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Discussion in 'Self Improvement' started by Wolves, Feb 26, 2018.

  1. Wolves

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    So I have no job as I've just left school and have been looking for a job. I put $10 into a casino site and made 280$ on slots and then put that $280 into Roulette and made $1600. I then blew it on $500 wagers. Now I'm broke and I need that money for a car and I was so happy when I made that money, as I've been broke for ages. I feel like such a dumb ass and honestly I blame it on my porn induced brainfog, I believe If I was on like a month streak and felt good, I'd be able to rreact differently to the situation
     
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  2. scote73

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    Gambling can work the same way. The reward center in the brain becomes activated when you win a wager, it just makes you want to play more and more until you eventually lose everything trying to get that winning feeling back. It's why I'm glad I don't live in Vegas, I'd probably lose everything in a matter of days :rolleyes:

    Don't worry about it, my friend. It happens to many, many people. Take the lessons from this experience and move forward. The worst thing you can do is to keep putting more and more money into your account trying to get that winning feeling back. Have a blessed day :)
     
  3. The thing is to not chase losses in gambling leave it alone, and quit gambling .EVERYBODY ALWAYS thinks they can get the money back , but when they keep gambling they end up deeper in debt then they would have if they walked away and chalked it up to a stupid couple of hours. Like anything it takes discipline .
     
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  4. ThePeakWae

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    You guys need to read Kaiji, it´ll take you out of gambling, case you´ll learn that: "The House always cheats in it´s favor" "Loans and debt are negative games" and "You only win if you cheat too".
     
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  5. ThePeakWae

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    You can win early fairly, but anything beyond that "early", has to be either extremely well calculated (good luck keeping that up in today's environment), or you have to be a cheater to win, Mafia loved casinos case they could pretend they won fair and square in public and be like: "the game was rigged from the start" behind close doors.

    I had a phase where I wanted to gamble mostly as a response to my parents shitty lottery habits, but I never got into it, and unless it's like the smart Macau System in China I dont wanna play at a casino.
     
  6. SDJR

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    Good guide is leave when you're up 10-25 percent of your original buy in.
     
  7. ThePeakWae

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    Thats amazing strategy for the Macau Casino, since it has money laundering, if you do things right you can walk out of there with more money than what you came in with.
     
  8. SDJR

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    It's a good strategy for anything really.
    I used that strategy not long again and 4x my money over a period of a month or so. I was at 5x before it started going sideways on me.
    I always stop when I lose 3 hands in a row and I leave somewhere in the 10-25% gain range. If it was very very difficult and painful to get to 10% i don't keep going. If i get to 25% very quick i walk right away.
    This by no means means I've discovered the secret on how to win at gambling. But if you're a little lucky and you follow this process you'll worst case not suffer badly.
     
  9. ThePeakWae

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    You'll also take a while longer to be banned from the casino right?
     
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  10. SDJR

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    Yeah. I never played huge money. So I can't imagine I'd end up getting kicked out. Unless you're an advantage player they usually leave you alone. There's a difference between an advantage player and a patient one.
     
  11. Milt194

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    the best entertainment ever
     
  12. Alex686

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    My experience wasn't that positive. I started with $50 and got $110 back. Kept playing and got about $600, then played everything and lost even more. Now I don't ever touch something that looks like a casino website or smth like this
     
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  13. SDJR

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    I was pissed off today and wanted to undo my anger. I doubled up three hands in a row and lost everything I brought.
    Somehow that calmed me down.
     
  14. Jrmz94

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    Don't feel too bad. I knew someone who lost all his money in Vegas plus he has student debt from a worthless degree.
     
  15. Darkest

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    I mean, when you lose the first time you should just stop completely. People think that they will earn their money back but there’s a really low chance of it.
     
  16. I haven't met a single person who has actually profited from gambling. Sure I know a lot who've made a lot of money, but they've all lost more than they've won.
     
  17. Puretim

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    I'm in recovery from compulsive gambling along with alcoholism, pot, pmo and food . I also stopped smoking and caffeine because I can't moderate. I have an addictive nature and there are many things I can't moderate. I've heard your same story in gamblers anonymous meetings many times. If you have the addictive gene you'll have problems with alot more than just sex. Be careful with the gambling it's a very insidious addiction.
     
  18. Darkest

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    naw stake is good
     
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