[5 star bomb]

I am quitting gambling for now. It takes up too much of my time and I have officially just lost the passion for it. I love sports and will still spend time posting here and there but gambling just isnt for me anymore. I will still gamble from time to time but I honestly cant say when the next time I will place a bet.

[ChuteBoxe]

Best of luck in the future man. I still look forward to seeing your knowledgeable posts about sports though.

[jjgold]

I love guys like this, we hear it all the time and they are bck in 1 month.

[TheShow]

Still up for an online MLB game? We don't even have to post up -- we can do it for charity ps3 online fund

[Francis Sollozzo]

a gambler's life is hard

[Bet Shooter]

How many posts do I have to get to before I can start busting JJs balls? Nothing worse than Newbies running their pie holes but....Here goes:

Back in a month? Didn't I read you went to a GA meeting a little bit ago? Was it less than a month?

[5 star bomb]

Originally Posted by jjgold

I love guys like this, we hear it all the time and they are bck in 1 month.

im not saying im done posting pal. I wont be posting as much, but I am saying I am taking a break from gambling for a while...

[5 star bomb]

Originally Posted by TheShow

Still up for an online MLB game? We don't even have to post up -- we can do it for charity ps3 online fund

im always playing mlb the show. add me jd82084

[Nicky Santoro]

1 month????????????? i give this kid 2 days. it's like saying i quit eating food for life because i'm too fat. how many times have you heard a fat lady say after she is full after a buffet that she's had it, as of tomorrow, no more sweets or fattening things. then the next day, she's stuffing her face in cake..


if i had 10 cents for every time i said, i quit gambling, i'd be richer than donald trump.. nobody can quit, folks. the only people that quit gambling are the people who have no more money and are broke.. then they have no choice but to quit.. and even them, once they have some money again, it's back to gambling.

[pico]

Originally Posted by jjgold

I love guys like this, we hear it all the time and they are bck in 1 month.

yep. you got the fever. you'll be back, like jj said.

this is hotel california baby.

[Cannon]

Gambling is huge waste of time

[TexansFan]

Originally Posted by Nicky Santauro

1 month????????????? i give this kid 2 days. it's like saying i quit eating food for life because i'm too fat. how many times have you heard a fat lady say after she is full after a buffet that she's had it, as of tomorrow, no more sweets or fattening things. then the next day, she's stuffing her face in cake..


if i had 10 cents for every time i said, i quit gambling, i'd be richer than donald trump.. nobody can quit, folks. the only people that quit gambling are the people who have no more money and are broke.. then they have no choice but to quit.. and even them, once they have some money again, it's back to gambling.

Wrong. You can't quit because you don't have the willpower to do so. I withdrew all my money from my books over a year ago and I haven't made a bet since. I also got tired of spending hours in front of the computer doing research and placing bets.

Will I ever bet again? Maybe. I might do so for the upcoming NFL season, who knows.

[Mattn3236]

5-star sometimes a little break is all you need to get ur mind right and away from all the over-analyzers here. Could do you some good

[jjgold]

Originally Posted by 5 star bomb

im not saying im done posting pal. I wont be posting as much, but I am saying I am taking a break from gambling for a while...

odds you have a bet within 2 weeks -450, after you get rejected by a girl you will again jump into gambling head first to mask your pain.

[Mattn3236]

Odd JJ has money to bet +50000000000000000000000000000

[jjgold]

Matty I got paid today, $450

[Mattn3236]

Sure JJ....

[bettilimbroke999]

I understand 5 star, I gave up gambling half a dozen times in the last month.

[2Pac]

Now if only you would lose your will to live and drive off a fukkin cliff!

[Nicky Santoro]

texas fan,

sure you can quit for a few months, or even a year, but eventually, they allllllllllllllllllll come back.. it's a disease my friend. even you just said you might come back for NFL.. so what do you think that means?? you're no different than anybody else. you see, gambling is like cigarettes. how many people you know have quit smoking and they say they've quit for life. then you see them 2 yrs after, or 6 yrs after, and they are smoking again? i too have quit for 4 months and said i would never bet again, and then, you go on a date, and it goes bad, you're depressed, you feel like shit, and bammmmmmmmmmmmmmm you're getting the lines to place your bets.

[guitarjosh]

Originally Posted by jjgold

I love guys like this, we hear it all the time and they are bck in 1 month.

Burn out happens to everyone. It happened to me last year after hot streak, I took a couple weeks off to let it be fun again.

[Nicky Santoro]

great point, guitar boy.. a few yrs ago, i took the summer off because i was so drained.. never in my life did i feel so laid back and relaxed. i was calm as hell. i am usually hyper and i talk very fast. people were saying to me, are you on some kind of meds? you seem so calm. i really was, and it was the best summer of my life. life was beautiful. but there was something missing in my life.. i felt empty.. and then, let me say this, boy, did i look forward to the end of summer when NFL started.. i was back at what i love best.. back behind my desk watching games and getting high. it was greaaaaaaaaaaaaat to be back.. the break did bring back the fun in gambling again because i was really worn out from looking at a screen everyday for 12 hrs a day, 7 days a week.

[TexansFan]

Originally Posted by Nicky Santauro

texas fan,

sure you can quit for a few months, or even a year, but eventually, they allllllllllllllllllll come back.. it's a disease my friend. even you just said you might come back for NFL.. so what do you think that means?? you're no different than anybody else. you see, gambling is like cigarettes. how many people you know have quit smoking and they say they've quit for life. then you see them 2 yrs after, or 6 yrs after, and they are smoking again? i too have quit for 4 months and said i would never bet again, and then, you go on a date, and it goes bad, you're depressed, you feel like shit, and bammmmmmmmmmmmmmm you're getting the lines to place your bets.

I quit smoking at age 25 and I am now 41. I don't think about smoking nor do I ever want to smoke, even when drinking. If I do bet agin it won't be because I have to though. I really could care less about it anymore.

I still play poker though and go to casinos so in a way I'm still gambling. I just have no desire to fund a book and bet anymore. I really don't miss it at all.

[Nicky Santoro]

aaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaa, so there you have it my boy.. you don't bet offshore on sports, but you play poker, you go to casino.. texy, i have news for you kiddo, YOU'RE STILL GAMBLING...just that you are getting your fix in a different way. i knew you didn't quit for good, you just went a different way..

hey guess what, texy, i quit crack cocaine, but i am taking meth, speed and acid.. hey, but i quit crack for good, you see, i told you i could quit..


hey texy, i am on a diet now.. i quit chocolate cake, but i do eat pizza, ice cream and candy bars..

[raiders72002]

good move- no one wins.

[TexansFan]

Yea, I'm still gambling Nicky. Last time I stepped foot in a casino was in Vegas in July of 2007. No bets offshore in over a year. No accounts funded. Played poker about twice this year. All this gambling is killing me.

[Nicky Santoro]

whether it's 2 times a year or 500 times a year, it's still gambling, texy.. i know alcoholics who say they've quit, and then i see them in a bar having a beer and they then tell me, well, it's only 1 beer. so they never really quit.. they're still drinking.. how about people that smoke 3 or 4 cigarettes a day, and say they quit.. they did NOT quit.. they still smoke.. quitting is for good, not occasional.

[TexansFan]

OK, whatever, please help me, I'm out of control.

[MJFtheGenius]

I give him 2 days

barrelledin.com

[TexansFan]

Originally Posted by MJFtheGenius

I give him 2 days

barrelledin.com

What are the odds he lasts longer than one of your many farewells?

[treece]

Originally Posted by jjgold

odds you have a bet within 2 weeks -450, after you get rejected by a girl you will again jump into gambling head first to mask your pain.

i'll take some of that. 2 weeks will be a lifetime for 5 star.

[raiders72002]

Nick or Coach - Any stories of having to rob things to keep in action?

[mofome]

you will be missed 5! clear your head, take care of business, and come back at by the end of summer in foots mode.

[Cannon]

I hope you kick the habit and find some enjoyment out of life. Quit and never look back!!

[topcat]

Originally Posted by Francis Sollozzo

a gambler's life is hard

very stressful,with high blood pressure,heart attacks,and strokes.