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I have been reading on this site for a few years now and this is my first time posting. I have been gambling for the last 20 plus years. Recently it has gotten worse. I do not gamble online nor do I go to the big casinos. My down fall is video poker at these random truck stops. I have lost thousands in the last few months. I have also won thousands, but it's not ...

Just like the title says. I have $55k in credit card debt to gambling on slot machines. It all started when I hit for $15k in the high limit room a couple months ago. I kept going back to play more and started losing. Every time I would think my losing steak has got to end, but now I am over $50k in debt and shocked. Sometimes, I think this is all a bad dream. ...

So here i am again, after all iv been through this year with gambling i continue to relapse. I hit a big win, 20,000 but managed to lose it all again for some crazy reason i cant seem to get my head around why i would do that. It was enough to get me out of the debt i had caused myself and maybe a few grand spare to get some savings going again. Why ...

2 years ago I gambled my entire £40k savings. Since then, I have been rebuilding. I got a new job, was living a healthy lifestyle and moved to a new city. My problem was, I hadn't quit gambling completely, I just reduced my stake to around £50 per week.

Today i went to withdraw the money I had built up from playing Blackjack. I took half out and decided to play with the other half. ...

Once again I relapsed.

I was clean again for about a month or so, maybe more. Things were going steady. I don't make much at my job, but I make enough to survive and I am grateful for that. During this clean time, there were many times when I thought about gambling, but my will to stay away was stronger this time.

So how did this relapse happen? I locked my keys in my car ...

Ok I have DID so it will make it harder but at this point I will appreciate any advice on how to stop betting on sports. Ive lost grands I cant take it anymore but also cant stop

Bitcoin has gone through the roof again, anyone else tempted to get involved? surely its more of a calculated risk than a gamble?

Hey All!

I'm a 26 year old guy from Belgium.
I've have been reading here stories for months.
And now I'm ready to tell you mine.
(English isn't my first language so excuse me for the mistakes)
I started gambling 5 years ago on my 21st birthday. It all started with online poker. First small amounts, these kept on growing and growing.
I've put in around €30 000. Way too much!
About six months ago ...

Ive posted on here before under a different name.

I am 23 years old, have alot of potential and have always wanted to do big things, gambling has always given me a rush like no other.Drugs, booze do not come close to what gambling provides me with, ive tried the bookies, online casino, football bets etc and without fail the money goes within the day or if I win big it may take a maximum ...

I cannot comprehend all that I have done and lost. I know I am a compulsive gambler, but I guess I don't appreciate how severe it is.

Over the past 2 years, I have lost close to $30,000 gambling online (slots). I am currently finishing up graduate studies, so this was without working full-time - I spent my government student loans, the loan my parents gave me, any income I made from part-time work, and ...