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Quote from: iTradeChips on May 12, 2021, 03:41:27 AM

Yeah, I read the article and I see that this kind of gambling addiction is very very damgerous, for in this kind of game, these people will hope that by gambling they would be able to change their lives by winning very big, not thinking of the consequences if in case they have used up all the money and they end up in huge debt. If the person is not mentally stable in such times of crisis it will end up being depressed and might have suicidal thoughts. Remember, only gamble money you are willing to lose and that's it. If you lose it all then go home and don't gamble again.

I pity the man who lose that 20k euro in one night, I saw the article and all those happen because of the pandemic. He is struggling with his mental health and he found gambling to relieve his stress on it. His addiction consumed him that it almost ruined his life. Good thing he found a group that helps with addiction and started a new life. I hope some members here don't release their frustration on gambling because of the pandemic, find someone you can talk to, or have a hobby that is not related to gambling.

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I had never really struggled with my mental health before, but then I felt unstable and everything got completely out of control.

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Yeah, I read the article and I see that this kind of gambling addiction is very very damgerous, for in this kind of game, these people will hope that by gambling they would be able to change their lives by winning very big, not thinking of the consequences if in case they have used up all the money and they end up in huge debt. If the person is not mentally stable in such times of crisis it will end up being depressed and might have suicidal thoughts. Remember, only gamble money you are willing to lose and that's it. If you lose it all then go home and don't gamble again.

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his life was a roller coaster because too many times he fall and got back up . now that he is in top again i hope he stays there .
its wrong that he blames the casino promotion because this made him addicted but casinos are only doing it for business .
sorry but if there is one to blame here that was himself because he dont have a control .
the guy has an existing mental health problem and this made the situation worst but he should treated it first before getting into gambling .

The problem is that he has a bad rehabilitation on his addiction, in my opinion any addiction treatment/rehabilitation should consist of pre-care, main care and after care, and I like to emphasize on after care because that's the point where a lot of people do a relapse. Gambling addiction is like any other addiction, it needs treatment and people can get addicted again.

pre care and main care are important because if it done right the gambler wont become addicted again but if they are not sure of the pre care and main care that they do thats the time they need to conduct a after care .
all types of addiction is seriously dangerous and should be treated imediately by the help of a parent , relative and friends of the addicted person if they cant be able to surrender themselves in the rehabilation centers .

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I read the article, its a story of his struggle, depression and how he made his way to recover on that hopeless part of his life. A first game that seems for entertainment to him unfortunately led to addiction that he cant control. Spending huge money to feed his addiction turn to worst of thinking to commit his own life for losing the money plus having debt. Its a common story of a gambler who became addicted but the good part is, it has a happy ending, he overcome that dark moment and managed to lift himself with the help of the Cardiff-based support service helping those people to recover and become a better person.

This is a good example for gamblers to think before deciding to play, because gambling can be addicting for a person who have no discipline and has no self control. Its fun at first but the mindset of being eager to win is one of the reason why we keep trying until we didnt realize that we lose a lot.

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Quote from: imstillthebest on May 12, 2021, 02:01:12 AM

his life was a roller coaster because too many times he fall and got back up . now that he is in top again i hope he stays there .
its wrong that he blames the casino promotion because this made him addicted but casinos are only doing it for business .
sorry but if there is one to blame here that was himself because he dont have a control .
the guy has an existing mental health problem and this made the situation worst but he should treated it first before getting into gambling .

The problem is that he has a bad rehabilitation on his addiction, in my opinion any addiction treatment/rehabilitation should consist of pre-care, main care and after care, and I like to emphasize on after care because that's the point where a lot of people do a relapse. Gambling addiction is like any other addiction, it needs treatment and people can get addicted again.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on May 12, 2021, 12:11:40 AM

Everyone who is aged 18 and above are responsible for their own actions. If you don't know when to stop, you should not gamble. As simple as that. I have seen a lot of people getting ruined as a result of gambling addiction. The problem here is that people refuse to admit that they have lost and continue to chase after the losses. And in turn, this results in even heavier losses. And then the church organizations and other lobbying groups use these incidents, to ask for a blanket ban on gambling.

I agree, if they are capable of doing adult decisions then they should be able to do all adult things, I don't get how some people pick what makes them benefit when they want to be considered an adult, all the good and bad is going to be part of it and you can't pick it. I think 18 is the right number since a lot of countries already agree that 18 is the number.

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his life was a roller coaster because too many times he fall and got back up . now that he is in top again i hope he stays there .
its wrong that he blames the casino promotion because this made him addicted but casinos are only doing it for business .
sorry but if there is one to blame here that was himself because he dont have a control .
the guy has an existing mental health problem and this made the situation worst but he should treated it first before getting into gambling .

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Everyone who is aged 18 and above are responsible for their own actions. If you don't know when to stop, you should not gamble. As simple as that. I have seen a lot of people getting ruined as a result of gambling addiction. The problem here is that people refuse to admit that they have lost and continue to chase after the losses. And in turn, this results in even heavier losses. And then the church organizations and other lobbying groups use these incidents, to ask for a blanket ban on gambling.

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I can just imagine how much he is suffering right now after he lost that huge amount in a span of a month and worse half of that in just one day.

This is the main reason why I don't want to spend too much money in gambling. I don't want to put myself in a situation where I will regret in the end because of putting so much money in gambling. I don't want to get addicted into gambling because there are no benefits into it.

For those gamblers out there, gambling isn't bad at all but what is bad is gambling without any moderation. You can easily get addicted into gambling if you are spending too much money and time into it. Gamble with moderation if you don't want to be the same as what the OP has shared

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Gambling addiction starts with a little hobby, then gambling becames occasional until you realize that you are in a big trouble being bankrupt with a huge loan. Sometimes when we gamble occassionaly we just find a reason or justify our losses and kept on gambmibg until we lose more. You should know your self too well when are you starting to get hooked up and when to stop. This maybe easier said than done, but imagine the consequences you will have to face when you fall deep into gambling addiction. It is not just you or your finances that are affected, but also the people around you, your family.

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£40,000 is a big amount but this is still a mild case if we look at how gambling addiction could actually ruin more than your finances. Losing money in gambling is normal. Losing £20,000 in a single night may still be normal among VIP rollers, but losing jobs, businesses, properties, families, sanity, even lives is the worst that gambling addiction could cause.

The role of gambling addiction recovery programs, whether government or private, cannot be overemphasized.

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At first, I thought the article was just promoting a certain gambling recovery program. But it looks like the story was real as there was currently active crowdfunding by the gambler involved. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/craig-walding-1

Kudos to his determination to get out of that addiction as losing the said amount can cause a hard depression to others but he managed to stay in control, with the help of that recovery program.

Out of topic but I'm curious about why he chose to do a fundraising boxing match on 4th December 2021 instead of other things.

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Quote from: rhomelmabini on May 10, 2021, 10:33:38 PM

I don't know why they are caught up in this moment but I think people know the risks yet they still try.

Yeah everyone knew about how high the risks of lossing money in gambling. Not only that, If someone losses a huge money (like this one), the chances for him ruining his life is at a high percentage.
There could be several reasons why this person ends up lossing this big amount in just 1 night.
1. Chasing losses.
2. Unable to control his temper.
3. The greediness to earn more money.

This isn't about entertainment anymore, gambling addiction is a mental disorder. A person couldn't become addicted immediately in 1 night, this person is regularly gambling online and this time he exceeded to his usual gambling routine that he ended up spending more time and money onto it.

If you do have these kind of motives in mind then you would really be making yourself as an addicted one and you would realize things when its already over or had been already done.

You wouldnt realize those when you are still on the present state and you would be mindful on repaying those money you had borrowed if theres nothing left in your pocket.
You would mess out on your life if you dont know on how to handle up your finances and tending to play with loaned amounts.

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Quote from: rhomelmabini on May 10, 2021, 10:33:38 PM

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After becoming addicted to online casino games in March last year, he lost £40,000 in the space of a month, losing half of that in just one night.

After losing that money too, he found himself in massive debt, and contemplated taking his own life.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-lost-20000-one-night-24067466

I don't know why they are caught up in this moment but I think people know the risks yet they still try. Was it appropriate for him to call the gambling firm wrong or he was right? (See the last part of the article or better read the 3 mins. article instead)

Dont know but i do feel that this is emphasizing

Footsteps to Recovery, a Cardiff-based support service provided by Pob Cool

Its true that these services can really help out someone who had been badly affected by addiction but this one is being too emphasized on said article.
Going back with the issue, no matter how you do save up and as long you do have thoughts in mind on playing gambling then you do always
have the chance or tendency on playing the amounts you do had.

Its just a matter of self control but people eventually failed on this one.

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Quote from: AakZaki on May 11, 2021, 02:15:38 PM

It is very difficult to give advice to an addicted person. Their brains are deadlocked. He is always optimistic that what he repeats will make up for his losses. They are willing to sell anything for gambling if he is addicted. There must be psychological guidance and lessons for sufferers like this. Generally, people like this are people who don't want to work hard. They want to work casually but the results are abundant. But this is of course very difficult, especially gambling. There are so many incidents because of their gambling addiction, they are a lot of debt and in the end are miserable and can't return the debt. They also become ruffled.

Usually, those who are addicted to gambling think they will definitely win. There are many people like that. They forgot about the money they had gambled on, even though they had already lost a lot. He doubled the bet on the pretext of compensating for his previous lost. When it was wrong, he had sacrificed his own money and made him lose twice instead of doing it once. Imagine if he doubled 3-4x for the compensation they mentioned and all of them lost, the more money would be spent and lost in the same time. I heard this compensation also become option trade strategy from my friends, and when he using this strategym also lost more because he makes wrong prediction Grin

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Quote from: rhomelmabini on May 10, 2021, 10:33:38 PM

I don't know why they are caught up in this moment but I think people know the risks yet they still try.

Yeah everyone knew about how high the risks of lossing money in gambling. Not only that, If someone losses a huge money (like this one), the chances for him ruining his life is at a high percentage.
There could be several reasons why this person ends up lossing this big amount in just 1 night.
1. Chasing losses.
2. Unable to control his temper.
3. The greediness to earn more money.

This isn't about entertainment anymore, gambling addiction is a mental disorder. A person couldn't become addicted immediately in 1 night, this person is regularly gambling online and this time he exceeded to his usual gambling routine that he ended up spending more time and money onto it.

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Quote from: Slot Kid on May 11, 2021, 04:26:36 PM

I’m not going to laugh at the guy, some people have very addictive personalities. It’s not just gambling, it can be drugs, prostitutes, alcohol. I hope he has found peace & managed to be strong to resist his urges.

In drugs, you don’t spend that much in just a day that’s pure gambling. There are so many forms of addiction but with regards to gambling, money is your main source and if you lose that much without control and even borrow money just to gamble, you’re in a big trouble. Don’t wait for you to lose that much, you have to control yourself first before you gamble, and avoid the possible depression as much ad possible.

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If this story tends to be true, he should get some counsel how he's going to face the problems that his addiction brought him including the debt that he should face.
And upon learning to gamble and became recently a gambling addict I think on the other side, he had realized it as soon as possible that it won't do him good in the long run if he became addicted.

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There are many legitimate stories about gamblers winning millions on fantasy sports platforms like draft kings or fanduel.

There are documented stories of gamblers winning more than $100,000 gambling on sports.

For some strange reason, the overwhelming majority of the media appears to contain a bias where they only cover the negative stories where people lose.

My US state illegalized fantasy sports like fanduel and draft kings which technically are games of skill rather than gambling. I think the political angle isn't justified.

I'm not a fan of people being denied opportunities and options in life like fantasy sports which could make them money.

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Quote from: Lorence.xD on May 11, 2021, 01:49:07 AM

Addiction is a serious thing and I don't like that people say that you just have to be strong willed if you want to stop addiction, look at this person, he could've stopped when he was around 5k loss but addiction doesn't permit stopping.

That was a serious problem and you're right it needed to be cured when the loss was the only minimum but this kind of psychological disease only shows when they already out of sources like drug addiction. the symptoms will show when they don't play anymore and the result is dramatically unpleasant to watch. Like the other guy who posted his experience when he loses a big amount of money in gambling, he somehow got the courage to narrates his experience and warn others on things that about to come if they won't stop playing when things are not already lost control.

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