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I remember the first time I ever gambled I was 18 years old. I had put in $20 and pulled out $60. If only I knew that $40 win would follow me for a further 21 years, and cause years of heartache for not just me but my family and friends also I would never have played.
I am 39 years old and still trying to overcome my addiction which gets harder with each year that passes. By the time I was in my early 20's I had no credit worthine
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I like many people enjoy having a go at gambling every now and again, horse racing is my scene, but as a helping professional sadly, I’ve seen the other side of the coin.
Some people are going to gamble too much, and they’re going to develop a problem because of that. If gambling is no longer fun and is causing you stress it’s time to ponder whether or not you’ve got a problem.
Gambling should be fun and entertainment, it’s import
Yeah basically just walked into the pub where me mum was drinking – it was a local – and went in, had $5.00 in me pocket and slipped it into a machine won $15.00 and thought it was great and I’ve just been going back ever since.
I think it was when I turned 18, I went into a TAB with my mate and put a few bets on there and then walked into the pokies and thought that I would win, lost a little bit of money and just went down hill from th
I was 18 years old, it was on my 18th birthday I went with a few friends to Star City and I remember my friend putting in $20 into a slot machine – I had no idea how to play – it was all just lights, it was like a game to me. I then pressed a few buttons and ten minutes later I had no money left in my machine. I was really confused, I had no idea what I was doing and I thought what a waste of money. It must have been a couple of weeks later
I've been gambling heavily for the last 15 years. I have lost, sold, stolen and committed fraud in the past to feed this habit, and once again have come close to losing everything I own. I have hurt my family and friends. I have low self esteem, I can't afford a haircut, am overweight, look like a dag and live day in and out in the few t-shirts and pants I have, and I own one pair of shoes, due to my gambling. I am behind in rent and am facing
I have been gambling on the pokies for the last 4 years, before then I have never touched the dam things! It started when I met a guy that had a bad gambling problem. We use to go to the pub after university and he would slap, before this my life was somewhat mundane, I never had many friends and my time was spent alone. I used to travel a lot to fill the loneliness but now I found that people go gambling alone
I think I have had a problem with gambling for years. It started when I was feeling depressed I would go to the pub and play the machines to feel better. So it became a habit that every time something goes wrong in my life that's what I would do. I don't want TO think about how much money I have wasted but a guess would be about $ 40000. My family don't know AND I am currently $ 35000 IN
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