and oh by the, anyone that blames gambling for all their problems is a focking moron. do you know how many friends ive made because we share that hobby? or how many close friends ive made the past 5 years because of poker? hell, my best friends and i were never close then the summer we spent playing poker 5 nights a week. now, we barely see each other.
do you know when gambling becomes a problem? when focking morons like mr. whiner and others on here gamble at stakes that are a lot higher than they can handle. NEVER bet with a check you can't cash. more importantly, NEVER convince yourself that you have a "lock" and that it's "guranteed money" so you don't have to even consider the thought of "how will i pay this off if i lose?"
know your focking limits people, then you won't have any problems. for example, if you make $2,000 a month, have $1,000 of bills a month, and spend $500 on essentials (food, bars, clubs, hookers, etc.) a month, how much can you gamble with? if you said $500, you have a focking problem.
sir charles barkley said it best, "gambling is an expensive hobby, but i can afford it". everyone wants to drive a benz or a beamer, but not everyone can afford it. everyone wants to fock shyla stylez (hoottttt!), but unless you're a pornstar or have a lot of money or happen to catch her at a club when shes drunk (im banking on that option!), you can't. gambling isn't a neccessity nor is it a privilege, it's a fockin hobby. you wouldn't play golf if you sucked at it and it just made your life more stressful would you? so why the fock gamble if all you do is lose?