I think every gamblers should really take their own responsibility and limitations because gambling has a lot of consequences that you will meet in every bet that you will do, that is why you should always be careful in your every decision and always have a self-control when you gamble. Being responsible in gambling is not that hard, as long you don't gamble to gain more profit because these is the reason why people get addicted and being greedy to it from earning easy money. Gambling is really an entertainment and for pastime, that is why always think in your every bet.
You are right that being responsible while playing gambling is not that hard, as long you play for fun not for profit.
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I think every gamblers should really take their own responsibility and limitations because gambling has a lot of consequences that you will meet in every bet that you will do, that is why you should always be careful in your every decision and always have a self-control when you gamble. Being responsible in gambling is not that hard, as long you don't gamble to gain more profit because these is the reason why people get addicted and being greedy to it from earning easy money. Gambling is really an entertainment and for pastime, that is why always think in your every bet.
A lot of us go in with those rules in our mind but its completely different when you start losing and get emotional. You become desperate to win that money back and you keep saying just one more!
For me it's simple that my efforts to control myself during gambling is i never consider gambling to making money, never curious to recover my lost, don't ever gamble if you need money and only gambling for fun and until today my efforts to avoid addicted was success that i can gamble without fear being an addicted
In gambling the responsibility is not very higher if we are take it very lite it will always comfortable for us otherwise if we are doing it with the pressure and tension of making the money it will always been difficult.
If you think gambling is your fun it will give the complete entertainment and fun moments and if you totally things it will be a important where money making then for the people it will totally give that tension and pressure only to get addicted and make their life to a very poor situation.
If you take gambling as a fun then it is possible that you can gamble responsibly. If you are addicted in gambling then it would be difficult to control yourself and things can often go out of control.
I like it more when the game is viewed not as an investment, but as entertainment. Investment involves earnings. And the gambling are more like entertainment. Like going to a restaurant: spent a certain amount of money and enjoyed it. 
My advice is if you think you are addicted, don't try to leave it completely because it will attract you more. Try to limit it and divert your mind to a variety of hobbies and topics 
It's always good to start at a small steps, you are brave enough to realize that you are already addict on gambling and planning to do everything just to get out on that trap.I can't give any good advice since I'm not addict on gambling but I think you just really need to control yourself at first and set limit on every gambling decisions. Despite of your big losses you must still compose yourself and focus on what you have set before playing. Addiction is curable, you have to work on it and have someone to help you more on this.
Responsible Gambling can also be describe as PLAY FOR FUN or for ENTERTAINMENT Purposes.
Being a responsible gambler is the hardest thing do, Once you tasted your first winnings you will not stop until you went back to ZEROES. Its a common trait of any human being to be a greedy when it comes to playing in a casino. No matter how many warning signs is posted in every casino platform.
Being a responsible gambler is the hardest thing do, Once you tasted your first winnings you will not stop until you went back to ZEROES. Its a common trait of any human being to be a greedy when it comes to playing in a casino. No matter how many warning signs is posted in every casino platform.
The point it is hard to admit yourself addicted. Just like with other types of addiction, like drugs, you say to yourself "I'm not addict. I can stop it in any moment". But in fact such people just going deeper. I am agree with the OP that limitation can hold any of us in normal frames. But again, it is just one step from normality to addiction.
I admitted that it is a good strategy for every gambler, and we should try what the OP suggests. Making a limit could help us to gamble, but we still need to control our mind so we can leave the gambling place without a problem. I do the same things as the OP because I know when I was playing gambling, I risk some money and I don't have to expect to get a win but if somehow I can win then it's only a bonus for me and I need to stop the game.
I do the same strategy as what you are doing OP. But I do not give money to the homeless or beggars on the street. I do not think it is wise thing to do.
There are times when the urge is too much, so what I do is I gamble one time, big time. I put all the coins I have on the casino on a single bet. If I win, I spend it all. If I lose, at least I satisfied the itch to gamble. This way I do not spend too much time gambling and lessen the risk of me getting addicted to gambling. Works for me for quite some time now.
There are times when the urge is too much, so what I do is I gamble one time, big time. I put all the coins I have on the casino on a single bet. If I win, I spend it all. If I lose, at least I satisfied the itch to gamble. This way I do not spend too much time gambling and lessen the risk of me getting addicted to gambling. Works for me for quite some time now.
If you take gambling as a fun then it is possible that you can gamble responsibly. If you are addicted in gambling then it would be difficult to control yourself and things can often go out of control.
We all know that gambling is fun. Why would earning money not be fun, right?
Why do people look at it like these? Gamble for fun? I mean there are a lot of other things that can give you fun or happiness and what gambling can give you is money, well for some money is happiness. But in the idea of gambling, I don't think it can suit as a game for happiness. We gamble to earn money, some say that, ok I will gamble to forget the stress, to have fun but unconciously, they want to gamble to earn money.
gambling for profit and gambling for fun are both different . these are two types of gamblers ,the one that gamble for fun dont mind if they loose while the one that gambles for profit will do everything in order for them to win and they will regret if ever their expectations failed them . other activities cant just provide the same exact feeling on what they would feel when they are already playing a gambling but these kind of gamblers are not exempted from addiction .
It is possible to gamble responsibly if you can control yourself and be satisfied with that you got and how much you earned. Some people are happy winning $50, it means a free lunch and some drinks. Others are aiming for $50.000 and then they complain why it didn't work and that they were so close!
A friend of mine likes sports betting and he bets on over 1.5 goals in football matches. For some reason that's one of his favourite bets. So he puts 15-18 matches on a slip and usually losses. In many cases he lost only because of one goal in one match! But the probability of getting all 15 matches right is very low and he doesn't seem to understand that.
A friend of mine likes sports betting and he bets on over 1.5 goals in football matches. For some reason that's one of his favourite bets. So he puts 15-18 matches on a slip and usually losses. In many cases he lost only because of one goal in one match! But the probability of getting all 15 matches right is very low and he doesn't seem to understand that.
The main idea of this topic is "self control", once we are able to control our gambling activity based on our own limit then we are gambling responsibly already. Getting addicted is a side effect, but it can be avoided as long as we are sticking to our own limit.
Once you think you are addicted then leave it step by step or leave it completely are the same. It depends on our own will and mentality, uf we think we shoud stop it then just leave it completely.
Once you think you are addicted then leave it step by step or leave it completely are the same. It depends on our own will and mentality, uf we think we shoud stop it then just leave it completely.
But when we gamble much, we justify ourselves that we are just trying to win and not addicted. But many of us know, that at some point we really do become addicted to it.
In my own point of view when a person justify himself/herself to try to win is not a sign that a person is addicted in gambling instead it is an attitude of being a greedy person because the greedy person is only aiming to win and win more money or coins and it is also the reason why greedy person lose all their funds.We always set a goal of winning and then even when we achieve it, we continue to gamble and gamble leading to bust of all balances sometimes.
This is an example of attitude of being a greedy gambler. Why not stop if you already achieve the goal you have set?, greediness can also lead to being addicted in gambling because the gamblers selfish desire to earn or gain money is getting intense. If you take gambling as a fun then it is possible that you can gamble responsibly. If you are addicted in gambling then it would be difficult to control yourself and things can often go out of control.
We all know that gambling is fun. Why would earning money not be fun, right?
Why do people look at it like these? Gamble for fun? I mean there are a lot of other things that can give you fun or happiness and what gambling can give you is money, well for some money is happiness. But in the idea of gambling, I don't think it can suit as a game for happiness. We gamble to earn money, some say that, ok I will gamble to forget the stress, to have fun but unconciously, they want to gamble to earn money.
However, many types of research and statistics show, that most gamblers gamble responsibly. I find this really contradictory to what I have experienced and observed.
Let's put it this way. Smoking has always discouraged. On the pack you the warning says,"Smoking seriously harms you and others around you"
What I mean is that it's both possible and myth too. It needs a strong mental reason to give up.
Every one of us has a perspective way of gambling habit, there are some others that they gamble it is because for fun and some are hunting a profit which probably turns into addiction. So, it should be us to gamble responsibly and the best thing to do is having a self-limitation regarding gambling habits. For me, I do usually gamble if I have spare of a fund in my wallet but if not I better to watch my friend is in a casino and help him to apply my strategies. If my friend had won might be got a tip. 
It is possible.
It is all about self control. I'll admit you'll need a bit of luck too but it is mostly about controlling yourself. If you gamble every day with the %10 of your total wealth, you can't expect to survive in the long run. It is against math.
If you keep it way smaller, now you are playing responsibly.
It is all about self control. I'll admit you'll need a bit of luck too but it is mostly about controlling yourself. If you gamble every day with the %10 of your total wealth, you can't expect to survive in the long run. It is against math.
If you keep it way smaller, now you are playing responsibly.
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