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[19 1972scfc WANTED $1 Outlaw]

9 years ago

I was 17, sneaked into the local coral with 6/7 older lads who were regulars got my head down and sat facing away from the cashier on a FOBT. £20 went in and i followed the other lads and clicked on roulette, never seen it or even heard of it before got a slight understanding and used to play every number ending in a 0 or 5, dont know why. I knew nothing else i suppose?
spins came thick and fast and before i knew it i was up to £258, couldnt believe my luck neither could my mates. Over the moon with what at the time was more than a weeks wage i wanted my money out.

 

span the £8 on black 8 (favorite number) nothing else was covered and was just a case of round down and withdraw…..

 

BANG black 8 rolled in £288 returns, boom over £500 win my first attempt. Withdrew £500 back to the local and celebrated, couldnt believe it.

 

how easy was that?

 

biggest mistake of my life, the rest is history addiction kicked in and its fair to say i am probably £20k+ down, dont gamble much anymore, £10 a week on the football, family life saved me. Thank god.

 

i do always wonder if i hadnt of won the £500 that day would it have saved me thousands?

[ST STH2020 WANTED $38 Outlaw]

I think as with many others that first gamble is often the one the catches the bug. People seem to be ridiculously lucky when they don’t really know what they are doing. My first ever bet in the bookies was a lucky 15 on the horses. £4.50 laid out £187 back. Gambling well and truley bit me on the arse thst day and it has been a lot of ups and downs along the way. I have gambling in my blood, my dad loves a gamble as did his dad, and my mums dad. So I probably never had much chance even if I had lost that day. It is good to hear you have everything under control, I sometimes go a bit mental ( when I am drunk in the casino ) but I have everything under a lot more control, gambling what I can afford to lose etc, I am a lot more profitable in my betting then I used to be. I study horse form and football in a lot of detail, and played Poker to a reasonably high level. You can see why gambling can ruin relationships though. If I had carried on like I was when I was 18-20 I would probably be in 100k of debt, and might not even be around. It is super destructive.

Whilst you may still be in debt you now have a family and have your gambling under control,  which are two amazing things. I think in answer to your question that big win may have started things off, but ultimately you could have had that day further down the line.

Hopefully as Bandit says in his videos he is providing you entertainment, rather than needing to do anything yourself

[Run187 WANTED $28 Outlaw]

I started in arcades at 13. Cost me 17 years of my before I thought I need to get control. At the time id say was addicted, now I cba playing slots on or offline. Odd football bet, tenner on poker a month, daily pound scratch card. I always deposit my monthly limit and withdraw 17,18,19 pound  depending on if football on. Just so I can’t  redeposit.

[Anonymous WANTED $1 Inactive]

At least you’ve recognised it mate , that’s the main thing. Gambling can be fun, but the industry has that slogan WHEN THE FUN STOPS, STOP…..

which is like telling a heroin addict to stop injecting when their veins get ruined.

 

 

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