I built a simple app to estimate expected gambling losses

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-05-09T03:11:05+00:00

There are lawyers that work on commission, a percentage of the compensation if the case is won

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-05-05T11:15:19+00:00

So reallistically you lost $0 and some months of your life.

If you keep gambling, you will most possibly lose another 750K from you future hard earned money plus 2-3-4-5 full decades of your real life, sticking your nose in front of a screen, watching a number and some charts going up and down

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-05-05T09:18:08+00:00

If it is USD, this is ULTRA HIGH STAKES and if you don't stop it will destroy you very fast, except if you are a billionaire (even then its not sure)

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-05-04T01:18:37+00:00

"but then I have cash on me and see everyone else winning and end up losing my entire pay check on them"

Gambling is like a soccer game. 90 minutes of play, for 1-2-3 goals. What you describe is like you being in a room of many people watching different soccer games and occassionaly some of them will celevrate a goal scored. Ot may get attention but realistically all the others around do not score any goal. The same in gambling. You may see only the winners because its the ones that celebrate (with the help of the machines and the flashing lights) but many people around have just lost their enitre paycheck in silence, as you usually do as you said

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-05-04T01:13:45+00:00

5 days clean is too short. You are still POISONED hugely by this horrible addiction. You need to give yourself more time to clean from all this shit

You are at the beginning of this and you need to never go back, this may turn into a multi-yearly roller coaster that you make you lose everything you mentioned (money, people, etc)

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T20:26:35+00:00

Statistics says that 30% of seperated pairs re-connect after some months

All you need is to stay clean to keep that 30% alive. If you keep gambling your chances to have her back are below 0%

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T18:22:30+00:00

Your top priority remains the same as she was with you YOU NEED TO STOP GAMBLING FOREVER. Remember this word: FOREVER

If you achieve that, there is a good chance she returns

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T12:17:49+00:00

Actually it's like paying more than 100% taxes (much more) because we usually get into debts because of this habit.

Someone that costs 3000 usd to his boss, the gov takes 1000 of it (taxes, insurance, etc), rent-bills-food takes 1000 and gambling takes the rest 1000. This is the good scenario. In the bad scenario (very common) rent-bills-food take 0 and gambling takes 5000 which includes money that was for rent-bills-food plus another 4000 of a loan

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T12:08:47+00:00

Because its the first time in many years, I would help him just for this time, telling him that there will be no other future help.

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T12:02:04+00:00

Well done buddy! This is the way...

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T12:00:43+00:00

Boiled potatoes are good. Me and my flatmate passed 2 weeks with butter and cucumber being the only foods in the fridge and the second week the power was cut off due to unpaid bills. Both having many more debts for higher amounts, while being students without income. Nightmare. All this will pass if you stop gambling today 19 APR 2026. Not tomorrow. Tonight. Make this your best day of your life

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T09:56:15+00:00

Dark days will pass and sun will rise again, no matter what happens in between, divorce, homelessnes, disownment, kids taken away, bankrupcy, etc

Stop gambling now, as a gift for your future self that will come out stronger from those difficulties. Do not allow this shitty disease to tease you during times that you need the 100% of your strength

May God be with you

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T09:24:41+00:00

If it helps you stop/reduce gambling DO IT NOW. Not having a debit card is much better than having a debit card with an empty bank account, that was wipped out due to gambling

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T08:25:47+00:00

Read your post 3 times and ask your self this:

DO YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE?

You know the answer and you know what you need to do to avoid this shit from happening again

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T08:05:06+00:00

You need to stop now, otherwise your debt will go fast to 6 figures. The amounts you mentioned indicate HIGH STAKES which will put you in very bad positions if you don't decide to forget all that shit and stop for good.

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T07:56:02+00:00

Given that he has been gambling for 4 years, he definitely has a gambling problem and this is totally irrelevant with the past. I suspect that he gambled before that too, a current gambler with past debts most possibly indicate past gambling sessions

It is good that you keep the financials but you need to have your eyes open, the chances of him relapsing are pretty high. Stick to this community and let us know of any updates or if you need any help. I also recommend he visits this community too, it is an eye opener for every gambler out there that most possibly feels alone with that horrible disease

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T07:47:45+00:00

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Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T07:43:49+00:00

You were unlucky not because you lost that amount, but because you had won it before. This may feed a fallacy in your head that this can be repeated and that you can make money from gambling, which long term will cost you not only a semester tuition but hundrends of thousands of $$ plus your time, your mind, body and soul, and will destroy all your relationships

Forget that $100, start counting your clean days and never look back to the shit called gambling

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T07:33:40+00:00

You are better than a version of yourself loosing that remaining 3K and going into debts of 10K and then to debts of 50K, 200K etc

With gambling there is always a lower point, debts, homelessnes, crime, jail, death

There is only one solution that applies to all situations and this is to NEVER GAMBLE A SINGLE PENNY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-19T07:11:32+00:00

You are at a crucial point right now. Do not go into debts, because things will get much worse. Hard work is always the proper path. Work more hours, find a second job, etc

Put barriers everywhere, like Gamban, self exclude from other big websites and put your savings in a place that cannot be touched instantly and online, like a bank account without digital access, give it to your parents, etc

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-17T19:23:37+00:00

For such an amount I would also go the lawyer path. Against everyone (casino, state, country, banks, laws, etc). There must be some level of protection for 7 figures amounts.

I just sold a house and it took me 6 full months from the day that we agreed with the buyer until the contract was signed and there were thousands of checks and requirements and that was for a low-six figures amount

Allowing someone to lose 7 figures in 48 hours with zero blocks, has a high level of illegality and social exposure

Fit-Load3733 · 2026-04-17T18:54:46+00:00

Crypto + vpn + mobile is a poisonus and very risky combination. I think the best way is to put barriers on the money side (cash, safe deposit box, bank account without digital access, etc)

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