Time Spent Gambling Poll

[rtmlam]

I sometimes wonder if I spend to much time online gambling. Please take a moment and provide some feedback with regards to how many hours per week you would estimate you spend online gambling.

[Macgyver]

Actual "gambling", meaning playing blackjack or video poker and the very seldom slots through an online casino's software?

I put 10 hours or less ...

Surfing the internet for information on gambling-related topics and updating that information in some places?

That's probably upwards of 20 hours a week, if not more ...

[soflat]

I hit a high note a couple weeks ago and haven't played more than a few hours since, but before that I had been putting a lot of hours into it. I definitely had weeks where I played over 40 hours, and quite abit more when I played poker. In fact this is the first time in quite a few months that I have gone days without playing at all.

I guess I'll play around with some monthly bonuses one of these days, then eventually figure out my next gambling goal and get busy.

[ballysdb]

If I am winning and have plenty of funds in the casino I can and have played 24 hours straight.

[cheekymonkey]

Originally Posted by ballysdb

If I am winning and have plenty of funds in the casino I can and have played 24 hours straight.

The longest session without sleep I did was about 30+ hours. (This was in my Video Poker days). I came home from work on a Friday evening, deposited about £200.00 and started to play DW 4 line, £5 a spin. I hit 4D on the bottom line and won about £2K I think. And that was the start of it. I continued playing the same game for hours and hours at £5 and £10 a spin and ended up hitting 2 single line royals. I didn't go to sleep (not out of choice, but I just couldn't physically stay awake much longer) until late Saturday night. I was up early hours on Sunday morning still buzzing and wanting to play. I also remember going to Highbury that day as well. I was exhausted and all I could think about was playing VP throughout the whole game. When I returned home Sunday evening, I blew the lot. It was a mad session though and I think my cashback that weekend was around £200-300 just playing at £5-10 a spin. The highest I got my bankroll to was around £2.5-3K.

I haven't had a run like that in aaaaggess, well until I started playing the slots anyway!

[Krypto]

It's amazing how fast time flies by when you are gambling online...and at the land based casinos for that matter. I know my longest online gambling stint lasted about 14 hours one time. I only deposited $50 at King Neptune's and played forever on it. The most my balance was up to was like $800. I kept telling myself that when I hit the $1000 mark I would make a withdrawal. Never did see the $1000 mark...but I did have fun for several days after that playing back the $800...lol. I wish every deposit would go that far! Unfortunately, it does not.

I have noticed that I do better when I make small deposits in the neighborhood of $50 to $100...than I do when I deposit more. Probably because I am more conservative with my bets. Great thread!

[-z-]

I lumped research and gaming together. I would guess 30 hours a week last month, but probly 10-20 average.

-z-

[nafanny29]

For me 20 hrs playing poker (80 table hours as I play 4) and 1-2 hours casino play.

[Mousey]

I voted 10 hours or less. My deposits have been eaten up too fast these last several months to have any real 'entertainment' time. Since my $25 and $50 deposits usually last only 5 or 10 minutes, I spend more time checking email offers and the forums than I do gambling.

And my NETeller is back down to it's critical, almost empty, level so I'm trying to grind it out again and hopefully plump the balance back up, I'm playing very conservatively. I used to never worry if my NETeller got a little low, but now... wins are few and far between.

[jetset]

Great idea for a poll - it's just a pity that we didn't break this down into actual play online and then time spent on line in connection with online gambling.

It would have been interesting to see how much research is being routinely carried out by experienced players like the ones who usually post here.