Again, Thank you LCB for yet another contest! ! !
At least 10 years ago, I lived in a blissful city with my family. Weekends are normally spent bonding with the family. Then one afternoon, some of my co workers ask me to come with them to visit “the casino”. I was curious so after work, went with them. And, lo and behold, a casino, less than 3 miles from where I lived, stood in all its glory. I have been to other casinos but have to travel at least 70 miles, now a casino is operating right in my city. I always hear that one must always set a limit to what must be “spent” for gambling. For the first two years of the casino’s operation, I only go there for some “entertainment”. They do have bands performing nightly and foods and drinks are on the house.
But soon after, my lifestyle changed. I usually go to the casino at least three times a month but it quickly changed to three times a week and the worst, went there everyday. My life will never be the same again. Quarrels with my wife became regular. When I came home late, I always tell that I have some overtime work at the office when In fact I’m at the casino. There are times that after I received my salary, went there instead of going home. Lost some money, but as all gamblers think, I can win that back and before I knew “it”, all my salary is gone. I have to withdraw from my savings so as not to have wifey fuming mad. I need to make a “little” lie to compensate for the lost salary. The casino also let you do a cash advance using one’s credit card, and this also made a big mess on my finances. I did have some big wins from that casino but as always, big loses far outweighs the big wins.
The moment of truth came when one day my wife as for my bank passbook. Again, need to tell a little lie, but before I could speak, she showed me my bank passbook and started crying. That was December 29, 2010. already caught, with my wife and children crying in front of me, I told them the truth. The bank passbook will show that I withdrew a very big amount of its content and that lost it all gambling. Crying, I ask for their forgiveness. My wife and children, wanting our family to be whole, forgave me but made me promise never to gamble again. After some “bargaining”. I promised them and myself that I will never ever gamble again with my/our money. My children also said that they will let me “gamble moderately” when they finished their studies.
January 1, 2011 (01/01/11), I promised my children that I will keep my promise to them and that every year, that will always be my New Year’s resolution. Then I started to discover that there are many online casinos out there. Casinos in the comfort of my home. Well, I did start to play online, that is, for entertainment purposes only, a sort of therapy for my addiction. I always plays tournaments to while my time. But I did manage to have a $500 withdrawal from a casino with their no deposit sign up bonus and that is the time when you can withdraw without even depositing. Most of the time, I play online tournaments to while away time. But there is one instance that I won $10 from a tournament (no withdrawal limit) and able to break playthrough and reach the $1000 level. I could withdraw that amount but have to deposit first. If I deposit, then I have to break my promised to my family, ah, a thousand dollar, the temptation was too great. Got my wallet, pick up my visa and the other, Mastercard, and cut them to pieces with a scissor. No more temptation of ever depositing in a casino. After that, lost $1000 in a few hours time. I still go, together with wifey to the casino not to play or gamble but to watch live bands/ singers perform there. Occasionally, well known singers/bands do perform there.
December 23, 2014. Did my first ever deposit to an online casino using my Netteller account. Ops. did I broke my promise to my family? Technically, in my own opinion, no. Money from Netteller came from my LCB rewards. (Thank you LCB). So if ever I again win from a tournament and win big, now I can withdraw from that casino having already deposited.
January 1, 2015, I have again renewed my New Year’s resolution/promise to my family. I have to keep this promise to have my children finished their studies. My son now is in his first year proper of Veterinary Medicine and daughter is in her first year pre- Veterinary Medicine. At least six more years of keeping that “promise”!!! For the sake of my children and family, I can live with that!
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