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This is what makes me never gamble/gamble anything but spare change + some thoughts:

1.) Understanding odds to a decent level. As a former professional poker player, i only like to make +ev bets.  I do not consider p2p poker "gambling".  After many years playing poker a roulette wheel or any other house edge game etc hold very little joy for me.

So i would suggest anyone stuck with gambling problem learn the odds in depth.  Dont delude yourself that any 1 bet vs the house is a winner even if you win - its hard because sometimes you do win on a -ev bet and it deceives you.  In a parallel universe you lost.

2.) I like making money.  If you make -ev bets you must like to lose money or something that is the truth of it.   We aren't above needing money to survive so unless you want to self destruct on some level? which you might, you need money.

I know its not this simple but it seems like gamblers want to self destruct?... at least on some level, thats a hard thing to get over, been there and dont have a simple solution because everyone is different with different life set up.  Maybe admitting you are attempting to self destruct when gambling is a good first step vs deluding yourself that a -ev bet means something else.

Its hard to recognize a -ev bet with some things in life but with gambling vs the house its very clear using math measurements only.

If you use Linux or a Mac, run this command:


Stunna hates what you do that shit, and will instant ban you.


In Windows, the file is at c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.txt open it as an admin and append the line:


and Stunna's wrath will be instant and permanent

What type of command is that?

I think, once a comprehensive guide is made, this should be stickied.

Also, for the person looking to UP ban himself from PD3, you gotta be careful...if you don't address the addiction it will come up in other ways, like on other sites.  Banning yourself from 1 site won't make it better in the long run.

There are also some interesting replies here: http://www.reddit.com/r/problemgambling

On how to go about solving gambling issues.

I think we've all got a bit of a gambling problem, even those who have never stepped foot in a casino or risked money.  It is human nature if you live in society, because as humans we want to get the most reward with as little work as possible, and when that happens there is a feeling of thrill and ecstasy.  Combine this with the fact that we are risk takers, and gambling becomes part of human nature.

sometimes when I fell salary amount just average,
I need something that make it multiply.

Yes, gambling !
But it contains high risk
and I lose so much  :'(
But just don't be addicted and regret for a long time because it will kill you soon !

help reference
 (http://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/gambling-addiction-and-problem-gambling.htm)

This is what makes me never gamble/gamble anything but spare change + some thoughts:

1.) Understanding odds to a decent level. As a former professional poker player, i only like to make +ev bets.  I do not consider p2p poker "gambling".  After many years playing poker a roulette wheel or any other house edge game etc hold very little joy for me.

So i would suggest anyone stuck with gambling problem learn the odds in depth.  Don't delude yourself that any 1 bet vs the house is a winner even if you win - its hard because sometimes you do win on a -ev bet and it deceives you.  In a parallel universe you lost.

2.) I like making money.  If you make -ev bets you must like to lose money or something that is the truth of it.   We aren't above needing money to survive so unless you want to self destruct on some level? which you might, you need money.

I know its not this simple but it seems like gamblers want to self destruct?... at least on some level, that's a hard thing to get over, been there and dont have a simple solution because everyone is different with different life set up.  Maybe admitting you are attempting to self destruct when gambling is a good first step vs deluding yourself that a -ev bet means something else.

Its hard to recognize a -ev bet with some things in life but with gambling vs the house its very clear using math measurements only.

Maybe the casino sites should have a help section.
Sometimes, the "Gamble Responsibly" disclaimers don't help.  :)

There are also some interesting replies here: http://www.reddit.com/r/problemgambling

On how to go about solving gambling issues.

Thanks, there is definitely a lot of great advice there.

I must say, even this topic helped me out a bit. I currently don't feel the need and hope it will stay like this. Some ppl here opened up my eyes, thanks.

Would appreciate some feedback on my last post :) thanks!

I dont think it will work in the forced format, cant say for sure. Its the wild west in bitcoin land and for good reason most of the time.

If you can get gaming sites voluntarily opt into things that would be ideal but i think you said you approached a couple sites before with no luck.  So not sure how you get them to opt in to a gamble awareness campaign by choice.

Thanks for the feedback Daanie, I was beginning to question if anyone would even care about this topic considering how many Casino owners just post here to bump their own threads but replies such as yours make me think otherwise.

I've been considering starting a petition on Change.org to have Theymos implement a regulation on advertising your casino here which would stipulate that you have a clear section for help or support to troubled gamblers if you want to your site mentioned here.

However I haven't been on this forum for very long so I don't know him well enough to say it would work, has something like this in the past worked with Theymos? thoughts/opinions? I would invest considerable time into this so I'd want to make sure it at least has a chance before I start.

go to luckybit and scroll down to the bottom, scroll fast or u will want to gamble there
there is a link at the bottom of the page

Yeah Luckybit has a warning at the bottom of the page and a link to get help page.

Great work to Luckybit for adding this to their website, in this day and age a sense of moral almost non existent in casinos (then again I suppose there never was), hopefully Luckybit set an example for some of the other Casinos advertised on BTCtalk.

Have noticed something a little alarming the past few weeks...

I tweeted a response to one of Crypto Betting Index's posts a few weeks ago and ever since I've had at least 2-3 Casino twitter accounts "follow" and "unfollow" me as a form of advertising (twitter notification + e-mail)

From what I've read, it doesn't take much at all for a problematic gambler to relapse and fall into old habits especially in times of boredom (which is why we're on social media in the first place)

Now here is my question:
Does this mean social media should be prohibited for someone in a rehabilitation stage?

I've read a lot of the guidelines from some of the leading help websites and none of them mention this sort of stuff, is our information outdated?

Thoughts?

Good question, however, I still get emails from casino's but that's not what trigger(ed)s me, only when they used incentives like no deposit bonuses. I think it won't help much to prohibit ads on social media, if a person has no hesitate to gamble, he or she will, with or without ads. The addiction should be killed from within, not from the outside world.

Thanks, this should be helpful . I have lost over 20 BTC as well when the price was 1000/btc, and I would degen them. I try and not visit any of the sites even to have a look.

Looking for some good quotes on gambling threads to show the attitude of some of the casino owners of this forum, you can PM it if you don't wish to post them here.

I remember one a while ago about some guy complaining about his troubling state of mind when it comes to gambling and wishing the same disease upon the casino owner so they knew how he felt and the only response he was awarded with was "Sucks to be you" or something like that...

Anyone else remember this? if so can you tell me which casino/link to thread? other examples are welcomed!

just to know...did you buy these btc or you mined them?

Looking for some good quotes on gambling threads to show the attitude of some of the casino owners of this forum, you can PM it if you don't wish to post them here.

I remember one a while ago about some guy complaining about his troubling state of mind when it comes to gambling and wishing the same disease upon the casino owner so they knew how he felt and the only response he was awarded with was "Sucks to be you" or something like that...

Anyone else remember this? if so can you tell me which casino/link to thread? other examples are welcomed!

I told my girlfriend and handed over all my cards. This way I know it's wrong to gamble and I don't even think about it that much anymore. I recently did win 1000mBTC on a promo giveaway, did gamble it because I had to gamble that amount 36 times in order to withdraw but never felt the need to deposit my own btc

Were you finally able to withdraw some, after gambling that much?
Or did you lose it in the process?

Hi all,

Just doing some research at the moment on margin restrictions placed by government entities on real life Casinos.

Currently where I live, a casino or gambling venue is not allowed to have a margin of 5% or greater which I find to be ridiculous.


Just curious if anyone could share what the restrictions are where you live? you don't have to share the city however country would be very helpful.


Thanks!

Fuckin A... Who in there right mind would play a game with 5% or more!?