Hey man, thanks for sharing, it's all good. And welcome to the forum.
I'm a poker player, I play online and I don't have that addiction. I win, I lose, it doesn't manner (er ... I'm making decent money playing poker
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I also play poker in the casino for 12 hours straight on the week but I don't seem to have this addiction.
I think it's really the personality, plus betting can be addictive because it's "easy money".
But I don't know much about gambling, I'm more of a calculated risk taker with the poker stuff.
Anyways, that's my short little story, heh.