sticks1977
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- Joined
- Sep 2, 2011
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
I have not told many people this - and would like to share my experience and possibly get some replies to what course I should be going down in the next few weeks...
Lately I have been using gambling as an alternative source of income to try and pay down on some debts that I have slowly managed to abuse over the last few years. I have been gambling online for roughly 12 months and have had some rotten moments of luck. The main problem I have had is resorting to credit cards to fund my balance in the online casino.
I won't exactly advertise or promote the site that I have been playing on - but they have a Live Dealer Roulette table that I often play at.
Just this week I have cashed out $2,500 out of my account to pay off one of my credit cards that I had maxed out due to gambling. The cash out request it still being processed but this is the first time in months that I have actually cashed out the money and have felt good about it... I do not want to really go back to where I was a few weeks ago...
I still have a LONG way to go and I guess registering here and writing up this thread - I want some advice and ideas from the people out there that may have had a similar experience to me, or can at least guide me in the right direction.
I mainly play a system and set myself goals at the start of every month. My current goal is to win $180 per day and spread this over 3 sessions of play in the morning, afternoon and evening (attempt to win $60 per session). In the past I have been able to stick to a strict regimented way of playing and not letting greed and impatience take over. Unfortunately though it has been easier to say than do and have sometimes found myself in a heap of trouble.
So far my current casino balance is sitting at $3,090. I wanted to get to $3,120 this morning but the way I was playing and risking a lot of money (at one stage was $200 behind where I needed to be). I find especially lately that is has been very hard and difficult to win on Roulette even placing small bets.
My main method of betting in the past has been to cover 2 of the 3 dozens (eg. 13 - 36) on a European Wheel, the initial bet amount per dozen being what I want to win - $10 on each dozen to win $30, a profit of $10. If the first spin was a loss I would then triple my bet on the next spin - $30 per dozen. This method worked well when I happened to fall into a win but turned dangerous when I happened to always not be betting on the dozen that came up!
Recently I have been using a 'Labouchere' method of betting and in the short term it has worked well. But it has it's own down-falls when I run into a loss streak of 5-10 spins when betting on an even result (eg. 1-18, Even, Red, Black, Odd, 19-36). Keeping in mind I am only wanting to win a total of $60 over a session of play (which often lasts for 15-30 minutes).
So - after everything I have mentioned above - I would welcome feedback and any advice that I should be looking into. I have wondered whether to change my focus to Blackjack as the probability of losing 5-7 hands in a row on Blackjack may be less?
Thanks for reading, and I look forward to any replies and also contributing myself to this forum in the coming weeks and months. It may help me even keep my feet on the ground and realise what I have done in the past but to also focus on the future!
Regards, Shaun (sticks1977)
Lately I have been using gambling as an alternative source of income to try and pay down on some debts that I have slowly managed to abuse over the last few years. I have been gambling online for roughly 12 months and have had some rotten moments of luck. The main problem I have had is resorting to credit cards to fund my balance in the online casino.
I won't exactly advertise or promote the site that I have been playing on - but they have a Live Dealer Roulette table that I often play at.
Just this week I have cashed out $2,500 out of my account to pay off one of my credit cards that I had maxed out due to gambling. The cash out request it still being processed but this is the first time in months that I have actually cashed out the money and have felt good about it... I do not want to really go back to where I was a few weeks ago...
I still have a LONG way to go and I guess registering here and writing up this thread - I want some advice and ideas from the people out there that may have had a similar experience to me, or can at least guide me in the right direction.
I mainly play a system and set myself goals at the start of every month. My current goal is to win $180 per day and spread this over 3 sessions of play in the morning, afternoon and evening (attempt to win $60 per session). In the past I have been able to stick to a strict regimented way of playing and not letting greed and impatience take over. Unfortunately though it has been easier to say than do and have sometimes found myself in a heap of trouble.
So far my current casino balance is sitting at $3,090. I wanted to get to $3,120 this morning but the way I was playing and risking a lot of money (at one stage was $200 behind where I needed to be). I find especially lately that is has been very hard and difficult to win on Roulette even placing small bets.
My main method of betting in the past has been to cover 2 of the 3 dozens (eg. 13 - 36) on a European Wheel, the initial bet amount per dozen being what I want to win - $10 on each dozen to win $30, a profit of $10. If the first spin was a loss I would then triple my bet on the next spin - $30 per dozen. This method worked well when I happened to fall into a win but turned dangerous when I happened to always not be betting on the dozen that came up!
Recently I have been using a 'Labouchere' method of betting and in the short term it has worked well. But it has it's own down-falls when I run into a loss streak of 5-10 spins when betting on an even result (eg. 1-18, Even, Red, Black, Odd, 19-36). Keeping in mind I am only wanting to win a total of $60 over a session of play (which often lasts for 15-30 minutes).
So - after everything I have mentioned above - I would welcome feedback and any advice that I should be looking into. I have wondered whether to change my focus to Blackjack as the probability of losing 5-7 hands in a row on Blackjack may be less?
Thanks for reading, and I look forward to any replies and also contributing myself to this forum in the coming weeks and months. It may help me even keep my feet on the ground and realise what I have done in the past but to also focus on the future!
Regards, Shaun (sticks1977)