Just curious, any anecdotes about what kind of things you had happen as a result if talking you would be willing to share?
I played blackjack. I played fast and heavy. In the matter of a couple months I gathered about $180,000 from this. Of course I didn’t keep a secret, and people I barely remember came out of the cracks. Also some of my family members and my circle of friends seemed to begin treating me differently, like a subtle jealousy. Maybe I was different as well. One guy, I barely knew, asked me to lend him 1200 to buy bike rims for his road bike. He didn’t give me the impression that he had any real interest in paying me back. My girlfriend at the time, complained that I could have afforded “better” gifts. I got rid of her, as fast as I could.
I lost over half of my winnings, before I quit completely, and never brought up the subject again with anyone I knew.