Here are some quotes to identify abusive behavior:
- “It is unpleasant to admit that I cannot control myself although it is true. Something stronger than me is pushing me.” Prakash, 22
- “I go too far in life generally speaking, not only with poker, I want it all at once. I’m a “no limit” guy, there’s nothing I can do about it.” Medhi, 25
- “It’s strange that you should ask me about my relationship with gaming, no one’s shown a poor old thing like me any interest for such a long time.” Thanh, 78
- “I don’t want to go to the Police to ask them to ban me from casinos because I’m afraid they will put my children into foster care.” Tanushri, 29
- “One day, I arrived at 8.30am and I was really annoyed that the casino was not open!!” Hamdi, 38
- “For a while, I was really losing grip. On my son’s 18th birthday, I won €1,200. I gave the money to him so he could gamble too, I wanted him to be like me.” Alex, 57
