I have been gaming on the internet or at land based gambling dens for many years. I have found out, the addiction can acquire a hold of you and you won’t even realize it till you are beaten. Notably if you are on a run. I have gone through many tens of thousands of clams in a very little period of time and even still on occasion, I will go a bit too far. It appears you are just having fun until you make a choice to track your squanderings and the guilt sets in, and then you continue advising yourself "I can gain it back" again and again. It does not work. Then you get sick to your gut and the more you try the quicker you throw away.
When you find that you are in the black, Remain Ahead! When you begin to fritter away, do not tell yourself, "well just maybe one more" and again and again, believe me, this plan barely ever operates. Say you plan on betting on slot machines, keep a pot separate prior to beginning your gambling. DON’T go over that range, no matter how tempting. If you happen to succeed, put that in a separate canister. Do not risk your earnings at any cost. Once you have gambled through your original predetermined range, stop. Leave, whether it is on the net or in a land based casino, don’t stay at the tables or machines. At all times remember, there certainly is another day, another time. Obviously, this plan is able to work for any game that you gamble on, be it bingo, poker, electronic poker, keno, chemin de fer or any other game.
Keep in mind, wagering is supposed to be FUN not exhausting, sickening work! If you aren’t having fun yourself, you do not belong there. If you cannot pay for the loss, don’t even start.