The loss you regret the most

[WAYLANDER]

My answer in a recent thread by johnsteed got me thinking about this and i would love to hear other peoples experiences ( if not too embarassed )

Which loss can you just not forget? the one that makes you really mad

Mine is way back in my early days of online casino's
I had received a no deposit $10 bonus and stuck it all on 2 numbers on roulette, which came in. Then i raised my bets and hit a lucky streak and within about 10 mins had nearly $1000
At the time this was my biggest online casino win my far and i was really chuffed.
All off a free bonus, i thought i was blessed or something!
I stopped for a while and got a drink and thinking i was on a roll figured i would try out some slots with a $100 or so before cashing out....
You guessed it.....i blew the lot!

Now this isnt my biggest gambling loss, and technically speaking i didnt lose any of my own money....BUT this was my 1st big casino win and for about 20 mins i was over the moon, and to top it off i lost it playing slots and at the time i never played them ever!
I was angry for days and it still grates on me even now when i think about it.

I am sure we all have some similar stories, and i would like to hear a few if you can bring yourselves to tell

WAYLANDER

 

[amatrine]

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Biggest loss, land based casino. Went in with $300, won a total of $4,500 on multiple slots

Next day went back and came home with $800

Ama

 

[The Watchdog]

.....

My mental health!! Definetly...

But thats just me... I was such a compulsive gambler, I recall spending 48 hours in a row on a black jack table with nothing more than some rum and coke with my pack of Marlboros... I would get home and dream only about 20's been beat by Black Jacks...1000s in a row

Or amazing Paigow hands always beaten by Flush with pair of Aces....

Gambling really fucked me up

....wait a minute... where those dreams?? or actually happened??

 

[aka23]

Interesting concept. My largest single hand loss is pictured in the attachment. While playing at Slots Royale, I drew a pair of 8s on a 4. I split and drew another pair of 8s. I split again. I drew 11 on the first hand. I considered doubling, but decided against it, as this already was a $525 hand. My largest cummulative loss was at Virtual casino where I busted on two sign up bonuses.

However, these aren't the losses I regret the most, as all had a positive expected return. The loss wasn't caused by my error. What I regret most was trying to win back a loss on the weekly bonus at Villento and more than doubling the size of the loss, losing several hundred, in the process. I did not play with any bonuses or promotions, so the games had a negative expected return. I won't chase losses like this again.

 

[happygobrokey]

losing 2x 200 euro deposits sitckying the trident and neptune signups, within a half hour. 600 bucks gandhi!

and, after completing wr for vc 250 gbp bonus and waiting for it to hit my account, blew my remaining balance of 240 gbp just cuz i had nothing to do. 500 smackeroos down the drain!

oh but the worst ever, i played my balance down to 1.50 at nine casino, talked to live chat and they said i had met the wr so yes i could get my bonus. i asked if it was cashable instantly, and they said "you want to deposit 300 and then withdraw 300, kind of silly isn't it?" clever buggers, needless to say i blew the entire 301.50.

that'll teach me to bet more than 10 bucks a hand ever!

 

[lots0]

Land Based Casino - Jackpot Nevada - The Horseshoe - 1995

I was late and in a hurry, I had one fifty dollar chip left in my pocket. I was walking out the door of the casino when I saw the Crap table (it used to sit right next to the main Casino door)... There was this really really old guy that just kept rolling numbers.... So I laid the $50 Chip on the pass line, just to get rid of it...

To make a long story short, in about an hour I (and the old guy tossing numbers like crazy) had turned that $50 into over $5500... then... Craps!

Man I hate when that happens. I missed the very important meeting I had and not only lost the $50 and $5500 but I also lost a very big business deal as well...

But on the bright side, the old guy that was rolling numbers at the crap table felt sorry for me (I think it was the abundance of tears and seeing a grown man whimpering like a baby that got to him) and he taught me a simple and very effective method of playing craps that is truly brilliant and wins way more than it loses... It even pays for all my trips to Jackpot, Vegas and Alantic City.

 

[AussieDave]

This year I've done some dough, some really stupid things $7K through my finger on BJ (I don't play BJ as a rule) I hit a really good streak, which was followed by a really bad one... Same ol same old, only another $200, next thing I did my b#lls.

4K over at River Belle...Since then hardly ever play there. Can't seem to shake that 'I'm a BIG Knob' feeling.

 

[frufrugirl]

Lotso, WHAAAAT? Youre gonna leave it at that and not tell us what the tip is? LOL

I regret going to our local Indian land based casino in the morning. Ive never hit anything before 100pm. I lost $200 one morning and it hurt. No more.

Online, it was not stopping during a losing streak playing War at one our better casinos. Another $200, Pfft! I have to go with my gut....when I dont, I usually get killed. When I listen, I have fun!)

 

[Simmo!]

No one individual loss stands out. But there is a theme and might explain my obsession with reverse Withdrawal I used to get annoyed about any reverse's I did. It was psychological. I used to think "okay I've got $500 due to me" following a cashout. Then within 12 hours I'd reversed it in a moment of boredom and lost of course.

Every time I did that originally I used to feel so p*ssed off I used to delete all the casinos off my PC - lol. Thankfully now all the casinos I play do (or have agreed to) give me a 1 hour or 0 hour reverse time - I still lose, but I'm a lot happier

 

[liquidsoap]

No one individual loss stands out. But there is a theme and might explain my obsession with reverse Withdrawal I used to get annoyed about any reverse's I did. It was psychological. I used to think "okay I've got $500 due to me" following a cashout. Then within 12 hours I'd reversed it in a moment of boredom and lost of course.

Every time I did that originally I used to feel so p*ssed off I used to delete all the casinos off my PC - lol. Thankfully now all the casinos I play do (or have agreed to) give me a 1 hour or 0 hour reverse time - I still lose, but I'm a lot happier

Thats happened to me plenty of times, nothing worse then losing money you should have had coming to you.....

 

[lots0]

Lotso, WHAAAAT? Youre gonna leave it at that and not tell us what the tip is?

Maybe one day I'll make it public, but after that no one would be able to use it, because the casinos would just close the hole once they figured it out...

 

[WAYLANDER]

Great responses everybody!

I wonder if we will get a i won a progressive but 1 week later...... type post?

WAYLANDER

 

[AussieDave]

I have to go with my gut....when I dont, I usually get killed. When I listen, I have fun!)

So true

 

[AussieDave]

I wonder if we will get a i won a progressive but 1 week later...... type post?

I remember a while back some lady did 45K GBP @ Will Hill (if my memory serves me correctly) in one month...Unfortunately she had bi-polar and had not taken her medication. Well least that's what the post was about.

Maybe CM or someone here can make reference to it.

That 45K GBP was in deposits, not sure how much was really involved, as in adding winnings on top of the 45K.

 

[frufrugirl]

45K????? HOLEY MOLEY!!!!!!!!

 

[MrVan]

Which loss can you just not forget? the one that makes you really mad

The one that got me addicted to slots.... I did one of those "play with $500 keep your winnings up to $200" bonuses and ended up cashing out $1000. Then I proceeded to overdraw my bank account a few hundred, expecting the $1000 to be on the way, except when the $1000 hit my neteller account I blew it all because I couldn't withdraw it yet. So I was left with a negative bank account balance that took a while to recover from.

I'm not sure why this loss made me want to continue this evil hobby, but somehow it did and I am down a maybe $3-4k total over my gambling 'career'. I have wagered well over $200k on slots, probably closer to $300k or $400k, so I guess technically I am still doing better than the $15k-$20k I should have lost (at a 95% return rate). So I'm about as happy as I could be in this situation.

Two things I tell myself to ease the pain:

1. You can't win if you don't try.
2. At least I gave myself a chance.

If I hit a win of ~$10k I am 99% confident I would be able to quit gambling knowing I came out ahead.

 

[paul02085]

The one that got me addicted to slots.... I did one of those "play with $500 keep your winnings up to $200" bonuses and ended up cashing out $1000. Then I proceeded to overdraw my bank account a few hundred, expecting the $1000 to be on the way, except when the $1000 hit my neteller account I blew it all because I couldn't withdraw it yet. So I was left with a negative bank account balance that took a while to recover from.

I'm not sure why this loss made me want to continue this evil hobby, but somehow it did and I am down a maybe $3-4k total over my gambling 'career'. I have wagered well over $200k on slots, probably closer to $300k or $400k, so I guess technically I am still doing better than the $15k-$20k I should have lost (at a 95% return rate). So I'm about as happy as I could be in this situation.

Two things I tell myself to ease the pain:

1. You can't win if you don't try.
2. At least I gave myself a chance.

If I hit a win of ~$10k I am 99% confident I would be able to quit gambling knowing I came out ahead.

Wanna Bet? j/k

 

[MrVan]

^^^ hahahaha

 

[pacers31]

For me, it's always the last loss that is the toughest. Unfortunately there are many "last losses" this year. I've probably dropped around 12K in '06. You know how it is though guys, the next one is going to hit the BIG one!! HAHA!

 

[Rusty]

Yadda

This one sounds like BS even when I tell it myself but I swear this actualy happened to me many years back;

I got my first pay packet in a new job and naturally headed off to the casino with it (Albion Manchester).I travelled the 12 miles by taxi as I had no car.My wage was a little under 100 but I am going back more than 20 Years. I played roulette and got to 450 up before deciding to cash out and trying 20 on the fruit machine....and then ,that lost, just a last 30 on roulette and then...anyway I ended up just backing 8 and all the splits cos it hadnt come in (2 on the nose 2 on the splits 10) obviously I lost everything but felt compelled to watch the next spin because I just knew it would come up 8 and it did, twice! (I always doubled up on winning bets)=618 missed by 1 spin.
But the best part is that I had neglected to save any money for the taxi home and I swear 2 minutes after I stepped out the door there was a mighty clap of thunder and the heavens opened. 12 miles walking in the rain, all that time to think. Brrrrrrrrrrr it still haunts me.
That was the first of several but if you gamble half the fun is the hard luck stories....cough

 

[Simmo!]

But the best part is that I had neglected to save any money for the taxi home and I swear 2 minutes after I stepped out the door there was a mighty clap of thunder and the heavens opened. 12 miles walking in the rain, all that time to think. Brrrrrrrrrrr it still haunts me.
That was the first of several but if you gamble half the fun is the hard luck stories....cough

Nice story Rusty I think I've been to the Albion - go inside, turn right down some stairs through the door, bar area left adjacent near the Bacarrat table over to one side?

 

[handkey]

My big lost story start like this:

I deposit $200 in bet365 and get $200 bonus.

The WR is $4000.

My bankroll is $2315 when I have already meet the half the WR.

Then I begin to play loosely and lost all my money in just 15 minutes.

 

[gfkostas]

I lost 400euros at hollands casino and that really pissed me off because its the first time in my life where I felt that the decks in the automatic shuffler were short of big numbers
I still want to go back for a come back though I won't play BJ never again there unless they put shoes.

and he taught me a simple and very effective method of playing craps that is truly brilliant and wins way more than it loses... It even pays for all my trips to Jackpot, Vegas and Alantic City.

What are you suggesting here

If I hit a win of ~$10k I am 99% confident I would be able to quit gambling knowing I came out ahead.

I see you are hoping to get the big win while you keep digging your grave

 

[Simmo!]

What is Holland Casino like gfk? Is it worth a visit and can you just walk in off the street and play?

 

[EasyRhino]

I'm pretty risk-averse, so I don't throw out the big bets that often. Also, I'm a serious bonus hustler, so what hurts me is making mistakes.

- In a land-based casino, counting cards (I'm a newbie at it), the count was very positive, I have my "big bet" out (still only $25) and then make a bonehead basic strategy error and lose the hand. The ironic thing is I've made other bonehead BS mistakes, but won the hand.

- While bonus-hustling, either misreading the terms at Shark Casino regarding a no-longer-cashable bonus, or having them changed on me retroactively. (still need to figure outwhat to do with that one).

- While chasing a bunch of small sticky bonuses a number of casinos, betting aggressively on roulette because the math said it was good, but busting out on about 14 casinos in a road. And you know, after going through process to create new accounts, that's a lot of time and typing. That's where I learned that even if the math was on my side, I needed to tone down the riskiness of the bets some.

But I know what will hurt more than anything, and that's counting cards, having hot shoes, but just having a bad streak and getting depantsed.

 

[smallfishy]

Carnival was one of the first casinos I played at, I ran my $200 + bonuses well up over $2000 (Euros to boot). I then proceeded to dump 700 euro betting $5 at 3CP in the shortest space of time possible - I still cashed out around $1700USD but just felt soooooo stupid.

I just did a similar thing at InterCasino - was trying to grind out my monthly bonus, was down to $118 and did one $18 spin on Millionaires Club - won $600 but have just dumped $300 back today doing dumb stuff coz I was bored.

I still have a fairly good-sized bankroll, but thinking about all the profit I have dumped down the drain makes me feel pretty ill.....

 

[Rettahs]

The Loss I regret the most can be attributed to this website in a sense.

Being new to online gambling, I tried a few different casino's and bonus offers. I was playing at Vegas Palms with a deposit 50 get 200 bonus, playing three card poker brought it to $600, tried some slots because I had never played some of the MG slots and I had some of the WR to go through still. first spin on Goblins Gold returns $85.00, move over to tomb raider at $4.50 a spin, third spin get the feature and pull another $75.00 from it, moved over to wassabi I think within three or four spins I get the fish feature and pull another $80.00 or so then head back to three card at $5.00 pair plus and get two straight flush's at $200.00 a piece and I am up over $1000.00. I had like $20.00 left to go to meet the WR but then all the posts I had read on here about Bonus abusers and "better not try and withdraw right away or the casino will deny it" blah blah blah posts started entering into my head. I was feeling almost quilty for getting lucky and winning so I kept playing.

Yep, you know where this post is heading, I started losing and chasing the loss thinking "Okay this should be enough to be okay, I can withdraw now, nah, play some more it will be okay, you don't want to get labeled." I ended up cashing out $330.00 but if I never would have read the horror stories on here I swear I would have cashed out at $1300.00 lol .

On a side note, my worst regret bet session had to be at a RTG where I like to lose my money accepting those wacky huge %'s bonus's you know the ones, 500% on like $25 bucks with the 40X WR you can never make but it is fun to pass the time on. I play Let em ride and it is streaky as heck and I like to vary my bets, I start with 5 bucks then drop down and move up as I feel a streak (yes I know there is no rhyme or reason but I like to think there is) so I just had loaded up the casino, my gal calls on the phone, I answer and I was about to put my first bet down, she starts talking and I am listening (eyes drifting to the screen and just place a $1.00 chip in the first slot instead of $5.00) while she is talking I hit the deal button and three aces show up and I wince "No hon, I am still here" I let it ride and yep, the fourth ace drops in and I just shake my head and laugh. First hand out, one dollar bet for $150 return and if that phone wouldn't have rang it would have been $750.00. Granted I would have lost it all anyway but dang I regret answering that call and not placing the $5.00 bet like I usually do. lol .

 

[cheekymonkey]

But the best part is that I had neglected to save any money for the taxi home and I swear 2 minutes after I stepped out the door there was a mighty clap of thunder and the heavens opened. 12 miles walking in the rain, all that time to think. Brrrrrrrrrrr it still haunts me.
That was the first of several but if you gamble half the fun is the hard luck stories....cough

You wouldn't have noticed the thunder had you won.

You are your own destiny!

Nice story though...

 

[amatrine]

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That reminds when I threw away a royal. I blame my husband. I admit I can NOT do two things at the same time Eg( Listen to the tv and listen to my husband talk.)

I was playing video poker and dealt a royal. He decides to start talking to me about something rite then, and after I spoke to him, I forgot to hold the cards, and threw away the royal. I wanted to KILL him! He knows better than to talk to me when Im playing poker! LOL

Amatrine

 

[Simmo!]

He decides to start talking to me about something rite then, and after I spoke to him, I forgot to hold the cards, and threw away the royal.

I feel your pain I hate in when the phone goes and I'm playing. I'm like "wot?"

 

[amatrine]

Re

I wont answer the phone when Im gambling . What I hate is when Im playing and the ebay toolbar pops up saying something,lol and I have to resize my screen again in the middle ok a poker hand

Ama

 

[Simmo!]

I wont answer the phone when Im gambling . What I hate is when Im playing and the ebay toolbar pops up saying something,lol and I have to resize my screen again in the middle ok a poker hand

Ama

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[KasinoKing]

As you all know, I'm a committed low-roller, so my most regretted loss is not huge - just a combination of gross stupidity by me - AND stupid software!

Playing Stud at Bet365 in the Boss-Media days I caught 4 of a kind.
Desperate to capture the moment with a 'before & after' screen shot, I got the image, opened Paint & pasted it in.
Meantime I forgot that DUMB-ASS software had a ridiculous timer on it - even when playing in solo mode.
Course the fricking thing timed out while I was mucking about in paint and auto-folded my hand!
'Only' £41 - but soooo sooooo annoying! :machinegu

Very expensive screenshot....

 

[gfkostas]

What is Holland Casino like gfk? Is it worth a visit and can you just walk in off the street and play?

Apart from the dodgy loss I had 3 nights in a row I liked the establishment. Young people,old people, cheerful atmosphere.....a nice casino to visit however there is an entrance fee of 4-6 euros I think which can be avoided if you get entry vouchers from the hotel which I did

 

[Simmo!]

Meantime I forgot that DUMB-ASS software had a ridiculous timer on it - even when playing in solo mode.

In solo mode? No-way! That's crap! I know Bet365 has moved on, but does it still have that "feature" on Boss?

 

[GrandMaster]

In solo mode? No-way! That's crap! I know Bet365 has moved on, but does it still have that "feature" on Boss?

It was eliminated some time ago at all the Boss casinos I play at.

 

[morose]

lost 13k usd in one bet
BET365

 

[gfkostas]

lost 13k usd in one bet
BET365

what game?

 

[Darem1]

My most regrettable loss

Good thread. This is going to sound fishy, but it is true. About two years ago at Intercasino when I first starting playing there I deposited $90 or $100, I can't remember which, and got the $90 matchplay. I played for two days on it, played Fat Cat and got it up to around $25,000. NO LIE. I think I cashed out around $15,000 but that set me up to keep gambling and eventually all that went back and more. If I had just taken the big win and stopped right then and there ...... that is my biggest regret. It set me up to do stupid gambling things, like not cash out and try for more because I had done it once but I never could do it again.

 

[mgibson99]

The loss I regret the most? The one I just had last week at Omni. I lost $15,000 playing BJ. I have won and lost that amount many times, so I was not worried. Figured I would get it back next time. Guess what....there is no next time now. My last memory of online gambling will always be that stupid loss.