Uninstalled My Last Casino

[CasinoKidd]

This is a follow-up to my post a little while back.

I have uninstalled my last casino. It's time to fight the gambling urge head on, after slowly decreasing my play. I know it's going to be a challenge, but I'm ready for it. I have spent a mere $100 gambling this month, down from $500 normally. Very happy about that. I have a casino trip planned for the end of June, that *should* be the next time I gamble.

I would like to add a couple of comments about my final month of online gambling. I left 3Dice casino on my computer, because they offer a superior product to its competitors along with a great community atmosphere.
At the same time, I think there are a few things which caused me to uninstall the casino.

When I asked Enzo about my stats, he explained to me over my last two $18 deposits, one got up to $40 and one went no where, which was reasonably acceptable, even though I had no play time on the second deposit. But again, he explained that playtime is a bad thing, even if I enjoy it. Okay, I suppose. But then I deposited twice today, $18 each. Both never passed the $18 balance, I hit a total of two bonuses, one paying $4 and one paying $2.50. Now I know luck and chance and all that factors into this, but I got less than 10 minutes of playtime on each deposit. Unacceptable, and it pissed me off big time.

So I uninstalled 3Dice, deleted all my screenshots. It's time to see what I can do by not gambling. I wish you all the best of luck, I'm sure I'll lurk to catch the latest news on online gaming, or catch a glimpse of the newest slots circulating across the net.

I wish you all the very best in your gaming endeavors, and all the luck in the world. Win big!

All the best,
Kyle

 

[RobWin]

Good luck to you too Kyle, hope everything works out for you the way you would like for it to..

 

[vegetagirl2008]

Same here. I hope the best for you.

 

[Mousey]

When it's not fun anymore, and it's causing more stress than joy.... and it's not something you HAVE to do (like a paying job, or being nice to your mother in law) there's no reason to keep doing it.

you've done the right thing.

Good luck! I wish you well.

 

[slotplayer]

I haven't played since feb 13th, so it can be done. Good luck.

 

[ksech]

Wishing you well in your endeavors.

 

[BingoT]

Hey Kyle I wish you the very best.
Good Luck & always make life the best for You & Yours
Be Happy & Be Proud.
B-T

 

[vegetagirl2008]

I know what you mean so that is why I am on my way to Yonkers Raceway tomorrow. I am tired of playing online the slots are starting to lookalike.

 

[WonderingSpirit]

I also uninstalled 3dice today, and had them lock my account.
I have had a long bad run on their slots.
My deposits lasted on average less then a couple of minutes.
Had some fun a little while there, but in the end it was mostly frustration and I ended up tilting away money i didn't plan on spending. So for me it was time to call it a day.

 

[NewOrleans]

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You are doing nothing but wasting your time and not treating the underlying reasons,when asking 0.01% of the online casino industry to lock your accounts these are exactly the tricks your sick mind plays on you to make you think you are safe,addiction is a very patient demon.
The truth is flat and leaves no room for questioning now here is more of this truth and tough love(by the way not attacking you just giving it to you tough)

You are doing really good with your will power and putting up a good fight,but you know what?Will power eventually runs dry,every time you see your computer you get the urge to gamble but you put it in the back of your head,you gamble to escape a certain reality which triggers unwanted feelings and as soon as you get these feelings the gambling impulse emerges,same as a drug addict the drug is craved to cover up reality's emotions...Now seriously do you think asking 0.1% of the online casino population to lock your account enough to stop this demon?You have to replace gambling with another positive non destructive escape of reality,be it drawing or painting even blogging online.By replacing all your negative ways of dealing with your feelings you will replace it with positivity and give you more positivity in your life.

The more you put it in the back of your head the stronger the impulses become,one day the back of your head explodes and you gamble worse than you ever did before or start drinking a lot.But that doesn't mean you should keep gambling,you should quit entirely and see what feelings start emerging since you cannot escape from reality with your gambling anymore,then treat those feelings and the gambling urge will pass away...

The problem is not gambling,the problem is yourself.Addiction is a life long battle and quitting gambling won't nearly be enough.The addiction might turn into alcohol or anger problems if you don't treat the underlying cause.

The cause is always feelings and you need to deal with them.It is these piled up feelings that trigger impulses.

Burying your feelings in the ground usually results in a zombie popping out of it's grave and killing you hehe.
If you want to know how all of this is known to me,I am an addict also but by dealing with my feelings all the time they never become strong enough to make me lose it and gamble too much or do chemical drugs,I still drink and smoke a little pot.

 

[love2winalot]

Hiya: Good luck to you Kyle. Better yet, instead of just lurking here, every once in a while, post some follow up information. Like what you did today instead of gambling, or what you bought at the store that cost $20, that you would have not bought in the past because you needed it to deposit, and so on.

This actually helps you. Because you are not the only one one in the, "I think i will quit gambling" boat. By follow up, it gives you more reenforcement from this board, and will also help someone else that is in the same boat as you.

Here is a trick to help you out when you may feel the urge to play. There is nothing like a nice slap in the face of Losing, to get you to say, "Oh yea, this is why i quit, hehe.

Take a deck of cards, and put them in this order. The suit does not matter. k-9-9-3-4-5-6-q-2-10-k-4-A-6-5-9-j-4-8-A-j-10-7-q-6-2-9-7-3-A-7-j-6-A-10-8-7-10-k-5-5-8-q-4-k-3-8-2-j-3-q-2.

Do you see anything wrong with the order of the cards? Nope. Deal the cards, you then dealer, and play basic BJ. Not only do you LOSE every hand, it is IMPOSSIBLE to win any hand at all. If you stay the dealer wins, if you hit, you bust. You Lose, and it cost you $0. And if this can, and does, happen in a 50/50 game like BJ, you are reminded how often this happens at games like slots. Good luck, and do not be a stranger.