tips on quitting?

**jjgold** · 05-21-17, 01:00 PM

Some good material in the thread

Bet with your head

Do not bet with scared money

**Shute** · 05-21-17, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by Otters27

Try to get limits put on your account. Worked for me.

1. Lower your wager amount.
2. Start running, working out, biking, rock climbing,etc.
3. Stop following scores, stop watching games
4. Go to church, volunteer at soup kitchen
5. Get a second or third job to occupy your time
6. Only bet games you are watching for entertainment. Don't bet games that you can't watch on tv or live

**daneblazer** · 05-21-17, 01:53 PM

If you really want to quit, you're asking the wrong group. Get a mod to ban you then ask someone in GA for help. Gamblers anonymous, not Georgia.

**pilebuck13** · 05-21-17, 02:05 PM

Gold put up that video you made about quitting gambling means you will quit everything in life. The famous stay in the game video someone post it I'll give yah some points if you can find it it's hilarious

**eidolon** · 05-21-17, 02:09 PM

Every time you feel the urge to bet, light a match, and then put it out on the tip of your penis.

**MaddyMax** · 05-21-17, 02:12 PM

Its hard to quit for dgens and addicts but what they can do is put strict disciline on money management. Instead of depositing pay check to pay check and betting all or most of it on games and losing to get wiped out...save up about 1k then bet only 1% of balance on each bet. No matter what or no matter what kind of picks you come across, bet only 1%. its an easy advice to give but very hard to follow even by those who give this advice.

**maggiethebestdog** · 05-21-17, 02:45 PM

Everyone has to grow up sometime. You just aren't there yet. Not that complicated.

**JIBBBY** · 05-21-17, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by MaddyMax

Its hard to quit for dgens and addicts but what they can do is put strict discipline on money management. Instead of depositing pay check to pay check and betting all or most of it on games and losing to get wiped out...save up about 1k then bet only 1% of balance on each bet. No matter what or no matter what kind of picks you come across, bet only 1%. its an easy advice to give but very hard to follow even by those who give this advice.

Yep, I typically bet $50 - $150 range per game on each book myself.. Every now and then I will bet $500 if I see a real lock, I don't do that often though.. Mostly in MMA if I do....

I've stuck to that rule of betting for years and years now.. It works for me, keeps me disciplined.. I don't go chasing, and if I win big one day the next day I'm back to the same old grind and continue betting the same.. I don't get silly and start loading up the next day thinking I can make a million over night.. If I have a bad day I'm back to the grind again, I cap harder and still bet the same $100 range bets the next day.. I don't waver...

I know I'm human and will lose.. Gotta be a grinder and stay consistent with your bets I believe to stay winning in this game of sports gambling.. If I see myself losing regularly off a certain sport like in NHL for me now I back off and don't play it all for a while..

I weigh heavily on trends when capping sports and even with my own betting trends...

**19th Hole** · 05-21-17, 02:59 PM

Reload!!
Do it from your uncle's attic if you must.

**JIBBBY** · 05-21-17, 03:09 PM

Oh and another thing you have to learn to roll with the punches IMO. Meaning -

If you lose big one day forget about that money immediately, you never had it.. Put it out of your mind.. Don't ever think about what you could have spent that money on that you lost.. Can't dwell on your losses as that eats at you!!!

If you can do that you won't get ruined and carry that negative baggage around with you all day or all week long. Just roll with it... You won't go chasing either and lose more and then go into debt trying to win it back immediately... Can't dwell on your losses as even the best sports cappers lose from time to time!!!

Money isn't everything in life and it's not the end of the world if you lose your roll from time to time. You start over from 0 and you begin to work it back up. Stay positive and give to charity for good Karma also, don't be greedy.... Everyone can use a little lady luck from time to time

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**Buffalo Nickle** · 05-21-17, 03:15 PM

You have to realize why you are gambling. It is not for the money. You know that because you have not made any.

So ask yourself why you gamble. It is most likely for the rush. If so, you have to get away from it because you are basically doing drugs.

The only people that gamble successfully are the people that don't really gamble for money. They just like the challenge.

If you cannot just gamble on paper or using betpoints, you can probably forget about gambling.

If I had it to do all over again, I might just gamble for free. I have picked up more free money than I have won gambling against -110 lines. There is a lot more to gambling than just picking games and degening on the outcome.

**mcfugly** · 05-21-17, 03:19 PM

Just grow some balls and increase your wager size to win back your losses

**Rollins08** · 05-21-17, 03:26 PM

Stopping is not easy. I believe a certain % can't stop or they would be to miserable in life if they did quit. I think the best some people can do is to limit it. If you take you paycheck and are able to say, okay I'm only going to bet a certain amount and if I lose then I wait to next paycheck then you can limit it - and you may have some winning weeks. Quitting is really tough even with GA. I think you have to be realistic about it. Some of us have this as our vice.

**Buffalo Nickle** · 05-21-17, 03:27 PM

Here is a tip for quitting gambling. Ask yourself how much more money you are willing to lose. Hopefully, that number is not more than $500 or $1,000.

Now take that $500 or $1000 and gamble with it like it is your last $1000 because it literally is. When you lose it, you are done.

That's pressure. If you do not like that kind of gambling with $10 bets then you are not a gambler.

Take that money and do what you will with it. Either turn it into a million or quit when you run out.

If you cannot hold it, you need to quit gambling.

That will not work but keep trying it and eventually you might realize that gambling is not for you.

**JMobile** · 05-21-17, 04:02 PM

Go to the SBR Casino, where dreams come true.

**Midoohadi** · 05-21-17, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by Shute

1. Lower your wager amount.
2. Start running, working out, biking, rock climbing,etc.
3. Stop following scores, stop watching games
4. Go to church, volunteer at soup kitchen
5. Get a second or third job to occupy your time
6. Only bet games you are watching for entertainment. Don't bet games that you can't watch on tv or live

you're confusing the guy

**Shute** · 05-21-17, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by Midoohadi

you're confusing the guy

Just giving him several options.

**RudyRuetigger** · 05-21-17, 04:18 PM

you guys are wasting your time

**Ralphie Halves** · 05-21-17, 04:22 PM

Play a lot of fantasy sports, and take it real seriously. You'll occupy your time, and you'll still usually have something riding on the game, just not in the crippling lose-all-your-money way.

**vividjohn45** · 05-21-17, 04:25 PM

Originally posted by hockey216

degen here.

any1 know an addict that was able to permanently quit?

How? 12 steps?

How do you overcome strong compulsions to return to gambling after you've quit?

Ideas?

Drop ur wager to $5 or $10 bux and just watch the game for fun when you see urself heat up bet $25 to $50 a game. Keep it a wager or 2 a day.

**jjgold** · 05-21-17, 05:50 PM

Most guys just bet too much money based on their net worth/income

You have to put in your head you cannot when nobody does so just bet what you can afford to lose and chalk it up as entertainment

**Shute** · 05-21-17, 05:52 PM

Not everyone can be the whale

**Reload** · 05-21-17, 05:52 PM

Very hard to quit. You'll need other things in life to fill the void. Going to the movies instead of the casino or betting sports won't be enough. Take on an extra part-time job or a hobby that uses steady time with it.

Also, GA hasn't helped anyone I know. They wanted to gamble even more from it really. So just fill the void with other things for a few months and hope that keeps your attention.

**Goat Milk** · 05-21-17, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by Ralphie Halves

Play a lot of fantasy sports, and take it real seriously. You'll occupy your time, and you'll still usually have something riding on the game, just not in the crippling lose-all-your-money way.

This

**Shute** · 05-21-17, 06:06 PM

[QUOTE=Reload;26976490]Very hard to quit. You'll need other things in life to fill the void. Going to the movies instead of the casino or betting sports won't be enough. Take on an extra part-time job or a hobby that uses steady time with it.

Like I said, sharp!

**JIBBBY** · 05-21-17, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by JMobile

Go to the SBR Casino, where dreams come true.

Where your bet points disappear in a hurry is more like it.. It's a nice way to give back to SBR though.

**SBR_Guest_Pro** · 05-21-17, 07:25 PM

Spend all your time on the chive instead of on SBR

**INVEGA MAN** · 05-21-17, 07:27 PM

Once a whore always a whore!!!

**jjgold** · 05-21-17, 07:28 PM

It's so easy to gamble nowadays it's hard to quit I think filling the void helps to a degree but doesn't solve it

The whole key is don't send a lot of money to books and try to build it

**Optional** · 05-21-17, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by Reload

Very hard to quit. You'll need other things in life to fill the void. Going to the movies instead of the casino or betting sports won't be enough. Take on an extra part-time job or a hobby that uses steady time with it.

Also, GA hasn't helped anyone I know. They wanted to gamble even more from it really. So just fill the void with other things for a few months and hope that keeps your attention.

You have to really want to stop and like Reload says, have something else you want in life to put the focus on.

And 100% agree that GA is a terrible idea. Their main theme is that you are hopeless, have no control and never will. They are like a crutch to make you feel like you are doing something whilst in actuality ensuring that you never take a single step toward it not being a negative influence in your life. It's a just a revolving door of relapses for those who wont face taking self control.

I don't believe gambling is actually an addiction. It's a bad habit that is much easier to break than any real addiction. And it doesn't even take long, if committed and you have that something else to focus on that Reload spoke about. Months at the most.

If gambling was addictive in the way alcohol is people could never come back to it and play without a problem after having been once "addicted".

**JIBBBY** · 05-21-17, 07:38 PM

I got a tip, if you bet on the Celtics to win tonight you should quit gambling..

**jjgold** · 05-21-17, 07:54 PM

You can also get medd for it
Takes compulsion chemical out of your brain

**gauchojake** · 05-21-17, 08:58 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

You can also get medd for it
Takes compulsion chemical out of your brain

oh yeah??

**Shute** · 05-21-17, 09:32 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

I got a tip, if you bet on the Celtics to win tonight you should quit gambling..

Maybe not

**vividjohn45** · 05-21-17, 10:11 PM

Originally posted by Sam Odom

life is less fun without craps in it

sorry sammy . you have more money now and managing it easier? After several years away from online casinos. I never think about it. Its 100% shit anyway sammy after the online manager watches you play then decides you are ****** and he sprays cheeze whiz all over your casino bankroll