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My best friend has been having trouble for years with gambling and more recently, alcohol. He got bad enough at one point to sign himself off of gambling, and after however many years he was able to appeal it and was allowed back into the boats. Well now he's gotten the problem again, and signed himself off again, but the boats are still letting him in!!! And on top of that, he's usually drunk when ...

I was reading in another thread and the conversation reminded me of something that really irks me that I've heard other gambling addicts talk about. In my GA experience I've heard many of us talk about how we deserve to be miserable/bored because of what we've done. This couldn't be further from the truth! We need to be rewarded for working on our recoveries. If you'd have lost $500 at the casino tonight but didn't ...

I have not gambled for 11 to 12 days. It has not consumed all of my thoughts like it did in the past. I am still thinking about it too much though. The only thing I'm really thinking about is that I have money compted to me from the casino. It is probably a good some of money, but I know if I go there at all it will just give me started on the ...

i just lost another 150 $ today and over 1000 $ last year in sports betting.Maybe for most of you these sums are meaningless but for me 1000 $ is huge.i cant stop thinking about the money . i self excluded from all online betting websites but still is not enough . im done with betting but my mind is still on that money.how do i get it back?i would anything to get the money ...

I an really fighting depression here as well as addiction. I have no $$ and really freaking out trying to breathe. Any advice out there how to overcome the panic feeling and depression?

Sometimes I go back and read some of my old postings and comments to remind myself and see how far I have come, and the posts that really helped my thinking. I want to call attention to one of the best I have ever read, since coming upon this forum. It is a post by "It's Never Enough" back on March 6, 2015. The title of that posting was "Staying in Control/Gambling Industry Tactics." My ...

Here are my reasons not to gamble today or tomorrow or ever again!
My five beautiful grandsons
My four amazing children
My wonderful husband
My mental health
My life as I want to live it
Peaceful sleep
My financial woes

So, I wanted to make a post and share my story with everyone. Not long after I turned 18 I visited my first casino with some friend, played some card games at minimum stakes and really enjoyed my self. I've now been doing that ever since and I'm now 24.

I have never thought it was or could become a problem for me until about 6 months ago, I've started raising my stakes and no ...

"Gambling corrupts our dispositions, and teaches us the habit of hostility against mankind." Thomas Jefferson

We do not treat others like we like to be treated when we gamble, nor do we love our neighbor as ourselves. The very nature of gambling; one person gains while many others suffer loss.

I was at one time was homeless due to gambling. my licensure for a job that I went to school for for 12 years was ...

So after loosing a fair bit of money earlier in the day, I've done it again tonight. What is wrong with me ?