Guest Moomintroll Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 That boy needs therapy! What does that mean? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 What does that mean? Ah’m gonna kill yooo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Ah’m gonna kill yooo Lets have a tune. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 If I were to administer opiates to you over a sustained period, you almost certainly would have symptoms of physical dependency on it. My dad had them after he has a major operation and was given morphine, my wife had them after getting painkillers when she was giving birth.If I were to make you place several bets at regular intervals over a sustained period you almost certainly would not get those symptoms.That’s not to say that problem gambling isn’t extremely serious and devastating to those who are affected of course. It’s different to being physically dependent on drugs though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I do know one guy who blew a £15k inheritance on the FOBT’s within a 6 month period who then asked every bookie in Perth to ban him. Within 3 months a new one opened and he went straight in and started using their FOBT’s. Was quite scary watching him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Moomintroll said: 4 hours ago, Gaz said: That boy needs therapy! What does that mean? It means she's faking it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: It means she's faking it. some birds are funny when they talk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, ICTChris said: If I were to administer opiates to you over a sustained period, you almost certainly would have symptoms of physical dependency on it. My dad had them after he has a major operation and was given morphine, my wife had them after getting painkillers when she was giving birth. If I were to make you place several bets at regular intervals over a sustained period you almost certainly would not get those symptoms. That’s not to say that problem gambling isn’t extremely serious and devastating to those who are affected of course. It’s different to being physically dependent on drugs though. I don't think anyone saying that addiction to opiates is the same as addiction to gambling. It's just the denial that there are any serious withdrawal effects on serious gambling addicts trying to give up. Being denied a regular adrenalin rush has a physical effect if you're used to it on a regular basis. Behavioural addictions have chemical effects on the brain and body, the border line between mental and physical symptoms isn't an iron fence. The attitude that no help is needed and you just need to pull your socks up seems to be the prevailing view on here, and that the bookies shouldn't be blamed for actively encouraging addiction through FOBT's. Edited May 19, 2018 by welshbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 22 minutes ago, Moomintroll said: some birds are funny when they talk. He was white as a sheet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Just now, Gaz said: He was white as a sheet! Cant help but think that no one else is getting the Avalanches references. Poor Miguel, he should stick to making false teeth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 @Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo here mate, hauners 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Gutted someone referenced Avalanches before I could chime in the coconut line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Just now, Mayor Wilkins III said: Gutted someone referenced Avalanches before I could chime in the coconut line. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN EYEBALL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mayor Wilkins III said: Gutted someone referenced Avalanches before I could chime in the coconut line. Sorry, I'm Wicked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 32 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: @Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo here mate, hauners 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 13 hours ago, Gaz said: He was white as a sheet! ... and like a heroin addict he also had false teeth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 17 hours ago, mizfit said: I do know one guy who blew a £15k inheritance on the FOBT’s within a 6 month period who then asked every bookie in Perth to ban him. Within 3 months a new one opened and he went straight in and started using their FOBT’s. Was quite scary watching him. They shave/grow beards, wear hats, sunglasses and other various forms of hiding who they are. If recognised they are asked to leave and the staff then phone round their nearby branches to warn them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Let me tell you a story of cowboys and bitches.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 They shave/grow beards, wear hats, sunglasses and other various forms of hiding who they are. If recognised they are asked to leave and the staff then phone round their nearby branches to warn them. Literally had someone do this last month. Shaved his head and grown a beard in the hopes of no being spotted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 William Hill are to close 700 shops putting up to 4500 jobs at risk. Following the drop in revenue after the government set a maximum limit of £2 stake on FOBTs, this isn’t a surprise to their staff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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