Gambling Addiction at its Worst!

[Kemarit]

I would admit that I become an addicted gambler in my life once, but I will never go that far just to fuel my gambling addiction. Damn, $14 million in the last eight years or so? The worst I did way back is to loan almost half a million of PHP (Philippine Peso) and then go on my gambling spree. My favorite casino is Resorts World, in which the OP also posted about the link above, but by that time the incident happened, I already quit my gambling addiction. Anyways, That guy went overboard and he wasn't check until it's too late.

[stadus]

I would admit that I become an addicted gambler in my life once, but I will never go that far just to fuel my gambling addiction. Damn, $14 million in the last eight years or so? The worst I did way back is to loan almost half a million of PHP (Philippine Peso) and then go on my gambling spree. My favorite casino is Resorts World, in which the OP also posted about the link above, but by that time the incident happened, I already quit my gambling addiction.

That's a huge amount mate, I would not allow myself to loan for that huge amount for gambling purposes, but I'm glad you learn your lesson.

Anyways, That guy went overboard and he wasn't check until it's too late.

That's usually the problem of an employee who have problems, they forget to monitor anymore how much they got already because they keep funding their addiction. I wonder what would be the punishment of this guy, I think this will fall under "qualified theft" right?

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

I haven't done anything that stupid that would endanger my life or that of anyone else, talk more of taking their life just because of gambling. There was this time I decided to walk a distance that took me close to one hours to reach my destination just so I could save some cash to gamble on a premier league match which I later lost lol. Initially if I had used the cab as intended, it would had taken me just 10-20minutes to reach my destination.

I have read similar related stories to those highlighted in the OP and if I was to air my views on this matters, I'll consider these individuals to be selfish, foolish and totally unstable. When anything is been misused it becomes dangerous and that's what gambling is turning into this days,  you shouldn't let gambling control you, gambling is fun when you're in control and not the other way round.

[bering]

Just like i said before that gambling addiction will attack your brain and it will affect your behavior because their mentally disturbed and it cannot be healed by common medicine so people who became an addicted gamble will do anything to satisfied their hobbies which is in this case was gamble and that's why people repeatable says control yourself during gamble because it can avoid you to being an addicted

[Haunebu]

Am not a gambling addict and never will be since I usually gamble for fun. Whenever I gamble, I try my best to minimize my risk for maximum profit. This is why I usually focus on techniques like:

- Accumulator betting
- Arbing

I heard many of these stories regarding addicts selling of their properties from a long time though the news regarding the guy burning down the casino is not something you hear everyday. It all comes down to individual control at the end of the day.

[andycarrol]

I want to ask my fellow gamblers here, what is the worst thing you have done for your gambling hobby or habit? Have you come to the point of getting addicted to it and how did you counter it?

I played gambling for 4 years, but I'm not addicted to gambling, because at the beginning I didn't spend any money to play gambling, aka I play gambling from free money, like from giveaway or from my gambling friends.
well, because of that I consider gambling as a hobby or just for fun. so I was very lucky not to get addicted.

[lienfaye]

I know about this news and the past gambler who tried to burn down a casino as I also live in the same country. Because of their addiction they did a crazy thing and many people became affected.

I want to ask my fellow gamblers here, what is the worst thing you have done for your gambling hobby or habit? Have you come to the point of getting addicted to it and how did you counter it?

I was once an addicted gambler and comes to a point that I have to seek for professional help to overcome my addiction because even my family cant stop me. The worst that I did for gambling is to spend my whole salary to sustain my addiction. I did it few times before my partner noticed that im often running out of money and seems depress. We take a vacation to stop my addiction and through the help of my family I managed to get rid this feeling of being addicted. Now I still gamble but with self limitation and discipline as im aware of the consequences if you let yourself become addicted.

[Ridwan Fauzi]

I want to ask my fellow gamblers here, what is the worst thing you have done for your gambling hobby or habit? Have you come to the point of getting addicted to it and how did you counter it?

Actually, it depends on ourselves. If you think gambling is a good to do then do it as long as you didn't harm other people. But if you think gambling can change yourself even you will be shunned by other people and you just think gambling is your life as whole then I guess it is not health you must be avoid to play gambling.

Or there is another way that you can play gambling and you don't harm other people especially your family and not being an addict to it then you should thinking that gambling just for your entertainment. I mean, gambling can be made as an entertainment as far as I feel. Regarding to your question, I've passed to become an addict a year ago, and I give a judgment that being an addict into gambling is worst.

[Ararbermas]

Addiction is very harful that's why need to set a limit every time we gamble . And i believe being have a discipline is one of the most important also. Because if you dont have that you will become addicted into it and so on if you don't have money that is the time you will attempt to do a crime. So while its late set a limitation and don't use it as a full time job because it's not certain way to make profits.  In fact there's a lot of opportunities out there wherein certain not unlike gambling .

[Betwrong]

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I want to ask my fellow gamblers here, what is the worst thing you have done for your gambling hobby or habit? Have you come to the point of getting addicted to it and how did you counter it?

The worst thing I've done, and multiple times actually, was that I was losing 10-12 hours of my precious life daily, playing poker tournaments with $0.10 prize pool. I still continue playing in such tournaments, because I love to play poker, but I never lose more than 2 hours per month on them currently.

Regarding how I fight gambling addiction, I think it's a permanent process. I can get addicted and kill the addiction during the same day. Fortunately, since I play only with small amounts, I never lose so much money to gambling so that it could cause any problems. But no one should ever forget that time is also a very valuable thing in this life. I would say it's the next precious thing after money. So, we shouldn't lose a lot of the time we have on gambling, as well.

[skarais]

I want to ask my fellow gamblers here, what is the worst thing you have done for your gambling hobby or habit? Have you come to the point of getting addicted to it and how did you counter it?

The dumbest thing I have ever done was to sell some valuable things to stake. I just thought victory would return what I had sold. But it all ended in failure and until finally I realized that my actions were truly stupid. Will not repeat it.

[Jating]

Worst thing that I've done, pawn some items, borrow money from a friend, spend my salary just to continue to gamble. But I couldn't see myself doing this kind of stuff, I guess the guy was really out of control already and his decisions are obviously clouded.

Maybe he thinks that the can still bounce back and return the money without anyone noticing it. However, he was already deep down and as others have said, he was like possessed and telling him to continue his gambling habits. But this is the consequences now, and he has to deal with it.

[robelneo]

I was reading the news this morning and one of the headlines was about a terrible stealing incident involving an alleged gambling addict. The man is an employee of R&L Investments, one of the Philippines' oldest stock brokerage firms. He was able to orchestrate a way to suck at least ₱700-million worth of stocks from the company to support his gambling addiction. This is around 14 million USD, huge enough for the company to decide its closure after 5 decades of operation.^[1]

This case made me remember another news that shocked the country and beyond more than a couple of years ago. This incident involved another gambling addict who tried to burn down the casino inside Resorts World Manila. The man entered the casino fully armed and attempted to steal chips. It went awry and much worse from there, and ended up burning himself alive. The gambling addiction of the perpetrator had reached its worst end after initially causing separation from his family, selling of properties including his home and car, incurring huge debts, and so on. The incident claimed dozens of lives.^[2]


I want to ask my fellow gamblers here, what is the worst thing you have done for your gambling hobby or habit? Have you come to the point of getting addicted to it and how did you counter it?

I'm not a chronic gambler but I know one when I see one, I have friends who are chronic gamblers and these people cannot stop and will not stop even to the point of lying and stealing if he and his relatives cannot get a professional he will ruin not only himself but also people around them, because they do not respect any kind of logic anymore, just like what all these stories you've posted.

[topbitcoin]

In past maybe when i first know 999dice, and primedice i play both of that sites almost everyday, and worst thing that i do because of addicted to play gambling maybe when i keep play and then always aim to win, i buy strategy for like $5 to an owner of a facebook group i did that maybe at 2015, but still lose. But i already learned that there are no strategy in gambling, no superstition and it is all about luck for now. And don't be addicted.

[peter0425]

i think those cases you've mentioned are not only because of gambling addiction but mental issue as well,i have read an article about the one who burnt the Casino together with his body alive and there it is cleared that he has a Mental problem.

and the other one though this happen recently,i think the same issue its mental problem ,this is only my opinion but does a normal person can spend that large amount just to gamble?
he must have a mind problem since he carried that once in a billion case,losing 14$ million just for gambling habits

[Lanatsa]

Simply a result of too much addiction towards gambling where people would really come to a point or path on doing things out of his control.
Specially for those people who do have access or capable when it comes to financial either his own money or on others.As an addicted gambler
you wont really make balanced decisions in life and as long you would able to feed up your addiction then you will surely do things which
aren't really right at all.Im still not going to that extent though and I wont ever come into that kind of situation.

[DoublerHunter]

Definitely right, all kinds of addictions are bad on us and if you can't control with it, it will make worst and destroy your brain due to always thinking to gamble and always looking a way to have funds just to gamble and end up robbing money just to continue your habits. The news was really freakish to know that when it becomes worst from gambling even your self will get burnt and also it can harm other people near you. Nevertheless, there's a cure if you surrender our self to any psychiatrist or even psychologist, but it takes time to cured the mental illness.

[AbuBhakar]

This case made me remember another news that shocked the country and beyond more than a couple of years ago. This incident involved another gambling addict who tried to burn down the casino inside Resorts World Manila. The man entered the casino fully armed and attempted to steal chips. It went awry and much worse from there, and ended up burning himself alive. The gambling addiction of the perpetrator had reached its worst end after initially causing separation from his family, selling of properties including his home and car, incurring huge debts, and so on. The incident claimed dozens of lives.

Gamblers should know their place and should not let other civilians or people get into trouble because he's too frustrated to win or get what he wanted. Due to addiction his mind became block that it didn't cared for his surrounding. Family of those who have gambling addict member should help their family member to surpass addiction since it can be consider sickness. As much as possible let them realize that gambling will only cause him problem.

[onrise]

I want to ask my fellow gamblers here, what is the worst thing you have done for your gambling hobby or habit? Have you come to the point of getting addicted to it and how did you counter it?

The dumbest thing I have ever done was to sell some valuable things to stake. I just thought victory would return what I had sold. But it all ended in failure and until finally I realized that my actions were truly stupid. Will not repeat it.

As you already mention it was dumbest act so would not say more on it but for others very important that one should learn from others mistake and do not repeat it as it can prove very costly and you could lose lot of money as well.

[bitzizzix]

I want to ask my fellow gamblers here, what is the worst thing you have done for your gambling hobby or habit? Have you come to the point of getting addicted to it and how did you counter it?

The dumbest thing I have ever done was to sell some valuable things to stake. I just thought victory would return what I had sold. But it all ended in failure and until finally I realized that my actions were truly stupid. Will not repeat it.

As you already mention it was dumbest act so would not say more on it but for others very important that one should learn from others mistake and do not repeat it as it can prove very costly and you could lose lot of money as well.

If you can't control yourself and be assertive to limit gambling, you can do or sacrifice anything and just to get money to play gambling.
Act before you become a gambling addict who will endanger yourself in ruin and slowly what you have will be lost in vain.