Gambling Stigma

[goatwack]

DID you win? Yes?! well you can treat me with those winnings since i lent the money to you. Im feeling that italian restaurant tonight darling.
Oh, You lost Did you? *shakes head* Why am i not suprised? I told you it was a mugs game and nobody wins. Do you want me to cook something from the food that i also paid for?
;p

Yep, that's the world- famous woman logic when it comes to money haha.

They'll chastise you if you're stupid enough to confide in them about your £20 loss, but all ears when the magic word is said, namely 'Win' I think they have a special filter that picks certain key phrases out, it is quite uncanny

And they really don't care about details, you could be pulling £50 notes out of your nostrils in a ribbon, it wouldn't faze them

 

[Cody7]

Kind of... But the way I see it is a lot of people spend money on stupid things and get nothing out of it at least the money we gamble has a chance of hitting a big profit it's not the best way of putting it but that's how I feel as long as you have self control and know when to stop/withdraw ect then it's fine but some family and friends may not look at it like that so gutta keep that in mind.

I recently won 1900 and kept playing set out cash out limits and ended up losing 1800 off it, I felt sick to the stomach I let myself go that far especially after telling everyone I won that much then lost it... Luckily no one asked about it and I ended up turning that remaining 100 into 1500 and withdrew and bought a car

 

[goatwack]

Kind of... But the way I see it is a lot of people spend money on stupid things and get nothing out of it at least the money we gamble has a chance of hitting a big profit it's not the best way of putting it but that's how I feel as long as you have self control and know when to stop/withdraw ect then it's fine but some family and friends may not look at it like that so gutta keep that in mind.

I recently won 1900 and kept playing set out cash out limits and ended up losing 1800 off it, I felt sick to the stomach I let myself go that far especially after telling everyone I won that much then lost it... Luckily no one asked about it and I ended up turning that remaining 100 into 1500 and withdrew and bought a car

Great slots comeback there

 

[Cody7]

Great slots comeback there

It really was meant to be I felt like anyway

 

[nikantw]

The recent cut backs at VS made me think of this thread again. Why? Because the reason is more taxes.

Because it is precisely the gambling stigma that gives governments a free pass to do absolutely whatever they want. And they usually want more money.
Anything else than a tax on net income is harmful for the players.
Asking millions (in fees and other taxes) for a few thousand players is ridiculous.
Stopping players from playing at the best of the accredited casinos is the exact opposite of protecting them.

You can easily see which countries actually care about protecting their citizens, they sit down with casinos and make responsible and reasonable decisions.