Topic: Gambling in Moderation, Pros can out weigh its Cons in Financial and Health? - page 2. (Read 2311 times)

Everyone has negative connotations when it comes to gambling activity but little that we know that gambling when done in moderation can offer great benefits to our mental and physical health and finance.

According to this articles[1][2][3] gambling if done in moderation can give us the following benefits.

Makes you Happier - this is no doubt a known effect of gambling and is backed by studies.  It was said that the happiness of individuals rose when they are engaged in gambling activities.

Stress reduction - stress factor is one of the major reason why many people become depressed and possible mental degradation and retardation.  Gambling as an entertainment help to minimize this stress.  Gambling in moderation is also known for its stress-relieving effect.

Relaxation and Comfort -  relaxation and comfort help the brain to erase any traces of or form of worries from the mind.  It also safeguard our mental health.

That's actually rather interesting to know, however it might be more of a comparison between possible lifestyles than anything more meaningful. People who are rather unengaged and just watching mindless stuff on TV might generally gravitate to being less happy compared to someone who is spicing up their day while engaging in a small hobby. I think it does pose a genuine challenge and it is very possible to beat the bookie, or at least have fun trying to do so. However I'm only ever willing to risk rather tiny amounts just to test the waters, although I can see (at least through utilizing special offers) that there is lots of potential money that could be made on a more regular basis with the right strategies.

One of the things that a player should have is to know when to go out and leave everything there, mainly when they have a good win, I have observed that many players when they try to continue playing and playing looking for more chance to win, everything can happen to them. On the contrary, and it is very ugly after having a great profit to lose it and lose more, that is a very common case that I am sure has happened to many of us.

Self-control is one thing that we must never forget, therefore when we play not only self-control must exist but also control of what we win, that's when greed can come and achieve unwanted goals.

That's the reason why we are always advised to know our limitations so we won't exceed too much. If we don't know when to stop, there's a huge possibility that we'll bet more than our allocated funds for gambling. Consistent winning might tempt us to bet continuously so we must be aware about our decisions and actions. We should not exceed beyond our limits despite the excitement that we feel.

We're very much confident when we keep on winning and that's why we're not scared to keep moving.

It involves and affects the mental health of the gambler because he thinks that while hitting those bets with a win and luck, nobody can stop them from pursuing.

Until everything drops and loss starts to come.

Yeah, gambling should be fun, we have several strategies in our sleeves and says that this might be the day that it will eventually work. But then again, we lose that day and think of another one. But if we won, they we will continue to do it the next day until it doesn't work anymore.

So that is the beauty, sometimes you think that you are one step of the game and then you are in good mood and that you are lucky. But in the end, still boils down to moderation, as it is the key to extend our playing days and so we will have enjoyment.

We're very much confident when we keep on winning and that's why we're not scared to keep moving.

It involves and affects the mental health of the gambler because he thinks that while hitting those bets with a win and luck, nobody can stop them from pursuing.

Until everything drops and loss starts to come.

Many of us have experienced that annoying part several times and not just once because our greed level will increase with our victory. If we get wins over and over again, it will be more tempting for us to keep trying again and again, to get that victory. This is where it is necessary to have good self-control so that we will not get caught up in gambling and get out on time. Patience also plays an important role in assisting us in playing gambling because, with patience, we can control emotions that can increase at any time.

The annoying part is when we start winning we forget about the limitation thinking that we can recover the money in a quicker process can lead or will lead us to lose everything back, it's important to learn how to control yourself, emotionless gambling with the intension of trying to cope up with losses.

Though it really depends on how you will manage yourself and controlling all your emotions, patience is always a big factor
to change the tempo of the outcome of your gambling activities.

While you are right that there are probably more people who lose in gambling than there are winners, it's important to look at the whole picture. I expect that the majority in gambling either wins small or loses small. From my friends I know that we all spend smaller amounts in the casino and try to keep our losses limited. Over the years I wouldn't say that gambling had a big impact on my financial situation, because I also look at the opportunity costs. If I don't spend one evening gambling than I would do something else, like go to the movies, or to bar drinking with friends, or to a restaurant. All of the alternatives would also cost money and should be compared to the losses in gambling. It's not like if I stop gambling I would sit at home and only watch TV. Gambling is much more interactive than to watch passively TV. It's good to focus on the benefits of gambling from time to time. This means reasonable and compulsory or addictive gambling.

Yes, the frustrations we are facing once we got losses is the thing that will make us miserable, we need to overcome it and as much as we want to gain what we already lost we need to be contended, it will take some time before we can have it it will take a lot of effort and courage for us to have it.

We have several threads discussing psychological disorders of gambling, all of which can help us on how to prevent it and how we should act.
referring to what you said, to be honest most of us have experienced or often experience the things you mentioned, especially when we want to recover losses and continue playing sessions.
things like this that someone who is often involved in gambling activities must realize, one of which is to moderate the gambling itself, and this is not easy as I said. at least we will need practice and change the mindset about gambling itself and make it just a fun pastime.

Yes, the frustrations we are facing once we got losses is the thing that will make us miserable, we need to overcome it and as much as we want to gain what we already lost we need to be contended, it will take some time before we can have it it will take a lot of effort and courage for us to have it.

We experience this incidents especially back on old days as newbie gamblers this is why we need to settle up so that we will not encounter any huge issues since sometimes chasing up losses might put us at risk to get addicted since feeling to recover more on what supposed to be lose amount is more intense. That's why we need to have self control towards this because for sure if we are well discipline we will not do bad decision which can cost us a lot of troubles.

This makes sense. Whenever we fail, as humans, we have the urgency to get back on track and try again because we want to recover from our failure and losses. This is a good approach especially in the field of career. However, applying it in gambling has its limitations. Because the more we want to recover from our lost bet, the more we will continue to bet and gamble which can lead to further losses.

During my experiences in different situations, we must not be overtaken by our emotions. And once we feel like in the brink and edge, we must not engage any further because not being in the right mental headspace could just add to our initial problem.

We have several threads discussing psychological disorders of gambling, all of which can help us on how to prevent it and how we should act.
referring to what you said, to be honest most of us have experienced or often experience the things you mentioned, especially when we want to recover losses and continue playing sessions.
things like this that someone who is often involved in gambling activities must realize, one of which is to moderate the gambling itself, and this is not easy as I said. at least we will need practice and change the mindset about gambling itself and make it just a fun pastime.

If we talk of gambling in moderation, then of course it is the good way of doing gambling. So there must be good effects coming from that. But if we talk of gambling in general, then it includes all kinds of gambling including gambling that is beyond moderation, impulsive gambling, gambling due to stress, etc.

If gambling in general is to be assessed, I believe the cons easily outweigh the pros. I think gambling has provided more negative effects than positive effects to the financial situations of gamblers.

Feeling depressed after experiencing defeat can come to anyone and what we can do is how we can overcome or control the feeling of depression so that it does not affect our activities after we play gambling. Most people experience that feeling and many of them have not been able to get rid of the feeling of losing money at the gambling table and still want to recover from that loss. This is what makes many people continue to gamble because they want to recover from that loss.

Honestly there is no going in moderation.  For the most part people can't stop thselves when they are going.  Gbling in moderation means that someone actually has control over the elves.  I've known enough people who gamble to know that gambling in moderation is nothing more than just a saying.

Chasing losses is probably one of the biggest problems when it comes to gambling addiction, it is understandable that people are not happy when they lose, and it is even more understandable that people are very unhappy when they lose a lot of money, but they need to accept that whenever they gamble they can either win or lose, if they cannot accept this simple reality then a person like that should never gamble, otherwise they are going to begin to chase their losses and lose way more money in the process.