Do I have a gambling problem?

I am assuming you are an adult and capable of making your own decisions, so grab yourself by your lower fleshy part and move on.

 

Wow.....................

 

I kind of like this troll. He's pretty funny with his ideas. Hey Al, if you're not a troll, buy one powerball ticket per drawing. All it takes is one to win. That will give you plenty of entertainment for a buck. Scratchoffs are designed to take money out of your pocket and give to school children, elderly or whatever that state said to legalize the lottery.

Now if you want to win big, learn to count cards at the blackjack table. All you have to is watch 21 and you'll be set

 

Lottery tickets may be fun, but they are a bad "investment". I've heard the lottery described as "a tax on people who are bad at math."

If you enjoy the lottery, there's nothing wrong with it. If you start spending to much money on it, that's when it starts to be a problem. My guess is that the day you start asking questions like you did in your original post, that's the day you start to realize you have a bit of a problem. My advice would be the same as others have said: talk to a group like Gambler's Anonymous and see what they have to say. The fact you are asking the question means you should probably start to do something to help yourself sooner rather than later. It won't get better by ignoring the problem.

 

Well do you have a problem with gambling? If not, then you may have a gambling problem. I have a problem with gambling. That problem is not having enough money to loose..

 

The moment You think about buying scratch off lotto ticket, Stop. Walk into the mensroom and and take out brand new $10. Dollar Bill, pull down your pants, drop your load, wipe yourself with a dead president, flush twice and then ask yourself if it was worth it! If you answered yes, don't feel sorry for the Ten Dollars you just flushed, use a twenty next time!

 

I like to watch that show "How winning the lottery changed my life" I was tempted to play after seeing all those instant millionaires;but really does owning all of that stuff really guarantee happiness? Friends,family and health are more important than all that materialism. When you see the security measures that the big winners have to take and how they have to isolate themselves from everyone;I can't help but thinking that it is rather sad and lonely existence.

 

Lottery is a tax on the mathematically incompetent!

Mikeeee

 

It's only called gambling until you WIN.
Old Joke:

Scotty McKrimmon came from Scotland to visit his nephew in the USA. One day Scotty spotted a Powerball sign at a corner store. "What's this then?", he asks his nephew. "Why uncle Scotty, that's a lottery. You buy a ticket for $1 and you might win $50 Million". "Really??" "Sure, why don't you try it?" "Weeelll, I dunno now"(you know how thrifty Scottish folks are)."Aw c'mon, it's just a game. Heck, buy 5 and get 5 times as much chance to win". "Weeeeelllll.... alright I guess."

Couple of days go by and the drawing is held. You guessed it, one of Scotty's numbers hits. Nephew runs to Scotty's room and finds him setting on the side of his bed, tickets in hand, looking very sad.

"Uncle Scotty, you won, you won. You just won 50 Million dollars. Why are you looking so sad? YOU WON!!!!"

Scotty heaves a big sigh and answers..... "Ach, I know laddy, I know. But... when I think of the money I wasted on these other ones....."