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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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deleted_user 04/04/2007

I'm a student at UC Berkeley - and my grades are failing my life is going down the tube because I'm fucking up - i'm gambling like crazy online.

And as of right now I closed my accounts on http://www.bodog.com

even though I really want to play so bad.

God!

I just want to play poker - I should just do it in real life - am I right?

deleted_user 04/04/2007

You are playing in real life. You are young and have so much ahead of you. You have the opportunity to stop this now and have an amazing life. 3 grand may seem like a ton of money but you can get past this. Please don't beat yourself up over this, make a plan, get some help. By recognizing this problem now, you are so ahead of the game. We're here to help!

deleted_user 04/10/2007

Well listen if you want to do it in real life i am telling you it is alot more hard cause then your money is in front of your face and your watching it go down the drain. I love poker alot and i dont gamble much online i lost 20 bucks the last 2 days but thats nothing.

I loose like 2-400 a night when i go to the casino so it is not good playing in real life, mind you i won alot aswell but that besides the point. If you love poker and dont want to gamble online download the score poker and play that it is a strictly free play money poker and you cant put money on if you wanted to. It is an awesome site aswell. Try it thats what i do i play for play money to help me stop spending money on poker.

Now dont think you can play in real life and win cause if you are that good you would be scouted off the net to play in the world series of poker. So real life is more stressfull then online i find cause it drives me nuts watching my money leave and there are thousands in front of your eyes and you cant have.

Dont let it overcome you girl. So please dont waist you live on poker. Stay in school your obviously smart if your in university. Do the right thing.

deleted_user 04/10/2007

Hey it is me again... Sorry i tried that score poker i was telling you about and it is not a free site no more i dont think. Unless it is play money and still got the dollar signs but i am not sure but years ago when i played on it it was free play money.

But what i do now is i play the play money on Poker Stars that is what helps me i play holdem and the 5 card draw there it is really fun for play money aswell it is more like a game and not a need or want for more money it makes you respect it as a game for fun and not just a look for more money... Goodluck

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