Honesty?

Is honesty the best policy?? For most of my life I have been a little less than honest (snicker snicker!!). I haven't been honest with my family and myself for a very long time. In the past I used honesty very selectively. This has all changed in the past 3 1/2 months, I have been the most honest I have been in my life. I have been honest with my family and myself, yes, it does feel good. However; today I had an interview for probably the only gaming position in the United States which my current situation doesn't automatically rule me ineligible. This particular gaming venue is not regulated and yes, it is still legal. The company is based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and they run the cruise to nowhere gambling boats. I think they have five boats all together; one in South Carolina and the rest in Florida.

I interviewed with the Chief Financial Officer over the telephone today for about an hour. It went very well and he wanted me to fly to Florida. Now, I knew there was a good possibility that the company wouldn't find about my current situation because they are not regulated which means their background checks aren't done comprehensively. However; I am still in a legal situation and I have no idea how long this is going to drag out until there is some type of an agreement. If I were to take the position in Florida I would have to make some type of an arrangement to come back to California while the legal proceeding continued and this would be very difficult to "hide". Also, with my new found honesty program I couldn't in good conscience NOT disclose what was going on so I told the CFO about my current situation and he said the obvious; "I can't do anything until the situation is resolved". This is entirely understandable and I had expected this comment. Any illusions of me working in the Gaming industry at least in the United States are gone. I have to move on and just get a job so I can support my family. Yes, I have given myself the ultimate in career changing moments and I finally realized this.

Yesterday, I spoke with the President of the National Council for Problem Gambling about any opportunities they may have such as training or public speaking. This gentleman was very nice and we spoke at length. He thinks my background is a "natural" for training the casino industry on problem gambling and he is correct. I know the casino industry very well and I know (intimately) how to recognize a problem gambler. He referred me to a few people that may have something and he will feature my compulsive gambler true story in their monthly newsletter next month. He said, this may garner some attention in a positive manner. There really is no turning back, I am a Compulsive Gambler and maybe my story will help one person but most importantly each time my story is told it helps me.

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