Gambling How it can Ruin your Life Must read

[jcjrbowl]

I have been on this site for a few yrs now and I am not here to bash anyone I chose who I wanted to follow and that was my choice, I chose Nolla Dolla well 2 yrs in a row and today was the end. I know one
should not gamble if they cannot afford to play and 2 yrs ago I had the local book threaten me and even went to my job and cost me that. So this yr after 1 yr of playing on line I tried a local again I wagered 100 per game that I played with about a 2500 to 3000 per week play line. Note I only make about 25k a yr well going into this weekend I was down 21k and I have played Nolla all yr.
Today I wagered my 5 biggest bets of the season to try and save some personal dignity and money Well here are those plays I chose from Nolla and Once again I have been smoked
Atl Jax over 44
Dall No Over
Tampa Plus 7
Jax Plus 4
Ariz plus 7.5

Well needless to say I have lost again. Gambling has cost me my job and now probably alot more He the man has even called while I was writing this and expects payment Tuesday, I obviously dont have it and I have offered my vehicle and my home until I can make good. I am down well over 20k this season due to these nice 2500 dollar losses today. Guys I speak from experience I have gone through the GA program and many yrs of counseling and therapy and there is no cure for this illness, This will be the last post I ever make and for that matter after today I will be very hard to find if even I am found. I am tired of chasing a dream that will never be, this has ruined my life and the lives of people who loved me and I cannot do it anymore, If you seem headed down this road I have described get HELP before you end up like me.
Thanks for listening and may God Bless You All

 

[Mr Hockey]

I know this sounds mean but I don't feel bad for you. I'm sick & tired of people always saying that gambling is an illness, & can ruin your life. It has done these things to people but not because of gambling itself but instead people with pipe dreams & no self control. You knew you were down & kept betting, well then you asked for this & should have learned this lesson way before today!

 

[Iminforabuck]

Hey Hockey....why dont ya just whip it out and take a piss on em too while youre at it.



Not the coolest thing in the world to bring Nolan into this. I mean....the decision to follow Nolan was yours....so why bring him into this?

Look.....just find another hobby. Pay it off....and get your life together. Very sorry to hear about your losses and debts. All of us know that can happen if we let our emotions get in the way of our wagers.

Walk away from it....pay your debts....and regroup your life. The best of luck to you in whatever you choose to do from here.

 

[S-Love]

just bet with Monopoly money...like Mr H does- then when you go 2-27 in one night it doesn't cost anything other than some dignity, which he has none to begin with anyway

 

[GENO]

jcjrbowl have you read one single post of mine on money management ?

Or anyone else's for that matter?


I am sorry to read of your plight, I am also shocked to see that your local let you roll while down this far. I know for a fact none of the locals I have used in the past would let this go this far. I would have been shut off. I know, I have been shut off for both reasons in my life

Lose too much you get shut off, win too much, most will shut you off. :nono:

To bounce Nolan like this is wrong and as long as you go on blaming others for the actions and decisions you make, nothing will change in your life. I have preached so much about bet sizing and money management my fingers are numb from typing.

 

[Mr Hockey]

just bet with Monopoly money...like Mr H does- then when you go 2-27 in one night it doesn't cost anything other than some dignity, which he has none to begin with anyway

I'm not surprised that this thread got polluted with your stupidity. I'm surprised you didn't make some gay reference as that seems to be a big thing with you. Why don't you go in the corner & go count the chump change you won in a contest kid. Jesus only a fool would act like he won the super bowl when he won $200

 

[Mr Hockey]

Hey Hockey....why dont ya just whip it out and take a piss on em too while youre at it.



Not the coolest thing in the world to bring Nolan into this. I mean....the decision to follow Nolan was yours....so why bring him into this?

Look.....just find another hobby. Pay it off....and get your life together. Very sorry to hear about your losses and debts. All of us know that can happen if we let our emotions get in the way of our wagers.

Walk away from it....pay your debts....and regroup your life. The best of luck to you in whatever you choose to do from here.

It is called tough love. The man sounds like he is making excuses point blank & that isn't going to help matters. I'm sure this thread will fill up with pity posts but really pity isn't called for in this case.

 

[S-Love]

next year count your pennies Mr H and enter the contest- I'll love getting a year's worth of bitch-slapping out of your old hide, too.

Now go back to your penny scalps you gasbag

 

[jcjrbowl]

Guys I never bashed Nolla all I said was he is who i chose to follow I did it I admit that no one twisted my arms I feel he is a great handicapper I just took the wrong things He gives great write ups and etc. As for sympathy I asked for none But for what its worth This is an addiction and a sickness if you have no control you are an addict just like drugs and alcohol

 

[Mr Hockey]

next year count your pennies Mr H and enter the contest- I'll love getting a year's worth of bitch-slapping out of your old hide, too.

Now go back to your penny scalps you gasbag

Jesus you are that desperate to dominate something in your miserable existence? I could put $50 in an account & have more in it then you have ever had in one.

Go count the remaining few bucks you have left pissboy.

 

[kosar]

I don't really take it as him bashing Nolan, or whatever. He's just relaying what happened and where he got his picks. He wasn't blaming Nolan, or at least I didn't read it like that.

If he mentioned that he got his picks from Phil Steele, he would be lectured about being so stupid for getting his plays from such a dubious source, instead of being lectured about bringing up where he got his picks(an equally dubious source).

 

[S-Love]

Jesus you are that desperate to dominate something in your miserable existence? I could put $50 in an account & have more in it then you have ever had in one.

do you have $50 left after going 2-27 in the NHL in one night?- of course that's only minus 30 bucks since your book started taking dollar bets, junior

post up next year in the contest and school will be in session

 

[Mr Hockey]

do you have $50 left after going 2-27 in the NHL in one night?- of course that's only minus 30 bucks since your book started taking dollar bets, junior

post up next year in the contest and school will be in session

You are talking shit over winnning $200 LOL Kid I don't need contests like you do since I actually have my own money to depend on & not possible freebies from a book.

 

[yyz]

jc

Sorry to hear that your season was shit. You need to get some help, brother. Betting with money you don't have, or the rent, is a big no-no. You seem to have found that out the hard way.

GA didn't work for you, but maybe now you are more serious about it, and can try again.

Right now, you are out some cash......it aint the end of the world. Get yourself together, and make things right.

One day at a time they say..................

Good luck.

 

[Myron]

Mr. Hockey I'm with you. It's ridiculous to say that gambling or booze or small amounts of pot or anything similar will ruin your life. It's idiot hysterical claims like that which led to prohibition and the kyl bill. The truth is that anything in moderation is fine. What I get tired of is the government making decisions for all the people of its country based on the lack of self control of a small few

 

[S-Love]

You are talking shit over winnning $200 LOL Kid I don't need contests like you do since I actually have my own money to depend on & not possible freebies from a book.

Didn't think you had the stones to get involved with anything that involved keeping a W-L record

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

1st I am not sure this is fact or fiction. My reasoning is most bookies know their punters if they have been in business very long--and If I was the bookie and know a guy makes 25K a year and has been on losing streak there is no way I am going to let him throw that much at me in one weekend, knowing he is tapped out. If he did and doesn't get paid he was asking for it and not only will he not get paid but has lost a player. Very few bookies will make mistake of putting themselves in no win situation. However part of this does make me think maybe it is true story. When you say you used to play online but went to bookie I read that as you couldn't put money up front and had to play on credit. I know people can get addicted and if in fact that is your situation,despite being no ones fault but your own,I still have sympathy for you--but if that is the case you would have been at the mercy of the lottery or other means so the prob was not sports wagering it was "the fever" period. Will never forget seeing a car outside minute mart last year with about six people rummaging in seats and floorboard. 1st thought was someone had dropped lit cigarette,but found out they were in fact searching for change to buy another lottery ticket.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Didn't think you had the stones to get involved with anything that involved keeping a W-L record

Clown I'm being tracked on another forum & I'm doing quite well. Would you have killed yourself if you didn't win the $200? It sounds like it.

 

[beantownjim]

JEEZ BOYS I AM SPEECHLESS AND I MUST SAY I HAVE BEEN GAMBLING 25 YEARS AND ITS TRUE IT DOES TAKE A LOT OUT OF YOU PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY WHY JUST 4 DAYS AGO I WAS UP 440 HUNDRED DOLLARS AT HOLLYWOOD SPORTSBOOK NOW I AM BUSTED WOW WHEN YOU START LOSING THERES NO CHANCE TO RE-GROUP YOU ALWAYS PICK THE WRONG GAME.I FEEL LIKE SH-T RIGHT NOW MYSELF NBA BASKETBALL TOTALS IS WHAT IS KILLING ME MAN THESE F-CKING NIGERIANS CANT SHOOT FOR SH-T I USUALLY PLAY TOTALS BECAUSE I DONT TRUST THESE BONE HEADS AND THE POINT SPREADS:nono: SO BOYS THERE WILL BE NO LOBSTER AND CORONA FOR ME FOR SOMETIME NOW I AM PISSED I DIDNT SEND OUT FOR A CHECK YESTERDAY BEFORE DISSASTER STRUCK.SO BOWL I FEEL YOUR PAIN BUT A GUY LIKE YOU SHOULD NEVER BET ON CREDIT JUST SEND OUT 300 DOLLARS OFFSHORE AND HOPE YOU GET ON A STREAK.STAY AWAY FROM LOCAL GUYS ITS TO EASY TO GET TO GO OVER YOUR LIMIT

LOCAL BOOKIES NEVER SHUT YOU OFF WHEN YOU ARE LOSING THEY ONLY SHUT YOU OFF WHEN YOU ARE WINNING OR THEY WILL CUT YOUR LIMITS BUT ONLY IF YOU ARE WINNING:thefinger

 

[S-Love]

so you only track your plays under the identitites that do well? which one is it- Mr PD, TC, or one of your other aliases? you've got more personalities than Cybil