Hi All from Canada
Well what can I say
I am 53
Been gambling all my life. Came from a very strict DO NOT GAMBLE household where obviously I rebelled.
My gambling was always limited to Casinos and never really got hurt there except lost hundreds of hours of time there.
My average bet is $ 250 and beleive it or not, whether I am at a BJ table or a Craps table, I somehow manage to survive.
Used to gamble only in AC or in LVegas. Then they located a Casino in my own city. That was 18 years ago and for the first 18 months of that casino I went up $ 200,000 and perhaps down $ 20,000….not sure where it ended but I was able to walk in to security and self ban myself for periods of time. Each time the ban period expired, I gambled again there but always within a short period of time walked in and banned myself again.
None the less my trips to Las Vegas continued and quite honestly for the one or two times a year that I went there….I never really lost money.
Fast forward to 4 years ago when someone introducted me to the world of Sports Gambling, which is ruining my life and my finances. I can not get GA help because of my profile in my community ( I am well known) and because I am a professional who gives financial advise to others…YES…imagine that I can tell others what to do with their money but I can’t practise what I preach.
I am down over $ 100,000 and these past 4 months am down another $ 30,000….I am killing myself….figuratively speaking.
I can have up to 10k of bets a night and keep on losing every night. My wife and kids know I gamble but I cant discuss it with them…and I know I owe it to them to do so. My wife will not support me in the emotional manner I need if I tell her the truth. She will only nag me about pass losses.
I need help but can’t control this sports gambling need. My casino gambling needs are completely under control.
WTHeck do I do!
