david1111 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 When i think back there has been quite a few. The one that springs to mind though is when i visited a casino with my mate. I got paid by cheque as it was 20 odd years ago and also had a bit of cash on me. I lost all the cash and borrowed the amount of my pay cheque from my mate and lost all that so i signed over my pay cheque to my mate. So, i lost all my months wages before my cheque even hit the bank! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonin Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) The late night roller coasters of poker online led me to lose €2000 I had in my bank account. I was playing Spin & Go or something like that at €100 buy-in. You get depressed and it’s all downhill from there. You don't win anything. Losing and chasing what you just lost. Losing the money I relied on to live and it altered my mindset. They were dark days and it still runs deep. I was litteraly bitting myself. You stand there and you realise that it makes no sense doing that. That was my last night gambling online 6 months ago. Edited September 10, 2019 by Antonin 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev40 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 5k in fobt in one hour playing 2 machines at the same time. Also 9k loss in one day betting with phone account with hills. Last bet that day was 2k on a horse called brown teddy i think and i waited for the result on teletext 2003 it lost. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1111 Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Kev40 said: 5k in fobt in one hour playing 2 machines at the same time. Also 9k loss in one day betting with phone account with hills. Last bet that day was 2k on a horse called brown teddy i think and i waited for the result on teletext 2003 it lost. I can see a few horror stories coming out here. At least it's all in the past! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pstaker Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Mine mostly come from FOBT's. They ruined me totally at one point. I done a months wages in a couple of hours and split with my long term girlfriend at the time over it. I think the worst one though, and the one that hurt the most, was when I done around 5k in a week on Jackpot Joy I got a redundancy payment and although I did get some stuff with it, most went in there. To be fair though, it was that loss that gave me the wake up call I needed, and led me on the path to 'controlled' gambling, and being where I am today with no online accounts, and only betting in the betting shop. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev40 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 29 minutes ago, david1111 said: I can see a few horror stories coming out here. At least it's all in the past! So can i. I'm just glad it doesn't depress me posting about it. Your right it's in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBingoKingx Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Mine have to be my ridiculous high bets on baccarat, hah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest centipede Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 All my days I spent in the bookies were pretty degen. Betting on everything and anything I could get my hands on from the moment the bookies opened till the moment it closed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1111 Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Kev40 said: So can i. I'm just glad it doesn't depress me posting about it. Your right it's in the past. I did think about that before I did the thread, but thought noone forgets their most degen moment anyway Edited September 10, 2019 by david1111 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philinvicta Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Once took out a bank loan when I was younger. Collected the cash in the morning from the bank but it was Derby day and I lost the lot ! I have had days where I lost more money but that one was the worst in terms of degen. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chair Slots Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Lost 5k on roulette in work once. That was money I needed too. Sickener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacckarat Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 I'll give you a taste of just a few, probably just say 5 out of 300 bad nights or sessions I've had. Getting made redundant on my 28th birthday in 2015 with 40 other colleagues, All went to Perth casino and having been bought so many drinks I dropped my wallet drunk at a table with $1300 inside it which got picked up by a man who left the casino before I noticed, then the next day having to go to the bank before I went to the airport to fly out and didn't end up going to the Philippines for my mates daughters special 7th birthday party(really important bday in that culture) on the paid ticket because I was too stressed about being able to access funds on a credit card I couldn't get replaced in time, So waited around for my $27000 redundancy payout to only go to Macau and lost $20k if that in 2 days without barely winning anything. I mean hardly winning a hand at Baccarat or anything. I remember laying back in my apartment in Thailand after that trip and losingmy job, bedridden for 4 days thinking fuck I could of stayed in Thailand for a good 6 months past the Australian summer but had to find a new job and go back to work before Christmas in the 45 degree heat. The $10,000 I lost in South Korea in 4 days of a 10 day trip in 2017 that I bought chips on cash advance with my credit card and didn't really do any site seeing. That was distressing, wasteful and stupid. Or maybe the €4000 I lost in 2016 in Barcelona doing €500 Blackjack hands with chinese tourists blind drunk off of casino house wine... was so angry I smashed my phone and couldn't take tourist photos for the following 3 days of my trio The worst was probably $9000 I lost in just one night in Brisbane straight after quitting a job just to go watch a football match in Adelaide that I didn't even go watch once I got there because my gambling hangover was so bad. Or not going to the Connor McGregor vs Nate Diaz fight whilst in Vegas coz I lost several thousand and couldn't leave the casino to go watch it in the flesh. Any more stories you want to hear?? I have too many from all around the world to the point where I'm now broke at 32, in debt, and can barely travel anymore, in a region with no friends or family working a job I do just survive(not thrive from).. went from having 6 properties (mortgaged), several nice vehicles and cash-flow... down to driving a corolla and renting a house because of them wild nights out... 7 months casino and pokie free right now and still struggling to rebuild. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonin Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, blacckarat said: I'll give you a taste of just a few, probably just say 5 out of 300 bad nights or sessions I've had. Getting made redundant on my 28th birthday in 2015 with 40 other colleagues, All went to Perth casino and having been bought so many drinks I dropped my wallet drunk at a table with $1300 inside it which got picked up by a man who left the casino before I noticed, then the next day having to go to the bank before I went to the airport to fly out and didn't end up going to the Philippines for my mates daughters special 7th birthday party(really important bday in that culture) on the paid ticket because I was too stressed about being able to access funds on a credit card I couldn't get replaced in time, So waited around for my $27000 redundancy payout to only go to Macau and lost $20k if that in 2 days without barely winning anything. I mean hardly winning a hand at Baccarat or anything. I remember laying back in my apartment in Thailand after that trip and losingmy job, bedridden for 4 days thinking fuck I could of stayed in Thailand for a good 6 months past the Australian summer but had to find a new job and go back to work before Christmas in the 45 degree heat. The $10,000 I lost in South Korea in 4 days of a 10 day trip in 2017 that I bought chips on cash advance with my credit card and didn't really do any site seeing. That was distressing, wasteful and stupid. Or maybe the €4000 I lost in 2016 in Barcelona doing €500 Blackjack hands with chinese tourists blind drunk off of casino house wine... was so angry I smashed my phone and couldn't take tourist photos for the following 3 days of my trio The worst was probably $9000 I lost in just one night in Brisbane straight after quitting a job just to go watch a football match in Adelaide that I didn't even go watch once I got there because my gambling hangover was so bad. Or not going to the Connor McGregor vs Nate Diaz fight whilst in Vegas coz I lost several thousand and couldn't leave the casino to go watch it in the flesh. Any more stories you want to hear?? I have too many from all around the world to the point where I'm now broke at 32, in debt, and can barely travel anymore, in a region with no friends or family working a job I do just survive(not thrive from).. went from having 6 properties (mortgaged), several nice vehicles and cash-flow... down to driving a corolla and renting a house because of them wild nights out... 7 months casino and pokie free right now and still struggling to rebuild. Yeah, I would love to hear anymore story from you I can relate the deseperation of losing it all. Luckily for me I've never been in debt or anything but I can feel your pain right now I really do =( You're due for a brighter future mate Thanks for sharing Edited September 10, 2019 by Antonin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaLad Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 hour ago, centipede said: All my days I spent in the bookies were pretty degen. Betting on everything and anything I could get my hands on from the moment the bookies opened till the moment it closed Ah I actually miss those days looking back they were the most fun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1111 Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, VillaLad said: Ah I actually miss those days looking back they were the most fun Yeah, know what you mean, same people, bit of banter etc. Still shit when you walked out potless though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaLad Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Just now, david1111 said: Yeah, know what you mean, same people, bit of banter etc. Still shit when you walked out potless though Yeah but not as bad as I feel now just betting online. Back then I actually handled things differently as the money was actually in my pocket. Betting online I don’t think of it as money as such it’s just numbers on the screen and that’s the biggest problem not just for me but many others I should imagine 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1111 Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 Just now, VillaLad said: Yeah but not as bad as I feel now just betting online. Back then I actually handled things differently as the money was actually in my pocket. Betting online I don’t think of it as money as such it’s just numbers on the screen and that’s the biggest problem not just for me but many others I should imagine Absolutely, Ive put 100s on a horse in the past online, would i have done that in a bookies with hard cash, resounding NO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocknrolla Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 So so so many stories! I remember chasing a gold and silver pot on a fobt, gold was at £500 and silver above £400 and back in those days before the £500 guarantees it was fairly rare to see. We were saving for our wedding and I was in charge of the honeymoon and deposit money for the venue, over the next 2 weeks I lost most of those funds at about £500 a day chasing a fudging £500 pot and didn't even hit it, went in one day and some lady bragged how she won it of a £10 note and 50p spins!!! I had to work my ass off to cover those losses 80+ hours a week with sleepins, one week I worked 72hours straight with just 3x 30mins breaks, after this I didn't really touch the fobts again. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAUGH-A-BALLAGH Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Oct31st 2003 whilst my wife was in labour I was in my local arcade with my brick (mobile) switched off playing poker machines at 30p a hand I blew £1800 full months wages and missed my daughters birth. I was suppose to be fishing I felt like shite having to explain what I did with my wages that was nothing I got home with my mum sitting in the house the only thing she said was (you need to get to the hospital) arrives at the hospital one look from the wife said it all (she knew were I was). it was another 15 years before I gambled another penny were people go on drinking binges I went on gambling binges yet I find now after a couple of hours playing on line I’m royally bored shitless . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1111 Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 Shame Miller's not around. Would have loved to hear his moment! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shades111 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 had many many degen moments in my time but the one that stings the most is when i deposited £600 onto ladbrokes poker about 10 years ago , managed to spin it up to 33K playing pot-limit omaha over a few months , for some reason i still cannot fathom to this day one afternoon i clicked on the online casino and started playing blackjack and roulette , this is something i had never done before in all the time of my poker grinding , well you all know the outcome , i lost the fucking lot in a couple of hours . that loss will stay with me forever , felt physically sick !! 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonin Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, Shades111 said: had many many degen moments in my time but the one that stings the most is when i deposited £600 onto ladbrokes poker about 10 years ago , managed to spin it up to 33K playing pot-limit omaha over a few months , for some reason i still cannot fathom to this day one afternoon i clicked on the online casino and started playing blackjack and roulette , this is something i had never done before in all the time of my poker grinding , well you all know the outcome , i lost the fucking lot in a couple of hours . that loss will stay with me forever , felt physically sick !! Surely some people would have killed themself for losing that amount of money =( That is sick man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnathanx Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Being £4,500 up after some luck on slots and roulette and poker last November at Blackpool GUKPT. Ended up thinking £5 spins on Wolf Run was a good idea. Lost £1,500. Then thinking i had still had three bags and my luck would come back, did two £500 spins on Roulette, pink £100 chips on the layout. Ponies in play etc Well roulette was -£1000 in two minutes. Tilted to the extreme left the casino walked back to the Hilton to rue my change in luck. Only came to Blackpool with £1,200 so was still well up given had a monkey in the room safe. Next day knocked out David Haye in the side event and spent rest of week drinking, watching films, playing video games in the arcade and scoffing fish and chips x Went home about level but a degen few days and very fun. I remember banking £1200 into Nationwide thinking i was freerolling the rest of week. Had a few notes profit under a hundred once home and had easily had £500 of cocktails and food so a free week. Could have been profitable were it not for wolf run and roulette spunk off... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1111 Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, justnathanx said: Being £4,500 up after some luck on slots and roulette and poker last November at Blackpool GUKPT. Ended up thinking £5 spins on Wolf Run was a good idea. Lost £1,500. Then thinking i had still had three bags and my luck would come back, did two £500 spins on Roulette, pink £100 chips on the layout. Ponies in play etc Well roulette was -£1000 in two minutes. Tilted to the extreme left the casino walked back to the Hilton to rue my change in luck. Only came to Blackpool with £1,200 so was still well up given had a monkey in the room safe. Next day knocked out David Haye in the side event and spent rest of week drinking, watching films, playing video games in the arcade and scoffing fish and chips x Went home about level but a degen few days and very fun. I remember banking £1200 into Nationwide thinking i was freerolling the rest of week. Had a few notes profit under a hundred once home and had easily had £500 of cocktails and food so a free week. Could have been profitable were it not for wolf run and roulette spunk off... Good story, but sounds like you were at the zoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnathanx Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Ha ha still got his picture... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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