hmm, some of seagull's posts and can see and think they have some correctness in them, some obv dont.
i think concerning advertising on tv etc, there should be more of a health warning about it, instead of just "win big now at.....", especially i noticed programs like the jeremy kyle show and many daytime programs do have casino/bingo sponsors, but it only advertises the good like winning big money and not the more than likely to happen losses. Someone who has never gambled before could be sucked in like they could be innocently watching these shows and see a casino/bingo sponsor and decide to have a few 's try and possily lead to later problems (for example if they havent gambled before and play, then end up winning as suggested in research done, the mind almost thinks its easy to win after that and that person may be tempted to play again and again and potentially be stuck "chasing losses" and it may become a problem).
A lot of places do feel dry from time to time but before i gave up i did have some okish payouts as well as some poor poor poor losing streaks (i remember towarsd the end of me gambling i put 20 in to play, that lasted around a minute on about 6 hands of BJ, each time i was getting 20 dealer would have BJ or 21, if i had 21 dealer would have BJ, if i had BJ then the dealer would have BJ also lol...was annoying)
sometimes you get lucky, others you dont, i certainly remember the other day, since i have quit online gambling i decided to go to the arcade and play on 1 of the 10p a spin 5 jackpot digital fruit machines, 1st off won about 8, then came back later, won 6, then went back later, won 9 but as it was 82% payout i was certain i could of won another few 's, so i played 10, nothing, played another 3 feeling certain i must hit the jackpot...nope... 20 later and i still hit nothing good lol
as to the OP, i know the feeling of that, an off few every week gambling online certainly builds up by the end of the month, hated checking bank statements lol
I know how you feel but MG is so addictive 
