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Good for you, Jen. The guy who started a thread to warn us off about casino corruption confirms what we know already so don’t feel threatened or anxious. He is blowing the lid off the Gambling Industry (for some reason). These guys are out to get you. Ruthless so call their bluff and don’t let them inveigle any more money from you. When you mention the law, it softens their cough! see it through. You are only a number to them. They can’t touch your account or bill you for anything.
Did you get any reply from the Casino. Jen?
is it 55 days now, Kin??
TODAY is all that c ounts!Every organisation in the world has some level of corruption but the Gambling Industry is the lowest of the low. The job which gives you your living is on a par with the “mules” who carry drugs to vulnerable junkies for sleazy Drug Lords. Would you be proud to say, you could draw in “new customers” (usually kids) to the Drug Industry? People who partake in crime are equally guilty. That’s the downside of your job. Of course we all have to make a living but my question is, did you post on this Gambling Therapy Site to slyly draw in new trade or did you do it to relieve your own guilt or are you genuinely attempting to give us the thumbs up? If we are whales you must be the shark. Most Compulsive Gamblers are fully aware of the underhandedness of the Gambling industry (they even offer free counselling, to make themselves appear good.) If you posted here to honestly tip people off, I applaud you for that. Nobody can judge another’s motive but as a CG , I can’t help suspecting there is an ulterior motive in your post. Do you ever gamble??? I would prefer to eat grass for my survival rather than take my living from your low down trade!
The little extra money is a reward for your efforts, Lizbeth. I often notice little perks and bonuses pop up when I live righteously.
It could also be a test of endurance!
Either way, you have dealt with it in the correct way.
Your mindset is changing.
The Gambling mind sees money and says “Ya! Money! Gambling!”
The non Gambling mind says “Savings. Road trip. Bills. Christmas pressies”
Well done, Lizbeth. It could have turned out very differently.Jen, if I were in your situation I would put my own recovery first. I would call that casino again. Tell them you are a compulsive gambler and that you will not be going on this trip. The onus should not be on you to make alternative arrangements for any extra guests so it’s up to them to contact those guests. Tell them they will be wasting their time billing you since you have been cleaned out of funds due to gambling. Tell them they can contact your solicitor if they have any further questions. Remind them that they have a duty of care to their customers and insist that they made no further contact with you. Over and out!
I don’t think I even need “triggers” to gamble. “Urges” and “triggers” feel like excuses to me. Why do “normal” people who have all the pinpricks of life to deal with NOT gamble? Why don’t I drink to “drown my sorrows” or take drugs or take up buddhism or flower arranging or golf?? Just my fleeting thoughts. SEEING money, especially 50 notes will generally remind me of the days I “enjoyed” sliding them into machines and taking a deep breath ,relaxing in the casino chair. But is that a memory or a trigger? I really don’t know. I think the addiction/craving/compulsion to gamble is a condition that some people have and some don’t. I know the GA theory is that a CG can never place any type of bet or play any game of chance or toss a dice. For me, Slot machines are my only poison. I long for them. I yearn for the release and escape that they offer. And I enjoy the risk. It’s a disorder that brings chaos and turmoil into the lives of some vulnerable people when we succumb to the temptation. Do I need triggers? I really don’t think I do. I need to keep focused on the fact that order and chaos are diametrically opposed. When we “take the drug”, we suffer the hangover. Always. I need to deal with Life on Life’s terms. Gambling solves nothing. A reason (“trigger/urge”) can easily be turned into an excuse. Good topic though!
…and all the best for the year to come, Monica.
I’m just back from Malta…