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[Dr DrSnow WANTED $6 Outlaw]

Mate, look, like me I think you’ve been seriously depressed for a long time and not really know about it – the only solace is clicking that button – heck, I bet you don’t even get that much of a buzz from a 500x and you probably get in the pattern of getting in a hole, escaping that hole, getting back into the hole and so on an so forth.  If I may, I shall give you some advice, I’m three and a half years from my wife chucking me out.

1.  Streamers – Personally sometimes I find them really triggering and they make me want to play, so other than the Bandit (I love the content but honestly can’t relate to £40 spins and gambling 20K on a press) so unsub from all the streamers.

2.  Exercise, I’ve become a fat C**t during my years of self isolation and as a result my self esteem (which was already pretty crap) was almost a rock bottom.  I’m running and walking 4 times a week and getting out into the countryside – it’s really helped my soul at lot – it’s helped me to appreciate life again.

3.  Kids – Thank christ but me and my son are best friends now and you can do the same, as soon as your depression starts to life you can start being that little less selfish.  Chuck a bag of water and some snacks in a bad and take them for a walk down the river, it really is that simple to start.

4.  Your soul.  I’ve mentioned it a few times and I’m probably repeating myself but I’ve realised that feeding your self with positive and practical things really can help, as soon as lockdown is properly over I’m taking a tent and going camping, I’m loving the thought of a long walk, steak cooked over an open fire and a pint of wine, ha ha.

5.  Honesty with your partner – It’s a tough call, if she loves you and you’re honest and you can show her what you’ve done and are doing to change then it could work but I understand why you wouldn’t, it’s frightening.

 

 

[Dr DrSnow WANTED $6 Outlaw]

Good luck OP.  I’ve been through a similar thing….one thing I know for sure is that you put the work in with your kids they will forgive you and you can start from scratch with them.  You can start to rebuild your soul.

[Dr DrSnow WANTED $6 Outlaw]

Disregarding all the guff above.

I don’t like the tactics of the WB on Videoslots or on Rizk and it’s “wheel of Rizk” (the other day my son, quite randomly, shouted “Welcome to the Wheel of Rizk, I was mortified) anyway….these two sites are trying to make sure you come back at a later point to hopefully deposit and get you in the cycle.  Yeah, yeah, I know you don’t HAVE to come back, but people do.

In my mind this is like McDonald’s saying “hope you enjoyed your meal, if you comeback next Friday I’ll give you a free milkshake and if you have another meal, you can have a free milkshake after that” and so on.  They wouldn’t be able to get away with that.

It’s shady.

[Dr DrSnow WANTED $6 Outlaw]

Hello mate,

Mine is similar although I was brought up in gambling family.   What do you thinks going to end up happening to a seven your old kid who was kept quiet at weekends, whilst everyone went out, with said kid picking his own horses, on form and jockeys, and putting 5p ew yankees from his own money via his Uncle or Grandad??

If it wasn’t racing it was queuing up to play the bandit in the Social club and then playing bingo.  I had about 8 schools as a kid (my dad was military) and was pretty lonely so ended up in the arcades.

I still have a borderline gambling addiction coupled with a borderline drinking problem but I’m on top of those for the moments.  Sometimes I feel like asking my Mam – what the fuck were you thinking – but I don’t.

I’ve gotten into running and trying to get really fit, it’s helping.

[Dr DrSnow WANTED $6 Outlaw]

Coincidentally it’s also the last time he played Starburst.

 

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Random one, Gecksy, had you had a beer or two.  As your behaviour is exactly the same as mine if I’ve had a few beers.

[Dr DrSnow WANTED $6 Outlaw]

I think they doubled the wagering requirement about a year or two ago.  It used to be relatively easy to grind through to get a decent bonus.

 

[Dr DrSnow WANTED $6 Outlaw]

For all the posts on here bemoaning the the loss of bonus buys – there will still be a lot of people out that will have lost everything chasing £500 bonus buys.  It’s the worst possible set up for a degenerative gambler.

[Dr DrSnow WANTED $6 Outlaw]

Fair play, I enjoy stories where people are able to get one over on the organisations we give our money too.

Sporting Bet had a Poker  promotion back in 03 or 04 where if you played 500 raked hands they gave you a £50 cash bonus at the end of the month.  Playing at 0.01/0.02 used to take half a day grind and you only played premium hands.  It was basically free money.  Peanuts I know but I enjoyed getting it.

 

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To be honest, if I’ve had a few beers and then watch a streamer if kind of triggers the itch in me.  Which means I’ve obviously got a problem with alcohol AND gambling ha ha.

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When I say pay, I don’t mean you’re going to win loads, I mean it’s going through a cycle where you will get some line hits and potentially a bonus.  Eg, £50 can last you a few hours on 40p stake.

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Welexion,

Sounds like we’ve been on the same bandit journey.  I remember 60p spins on the Creature from the Black Lagoon.  This isn’t a criticism just an observation, it’s mad to see how almost all of the streamers are now on standard £3 or £4 stake minimums.  Times have changed really quickly.

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