Giving gambling advices to a man [me] that has attended GA and knows pretty much all there is to know about gamblers really doesn't work, I have already proven myself an impossible case,
The CS personel I talk to - and I have frequent contact with them - know I am a happy camper however get hopelessly distracted in periods of wagering [losing] more than I should [can afford].
Way back many years ago in the 5K in a night, I pretty much stated alot of my thoughts and we had a great discussion going. I kindoff expect people in here remembering what have been written in earlier threads so I do not care to repeat myself to much, trying not to be the hamster running around the wheel so to speak,
On the other hand, the "do not really apply in Meisterland" concept from 1891 is basically do not gamble since you will lose. When such a mindset is in place I would never have wagered, and never visited this forum at all. Why tend a gambling forum if you don't gamble?
How can you win huge wins if you dont bet high? Surely I was foolish to lose 7K in one evening, I do not really need anyone to remind me of that, LOL. I know that very well, however for some reason my mindset that evening ws locked in the hopless-gamler mode, chasing loses! By time you learn that the MG system will suck you dry when it's impossible to win, you must simply disconnect and wait for tomorrow - atleast. But gambling in its basic is a gamble, thats the whole point. Had I known I would lose I wouldn't play, and the argument of giving away $1000 a month didn't really apply. Only given time and history, looking back, does such an argument make any sense. On the other hand - what is really the point of it? Should I feel remorse for winning, I dont think so,
But no hard feelings 1819, I hear your argument quite alot amongst my friends so I am quite familiar with the concept.
Another thing that easily becomes a problem in a forum like this, is the event that a fellow member accually wins and writes about it - like I did. In Norway we have something called "Jante loven". What it basically means is that you are not supposed to believe you could achieve anything, and if you do - screw you! This is an old and very common mindset amongst norwegians, and might I add, I find it very destructive. At a time when someone accually wins, most people will envy you and try to poke you in hope of atleast feeling a little better themselves. After all, why should you win when I don't! I should add however - that I believe this thread has steared clear of such derailing!
I have stated alot in the past on views on gambling, which I all still believe! Am I glad that this time I went out great, that this win really cleared alot of earlier deposits, sure! Will I keep gambling? Sure! The lesson from this win is really that you do not need to deposit 1K in hope of winning, atleast not with my agressive style of betting! I started with $80, next day with $50. So in my case, if I don't get any fun from $100 deposit, I might aswell stop! If I am able to get 1 such win a year, that means I could do 50 deposits of $100, that is 1 a week! If I am better to withdraw than I was earlier, I could maby do more.
My problem mostly was that I had a few slips here and there, and those slips were expencive! I have always had great wins, in November and Desember 2007 I wasted a win on 7990 - you guessed it, I tried winning 10 more and that ended up in costing the whole lot! I wasted 5K, 6K and 1-3K several times. Had I withdrawed at those times history would have looked wuite differently!
But why am I rambling, and who am I defending myself against I wonder? I guess, when you have been so open about gambling that I have you need to do this. Noone should believe that winning 5K is an easy task, and noone should really believe that making a living from slots is even possible in the long run. However it's fun and enjoyable, finding the balance you can afford is what it's all about!
Anyways, I did take that stroll I mentioned! Walking around this morning, window shopping my LCD TV. It's in the shop across the street, it's lovely! 46 inch 1080P! I know I could have bought it 10 times the last year, however I gambled instead. In the end - WHO CARES! Something I learned the last years running a company, making money, throwing them away, is people really don't care! They do care for one thing only - and that is that they do not posess the funds to waste as I do - and what do I do with them? I throw them away!
But hey - they could work as I do, make the same money instead of nagging me on how I should spend my money to make _them_ happy!
Im getting myself a brand new TV, and if Red Flush wasn't there I sure as hell didn't get a new TV, cause right now I couldn't afford one if I wanted one! Taxes and christmas kinda eats up most extra profit, and a trip to spain already payd for makes that clear!
Oh, oh, I gotta say it!
I'm getting a new TV suckers!
(And sure, I could have bought it many times before, we already know this, but this is so much fun).
Kim drinking red wine, signing off!
sorry but that doesnt sit well with me and i'm sure others. That is why we are having a go at you and complaining is because we have your best interests at heart not what you won or how much..
