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Old 03-14-09, 09:54 PM   #1
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Arrow Ten Reasons Why I Quit Gambling (not in order)

  1. I am never happy when I gamble. Even when I win (always thought that I should've bet more).
  2. Sad realization that I am just betting for action (known this for a while but I finally accepted it).
  3. Number of people I talk to on this forum has exceeded number of real people I talk to.
  4. Feel silly starring at gamecast for hours and I have no idea where is the college is located.
  5. I don't want to let my new gf know that I am #1 action junkie on SBR(actually I don't want her to know SBR period. I written things here that'll make girls leave me in a heart beat). Good time to make a clean start.
  6. I didn't make it and I don't really want to make it. I can't spend my life like Justin or Ganch.
  7. Homeland Security is looking at my western union transactions and WU has banned my name. Plus all my friends are paranoid sending and receiving money for me.
  8. I hate banks. Really tired of dealing with incompetent bank employees.
  9. The village I am supporting in Costa Rica is getting too lazy. I am cutting them off.
  10. Last minute screw jobs are buzz kill if you're high...even when you're winning overall.
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Old 03-14-09, 09:56 PM   #2
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sorry man. youll be back
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Old 03-14-09, 09:56 PM   #3
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Some think getting beat by a girl in a 128 man contest should be on the list.
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Old 03-14-09, 09:57 PM   #4
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About the Western Union problems, I thought sports betting is legal in Hong Kong?
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Old 03-14-09, 09:57 PM   #5
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Old 03-14-09, 09:58 PM   #6
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Some think getting beat by a girl in a 128 man contest should be on the list.
that is a none issue. if that is the case, i would've quit months ago. plus i still have not received the prize money for the contest. it was just for fun.
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Old 03-14-09, 10:09 PM   #7
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very solid list.. and just FYI, 90% of gamblers have at least 7 of those 10 as a problem.

dont get me started here, cause if i had 4 hrs, i can make you a list of 193 things of why gambling sucks, not just 10 things.. don't get me started here.
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  1. I am never happy when I gamble. Even when I win (always thought that I should've bet more).
  2. Sad realization that I am just betting for action (known this for a while but I finally accepted it).
  3. Number of people I talk to on this forum has exceeded number of real people I talk to.
  4. Feel silly starring at gamecast for hours and I have no idea where is the college is located.
  5. I don't want to let my new gf know that I am #1 action junkie on SBR(actually I don't want her to know SBR period. I written things here that'll make girls leave me in a heart beat). Good time to make a clean start.
  6. I didn't make it and I don't really want to make it. I can't spend my life like Justin or Ganch.
  7. Homeland Security is looking at my western union transactions and WU has banned my name. Plus all my friends are paranoid sending and receiving money for me.
  8. I hate banks. Really tired of dealing with incompetent bank employees.
  9. The village I am supporting in Costa Rica is getting too lazy. I am cutting them off.
  10. Last minute screw jobs are buzz kill if you're high...even when you're winning overall.
11. Months before I can start betting USC MLs again
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Old 03-14-09, 10:12 PM   #9
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Let's be honest here...

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You coulda stopped there. You're not fooling anyone.

But best of luck to you either way bud
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Old 03-14-09, 10:13 PM   #10
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Old 03-14-09, 10:15 PM   #11
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very solid list.. and just FYI, 90% of gamblers have at least 7 of those 10 as a problem.

dont get me started here, cause if i had 4 hrs, i can make you a list of 193 things of why gambling sucks, not just 10 things.. don't get me started here.
nicky, i have way more reasons than that. but just listed top 10.

i am admitting i have a gambling problem and this is the first step to recovery. this addiction is not going away easy. i figured i have about 1-2 years before i have kids, don't want to let them think their dad is a degen.
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Good luck pico. My father was a gambler and I would forever thank him for teaching me how to gamble.
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Old 03-14-09, 10:22 PM   #14
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pico, it's impossible to be happily married with kids and do what you are doing.. you need to be there for your kids and wife all the time, and if you gamble, forget it. you cant be watching games while you need to pick up kid from friends house, or go buy diapers.

your wife will leave you and the kids will not know you.. forget ever getting married unless you quit.. or do this for 40 min then not watch games at all. family is a big responsibility.. no wife will accept this life if you have kids. she will divorce you.. it's one or the other. cant have both.
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Good luck pico. My father was a gambler and I would forever thank him for teaching me how to gamble.
the problem is that i don't know how to gamble. i'll just be teaching my kids how to send money to books.

gl buddy
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Let's be honest here...

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You coulda stopped there. You're not fooling anyone.

But best of luck to you either way bud
bread is smart. not everyone can find a girl who is cool with gambling. you got a keeper.
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Old 03-14-09, 10:26 PM   #17
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My father is a pro poker player and he didn't teach me anything about it except for a few hypothetical conversations and his advice to me "Never bet significant money on sports." Anyways, I would have to change myself completely to do what he does. He's got the discipline it takes to fold over 97% of the hands he gets (something like that, I don't remember the exact number). If he was an action junkie, he would have went broke long ago. He's a disciplined machine, the exact opposite of the kind of discipline most of us here have. For example, how many of us can pass up the temptation to bet on almost every big TV game?
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Old 03-14-09, 10:27 PM   #18
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pico, it's impossible to be happily married with kids and do what you are doing.. you need to be there for your kids and wife all the time, and if you gamble, forget it. you cant be watching games while you need to pick up kid from friends house, or go buy diapers.

your wife will leave you and the kids will not know you.. forget ever getting married unless you quit.. or do this for 40 min then not watch games at all. family is a big responsibility.. no wife will accept this life if you have kids. she will divorce you.. it's one or the other. cant have both.
As a father I disagree. You can order the diapers online from amazon.com like I do. The trick is to buy jewelry to your wife with the winnings. I told my wife if I quit gambling we have to stop buying diamond bracelets and rings and she said don't you ever quit gambling pavy or I'll kill you.
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Great list man, all good reasons and all very true for a lot of us.

Good luck in staying away from action, hope everything works out for you.
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Old 03-14-09, 10:33 PM   #20
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As a father I disagree. You can order the diapers online from amazon.com like I do. The trick is to buy jewelry to your wife with the winnings. I told my wife if I quit gambling we have to stop buying diamond bracelets and rings and she said don't you ever quit gambling pavy or I'll kill you.
Smart move pavy
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Good luck Pico!!
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As a father I disagree. You can order the diapers online from amazon.com like I do. The trick is to buy jewelry to your wife with the winnings. I told my wife if I quit gambling we have to stop buying diamond bracelets and rings and she said don't you ever quit gambling pavy or I'll kill you.
Your wife calls you Pavy? Weird...
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Old 03-14-09, 10:47 PM   #23
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Your wife calls you Pavy? Weird...

i'm pretty shocked, too. i thought she called him "paver", not pavy.
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Old 03-14-09, 10:49 PM   #24
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the problem is that i don't know how to gamble. i'll just be teaching my kids how to send money to books.

gl buddy
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Old 03-14-09, 10:58 PM   #25
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Although I hate to see you go it sounds like you have money. In which case you have a lot more to lose than gain from gambling, and the motivation to become a sharp player isn't there.
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Pico, they really banned your name from Western Union????

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pico, read your pm
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Pico, they really banned your name from Western Union????

no joke
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Although I hate to see you go it sounds like you have money. In which case you have a lot more to lose than gain from gambling, and the motivation to become a sharp player isn't there.
not leaving the forum. just quitting gambling.
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not leaving the forum. just quitting gambling.

Ah kinda like an alcoholic that works the register of an abc store
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Old 03-15-09, 05:58 AM   #32
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The sad thing is Pico will be back because it is a disease and if he does not seek help it is a matter of time.

No one quits
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Old 03-15-09, 06:04 AM   #33
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I will miss it. But I'm no longer sending any $$ offshore. Closed all my accts.! Reason? I win @ sports betting, but can't resist the lure of the "Casino". And you CANNOT beat their BJ. And don't say "bar casino play", I do and 4 days later call and tell em to reinstste it. Loser? Yup! This LY yr I won 11K on foots, did cash out 4 of it, lost the other 7 on BJ. And that was just in 1 mo., after I started to go to the casino. Call me whatever you like, but unless I just want to donate $$, I'll never send $$ again. Too hard now anyway. BOL to all who have the discipline! I don't, sober for over 20, so I do know about addiction.
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The sad thing is Pico will be back because it is a disease and if he does not seek help it is a matter of time.

No one quits
As usual you're full of shit. Anyone CAN quit! How do you know he hasn't asked for help. In fact his thread is a form of that. How about helping a fellow degenerate instead of shooting him down? There are a lot of assholes on the Net, but you may be the worst SOB there is! BURN IN HELL!!!
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As usual you're full of shit. Anyone CAN quit! How do you know he hasn't asked for help. In fact his thread is a form of that. How about helping a fellow degenerate instead of shooting him down? There are a lot of assholes on the Net, but you may be the worst SOB there is! BURN IN HELL!!!
I've had the pleasure of meeting Pico, he's an intelligent guy and his professional field requires higher education.

Good for you Pico. You don't need this sh1t anymore. Gambling for a living even if you are justin or ganch is nothing to brag about.

For 99% of the population gambling in general is best used as recreation.
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