[WARNING] A personal warning to you all.

[stonehedge]

Hi,

I have lost over 300BTC through theft and one 20 minute self destructive gambling spree in the last year or so.

If you have a moment to read my account here, I hope to prevent others making the same mistakes as me.

https://darkcointalk.org/threads/a-warning-to-you-all.4373/

All the best,

Dan

[tidus1097]

As a gambler I know the feeling your going through. I lost a little over 2k at "The Magic" in Mississippi and ended up going to jail there (Harrison Co) which was due to the free drinks you can get at the casino as long as your gambling. I feel your pain man, I really do. I do say this with empathy and no judgemental aspect towards you and I'm sure you have heard it before, Gamble only what you can afford to lose. On that note, I hope you win it all back as well

[stonehedge]

As a gambler I know the feeling your going through. I lost a little over 2k at "The Magic" in Mississippi and ended up going to jail there (Harrison Co) which was due to the free drinks you can get at the casino as long as your gambling. I feel your pain man, I really do. I do say this with empathy and no judgemental aspect towards you and I'm sure you have heard it before, Gamble only what you can afford to lose. On that note, I hope you win it all back as well

Kinds words.  Thank you.

No betting for me any more.  I've got nothing I can afford to lose!

[manwithat]

Gambling can be dangerous. Sorry for your loss.

[asuryan180]

Hi,

I have lost over 300BTC through theft and one 20 minute self destructive gambling spree in the last year or so.

Oh dear wow dude that is on the side extreme gambling most do not gamble nowhere near that, the most i have seen someone post who has lost was 650btc and now another 300btc that is crazy amounts to be putting into gambling sites.

Hope that does not get you to down and you can bounce back, i don't mean play and try and win but move on with your life and forget gambling because the feeling must suck.

Thanks for the warning for myself and others good luck with whatever you choose.

[tidus1097]

Your the smartest man I've seen today Gambling is a addiction due to the release of dopeamine and adrenaline you get while gambling. Basically the human body's way of producing cocaine. Been on that too. Same rush from both. I know how addicting gambling can be. Just the thoughts of all that money you could win. Your bad days will come and go, and that's part of it. But I am glad you decided to quit gambling. You indeed sir are a smart man.

[bitllionaire]

Oh man,that is terrible, but although you can't recover that,the best you can do is to learn about your mistakes and to prevent others from making the same mistake.
Sorry for your loss,but you can learn from it for your life 

[stonehedge]

The thing that I find really scary is that I had no previous track record of gambling until very recently.

At a guess, half a dozen fairly successful sessions and then one morning, in twenty minutes, its gone!

I never craved gambling..I found it fun.  Until I got involved in crypto, I had barely placed a bet in my life.  Crypto makes it very easy to lose your money gambling.

The Darkcoin community have been really supportive.  I'm also lucky to have good friends and an amazing wife.

[LiQuidx]

Hey man, sorry to hear that. Just for the people reading this, NEVER gamble what you can't afford to loose.
Always remember you are playing AGAINST the odds.
Hope all goes well man.

[stonehedge]

And be aware that despite best intentions you can make irrational decisions in the heat of the moment!

[ajareselde]

Sorry for your loss op.
Few years back an old gambler told me to first buy everything you need for the month (i was a student back then) and then come here in casino, and play your heart out if u will.
Sadly that happened after i lost about 1200 EUR, that i shouldnt loose, it was my rent, my food money, and everything for 3 months, but the lady luck didnt turn back on me, with 200 EUR i had left, i got to
about 1000 EUR, so the loss was only ~200EUR in the end. I never made the same mistake again. Gambling aint can be fun if youre doing it right, even when ure loosing, just dont loose what u cant afford.

cheers

[syamster]

You lost 300 BTC and  28,000DRK Darkcoins on Directbet dice, are you serious....I am going to read the entire warning...

[tidus1097]

The thing that I find really scary is that I had no previous track record of gambling until very recently.

At a guess, half a dozen fairly successful sessions and then one morning, in twenty minutes, its gone!

I never craved gambling..I found it fun.  Until I got involved in crypto, I had barely placed a bet in my life.  Crypto makes it very easy to lose your money gambling.

The Darkcoin community have been really supportive.  I'm also lucky to have good friends and an amazing wife.

Thats because of the dopeamine and adrenaline your body releases. Its own way of making you "High" Since your involved in crypto, and I'm assuming that you love crypto, this is where you got addicted. Your love for something made it so wonderful that you lost alot, because of your cryptorush. You could play with cash at a casino and never get the rush you was looking for like when you played with cryptocurrencies.


Also, I highly suggest anybody gambling should do this. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=996318.0;topicseen

That is a thread to post your address incase your bct account is stolen. Most stolen accounts I can see come from gamblers. Just a way to make sure you are who you say you are Hope it helps someone.

[adaseb]

WOW! That's just crazy.


Honestly I think we all can learn alot from this post and experience.

I wish you all the best in your future en devours.

[stonehedge]

I'm just glad people are reading.

Thanks for the good wishes all.

[Lambo06]

directbet dice isnt the way i wouldve lost it. too risky

better chance betting on a sports pick

[stonehedge]

directbet dice isnt the way i wouldve lost it. too risky

better chance betting on a sports pick

Thanks for your advice! 

[fox19891989]

I am sorry for your loss, I had the same situation, I lost 60 BTC on altcoin trading, now I don't touch them. It's dangerous, most of them are scams.

Generally, trading is also gambling to me, even has higher risk than gambling.  

[activebiz]

I advice all not to gamble while under emotional pressure and Alcohol. its a very risky habit

[adaseb]

The main reason why people lose in gambling is because they take small winners and huge losses. Its human emotional and greed that causes this.

Every losing gambler will tell you that.