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Right, I need a moan and this is the only place that gets it.

Six weekends on the trot now. Six. Not big money, I keep it to a tenner a session because that's the rule I set myself, but it's the principle isn't it. Last decent win was back in April and even that was only thirty quid.

It's not the losing as such, it's the not even getting close. No nearly-bonus, no teasing, just a slow bleed every Saturday morning with my coffee.

boh, maybe I just need a break for a bit.

Anyone else stuck in one of these? How long do you give it before you just walk away for a month? Genuine question, not fishing for a sob story.

Walk away now. Not in a month, now.

Variance is variance and you can dress it up however you like but six weekends of nothing is your brain telling you to do something else on a Saturday morning. I had a run like that last autumn, twelve sessions of bins, and the second I stopped chasing it stopped bothering me.

Keep the tenner rule though, fair play for sticking to it. That's the bit most folk lose first.

The fact you're counting the weeks is the part I'd watch, honestly. Not having a go, I do it too.

GamCare's site has that self-assessment thing, takes five minutes, worth a look if only to reassure yourself you're fine. A break doesn't have to be dramatic, just skip a Saturday or two. The slots will still be there.

Don't go hunting a bigger session to claw it back. That's how a tenner rule quietly becomes a fifty rule.

Oh I know this feeling so well.

Mine usually breaks the second I lower my stakes right down, like 20p spins, just to make the balance last and take the pressure off winning. Sounds daft but it turns it back into something fun instead of a job. Then a tiny win actually feels like a win again.