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Message: [QUOTE="MP33, post: 1716279, member: 79359"] I,ve been to a few gamcare meetings in tha past (before the days of online poker) and the thing I couldn,t get my head around was that I was told if I wasn,t prepared to stop all gambling including football bets and even my weekly £1 on the lottery then I was wasting their time. My problem wasn,t the lottery or my weekly £5 of football bets (which i was always strict about). My problem was slot machines, blackjack but mainly roulette. I finished my job as i was acceoted for a bed at the Gordon House Project (gambling rehab). although when they found out I was being prescribed anti-depressants (mainly due to the gambling) they cancelled my my bed as they said "They didn,t deal with duel dependencies) As far as I know this is the only rehab for gambling in the country with 2 small hostels and was pretty amazed at the lack of help out there for addicted gamblers. After this i got into poker and can honestly say it helped my gambling addiction. As i got to learn more about poker and especially bankroll management i soon realised the odds were stacked against me on the roulette tables and i,d found a new hobby which I could play at home or in my local pub and snooker club. Playing live I have made a host of new friends and the games we play in the pub are more of a social gathering than the actual money itself. Of course its always nice to win but its not about the money for me, its about having a good night and pitting your wits against others to see who comes out on top. i have even made new friends from playing online, through community forums and live events such as the SPT ( Sky Poker Tour) I can understand how pl get addicted to poker and lose all their money , but at the end of the day its a game which involves skill and luck combined and can be a gr8 hobby enjoyed by all - young , old, male , female etc and has brought me a lot of joy over the last few years As long as you understand bankroll management it should be a game to be enjoyed MP [/QUOTE]

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