Gambling has become popular recreational activity and constantly growing at an unprecedented rate over the last few years. Everybody has their reasons to gamble. Most people gamble to win money, to socialize, for excitement, or to pass time. There are many different ways to gamble which include lottery tickets, casino games, betting on horse racing,Continue reading “Problem Gambling, Youth and the Internet”
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Gambling’s impact on families
Statistics say that 80% of Americans have tried gambling and 5% of those players will end up with a gambling addiction. The problem with statistics is you don’t know what it’s telling you. For me its’ just a number. It’s always only a partial representation of the thing you are trying to understand. I do not wantContinue reading “Gambling’s impact on families “
Online gambling will harm your eyesight
The eyes are the most important organs that allow us to perceive the world. However, many factors can harm them. One of the biggest problem is online gambling. Combination of online gambling innovation and smartphone usage is proving increasingly toxic. For millennials, betting via their mobile phones has become very popular choice. Have you everContinue reading “Online gambling will harm your eyesight”
Letter to Money
I started an experiment at the beginning of this year where I wanted to listen to at least one book every month. So far I’ve listened 3 books in 2021.When I started my audiobook adventure this January, I didn’t have any high expectations. But one day I discovered interesting audiobook called “You are a badassContinue reading “Letter to Money”
Young People, God Loves You – Do Not Gamble with Your Life
Three card poker, slot machine games, roulette, blackjack, sports betting, bingo… there are so many games available for persons to participate in, not just for entertainment but many are also involved in gambling. These games can be accessed not only at casinos but also online. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and the sad realityContinue reading “Young People, God Loves You – Do Not Gamble with Your Life”
You don’t need to keep it to yourself
Young people may go into gambling as a result of idleness during the lockdown or even because of peer pressure “My friends gamble so I decided to try it then I tried another one and the next and I just couldn’t stop anymore” Most people are addicted to gambling and don’t even know they are,Continue reading “You don’t need to keep it to yourself”
Don’t use Cash while in Gambling Recovery
If you run out of sources to finance your bad habit, you can’t play anymore. Logical!? But what to do? Trust your money to a partner or someone you trust. Cut your credit cards and close the accounts. Under no circumstances should you even try to borrow more money! Let your loved one cover yourContinue reading “Don’t use Cash while in Gambling Recovery”
Part Two: My Partner is a Gambler
Written by my fiancé My fiancé agreed to write about how finding out about my addiction was for her. I think this is the only proper and honest way my readers can have the full picture on how a life of a family gets ruined by a gambling addiction. This is her side of ourContinue reading “Part Two: My Partner is a Gambler”
Why Gambling Is The Worse Form Of Addiction?
There could be thousands of reasons why people adopt gambling, and even psychologists don’t know why people gamble? It started as fun for some persons, and for some, it was meant to escape their sorrows. But in the end, the result was always the same; Gambling Stops Being a Diversion and Becomes Addiction. What keeps people stick withContinue reading “Why Gambling Is The Worse Form Of Addiction?”
Online Gambling- A New Face Of Intense Gambling Addiction
Addiction originally comes from Latin, where it is mean “Enslaved By”. It’s true actually because one who has suffered from addiction can tell you about it’s sturdy and prolonged grip on mind and body. It damages personal and professional life and challenges your senses to be reasonable. The world was already suffering from terrible effectsContinue reading “Online Gambling- A New Face Of Intense Gambling Addiction”
How To Handle Gambling Stress?
Victory is a fleeting thing in the gambling business. Today’s winners are tomorrow’s blinking toads, dumb beasts with no hope. Reference: Hunter S. Thompson At first, you will find yourself head over heels deep in gambling habit. It will act as an anchor point to keep you away from difficulties of life. It’s an approach toContinue reading “How To Handle Gambling Stress?”
I Lost My Partner Because Of Gambling
True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows when to rise and go home. Reference: John Milton Hay Indeed, a wise man always knows when to quit. Gambling addiction is well known as The Silent Killer; it pushes you towards the edge and then sits aside to watch youContinue reading “I Lost My Partner Because Of Gambling”
Getting out of gambling debt: The Definitive Guide
Most people don’t have a gambling problem, but I do and now im trying to get out of gambling debt. In two years of active gambling, I took seven bank loans. There are many different types of loans. Easiest to get for me was Instant Cash Loans. It was fast way to get money for myContinue reading “Getting out of gambling debt: The Definitive Guide”
What are the benefits of Group Therapy?
According to research by the Scientific American, around 2 million Americans have a gambling addiction. Around 1 in 165 men will experience gambling addiction in their lifetimes compared to 1 in 500 women. An estimated 98% of action gamblers are men. The number of people addicted to gambling is quite significant, and this is an actualContinue reading “What are the benefits of Group Therapy?”
Will I Ever Be Able to Watch Sport Again?
If you are a compulsive gambler, then you most likely “borrowed” from credit cards, family, friends – anywhere where money was available, hoping to fund one more bet that gets you back on track. I know, because that is exactly my story. I didn’t get the big win to get my money back, but insteadContinue reading “Will I Ever Be Able to Watch Sport Again?”
Interview with Justyn Larcombe
Friends and family are often key to encourage loved ones with gambling problems to seek help. I was lucky to have my fiancé, who was pushing me to seek professional help. She didn’t give up on me (yet), and she wanted to know everything about the addiction, that was destroying our relationship. After trying toContinue reading “Interview with Justyn Larcombe”
Credit Card Ban Could Be The Solution
Online payments and loans are such an abstract representation of money. You can’t feel money in your hands, but instead, you just see some numbers that most certainly you cannot understand the value of as good as you would with cash. Betting online and paying with loaned money didn’t feel real for me. It feltContinue reading “Credit Card Ban Could Be The Solution”
Why Recovering Gambling Addicts Fail
You should be proud of yourself! I know that I am, because statistically only roughly 5 percent of people with gambling addiction are seeking treatment. Relapse is going to be a big part of our healing process. I had one relapse, after being “clean” for a few weeks. I received an email from the bettingContinue reading “Why Recovering Gambling Addicts Fail”
Betting Companies Are Ruining Our Lives
Imagine this: you are sitting on the porch of your cottage on the Saturday morning. There is a morning breeze and you can hear birds singing. Your wife is making pancakes in the kitchen and you can hear kids’ laughter while they are playing with the dog. After the breakfast, you start walking towards yourContinue reading “Betting Companies Are Ruining Our Lives”
Becoming a Gambler
Did you know that Tesla and Dostoyevsky were also gambling addicts? Tesla lost his tuition money, had a nervous breakdown and dropped out of school. Dostoyevsky’s “Gambler” is semi-autobiographical.*Learning that such great minds had the same problem as me was somewhat comforting, it made me stop questioning my intelligence and made me realize it isContinue reading “Becoming a Gambler”
Gambling Addictions 