Topic: how many times have you intended to stop gambling - page 2. (Read 1254 times)

I have many experience on chasing losses that result to a terrible loss especially on blackjack. I remember I have 400$ bank roll on my casino balance and just playing 0.5$ bet consistently then I hit a multiple lose streak that gives me 5$ lose at first since I’m just betting 0.5$ then I increase my bet to 10$ and soon until I bust my 400$ for a short period of chasing losses.

I have a good self control but sometimes I can’t handle the urge to recover my loss especially if I’m consistently getting a red streak.

I can understand with what you say. at least, we have the same experience. because of that, we are even more aware so as not to get carried away in the pleasures of gambling which sometimes makes our control a little less. whether it's when we are lucky, or in a position to experience defeat. thanks to experience too, we will be more aware so as not to do excessive gambling activities. especially, when on a losing streak.

The key is, as you said. self-control is the most important part for us gamblers, to limit excessive activity. and you are able to control yourself not to insist on chasing losses, be it for the smallest amount of money, which in the end will most likely only make the situation worse.

well, from the first way, by having a budget for gambling and controlling yourself to gamble twice a week, and if that works, then the gambler must have another way to put more pressure on himself to stay away from gambling.
maybe the next way is like avoiding things related to gambling. this method is the most effective way when a gambler who can control himself to gamble 2x a week and apply the second method to really get away from gambling and stop gambling.

You can determine your position but most gamblers cannot do this. Many times this can happen unknowingly to gamblers. But I myself involved in regular gambling. I was a bit addicted in the beginning of my gambling life but after realizing that I was able to gradually control my gambling activities from that position. However, some gamblers who are fully addicted and understand their situation sometimes want to stop gambling but then continue later.

IMO, that's a wise decision. Not many of us can do that. If they lose $100, they will try getting it back in an instant to the extent that they will bet blindly on games they have no idea about. We will always have a chance to win it back but it should never be at a time when our mind is clouded by revenge or chasing the losses because in that state we are out of control.
Sports gamblers can do this especially if they are betting just to add flavor to the game.
They can try betting again for their favorite teams just when they have a game, occasional gamblers. I never intended to stop too but when I switched to sports gambling, I got it under control. Same as you, I can pause whenever I want unlike before at casino games. It's a nonstop losing streak.

I remember making the decision to stop gambling only when I lost large sums of money in gambling. As a person who gambles for pleasure in general, I think that I should very rarely stop gambling because of not playing because I do not feel sorry for the amounts I lose when I gamble for pleasure. Especially in the last two years, I don't remember ever having such a thought in the last two years due to the fact that I have gambled very rarely and with a low amount of money.
Also, since I haven't gambled for a long time, I don't have such a thought, and it is more tempting to gamble for pleasure only when I feel like it. However, I think that I will not give up gambling completely for the rest of my life and will continue to play for pleasure at certain intervals.

The only way a person can really stop gambling is to loosing everything he has, or finding something else that will take his time. In all other cases he pauses his gambling addiction. So a person can only stop once, but pause multiple times.

I am not much of a gambler, but I usually make a pause in gambling when I lose quickly, or have lost more than a half of my balance. I think I can easily convert my gambling pause into a complete stop. If someone is really interested how many times I have paused gambling, then I would honestly say that I have did it once, when I have lost around $100 in a football bet.

Short answer : never 

Maybe it's because the temptation to return to gambling is so great that many people end up returning to gambling when they have decided not to play, even if they decide not to play for the week. But in reality, they return to the casino, depositing some money and gambling again.

If you play gambling just for fun, that is a good reason because you are not trying to chase victory after victory. And if we try to keep it that way, we can still enjoy gambling and have fun playing lots of gambling games.

I have been gambling for a long time now, from sports betting to casino games I like all types for games that are being played for money with the chance to make a big profit. Like with everything in life there are good and there are bad days, we can't all just be winners. After a bad evening where I lost a big hand I definitely ask myself if all the trouble is worth it and if it wouldn't it be better to take a break from gambling. That is a normal experience I would expect many other gamblers to have as well. But as soon as I spend a day away from the casinos I feel normal again and my brain tells me that it wasn't so bad and I should try again. When it comes to gambling we need to be honest to ourselves and not try to trick our thinking. At least in my experience are big losses not very common, the same goes for big wins. Most of the times after a gambling session I have a small loss or win. That is why I try not to be affected to much by these outlier events. It also helps to remind us that without a the chances of a big loss there wouldn't be the chance to reach a big win and get the jackpot.

What are the reasons for having to stay away from casinos/gambling sites where we experience big losses? because in my opinion all gamblers will experience defeat and the size is based on how long and how much money is used to gamble.
It's not easy to stop gambling especially if we are in a community like that and have to struggle to really stop even if only temporarily

Gambling is such a habitual addiction that you cannot easily get out of the ring of gambling if you wish. Let me tell you, I involved myself with some gambling clubs in my country while studying in college. I had a hard time keeping myself away from these clubs, but I used to go to them occasionally when I was studying at university. Now I bet daily from three to four gambling and casino sites.  However, if you face big losses at times, stay away from those casinos and gambling sites.

    -   I may not be able to stop playing gambling from time to time. After all, I don't play gambling often because I only play it if I have extra money.  Maybe stopping gambling is only applicable if it is no longer good for a gambler and has a bad effect on his family and friends and works.


  -  You said it right, it's better to gamble when all you think about is to be happy, now if you win while doing it, it's just an addition to your entertainment, so, winning or losing is not a big deal to you as a player in a casino.

all heavy gamblers must always want to end their gambling activities but in fact that never happened and they just kept playing and playing

I never intend to stop my gambling activities because I don't feel like a gambling addict, I only play games and a little bit in slots. the point is to play for fun, so there is no burden for it

that is how it works, doesn't it?
People who are in trouble because an addiction do not even recognize there is an addiction or do not want to admit it. It does not only happen with gambling but also with alcohol or behavior patterns. Also, it is not like I am special or immune to the temptation of continuously rolling dices beyond my small budget, I am just aware that if I insisted on chasing small losses I would likely make them worse.

 

2 days even 1 day a week could still be a problem gambling habit if you spend more then you should for your own security and those who depend on you.
    One guy I used to work with, really nice guy massive dude built like 6'5 Viking who handled all the largest parcels in the warehouse and would go hard drinking the second his pay check hit the bank.  He would spend his entire wages for that week in a day or so and then be stone cold broke for every other day, nothing left to travel to work or eat or smoke he'd run out of all cash and become a roaming monk in the district quite a character.   His parents who fed him made sure he gave them something so he didnt starve but that one day excess was a problem for him.  
   The main element there is drinking, he would gamble some while drunk but mostly I think it was living beyond any reasonable means way too much that was the problem.   Most sensible thing is split the cash up a bit, pay absolute essentials do the food shopping before the beer and gambling budgets as those are just play money; do that much and imo people dont or wont have much of a problem.

I have no plan to stop my gambling activity because i'm just an occasional gambler. Hence, even often I lose when i'm playing it's not an issue because the money that I spent is the amount that I can afford to lose. Anyway I think a gambler who want to stop playing already but still can't refrain himself and always keep coming back to what he used to is likely suffering from gambling addiction. They will think of stopping because of losses but after quite some time, there they are again trying to gamble, not to entertain themselves but to recover what they lost hoping to win this time.

Well, if you're not serious to stop your gambling habit, chances are you'll return once you get over the loss you had from your previous gambling activity.

That's the reality and there are really people who can't avoid that addiction.

But actually, addiction is just fine if these people are still responsible outside their gambling life. I mean, even though they are addicted to gambling, it's important that they still have proper and stable financial management and still do their obligations to pay their regular bills or provide support to their family.

Sometimes, addiction can even lead to a better responsible gambler as long as they are able to control it along the way.

It's not easy to stop doing what you find so fun to do and something you know how to do best. Gambling is fun for many, while others only gamble to win. People who should consider stopping themselves from gambling are those who see it as an addiction to them. For those who understand better and have their own reasons for gambling, they don't plan to stop it. Like myself, I gamble for fun, and I gamble mostly when I am out with my two friends, who are also good at gambling. I don't have to stop myself from gambling because I only do it during my free time to enjoy the fun, and I don't usually have much free time.

Imagine when someone is working on a job and they see that the job is not paying enough money to foot their bills; they consider quitting. But when they are meeting their expectations with the pay they get on the job, they don't consider quitting. 

That's just how it is for gambling. If you are only gambling to make money and perhaps you see yourself always losing money instead of winning big, the best thing is to try and quit, but if you have the aim of just gambling for fun and accepting the wins as a plus credit and perhaps you are not also addicted to doing so, there's no need to quit. just my opinion, though. I love gambling for the fun and the wins as well, but I don't really take winning too seriously. 

Streamers raise bets to intensify the emotion of the viewers.  Yeah it is mostly done by sponsored streamers but there are also regular gamblers that do this kind of strategy.  Those who uses Martingle Method also do this kind of approach.

I would agree that if playing in a casino makes us suffer too many financial losses, then we should try to control our bet size and if we can't then better to stop gambling indeed.  But the question is, would stopping or quitting gambling be that easy?  I bet not.  Many gamblers keep on coming back regardless if they wanted more winnings or to chase losses.