other peoples stories. nothing i say or write hasn't been said before in other gambling addiction personal stories. im doing this to purge maybe? or maybe just to maintain the clarity and peace of mind that i am feeling for the first time in years. or maybe because i ...

Finally, again, I realize that casinos and I just cannot mix. I have been going to casinos more than 10 years, and obviously, nothing good came out of it. I lost money (to the tune of some hundred thousands of dollars), wasted a lot of my own time, and missed so many chances to spend that quality time with loved ones.

Did I win some money during those trips? You bet I did! But did ...

I self-excluded from all PA casinos. This also extends to all Harrahs and Ceasars, thus I cannot gamble in Cleveland, either. For people like myself, who are into casino gambling only, self-exclusion is a very quick, easy way to remove temptation. The nearest casinos where I would be tempted to play (with good blackjack conditions) are at least three hours away. Will I be going to them any time soon? No.

I wish I had ...

I started gambling with Texas Hold'Em at age 16... I never played slot machines until I was 22, and that's where the problem started. I'm 27 now.

I never really won big, I just won 800 bucks after a year of playing slots. I don't know how I went from saying, "those machines are a trap" to becoming addicted to them. I usually would win a quick 25 bucks within a few minutes which turns ...

This is how it all began. I had just moved to a new area. I would walk around get a feel for the town. I come across a convenient store which sells lottery tickets. For a couple weeks I decide to play a couple pick 3's here and there. No biggie, right? Def wrong on that. I actually ended up hitting on one. Pay out of 261.00$. Thought this was a very easy thing to ...

Did you ever just say to yourself, what if I bet the opposite of my thoughts? Fading yourself. Why won't that work?


I'm about ready to quit myself. Wish I never would have started as I would love to have what I've lost (10 K over 4 years) back.

I am a complete mess and don't know where to turn. Several years ago my sister went through a horrific gambling addiction that caused her loss of her four kids and sent her to an attempt at suicide. My other family members and I couldn't understand this addiction and why it put her in the state she was in. We didn't know why she couldn't just QUIT! I was extremely judgmental and criticized the fact ...

I just wanted to write about my experience with gambling, not to ask for any help necessarily, or to achieve anything, but just because I wanted to write down some things that I haven't told anyone in my life, even my closest friends and family.

My vice is sports betting and I'm definitely an addict. On a basic level, it has always felt like a legitimate thing to do, because I have a lot of ...