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Hi, I too had a massive gambling problem, from the time I could reach the slot on an arcade machine up until last year when things came to a head (about 50 years as a gambler of all kinds).
My partner found out I was spending pretty everything we had over the previous 5 years so I asked Gamcare for help and they assigned me a helper who phoned me every two weeks for 6 months and we discussed every reason why I gambled and any other subject under the sun. I saw the light very quickly and stopped gambling full stop, no slots. no bingo, no horse/greyhound/football bets and haven’t gambled since March 2024.
Sadly, it cost me the thing most precious to me, my partner of 26 years who said she could no longer trust me and for the last six months I have been living with my 91 year old father, who doesn’t want me here, while I look for a job to fund my own flat. I am on the housing list but it’s going to take years to find somewhere and I cannot afford the deposit for private rental, if I could it would change my life completely but I am currently living on just over £300 a month Universal Credit.
When the crypto sites started to appear, I thought “maybe give that a go” after closing all my UK sites of which there were many but Gamcare/losing my partner had such meaning to me that my desire to gamble is pretty much zero. I just couldn’t be arsed to go through the hassle of setting up something that wasn’t in the UK either, didn’t want it my life that badly anymore.
I also knew that so many people would have issues with these sites at some point and they have no reason to help you (A certain pair of streamers make you realise that very quickly by keep saying that they never ever have anyone go back to them with a problem).
I watch The Bandit, have done for longer than I care to remember and his videos make me laugh, the guy is the best slot streamer out there and I watch others too, if anything puts me off gambling even more.
So, there is hope out there and I’ve really rambled on here, if you have a huge problem, give Gamcare a shout (called Empower Yourself now I think), they helped me get through it.
And Bandit, keep up the great work!!!