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First to explain the reason I wrote this essay. I have been wagering on the internet or at land-based casinos for a great many years. I have learned, the fixation can grab a hold of you and you won’t even realize it up until you are broke. Particularly if you are on a winning streak. I have gone through countless tens of thousands of dollars in only a tiny amount of time and still on occasion, I will go too far. It seems you are just having fun until you decide to pay attention to your losses and the guilt settles in, and then you continue to tell yourself "I can get it back" repeatedly. It never works. Then you become sick in your belly and the harder you try the quicker you are deprived.

When you notice that you’re ahead, STAY on the UP! When you start to lose, don’t tell yourself, "well just maybe just one more" and again and again, believe me, this logic hardly ever operates. Say you’re playing on slot games, have an amount set aside before beginning your action. DO NOT exceed that boundary, no matter how tempting. If you happen to win, put that in a separate pot. Do not risk your successes no matter what. Once you have gone through your primary set limit, call it a day. Leave, regardless if it is on the net or at a land-based casino, don’t stick around. Always keep in mind, there is going to be another day, a different time.

Remember, wagering is assumed to be FUN not backbreaking, nauseating work! If you aren’t having fun yourself, you do not belong there. If youcan’t afford the loss, don’t even begin.