Gambling Addiction in England

[manimanc]

Certainly not my kid Bro. He regrets it immediately after!

Shit feeling mate. I bet he says 'just one more spin' when/if you tell him to get off them?

 

[Yaya_Tony]

Shit feeling mate. I bet he says 'just one more spin' when/if you tell him to get off them?

I bollock him but end of the day it's his money to burn. He knows he's being a dick. Simply can't help himself.

 

[buckshot]

Where did I call myself an expert? I probably need a therapist rather than being one! ;-)

Then maybe you should ease up with the judging of others. Compulsive gambling is a real addiction and its effects have been shown to be similar to cocaine. It tears apart families, ruins lives and has killed.

 

[manimanc]

I bollock him but end of the day it's his money to burn. He knows he's being a dick. Simply can't help himself.

I don't wish this on anybody but he needs to have a rock bottom moment. By that I mean he needs to reach a situation where he has no money, he's in debt, friends and family disown him, and he has no money to burn. People at G.A are all there because they've hit rock bottom.....They've lost business...homes....jobs.....family. ...Kids.......been jailed.....attempted suicide. Fuckin scary shit and for what........a bet??

 

[joeyh123]

I have had lots of fun gambling and winning and absolute nightmare losing to the point my missus thought I was having an online affair, in a way I was just not with a woman. It was a roulette wheel. Now I don't touch casino games. I bet on football and not even that often anymore. I asked my wife to have all the cards etc because I couldn't trust myself, some may think that that's pathetic and that's fine. But for me it was the only option. A few years down the line bring me to today and on Friday I was at a poker night at a friends house £10 buy in. I was happy to risk a tenner for winning a nice pot between friends. However I went out pretty early but didn't buy back in, they guy who went out after me bought back in....he eventually won.
My point is I think after time your general attitude changes towards gambling. As I know casino is never going to give me that big win high and even when it does your in the casino and throwing chips around like no bodies business.
Whereas with football I study form and come up with all crazy calculations to try and predict things. And I enjoy the puzzle of that now more than putting a bet on.

 

[Yaya_Tony]

Then maybe you should ease up with the judging of others. Compulsive gambling is a real addiction and its effects have been shown to be similar to cocaine. It tears apart families, ruins lives and has killed.

I am not judging anyone mate. I'm in no position to even try judging others. I can see why people are susceptible to it, as said my brother is bad for it, I do it for fun, treat it as a game and it's okay. Bet the house and kids, that's a problem.