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Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. A preferred term among many professionals is problem gambling, as few people described by the term experience true compulsions in the clinical sense of the word. Problem gambling often is defined by whether harm is experienced by the gambler or others rather...

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Rainietoo 05/17/2012

Hi Everyone,

I have been reading posts and notice that a lot of people have been struggling....including me. Lately I have been craving the Casino like mad. I find self talk helps me a lot. I tell myself that it is not worth it, that I will feel guilty and ashamed after and so on. I also find thinking about what else I would like to spend my money on is helpful. Sometimes I even go out to the store and buy a new pair of jeans or a top and congratulate myself on the new purchases that I wouldn't have had if I had gone to the Casino and thrown my money into a silly machine.

What do you guys do to overcome the urge?

deleted_user 05/22/2012

I remember getting my monthly calendar of events and free-play from station casinos in the mail. Then about 7 months ago, they called me and asked how my last visit was. I told them I came in for the 2 for1 buffet and that I had played my free play and left. I think I won about $10 on the freeplay. Then they asked me how and where I was gambling. I told them that I was trying to stop gambling. I told them that their slots were very tight, I wasn't hitting jackpots anymore, and that it wasn't fun. I told them that I was just planning on playing down my freeplay and then quitting for good.They told me that they love their locals and wished me luck.

It was the first time they had ever called me. I was so pissed that they called. Why were they fishing for where else I was gambling? What right did they have to call me at home? How dare they try to solicit me. I just wanted to enjoy the buffet and be left alone.

The phone call became the last straw for me. I felt like my privacy was somehow violated. After the phone call, I never received anymore free play. I was down to only $3 anyway. Big whoop! Then I read about how station casinos was in a big fight over their employees trying to unionize. I just started filling up with rage, over what the casinos did to the citizens of Las Vegas. I hate the casinos. If if wasn't for my job, I would leave Vegas in a heartbeat.

I still get occasionaly fliers for some random give-aways, and I just tear them up and trash them. I'm sure that if you look on line, and do some research about your local casinos, you will find many negative storie on them. Read the stories and start spreading the word. It's really the only way we will get our revenge. The money is gone forever, all we have left is our dignity. So help your neighbors, co-workers, family, and friends realize how evil the local casinos are.

deleted_user 05/23/2012

One tactic I use is to look at how much I spent on gambling. Let's say it was $800.00 in one weekend. Then I look at how much I earn per hour at my job. I substract the amount I spent from what I earn and then tell myself: For example: With me spending $800.00 on gambling, I'm really only earning 10.00 an hour on the job. That is slave wages!

I don't know if you can understand it as I don't really explain it in the best way (sounds weird, I'm sure lol) but it helps me.

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