Topic: Is this a good advice? - page 9. (Read 1395 times)

Most people like to think that they can actually force their way to getting that luck that is involved in gambling. And every gambler thinking that this, is clouded with the more you play the better chance of you getting the win syndrome especially when it comes to gambling like jackpot or lottery. I can understand this type of thought on sports betting like football or basketball when you can you have slight chances of prediction the outcome.

Spinning slots or playing any other game of chance is totally random, no matter when someone decides to stop.  The truth is there's no hidden jackpot ready for the person who quits at just the right time - every outcome is pure luck.  Which makes it kinda sad when folks really believe those myths about almost winning big if they'd just played a little longer and  they get their hopes up, when really the results could have gone either way.  It's frustrating how those false ideas stick around and end up messing with peoples heads.  At the end of the day, each spin or roll is independent.  Walking away earlier doesn't change your odds of winning later on.  Those persistent myths can really lead people down the wrong path.

You're right and that's the proper way of gambling, gambling should be for entertainment and not a do or die activity to make money. You can't know if you'll win or lose a bet to be assured that you'll make profits. If you're gambling and making profits then you're lucky but that doesn't mean you'll keep making profits everyday and that's something every individual gambling must know. You're mightn't be lucky and stop before you're about to win.

But this doesn't mean if you don't stop gambling that you'll win one day. When you're tired or lost you should take a break. Resting is good for your health as it makes you to get your mind in the right state of mind and think straight. When you think straight, you can then decide better if you should continue gambling or stop for the day. Stopping for the day is always a good answer as you live to fight another day because if you continue gambling due to revenge, you can lose everything

Certainly,  a very bad advice that gamblers should never believe. Otherwise, you will end up gambling with an empty pocket because of gambling addiction. And just accept the fact that the moment you gamble, you are already losing, and as much as you want to prolong your gambling habit, then the bigger the amount that you will lose, and not because you are already close to winning.

I have seen a lot of gamblers chasing their losses, so they gamble up to their last money but still have never hit that jackpot prize. This is mostly done by beginners, as they believe that after consistent losing, they might end up winning big, but it's never true, instead they lose all their money while regretting.

On the time that you are being forced or already that being stressed because you are being pushed hard because of someones advise then it isnt really that healthy anymore or something that wont really be giving out that kind of good feeling on the time that you do gamble. It is really just that not right that you do keep on playing just because other people do say so? Its not really that something idea. You should play according into your own preference and interest and not on others likings. Somewhat there are really some points on which you would really be thinking that the things that they've been saying was true.
You wont really be able to hit up jackpot if you wont really be playing further more.

If you are that someone whose really have that kind of main thinking about hitting the jackpot then most likely you would really be listening into this advise but if you are that someone
whose really that responsible when it comes to your gambling activity then you wont really be caring about others peoples suggestions and advises but rather
you would really be sticking on your own on which i could say that it is really just that a must.

Whoever told you this is either very dumb or trolling you big time. You can't win in the long term because of the house edge unless you bet in a specific way which will get you banned probably. (EV/Arbitrage betting)

You should indeed gamble when you want to get entertained. Winning shouldn't even be in your mind while gambling. The more you get obsessed with winning the more you play and the more you play the more you lose. It is a self feeding cycle which only ends when you stop playing.

That's the problem most addicts have. Smokers for example they smoke a cig every god damn minute. After meal, before meal, in the middle of the meal, smoke when feel happy, light a cig when feel depressed or angry, morning cig, before bed cig... See? People can find a reason to smoke a cig every minute of the day.

Smart people on the other hand they smoke every once in a while, like once in a month... (or they never do)

Advice won't mean a thing if the gambler knows what he's doing. Cited phrase is to simply guilt trip a player to play more but as we all know, betting more won't guarantee a winning instance althought it would increase the chances of winning, it would also damage your wallet big time. Only gamble an amount inside your tolerance. If you keep on losing for that particular day then take a rest and wait for the next one. pushing your luck will never be a good idea 'coz it is either you lose all of your capital first or win the jackpot. Even if you have a large bankroll, you won't like it for sure sseing how fast it falls with unfortune.

This is not a guarantee to win anything but an encouragement and ginger for other gamblers that lose all the time. You know it's painful when you want to win but what to get all the time is loss and losses, there was time I use to uninstall my betting app many times and I end up installating it back, I'm my self motivation because I know I had to try again and that's how I was able to stop that habit, I never give up.


I don't really think there is anything misleading in making a buddy to believe, it's normal thing for people to cheer you up when you don't make it but still, the decision lies on what is in your mind. Even if they give you all the cheer up of not quitting gambling and believe that you have a winning spot awaiting, the rest is in your shoulder and what you do after that is up to you as a person.

Remember that whether you believe or not, if you play games and your prediction matches exactly the outcome from the casino, you will get paid in full whether you believe or not. As a gambler, what you should be after is sharping your skills and how to win next games.

I just heard something like this, because most gamblers give the opposite advice "don't gamble every day".

Even though they may be gambling addicts but they know how gambling works so he can give advice not to gamble every day because we can't win every day so playing too often doesn't make us richer instead it makes us bankrupt.

To get the jackpot is also not about how often we play but this may be random or based on luck. Although the more often we play, the more likely we are to get the jackpot, but this is only a matter of probability and not a guarantee.

These are example of statements made up by Casino owners and betting platform managers to stimulate gamblers to keep gambling so they can keep making profits regardless of whatever position it puts the gamblers financially. I frown at these kinds of casino and gambling platform owners for not drawing the line and encouraging responsible gambling. Those statements put pressure on gamblers who can easily be emotionally manipulated and make them want to try gambling more to win. The pressure they are on while gambling will make them prone to making more mistakes, so loosing more.

This is a fallacy and it's aptly named the gambler's fallacy.

Basically, the chances of each bet are completely independent and are in no way affected by previous bet, loss or win.
It's all luck.

Don't be fooled by fallacies like this, it will only lead to more losses. A healthy gambler will only gamble with what he can afford to lose. Thinking like this will just lead to bigger losses. So stray way from dangerous thought processes like that one OP. It's important to consider that in order for games to remain profitable, the house edge works against the player and you will only be losing in the long term.

I can't agree more with you... there are no guarantees in gambling, so chasing wins can become a disaster in seconds, especially if people decide to chase golden wins at any cost. Gambling should be entertainment, and if we gamble with money we can afford to lose we can push, but if that pushing ends up badly we should stop, more deposits will just lead to more losses. I imagine many of us have been in there and done that, and I guess we know that the results are mostly negative.

Good advice should be about control, about knowing what we are risking. If we risk more than we can handle to lose we will get into problems, simply as that.

this is good advice if you won something and you kept playing more out of greed to win more, then surely you will lose that winnings and may if you lose control on your mind/emotions you will bust your account.
stopping gambling after winning or quitting gambling both are beneficial to player. but I will say quieting gambling is more beneficial then stopping gambling because stopping gambling will save you from upcoming loses.
but quieting gambling will save you money and time. if you play for fun then stopping after winning is good to not lose more.

This is outright dangerous. I wouldn't tell people to continue chasing the gold when in fact there isn't any gold to be had in all of this madness. I'd advise them to treat gambling as a form of entertainment rather than something that will earn them some money. Telling people to continue gambling when there's no certainty in gambling is like telling people to create more problems for themselves, which is NEVER a good thing.

This happens because you never know what the next bet will bring. Imagine that you have a streak of 5 losses and think that it can't go on for much longer so you place your 6th bet and lose and then 7th and lose, each of them only makes you think that you're closer to finally winning the next one and statistically you are but you can't foresee how many of these bets will happen before it turns your way. You are $100 down and it may happen that next one will bring you back to 0 or put you at -200. At some point you'll either break even or lose more, but the hope of breaking even is strong

I've seen this kind of thing here in my country, people buy lottery tickets every day, when they don't have money they take out debt and buy a ticket so they don't spend a day without playing and the saddest part of this is that during the day the person is happy, when the night comes when the results of the lottery winner are announced, the person gets very excited and when they see the results they notice that they didn't win anything so the person starts to get very sad and the next day when they think about giving up and talk to people who are also buying lottery tickets, then the person hears things like: "you can't give up... you have to keep buying until one day you'll be lucky enough to win"

The problem with this is that sometimes we are faced with people who have been playing for many years and have never won anything and if you do math on the money they spent buying lottery tickets all these years, we will see that the value is very high and the person could to have taken and done a business that could have good profits and to have lived very well and to have a good retirement. and they wouldn't have to live thinking about whether they won or not, whether they gave up or continued. and then we need to see to what extent these people have not yet become addicted, because it is very difficult to know whether a person who plays the lottery is addicted or not.

definitely not a good piece of advice. but i guess, we all know it already. most of the time, we are only in denial, hence, we are continuously playing, just to chase further losses. if you are betting on luck-based games, we are only subjecting ourselves to more losses. unless, you are in poker or sports betting where you practically live and breath a particular sports, you have your real chance of recovering those losses. otherwise, you need to slap yourself with the reality that this is gambling and you need to accept the fact that you are at a loss and just call it a day for most of your sessions.

it is not good advice if used to motivate someone to gamble, but it is good advice if it is used to motivate yourself or someone to achieve you or their goal(of course if it doesn't involve gambling). I've heard this being used in gyms by trainers, they usually say "you are one step closer to your goal, do not quit now".

he got angry or got defensive, didn't he? ahaha.

I will say that such gamblers uses those words to encourage themselves after a big loss, so that they can continue chasing their loss. Again it is a say that they use to encourage themselves to continue gambling as long as they have not yet exhausted all their bankroll.

This is a bad advice or say because gambling is based on luck and no one knows which game is the lucky game or which day will be your lucky day. It is people that see gambling to be what can change their poverty state, that will think this way because they just want to have false hope that they will hit it big through gambling. If that day is your lucky day, you might just play one game that will hit the jackpot, and if it is not your lucky day, you will play more than 100 rounds and no win.

One opinion I've always maintained in this this gambling thread is that advising a gambler who's not made up his mind to quit gambling is definitely a waste of time because just immediately after the advice, he'll still continue his gambling activities because gambling is an engagement that can't be easily stopped unless the gambler makes up his mind to do so.
Wether a gambler is addicted in gambling or not, I don't think anyone's opinion or advice can make him stop his gambling engagements