In relative terms my story is pretty degen. Basically became a student abut 2 years ago. Got first ever overdraft etc
Started playing roulette online. Was winning consitently. Went from £0 to about £250 in a couple of days betting numbers. Also played 3 card poker at the casino. Lost a bit, then hit AAA for about £220. lost a lot of it back, then hit 2h,3h,4h for about £300. After this i was on about +£600. A LOT of money relative to my circumstances.
Running so good at roulette i obv keep playing. Except, for some reason i change from betting numbers to betting on the outside. With some pathetic strategy of doubling my bet when i missed (strategy people try and sell on the internet!) Anyway. I end up losing 13 spins in a row. Im betting black, and there are 9 reds in a row then zero. Then 3 more reds. I literally have emptied my £600 as well as my whole overdraft on these spins. The 14th spin i have £200 of the banks money left, and a black comes in. Pretty close to breaking down im left -£700. Again, it might not seem a lot compared to other people. But to me, im a student, i eat beans out of can 3 times a week for dinner. Im f**king £1300 down in about 30 minutes.
A year and a bit later i only gamble on betting on football and golf, where ive got a huge edge relative to most betters. I grind at 25nl on FT. I'm like -£1000, which is pretty ok considering i was -£700 after a week of being a student.
The most tilting thing about my situation....my housemate claims to have pretty much figured out the number generator on an online roulette site. Well he can see specific patterns after about 50 spins. He makes probably £250 a week when he plays. He's about 5k up this year from that site. And i won't dare go near a roulette table ever again :/
As i write this ive just been 2 outered for 2 buy ins......c*nt.