overcoming gambling addiction

An insight into gambling addiction and the truth about blackjack and slot machines.

[@idriveyoudrink]

One of my favorite (and most beneficial) videos on the topic. Lots of great dialogue in only 18 minutes. Thank you to all participants.

[@SamSung-jv3jm]

i just lost $600 tonight. I only go to the casino 2 or 3 times a year but this time I really needed some extra cash. I think thats actually the most dangerous time to go because I become irrational and inpatient so I raise my bets thinking I will win faster. Im not going to go anymore. This form of entertainment is just too expensive for me and its not even a high quality experience. Next time I get the urge to gamble Im just gonna by a bottle of champagne to celebrate saving the money I wouldve lost by gambling.

[@onedayatatime102]

Gambling is nothing but a lie. Don't get sucked into this evil game. You can get hooked easier than you think. It is a very destructive activity in every way.

[@mollyt1416]

Thank you

[@JosedeJezeus]

“It’s nothing but a lie” 🙏

[@dongibson8513]

It's all random and after winning $600.00 on a $2.25 bet on a buffalo stampede slot machine I left $586.80 up and that was my last visit, leaving up some money for a change. I decided this was the time to quit this craziness and stay away from gambling all together. It's been a year now and I just cleared off the seven grand debt on my credit card I ran up and I know I can't go back even with a hundred to try my luck because I know I'll be right back at it again. I got out before I went past the point of no return being financially ruined. It always starts out as fun but it can easily turn into a nightmare that's for sure.

[@voiceofwisdom9596]

I agree with you totally.....it always starts out as fun but one year I was up over 50k from slot machines....the machines were really loose at this one particular casino but after they took all the good machines out and replaced them with tight machines the party was over...then I found myself already hooked..now I have to stay away all together is the only way for me too or band myself from a casino that is like 5 minutes from my house.

[@rudyantoapen7050]

I was lost 5 years saving money., hard working money, total aroundb160k$., you think and want to kill your self.,

[@sillywillie5076]

@@voiceofwisdom9596 I tried to get a life ban from this casino by me and they talked me out of it, they could care less about anyone

[@voiceofwisdom9596]

willie willie If your really serious about wanting to get banned them you wouldn't have let anyone talk you out of getting banned. It's for your own good not the casinos good....they want all the money they can get from all of us and if you can't control yourself then you need to ban yourself from casino.

[@sillywillie5076]

@@voiceofwisdom9596 yeah that is what everyone told me, I was self banned for a year and once that year was up I was back in it again, I was so close to a lifetime ban but just wasn't ready for it

[@brave.rider1852]

gambling is a serious problem, im frm malaysia and im gambling frm 5 years, i lost my everything and i advise u guys never ever try even for fun, in begning its charming joyfull but if i adicted u wil loose everything even many gamblers loose their lifes, please stay away and dont ever do it

[@sarfarazahmed389]

Best results for overcoming gambling is occupy your time spiritually. Its the most dangerous addction

[@Chrisgalin]

Amen! Stay busy with something else.

[@coolbrett]

It's so easy to just think "don't do it" or "just stay away", but it's so much harder than that. People really don't understand how powerful addictions are. The power of the human brain terrifies me. It's so complex that if one little thing is not right (like how the brain chemistry alters for addicts), then it starts to control your life and what you do. In order to stop takes real determination and a strong strategy . You can't just stop gambling one day and get used to it and never go back.

[@paulsmith5611]

+Sid DICE Freeman You are right about finding something new. Too many people have no hobbies (or healthy hobbies) and gamble, use drugs or alcohol, or some other sort of risky behavior because they are bored and looking for something new and exciting in their life.

[@gforce3750]

yes you can

[@davemoodie473]

gambling is NOT an addiction. anyone who is stupid enough to think otherwise is utterly brainless. how dare greedy gamblers have the temerity to equate themselves to actual addicts. actual addicts suffer seizures, vivid hallucinations, real pain and death from withdrawals. gamblers have NO withdrawl symptoms. greedy idiots who don't have the decency to own their own mistakes

[@coolbrett]

+Dave Moodie it's funny you say that considering it's a set in stone fact that it is indeed an actual addiction. You're fighting a useless battle. The gambling addicts brain chemistry changes the same way drug addicts brains do that proves it's a dangerous addiction. How about the fact that everything tells you not to do it but you continually go back and lose your whole paycheck every week, and many people throw away their relationships, all possessions, and even their actual lives because of it. If that's not a sign it's a life-ruining addiction then I don't know what is

[@rachaeladler3631]

One cannot understand "addition" because it's just a catchphrase that means "I'm weak and have no willpower z.z'

[@pamelagarnish8937]

of all the videos I've watched, your video helped me more than any others. thank you

[@evabrown2035]

Do you still gamble

[@freddy-ip1pq]

Definitely 🙏

[@100tonee]

thanks to all of you who have left a comment...some of which i agree and some not. Those who have compulsive and addictive tendencies when it comes to gambling will almost definitely tell you it is not a greed issue. Those who do not "suffer" the addiction are less qualified to make that assumption and i can understand why that conclusion is reached. Many will say that it is about being in action~ escaping perhaps from something which bothers them...a trigger if you like that kicks in when things are going wrong or if life becomes a real struggle. Many can cope with these situations whilst others turn to maybe running down to the pub and drowning their sorrows or relying on drugs. Many compulsive gamblers are cross addicted too. Its a complex subject and i cant address all the situations in just a few lines but i read all the comments you guys write and take them all on board. The more one understands the more it helps, even if there is no proven cure.

[@andregeorge5894]

I’m a gambling addict, just threw away dbl what my cars worth in ten minutes. I didn’t gamble till 25 but I got hooked quit. I’m a weed user and I have anxiety/depression, but there’s something diff abt gambling. It really is the devils game, it can suck anyone in… anyone.

[@michaelolson6982]

I am a recovering gambler and everything you say is true,we talk about winning,we delude ourselves, we become irrational where gambling is concerned. My habits lasted 50 years and the best thing I can say is that it is a thing of the past and best decision that I have ever made.Recently I have convinced a 27 year old man not to go 50 years like me to find out that gambling is no good for anyone and he has made his decision to quit gambling for good.This young man is heir to his father's millions and he realises that he has no further need for gambling.I know that giving up this silent solitary addiction is difficult but I wish every person who gambles the power and the strength to overcome their destructive lifestyle ritual.

[@sillywillie5076]

Well it is not the money that makes you gamble most of the time, so his addiction could kill those millions very easily so it is a good thing that you talked to him about it before it got out of hand but just stay talking with him about it, people are worth the effort

[@johnparris2353]

Deadly right

[@hajraalli8038]

I have lost all my money from gambling i am trying hard to give it up.. Addiction is so bad..

[@johnjarou2357]

100tonee i was(am) a compulsive gambler. i know it's an addiction. i gambled for many many MANY years. my favorite: high limit slots. you talk about losing a thousand dollars, one time between back to back days lost almost 14,000 dollars. many many single days lost 2500.00, 3500.00, 5000.00 dollars,etc.etc. after many,many,many years of losing year after year, i think i have had enough(although i did slip up and went to the casino about 6 months ago) yes, i would hit jackpots, but all in all i lost BIG TIME after all was said and done. i am not kidding you when i say i estimate i lost about 1 million dollars over the course of many, many years. hopefullly i never visit a casino again. i figuire i'm lucky to still be alive after all that.

[@jeffreyjewell75]

John Jarou that’s insane

[@litealite]

Thank you so much for sharing . I am in the beginning stages of gambling . I keep trying to win back the money I lost.

[@sillywillie5076]

@@litealite get out now while you can

[@sillywillie5076]

Hey one way to look at it, you made someone a millionaire.. it is just to bad it was not you, sorry to hear but stories like yours sure helps those in need, keep up the great service

[@SOSM209]

If You Decide to Remove the Words that have anything to do with Gambling or Casinos from your speech or Thoughts You Will Win! that is a small part of how I got myself Free. and Of course, GOD finally answered my Prayer..30 Plus years of Gambling a Horror Story.

[@freddy-ip1pq]

🙏 Master santos Stay strong 👍😀🇵🇪

[@SOSM209]

@@freddy-ip1pq everyday

[@johnparris2353]

Never take anyone to gambling once introduced a curse is upon them u might want to do anything to stop it Its to late don't ever start

[@kylekoverola8654]

I alway tell my losses. Helps me realize it is a lose lose. Untill I lose and lose.

[@andrewilliams7499]

very powerful the way you grabbed control of your life,making the changes,surrounding yourself with good influences,very very good, keep it up

[@kynchan3332]

No problem. Don't start a family, have a partner, don't own a home, keep working forever, stay young. Then you can gamble forever without damaging anyone.

[@voiceofwisdom9596]

That's about it...so your only hurting yourself.

[@johnmichael2753]

Thats what one would say and the way to rationalize it. Thats been me and the exact thing ive said to myself and others for a long time. Eventually you have to answer to yourself.

[@kynchan3332]

@@voiceofwisdom9596 Absolutely.

[@kynchan3332]

@@johnmichael2753 The addiction will always be there. I traded mine for work and productive exercise. At least, there is some benefit eg more money, another fruit tree planted, another green house built, another house renovated etc. But the time spent working has also destroyed relationships. It is not possible to quell the urge or to fully control it.

[@johnmichael2753]

@@kynchan3332 Yeah. Emptiness is hard to fill.

[@hectordelgado6179]

the trick is not to get greedy and to spend quickly what youwin in things you need but not to return to the casino and give the money back......

[@hibiscusangel7376]

Thanks for this

[@gungadin1389]

I have been addicted to alcohol,valium, trading ,all failures. I turned to the Lord with us Jesus Christ I am winning the battle. I lost so much, money,piece of mind, jail etc etc. Turned to your higher self and be a Soul and a master of yourself. God bless

[@paulrichards6894]

from the frying pan into the fire

[@rachanathapamagar9195]

What is the therapy used for Annie in this video?

[@JP-pw5no]

Once addicted can't stop hold on.

[@tanarussell3567]

Can you tell me who produced this film? I'd like to share it and give appropriate credit.

[@gideonwaxfarb]

The thing that gets me is not the concept of gambling as an addiction, but that these people drop thousands into slop machines, and don't even understand how they work. As in, not understanding that each game is completely random, and the fact that you're pumping in $50 and $100 bills doesn't increase your chances of winning big.

[@fundude4566]

I don’t have any casinos near me thank god but my state like most states and countries has the lottery which i live a five minute walk away from a local gas station and i feel like Ann everyday i say I’m not going to go and i end up going to buy more lottery tickets.

[@kellynorco]

I fuckin love Gamblin hard

[@natural9743]

Any one can stop any addiction but only if they really want to-Glad to see you wanted to stop.

[@invader777]

that's why the machines are worth 50 grand all more each today.. .they payout to to the new potential player's minor jackpots addicting them to come back over an over.. .mean while old harrys like me who are already addicted and feed money into them like no tomorrow lose .. thats why there so expensive to buy . ..there designed build to alter the way you think about money you lose respect for money and yourself

[@invader777]

fuck all VIP pubs in Sydney there terminator machines build to fry your brain and make you into into a fuckin zombie having the power to bring back the door an drain off your money

[@skyego190]

Be a profit minded..dont be a losing addict

[@ilmantebutkeviciute9926]

yes I would like

[@pokerqAK47]

When I go to AC casinos, they give us a bonus to play slots, $25. I wish I could just make 1 bet on red or black with all that but no, the bonus is only for machines. I hate those, you have no control whatsoever, just sit there and press the button. Kinda boring! I either lose or leave as soon as I have $20 that I can cash out. I have an addictive personality, just not for that. And I don't gamble with money for food! Please don't do that. Get better at poker and have someone stake you, that's what I do. If I lose, I lose my backer's money :D

[@RealHealthyGuidance]

THE BRITISH GUY LOOKS A BIT LIKE DOUG'S BOSS IN KING OF QUEENS

[@ManiSingh-rt7yx]

You can get addicted to anything but only you can get out of it

[@sheliapea1387]

More and more convinced casinos I've frequent winners are selected not random. Computerized systems

[@youreshouldoflearntgrammer8277]

What?

[@sillywillie5076]

Trust me they want you to win so you get addicted, if you bet small you won't win big ever, my brother always bets max and wins alot but I won't advocate gambling, it is a waste of money and health

[@hibiscusangel7376]

It happens to me all the time

[@georgepeters335]

I hate having a gambling problem! I have enough problems in life WITHOUT a gambling problem! I live in South Dakota where there are casinos in EVERY corner! I should move! I NEVER had a gambling problem when I lived in Virginia! And I grew up there!

[@sheliapea1387]

george peters try self exclusions

[@INAMKTECH]

i have lost everything in gambling i am in under loan total 15000 Dollars in under loan by different friends and family now my situation is suicidal. how i manage this money i have no any job no any physical source of income totally discouraged from my life too much pain sadness. please help me or any charity that can help me and give me a new life .

[@evabrown2035]

Do you still gamble

[@INAMKTECH]

@@evabrown2035 I need help

[@sillywillie5076]

@@INAMKTECH sorry to hear, that is rough, the only help you really need is to stop gambling, people paying for your debt is kind of pointless if you are just going to go and gamble again.. that really pains me to see you feel suicidal, I got no money myself so can't help you on that level at all

[@callumanthony8525]

I don’t understand, he just said that it’s random that the wins come. But then said there’s a percent that you’ll win, surely that means that the wins aren’t random and if you lose 20 spins in a row you’re actually going to get a win soon...

[@fanaticalapathy6863]

the way they calculate the odds of all the different icons falling into place, its highly likely that the machines pay back roughly 90 cents to the dollar. you cant just look at it over 20 spins or 100 even. but over one million spins its highly likely 90% goes back out to the player. you might put 100 dollars in and hit it 1000 times or more playing at a dollar a spin before you lose everything. you just dont notice the small wins so much. sometimes they dont even win the money back for that spin. its like doing a survey. you cant just ask 10 people something and get an opinion, but ask 1000 and that might be a different story. its random, but over millions of spins there is a clear pattern.

[@leviniahill454]

The 90 % is over the life of the machine. :-)

[@patlynch3464]

There is a method to the machine.

[@andrewcoursaris8824]

Gambling a joke its brain disease that is preyed upon by the gambling industry like drugs and alcohol I've had the addiction for 25 years get time up then relapsed all the time

[@Fatboypool]

Female escape players are the sickest of all gamblers. And horse betters are pretty sick too. Thankfully I never had that disease

[@paulsmith5611]

Some gamblers do tell you their losses if you ask. One guy I work with has gambled a lot and has lost more than he won. He is honest about it when he has a bad night. He makes good money so it's just expensive entertainment but his wife gets pissed. She is Native American so they frequent the NA casinos and play slots and state lotto.

[@rosepetersen7933]

So I had to stop watching this because seeing the slots are triggering

[@sillywillie5076]

Lol that is what I thought to when I seen the first part of the video, seeing those machines are triggering by itself

[@yunitrijayanti8173]

Should never have bloody Casinos and should close the casinos

[@slotkillah6586]

Why doesn't that blackjack guy mention card counting ?

[@jeffreyjewell75]

Thomas Demer hahaha

[@invader777]

its gottin bad these hotel pub owners especially around hurstville down to rockdale have fucked around with pokie machines people lose all the time

[@kgoundan]

If you want to spend money to play games, buy video games. You can't lose money playing video games.

[@sillywillie5076]

Lol with games like Madden and NBA 2k you can lose alot of money but it is definitely easier to not pay more money on games then in a casino, but some of these games like I mentioned actually start kids young on gambling with these packs you pay real money with, all it takes is getting one really good card to start the addiction process

[@kgoundan]

@@sillywillie5076 I meant to play video games without in-app purchases. Just pay once for a game that you can play unlimited for free, without any paid options. And with board games there is no way to lose money as well.

[@paradiseprodukts8297]

You can bet low, double up, then quit. Leave.

[@michaelolson6982]

Really?

[@michaelbradley5603]

3:59 occa lol

[@aaronbaker796]

I all ways played the change machine

[@saardfetner2452]

DON'T BE A SLAVE. THE BEST THING IS,TO OWN A CASINO ONESELF.

[@sillywillie5076]

@@saardfetner2452 lol so true, best thing to do is buy a slot machine and use it as a bank, maybe let your friends play it to take their money from them.. that is messed up lol

[@Peacevk]

Why do I love gambling?

[@rentslave]

+Brighter Because it is the most beautiful thing on Earth-and the fairest.Gambling cares nothing about you:How old you are,what color,religion,or sex you are,who your parents were,how many degrees you have.If gambling were truly available in all 50 states,multi-millionaires would be sprouting all over.However,Roger Goodell and that spook judge said no.

[@Peacevk]

+Tom Dockery It´s really a cool thing but dangerous too.

[@escaperatrace4134]

i think he may have cut himself shaving, happen to me this morning...what a coincidence

[@damon6852]

Hahaha...I was looking through comments to see if anyone else saw this!!

[@user-kt7xd3gj3w]

gambling made me lose my job and almost all my properties but ever since i started trading with an expert trader it helped me take away the gambling addiction. you should try it out. have been making alot of profits from trading.

[@simpleguysimpson8605]

Hey Robert gambling ruin my life and my home, i would love to do something for a change and trade. please i would love to learn trading.

[@merrymerrygirl6834]

i have a really strong addiction for gambling and all it did is wreck, i would love to learn to trade

[@user-kt7xd3gj3w]

we all have had setbacks, but I met my aide at therapy who had a similar addiction but was already doing better through trading forex and cryptocurrencies, he introduced me to his trader and I decided to give it a try and in the past 6 months my life has changed tremendously without a job I have settled my debts and I am living comfortably now.

[@vardirevazi266]

Hey please how i can contact you or your trader?

[@yourcompanysucks9256]

I MIGHT NEED HELP!! I HAVE A GAMBLING PROBLEM!! I CAN’T SEEM TO LOSE WHEN I GO TO CASINOS!! I’M ALWAYS WINNING WHENEVER I GO TO CASINOS!! I’M AVERAGING ABOUT 4K-8K A MONTH FROM MULTIPLE CASINOS!! DO I NEED TO GO TO GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS?????

[@evabrown2035]

Do you still gamble

[@sillywillie5076]

Start putting that money in my bank account and you will finally lose but hey I'll be winning

[@jackiebridges7138]

LoL

[@paulrichards6894]

does anyone win in casinos.....never been to one myself but if you did start winning they would ban you

[@pokerqAK47]

I'm sorry but if you lose in machines and complain that's kinda stupid. Play games where you have an edge (BJ, poker, for example) and set aside money for casino, pay your bills first. Have a stop loss limit. Hit that - go home. In poker you just need experience and passion for that game + select your table, sit out first hour and observe.

[@sligomucker]

That's like telling a meth addict to smoke a joint instead of taking a hit of meth. Your comment is ridiculous. You clearly play poker ,and probably consider yourself as a fairly good player. But your comment is based in the fact that you personally feel you're not addicted to the game. You feel skill is involved, and you're not addicted to the game. You're delusional. Your comment is from 7yrs ago, do you still feel that way I wonder ?

[@slotkillah6586]

Her list...'loose money'....ugh

[@yourcompanysucks9256]

just got back from cash-ino. Snatched more loot from them!! Sincerely, Consistent Winner

[@rickkerns3128]

Larry bird

[@skipsassy1]

stock market only talks about rich people jumping out of windows in 1929 - actually more suicides were people who didn't have any stocks - but lost their bank accounts. About 10,000 to ever one rich person. There you go.

[@armourofgod6310]

I was a gambling addict, a porn addict, smoking addict ... all gone in one day!! No meditaion no classes, all done by the power of Jesus Christ!! That's right, the one thing they never tell you.

[@chriswilson1968]

Armour of God God doesn't exist.....All you need to overcome addiction is self control and dedication.

[@armourofgod6310]

wow, thank you for that beautiful insight, i am changed now...Thanks!!

[@armourofgod6310]

My friend, only a sick mind says that is no God. Sorry to say it that way, but i guess you have not notice the growing evil that is surrounding us...No, it is you that is in denial. It is because almost everyone has turned away from Jesus Christ (by design) that we will see full evil like we have not seen before. The elite take God very seriously ,that's is why they are Satanist!! And if you read the Bible you would know why this things are happening and what is approaching. Everything done in this world is done by design, to keep YOU asleep. Spiritual warfare is very real, and it sounds like you have picked your side whether you believe or not.

[@chriswilson1968]

Armour of God Only a sick mind would believe in such nonsense. I'm a good person who does no evil, not because I am blackmailed to be good but because I want to be. There is zero evidence that suggest the god of the bible exists so why would I believe in it? I don't need that crutch to live my life. I have accepted the natural order of this world. Everything lives and has its time and then it dies returning it's borrowed energy back to the earth. The Bible and God are clearly just creations of human imagination and until I'm proven otherwise beyond a reasonable doubt I have no reason to think otherwise. I have no way of knowing for sure but I don't believe it's true for one second. I am an Agnostic Atheist and that's not gonna change anytime soon. As far as I'm concerned there is nothing supernatural about this world or anything in it. You believe whatever you want to help you sleep at night but I sleep just fine.

[@nomxhosapekani7966]

[e-mail] maybe you can let me know how you did it, please

[@lilgirl6683]

Set a limit and bet smart it's easy one big loss should be enough to learn

[@fredchurch1168]

how many women win money in a casino then put her winnings inside her bra cup. thats something i see done all the time.

[@Don-qb1vi]

so nobody's gonna tell this guy he has toilet paper on his face?

[@royalredus]

LOL!

[@jeffreyjewell75]

That’s fkd up

[@lizziehasfun892]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@maxkaplan1479]

He cut himself shaving.. people put small pieces of paper to stop the bleeding

[@gregoryadler7806]

Addiction of any sort= a PC way of saying “no willpower” and/or “weak minded.” Just calling it like it is.

[@evabrown2035]

Do you still gamble

[@gregoryadler7806]

Once a year. It’s not my thing.

[@evabrown2035]

@@gregoryadler7806 okay

[@evabrown2035]

@@gregoryadler7806 I used to be very deep in gambling myself. I lost everything until I met a guy who introduced me to FX trading and since then it has been more productive and profitable .

[@miamoore9431]

@@gregoryadler7806 I n v e s t m e n t c r o w d 1 -@- g m a i l c o m

[@MattCampbelification]

Just hit a $13,500 hit , double diamonds all the way across. LOL NOT ADDICTED JUST HAVING FUN!!!!

[@michaelbradley5603]

Maybe consider stopping? Lol

[@anysubject3500]

This lady is getting helped from losing money but now she's losing money to the person helping her to stop gambling....damn.... Just wake smell the coffee and make a decision and stick with it. Your will is the only tool that can help you....... People are simply tricked into believing that someone helping them to stop is actually helping them it's really the tricks each business is doing to you to get your money.... Lol

[@jeffreyjewell75]

God you lost a house due to gambling ?! That’s retarded. Yeah because 60cents isn’t fun for u? It’s a stupid greed problem. Why would you bet so much on a damn slot machine ? Stoopid.

[@rachaeladler3631]

Why not just tell the truth for once-there is no such thing as addiction, gambling or otherwise. It's just about being weak vs. having even a little bit of willpower. Stop whining.

[@nicksteele2940]

if you really believe that than im confused as to why your even here watching.

[@rachaeladler3631]

+Just surfing at and on. What's your story?

[@nicksteele2940]

Im a single man with a anxiety disorder who is on social security disability for my mental illness, cant really get a girlfriend when women find that out. I have money cause i save it from not having a girlfriend, but then i get depressed and gamble that money and get all caught up in the cycle of gambling. when your in my shoes its kind of the only entertainment source i have but its destroying me at the same time. I go to the gym and workout and that makes me feel better most days but that dont last long.

[@denisesimpson591]

not true.

[@davemoodie473]

+nick steele you don't have a mental illness. You're just a greedy moron. stop trying to pass the blame onto some non-existent illness. you have only yourself to blame fot being so greedy. gambling isn't an addiction. enough of the self pity