First thing first, have a well planned approach on ground before you set out to gamble and as a newbie there is a been to build the need baseline that will be the pattern you will follow while gambling, just like what many comments have adviced the ops to have a budget.and a goals that will help guide his steps throughout the gambling process.
Not taking gambling as a fun seeking adventure is highly risky thing to do as a gambler and what have made many newbies to have bad experiences lately is due to their mindset of winning at all means or gambling being a get-rich-quick scheme.
we all have read the suggestions, opinions and insights by various users. but at the end of the day, you know for yourself why you are getting into this world of gambling. you need to identify the very reason why and to what limit you can give yourself into this habit. once you are too deep, you would have hard time getting out. so yeah, before it is too late, better think of yourself on this.
as this facet of life can easily ruin your life, family life if you are not too careful with your spending habits. you should always on the lookout for yourself because no one will do it for you.
if you will follow your desires, it is too easy to fall on this addictive activity. so the control relies on your determination to stick to your targets.
Gambling newbies need help with all that; focusing on their target, maintaining self-control, wagering few funds, and discipline. That's why newbie gamblers can't contend with the requirements of being a responsible gambler, despite being avid readers of gambling articles on addiction. Gamblers who do their research like Op can still be faced with difficulty while gambling, because they'd think of themselves as prepared, then when in the machine they may not be able to control themselves from moving after the money. Not going for the money is the best advice for newbies, they should enjoy the game and have fun. They should also wager smaller amounts of money to stay on the safe side of chasing losses and losing all they've got. Then, not keeping their bank cards close to them when gambling, so that they wouldn't deposit more money after losing the smaller funds they wagered. Reckless gambling can cause a gambler to lose not only his funds but loved ones and crumble his family.
Such thing we don't wish for Op or any other gambler. It happens involuntarily and players won't be able to control the decision of avoiding gambling when addicted. Not sure it should be a thing a newbie should carry at the back of his mind, as a reminder that gambling is an activity that can lead to destruction. I do prefer telling gamblers, and newbies, about the importance, and benefits of gambling, what they can learn through gambling, and how gambling can be attached to their daily livelihood. Rather than, teaching them the negative aspects of gambling, how it could be disastrous or harmful to their health, or even finish a generational wealth. Man is what he thinks. A gambler who continuously wonders about the bad effects of gambling may one day become a victim of addiction. But, if he's of the mind that gambling would boost his critical thinking skills and also help him build a network with other gamblers, he'd chase those skills over money.