Topic: Gambling with a winning amount in mind - page 15. (Read 2995 times)

It is true that gamblers do have profit targets but only few of them can achieve their targets and that was done by luck. No one knows the amount of money that our luck will bring to us on a particular day and if your target is above your luck, it means that you will lose the amount that your luck will bring to you because you are expecting more and that will make you to continue gambling.

I find it difficult to accept the fact thay gamblers who have profit targets will know when to quit the game because they already have an amount that they want to profit from gambling on that day which might not come to pass because no one knows when your luck will shine if not all gbkers will stake with a huge amount of money to hit it big once.

In gambling we must have a goal or target to achieve. In addition, we must be able to manage when to stop and the amount of money to be spent each time gambling. Because without this goal, of course our gambling ends without direction, resulting in addiction.

The potential for addiction for every gambler is of course you, because gambling always makes us imagine getting a jackpot so that before getting the jackpot makes us continue to chase it. However, if you already have a goal, all of that can be controlled, especially losses and even gambling addiction. Of course it's true as you said, it all comes back to each individual's perspective in gambling so that we can enjoy our gambling game or have fun even though we fail to achieve our goals when gambling.

If all this really be true, then it simply means that you are not really spending much on gambling, or risking much rather, maybe you usually do not spend any amount above $5 on bets or to gamble, or maybe you don't even gamble at all or frequently.

I am of the believe that except one be very rich, gambling is not entirely fun without some winnings from time to time, this i am saying from or based on personal experiences, the joy in gambling is that one win and lose, and human psychology have even made it easier for us as we dont usually count our loses to compare it with our winning to determine if we are loosing more or winning more, we just continue to gamble as long as we are having some winnings from time to time.

So for me, even as much as gambling is meant to be for fun, no body enjoys losing money, and losing money all the time is not fun, if you ask me.

Having a particular amount could also be good because once he eventually gets that amount the gambler may quit gambling for that day. Although it has both negative and positive effects on a gambler. When he chases wins and never gets the win, he continues to chase the wins and before you know he might end up losing all his money. And that could make him addicted to gambling. On the hand if he has a particular amount in mind and he wins the amount with one or few tries he would quit because he has the money and is satisfied with the wins. However, any other day he would repeat the same thing and it may not favor him. In conclusion, both ways can make him addicted if he continuously gambles with a specific amount in mind.

I think if you are playing a skilled game in gambling then it is a good idea, as long as you are improving every day sometimes you can take a dip up and down as the variance plays out. Having a target can help, as long as it's very loose because it should indicate through a trend that you have gotten better at the game. If you try to create a winning target in a non-skilled game that is just reliant on a random number generator that is weighted in the favor of the house, it is a very bad idea as you will chase losses downwards and possibly never recover. If there is zero skill in the game you are purely hoping that the random number generator pulls off a stroke of luck in your favor before you wipe out any chance of reaching the target and each extra play works against you.

Setting a target to be achieved in gambling is quite overambitious in my opinion. First of all gambling is just based on uncertainty and luck having a high expectation is a wrong approach because you might start getting obsessed and delusional with it. Gambling should be played for fun purposes only, budgeting a certain amount of money when it hasn't played out is very outrageous. The game is all about taking risks and luck. Do not expect too much, stake responsibly and enjoy the game

I agree with the thought that those gamblers who gamble to make a particular amount as profit are more likely to get addicted to it than the ones who just gamble for fun.

I personally gamble for fun and if my luck favors me then I make profit with my bets but if it isn't in my favor then I lose some money.

Both of those are okay for me because I don't gamble to win or to make money but I feel happy by betting on the events. I enjoy each bet not matter if it's a winning bet or a losing one.

Because they are not satisfied with the little they have won, they will always want to win more, no matter the amount they have won, so at the end, most of them are always losing because they just always want more.

If you are gambling for the sake of money, then you are likely going to end up being addicted to gambling because you won’t be able to stop gambling either when you are winning or losing. If you win, you will always want to increase the amount you have won, and if you lose, you will always want to win back your loss. If you are lucky enough to be able to win back your loss, you won’t stop gambling. But if you gamble for fun, then you will always know when to stop.

The truth of the matter is that most gamblers do have the belief they walk out of a gambling house with money, not without money. That's the reason why you see most gamblers spending enough time and spending their last money on bets, all because they are anticipating a jackpot out of their gambling activities for the day.

No gambler would easily accept the fact that they are not going to win a single bet before the end of the day if they staking up to $50 or more in a day. The mindset of winning is what has been in the mind of every gambler. That's why most gamblers probably assume a situation of betting with a small amount, they can be going home with a huge amount to sort out some bills for himself

I don't see anything wrong if a gambler is expecting to win a certain amount. I have a gambling mate whose expectation is to win big so that he can finance his studies abroad. He is not a gambling addict but believes that one day he will hit a jackpot. He gambles when he can afford to lose, which is commendable. It will become a problem when a gambler begins to do everything possible to meet his target. Such an individual would chase losses and even borrow to gamble because he wants to achieve his aim. Gamblers who see gambling as a major source of income are prone to a gambling addiction, but having an expectation is not wrong.

It’s always important to set targets, my friend. Be it gambling or any other profession, if you don’t have a goal or target, then you won’t get motivated to do the task. This similar thing happens with gambling also. If I aim for $100 profit, then no matter how many days it takes or how many bets I have to place, I will continue gambling until and unless the target is reached. Hence, I highly appreciate these types of gamblers who have a calm and clear mindset. They know when to stop gambling and take a break.

Both are susceptible to become addicts if they are not careful, so from that perspective I do not think that it makes too much of a difference, however the gambler that is not interested in pursuing a specific amount of money they want to earn will obtain more fun, since instead of suffering for failing to achieve that objective, they will be completely concentrated on obtaining the fun they want out of gambling, which is what everyone that is gambling should be doing anyway.

Well, a short answer is,,, not all players think the same.

Look, I come from the poker world, and I only played poker (before), now the forum has transformed me and made me part of the HE of the casinos, if I explain myself a little sarcastically with that.

The point is, that even when I was immersed in poker I was a tournament player, but I specialized in sit&Go, they are two very different elements, but in both cases one is not measured in a certain way by a specific amount, one only knows that one has to make ITM, and sometimes you are also in that percentage, but you are not very good in the final stages, I mean you can be making ITM, but you are not in the positions that pay the best, which are usually 1-2-3, even the third can be scarce in compensation.

The thing is, depending on the players and where they play, the process of winning is very complex and it's not just about a specific amount, but about improving your ITM percentage-wise, so that leads you to make decisions or consider game strategies.

A tournament is played in stages, understand me, we all want first place, but the variance is so screwed or things don't go so well that sometimes you go through a tournament survival mode and scratch a little bit to be in cashing positions is the goal.

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Anyway, the point is that traditional casino games are so simple to play that there are only two things (think) to do: click... or don't click.
There are more complicated things to think about  

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Actually I had not thought about it. But I assume there must be indeed people out there who are gamblers and keep an amount of money in mind while they spin slots or throw dices...
To me, it could be one of the fastest ways to become addicted to gambling or lose all of one's bankroll, because of the implication of the huge expectations the gambler could be creating in their mind.
For example, someone with enough bankroll could spend an hour gambling and win up to 100$, in the eyes of the rest of gamblers that would be a pretty decent earning for a whole session, but since the gambler had a bigger amount in mind (500$, let us say) they decide not to withdraw and call it a day, instead continues to wager until his balance starts to go down and ends up with even less than his initial deposit.

Because of stuff like that I try to have the lowest expectations as possible when I play blackjack or throw dices. It is better to pocket a couple of bucks one was not expecting, than expect hundreds and end up with nothing.

Well, that's right, I agree with you OP, basically in any case everything we do is preceded by thoughts that will move us to make decisions and take action, and of course it is very dangerous if from the start a gambler already has an excessive interest in winning because it is likely that over time they will continue to develop their various actions in a more aggressive direction, especially when their interest in winning increases.

This is also one of the triggers for the occurrence of an addiction scenario without the gambler realizing it over time, so that's actually why a gambler from the start must really come with a proper understanding of what and how gambling really is, don't let them misunderstand which makes them even more focused on winning, because by understanding and realizing that winning is nothing more than an opportunity without being based on any guarantees and certainties, then I am sure gamblers will not place unreasonable hopes and targets for winning.

Gambling with a winning amount in mind dude Winning is part of gambling aswell hahaha I mean every gambler is always think about it even tho you are doing "gambling for fun" but still there is a glimpse about winning aswell.
I mean gambling winner is crazy because if you won the game it can double of your money or in some cases you can make x100 of your money instantly in no matter of minute.

Winning is also the part of why people do gambling at the first place because some people see other people with jackpot and trigger or fueling mind to do gamble.

it's a wrong start that you have to start setting out how much you want to win from your gambling. It's a direct way to go about it the wrong way and will certainly ruin you once you try to make it all about how much you can win. Based on how much you've assigned for your gambling and how much ode you've chosen with regard the game that made you gamble on the said occasion, whatever winning potential is yield should be okay with you and it's not right to try to tell yourself that you have to win up to a certain amount before ever calling it a day.

you're absolutely right although you shouldn't forget that you have to set a limit you can't gamble above. It's a two sided thing, as much as you wouldn't want to set an amount you must win before quiting for the day, you should also set out an  amount you can't go above even though you're winning or losing.

it's basically people that look at gambling as a means to an end that focuse more on how big they could win and in the process continue gambling till they've become addicted.

Even into those casual day to day living decisions then we are really that hoping for something or trying to achieve some goal. It would really be that something that will really be just that typical.
The only difference on here is on what are the things that you are hoping for and on what kind of thing that you are really that involving into? Outcomes or results would really be neither be positive or negative
depending on what are your goals. Ex. in gambling on which you are hoping for winning, for us people who knows the truth will really be that basically tells that its not a good thing since it would really be bringing out that kind of desperation on which it will really be basically making you that desperate and just like the rest been saying that if you do find yourself having this kind of mindset then it would really be pushing you out of your limits or the thing that you had set out earlier on this regard. Gambling should really be fun and not something that would be stressful because on the time that you would be pushing yourself about being a winner then it would really be just that making you play even more despite of losing that big amount.

When doing gambling then your first priority should really be that wanting to have some fun and making money should really be on your second priority because if money is your first priority then you would be ending up on having that kind of desperation and on the time that you would be losing your bets then you would really be making even more deposit because you will be trying out to break even or you would really be that trying out to chase up those loses or even on how to win on which its not really that recommended on this case. Gambling is really that for fun and on the moment you do lose then you can just simply accept it because
you are already that expecting for it to happen.

Whatever they focus and think about, it's the same as gambling is one of the nature of the game, there are winners and losers, no matter how much they want to bet, the effort they put in and whatever strategy they apply it all depends on luck.

If someone is getting comfortable in gambling activities, sometimes they forget to consider the results they get, they just need to play and play, even if they place a bet five times and win once, Addiction and having fun are different things, sometimes they win and lose is not the main thing, as long as they can bet it is already fun for them, the same goes for those who consider winning, They gamble only hoping to win without losing, so everything they do is up to them.

Every gambler should not think that he can win a lot in a casino. The fact is that in a casino or in betting it is quite fair to win by multiplying your deposit amount by two. After that, you should not play, because continuing to play will be a clear sign of greed on the part of the player. The main idea: Anyone who wants to win twice their deposit has a good chance of succeeding. But no more than that.