be honest-were all just a bunch of addicted gamblers.

[rdu $teve]

True enough. I have become addicted to my monthly cash withdraws. I love party and interpoker sooo much. I dont know if I can live without them.

[Rudbaeck]

I don't ever play -EV games, which includes all casino games, state lotteries etc. No edge, no play.

[TheNoodleMan]

My mom asked me if I was addicted to gambling last week.
I asked her if she was addicted to being a doctor.
I think she got the point [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[richrf]

Not me. For me, and addiction is something I have to do each day. I can easily do without poker for a day, a week, or whatever - and I do. The only things I am really addicted to are:

1) Breathing
2) water
3) some amount of food (but I can fast for several days if necessary)
4) American Idol (acutally Simon's comments - I skip forward past the singing part)

[droolie]

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lets be honest, for us to post drink eat sleep poker,
we are gambling addicts btw-poker is gambling no matter what you may have heard!case in point-skill will not stop that river card from falling out of the sky to beat you.
anyways its nice to know us addicts can live together in
harmony on 2+2.
p.s. GA has meetings twice a week-you really should go.

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I like playing cards. I need extra income. There's nothing to do after 10:00 except watch TV. I actually don't get off on the thrill of gambling. I play low stakes while bonus whoring where the risk is very low and income very predictable. I'm actually a little sick of the poker grind and frequently have to talk myself into playing enough poker to clear all the bonuses. I think when you're addicted to somehting it works the other way around.

If I'm addicted to anything it's internet messageboards. I rationalize that it is better than watching TV but I read too many stupid threads like this one for that to possibly be true. Before this messageboard I was a multi-1000 poster at another site (that had nothing to do with poker). I literally have to tear myself away from these infernal boars sometimes. I miss them when I'm on vacation. I need help. Is there a MB Anonymous?

[beernutz]

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If I'm addicted to anything it's internet messageboards. I rationalize that it is better than watching TV but I read too many stupid threads like this one for that to possibly be true. Before this messageboard I was a multi-1000 poster at another site (that had nothing to do with poker). I literally have to tear myself away from these infernal boars sometimes. I miss them when I'm on vacation. I need help. Is there a MB Anonymous?

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[Fraubump]

I consider myself a workaholic rather than an addict. I was the same way at my pre-poker jobs

[parttimepro]

[ QUOTE ]
GA has meetings twice a week-you really should go.

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Yeah, I bet there are some real fish at a Gambler's Anonymous meeting...

[LinusKS]

Heh. Good one. You know why every other guy goes to sexaholics meetings, don't you?

[Emmitt2222]

Would it be ethically wrong to go to one of these meetings and give out my referal code? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]