Gambling Addiction at its Worst!

[Oceat]

Gambling addiction is very similar with drug addiction, both have psychological effects once an individual becomes stressed out due to massive loss of funds.
I think It's time for the government to take actions in controlling the gambling addiction. Put up a rehab for excessive gamblers (I'm not sure if It already has in existence, specifically in the Philippines).

The worst thing I have done in gambling so far, is to hide my total monthly income to my wife so I could set aside some funds to gamble in sports betting  . Is this a sign of addiction? ? Lol

Addictions has many faces it is not just in gambling or drugs. Alcoholic is an addiction too and lots of terms they used for people whose addicted to something. Addiction is a disease that's hard to cure once you start it there's almost no turning back. That's why if you are planning to stick in a casino for a long time, you better have a disciple to control yourself. So far I haven't experienced the worst in gambling addiction with myself since I know how to control myself in the first place.

[Coyster]

I can understand what gambling addiction is and understand what those who go through it can do, so I never doubt stories such as this told by the OP,  I gamble, but I'm still in control of myself when gambling.

I understand gambling addiction because I have a friend in my area who is a gambling addict, he use to good savings before,but the moment he got addicted to gambling, he is always out of money, he goes as far as selling his phone and stealing from his parents, the money he takes to a bet house to play virtual soccer bet and other form of bets. At this point he is always losing more than he gains, could greed be the cause of gambling addiction?

[Ayiranorea]

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?

So far I havent done anything foolish that would make it to the front page or even less. I try to discipline my self when it comes to spending my money on online games or casino. I am the type of person who track how much i already spent using a spreadsheet so that at the end of the day I can look at how much I already spent on something like online casino. Thats my way of reminding myself to stop.

So far myself too haven't done anything worse as this. Most of the time I used to show anger towards others as the loss always gets remembered in mind. This goes worse when we've spend our daily living money and expecting from others for help. Gambling addiction could lead to any extent of harm and to avoid such occasions these days I spend within the room avoiding conversation with others.

[Yamifoud]

Gambling addiction will affect our minds, it attracts stealing, to have loans and etc...just to cope with their needs. The person who been like this can't think good, it keeps bothering them where they could get money in order to sustain their needs.

It for sure I can't be into that level,  cause I definitely know what I am doing and I can control my self in gambling.

That person mentioned by OP is something into the suicide knowing the fact that he can no longer pay his debts anymore. He's totally out of his mind and emotional stress as well bringing him in big troubles and even thinking of evil actions just to solve his problem.

[DarkDays]

Personally, I have never done anything that would jeapordize myself or my family while playing Poker (semi-retired professional poker player).

However, I've seen some people do some ridiculous things while playing at mid-to-high stakes tables. For example, I've seen people gamble away their entire life savings, go double or nothing at the end and end up bankrupt.

One time I even saw a man lose his Rolex in a game. Behind the scenes, I have seen much worse, but I won't reveal them here.

[batang_bitcoin]

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 took money on parents pocket and I think that's the worst thing that I've done so far. Those incidents that you have mentioned were actually too deep and made those gamblers into the extent that they no longer think about others because they are in extreme addiction.
There's still a solution for those cases but I think the guy that has been arrested and used the company's money, it could also be a setup and he's not the only person that's involved.

[TimeTeller]

Gambling addiction will affect our minds, it attracts stealing, to have loans and etc...just to cope with their needs. The person who been like this can't think good, it keeps bothering them where they could get money in order to sustain their needs.

It for sure I can't be into that level,  cause I definitely know what I am doing and I can control my self in gambling.

That person mentioned by OP is something into the suicide knowing the fact that he can no longer pay his debts anymore. He's totally out of his mind and emotional stress as well bringing him in big troubles and even thinking of evil actions just to solve his problem.

He's already out of options in life and so he resort to killing himself.
But the problem is, he included other people to his mess.
He should have killed himself alone.
While the latest news, for sure, jail is waiting for him.
But guess what, he already enjoyed gambling at its finest.
I wonder what he will do in prison, gamble?

On my end, I think the worst thing that I've done was to lost all my entire monthly salary in a physical casino.
So at that point, I told myself to be very cautious with my decisions next time.
I have to limit my spendings and if I already reach to that set point, I need to call it a day and go home.

[btc_angela]

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 took money on parents pocket and I think that's the worst thing that I've done so far. Those incidents that you have mentioned were actually too deep and made those gamblers into the extent that they no longer think about others because they are in extreme addiction.
There's still a solution for those cases but I think the guy that has been arrested and used the company's money, it could also be a setup and he's not the only person that's involved.

Yeah, I think this is one of the worst I've done as well. But the amount is that huge though. But stealing money from someone and to continue doing it just so that you can gamble and live your lifestyle? no, I'm not that kind of guy, so now that he is busted, I'm sure that he regrets everything he has done inside a jail.

[GreatArkansas]

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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?

I remember those news. I'm thankful that I still didn't experienced those kinds or related  tradegy to my gambling life and I hope it will never happen in the future.
Since I only gamble when I have extra money or for leisure time, I am sure that myself will not end like those people.

My experience only was always going all in after for how many losing streak and boom, lost. Hahaha. That is only minor but it really hurts myself.

[Twinkledoe]

(...)
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 remember those news. I'm thankful that I still didn't experienced those kinds or related  tradegy to my gambling life and I hope it will never happen in the future.
Since I only gamble when I have extra money or for leisure time, I am sure that myself will not end like those people.

My experience only was always going all in after for how many losing streak and boom, lost. Hahaha. That is only minor but it really hurts me.

Sad stories but true. Remember the 2017 Las Vegas shooting - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_shooting. The suspect was also a gambler, though he paid all his debts before the shooting incident but it is a mystery why such deadly action? His mind got lost owed to gambling???
But anyway, I really can't share anything worst that I've done due to gambling because I only gamble with my extra extra money. So I can say, that I have the full control of myself when it comes to gambling. And one more thing, when we were young, we raised not to even touch the gambling cards. So I think, I carried the mentality that gambling is really not good to a person.

[Natalim]

This person is very ambitious, he think he can enjoy gambling and make money on it, too bad that he didn't realize early that it was him who is giving money to the casino at the expense of their companies assets, now for sure he will pay the price of his greediness and he will rot in jail if he cannot pay the big amount he stolen, which I doubt he can since he is only an employee, and he is not making that much.

[crzy]

R&L is a good stock broker but they trust so much with their executives and that is why they failed on this. The guy that stole a lot of money from a broker is really an eye opening to all the brokers, because its true that its happening and we still don’t know with other broker. Gambling addiction triggers his emotion to do this kind of crime, spending more time in gambling with big money is really not a good idea, officers of any banks and broker should not be allowed to go to the casinos at the first place.

[maydna]

That is samples of gambling addiction we read that was happening in real life. Perhaps, there are many other samples that we don't know because the media did not expose it. We know that gambling addiction can risk our money, but I guess that gamblers don't take a serious matter on this, so they still playing gambling.

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 am trying not to make the worst thing in gambling or other things because that will have an impact on my life, and sometimes it could have an effect on my family too. And related to gambling, I am glad that I can control myself in using the money so I can prevent or avoid to make the worst thing.

I think I am not at the point of getting addicted because I don't have any passion for playing gambling games every day. Besides that, I can hold myself not to spend too long in gambling if somehow, I am playing gambling on that day. So I think I don't have addicted to gambling until now, and I want to prevent myself from being addicted to gambling.

[acroman08]

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?

Sources:

[1] https://www.rappler.com/business/244378-philippine-stock-exchange-pushes-audit-white-collar-scandal-rl-investments?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1x-wyi3G8i19_o5Hw37UzaYLnA0_jpzxVw_V7KOEXr5Fz0n5DmllJMu-Y#Echobox=1573401216

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Resorts_World_Manila_attack
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3702217/manila-attack-resorts-world-casino-shooting-fire-36-dead-philippines/

I saw that news back in 2017 about the guy trying to rob the casino. such a sad thing to see, to be desperate that you'd ruin your life and
negatively affect the people around you just for gambling. although it is sad, he's also stupid not just for being too addicted to gambling but
for also trying to steal chips. the chips itself do not have any value outside the casino and can only be exchanged to the casino where you got them.

[leowonderful]

The worst thing that's happened to me directly as a result of gambling was almost spending money I needed for daily expenses a few years back; fortunately I was able to come to my senses shortly after realizing what I had nearly done and I've never gambled more than I could ever afford to lose since then, but I do know a lot of people don't end up nearly this lucky from my personal experience. I've since only gambled for entertainment every now and then to avoid any sort of serious addiction, and it's been working fine for me.

[Asuspawer09]

I think gambling addiction should be treated like other forms of addictions, and those affected should get medical care. Also gambling websites as well as casinos should have a bold sign advising people to 'gamble responsibly', similar to what alcohol beverage companies do. Not just as a measure to absolve themselves from blame but to protect those that patronize their services.
Personally, I have never been addicted to gambling.

In my opinion, people become addicted to gambling because they just want money after winning and winning or having the chance to win the game also the winner money is making them addicted and they think that they are always going go win. As a gambler, it is really addicting especially if you are always winning the bet but it is also kinda risky to put your money in the game but it is just a game sometimes you win and sometimes you lose also. I have a lot of friends that become rich because of gambling but don't try your luck to be like him if you don't have any idea it is still risky.

[Sanitough]

I wonder what kind of control the company employed for them not to detect that big amount of money already stolen, I mean if they have a good internal control, the lose could have been minimize.

But anyway, its done and surely the perpetrator will pay for the damage he has done to the company.

it's an addiction that ruin a life and it will certainly do the same to his, regardless of the amount, addiction is still an addiction but in our law, the figures vary so for sure this offense has a big punishment waiting for him.

[Landak]

The worst thing that's happened to me directly as a result of gambling was almost spending money I needed for daily expenses a few years back; fortunately I was able to come to my senses shortly after realizing what I had nearly done and I've never gambled more than I could ever afford to lose since then, but I do know a lot of people don't end up nearly this lucky from my personal experience. I've since only gambled for entertainment every now and then to avoid any sort of serious addiction, and it's been working fine for me.

You are lucky to be able to remember yourself at that moment. I've even run out of all the money, whereas is very important money for daily needs and even money to eat for a month I spent all to gamble until finally I was in debt.
After that I just realized and now I also play gambling just for fun and slowly can pay off my debt. (my addiction still can't be gone but at least now I can control myself)
my experience is quite bad compared to you.

[justdimin]

The worst thing that's happened to me directly as a result of gambling was almost spending money I needed for daily expenses a few years back; fortunately I was able to come to my senses shortly after realizing what I had nearly done and I've never gambled more than I could ever afford to lose since then, but I do know a lot of people don't end up nearly this lucky from my personal experience.

Gambling usually starts as a little and then slowly grows as an important thing of life which is more than like food for life. Gamblers do allocate very little fund for gambling in the beginning days and then that allocation will occupy the entire budget. It is happening for each and every gambler because there is no limit for everything in gambling. Gambling will influence its player at psychological level so whatever thing happens in gambling will result in continuing it which is the root cause of addictions.

I've since only gambled for entertainment every now and then to avoid any sort of serious addiction, and it's been working fine for me.

This is really inspiring. I read and saw, even gamblers who touch it periodically and for fun reasons getting addicted but people who retain their ability to stop at willing, getting chances to stay safer. Gambling addiction is always dangerous but controllable when gambler is responsible.

[NavI_027]

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]

Ah, I knew this one after I heard it in the news few years ago. Actually it made me remember it's counterpart, the Las Vegas shooting. Though Stephen Paddock's (the main suspect in this incident) motive is still unknown or let's say the police authorities don't make clear conclusions yet, he was a gambler after all. Maybe anything regarding this matter could be one of the factors convinced him to do such bloody crime, who knows?

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?

Luckily, my mind is still working properly hahaha . I can say that I never did something horrible until now just because of gambling and I wish it will be the same. My secret? I don't actually know, mabe because of being a close-fisted person when it comes to spending .