Originally Posted by
rghy2
I've taken out cash advances to play table games/slots, not poker. And we live in a society that revolves around debt. Almost everyone has student loans or a car loan, even a mortgage. It just doesn't make sense to say if you have any form of debt you don't have money to gamble. People use money for shopping, video games, sports tickets, etc. all the time and carry some form of debt. I choose to gamble and I don't really do it that often. My husband spends more on video games then I do on gambling. And I do have a credit card, and it's not even maxed out! I travel quite a bit, so it's good to have a credit card for that. And that's the point, the money I put in the middle, I always can afford to lose, I would just feel really guilty afterwards. My bills have always gotten paid, and I put extra towards my loans every month, and haven't even made a smaller payment than I planned on because of gambling. Actually, I hit a royal flush for 5k this year, so I'm actually ahead financially because of gambling. I just didn't want to see my addiction develop into a real problem, so I've made some proactive choices.