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The best thing about this forum is the members, the core people that are on here is what makes this site. I love that we have a wide variety of characters and opinions from past and present gamblers with deep knowledge and history in pretty much every field. I love hearing people's stories, troubles, thoughts, opinions, random posts and seeing holiday snaps! What I hate seeing is posts/replies with digs at other members, this isn't what this forum is about. I think if your a member here then that already deserves a level of respect! I'm not saying you can't voice your opinion if you disagree but do it in a constructive way. I like that this site isn't just full of big win posts every day and you do have freedom to voice an opinion about anything, but seeing some of the digs and childish behaviour has put even me off from coming on the site let alone others or newbies. Sometimes you may not even know or understand your doing it, so if you get a warning please listen to the reasoning. Respect other members or maybe this just isn't the forum for you.

This giveaway will be based on six football fixtures all you have to do is guess the match result & score. You get 1 point for a correct result and 3 points if you get result and correct score. The prize pool is donated by a recent win. The setup though is you're only up against those in the same bracket of rep points as yourself. There will be 5 groups and the prize structure is as follows - 0 - 199 pts - 1st £300, 2nd £200, 3rd to 5th £100 200 - 999 pts - 1st £300, 2nd £200, 3rd to 5th £100 1000 - 4999 pts - 1st £300, 2nd £200, 3rd to 5th £100 5000 - 9999 pts - 1st £300, 2nd £200, 3rd to 5th £100 10,000 plus pts - 1st £300, 2nd £200, 3rd to 5th £100 The six matches are being played on the 23rd & 24th January and are - 1. Aston Villa vs Newcastle United 2. Brighton vs Blackpool 3. Aberdeen vs Motherwell 4. Manchester vs Liverpool 5. Livingston vs St Mirren 6. Bournemouth vs Crawley Town If 3 or more games are postponed then the comp will be void and redone with a new set of fixtures. If you want to enter the comp but would rather not post selections then just comment you're in and I'll select random results for you without you knowing so you won't be riding them. The winner of each group will also join the 3 winners of the last comp for a one off thing still to be decided. Good luck! If there are any ties I will think of a fair way of deciding like a wheel or splitting the prizes etc

So as you know when I did the BTG/KFC stream I had almost all the BTG slot bonuses saved at £5 to £20 and was doing a 2k free giveaway. Including the ones that did play out I estimated the bonuses costing me around 20k, not all deposited but mainly through table winnings. When doing a bonus hunt its always a risk as you never truly know it will save so I accept its my fault but in 5 years I've never not had one save. Allbritish casino have come up with this resolution below which I feel is more than fair - On the 11th of October, All British Casino was informed by SG that an automated process will be released to clear pending game rounds that have been left open for 24 hours, the so called “GDM Resolver”. Included was a snapshot of the current number of open rounds and the sum of all stakes. It was noted as a one time off process, but it was released as a permanent solution for these particular rounds. The GDM resolver was released on the 23rd of November. As a result the bonus games saved by Rock N Rolla were cancelled after 24 hours. This resulted in 12 bonus games being cancelled. We immediately started investigation on our end and found cancellation requests from the game provider. After opening a ticket with the game provider it came to our attention that the GDM Resolver is an permanent tool, not temporarily. As All British Casino we asked if the tool could be removed from our modules, or that the 24 hours could be increased to 168 hours. The response was as follows: The game provider investigated and advised that there were only 12 bonuses. They have analysed each bonus trigger and calculated (and simulated where necessary) the average expected win for each one. In total, the player accumulated 388.75 in trigger wins, and the expected total bonus win is 8,116.83. Therefore, if the player has been credited their trigger wins, then they should be awarded 8,116.83. If they have lost their trigger wins, then they should be awarded 8,505.58. -- We reminded them about our request and basically got told, this is not possible because the event of a game round not being finished is highly unlikely. Also that game rounds in general should be closed in seconds of the original wager. So this means that our streamers, who we allow to save up bonuses are negatively affected by all content provider through SG. Therefore we have made the decision to source the games from BTG which are available on the Microgaming platform, and disable them on SG so that our streamers can save their features. These games include: Opal Fruits (8th of February) Chocolates Danger High Voltage Donuts Extra Chilli Lil Devil Lucky Streak MK2 Royal Mint Slot Vegas Star Clusters The Final Countdown White Rabbit Bonanza Who wants to be a millionaire As All British Casino we offered to fund the hunt for 12 new features, where an alternative game for the following games needs to be selected as they are not available on Microgaming: King Maker, Dragon Born, Temple Quest Infinity, Monopoly Megaways, Mega Clusters. We have also offered to double the prize money in the initial giveaway that was planned. We hope that Rock N Rolla will agree so a new and exciting giveaway can be planned. Kr. Jan All British Casino So I'll be again collecting the bonuses that would of been and doing a whole new stream with now a £4,000 free giveaway! I'll hopefully get them saved over the weekend and post the results/giveaway details on the forum. Thanks to Jan/Allbritish for this as like I said its more than fair and hopefully it works this time ha!

So thanks to Allbritish Casino & Jan I've been given another chance at this stream with now DOUBLE prize money than the original giveaway! This time around I have collected the following - £7.50 Donuts, £10 White Rabbit, £10 DHV, £5 Chocolates (4 scatters), £6 Final Countdown, £5 Bonanza, £6 Slot Vegas (22x), £10 Star Clusters (2spins), £5 Lucky Streak MK2, £10 Extra Chilli (24 spins), £2.50, £3, £4, £5, £6, £8, £10 Lil Devil one away from triggering the Heartstopper bonus & £4, £5, £6, £8 Royal Mint one away from triggering the Heartstopper bonus. I'll also have a 2.5k balance to try and get more on stream. To enter the giveaway simply comment on this thread - 1. What the biggest bonus multiplier will be? (what it says feature pays bottom right is the figure we go by) 2. What will the final balance after the last bonus played out will be? (bearing in mind I may still get other bonuses in stream, still need to trigger the heartstoppers and won't be playing tables games) £500 will be awarded to the closest guess of each, £300 for 2nd of each and £200 for third of each. Then the next closest 20 of each will receive a £50 Justeat voucher or a Ubereats voucher whichever you'd prefer. Hopefully streaming this on Monday night (8th Feb) but could be the Tuesday. My guesses will be optimistic 1. 1,228x & 2. £16,412

I've just excluded all my accounts for max 5 years. I just can't do it any more guys. I can't control my gambling so now is the time to take a stance I've seen @Antonin succeed so I know it can be done. I can't really say much more

KFC's all round!! Unfortunately KFC tokens don't exist but giving away the kfc mega bucket in amazon voucher form instead! I've been saving some bonuses and as I started with BTG slots I've ended with them. So for stream as it stands I have the following - 1. £6 Final Countdown 2. £10 Extra Chilli (24 spins) 3. Kingmaker £5 (33x multiplier) 4. £5 Royal Mint (the top feat) 5. Lil Devil heartstoppers on £6, £8 and £10 6. £5 Cyberclusters 7. £5 Starclusters 8. £10 Danger High Voltage 9. £5 Dragon Born 10. £5 Chocolates 11. £7.50 Donuts 12. £6 Opal Fruits 13. £5 Temple Quest (9 spins) 14. £5 Bonanza 15. £5 Monopoly Megaways I have a 2.5k balance and will be playing it to try and get a few more. So you have two chances to win, guess below 1.The final balance (some Lil Devil & Royal Mint ones haven't triggered the bonus yet) & 2. The biggest multiplier. The closest guess of each one will get £200 cash and the next 15 closest of each will receive a £50 Amazon voucher. Will hopefully be streaming this tomorrow night starting at around 8.30pm, the thread closes when I start to open bonuses. My prediction 1.£9,121 & 2. 301x Good luck!

All in one : My story from the start!! My name is Antonin, I'm 25 years old, I come from France ?? and I am a compulsive gambler in recovery (6 months gamble free) My life has never been easy for me because as a kid I was a bit shy and I never had many friend because of that I had a lack of confidence in myself I didn't want to talk to anybody and the only thing I wanted to do was to go on my computer and play video games I had a gaming ? addiction, the only game I wanted to play was FIFA 07 to 14 (song) (completly stopped at 19 years old) I always thought nobody was like me ? At school before 15 years old, while everyone enjoyed to play sports and talk to each other, I used to stay on my own I thought that I could never be a "normal" person ? At 15 years old, I used to talk ?️ a bit more and I had some really good friends I used to play soccer a lot, I was very good at it Some people wanted me to play in a club but I was still a bit shy so I never did When I look back now, I regret it ... ? ? At 20 years old, One day, my father told me : "Antonin, if you want to do something with your life you must learn English ???????, it's very useful" Few months later after we found a place where to go, I was in england to learn the language No need to tell you how hard it was to speak english but I had no choice and I should manage this on my own After 7 months over there, I'm not bilingual yet but I can have a conversation with an english person So, I came back to France ... ? At 21 years old, After all these years, I've experienced traumas in childhood including : Parents getting divorced ?? and Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) ? I found a job so I could earn my own money but I was introduced to online gambling not long after my first pay check And here started the worst period of my life When I look back, I escalated into a compulsive gambler very quickly I had money in my bank that I could spend with no thought I had no idea what the gambling addiction was On a night I had been winning more than €6000, it was like a dream , I thought I could make a living from gambling ... I can still recall that high feeling I ended up losing it all. I always wanted to get it all back, no matter what I always chased my losses . I always thought I was smarter than the Casino I've spent all that time and energy gambling online, dealt with emotional lows of bad beats I sacrificed food and sleep. I was gambling to make some money As we all know, it doesn't work that way, it couldn't be the case ... I used to make large bets €400, €600, €1500 on a roulette spin. I was hoping for a hot streak. By then, I was usually exhausted and just really wanted to get my money back or losing it all More than often, I would lose it all ? I would always minimize my losses, saying I lost €400 when in reality that was €3000 At the end I lost arround 30k in total ? ? At 25 years old, ? 4 March 2019, I finally quit gambling, and since then my life has improved a lot When looking at the difficulties that I have faced I can see in retrospect that these challenges ultimately made me stronger and taught me some important lessons ** The benefits ** ?️ - I've got confident in myself and clearly a different person - Money ? in the bank to do whatever I want - Family now trusts me - I've plans - No more mood swings - More time to see my loved ones - More time to do hobbies I liked before (soccer, bike, design) But why I was gambling I was gambling in order to escape from negative emotions. These emotions include loneliness and boredom I was rushing off to my gambling site to "de-stress" after a hectic day at work Once the session had begun, this intense focus on play is a powerful distraction, and personal problems seemed to miraculously disappear Gambling is such an effective means of distraction, a powerful means of escape, that I didn't see my gambling as a problem in my life I believed it was a part of the solution ... The reality though, is that gambling plays a detrimental role in the lives of gamblers. It can cause a range of harms, financial, health issues and emotional problems Understanding why I couldn't stop once I had started is a crucial step in quitting gambling Every now and then, I get the urge to gamble but it's far less as it used be and now not a problem If I ever get the urge, I know the consequences and that's enough not to gamble Where I am now I'm living ultimately a better live The fact I quit gambling is a huge thing I don't get worried to pay my rent and bills I stay busy all the time so I don't think to gambling The peace I have now without gambling is enough to stay away from it A friend of mine couldn't believe how much I'd changed during all that time ? The message I have to tell to the compulsive gamblers : ? One thing that makes your dream become impossible : the fear of failure If your determination is fixed, I suggest you do not despair The great things are performed by perseverance Say to yourself every single day : "I can acheive EVERYTHING I want to do" It's not easy but you're better than that YOU want a better life but nothing can happen if you don't want it. Only you can change. I was like all of you, not better, not worst, I thought it was impossible to quit BUT I was wrong ... IT IS POSSIBLE TO QUIT!! To this day, ? 30 august 2019, I hope that anyone who suffers from this evil addiction gets the faith to quit Gambling ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ This community TGC is now like a part of my life and I will always be thankful because I have met people that I couldn't ever met in my real life Well done and thanks to the owner of this site for making this happen @Rocknrolla. One of the most kindest person ? Thanks to the mods and admins, especially @MrUKHackz You're doing a fantastic job? Thank you to the members, ALL of them, especially @david1111 you're amazing, no matter what, you've always been by my side and @Bangers to show me the way with the others who have followed my thread : Everything is lost again : I'm lost!! Thanks a MILLION!!! Much LOVE ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

Today we reached 200k posts and even better it was Davids 1 year off gambling posts that did it! I'd love to start afresh particularly with the members and that anything in the past is in the past, life's too short to dwell on old negatives! With that being said we're also going to be issuing verbal requests/warnings when we feel they're needed and then 1 day, 2 day, 1 weeks etc bans after that and even removing certain privileges like private messaging. Debates are always welcome but we're not going to accept any more personal feuds, so if you have any respect for the forum please let it go and lets move on. Looking to get the poker home game setup again, maybe 3 week mini league/tourney to see how it goes. Looking into possible merch although I like keeping it exclusive for the comps. Anything anybody else would like to see or changes being made on the site on the road to the next 100k posts milestone? Thankyou to all the members for making this place what it is! Peace and love

Less than 2 weeks ago, I had nothing to look forward to but my looming redundancy. Despite what the wife might say, I have never been one to shy away from work, so I had an idea of what I wanted to do. Either find a similar job, or pay off some bills when the redundancy money came in to lower my outgoings and then be in a position to take a lesser job. Well, I am pleased to say that I was quick off the mark with some applications, and have just been offered the role of portering manager at a new London hospital . GTFI.

Today we hit 100k posts!!! Thankyou to everyone for posting, reading, contributing in anyway, I've really enjoyed reading all of them and getting to know you all a bit more! Much Love!!

Happy 2019 to everyone on The Gambling Community, I hope that you, your families and loved ones, all have a stellar year Big shout out, to some of the regulars and also to some of those that have made TGC a great place to be a part of, so wave goodbye to 2018 and say hello to a big bacon, pork filled, ham stuffed 2019, the "Year of the Pig" profit for us all!! @Rocknrolla @MrUKHackz @Jakefraser94 @RichieFC @Crunchienut @centipede @Blampy @1pstaker @o0ORyaanO0o @Jessr @Kinkerbells @Echovoice @h0tsh0t87 @Rachyleww @Solario333 @therealwintersoldier @Nicola @4houghts @Snapdragon @Miller26 @Freddy from the hood @Denman @Brownman24 @howfin @david1111 @CherryPi @MikeysSlots @ShawSlots @jessethome @themagics92 @TheBandit @Markymark @Lighty45 @crazyrightmeow @Hackney @Marky147 @thewweEDGEHAD @phattykyle @Sirbetsalot @Player1173 @Chair Slots @Jok3st3r @Mad Slasher McGurk @Taruli @Rubyslippers @pillzandskillz @PieGamble @Roger_aka_Roger @PATTY1974 @VillaLad @Bangers + anyone who I may have forgotten! * even though I have mentioned @Rocknrolla in this piggy post, to make it fair and meat free, he has his own vegan year coming up soon.. 2067 "Year of the Radish"

Just wanted to say a huge thanks to @Rocknrolla for yesterday's treble comp, After the win literally when the final whistle went in the AC game Rolla sent me a message and I had the money in my account within minutes and I know most of you already know but I wanted to share what a top genuine guy he is, Cheers Rolla and all at TGC

Can't say thankyou enough, was shocked when I learnt a bit more about the glasses FUDGING LOVE EM!!!!

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So... from a £30 deposit on a Sunday afternoon turned into this!!! I am shocked. I am shaking. I am speechless much love tgc x

So while I was watching the racing I had this on the other screen ...... 60p stake...

@4houghts @Dave @justnathanx @Kinkerbells Heres the prize wheel spins folks, enjoy!

I've often been asked about my job in stream, so thought I would write about it here a little. I did talk about it a few times mainly when I had a drink or when I thought I didn't really care but as everything else about me is public I didn't really want my job to be. However I have now left this side completely so for anyone interested in what I used to do I thought I would share. Up until May last year for nearly 2 years I was manager of a charity funded unit which housed people with various physical and learning disabilities. For this role I should have had at least some years experience in it as well as a level 5 managers qualification, I had neither but signed up for the course and was trusted with the position as I had been with the organisation for some years. This role was amazing to me as not only had I just skipped basically at least 5 years worth of working with the aim to get to this role but I also knew I could turn it around and make a difference. We also helped people in the community adapt their homes and flats to accommodate their needs to be as independent as possible. The main reason I left ( I was still involved in this sector until recently) was because it was extremely demanding, not just with the residents needs but mainly with the staff who had years of grudges against the company and was near impossible to fire anyone. I would often have to help out as the staff sickness was a pisstake and because our budget was so small we couldn't bring in agency staff very often, as we would be basically be paying treble for that days wage. I was obviously doing all this casino stuff at the time as well, which had no impact on my performance but what it was bringing in from affiliation was also more than my wage, so overall just didn't make any sense to continue. So what do I do now, as well as all this we have other lil ventures and hopefully one day poker will be my main focus!

First off so sorry for the delay. So the results are as follows...... Nearest to end balance, which was £37674.39 1st - @Lilskid86 and win £500 PAID BT 2nd - @Gok one wins £300 PAID BT 3rd - @Theo-Kouzoukakis wins £200 PAID BT The follow all win £50 Just Eat/Uber Eats voucher @Kev40 @Dylan moore @deez nutz 1 @Gkell727 @johnmark2018 @jimbob891 @catfish1604 @chefy_hsv @prawnlaa @Tebster81 Nearest to the highest X win, which was a whopping 3514X 1st - @Robinoffer wins £500 2nd - @jaggardy wins £300 PAID BT 3rd - jammy fudger @Kev40 wins £200 PAID BT All the following win £50 Just Eat/Uber Eats voucher @ncgriff @Boxingborg92 @Solario333 ❤ @Levskie101 @Waxxfoxx @poweler28 @Theo-Kouzoukakis (another jammy fudger) @Stoddl85 @Welshman1968 @Dynamik23 WELL DONE ALL THE WINNERS I will post the tables shortly...... @MrUKHackz will be in touch regarding your winnings.

Amazing hitting Bells !!!!

A lovely gift for Christmas.... Every Praise is to our God.

This past week has not been the best for me. Few things going on which have bought home just how tough the current times are. But I got home from work yesterday, to find a package had been delivered. Upon opening it, I find it full of assorted goodies and treats. I know this has been sent by someone on here to show appreciation for my efforts in scoring the comps and doing the quiz. And whilst I do those things because I want to, I will not lie and say that this delivery has really perked me up and put a smile on my face. To the person who sent it, a MASSIVE thank you. You have cheered up this miserable old fudger no end This site in general is full of people who have time for each other, care for each other, and also help one another. You have the site itself putting up comps and prizes, but you have many many instances of individuals putting up prizes too, as well as the charity things that go on, both through the monthly charity vote and the occasional personal charities that have come up. Once again thank you to the individual for my package, but also, thank you to the TGC as a whole. The word community in the title of the site is very apt indeed.

@Brammer the hammer has snuck in at the last minute and nearly nailed the finally amount dead on! £621.45 was the final amount after all of the bonuses were opened, more than I expected to be fair! I took out £100 of that and added that to all of the fantastic donations given by viewers of my stream and people within this great community. Including the £15 which Brammer has added to the pot I have the final figure rounded up to a total of £615 That's amazing! I never imagined anything of the sort and thought it would basically be about £50 from me from the bonushunt! Once everything comes through I will get all the bits and bobs together to give them, in the mean time I have ordered 6 x £50 Just Eat e-gift cards which they will be able to use. I have blanked out the name, just because we do get the odd weirdo but you should be able to see on the pic the email is number 6 of 6 Thank you so much everyone!

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Had a little luck this week and a bird pooed on my head yesterday so thought I'd buy a few lotto tickets for the top members of the forum. If it doesn't return much I'll buy more or give it to one of the members in a random draw or add it to a Crunchie comp! My balance will refresh tomorrow but I added the photos below anyway incase the jackpot does come in and the ? in me comes out and keeps it all ? https://imgur.com/a/mnlETS7

I was just tinkering about on Genie Megaways and this happened.....Just before Christmas !!!?

For those wondering what my prize was for my superb piece of art was well here it is. Many thanks @adamuk.

Finally had my very own holy shitballs moment. It's been a looooooong time coming. Deposited £100 withdrawn £1800..... This was off a bonus buy but chilli was being overly nice this morning so I took a punt, wouldn't usually be so brave ?

So bored shitless no videos to watch, I decided to bung 12 quid on the casino played a few slots low stakes but thought I ain’t got a lot of money left I need to pay a low stake game and hope to hit like 20 quid or enough for me to keep going a while . I never ever expected this to happen…… after I realised what was happening I pressed record. I actually can’t believe it. It’s my daughters birthday next week and I now have no limit on what to get her. I haven’t been paid it yet but have messaged @L&LJan hopefully they can help but honestly this is the best thing that’s happened to me in a long long time. i had to upload it on my channel as I couldn’t upload the video here lol. Xx

This evening at 4pm, we are going on a little 'family' outing to a boxing show. A little background, my 7 year old daughter has been training for around 9 months. (She is the one in my profile pic, with her fav boxer, Dillian Whyte). Now, I am her dad, and obviously I will always say she is great, but in that short time, she has gone from going because its 'something to do' to now having a one to one trainer, training with the teenagers, and going 4 times a week. It is the one thing she is super committed to (try getting her to clean the rabbit cage - no chance lol). I put pads on at home, and she shows me what she has learned, we have a big punch bag etc, and we been told 'she could have a future' at this game. Onto today, and my wife just phoned me at work, to tell me that our little girl, will need to be in her boxing gear tonight, as she will be going into the ring, to give a demonstration of her abilities and skills. She will get the full MC intro etc and basically do a 'training' session in the ring with her one on one coach. Proud aint the word, Im super excited about it, and really hope she enjoys her little moment in the limelight this afternoon ? ???

At last I've got it!!!!!!

As some of you may know I've been gambling all my life, not recently of course but I wanted to share what was probably the craziest week of my life gambling and the lengths I went to just to get a fix. I'm not sure why I'm posting this, maybe to get it off my chest but also to highlight what others may be going through. Feel free to share similar experiences (if you have any) Around 10 years ago my gambling was out of control and I was at my very worst. I lost multiple jobs because of it, I was a loner and always skint a few days after payday. I was only young at this point (around 19/20) so was still at home with my mum who had just about had enough of my lies and bullshit lost my wallet stories. I became so used to lying I would lie about things I didn't need to lie about. I would meet random people on a night out or online and lie about my name, age, work. I would lie to my family constantly, gambling turned me in to a compulsive liar out of necessity. I found some stability at one point working in sales but I was bored out of my arse one day and just got paid so I made up some excuse to get out of work. I think I said my dad was in a car crash or some wildly bullshit story just to get out and have a gamble as I needed to scratch an itch. I had about £2000 in my bank and bought myself a few days off work in my head through my made up story so I went to the bookies and started putting £100s on the horses. I managed to get up to about £5000 and was told to leave by a few shops for winning I assume. As a young guy this was a lot of money to me so I thought I was the king. I was talking to lots of girls online at this point who were spread out across the country as I didn't really socialise with anyone other than people online as gambling had made me a creature of habit in that I would just sit on betfair pretty much all day and night reading until my money was gone and by that point I couldn't go out even if I wanted to. I decided with my winnings I would go see a girl in Birkenhead so I boarded a train with a huge wad in my pocket and met up. She was late though and of course I wandered straight to the bookies to pass time before she arrived. I lost around a grand within half an hour. No big deal I thought. Anyway, I couldn't really face going home at this point as I had missed calls from my mum and texts about working ringing up who were asking how my dad was and she was furious with my lies. She told me not to come home so I was in a bit of a shitter. I told the girl who found it hilarious and offered a place to stay for the night. Next morning I told her I was off home and would call her. I did neither. I was straight back to the bookies, although the winning streak had well and truly ended. I was down to maybe £400 within a day. Panic mode set in as I had no real home to go to. I had dozens of voicemails off family members, some of whom telling me that my clothes were spread out all over the lawn and my room emptied. I decided to message another girl I had been talking to in Warrington for a 'date' and boarded a train. I met the girl and she invited me back to hers and I made some bullshit excuse up why I couldn't go home and stayed the night there. The next day I felt like the only solution was to gamble to survive. I needed lots of money and quick as I couldn't keep relying on this girl as she had a child so I went to the bookies again. That £400 was soon down to about £40. I had lost it all and had no place to go and no family. I was stuck miles away from 'home' and had no friends. I was screwed. I spent that night on a bench by some river, couldn't give you the name but it was a long night. My phone was dead, I had no food and no clothes. Stupidly I walked right back in to the bookies as soon as they opened. The only thing on was virtual racing. I was putting £2 bets on for no reason whatsoever as the payout wouldn't of been enough to do anything with. Down to £12 I decided to go for longer odds. I put a tricast on for numbers 7-1-3 to come in. It won and I got 715 back. I had enough to get some clothes and get a hotel room. The next day I was feeling pretty good although I knew it wouldn't last forever. I charged my phone and messaged some girl I had been talking to on MySpace some years back. She lived in Peterborough so again, I got on a train and went to see her. When I arrived she was also keen on me to stay over so I ended up staying a week with her. I was doing pretty well, I had food and somewhere to stay and paid her money for that week. That week I lost the majority again by going to get some food and stopping by the bookies. I couldn't face her so decided to roll the dice again by gambling further. This time I lost the lot. I ended up being homeless for about a week this time, sleeping by a coca cola factory on an industrial estate and eating nothing but a box of hobnob flapjacks I had stolen from a local tesco (haha). I decided to man up and call the only family member who would bail me out who was my aunty. I was in tears on the phone, she sent me over some money to get back and I booked a train home. I had about £20 excess after buying the ticket so I went to the bookies again. I won big and ended up with around 800. Instead of getting the train home I figured I may as well go all out and see my last remaining girl contact who lived in Edinburgh. I stayed with her a month, she was looking after me and treated me pretty well but I caved in again to gambling and we had a fall out and kicked me out. It was nearly Christmas and I had blown it. I was homeless again and it didn't look like I would ever learn my lesson. I spent most of my days up there in a local library. I was searching for other girls I could charm/con in to letting me stay with them all day. However, one girl stood out in my quest for the idiot who would let me stay with them for free. One girl offered to pay for my ticket home which I took her up on. I was fed up and sick of being cold and wet so I had no choice actually but she seemed like she really cared even though I was a gambling addicted hobo. She lived close to where I was living with my mum too which was a plus because at this point I was wanting to reconcile and be honest about what I had done and the problems I had. She sent me the money and I actually got the train this time. I didn't pay for it though, I was riding the train for free dodging the ticket man in the view of gambling the money when I got near. About 2 stops away from home I decided to jump off the train and head to the bookies one last time. A horse was running called just for men in pink colours. It was 14/1 and its number was my birthday. I was long teased for being gay even though I actually wasn't but found it quite funny so I blindly put the £150 on she gave me for one last punt. In my head I was thinking if I lose then I go back to the street. If I win I would quit and be honest and have at least money to start rebuilding my life. The horse won and I finished the train journey and ended up having a child with that girl and was with her for 6 years. No one knows about this as I decided not to tell anyone in the end. The lengths I used to go to just to gamble were extreme and its just a warning on how your life can change in an instant if you get out of control. The above is probably not even the worst of it as I have had many more times like this in my life. Gambling made me homeless more times than this. Gambling turned me in to reckless idiot. Don't be like me. /pointless post

Currently in Dublin for the Unibet Open. Although feeling like crap I crawled over to the venue and made good profit in cash games and came third in a small side event, unfortunately it wasn't a very big field but still won £8,600. Even though I scared most with my black eye it may have worked in intimidating some to my favour ha!

Thanks to @groundiskey today I put a few quid on the treble and won 50 euro and I have been doing a bit of @Solario333 tinkering, Got a quick bonus on Madam Destiny who like somebody else on here will be forever known as Betsy and I got 5 scatters for 1500x

The trigger was 2p! 6 spins of nothing and one spin where the whole screen almost turned everything wild! It was completely unexpected......First time playing this, will I play it again? No! Now I feel like I've beat a slot!!! Finally

Okay so I think it's about time we had a thread that documents all the donations made past and present by TGC & 21Casino. This does not include charity events done by @Rocknrolla which again amount to a huge figure on top of TGC's efforts.

I'm sure no one gives a fudge, but I packed up my stuff and moved 2800 KMs away to paradise. Just felt like sharing some pics.

Hi TGC, Some of you may of seen on Twitter that BTG are running a competition which started early December where entrants can sum up Bonanza in a tweet to celebrate it's 4th Birthday. They then choose a final 3 to go to a poll, for a chance to win $5,000.00. Well I've somehow managed to get my entry to this final 3, and was hoping if any fellow members who have Twitter can please have a look and kindly give my entry a vote. My Twitter name is: reel player. The comp finishes 7.00am Wednesday 13th Jan (UK time). Any support will be massively appreciated. Player1173 AKA reel player

The feck is going on on here lately. This used to be a place full of fun, laughter and good banter like being down the pub with your mates. All I see now is childish playground bickering. At a time when people are dying left right and centre and the country is on it’s knees and people have more to worry about than who said what about who shouldn’t we be rallying and making this a place where people can come and chill without the fear of getting slated when they post something. Sure we have those trying to keep this place alive and good on them but why do some threads end up in a squabble fest putting people off from joining in. I know some are gonna say it’s debate and debate is good. Bollocks it’s debate it’s childish bickering. Now I know some are gonna come on and reply and have a dig at me but I will not engage, enough is enough so come on people let’s start showing the love eh, life is too short. Much love everyone

The grandchildren loved it VID-20191224-WA0003.mp4

Couldn't sleep thought DoA2 would help, it didn't because this happened.... brilliant hit but gutting too as I had 14 spin chances to hit the bottom middle for a wildline.... didn't happen. Oh and this is the first time I have played this since my holy shitballs thread!!! This game ?

Since I posted in the first time for a while the other day on the fruity slots 'scandal' I've noticed a huge amount of streamer/affiiliate hating posts. A lot of these posts seem to be negative without any point. If these people were bothered about problem gamblers and trying to help the community then a solution would be put forward with the hate but there is none. I urge the 'haters' to look at the positive. Indeed, I was probably the biggest affiliate hater some time ago but things have changed. I can only assume those so angry and against affiliation in general have been scorn by casinos/addiction previously which is understandable but blind hate isn't the answer. Streamers and affiliates are merely promoting a product. Your hate around bet size and irresponsible gambling should be aimed at the casinos who facilitate this. Hate should be directed towards the UKGC who leave this kind of stuff unregulated. There's no strict guidelines to adhere to so each individual is bound by their own moral compass alone it seems. Don't like £50 spins and affiliate links on these kinda videos? Make a complaint. Don't like immoral fake funds being used? Again make a complaint. I will say this, since the introduction of gamstop the streamers as influencers are in a powerful position to change someone's life. Gamstop changed mine and I wish it had been around many years ago. The ones who actively promote Gamstop and Gamban have probably saved a few lives/houses/rent for the month etc. Maybe the person viewing would be unaware these services exist without the streamer. My argument has always been that slot videos are largely viewed by addicts/ex-addicts and those who are at risk. If you're searching slot videos you already have an interest beyond what is 'normal' and its not unrealistic to say they would gamble with or without the videos. That's not to say everyone who does view is an addict but look around at similar forums to this and its quite clear a lot have got problems. If any streamers read this I would urge them to promote Gamstop as much as possible. Forget the mandatory crap such as 'gamble responsibly' and 'when the fun stops stop' messages. They mean very little to someone who is addicted. Very much like the 18+ signs you see they act as a poor deterrent. I believe it should be mandatory to push gambling prevention methods rather than some half baked message which has no effect. Streamers could set up a dedicated page on their website or at least link to others showing real life ways of getting clear of addiction. Chat moderators could guide people there and it should be the first link on videos. Gamstop could be mentioned before video starts. The power to change someone's life for the better is more important than financial gain surely so why its an after thought at the minute is beyond me. Even guiding to a site like this would be beneficial with a lot of support available real time with a real human who understands. If you put responsible gambling first then no one will begrudge you if someone plays through your links and you get a cut back. If someone enjoys your content and wants to support you then I see no problem in this and good luck to you in my eyes. I find it sad that @Rocknrolla has to suffer because of the rogue actions of others. As someone who really understands the power of gambling addiction I'm sure he's reluctant to be like the others who don't care of know about the dark side of gambling. This means all the rogues get all the financial benefits and he doesn't. This doesn't seem fair. A blanket rule must be made on all streams to ensure fair play and streamers are compensated fairly. The best earners should not be the most immoral. How many people are now living a better life because of advice they've had in a stream? Probably quite a lot. Still, it needs to be pushed by all affiliates and not just the few. I know the bandit has spoken a lot about it on his videos and love him or hate him he's helped a lot of people. People should focus on this and ways to improve this for others rather than being jealous at stakes played or being butt hurt over money they've lost. I say this as a one time hopeless addict. If you're an addict, use the tools available to you. Nowadays there's no excuse.

So last night I deposited £103 at Casumo (couldn't get the slider to stop on £100!) I got it to £200 on Blackjack and then played some slots £1.20 a spin hanging around the £200, upped it to £2.40 for a few and this wild desire hit carried on at £2.40 and hit this and moved on to Genie Jackpots 30-40 spins at £2 and the genie popped out with wild megaways for over 200x! Moved on to Fruitinator at £2.50 a spin and hit £150 with the oranges carried on, thought Id do 5x £5 spins and hit another £120 on the first press! Ended the evening on £1300, made a nice change!

Didn't realise until I uploaded that I was pointing at the grass, was supposed to be my lovely face ha sorry