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Hey DL,

Haven't touched those evil things since Sunday's massacre.  Don't plan on it.  I have been betting sports, walked in, got my ticket, flipped off the camera and the guys upstairs, and walked out.  Got some fresh air.  Had this sick feeling of crying.  Thought to myself, what the fuck? 3 thousand dollars I handed over to some asshole in a casino.  NEVER again. Tell you the truth, I am thinking of quitting sports too.  It's just a gateway to other forms of gambling.  I'm good at it, but it takes A LOT of time.  I went on a date with this girl last night, it felt really good.  I spent 40 bucks on her, didn't hesitate.  It's funny.  I would spend hundreds on machines, not thinking twice, and be cheap with dates, clothes, etc.  Now, I don't care.  I hope she enjoyed the dinner and coffee.  I wouldn't care if it was 300 dollars. 

I am sad.  Not depressed.  Just huge sadness.  Thousands, thousands of dollars, time, gone to those casinos.  Sitting infront of those machines.  I could have been married, had kids, traveled the world.  Those machines took it all.  My fault, but I'm healing.  I really appreciate you guys.  Some of you live in other parts of the country where you don't have these machines, but for us over here, the devil is here.  Alive and well.  You would be amazed at how addicting they are.  I never want to touch them again.  They are everywhere.  Just went to the grocery store, and there they were.  Just can't wait to leave Nevada.  Hate it here.  I have 13 months to go. 

Hey Dennis,

The reason I'm stuck here, is that in my early twenties I gambled thousands, and got stuck.  I had money to leave, I couldn't.  Now, it came back.  I have 13 months to go (I get certification) and I can then go any city.  A part of me knows that the reason why I haven't been able to raise a family, travel, buy a home, is because of the gambling in early twenties.  This has me upset, but motivated to quit.  I haven't been working five days last three months, so I had lots of time, time equals gambling for me.  I can't have free time.  I hit sports all the time, I hit a six teamer Sunday night, put it back in the machines in two hours. 

I don't escape, I gamble for the profit of money.  And when I lose, I'm hell bent on getting it back, hence my problem.  I was thinking of black listing myself.  I am thinking of getting an online account and just betting sports. 

I know you guys won't believe me, but I hit close to 60 percent on NBA and MLB every year, but have nothing to show for it.  Because of slots and video poker. 

I believe that the devil is on this earth, and he resides in those casinos.  If there is a place in hell for me, I know there's a special place for them too.  But, I don't want to dwell on that.  I want to be the successful sports "recreation" bettor. 

Gambling has taken too much.  I want my life back.  I want to be recreational sports bettor.  I hope all of you can chime in and help me out.  I am struggling with erasing the money lost from my memory.  Thanks again.

Thanks DL

I struggled with this in my early twenties, and now it's back.  I have no idea what happened.  It's just a blur, in three months, I'm down 3 grand.  I can't let it go, but I will try.  I have no idea what came over me, I have this sick and anxious feeling of wanting that money back.  I have never been this upset over it.  I guess you are saying that the sooner you "forget" about it, the better.  It's very hard to forget, I needed that money, that's two months of work.  I just don't understand.  I know it's bad, but I keep going back.  I posted here so I can get some other opinions.  I have a hard time telling the family about this.

I live in Las Vegas, can't shake it.  Need serious replies please. 

What started out as a 300 dollar loss, has turned in to 3 grand.  I won, and wanted to win more, but then, I hit a losing streak and have been chasing that money.  Losing a lot.  I cannot get that loss of money out of my head, which is why I lose more and more.  What have you guys done to quit? The sad thing is I do great in sports, but put it back in the casinos.  How do you forget the lost money? I have a hard time with losing that much.  Any suggestions? I want to quit this forever and just stick to sports (with low wages), how do I quit? It's taken so much from me, I'm thinking of leaving Vegas next month forever (though finding another job will be very hard).

Thanks