Hello all,
It feels like I am attending my first AA meeting introducing myself on here! "My name is Menofsnow... and I am a Gamblaholic" - though in a good way!!
I have been an avid gambler ever since my father took me to Chepstow racecourse (in Wales) and gave me £5 to spend. £1 for each of the five horse-races; I must have been about six. It was raining hard and the going was soft, and as I stood peeping over the rail at the horses in the circle (before the jockeys mounted and went to the track), I recall asking a Tweed-clad man which horse I should back.
"The one with the biggest feet" he replied.
It just so happened that there was a horse called Bigfoot in the race (so clearly he must have the biggest feet...right?). Anyway, I can't recall who placed the bet for me, but my father still delights in how, after the race, I came back with about £50 in my pocket having stuck all the money on 10ish to 1 shot. I think it went on a Sega MegaDrive!
Needless to say after that I was hooked! At uni, I bought a slot-machine and used to wheel it to house parties (until I left the back open and the float was stolen).
Always been massive slots fan and I progressed early on to be a fan of pretty much every form of punting, especially my old nemesis - BlackJack (of which by far my favourite variation is Perfect Pairs).
Looking forward to meeting many like-minded souls.
I will come clean; I have also made my love of gambling my profession, in that i work for an online-casino group, but please don't hold that against me.
Genuine punter here - you can test me if you like
It feels like I am attending my first AA meeting introducing myself on here! "My name is Menofsnow... and I am a Gamblaholic" - though in a good way!!
I have been an avid gambler ever since my father took me to Chepstow racecourse (in Wales) and gave me £5 to spend. £1 for each of the five horse-races; I must have been about six. It was raining hard and the going was soft, and as I stood peeping over the rail at the horses in the circle (before the jockeys mounted and went to the track), I recall asking a Tweed-clad man which horse I should back.
"The one with the biggest feet" he replied.
It just so happened that there was a horse called Bigfoot in the race (so clearly he must have the biggest feet...right?). Anyway, I can't recall who placed the bet for me, but my father still delights in how, after the race, I came back with about £50 in my pocket having stuck all the money on 10ish to 1 shot. I think it went on a Sega MegaDrive!
Needless to say after that I was hooked! At uni, I bought a slot-machine and used to wheel it to house parties (until I left the back open and the float was stolen).
Always been massive slots fan and I progressed early on to be a fan of pretty much every form of punting, especially my old nemesis - BlackJack (of which by far my favourite variation is Perfect Pairs).
Looking forward to meeting many like-minded souls.
I will come clean; I have also made my love of gambling my profession, in that i work for an online-casino group, but please don't hold that against me.
Genuine punter here - you can test me if you like
