I just wonder that OP made a such good post on dangers of gambling addictions in 2013 itself and some newbie bumping it after 4 years still OP's points are good and useful to this community.
yeah and i can relate on what OP is telling us because becing a former addict?i can feel it.
We already had 100s of discussion on gambling addictions but people contribute to those discussion at significant levels but it seems they are not making us of those discussion into their life when seeing how miserably some people are sharing about their loses in gambling.
gamblers use to have this pride that even if they already knew missing something yet continuing the mistakes they are doing.
It is a good read what OP had contributed here but I am not sure how many gamblers will find time to reading it and realizing it along with their gambling life. I mean most of the gamblers here are toward gambling urge and they will not listen to any such advice which makes such good topics lifeless.
gamblers may read but realization?thats the question mate because how can one admit being addicted when he is just starting to enjoy his stupidity?