Hi, they say the first 60 to 90 days are the worst. I just hit 90 days yesterday and it has gotten better. Here is what I did. Went to GA meetings and Celebrate recovery meetings you can look it up on line. Gave my debit card to a friend. you can turn over all access to money to someone you trust who can give you money and maybe even pay your bills for awhile. I check in here every day and read and re read posts including old ones. there is a lot of good advice on here. Working the 23 steps is important. you have to create a new life that doesn't include gambling or you will go back. you have to fill the void.I didn't feel very good at the begining. You just have to take care of youself, sleep when your;e tired, eat comfort foods just anything to get through the days until you start to feel better. I prayed for the desire to gamble to go away and it did. I prayed for it a lot before it happened, but now my urges are few and far between.. You can do this just be kind to yourself.

oops I meant 12 step program. Also very important, ban yourself from the casino. It is very freeing and takes a lot of pressure off once you know you can't go.

Giving a friend check book, debit and credit cards has worked for many. One friend of mine puts cash in a lock box and gives the key to her counselor. I once hired a professional payee, they have business insurance that protects you from fraud. I brought him my paychecks and he gave me an agreed upon allowance and then paid all bills and saved money for me. One friend of mine, had her bank lower her debit card withdrawal amount to less than $20. Another friend, gets a prepaid VISA but had a friend set the PIN and not tell it to her. So the card can only be used for purchases, not cash withdrawals. Do whatever you need to do to get between your gambling and your money. If it can even give you 2 more minutes to think, it can be helpful.
Find other things to do, write out a list of things you can do that cost little or nothing and take at least 20 minutes. (Average length of an urge.) Revive old hobbies and make new ones. Revive old friendships and make new ones, volunteer somewhere, Read, watch videos and seek out information about gambling addiction. Do something creative. Exercise. Go to the park. Do something, anything that is not gambling.

Art work, gratitude diary, (writing down something I am grateful for every day), exercise, hiking, photography, play dates with friends, volunteer job, go to movie, go to an event, take a class, learn to tango, make someone elses' day.

I feel your pain. The urges suck and are very persistent. You are making a great first step by reaching out. Definitely visit a GA meeting near you. Go slow and love and forgive yourself.

Thankyou everyone ! Last night I emptied my checking account again... Nothing new! We don't have a GA anywhere even close to where I live .. The nearest one is 3 hrs away :( maybe I should just ban mys of from the casino.. We just have one

You think, maybe? You now what the outcome is, as I did too, (emptied bank account again, nothing new), if nothing changes, nothing changes. You might want to write a goodbye letter to gambling, it helps one set your resolve and state your reasons out loud about why you want to quit.
Banning from the casino is sometimes the only way people get quit. It will stop the bleeding. But you will likely need to do more internal work to be able to stay strong if you travel or to not just replace your gambling addiction with a new one. (i.e. food or shopping)

I banned myself from the local casinos in my state and this has stopped me from going. That worked until I traveled to my hometown and gambled again. I went to my bank and ask that my cash advances, point of sale, and withdraw amount would be lowered to a small amount per day. I also asked to get a ATM card instead of a Visa debit card. I will leave the Visa debit at home from now on and use the ATM card for cash. I have a real problem with cash advances at the casinos..... I am still working on this and trying to block most of my access to money.

I gave up all cards that spit out cash. I kept just one credit card that I was able to remove the cash advance feature from (some banks won't do that). All bills were paid electronically. All purchases were made with the credit card (gas, groceries, etc). I would make electronic payments to the credit card a few times a week to keep me aware of what I was spending. If you don't have a credit card, a prepaid card might work the same way. I kept that up for several months, until I felt like I could control myself.