ik ben joegoslaaf oorspronkelijk maar woonde een tijdje in NL.
I started gambling at early age and gambling is big part of my identity. Everyone I know I know through gambling. Even my wife who worked there at the time. And yes gambling is fun and even beneficial (good contacts, nice people, a lot of fun) if you’re able to contain it.
I was able to for many years. But then the addiction progressed and the losses far outweighed the benefits I was getting from gambling. Why don’t you go and play video games and hang out with kids who are playing games or do sports or whatever. Once you get hooked onto gambling it only gets worse if you continue to gamble it never gets better.