Gambling...

Have you tried it? Horses? Dogs? Cards? Roulette? Football?

I have and I can assure you it's just as dangerous as it is exciting. I'm not going to tell you a tale of addiction as I've never been there but I can definatly see why people do get addicted.

A couple of weeks ago I went to the dogs at swindon, kind of a works night out. I took £100 just in case and bet on every race, didn't win a penny, good job I only wasted £30 of it though.

As soon as I got home I logged on and signed up to a bookies (Ladbrookes) and carried on betting, only adding £20 and losing about £15 but winning £5, leaving me with £10.

It may sound strange but I felt like I could so easily get carried away after just losing £50. I have a very addictive personality and once I get something in my head, I obsess and can't put it down. Needless to say I just left my £10 credit on there and it was left there until today...

I remembered it was there this morning and though "sod it, I will put it all on one bet and if I lose that's me done", I put it on the Chelsea FA cup match today against Barnsley, 10/1 for Chelsea to get beat. Barnsley had already knocked Liverpool out in the last round and surely they couldn't do it to Chelsea as well?

They did, 1-0, there me watching the match and feeling so much more interested and engrossed in it. It was tense stuff, I was just waiting for Chelsea to get a late goal and take my tenner.

£110 in bank, thank you very much. Now I've won my overall betting £50 back twice over, I'm up and you would think I would want to bet again. 50 notes might not sound much but I really shouldn't of bet it in the first place, maybe that added to the thrill. Although, strangely I'm not that interested anymore, I've had my thrill and I'm happy I can leave it on a win...

I'm only spending some of this on myself, I fancy a copy of Bully on the 360, the rest can go on Ethan and Lindsey (she's always watching Gemstv! so I'm sure she can spend it).

I'm not saying I will never logon to Ladbookes again but I think I've statisfied my interest and anymore betting will be just for fun... there's always online bingo if I have the urge!