I've Lost everything I'm so so sick of this.

[Wrigley]

get help......unless this bs which it probably is

Agree with this statement, quit gambling all together

[frostno98]

Purchase yourself a rifle at Walmart and be done with it buddy

[Quagmire27]

Purchase yourself a rifle at Walmart and be done with it buddy

ah the memories... some years back... with the help of a borrowed driver from Wendy's drive-thru. 3 of my boys "purchased" several rifles at walmart with a hammer... then visited several banks. Too many in fact. FBI didn't much care for that type of behavior... But it was fun while it lasted... 1 of them got all the way to an island in the south pacific before they were able to talk to him. Try that... at least you've a fighting chance, lots of budget cuts in law enforcement since then.

[jarrod]

collect cans or sell yourself.

[HotStreak]

I'm amazed that you are gambling out of control, yet manage to have 470 SBR points. What. You are only reckless with "Real Money".

Cheer up. Your not a true degen unless you bust out you points and head to the points loan stores....

[Rollins08]

Quitting gambling is the best thing you can do. It very very hard though. Gambling makes problems so much more then it fixes them.

[Living The Dream]

You still have limbs... Get AFLAC, you get paid for losing limbs... There ya go!! GOODLUCK!!

[BIGDAY]

Don't know why, but I find these type of threads rather very entertaining... That's just not right.
Best of Luck man.

[Statman]

If you do live in the Montreal area where some posts have mentioned, I know friends that were in similar situations and many of them secured jobs in the retail space. With X'mas season here, many retailers have been hiring. It may not be something long term permanent but it gets you away from your PC and doing other things besides gambling. At the same time, it does generate an income which hopefully, will go towards day to day expenses. Good luck to you..

[mikejamm]

Seriously man, just take a break. Sometimes walk'in away and getting your head clear will make all the difference in the world. $200 bucks is not gonna get back what you've lost. And when you're on a bad losing streak, it could possibly only get worse. Check with some temp employment agencies in your area, they're bound to have something you can do and going in with a positive attitude and a professional clean cut look will win over any employer. Good luck bro!

[Hoja Verdes]

No, I never said I lost 40k gambling, the 40k is from other debts and student loans etc...

To be honest, I don't even think I'm down that much in total gambling, the problem was that I cashed out a big last week and used that for gifts and then went on a horrendous losing streak, losing over 10k in 2 weeks.

I may fukk up tonight. I may transfer the $200 now and play a 2nd H on the college game... I never do these impulse plays but I'd rather have this out of the way tonight than thinking about which play i'll make tomorrow.

Damn...^^not saying you're going to stiff, but if you do, this is THE worst kind of stiff. Similar to what cred1twagering used to call a Super Stiff. It's the guy that cashes out and then when his luck turns, can't pay. Hope you don't screen your local's calls, because this is the type of thing that really pisses them off. Better try to work something out with him.

Good luck man. These threads are so hard to imagine for me. Not trying to brag, but I honestly can't even fathom the lack of money management and terrible 'strategy' (using this word lightly) some of you guys employ. I'm on an 11-game win streak right now, the longest in about 3 years, but even if I lose 16 in a row starting today, it won't destroy me. Nothing about that 16th loss will be any different than the first. It's just so hard for me to understand why you guys chase when it clearly creates the worst outcome ever.

[Hoja Verdes]

ah the memories... some years back... with the help of a borrowed driver from Wendy's drive-thru. 3 of my boys "purchased" several rifles at walmart with a hammer... then visited several banks. Too many in fact. FBI didn't much care for that type of behavior... But it was fun while it lasted... 1 of them got all the way to an island in the south pacific before they were able to talk to him. Try that... at least you've a fighting chance, lots of budget cuts in law enforcement since then.

Whoa...what happened to that guy^^?

[edimax]

this is what i call sick...to play everything on sportbetting...lol

[bachngocduong]

10 team parlay with that 200

lol good i dear 200 = 128k or nothing

[triqy]

stop betting. have some control over your actions. come back strong in a year or so...

[ringemup]

lol good i dear 200 = 128k or nothing

how bout 300=200K + this is how much profit i turned this season.

[acarmelo1]

If you have no $$, you shouldnt be gambling. End of Story.

[Bluehorseshoe]

sounds like you need to get rid of all locals if you have any, play small offshore... and find some other shit to occupy your time...

By far the best answer.

If you go cold turkey, you eventually go back. It's like going on a diet. It only lasts so long and your back to your old routine. You have to just adjust yourself to betting smaller and this is the way you do it.

[MartinBlank]

It's time to quit.

Best of luck to you.

[lyon804]

just be done with gambling bro. It kills me that most think they can make an income from gambling.

[stealthyburrito]

I haven't experienced the same depths of despair that masu has, but I've been around the same block. About three years ago, I thought I could make a little side money from sports gambling, which I thought I was pretty good at before I really got into it. Turned out I was wrong. I had plenty of hot streaks but even more cold ones and ran up enough credit card debt to choke a pig. And I was no kid, either. I'd been gambling on and off in Las Vegas since the early '80s and had some success. But when I got serious about it three years ago, I increased my unit size considerably and increased my wager volume even more. Bad idea.

About a year ago, after running up all that debt, I said good-bye to gambling and to this forum. I stayed away from this forum for about ten months and I'm still paying off that debt with the salary from my job. I did NOT want to declare bankruptcy and destroy my credit score, and the debt has been steadily declining for the past year. During the previous ten months, I really didn't miss the gambling (I didn't place a single wager), which I think is a strong sign that I managed to avoid a hardcore gambling addiction. But that doesn't mean that everyone on this message board can also avoid that addiction.

A couple months ago I finally felt like I could recognize gambling for what it should be: an entertainment expense. I now believe that every amateur who enjoys gambling should live by this rule:

Gambling is an entertainment expense, not an investment for profit.

As an entertainment expense, gambling should be integrated with your personal financial budget and scaled to match your income. If you earn $50,000 a year, you might budget $100 a month towards gambling. If you lose that $100 on the first day of the month, stop gambling for the next 29 days. If you turn that $100 into $1,000, have fun and go crazy as long as the money lasts. But don't even think of tapping into your bank account for more gambling funds if you go broke.

As long as I follow this rule, I think I can enjoy gambling the rest of my life. The most important concept to understand is that your "gambling budget" must be entirely separated from your "real life budget." If you ever begin spending money on gambling that you really need for real life (as I once did), then you need to quit cold turkey until you can straighten out your priorities.

one of the best posts i've read in a while

[acarmelo1]

just be done with gambling bro. It kills me that most think they can make an income from gambling.

Yeah, its funny when somebody says that.

NEWS FLASH!!!

If anybody could make a profit gambling Casinos and sportsbook will not exist.

[OmgUrMom]

sorry man that is rough

[stevek173]

Get more money doesn't matter how. Get more alcohol and bet more more more and then some more.

[Living The Dream]

Aflac!!

[trixtrix]

there are struggles and challenges in all stages of life, i can't imagine you would have trouble finding minimum wage earning jobs for > 1 year. why don't you just declare bankruptcy, save the 200 for food, enlist in the military and earn a salary w/ free room and board?

[THE PROFIT]

quit your fukin whining & go all in on Bengals+8 you puss!

[Mr KLC]

OMG Santoro, you could not have hit the nail on the fukkin' head any stronger than you just did. "It's a severe addiction." You bet it is. It is damn near impossible for a gambling addict to lose $100 in one day and then abstain from gambling for a month just because "oooh, golly gosh, I don't have the budget to gamble any more this month, no, no, no!" I went through that shit, man. Chasing heart-crushing losses and then capping games like my life depended on it, trying to convince myself that I had at least one sure-fire lock-of-the-year muthafucka guaranteed winnah! to make up for my previous losses. And then losing that bitch, too.

Then I might try to get my head on straight and go conservative, ya know, and spend a week going heavy on smart money management and the Vegas-sharp counterintuitive, mathematical, hypersensitive, kickass analysis-that-blows-away-the-world type handicapping that is always good for a short run. I'd win a bunch of money the first week I tried that and then a week later I would get my ass kicked with the same sharp betting strategy!

That's the curse of gambling. It takes an enormous amount of discipline to keep the emotions in check. And it takes a consistent application of fundamentally sound math and betting strategies to realize long-term profits. I suspect the mathematicians are better than anyone at this game when it comes to profit over the long term.

But ya know what? I'm not a mathematician. And I don't want to be. Which is why I set aside a small budget for sports gambling every month. I gave up making this a career and began enjoying it for what it really is; spending my money on entertainment.

And that is the difference between me and the gambling degens on this board. After going through hell and coming back to reality, I know when to pull the plug. There are a lot of SBR members here who do the same thing.

And then there are those who don't. God help those who don't know when -- or even how -- to pull the plug.

Totally agree. I was fortunate enough not to get in too deep when I discovered on line gambling 5 years ago. I wanted to chase, chase, chase because I knew I would get ahead sooner or later. This is coming from someone, outside of gambling, that has always been pretty fiscally responsible. I finally took it for what it is to me. Fun. The best thing for me was when SBR started the point system. I just transfer points to free plays, and what happens, happens. I might deposit $200 somewhere to be a "PRO" here, but I know I won't try to parlay that into "easy money" like i used to try to do.

[necro]

i hate lakers

almost as i hate miami

[JMobile]

Masu, stop gambling until you find a job.
Once you get a job, do what I do and just bet using points in SBR books to train your picks if your going on a slump. Points can get reloaded by 6 each day. So you don't lose real money.
Trust me, this has help me a lot. And if you do win on SBR book, that doesn't mean your ready to bet with real money, that just means that your strategy is going somewhere. Practice makes perfect.

[donsirlisir]

i wish you the best .Only you can change your life

[Kav]

i have felt this pain before, however it wasnt 40k thankfully. ran up 2 credit cards going on tilt/chasing and anger. worst time of my life! after that i had a reality check, gambling should never dip into your real life money. it took me months upon months to clear my credit cards, every night i thought of what i could have done with that money. instead i knew everyday that i went to work, i was there to pay off my gambling debt. i borrowed money from friends to pay off the credit cards first to get rid of the interest rate then had to pay all of them back. you gotta manage your money properly when it comes to gambling, its an entertainment expense like going out for dinner or a movie. i learned this lesson the hard way and i would never wish it on everyone. once you hit your monthly gambling $$$ you put aside for it make sure you dont dip into the money you need for bills or etc. its hard not to but once you do thats when you have made a turn for the worst.

good luck on getting your shit straight. if it took me over 8 months to get rid of my debt which was not even close to the amount you are in. i wish you best, leave this forum and anything sports related in a whole.

[trmg777]

Unless you got a family and you can't leave, I get it; but correct me if I'm wrong on this...

If you can't find a job to sustain a living where you're at now, MOVE!

[ChileCheese]

Unless you got a family and you can't leave, I get it; but correct me if I'm wrong on this...

If you can't find a job to sustain a living where you're at now, MOVE!

Ya this... why arent you moving to Alberta or Latin America or somewhere that is in need of labour and paying big dollars.

[Michael Ferro]

I don't buy 40k either, but I suppose it's alot to you. take the 2 bills get a suit impress the hell out of someone and get to work. you'll be ok by baseball, either never bet again or learn to bet. Money management is what it's about, we all get hot we all get ice cold. hang in it gets better for you.