A $120 surprise for me from Party Poker

[Vetstadium]

Okay I usually play sit n go's and when blackjack came out on party I messed with it for 2 days (first day won about 1k second day gave back 300 of it) I then proceeded to delete it from my computer realizing it would get me into trouble. Well I haven't played it since and I received this email from party with $120 deposited into my account from them:

Dear XXXX,

Thanks for playing at our Blackjack tables over the past few weeks!

We really appreciate it so we’ve given you 120 USD as a small token of our thanks. And there’s more good news - the money is already waiting in your account.

Thank you once again for giving Blackjack a shot between Poker games. We hope you go on enjoying both Blackjack and Poker at PartyPoker.com



Sincerely,
The PartyPoker.com Team

info@partypoker.com

[celiboy]

So to summarize, they realize that you have a gambling problem since you played a -EV game and wagered quite a bit. They know they will get this "gift" back tenfold in the long run.

[Vetstadium]

Exactly and that is why it is removed from my computer and I can no longer play it(yes I used to bet football and play black jack a lot in the casinos but finally the game of poker that is not all luck). I realize betting football and blackjack do require skill but can not be won in the long run unless counting cards, shaving points etc.. Thank god for poker I no longer gamble (if that makes any sense).

You're an addict... just make sure you recognize that.

[Vetstadium]

Maybe but haven't placed a football bet in two years (don't count the WSOP trip/Katrina donation survival pool I spent 20 bucks on at cardplayer.com and black jack in several years which is why I deleted it. So maybe used to be an addict and now more focused on lower limit poker $33's.

You never stop being an addict, you just learn how to control (or avoid) it. You are doing awesome and I congradulate you.

[Vetstadium]

Thanks

[BeantownCaller]

I got $5

I took this not as a thank you gift but rather as an admission of guilt that party BJ is rigged beyond belief. I guess somebody finally got a conscience about it...too bad I only got $5 though

[Reef]

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I got $5

I took this not as a thank you gift but rather as an admission of guilt that party BJ is rigged beyond belief.

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ummmm

[Buccaneer]

I think that you are not an addict like some suggest here. A gambling addict is someone that is addicted to loosing. You have not lost. You got lucky, tried to repeat but lost 300, and went home a winner at a game that is not very beatable. Nice hand. Spend the 125 well.

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You're an addict... just make sure you recognize that.

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Isn't a gambling addict someone who cant control his/her gambling habits?

Thats what I thought..People throw words around so loosely and it makes them look stupid

You can be an alcoholic even if you haven't drank for 10 years (atleast according to A.A.) so I assume the same is true for gambling.

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You can be an alcoholic even if you haven't drank for 10 years (atleast according to A.A.) so I assume the same is true for gambling.

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i would recommend anyone with a gambling problem goes immediately to gambers anonymous.....the folks are great and they give free beer.

id also recommend anyone with an alcohol problem to go to alcoholics anonymous immediately.....the poker games are SO soft....no beer tho /images/graemlins/frown.gif

i visited both regularly for 2 years and my problems are no more

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I realize betting football and blackjack do require skill but can not be won in the long run unless counting cards, shaving points etc..

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I was under the impression that sports betting was beatable...?

[Barry_G]

I think that you are not an addict like some suggest here. A gambling addict is someone that is addicted to playing You have not lost. You got lucky, tried to repeat but lost 300, and went home a temporary winner at a game that is not very beatable. Nice hand. Spend the 125 well.

FYP

AN ADDICT DOES NOT PLAY TO WIN OR LOSE THEY PLAY FOR THE THRILL OF PLAYING GLAD YOU DELETED THE FILES MY KEYBOARD IS SUDDENLY [censored] I CANT GET THE CAPS LOCK OFF ITS LIKE THE SHIFT BUTTON IS STUCK NO NUMBERS EITHER !@#$% [censored]

[Weatherhead03]

Okay, so because he has played blackjack in the past and has won some money this all adds up to him being an addict? I dont get it.

[krazyace5]

Kathleen needs another star.

[getmoney111]

I played a little bit of bj, probably made like $40. They gave me $5, whatever I'll take it.

[RiverTheNuts]

Im an addict, ive made probably 10,000 in bets on that damn game... I need to delete it from the old computer... nevertheless, I didnt get squat, I guess they realize Ill donate my bankroll with or without a bonus from them.

[People_Mover]

I only got 5.00, but hey, it's a free 5.00.

[carlk73]

Everyone who plays poker is a gambler and anyone who plays it regularly is an addict, therefore a gambling addict. The fact that you may be a winner doesn't change this.

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actually addiction is about control. If you cannot control your impulses to do something, you are an addict. If you remove the item you cannot control (removing the bj button for example) then you are an addict who is in control. Doing something frequently does not make you an addict.