Wow.
Some of you speak like you honestly have no heart at all.
funnymunny, you seem to like quotes, so I wonder if you are familiar with the one about not saying anything at all if you have nothing nice to say?
You may be right in your fiercely direct analysis of the situation, but this poor person came on here to vent, and clearly stated their own fault and poor judgement in the matter that led to this terrible loss.
What are you trying to achieve by outlining what they already know, whilst also unnecessarily adding your own cold jabs by making references to being stupid? Your own self gratification? You want to show that you are a stronger person who has more self control and willpower, to not suffer such a fate? Bravo to you sir.
I see no reason for your holier than thou comments, other than to make this person feel even worse that they clearly already do.
I think you seriously need to reconsider the appropriateness of your comments in this regard. I actually feel a little embarrassed and apologetic on your behalf.
This op caved into a process that is clearly implemented and utilized for one reason alone, and that is to prey on a very common weakness amongst all gamblers. That is a lack of willpower.
Many of us have been down this road before to varying degrees, and felt the op's pain, so I don't see why anyone would want to single them out as some weak freak of nature because they caved to a process that is designed for that exact purpose. No gambler plays expecting to cave to the temptation of not stopping at the appropriate time, but it is proven time and again to be a common issue for many, if not yourself.
Many other top casinos are proof that fast withdrawals can be the norm, and pending periods are nothing more then an advantage play against the customer to entice them to reverse their winnings. Any gambler already has that slight impulse that tells them 'what if', otherwise they wouldn't deposit and play in the first place.
Casinos that then wave the temptation back in the customer's faces intentionally after a win, know exactly what they're doing, and to then restart the pending period after each reverse is just that much worse IMO.
We all slip up at times and make mistakes. The OP can at least admit to their mistake, and has every right to then vent, and also vent about their dislike of the pending system, even if they were aware of it's existence.
At the end of the day, if limits can be put on deposits to protect the customer, why can't limits be put on the amounts players can reverse? Simply because it is a system purely designed to prey on a gamblers biggest potential downfall, knowing when to quit.
No gambler is totally exempt from this potential downfall, and I don't care how high and mighty anyone wants to pretend to be, we have all suffered from it at some stage.
The worse thing you could then possibly come across, is a sympathetic ear that tells you you're stupid and should have known better.
OP, sorry to hear this happened to you, and I feel your pain. You're not alone in this type of thing happening, but all you can do is move on and try to learn from it. I suffered a similar fate a long time ago, and simply voted with my wallet, and moved on to sites such as Guts and Betat who don't implement these evil pending periods.
I have an account at 32red, and although I rarely play there, I have nothing against them personally, however this is a perfect example of the cold hard truth behind the unnecessary implementation of a system designed to break a players will. I don't by into the whole, it's a necessary process to ensure the casino's financial survival either.
This is a billion dollar business for the casinos, so they're surviving just fine without the need for pending periods. Any pending periods are simply designed with one goal in mind, and that is to get a second chance at making sure the customer leaves with nothing.