Self ban on games online bookies & machines inside bookies

[Tal]

I said to myself I wasn't going to post ITT again, but ↑ that post needs reinforcement.

If you feel like you can't have total control over your gambling - in whatever context - you need to take affirmative action.

We joke about people being "degens" and "spunking off" this and that, but it can be a very serious problem, which anyone who has been around gambling for a few years has seen time and time again.

Great news is, from what has been posted here, there are people willing and able to help. If you want to post about what's going on here, you will find out that there are plenty of genuine and helpful people out there.

[Tal]

Sigh @ my arrow tekkers now on a different page.

[aaron1867]

I'm not sure if people realise, but I know the machines are a loss maker for me and the weird thing is that I know that before I step on them.

Most weeks I am going on the bookies machines & I will lose probably £100-£200 each week on them. Luckily for me I have been average more than that on punting on horses, etc, etc, but there is no way I am trying to excuse it. I don't want to use the machines at all, the losses are frustrating and whilst I do not expect to win all the time, it's just huge losses. I'd rather make £400 a week total, than £200 after spinning my crackers off on the machine!

Thankfully for me, it's not a situation where it's massively affecting my finances like others, but still completely annoying. The most amusing thing here is that I would not even entertain a roulette table in a casino, but yet I will in a bookies!

But I haven't been on these machines since I posted, which is something

[RedFox]

I'm not sure if people realise, but I know the machines are a loss maker for me and the weird thing is that I know that before I step on them.

Most weeks I am going on the bookies machines & I will lose probably £100-£200 each week on them. Luckily for me I have been average more than that on punting on horses, etc, etc, but there is no way I am trying to excuse it. I don't want to use the machines at all, the losses are frustrating and whilst I do not expect to win all the time, it's just huge losses. I'd rather make £400 a week total, than £200 after spinning my crackers off on the machine!

Thankfully for me, it's not a situation where it's massively affecting my finances like others, but still completely annoying. The most amusing thing here is that I would not even entertain a roulette table in a casino, but yet I will in a bookies!

But I haven't been on these machines since I posted, which is something

I'm sure many on here have issues with other aspects of gambling but dont air them.

I like a punt on the spinning game but know there are times when I get obsessed either chasing losses or trying to spin up a decent win and blow it.

It could be a good thing that now you've shared your problem it makes you think more about it

Hope you've stopped for good.

Best wishes with this.

[gouty]

I'm not sure if people realise, but I know the machines are a loss maker for me and the weird thing is that I know that before I step on them.

Most weeks I am going on the bookies machines & I will lose probably £100-£200 each week on them. Luckily for me I have been average more than that on punting on horses, etc, etc, but there is no way I am trying to excuse it. I don't want to use the machines at all, the losses are frustrating and whilst I do not expect to win all the time, it's just huge losses. I'd rather make £400 a week total, than £200 after spinning my crackers off on the machine!

Thankfully for me, it's not a situation where it's massively affecting my finances like others, but still completely annoying. The most amusing thing here is that I would not even entertain a roulette table in a casino, but yet I will in a bookies!

But I haven't been on these machines since I posted, which is something

Well done!

You have recognised a leak in your gambling, now stick with it and keep off them. You will notice a huge difference in your roll in a few months.

[redarmi]

Whilst I think the advice given above is laudable I think that one of the problems with advice on a forum like this is that it is never going to give you the advice that you really need which, frankly, is to stop gambling altogether.  Trying to pick or choose which forms of gambling you do is almost completely pointless and I think you are probably deluding yourself about your long term ability to make money at every form of gambling you do.  That is harsh but it is probably right.  Gambling has never been a problem for me but other things have been and a complete abstinence approach is almost always best.  There are solid reasons why NA groups insist on abstinence from alcohol etc too because with a true addiction it is very difficult to resist.  From your posts you are already suggesting you find yourself powerless to resist the machines so popping into the betting shop for a bet on the horses is just putting yourself in harms way.  If you are serious about this then I would also suggest that as interesting as it is for all of us a poker forum might not be the right place to seek help.

[gouty]

Booze, drugs, aldutery and gambling are all fkn great.

Don't believe the do gooders. Find your level and learn from your mistakes. When you get all 4 of the above in a 12 hour session and wake up with no money or clothes then re-evaluate.

[celtic]

Aaron just needed to post somewhere that he is crushing horsey betting IMO.

[aaron1867]

Aaron just needed to post somewhere that he is crushing horsey betting IMO.

Wiiiiiiiiiiiii

[Tal]

Just confirm for us that this is real horses and not the virtual ones.

[pleno1]

I should clarify that "no" isn't quite the right word there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_surely

if you want more info.

For the record the odds are

1 in 1267650600228229401496703205376

But still a possibility of course.

Jesus so good!

[horseplayer]

There is nothing virtual about a winner Tal!


Copyright Derek Thompson 2006

[gouty]

Just confirm for us that this is real horses and not the virtual ones.

There's nothing virtual about a winner!

And betting to 141% over round reminds us what a great industry this once was.

[aaron1867]

Tal, I crushed you all at Ascot!

However this week has been rather ridic and is my first losing week out of 7. However not sure if I'm embarrassed by this thread or not at the moment...

Ps - thanks for solutions and best wishes also to get sorted

[gouty]

There is nothing virtual about a winner Tal!


Copyright Derek Thompson 2006

Did you hear his commentary last night? I was cringing.