Quote Originally Posted by ThaWoj View Post
Thaddeus knows how important these points were to me. I couldn't afford to lose them. Say what you want that they are free points but he knows my situation. I really was counting on some SBR Store items. I'm glad I was able to repay you at least Thad.
It doesn't seem like anyone is doubting this, but I'd like to confirm that this is true. ThaWoj explained his situation to me via PM long before he lost the points, when he had no reason to do so. As such, I have no doubt that it is 100% true.

Unfortuantely, I have seen this sort of thing happen many times before. I've seen people pawn a valued position or deposit $50, run it up to $2000 on an incredible series of bets and then lose a little. Suddenly they have to "get it back", and end up losing everything in the effort. ThaWoj's situation was similar - he didn't buy the points, but he did start with nothing a week ago. He got a 200 point freeplay from BTP, hit an 800 point parlay with it, and kept on winning winning winning with it. For once, it looked like dreams really would come true in the SBR casino. Sadly, they did not.

ThaWoj is far from the first person to do this. If you look back at the old top daily winner threads SBR used to publish, you'll find that the vast majority of the people who hit some monster parlay (and/or had a monster casino run) for 20,000 points cashed out nothing or a trivial amount. I feel very very sorry for the ThaWoj and everyone else who's blown huge stack of points and/or money like this. I've done it myself in the past, and still fall victim to chasing losses from time to time in poker. The urge to get "losses" back is indeed very hard to resist.

ThaWoj, when I heard about your winnings, I told you it was a Godsend. Perhaps it still can be. At best the winnings would have delayed the inevitable for a couple months. However, it's quite likely you would have been right back in a casino/sportsbook the first chance you got. Maybe you can use this experience to give up on gambling once and for all and really turn your life around. It won't be easy, but if you really want to "win" you have to quit playing. The casino never loses in the long run and never will.

Good luck,
Thaddeus