Topic: Do you think that this is aperfect analogy of how gambling addiction starts? - page 5. (Read 1020 times)

If gambling activities cannot be controlled, it means that every gambler has the potential to carry out each activity beyond the limits of their abilities or the time limit that should have been set.
Controlling gambling activities is very important and can pressure someone into gambling for longer time, moreover this can also provide advantages in minimizing losses while reducing the possibility of someone becoming addicted.
And gambling is indeed an activity that involves taking risks with certain probability, but there are still various ways to avoid all existing risks, even gamblers can determine what risks they will take depending on the initial goal of gambling.

But the understanding that gambling is only place to enjoy pleasure and simply entertain oneself must always be available, this is form of understanding that is embedded in the gambler mind and puts pressure on gambling addiction.
Meanwhile, luck has nothing to do with gambling addiction because luck is about person fate and addiction is an excessive attitude towards the desire to gamble continuously.
I don't will say luck can be an aspect that can reduce gambling addiction.

Gambling addiction mostly start gradually without us knowing the further effects of what we are doing for ourselves. We need to make sure that we better responsible and not bet as if we are very desperate to make profits immediately as a gambler. Gambling is a clean way to make money for ourselves and we should not allow the urge to make money makes us to become too ready to be gambling everytime. We need to plan and endeavor to be discipline when we gamble and not allow our greed to make us to over gamble which could be detrimental to our health. Anyhow, we need be focus and bet in a way that we understand.

Even if we do really say up into ourselves that we do only play just for fun and entertainment but on the time that you are already on the field on which you are already playing gambling then all of these things would really be changed up along the way and its not something new and this is why gambling business is profitable on which it is really just that because gamblers are really that impulsive when it comes to these things on which on the time that they do gamble then they would really be having that kind reaction on which it is really that very common. You might be saying to yourself that you are really just that playing for fun but on the time that you are
already playing then this is where it do changed up on the time that you would be making some consecutive loss on which it would really be that so common that you would be chasing up those things.
Addiction starts on the time that you would really be continuing on playing despite of the condition that you are in. You cant really just that easily accept that you are really that losing money
but still tend to chase up and hoping that you could really be able to recover.

this is a one sided analogy regarding peoples thought process before even starting gambling. For some, this is true because they just want to have fun and really become too concerned about the amount they use in the course of the gamble, others start gambling because for some, they've watched how the whole gambling process works and have gambled in their mind and have seen results and just feel it's only wise to put in an extra effort in doing anysid into the given gambling to understand it more and after a  while, you see them fully emerged in the activity of gambling.

While a gambler will always welcome a big win or a winning streak, sometimes this is the worst thing that it could happen to them, because even if they know very well that gambling should not be able to produce them any profits no matter what they do, once they get a taste of that money they will want more and more, so they stop taking care of their money and instead they begin to bet as if the odds were in their favor, and when they realize the massive mistake they have committed there is not much they can do about it anymore.

When gamble, the house has all the advantages as they determine the odds for the games, if you win you're lucky and it isn't because you have a trick that you use and others aren't using. Gambling is a fun activity but can also be very dangerous when it turns into addiction. We have those individuals that understand the probability of gambling but still want to gamble not for the probability of winning but because of the feeling they get from gambling.

Gambling is a fee you pay for entertainment as you'll get entertained when you gamble. It doesn't matter if you win or lose, you'll be having a good time therefore paying that fee will always be worth it. When you win all the losses doesn't matter but as a smart gamblers we should always take note of our wins and losses to try to make them be at an equal ratio so we don't gamble on losses but always be in profits or not losing. Gambling is very addictive that it doesn't matter what's happening around us but what matters is we're enjoying gambling.

Op I clicked the link but I am seeing only YouTube videos and there is no article to read. But I know that people start gambling to the addiction stage from different angles. Gambling might be a task but I don't think it is a tax for them to pay. Yes gambling is a game of probability which means it is 50/50. Either you win or you loss. People start gambling and becomes addicted to it through the first winning of the game and when they loss they would like to win back their lost and that is the beginning of the addiction journey. And the fun in gambling comes from the the funds. Example, when you gamble with money and you win then the fun has started Abit if you loss then there will be no fun to continue the game.

The gambling activities should not be controlled,the important one is the gambling addiction should be take care by the gamblers.So he will prevent themselves from the big loss in the gambling site.The gambling is most probably the risk taking using the probability option in the gambling site.If the gambler trends to continuous win in the gambling also leads to the gambling addiction to the site.Some people think only the gambler who made a continuous loss to the gambling site will become the gambling addicted person.The gambler should understand their luck is because of the gambling techniques he had build in the gambling site.It's not meryl because of their luck,this help to reduce gambling addiction.

Gamblers who confuse these two terms money and fun in gambling tend to face difficulties and may end up addicted. It's common to find ourselves trying to get a return wining of how much we've spent in gambling, but the most important thing is figuring out when to stop and reshape as you did. Continuing that way can cause more losses and mistakes for gamblers. Hoping for a good day, when all the lost funds would turn into a jackpot. Playing for fun always has a separate reward for gamblers other than money. The fun is what we pay for, and if we fail to enjoy it, then the money is as good as wasted. Casinos should be seen as an amusement site for adults. Building networks and making fun of the results of fellow gamblers is the thrill of gambling. More like watching a football match. Some still don't understand why they keep on gambling despite running out of money. The brain now triggers the person to try again next time. Transient joy. Until the brain will not get excited through gambling, but the person now is addicted, and can't stop, even when gambling doesn't make them happy anymore. Addicts are not caught happy while gambling or after spending time and money on gambling. It's just that they can't deal without gambling. Otherwise, their life will seem empty and lonely.

I think your description is for atleast 80% of the rate and frequency of gambling addiction - 20% could also be on a higher side with which it's effects stays probably between peer influence and boredom...

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Sometimes, an addictive urge doesn't even begin with gambling; it's way better with other things, but gets worse if not controlled.. personally, (gender has got nothing to do with this) I cannot get addicted to something bad.. it just happens.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

Really stressful indeed , I could remember some time back when a close friend of mine was really obsessed with gambling because of the few Winning streak he had and this winning totally changed his perception and self discipline towards the act entirely, because he had the winning coming and was confident enough to say that he can keep it up for some time of which we all know that it's actually impossible as the losing streak are actually more frequent than winning and taking his gambler act as a means of always getting sure income was actually the wrong move as this increased his anxiety more to try and simulate those winning days and this lead to a very serious case of addiction to him.

You should remain in control for every gambling activities because we know how risky it is and we know a bigger probability to become more addict in gambling than to actually make money here. Its a pure of luck game, and becoming greedy should not be in your option. Always be responsible, this is the basic fundamental that you can have on every decisions that you will make, gambling is fun but if its too much it can be more stressful.

When you think about all this I don't think that you will be fully engaged in gambling, basically gambling is a game of luck and I believe that some people doesn't think of the money they lose in gambling because they gamble because of fun whereas if you gamble to make profit by wining gambling I think you may have depression when you lose, and when you think and calculate the total money you lose in gambling I don't think that you will gamble again, so people that gamble they do it with two reasons either they win or they lose, so they gamble to catch fun why the poor gamble to get rich, so gambling is base what you have in mind, when I started gambling, I gamble to make money but now I gamble both for money and fun, I'm no longer desperate of wining gambling again because I know its a game of luck

Everything should really be in moderation and if you dont like for yourself on getting that into a point that you are getting addicted to it then you should be responsible on whatever actions that you are making. Gambling isnt bad as long you are really that responsible with your actions because if you dont then most likely you would really be ending up on getting addicted to it and this is something that not a must thing to have or to happen. Addiction would start on the time that you would really be starting on having those kind of greedy aims towards it and this is something that you should
avoid in the first place on which you are really that making yourself that responsible and being mindful when it comes to spending.

That's true, regardless of your reason it will still end on your purpose and understanding about gambling. This might be the start of addiction only if you don't know how to be more responsible and let's admit it that gambling is already part of the society and we can't stop this trend anymore, what we can do is to spread awareness and encourage gamblers to be more responsible and always stay on a budget to avoid addiction.

From your description it can be said that people who are addicted to gambling mean those who cannot control their gambling so that they don't know when to stop, even when they lose they will continue playing so that the losses they get can come back and make gambling a livelihood. It is true that this kind of mindset is often experienced by gambling addicts, many of whom do not realize that they are trapped in an addiction, they start to realize it when they have lost a lot of money.

Honestly, before I entered this forum, I couldn't control myself when gambling and I also didn't realize that I had the characteristics of an addiction, but since discussing on this forum my insight has increased and my mindset in gambling has also changed. In the past, playing gambling was just about trying your luck, but it turns out that gambling is not only about luck but also strategy and mindset.

Generally it is true, people who gamble day in and day out, in games that don't involve any skill but are engineered to give a specific negative payout ratio will never make you a long term winner. Take most slot games for example which have a return to player "RTP" value of 96%-98%, which means that for every 100 dollars you put in on average you will lose 2 dollars, but it is compounding over time against you and every bet is independent of the other. The worst part is there is psychological tricks that casinos will use to draw you in, potentially giving you a bunch of wins early in a session which give the illusion that you can beat them, but the wins become less frequent and eventually you lose it all, their systems are complete blackboxes which can be manipulated in all sorts of ways.

Gambling addicts indeed have everything as regards to knowledge and risks of losing at all times but still choose to look away from that and continue to gamble even at a loss,  this is significantly visible in many of the addicts and just as you have shared your experience of what it was like and what prompted your decision to gamble at all time,  it more clear to say that not only the none understanding of how the probability fairs system works but it goes beyond that to the extent at which greed to make a profit by all cost and also chasing after loses have been the most attributes that slide gamblers into addictions at some points.

I believe every gambler itself is aware that gambling is more of a probability, that's why some smart gamblers do not gamble if they think there is high probability of losing than seeing theirselves winning. But I don't think this is how addicted gamblers are starting to develop. But in most cases, it's the greed of money and the desire to see theirselves always in profits made them highly attracted to gambling and eventually, made them gambling addicts.

Gambling has its own way of deceiving the people most especially for those who have high passion in betting. Regardless if gambling is all about probability or not, that is not the case anymore as gamblers only focus on the possible profits they can gain in the future, that is if luck favored them everytime they decide to gamble.

But that is how it goes mate, each gambling sites are doing their best to make a first time
gamblers felt comfortable and making their way to win as it easy as 123 so by all means they will come back to
gamble again , not to add about what we called "Beginners Luck" in which most of newbies are engaging themselves
in gambling and yes they are having a great wins , and I also believe that this same reason why gambling sites prohibit
players having multiple accounts because I was thinking for what reason we cannot create many accounts as we want
as long as we are not abusing their giveaways and bonuses?