by Vincent Aizebeoje Balogun

Created on: June 13, 2008

Yes- and a capital YES is the answer to this hearth breaking and self inflicted addict ever known even worse than smoking. It is unbelievable that more and more people are getting hooked to it. They say it's easy, convenient and you could be an instant "thousadnaire" and moreover you do it hiding in your house, under the closet of your flat- no one sees you going to the bookies. You register with a credit card and transfer money to your account to place a bet; when you lose, it is easy to transfer another- as you know it is easy to spend the money on card that cash and the bookies knows that.

When mails start coming into my inbox about how to gamble online and win millions from home, I thought my time has come to hit the jackpot little did I know that that was the beginning of total poverty and the loss of everything I owned.

I worked so hard every week and at the end gave all I earned to the casinos- unbelievable hum! Yes that was a true story weekly. The more I try to stop, the more I remember how much have lost and tend to go back hoping to get back all my hard earned money giving to the bookies.

Bad company ruined good moral they say- that is true. I was introduced to online gambling by a friend who has been playing the came for about ten years now- he never told me of his losses but his winnings.

On the first day out, he thought me how to place bets. We started with a few pounds and went home with a little more. I said to myself if those winnings can continue, I think will stop my 9-5 job. So we jointly visit the bookies everyday after days work. Sometimes we win but mostly looses.

Losing in online gaming is real- you loose more than you win. That is a known but hidden fact. Nobody talks about losses in online gambling, but winnings. The truth is if anyone loses, he keeps quite, but when he wins he makes a lot of noise- not actually doing the maths of summing up the gains and the looses to be sure you are wining. If you do that, it is clear that you don't actually win but lose.

If you are addicted, you tend to loose your common sense, you are emotionally demoralised, and cannot think straight. You are not composing at work, as you always think about your losses- indeed you lose everything including your family and friends.

The remedy therefore, is to be contented with your earnings and be happy with the little you've got. Loosing $1000 to win $300 is not worth the effort- does it?

Stay out of it- its dangerous once you're addicted. You stand the risk of loosing everything! Yes everything.

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