• Sal1982 posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 2 years, 3 months ago

    Well where do I start?? Gambling has been a problem in my life since the day I turned 18. I will never forget driving to Mt. Pleasant Michigan with my family. They have a resort name Soaring Eagle there and at the time you could gamble if you were 18. I remember the few times I had gone with my family when I was younger. I would stand behind…[Read more]

    • Sal, thanks for sharing your story, you are not alone. I hope as you said in your story an 18 yr old listens and realizes how destructive, and addictive gambling is. It will destroys loving relationships, reputation, businesses, friendships, and in the end destroy you. The only house that wins is the casino, because in the long run the house never…[Read more]

    • Hello, thank you for sharing.
      I can certainly empathize with you and pray that this demon disappears every day . The urges.
      With me it it the slit cafes.

      I won bug a couple times and that was it !
      In the long run the house wins 100 times more back.

      You are so fortunate to have family support, I unfortunately do not and ut hurts , they cannot…[Read more]

      • Please excuse the typo’s i have this crazy thing on my phone I type the correct word look …send and it comes out hilarious at times but not my intenti!

    • Vegas is my problem; its difficult if not impossible to self exclude. Hopefully it was a one time trip for you if so you can likely make it work. Most casinos use EVERI which you can block all your debit/credit/bank accounts from atm’s and cash advances but that’s only as long as you keep the same card# bank# etc. unfortunately my best defense has…[Read more]