First to clarify why I write this article. I have been betting online or at land-based casinos for many years. I have discovered, the dependency can grab a hold of you and you won’t even realize it up until you are beaten. Particularly if you are on a winning streak. I’ve gone through many thousands of dollars in only a short period of time and still on occasion, I will go too far. It seems you are just having a blast until you start to track your defeats and the anguish sets in, and then you keep telling yourself "I can earn it back" constantly. It doesn’t works. Then you feel queasy in your gut and the harder you try the quicker you are deprived.

When you see that you’re ahead, STAY on the UP! When you start to lose, do not say to yourself, "well perhaps one more" and over and over again, trust me, this method almost never ever works. Say you are betting on slots, have an amount set to the side prior to beginning your action. Don’t exceed that limit, no matter how tempting. If you actually succeed, put that in a different cup. Do not risk your wins no matter what. As soon as you have gambled through your original set limit, call it a day. Leave, whether it is on the net or at a land based betting house, don’t stick around. Always keep in mind, there is going to be a different day, another time.

Remember, gambling is supposed to be FUN not backbreaking, nauseating work! If you aren’t having fun yourself, you don’t belong there. If youcannot afford the loss, do not even start.