any advice

bob666 · Post by **bob666** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:57 pm

just wondering has any one got any good adive to give up these fobt been playing them for as long as i can rember had a few big wins but i allways no i will loose the money at some point i think we all do well i have been loosing money i cant afford to loose its taking over my life been hypotised that never worked tryed staying out of bookies all ways get dragged any one got any good advice can u get in to rehab from the nhs for gamberling ?

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:04 pm

Only you can stop yourself from throwing your money away mate, i had a problem with fruit machines in my younger days so i know how hard it can be, fortunately i grew out of it, have you tried gamcare?

bob666 · Post by **bob666** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:29 pm

i did try them they were a good help put me in touch whith some were but they wanted me to check in for 8 months no out side contact lol i cant afford to be away that long cant afford to gamble either its hard was something on tele yesterday about some tablets that might stop addiction dead hopefully that will come good does any one else win big but no there going to loose it its crazy i all ways do turned 350 in to 3 grand lost it all in a hour its the hardest addiction to beat as its a secret one if your a smack head your can tell if your a pss head u can tell but a guy whith an addiction just looks the same pretty sad when u can work out every cash option on a roullett table lol

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:41 pm

How about them self exclusion things? heres a little story you may relate too.....my mate once went to the co-op for some bacon and eggs, he took £10 cash with him, the bookies is next door and the gambler in him said i'll nip in for a quick dabble on roulette and win enough to pay for my shopping, the £10 went first spin, he went home for more money and done a grand shortly afterwards, a very expensive sandwich, roulette is the crack cocaine of the gambling world!

ma71lda · Post by **ma71lda** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:15 am

........roulette is the crack cocaine of the gambling world!

Never a truer word spoken Eddie and the most I've ever lost on one is £20, which infuriated me. Such horrible machines which must have caused so much heartache and feelings of emptiness to many.

The punter has no edge whatsoever.

bob666 · Post by **bob666** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:49 am

yer its fcked my life up big time turned me in to a nasty untrust worthy bloke lost my flat lost my credit cards bank accounts lost my stuff in cash converters all to play these silly machines but i had my wake up call but still have slip up cant even explain what makes me to it lol i dream about playing my numbers coming up

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:51 am

Well look at it this way. The most you can win on these things is £500 which won't even begin to buy back all the things you lost, so there's no point in even trying!

Mr McStreak · Post by **Mr McStreak** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:01 am

Bob, I sympathise with you mate, the next time you are tempted just take a minute to think about how sick you will be feeling when walking out with nothing. Really visualise it. Visualise those losing numbers coming in, over and over again. Really feel the pain of it. Then think how lucky you are to have the money still in your pocket. Say "fuck you bookmakers" under your breath and move on....

Try it.

milk monitor · Post by **milk monitor** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:06 am

Never been on so late at night, but enjoying the beer with you tube "juke box" in the other window.

Crash - The Primitives,
The Timelords - Doctor'n the Tardis
Next TBA

Bob666- you have accomplished the hardest step it admitting the problem. Well done with the honesty.

It’s something nearly everybody on this site has experienced. I only became “in the know” after a youthful fascination with the things, not before significant losses I add.

I know you shouldn’t start a sentence with but, BUT those roulette machines are the most blatant example of a gambling addict in a person. Corporate junkies devise them, getting fat off bonuses [we’ve all heard that recently], without incite into what it does to the man in the street. They are the root of all evil, the cause of many a broken life.

You have to stop, because you cannot win.

This is not an attempt to be condescending, just a short-sharp analysis of the facts.

Please PM me for some friendly advice, it's a community.

There is an end.

Peace.

mjd · Post by **mjd** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:27 am

put £3 in today, 25p on a random lot of number, HIT ONE! Couldn't beleive it.. First time ever..

JG · Post by JG » Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:45 am

Brilliant sentiments from MM and McS there. I can't really top that. Most people on this forum will relate to losing money on machines and will be sympathetic, *most* people, not all.

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:27 am

This corrupt government allowed FOBT's into bookmakers after being lobbied by the industry without a real thought of the consequences. I'm sure a few sweeteners (backhanders) were thrown in. Roulette and blackjack should be restricted to casinos. Full stop.

QuizMaster · Post by **QuizMaster** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:34 am

Stop is the best advice. But that's easy to say.

Take up quiz machines. Getting good at these takes about 8 hrs practise a day for around 3 months depending on which game(s) you target. If you do it seriously it's a/ Quite fulfilling and b/ Means you have no time to play roulette

Once you get to the stage of winning £80-£90 a day for 'risking' £5-£7, you then wonder why you ever put £1 on a roulette table in the first place.

It's not what Gamcare will tell you but it's got a few people I know off gambling.

mjd · Post by **mjd** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:37 am

Well said

Its suprising how many cheap things you can do instead..

In a pub I used to think 'Rip off' - 50p for a game of pool..

When you think 50p a spin on a fruit machine you kind of realise that a game of pool which takes up say 10/20 minutes is great value.. Just an example..

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:07 pm

A gambler will lose £1000 in the bookies then walk half a mile to Tesco's to buy a can of Coke which is 10p cheaper than the corner shop.