News of Gambling Addiction Forum

Hi there all...

I don't know how to really start... I've been a gambler for as long as I been able to legally play. I fall into the perfect paradigm of how gambling addiction starts. I won big early on ($42 000) and since then have never been able to walk away. I understand that it's not about making money anymore like it once was. I'll be able to make ten times my buy in ...

hi im h and i have a problem i cant stop gambling. its just a rush its excitement no matter how much i lose i just keep going back its tearing me up and destroying my family how can i get help i dont have money for counseling or stuff like that please help me.

Three years ago when I was 19 I went to a bar with my friends and I decided to try out the VLT's, I put ten dollars in and on the first spin I won a few hundred, this was the biggest mistake of my life, because even though I won it was the beginning of losing everything. I went back the next day and I had another big win and thoughtt "wow this is ...

Hello everyone who is here reading this forum and seeking help or offering help/advice. I am a 20 year old male that just turned 20 in November. I do not come from a wealthy family. My mother is on SSI for psychological problems and my father passed away. I just recovered from depression and battles with myself just recently and returned to school at a junior college this last year. Because I do not come ...

I'm 20 years old I worked really hard for a few years making low pay and managed to save 10,000 to buy myself a car. I decided to buy new because I was making enough to cover the payments plus have some money left in the bank. I never went to college or university so I felt like I was going nowhere in life until I came across gambling. I thought it would be a ...

I am recovering from a severe gambling addiction and have been finding no joy in everyday activities- even sex which i used to love . Its almost like I am craving the (expensive!!) buzz that gambling gave me and I'm not sure how to replace it , or if i will ever find anything that will provide the same level of satisfaction . it's putting a huge strain on my relationship as I have become ...

Hello all on the forum,

Even though it is going to be a bit long, I hope you will read my post, and comments will be most appreciated.

My addiction its sportsbets. There is no doubt that i have some skill in it. I once turned 10 $ into 2000 in less than an hour. At one time, I had far more money that i could spend, I even made savings of my winnings, and ...

Can you share the information about gambling addiction & way to get recover from it? One of my friend have this problem and I want to take him out of this disease. Please help me.

Hi Everyone,
I need help and advice from someone as I have nobody to talk to about this, I am sorry but this will be quite long, six years ago I went through a horrible marriage break up, I started gambling heavily straight after, I was mentally ill, no doubt, anyway I was betting my life savings, I had £40k in savings, one year later I had £140k in savings, yes I won £100,000 but ...

I've been a gambler for 11 years now. It all started when we took a family trip to Reno Nevada. I took $300 out on my ATM and lost. My cousin told me that I could use my credit card to take out cash or do the cash advance with higher fees on my ATM. I lost around $500 the first time I played slots but I didn't really care because money was not an ...