While gambling my instincts are mostly wrong. I am speaking from the aspect of a slot player. My instincts is just my emotions that wants me to win. In fact I don't trust my instincts. I follow the plan I have which is usually, deposit $50 - $70, pick my favourite slot game, do my spins, if I win, I withdraw my winnings. And If I lose, I try another day. I think that instincts come into play for games of skills rather than games of luck. Games where you have to really do your own homework, research, and put in your own efforts. That is where instincts may work.
that is one of the weaknesses when someone relies on their instinct because they do not know whether the instinct leads them to something good or worse. especially in gambling, i do not feel that instinct here can really work, since the casino has a house edge and that makes gamblers not be sure whether they can win in gambling or not. and therefore it is better for a gambler not to rely entirely on their instincts, they need to think more logically and set limits in their gambling.
I was reading a post on X one day where a guy said, "if you think your spirit can not mislead you, then try gambling", and please note that the word "spirit" here can be likened for instinct, the mind, our intuition and so on.
The truth of the matter is that, when it comes to gambling, instinct does not work, it is a complete mirage to believe that your instinct will be right at all time, and let me even say that what some of us assume to be our instinct at work could possibly be nothing but luck on our side, but some gamblers believe that it's their instinct that made them win, and go ahead to believe their instinct in their next game, only for them to fail woefully.
Do your research, every thing you have to do to increase your chances of win your bets, and then simply depend on luck, instinct doesn't work in gambling.