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1st to clarify the reason I wrote this essay. I have been betting online or at land-based betting houses for many years. I have discovered, the dependency can take a hold of you and you won’t even realize it up until you are bankrupt. Particularly if you are on a winning run. I have gone through many tens of thousands of dollars in a very short period of time and to this day on occasion, I will go too far. It seems you’re just having a blast until you decide to be aware of your losses and the anguish settles in, and then you keep telling yourself "I can win it back" repeatedly. It doesn’t works. Then you feel queasy in your gut and the harder you try the quicker you are deprived.

When you see that you’re up, STAY on the UP! When you start to be beaten, don’t tell yourself, "well just maybe one more" and again and again, believe me, this method hardly ever works. Say you’re betting on slot games, have an amount set to the side prior to beginning your play. Don’t go over that limit, no matter how appealing. If you actually win, put that in a different pot. Do not risk your wins no matter what. Once you have gambled through your primary set limit, stop. Head out, whether it is online or at a land-based casino, don’t stick around. Always keep in mind, there is going to be a different day, another time.

Always remember, betting should be FUN not backbreaking, sickening work! If you aren’t having fun yourself, you do not belong there. If youcan not afford the cost, don’t even start.