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Message: [QUOTE="JimmyS1985, post: 1826714, member: 85198"] I don't think Im a gambling addict because I average a visit to the casino about once every 3 months, and now I am going to drastically cut that in half or more since I've finally given up on ever winning at baccarat, craps or blackjack (I suppose I could count cards, but good way to get banned, since the hardpart is concealing that you're counting cards, rather than initially counting). Im also unemployed so I don't have a steady source of income to replace money lost at the casino. I didn't think that simply being a member of a gambling addicts forum to offer addicts advice on how to avoid the casino, automatically made me a gambling addict. I can see the association, but I don't feel an urge to gamble, some of these people, it drives them crazy not to be able to go to the casino once every 3 days or less. I remember I sat down to play some video black jack and the woman next to me was afraid to go home because her husband knew where she was and would be very angry upon her arrival, it was 12 am, she had been there for like 8 hours and busted out long ago, she had been black booked from going to the casino but still came anyways, and had blown $200 from what she told me. Then my friend mentioned a story of someone they saw getting one last pull on a slot machine and winning $600 and her comment was "Why can't that stuff ever happen to me?" Yep, total gambling addict, they seem to be everywhere when Im at the casino. I always play minimum bets and usually go there for fun and to socialize, but some of these people are living day to day on a gamblers fallacy. Its pretty rare that I gamble, and my main passion in life isn't gambling like it is with a lot of gambling addicts, mine is japanese import drag racing. Im looking for a means to an end, or a way to make money, to finance a drag racing hobby. I have a lot more time on my hands to take up hobby's such as poker than I use to, and if I can learn to get good at a game that can pay off money, I figure why not. As for the person who said gambling was one of the few addictions not bad for your health, gambling addicts (usually after a huge loss) have much higher suicide rates than people who do not have a gambling addiction, so the possibility of suicide should be considered a health consequence from gambling addiction. [/QUOTE]

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