Gambling Addiction & Recovery Support Group

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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received an e-mail from partycasino

josh888
josh888
they are telling there's a free $50 on my account and that I don't have to do any deposit -- that I just need to log into my account? shouldn't it be illegal to act that way? i am trying to fight my gambling addiction and they bring that to my face all the time. i suppose they love me because i gave them 25 000$ over the time?
josh888
josh888
too bad it came to my house... real mail.. not even an e-mail *sighs*
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yup, casinos are evil. You can bet(no pun intended) that casinos have employed very smart people to teach them how to lure in us CG's. They know that if you are trying to recover and they bait that hook with a little bit of food($50 bucks) the fish will bite and they can reel you in once more. They know that the first bet to the CG is like the first drink to an alcoholic in that we can't stop with just one sip.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Josh, You are doing great. You are strong now. Each day you will feel even better than the day before.

Very well said jststopit. I couldn't agree more with that analysis.

Take care of YOU,

mamabear
deleted_user
deleted_user
You know that you don't want to act on it. Destroy it and get rid of it. Maybe get some additional advice on how to block these type of materials. But believe in yourself and make sure that you reach out to and utilize your support network!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Josh you are doing great...PLEASE do like I do when I receive those lovely pieces of mail from the casino's, RIP them up and use them in the fireplace...Hang in there my friend...
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree casinos are evil they get hold of you and they keep hold. THEY WANT YOUR CASH . Do not give them it .give me it instead lol
Tell the casinos to GET LOST and stick there heads where the sun don' t shine .
deleted_user
deleted_user
Josh, it's up to you to not act on their BAIT. That's all it is, they want to give this to you to tempt you to lose even more. Simply put, It's not worth it! Be strong, You can Do this!