Archive for March, 2008

Lost a little last week…

Friday, March 28th, 2008

ACE OF SPADESI’ve been doing pretty ok in March, but I did have a little slip-up at the casino when I flipped a coin about whether to take a trip to city A without a casino or city B with a casino. Faith landed on city B which to me was a green light to sit down at a blackjack table.

I did good until at a certain point I lost 13 hands in a row which obviously cripled me. I felt bad but as I’m doing great in the business side of my life the impact on my finances was close to none which is good considering some of the losses I sustained before…

Anyway, trying to get my act together, hickups along the way…

Blackjack addiction 1 – 1 DC

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

I’ve decided to set short term goals, and for now I’m doing okay. I haven’t entered a casino since my last post here, and I haven’t played any online blackjack either… I feel good. I’m working hard, I’m doing good at work, and I’m focussed on the important stuff in life…

I also talked to a friend about my problem. She knew about my gambling, but was quite surprised to hear me say I had a problem. I’m a strong person in the real world, people think I’m not prone to these kind of things. Heck, I thought I wasn’t prone to these kind of things…

Admitting to myself that I am is an important step. I’m glad I made it. :)

My gambling addiction…

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

I feel better. I have been working hard in the past few days, and have earned back the money I blew off. I got my credit card statement and it hurt – I honestly feel like sobering up is the way to go here. I’m turning this blog into me fighting my gambling problem, I’m affraid.

Anyway, the thing is — I still have quite a lot of knowledge — who knows I’ll write some articles one day — the kind that explains the game, but also warns those who start playing it…

Blergh.

I gave in and I feel terrible

Monday, March 10th, 2008

I just gave in. Lost $400 playing blackjack online. I can’t believe I cracked, and I was close to crying. At some points in a man’s life, he should get help. I’m getting a sick feeling here that I’m more of an addict than I thought I was, which is not the road I want to follow in life. I don’t mind being slightly hooked. I do mind when a man my age feels sick, close to crying, after not being able to keep a promise he made to himself.

:(

What is Bingo?

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Bingo is popularly known as a game of chance like other gambling online game. This game is full of fun and is often played to pass the leisure time because in bingo, the chances for winning this game are larger than any other online game. The bingo played in UK has slight difference to the American Bingo and to that of bingo played in Australia in terms of tickets or calling has slighter difference.

If you have selected to play UK online bingo then you need to find a site which also deals in pound apart from only dollars. The enthusiastic game bingo has originated from the lottery game known as ‘Lo Giuoco Code Loto’, which was played in Italy in sixteenth century. In 1929, a game Beano was played near Atlanta by using Cardboard sheets, rubber stamps and dried Beans.

The great Edwin Lowe conducted a similar new game who got inspired by watching that game. He suggested that the winner of Beano has to call ‘Bingo’ despite of ‘Beano’ and therefore, bingo originated. Bingo game is a pure form of fun which is played by large number of enthusiast all over world to maximize their pleasure and entertainment. Online bingo has taken the game into the 21st century!

Okay so I slipped up a little…

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

I’ve been playing online, FOR FREE. I feel like the smallest little donkey idiot ever. I downloaded this trainer game, and have been hooked trying to make prime decisions only.

I’ve had moment in which I disagreed with the software consistently. Guess my game WASN’T perfect. I mean — BASIC STRATEGY SHOULD BE SIMPLE, no? :p

Meh — I need a hobby. :D

I’m still on my break, and succesful!

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

I’ve been doing anything but gambling for over two weeks now, and I’m still ok. Been holding out quite a lot, and actually even drove past a casino and NOT WENT IN. It’s always tough for me to drive past one and just keep driving — it’s almost like my body wants me to move into the direction of the shiny lights…

Anyway, still doing ok. Playing some low-stakes poker home games amongst friends as the only form of gambling — and seeing as that’s in a game I pretty much beat on a 75% win-session basis I feel pretty confident that’s not gambling. ;)

Oh well — wish me luck, hope not to gamble in March at all — we’ll see how long I hang in there. :)