Gambling Addiction?

My gran is addicted to foxy bingo. It has forced the family apart.

I walk across the road with my eyes closed.....it's a bit of a gamble...!

It all started with helping her claim an innocent looking £20 welcome bonus then a few months later we were getting a call from the police saying she had head butted the local postmistress for opening late on pension day.

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my main addiction nowdays is X FACTOR.

I'd rather lose my home, car, possessions and quite probably a few limbs than suffer larrence's addiction.

But if you can hold a tune you could win x-factor with that kind of sob story behind you.

HRH lager khan. now now m8.

There's gamcare, AA, The Samaritans, talktofrank - But why is there no charitable body for X Factor addicts, or do they just transfer sufferers to Dignitas?

I know a couple of people who have suffered from gambling addiction - one lost almost everything and the other just feeds money into the machines constantly...knows he is addicted, knows he loses money but doesnt seem bothered

I KNOW LOADS OF COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS,FROM G A ,I AM ONE. YOU WILL LOOSES EVERYTHING INCLUDE ING YOURSELF ,IVE HAD 2 NOT ONE SMALL FORTUNES IN MY LIFE AND LOST THEM ALL TO GAMBLING,I ONCE WON £94000 ON ONE BET IN 1989 BUT IT IS ONLY A LOAN TO A COMPULSIVE GAMBLER,IF YOU LOOSE YOU GAMBLE AND IF YOU WIN YOU GAMBLE WHEN YOUR A COMPUSIVE GAMBLER ,I WORKED VERY HARD TO GET MY 2 SMALL FORTUNES ,ONLY TO GIVE ALLMOST ALL TO THE BOOKIES

THAT £94000 IS ALOT ,BUT NOTHING TO THE AMOUNT I EARNT AND LOST TO GAMBLING ,I ONLY BET IN PENNIES THESE DAYS BECAUSE IVE GOT NOTHING ,YOU DONT HAVE TO BE CLEVER LOOSING EVERYTHING ANYONE CAN DOIT

A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED

To the OP, asking the question you have in the Chit Chat forum is like asking 'does anyone in here like a drink?' in a pub!

They ain't addicts, they're just carp at it.