Thanks for posting on my thread. Good to hear you are getting counselling as that will help. Now if you are excluded, if,you had won, You would not have been able to collect, so I wonder what motivated you to go to a venue you are excluded from. You are not a failure as you didnt ask for this addiction. We live in a culture, some would say in complete moral decline, where we are bombarded with the advertising lies every few ads on tv. It is sick and needs control. Harmless fun becomes fun less harm is what GA said to me, and that stuck in my mind cos it’s true.
Gambling for me happened when my very long term relationship ended at a time when I had cancer so I know that relationship issues can be a big trigger.
Keep posting and join us in Charles facilitated groups on on the other groups although they have been very quiet recently cos of hols.