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[Haz40 WANTED $1,166 Outlaw]

So today I go in the pub at about 3pm and for some unknown reason I stick £45 quid in a shitty pub bandit. I went outside and thought what the hell just happened. Absolutely baffled by my actions I stupidly decide to go back hoping I can get some cash back. Lady asks how much I want and I go for £100. Sorry I can only do 50 is her reply. I’m thinking £95 is not enough to force it but still pissed off with losing the £45 I’m back on it. Fortunately I walk off with £75 only £20 down. I hate taking my bank card to work but I had no cash on me. What possessed me to do that ? It’s like been hypnotized. It’s first time I’ve been on a pub bandit for ages. I don’t even like them anymore.

[andywilliams1187 WANTED $398 Blocked]

It happens to us all mate. Once we get drawn in we know what we are doing is fucking stupid but carry on anyway.

Hopefully the 20 won’t hit you to hard mate but try to keep away from them going forwards. I hate the new fruits no where near as fun as they used to be.

[Eightblack WANTED $446 Outlaw]

I know exactly what you mean man it’s almost like a trance I get it when I walk past the bookies and sometimes it can be brutal, it’s good you feel pissed off with yourself I’m sure in times gone by the £20 wouldn’t have even phased you

I watched a gambling documentary once and they where due to have a reformed gambler on for an interview but at the last minute he canceled because the night before he “for reasons unbeknown to himself, went to the local book maker and spent £900 for the first time in 9 years”

 

For some reason that’s always stuck with me, I think it’s because he was anxious about the interview, sometimes when somethings on my mind I find I desire a gamble more..

[Haz40 WANTED $1,166 Outlaw]

I can live with losing £20. It’s just how easy it can become very messy out of nowhere. Before you know it you can stick few ton in then it really hurts. I should know better not to take my card with me.

[Green2711 WANTED $492 Outlaw]

Sorry  to hear this Haz! It’s a good job you ended up only £20 down, it would have been hard for you explaining to the missus what happened if you lost more than that. Take it as a lesson, your going to have a lot of moments of weakness on your road to quitting entirely in future try to see the trigger before you go down that route and get the hell out of that place before you can begin, easier said than done but you’ve done so well up to this point! Just a minor hiccup, now get back on the horse and road to quitting :). I know you can do it mate!

[Rb Rbreen91 WANTED $493 Outlaw]

I got paid cash for last weeks work so I ended up going to the pub with about £900 in the pocket, normally I don’t carry much cash on me so I put £160 into a shitty pub puggy. I also don’t play the cunts anymore and haven’t done for a few years so I don’t know why I bothered, I miss the pokies in NZ, at least you can get a few grand out of them.

[Anonymous WANTED $483 Inactive]

Its great that you realise it Haz mate. And well done for posting about it. Goes to show that this forum really does give Gamblers like us a bit of common sense at some points.

It was just a blip. It happens pal.

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Put those barriers in place whenever you can!

 

[Mr Mr B WANTED $395 Blocked]

Pretty broke atm and had to go in my wallet for a number off an id card. Low and behold found a fobt ticket for £43. WOOHOO… except that meant I had to go in and redeem it. Went to the wrong place but then the right one. Of course, couldn’t resist having a play. Left there with £30 and went for some food. Really liked having a play but of course, the pointlessness of losing overrules that.

I remembered a key pointer of an anger management paper being “be proud of the time you don’t let your anger get the better of you and let that stance overpower you any time you are faced with that challenge again. the more you win this challenge the easier it gets to face and win more challenges”. This is brilliant if one can grasp it, which is truly the hard part. It applies to anger, addiction, habits etc.

[andywilliams1187 WANTED $398 Blocked]

andywilliams1187 wrote:

It happens to us all mate. Once we get drawn in we know what we are doing is fucking stupid but carry on anyway.

Hopefully the 20 won’t hit you to hard mate but try to keep away from them going forwards. I hate the new fruits no where near as fun as they used to be.

Its bad how quick you can get drawn in – I posted before christmas mate about a FOBT that i started out with £20 on and before I knew it I was £900 invested. Got it back but fuck me no idea why it happened.

Also had a stupid session at the casino on my lunch hour two weeks ago. Ended up £1900 in for a £2200 return. Made on it in the end but so pissed off with myself that I was in that position in the first place.

[Haz40 WANTED $1,166 Outlaw]

andywilliams1187 wrote:

andywilliams1187 wrote:

It happens to us all mate. Once we get drawn in we know what we are doing is fucking stupid but carry on anyway.

Hopefully the 20 won’t hit you to hard mate but try to keep away from them going forwards. I hate the new fruits no where near as fun as they used to be.

Its bad how quick you can get drawn in – I posted before christmas mate about a FOBT that i started out with £20 on and before I knew it I was £900 invested. Got it back but fuck me no idea why it happened.

Also had a stupid session at the casino on my lunch hour two weeks ago. Ended up £1900 in for a £2200 return. Made on it in the end but so pissed off with myself that I was in that position in the first place.

Bloody hell that was a lucky escape mate. I just know I was born a gambler. I’ll die a gambler. I’ll never stop completely. I just have to be a clever gambler by never having much money on me. Been on gamstop. Not going into town. Every year my target is to lose less than the previous year. Least that figure is 4 figures now and not 5.

[andywilliams1187 WANTED $398 Blocked]

Haz40 wrote:

andywilliams1187 wrote:

andywilliams1187 wrote:

It happens to us all mate. Once we get drawn in we know what we are doing is fucking stupid but carry on anyway.

Hopefully the 20 won’t hit you to hard mate but try to keep away from them going forwards. I hate the new fruits no where near as fun as they used to be.

Its bad how quick you can get drawn in – I posted before christmas mate about a FOBT that i started out with £20 on and before I knew it I was £900 invested. Got it back but fuck me no idea why it happened.

Also had a stupid session at the casino on my lunch hour two weeks ago. Ended up £1900 in for a £2200 return. Made on it in the end but so pissed off with myself that I was in that position in the first place.

Bloody hell that was a lucky escape mate. I just know I was born a gambler. I’ll die a gambler. I’ll never stop completely. I just have to be a clever gambler by never having much money on me. Been on gamstop. Not going into town. Every year my target is to lose less than the previous year. Least that figure is 4 figures now and not 5.

Thats where I struggle mate to be fair. I used to limit the amount of cash that I took out but because of what I do for work its really easy for me to go to the office in Manchester and then having a last minute meeting crop up in London/Glasgow/Italy/Holland. Due to this I need my cards on me just in case.

I agree though it will never stop; usually i keep it in control but these two slips have concerned me a little as it is really out of character for me.

[Haz40 WANTED $1,166 Outlaw]

andywilliams1187 wrote:

Haz40 wrote:

andywilliams1187 wrote:

andywilliams1187 wrote:

It happens to us all mate. Once we get drawn in we know what we are doing is fucking stupid but carry on anyway.

Hopefully the 20 won’t hit you to hard mate but try to keep away from them going forwards. I hate the new fruits no where near as fun as they used to be.

Its bad how quick you can get drawn in – I posted before christmas mate about a FOBT that i started out with £20 on and before I knew it I was £900 invested. Got it back but fuck me no idea why it happened.

Also had a stupid session at the casino on my lunch hour two weeks ago. Ended up £1900 in for a £2200 return. Made on it in the end but so pissed off with myself that I was in that position in the first place.

Bloody hell that was a lucky escape mate. I just know I was born a gambler. I’ll die a gambler. I’ll never stop completely. I just have to be a clever gambler by never having much money on me. Been on gamstop. Not going into town. Every year my target is to lose less than the previous year. Least that figure is 4 figures now and not 5.

Thats where I struggle mate to be fair. I used to limit the amount of cash that I took out but because of what I do for work its really easy for me to go to the office in Manchester and then having a last minute meeting crop up in London/Glasgow/Italy/Holland. Due to this I need my cards on me just in case.

I agree though it will never stop; usually i keep it in control but these two slips have concerned me a little as it is really out of character for me.

I think it’s worse if there’s no reason for it. If it’s out the blue. No financial problems. No problems at home. It just happens then I think shit. I could have as I call it a suicide mission at any point.

[blacko1974 WANTED $248 Spectator]

Leave your money in the house Haz lad, take enough with you for your transport and grub. I have 2 betting sessions in a week now. Walked into local bookies with £40 yesterday, backed both Man City and Rangers for a £25 double. On way out I clocked the big Raging Rhino fucker on the FOBt and decided to stick the remaining £15 on 20p spins, lost. Walked to cash machine next door and withdrew £20, played some more Rhino (2 bonuses for fuck all), went to roulette and won £70 which I walked away with. Man city and Rangers duly oblige leaving me with £62 on top of the £70 I won, all in all £72 profit. I sat for the full night not thinking about the profit but contemplating how weak I still am when I still just can’t walk in to place a bet. Even when I do win £72 I’m thinking “OK, well £40 of that will take care of my coupon on Saturday”, this weakness will always be there with us lad. I appreciate your honesty and in return I’ve left mine also.

 

[andywilliams1187 WANTED $398 Blocked]

Will become a lot easier when them overpriced paperweights get reduced mate. Cant fucking wait

[Haz40 WANTED $1,166 Outlaw]

blacko1974 wrote:

Leave your money in the house Haz lad, take enough with you for your transport and grub. I have 2 betting sessions in a week now. Walked into local bookies with £40 yesterday, backed both Man City and Rangers for a £25 double. On way out I clocked the big Raging Rhino fucker on the FOBt and decided to stick the remaining £15 on 20p spins, lost. Walked to cash machine next door and withdrew £20, played some more Rhino (2 bonuses for fuck all), went to roulette and won £70 which I walked away with. Man city and Rangers duly oblige leaving me with £62 on top of the £70 I won, all in all £72 profit. I sat for the full night not thinking about the profit but contemplating how weak I still am when I still just can’t walk in to place a bet. Even when I do win £72 I’m thinking “OK, well £40 of that will take care of my coupon on Saturday”, this weakness will always be there with us lad. I appreciate your honesty and in return I’ve left mine also.

 

I know mate I normally do. I just take about £10 max. Fuel is always paid for. So only need a bit for food and drink. It’s just today had no cash so took card with me. Nice to hear you had a little win. We’re a nightmare sometimes. Oh well what will be will be. ??

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