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...
Sitting on side of the road writing this. Well my last trip to casino just happened. I blamed my mom for wanting to go Friday and lost $460. Then went tonight chasing my losses. But all the time there I knew what I had to do. BANN MYSELF HERE TOO. Already banned at the other casino a few months back but kept coming here. Well had enough. Tired of losing all my money every week. So after it was all gone, I went to players club with a very long line and stood and waited for my turn. Told the girl what I wanted. "She says huh... you sure". I sad absolutely. She got on phone and called someone. Then gave me paper to fill out and then a boss came up took my ID went off to make copy. then all a sudden 2 security guards were there behind me. I stepped up to them ,smiled and said " BEST THING I EVER HAVE DONE I JUST HAVE TO". ONE GUARD SAYS " U GOTTA DO WHAT U GOTTA DO. I told him I'm sure I have paid your wages for a long time. Boss came back , signed the form, took my pic ( right in front of all those people, but i smiled cause i didnt care they were there) and says hate to loose you and was escorted out. But as I walked thru those first doors threw my hands up and said Yesss. And so it ends and now begins also...
I felt such relief after I banned. One place the sec guy walking me back to the little room was coaching me "now don't do lifetime, do just a year to get it together then you can come back"
I was pissed off when he is guiding me as to how to ban
I did lifetime and have a new freedom with those impulsive, destructive car trips OFF THE TABLE!!!
SO happy for us