New Posts For Thread: Anyone managed to quit gambling ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gamblingIm going to try and pack it in 2010. Unlike bito i cant make it pay. Any tips from the guys who quit ? I guess my first move would be to get rid of the Laptop. Too tempting to bet with easy access .forget about limits/budgets. you know you'll go over them.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gambling?post_id=417767466#417767466forget about limits/budgets. you know you'll go over them.Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:44:20 -0600The few people I've met who had a problem and managed to stop all said basically the same thing. "Just got fed up with it/lost interest in it after one too many losses/found something else in life(partner/hobby/interest)"https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gambling?post_id=417767462#417767462The few people I've met who had a problem and managed to stop all said basically the same thing. "Just got fed up with it/lost interest in it after one too many losses/found something else in life(partner/hobby/interest)"Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:43:17 -0600Why not set a monthly limit you can afford ?I don't know your circumstances , so lets say a £100 per month ..You know your budget ..if you lose the lot youve lost £1200 in the year ..Look on it as your hobby ..Golf costs that , Premier League Footbhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gambling?post_id=417767450#417767450Why not set a monthly limit you can afford ?I don't know your circumstances , so lets say a £100 per month ..You know your budget ..if you lose the lot youve lost £1200 in the year ..Look on it as your hobby ..Golf costs that , Premier League FootbTue, 15 Dec 2009 02:24:50 -0600all the usual smart ar5es mate but the best advice is self exclusion. Use the self exlusion option on sites that have them or email them if you can't find it. This will give you six months breathing space and if you can do it for 6 months then why nohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gambling?post_id=417767446#417767446all the usual smart ar5es mate but the best advice is self exclusion. Use the self exlusion option on sites that have them or email them if you can't find it. This will give you six months breathing space and if you can do it for 6 months then why noTue, 15 Dec 2009 01:50:04 -0600Stopped 6 months ago, bet you a fiver i can go another 6 months.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gambling?post_id=417767442#417767442Stopped 6 months ago, bet you a fiver i can go another 6 months.Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:45:44 -0600A much better solution would be to make it payhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gambling?post_id=417767438#417767438A much better solution would be to make it payTue, 15 Dec 2009 01:30:23 -0600I tried to but was unlucky.Went to an A.A. session but just as it was getting interesting and I was realising the error of my ways I had to go and put a Placepot on at Market Rasen....they had gone by the time I returned:(https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gambling?post_id=417767422#417767422I tried to but was unlucky.Went to an A.A. session but just as it was getting interesting and I was realising the error of my ways I had to go and put a Placepot on at Market Rasen....they had gone by the time I returned:(Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:53:17 -0600im not really gambling any more!.....used to have a massive issue with it!.....now i very rarely bet and never ever bet more than i can afford!.....its not easy to get a hold of...but its worth doing!.....i now feel in total control over what im doinhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gambling?post_id=417767410#417767410im not really gambling any more!.....used to have a massive issue with it!.....now i very rarely bet and never ever bet more than i can afford!.....its not easy to get a hold of...but its worth doing!.....i now feel in total control over what im doinMon, 14 Dec 2009 17:54:09 -0600I haven't managed, never tried and I don't want toAll in moderation, everyone needs a few quid to blow in their life imo!I'm only a relatively small punter, and that is the way it'll remain. Don't get all this full time stuff, just seems dangerous tohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gambling?post_id=417767406#417767406I haven't managed, never tried and I don't want toAll in moderation, everyone needs a few quid to blow in their life imo!I'm only a relatively small punter, and that is the way it'll remain. Don't get all this full time stuff, just seems dangerous toMon, 14 Dec 2009 17:53:39 -0600Anyone managed to quit gambling ?Yes, i've done it hundered of times.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422198/anyone-managed-to-quit-gambling?post_id=417767402#417767402Anyone managed to quit gambling ?Yes, i've done it hundered of times.Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:39:35 -0600