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  1. 05-24-2006 06:00 PM #1
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    Default Do you have a gambling problem?

    Theres quite a hoo-ha in the UK aabout gambling at the moment as they are about to permit 'Vegas - Style' casinos. The news loves this and is full of gambling ruined my life stories. So thanks to the BBC you can see if you have a gambling problem. I scored 4 so can call off the therapy

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5010172.stm
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  2. 05-24-2006 06:30 PM #2
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    also got a 4
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    "After a big win, do you have a strong urge to return and win more?"

    Well, duh...

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  4. 05-24-2006 06:35 PM #4
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    3 here.

    "Have you ever considered suicide as a result of your gambling?"

    Once, when I was all in PF with AA and busted by 72o.


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    Does staying up all night gambling constitute having trouble sleeping? If I weren't awake gambling, I'm sure I would get to sleep just fine.
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  6. 05-24-2006 07:03 PM #6
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  9. 05-24-2006 08:06 PM #9
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    Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of your gambling?

    lol wtf.

    I got a 3/20.
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  10. 05-24-2006 08:26 PM #10
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    my only problem w gambling is that more people don't do it more often.
    In answer to your question... it depends...
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  12. 05-24-2006 11:22 PM #12
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    i got a 10

    i win!
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    gabe wins the honesty award
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    Quote Originally Posted by gabe
    i got a 10

    i win!
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    I wish I had a gambling problem, then maybe I could get 2k+ hands in every day
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  17. 05-25-2006 01:25 AM #17
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    i got a 7 but i think a lot of the questions were worded poorly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WildBobAA
    i got a 7 but i think a lot of the questions were worded poorly.
    yea, like i 'gamble' to get away from problems because its something i enjoy doing. maybe i dont really see poker playing as gambling anymore and i should have just said 'no' to everything.
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  20. 05-25-2006 01:58 AM #20
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  21. 05-25-2006 02:07 AM #21
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    Is gambling affecting your reputation? What if you win a big tournament and increase your reputation?

    Have you ever felt remorse after gambling? To some degree whenever I lose a pot.

    Does gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? Yes but so does 90% of the stuff I do.

    After a win do you have a strong urge to return and win more? If you answer no to this I think that's a bigger problem.

    Are you reluctant to use gambling money for normal expenditures? I call this good bankroll management, not a problem.

    Do you gamble longer than you planned? If the deck is hitting me in the face during a winning session yes.


    Do you ever gamble to escape worry or trouble? Sometimes but I could say that about a lot of things.

    Does gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping? If i didn't stay up late playing poker, I'd be staying up late doing something else.

    Do you have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours gambling? Most of my good fortune comes from poker.

    Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of your gambling? Yes
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  22. 05-25-2006 03:32 AM #22
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    Just a cheesey little q&a some old time anti gambling non profit organization made. It is silly when you think about it.

    Bob you sure over-evaluated this survey, lol.
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  23. 05-25-2006 04:00 AM #23
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    lol 15 whoops
    BR: $.1k
    Goal 2: July 1 $10k

    IIbeatsUU: lol u raised with that?

    you mini raised, therefore you desereve whatever you get....

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  24. 05-25-2006 04:08 AM #24
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    omg dude, you need help!!!!!!!!111!!1!112
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    <----------- 11..........i have a problem, i like to gambool...........
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  26. 05-25-2006 05:49 AM #26
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    i got a 4/10 but its really a 4.5/10

    It doesnt keep me awake at night...... unless im at a table thats too juicy to leave.
    gabe: Ive dropped almost 100k in the past 35 days.

    bigspenda73: But how much did you win?
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  27. 05-25-2006 09:28 AM #27
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    5, funny the BBC actually posts this tripe.
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    dammit now i have to take my award off because im not winning
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    6 - though at least a couple of them I consider GOOD things, so I reckon they should actually be -1 each. So, 2 then.

    (specifically - are you unwilling to take your gambling earnings and spend them on everyday things - well yes, it's my bankroll, it lets me win more!; and the reputation question. I really like the fact that friends and acquaintances ask me about poker!)
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    4/10 also...

    seems to be the standard.
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    I have a gambling problem. I play poorly and I know it and I know how to play right but sometimes i just have no discipline and think "Eh I'll try that"

    I just LOVE playing poker and it is more profitable to play a lower percentage of deals.
    Been playing money poker for 34 years and decided in 2002 to try that TX Holdem game on TV. Then found Pokerstars in Summer 2005. Still not an overall winner but i am on a good trend and nearly there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gabe
    dammit now i have to take my award off because im not winning
    Your award sucks compared to mine anyway.

    If you REALLY wanted to keep it, you could just get a 20/20 and you'd be the first to do it and therefore the best...
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    But yeh, badly worded, alot of the points I gained weren't negative things.

    Eg borrowing money to gamble, who cares if I did if I *KNEW* Ill get it paid back after good BR management (which I did).
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    Glad you all liked the survey! It was VERY badly worded tripe but this is the level the media has sunk to. Scare mongering crisis building muck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seasider
    Glad you all liked the survey!
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    Scare mongering crisis building muck.
    lol!
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    I didn't think it was that bad - it's not aimed at people playing poker, it's intended for blackjack, craps, roueltte & slots

    If when you have a big win on a slot machine, you have a strong urget to go back and gamble some more then yes, that is a pointer towards compulsive behaviour.

    Winning at a fixed-odds game is different to crushing a table.

    I'm reading "Ace On The River" at the moment, and it's got a lot of counter-intuitive advice, such as "playing above your bankroll is fine if it's a good game... i.e. there are some live players there.

    edit: obviously he's talking about live middle to high limit games, not $50NL on the internet.
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    dog, its aimed at poker players that treat poker like BJ. Also anti gambling people are just like any other type of jesus freak, they are zealots, they dont necessarilly really think the issue through. Just like anti drug people, they draw silly arbitrary lines, what about caffene, nicotene or alchohol? just because it is accepted on a wide spread level its not a 'drug', they are all full of shit.
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  43. 05-26-2006 09:01 PM #43
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    14. At least I'm not in first. Thank god! I'll be back in a bit, this test gave me the urge to go gamble.
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    4, but those questions were retarded. if you do anything but hate gambling, you will be answering yes to some of those questions.

    i will resist my urge to hijack this responding to boosts drug thing, i am proud.
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