24-Gambled away Over 500k-Lost everything-Betting NBA Part 2

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Question now lets start with everything I have lost gambling the past 3 years.500k House, 50k Credit Cards, Over 300k savings and cds, Brand New Dodge Magnum, 2004 Avalanche, 2004 H2 Hummer.

Look up 29 Bryant St NW Washington, Dc and you will see I am the sap that quick sold my uncle's house I inherited for $400k and it was worth over 700k. The guy I sold it to invested another $20k and sold it 3 months later for $650. I pawned all my cars. Maxed out all my credit cards, gambled away all my money. Now i am 24, broke, living with my girlfriend who is pregnant and the baby might not be mine. I have stories and experiences like once my tire went flat midnight on my way to a casino 40 miles away and I was only a mile from town and I had my car towed to the casino. I then lost all my money and had to borrow money to get my car towed back home. I still have comps in Las Vegas at all of the major hotels and resorts. 2 years ago I lost $100k in one night. I have lost it all now my family will not even help me. My grandfather still has over $500k but claims he is broke. I have lost it all and even considered suicide but thats the coward way out! I can't find nothing but minimal wage jobs and my lease is up in June and don't have the money to renew. I was offered a chance to tell Dr.Phil my story but had to decline due to my mom not being able to make the trip! I have lost it all. 

Before gambling I was in college, great business, happy but now I am 24 broke without a cell phone or hope. I haven't had more than $1000 in my bank account in a year.To make things worse I owe a bookie $15k and he is looking for me.  I can get back into business but would need $10,000 but I have no way of getting it. My question for you guys is what would you do or recommended? I have listed some my options below.

-My last $28 that in my pocket into my betjamaica account and go for in tomorrow. 

-Try to get back to Las Vegas and get all my comps and try to get lucky. If I lose then make a career from panhandling on the streets.

-Go to Navy

-Jump out of a window from at least 30 stories

Help me and give me suggestions. I have been told I could try and sell my story but how? If you take anything from my story DON'T GAMBLE.

I was up $50k when I first started sports betting but since then I lose!

I created this new thread because Covers.com put my last post in penalty box. I can't understand why. I had over 25k views and over 140 response!

i know you want help here because we are sports gamblers but get off of covers dont watch espn dont watch sports highlights dont go to a casino get some professional help from people who deal with addictions...

Be smarter the next time around, chap.

feel bad for you but i lost alot over my life and it didnt kill me ..hey all this ''chasing material things'' is a waste of time ..with the economy the way it is ..you did yourself a favar if you owed a lot of money on all that crap ..file chapter 7 and start all over ..you can do it ..that little boy looks healthy ..thank God for him everyday ..there is your true riches ..you are blessed ..he looks like a fine young man ...good luck

Serves you right for being a spoiled brat who doesn't know the value of money.

Now you start from scratch, work hard, and get back.

You were spoiled. Now you are back to square one due to your own mistakes.

This is life. Now learn to live without being so dependent on other people.

 

Are you for real? Your asking a bunch of degenrates for help? Repeat you are asking degenerate gambling feinds for help through your life issues! I mean does that even sound like a good idea?  Are you nuts?!

 

Get some real help and go to GA (Gambler's Anonymous)........

 

That is of course if you are legit....which I highly question....

no one cares

Money management is key. If you can't control yourself gambling is not for you.

OnlineChamp wil probably help you out. He won $1 million the other night if you didn't hear.

u obviously are a terrible gambler, u shoudl stop, and dview is when i go cold i start betting lite, i a;n't the greatest but no my limits, the most i evrer bet on a game was os was 600 on the alabama utah bowl game, but  time i lost 400 on notre dame +6.5 vs lville game went too ot nd they lost by 13

 

haha best post EVER!!!!!!!!!

on behalf of KktdocT... GL

Chasing 500K with $28.00...GL

Hmmm. GL

If this is all true,and you have 28 rand left,why not pay the book so he isnt looking for you,then I guess you could go to Vegas and use your comps,then after your totally broke go to GA,Im sure you will hear some stories worse than yours.
Then find a job.

I read and lurk alot on this site but don't post very often, but reading this, especially the part about joining the NAVY, I had to login and comment. I just got honorably discharged after 5 years in the Navy.

The Navy isn't the place to have a gambling problem or any other type of issues. It's not the place to go to escape and get away from your problems. You will gain a strong work ethic, but you'll still have your gambling problems, and will probably blow through your paychecks ala "spending like a drunken sailor".

The Navy is trying to get rid of the drunk sailor image, plus they are overmanned, so they have no problem kicking people out with 1 or 2 small offenses. Your superiors will have a close eye on your personal life, and will know if your in debt or have any other issues or if somebody is trying to find you. And they will make your life hell for gambling related issues, especially debt.

If your going to join, do so AFTER you fix yourself. Because after reading your thread, you seem like the type that will join and continue to have issues and get sometype of bad conduct dicharge or hardship discharge. And with all your background BS you may not even be able to join in the first place.

If you are for real , it looks like your gambling not to make money but just getting some kind of thrill from the chase . like any addiction be it drugs,alcohol you could have other issues that are making you self destruct. like one poster stated your in the wrong place to get advice.
While im sure that many here are very good at money management we all could be guilty of chasing losses or ALL IN type bets. I myself start betting very little when on a bad streak. You have gone through most of your money and are in a difficult spot but maybe the Navy or Army might not be too bad or just try and regroup and get employed and dont think of what you lost ,all that can be regained but killing yourself is never an option especially if thats a picture of your kid and you might have another on the way. Thought id reply in case this thread is real and you really in that kind of shape . best of luck to you and hope you post when things turn around for you. best of luck .

Hey man, I was actually talking about this post on the way to work today with my fiance. I have seen a lot of addiction up close and personal my whole life. Normally its the people that will never admit that they have a problem that are never able to fix themselves. The fact that you are admitting it and thinking about your options already means that you are moving in the right direction. Trust me man, it normally takes hitting rock bottom before life smacks you in the face hard enough to wake you up. From the sounds of it, you have hit your rock bottom.

  Try not to think about everything that you lost, but rather what you still have and can get back. You have your health and you will have a new appreciation for every small thing you are able to earn back into your life. There are a lot of great programs out there that are designed to help people in your situation. In my opinion... I would get ANY job that you are able to. Just to give you a little living money and keep your mind busy. I would also try to get on food stamps and cash aid to take a little more stress off of you during the rebuilding process (its the lack of necessities that can really take a mental toll on us). Make sure you continue to go to the meetings in your area and they will help you move on to the next levels of help.

   In no way would I recommend going and using your comps. Its a lose, lose. If you strike out you are going to feel even worse and be stuck in vegas. If you hit, you will just repeat the same mistakes and the next rock bottom will be a lot worse. This is obviously not the life for you and its time to move on.

From the sounds of it you will be able to really get things going again for you with your business after making 10 grand. That is definitely a reachable goal and there is no reason you cant reach it even with a minimum wage job. Let that business be your light at the end of the tunnel to get through the "crap job".

    The last piece of advice I will give you is to stop looking for any easy fix. Its what we gamblers do and it will only make things worse. Your not going to get back on top with 28 dollars or strike it big with your story.. BUT.. you WILL wear your self even thinner attempting to reach for these far-fetched dreams. Be realistic with yourself and set small attainable goals. Even though they will be small, you will be able to see the progress your making and it will help to keep you motivated.

  Take care man and try to stay positive. Feel free to email me any time at closerx24 @ yahoo.com

*****To all of you people making a joke out of this situation, you make my sick. Someone reaches out for help and you make fun of him and his situation.... my god, how cruel can you be. I keep reading that you all think that because we are all gamblers, that we are the last people he should have came to for help.... and then you make fun of him for it. Of course he came to us for help. Who else would possibly understand what he is going through than other gamblers that may have gone through the same thing! How is this so funny to all of you?

 I think a lot of you dont have the brain skills to associate a forum name with a real person. You get some sort of altered state of ego and confidence in here. Then get some sort of pleasure in attempting to bash someone on here to try and make yourself look clever or cool. All it it is childish and I don't understand how you dont give a shit if you hurt someone in the process. Karma is a bitch though and trust me... that same hurt that you might make someone feel will come back at you and at the worst time imaginable. So please either grow up or just don't bother posting in a serious room. No one really gives a shit about your smart ass remark. (I know that's REALLY hard for you to believe too...because you just find yourself so fucking clever but trust me... your not)