Topic: Gambling with a winning amount in mind - page 16. (Read 2991 times)

It’s not about the amount of winning and losing to determine when to stop in gambling but rather the person satisfaction for gambling entertainment is. Many people forget about that gambling main purpose is to become entertained while your idea of stopping is measured about the amount like what you said “quitting after winning a little”.

A gambler will not stop playing if they are still not entertained well. Real gambler play until they are satisfied and quit regardless of their bankroll status (win/lose) if they are already satisfied with their game.

The only time I stop based on the amount involved is when I experienced a very early luck while I don’t feel playing anymore since I’m satisfied with my bankroll growth already.

Chances of winning in gambling are very much dependent on luck which can make the experience somewhat respectable but over-addiction can be detrimental to you as your losses are relatively high. You should keep a strict budget for gambling and reduce the tendency to go over it so that you maintain financial security.

True, there is nothing wrong with hope, but certainly the hope must always be realistic, or do not exceed the limit. There is a difference between waiting and chasing and not everything must always be chased to get, this is gambling, chasing certainly involves more risk and of course it should have been thought about, and I am sure that no one wants to experience significant risk in anything, especially when it comes to losing money.

Being realistic as you said, it is very important and must always be maintained in mind, no other than by always being realistic then it will be able to restrain us from placing hope or doing an unreasonable action, or the intention is so that all our hopes and actions are within reasonable limits. The point is to gamble in moderation, maintain limits and awareness and also always be wise in making decisions, remember that when you chase victory then it is the same as you are calling a greater risk, while there is no certainty and guarantee of anything to be able to achieve victory.

The thought process of a gambler visiting a casino is obviously to make money while having fun. Eventually as the games run, the fun starts going out and the pressure to make money starts building up.

Having a winning amount in mind only builds up the tension to make the money in time and thus they will most likely lose more trying to chase that amount. This is a vicious cycle too because

bigger winning amount of x>more losses accumulate y> new winning amount  = x+y

Hence only gamble to have fun and keep a limit on the bankroll.

Actually I think that might be even more dangerous. Not having a limit can make you lose sense of time and control. You might not realize that you have already spent so much and not has won much to compensate.

It would be best if you set strict conditions along the limit. for example if you lose three times in a row, then that would be the sign for you to stop regardless whether you have reached your goal or not.

It's okay to be hopeful and have a goal in mind; what's not ok is trying to reach that goal. Whatever happens, we have to be realistic about winning, and there's a big chance that we can lose.
Realization is very important in gambling, and stubbornness will get you addicted to winning. there's a big pressure to win if you're playing with money that you can afford to lose, so also be mindful of your budget and stick to it whatever the pressure.

It is your point of view, nothing wrong with it but I have different point of view about this question because I think gamblers should have winning amount in their mind.
Usually I call it with winning limit, for me it is a must so anytime I reach the winning limit then I'll stop my gambling session and take a rest.
Of course I also have losing limit so there are two limits I have to set before I start my gambling session.
Addiction has nothing to do with whether you have winning amount in mind or not, but it is more about how you deal with all situation that may happen while you are gambling.

Honestly, OP, this kind of behavior will only lead them to addiction and is not a healthy practice for someone who wants to become a successful gambler.

That is why I would say don't take gambling seriously or chase winning because that only gets far from us. Aside from that, it will be hard for us to accept losses and find gambling as entertainment, which is supposed to be the thing to keep in mind. 

In this situation, we never consider gambling just for fun but rather as our source of income. And we know that winning the jackpot is not the usual thing to happen, which, in the end, only gives us frustration rather than entertainment. 

Gambling with a a picture on amount to be returned is just lol.. i mean is not like some Kinda investment that you will be expecting  a particular amount of renturn
on investment, gambling itself is unpredictable so it will be somehow dumb i think to have som kinda thought like that when venturing into it.Thus, if someone seems
to have that thought then he should be prepare for more losses because no mater how little he won  he will never be satisfied and will always want more even if he
eventually got his aim(which is on a low scale) and that's also  a real definition of getting addicted to gambling

On the time or moment you do play gambling with having that kind of mindset then its likely that you would really be that get easily addicted with gambling. Why? You are hoping for some wins on which this is something that wouldnt really be that an assurance on the moment that you do play gambling. Everything would really be random and something that cant really be known and being lucky would really be coming that random on a certain person or gambler. It is really just that so wrong that you will be having those kind of desperate measures. Just play for fun and entertainment so that you wont really be finding yourself to become that impulsive on the time or moment that you do trying out to make yourself becoming a winner. Gamble for fun so that you wont really be getting disappointed on the moment that you will
really be losing all of your money.

The main issue of most gamblers is that on the time that they do play then greed do really kicks in on which on the moment that you would really be having those winning moments.
You would really be totally forgetting into those initial plans that you have that set earlier. This is why you should really be careful into this aspect.

That's right, the basic reason besides gambling for fun is to make a living from it. Serious gamblers definitely have goals, and of course another goal of gambling is to make a profit without working.

That's the reason why gamblers who have won a lot from their initial bankroll continue to play, the question is, is this a good thing? depending on the point of view, we cannot say whether it is wrong or not. But for me, this kind of thing is more bad than good when it comes to gambling.

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I actually don't think it's that bad to set an amount you win. Yes, it's sometimes a cause for people to keep gambling but it's less of a reason imo compared to not setting a limit. You can set both a limit to how much you'd gamble and how much you want to win before stopping and it'd be completely fine. Now setting how much you want to win without setting how much you want to spend? Whole nother thing imo.

Also, I wouldn't really call it a "success". Just controlled.

Its more expected of us to gamble without having any amount of wining in mind as target because the bet we are playing also in not guarantee, so why should we focus on having any amount in mind as a mirage in which we can't achieve anything from it at last, doing this is part of the ways in which some could be addicted at the cause, because they would have set a target to meet up with in gambling and not hitting on their target may cause a lot of trouble on them and such is one of the reasons why they may be chasing after loss or along the line be addicted into gambling.

Such is gambling with budgets and gamblers without budgets will always be tempted to keep playing even when they have made some profits.

There are actually gamblers who are not contented to little winning, definitely they are either playing for greeds or they don't are risk bearers. Instead of winning little, they either prefer to lost to balance their emotions.

Without a winning amount in mind, when will you stop?
That's the big question when you are playing for fun because you are unlikely to withdraw thinking it's money that you can afford to lose and you will lose in the long run.
There must be a plan in mind even if you are playing for fun. Let's say you double your money, you walk out, then just deposit the other half again, the very least you could do is get your ROI or maybe some profits so that it will be more fun when you know to yourself that you are winning. Don't just waste money for entertainment if there's a chance to make some.

It all falls in your gambling plans and strategies. Yes as a gambler before every game, you must have in mind your target for that day. When we place a reasonable target for our selves we might be albe to minimize our losses and maximize our wins. This way, we know where we are going for that round of gambling. Even though is sometimes might lead to one being addicted, but you can at least find a means to control your self especially when your expectations for that day might has fallen below what you had in mind. This way addiction may be far away from you. You target must not be something too big, it can be like a double to our initial capital for that day. That's how you become a good gambler.

Well, I can't really deny the fact that I used to gamble way more than I do now when I used to have this thought of how much I was hoping to win from gambling as a way to retire 😁.
There was a time in my life and journey where I used to have this mind target that if I win atleast, $100k from gambling on one of my lucky days, that would be enough money to help me establish businesses around my country and world possibly, then with those businesses running, I should be able to retire young.
This thought actually made me spend more time and money on gambling, and this is because if I don't gamble, I may likely miss that lucky day of mine, so I devoted myself to playing atleast, 3 to 4 rounds of days on a daily.

But after playing for some time without any significant winnings, I began to lose zeal and interest in that dream of winning $100k, this was when I started drawing back from gambling till this very day, I still gamble, but not with such thought as before, and I also do not gamble as frequently as before.

So in totality, you are right with all that you have said, but then, important to mention is that fact that it's wrong for anyone to depend on gambling for money and for breakthrough in life, such one may end up disappointed, discouraged like my very self someday.

I have the mentality that I can make money while gambling before. I noticed that I always lose than win and my life was not good at all. I have read about not to think of the last losses. I will not think if it but continue to lose. If I win, I will feel like to win more but lose. But if I lose I will think of gambling more and I will lose. All because I want to make money from gambling but which is not possible unless I hit a jackpot.

You can gamble with a winning amount in mind but it has to be on fantasy level, in practical I don't think that it's advisable to do so. Being serious about winning a particular amount or setting a target for your win can lead to addiction if it doesn't materialize. If a gambler that sets a winning target continues to lose, it'll become a double tragedy for him because recovering loses will add to the winning target mentality. There's nothing wrong about dreaming to hit the jackpot in gambling but this thought should not be taken too seriously because gambling is luck based, your efforts or intelligence doesn't guarantee a win. Gamble with the amount that you can afford to loose, if you win take it, if you lose, move on.

This is where a gambler's mistake lies, because it is considered to be able to make money. and continue to win gambling, without seeing the risk of losing. and it can be said that the person is addicted to his gambling activities.

actually they already realize that the owner or company will benefit, it's just that they close themselves off from realizing this and continue to make the same mistake in their gambling, namely chasing victory. none other than because they are addicted, and cannot control themselves, they will realize after everything they do ends in a bad situation where their finances become unstable or go bankrupt

here it is important to consider the amount to be bet by limiting the value of the bet amount and agreeing to take a little profit without chasing a big win. and gamble just for entertainment.