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What do you feel the WNBA can do to raise its profile? Tennis, soccer, and the Olympics have shown we can be just as interested in womens athletics as we are in mens. What can make the WNBA a similar beacon?

Did you think you were going to beat the house edge? I'm surprised as a graduate math student you do not recognize it. Sure you can card count with blackjack, but that's impossible in online blackjack, since they will shuffle the deck after each hand. You stated yourself that roulette has an even worse edge, and really the only way to beat that is colluding with the dealer or a biased wheel, none you will get online.

I'm sure you know better than anyone that long term the house edge will always win. Sure you can get lucky in the short term (as you did) but its basic statistics that it will eventually normalize.

How did you let yourself get sucked into that when you know the math behind it?

As far as looking to the future, you certainly aren't the first to lose big gambling, and you won't be the last. Your education indicates you are a very intelligent person despite this momentary yet severe lapse in judgment. Join a gambling help group. Request the casino and bank deny any further attempts to withdraw more money for gambling.

Sometimes casinos will give you back a portion of your losses if you prove you are getting help. Certainly an avenue to explore, especially since it may save your marriage and your schooling.

Most importantly, talk to your fiancee. Could it break the engagement? Yeah, but sometimes love has a way of overcoming these moments. In any case its not fair for you to hide it from her. Furthermore this isn't something to face on your own. You need your friends and your familys' support. Will be very helpful in preventing you from getting into a deeper hole.