Some people could bet without even knowing the amount of time and money they have invested in gambling which could look obvious and call for estimation. I gamble a lot and sometimes I don't even know if it's becoming excess not.
Gamblers do not calculate their losses, in the long run, all they want is to chase their losses because this is what matters to them it's not the money that they are going to use but it's more on getting on the ride or process of the feeling of excitement on every bet, they will only find out the losses after they cannot fund their gambling account or they can't keep up their bankroll, that's when they know that they are playing excesively.
This is the biggest problem of almost every gamblers , because they only counts their winnings but care nothing about the calculation of their over all losses .
They even count their biggest wins but even if they tallied all the winnings they have is not enough to cover the losses.
Gambling requires controlling one's emotions we need to move forward with positive thinking. Those who go to casinos to gamble don’t know if they go to play to win I don’t think anyone in a casino goes to play to win money my guess is that some people might spend time and money going there to have fun if you are addicted you should not play for entertainment and you should correct the mistakes without getting frustrated even if there are risks. So the source of happiness of each person is the same.
Indeed , self discipline and control is what gamblers need to win , without those is always losing what they will encounter because we must understand that we need to buy some time to get out the casino when we already winning and never spend more time to lose.