Reply to: Problem gambling online

[northernladyuk]

Heh, I bet you know how to triforce too.

?? Is that this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triforce

[rl4engc]

It's only 'AltGr' + 'e'. But it is unnecessary, so I will drop it.

Heh, I bet you know how to triforce too.

[SueEllen]

Article about how people's data is harvested to encourage them back into gambling - https://www.theguardian.com/society/...y_to_clipboard

[northernladyuk]

To properly pose one must be sure to include silly little accents on letters like "e"s, and I really can't be arsed

It's only 'AltGr' + 'e'. But it is unnecessary, so I will drop it.

[woohoo]

Ah, that's why I mentioned that a few "one off" bets (not subject to the deposit) would be allowed, precisely so casual "Grand National" betters would not be excluded.

But I agree my proposal probably wouldn't really be very effective.

Yep i understand but there are lots of different types of betting, you can bet on the outcome of the lottery, freekicks, penalties etc. You can play online casino games, where you may place several bets within one game.

[woohoo]

I only bet when I go to the horses which is rarely.

Most people I know do that much betting e.g. very rarely or once/twice a year.

Ok my definition of casual differs from yours. There are people that will place a bet on a weekly basis, there are people that play literally every min of the day for the entire waking day, especially with casino type games.

There are a surprising number of older people that bet on a regular basis, never understood why.

[OwlHoot]

You lack the intellectual capacity to pull off a sneering metropolitan élite pose.

To properly pose one must be sure to include silly little accents on letters like "e"s, and I really can't be arsed

[northernladyuk]

Feck it came in green!

Remortgage - double or quits.

[MarillionFan]

Whack your million on red and you've made it.

No, black.

Feck it came in green!

[northernladyuk]

Whack your million on red and you've made it.

No, black.

[northernladyuk]

Yep I reckon you're right. If I didn't have a gambling issue I'd be a multi-millionaire now, not just a millionaire.

Whack your million on red and you've made it.

[MarillionFan]

I bet you it's more than that.

Yep I reckon you're right. If I didn't have a gambling issue I'd be a multi-millionaire now, not just a millionaire.

[northernladyuk]

It isn't. I gamble when stressed and to be honest have had a gambling problem since I was 15 growing up around arcades in a sea side resort.

I had to self exclude myself from some online sites recently as after a bottle of wine I was making some horrendous bets / losses. I recently did a quick mental calculation and I've probably lost 250-300k minimum over the last 25 years.

I bet you it's more than that.

[The_Equalizer]

FOBTs on every down-at-heel high street has a much worse impact, I would guess.

Quite probably.

[MarillionFan]

It is difficult to see how allowing FOBTs is in the national interest.

It isn't. I gamble when stressed and to be honest have had a gambling problem since I was 15 growing up around arcades in a sea side resort.

I had to self exclude myself from some online sites recently as after a bottle of wine I was making some horrendous bets / losses. I recently did a quick mental calculation and I've probably lost 250-300k minimum over the last 25 years.