In a message dated 6/15/2006 8:17:55 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
krallison416@aol.com writes:
Oops Barry I think.
I knew that, was just stringing you along.
JT
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Is it an addiction if you play only positive games?
Thanks for all your input. Although it's not at all a financial
hardship for me to drop 35K, I do hate to lose. I think most people
are in this category, lol.
The therapy side for myself , however, cannot be understated. In a
six month period I lost my partner to metastatic melanoma and was
diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease. I physically/mentally couldn't
leave my house for almost six months. VP finally got me out into the
real, or "pseudo-real" world.
I no longer feel well enough to work, play tennis, go running, or even
play competitive Scrabble. But I can play VP. In addition, I've made
a lot of friends throught the VP community.
I guess I wanted to be told that it's not an addiction!! However, I
guess I've concluded that while it's an addiction, it's an addiction I
don't feel compelled to give up.
I think the best advice given for me personally is to play on lower
denom machines. The three play $1 machines with 99.97% return seems
to be the way to go. I'll keep you guys posted. THANKS!!!
sjs5572z wrote:
I think the best advice given for me personally is to play on lower
denom machines. The three play $1 machines with 99.97% return seems
to be the way to go. I'll keep you guys posted. THANKS!!!
No matter what my bankroll, I'd be loathe to risk such large stakes
unless I were playing with at least a .5% advantage, and preferably
more. From what you write, I expect you're playing at about half that
on most occasions. You might be surprised at how high a comfortable
RoR bankroll runs on those numbers (think upwards of $80K on the
3-play, well over twice that on the $5 play that I believe you described).
I'm hard pressed to think of such play as being either recreational
nor professional. In your shoes, I'd be inclined to go for even more
modest denomination play.
- H.
Short answer: the EV has nothing to do with whether or not you are
addicted.
While my VP EV is quite good (and to the critics and haters out there,
it's pretty strong, but not enough income for me) my real life
business interests are worth substantially more. The problem I have is
when I lose an opportunity to make $50K on a deal because I was
playing some promo worth $60/hr. That should answer your question
right there.
Paladin wrote: Short answer: the EV has nothing to do with whether or
not you are addicted.
I agree. When I first saw the title on this thread it struck me as
analogous to inquiring whether you could possibly be an alcoholic if you
only drank organic wines. The type of wine is irrelevant to whether or
not you have a drinking problem, and the type of game is irrelevant to
whether or not you have a gambling problem.
Bob Dancer
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All the other stuff aside, I don't think you ask
a question like this unless you feel some lack
of control. Since you've had some bad times
of late and sound like you have some resources
I'd suggest you see someone without an agenda.
What could it hurt to see a counselor? As someone
else pointed out this may not be the most objective
forum for getting help with issues like this. It is
a little funny when someone's telling you GA will reject
you while flogging their gambling tools in their
signature line.
worldbefree22001" wrote:
All the other stuff aside, I don't think you ask
a question like this unless you feel some lack
of control.
I disagree. Sometimes someone doesn't feel they possess a certain
quality, but will ask others looking for confirmation (out of a degree
of insecurity).
In truth, I don't sense "addiction" here, from the limited info
shared. It feels a lot more like obsession, which is quite a
different animal and should be addressed accordingly. A little
rational consideration of the problem to put it into proper
prospsective goes far in alleviating it. Addiction doesn't respond to
any degree of perspective.
- H.