I'm flying, Jack

[goatwack]

The lure of gambling is to win, and win big. At what point would you ever consider quitting when you've had your fill?

I'd imagine it would have to be a life-altering amount, say a hundred grand. Would that be the the incentive to stop for you?

And as slotting is an exercise in futility, and unlikely to ever produce such results barring a miracle....why do it?

Do you play to chase that dream knowing subconciously that you can never attain it?

 

[Harry_BKK]

And you seem to be in "interrogation mood"

 

[Jono777]

I'd quit for a few days If I could just get above my starting balance at this point in my slotting career

 

[hedgehok]

Quit entirely? 1 million or more I think.

 

[EbeeDog]

As I'm sure you guys are aware, the state of play in the states had a lot to do with my throwing in the towel, but there were some other factors as well:

-I was simply doing that 'transfer addiction thing.' Instead of drinking, I was gambling. I knew this for some time before I actually quit.

-I began to question my aims. Why am I gambling anyway and what to do with winnings, if any? Gamble more? Buy a new car? Take a trip? (The pattern here - all about me, me, ME.)

-Is this thing I'm doing actually a hobby/pastime? How has it affected me financially, socially, etc.? Has it interfered with other areas of my life?

These and others were very harsh questions to ask myself. I did not care for the answers at all.

As far as i-gaming, ironically, it was this forum that encouraged me to quit. I started noticing that a good percentage of posts on any given day reflect some awfully shifty practices by online casinos - accredited or not.

I do not want to completely condemn gambling in any form, but I see much more misery and disappointment than satisfaction on here but that is, of course, just the way I read it.

To sum up, I realized that for me, gambling was self-destructive. It did not mesh with the person I am or am trying to be.

(Plus, dammit, I started to feel like a goat to the....no, no, NO...a lamb! A lamb to the slaughter. Anything but a goat!)

 

[goatwack]

Quit entirely? 1 million or more I think.

I'm shocked at your level of degeneracy

 

[Jasminebed]

I don't think I'd quit at 50 Million to be honest with all of you. We have some quite large lotteries (most of which I do not buy tickets on), but I've always thought if I won 50 million I'd take a million and see just how long I can travel for free being comped by casinos.

Long gone are the days of "If I could only win $xxxx, I'd quit gambling". That thinking was tied in with chasing losses.

As most of you know, I did win 100K.

I still enjoy my play. I'm not looking for a repeat, although I don't cash out $100 up most times, unless it's to take advantage of an offer elsewhere.

It's been important to me to not lose too much, because I think it would probably be losing too much, not winning a certain amount that would take me to the point I'd need to stop.

I do spend a lot of time gambling. But when I am not gambling, I manage to find other ways to avoid doing more productive things anyway.

I hate to admit I have to argue with myself to not go load the card at certain points, when deposits did not last as long as I wanted.

I had one "binge" one night that is the only one I was upset at myself about. A rather large withdrawal was paid back to ecopayz instead of back to my card as requested, and I just kept depositing and depositing one night until it was almost exhausted.

I'm not chasing another life altering win. I am well aware of just how lucky I was.

Only social event I did not attend in order to gamble was for the VS CM freeroll.

As long as I'm having fun and staying within my budget, I'm a happy camper.

EbeeDog found my statement quite a while ago "I don't play to win, I play to play" a turning point for him.

But it's a place I'm very comfortable at, I think when you are trying to play to win (statistically unlikely long-term), losing hurts.

When things start hurting, that will be the point to quit.

At least I hope so. I haven't quit smoking yet, and it is hurting me.

 

[nikantw]

I need at least 5 million for a Hooters franchise!