Today, I went to the casino and put $500 into a game and lost it all. I tried another $100 and won it all back, plus some. Instead of walking out ahead, I kept trying to hit bigger and ended up losing all my rent money. Rent is due and now I can’t pay it. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to a casino with $300 to spend and somehow walked out with $21K. When I told my wife, she sighed and moaned about how annoying taxes will be, and how I should have pushed my luck further. The house always wins, even when it loses. FML
Today, I turned $50 into 25k, all off sports gambling, but then lost most of it before I could even take the money out. I'm now sitting on about $1500 to my name. FML
Today, I placed $20 in a slot machine at a casino and in a matter of 5 minutes lost it all. My sister then sat at the same machine, put her $20 in and quadrupled her money. FML
Today, I got addicted to online slots, racked up nearly €30,000 in debt, and completely ruined my financial future. It’s been almost a year since I stopped gambling, but the shame and the debt are still crushing me. I’m trying to get back on my feet and even created a fundraiser just to breathe a bit. FML
Today, I was playing at a bingo hall, when I got a bingo for $50. I got so excited that I accidentally yelled, "Holy fuck!" They kicked me out. I didn't get the money. FML
Today, my unemployed boyfriend and I went to the casino. I gave him twenty dollars to play on. He won $1000 on a dollar machine then jackpotted the ten dollar machine for $20,000. When we got home he broke up with me. I have been working two jobs to get our own place. Move in Date?? 2 weeks. FML
Today, I indulged in some online gambling. I wisely only spent $100 and won, quite a bit; I even wisely withdrew 2/3rds of the money into my bank account. Thing is I'm on SSI, which requires me to keep a maximum amount of money in my bank; if it goes over I get cut off. Now I'm scrambling to spend my winnings. FML
Today, after playing numerous games of poker against my friend, and him telling me that I'm the best poker player he's ever met, I went out and played for real money. I got totally destroyed, lost all of my money, and was laughed out of the building. FML
Today, I lent my sister $1000 because she and her husband were in some debt. They used the money to go gambling in Vegas and won a major jackpot. They won't even give me a cut. FML
Today, I drove 3 hours to the Capitol and back to cash my winning scratch ticket of $2000. When I got there, it was pointed out to me that it wasn't in fact a winning ticket. I'd already planned a weekend vacation at an adventure park the next state over. I’m flat broke and rent is due. FML
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Jeeper 9
National Problem Gambling Helpline 1-800-522-4700
mike3775 39
That’s why you only take what you can afford to lose to a casino. The house always wins. YDI
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mike3775 39
That’s why you only take what you can afford to lose to a casino. The house always wins. YDI
wysegirl 24
Pure truth. You got ahead and should have walked away. Hopefully you can figure things out.
Grizz8831 14
casinos are not in the business of giving away money. from the lights and sounds all the way to the smells and positions of the slots machines and lack of clocks. they are designed to hit all the right things in the brain to keep you giving them money. never bring a credit card, don't go alone and don't bring more than you can afford to lose. if you are winning or losing alot early, get food and think about leaving.
RichardPencil 32
I'll bet you're a compulsive gambler. Care to make it interesting? $500?
Jeeper 9
National Problem Gambling Helpline 1-800-522-4700
BurnInDemonFire 39
I'd heard the founders of the Dumbass Club had raised their membership fees, but I didn't expect they'd go this high.
randybryant799 21
You don't really expect sympathy do you?
kitten79TX 5
You're an idiot. And you obviously have a gambling addiction. Rule number one of gambling, set an amount you can afford to lose, and stop once you've lost it. And if you can't stop, then don't start.
OfficialMrD 3
Rules for gambling, never gamble bill or needed money… only gamble excess money. Money that wont hurt if you lose it. Rookie mistake