Topic: Know when to stop - page 38. (Read 4606 times)

I think all gamblers have experienced feelings like this, it is difficult to stop as long as the money is still there because we hope that soon we might hit the jackpot. Maybe this is one of the reasons why we gamble without a strategy and cannot control ourselves, so we are carried away by uncertain expectations.

I understand what you mean, maybe when we win we can immediately stop and withdraw some of the profits we earn. but the problem is that when you haven't won and still have money, this often happens, relying on the hope that maybe the jackpot will come soon, we should be able to stop first and develop another strategy. Because the problem is not just stopping when gambling is taking place, but rather learning to control yourself and doing it in a balanced way, such as maintaining priorities before placing a bet. that's when you know you can stop or overcome a gambling problem.

The concept of stopping is what is difficult for many gamblers who are addicted. Immediately they have the idea to stop gambling for a while, it creates a big mental barrier in their head that it is going to be difficult time for them ahead. To conquer this barrier and avoid it in general, instead of planning to stop which can immediately generate a lot of tension about if the gambler will be able to meet up to the new plan, you should plan to take a long pause from gambling as a way of restructuring to come back. When you plan to take a long pause your mind can easily accept it and will not create a lot of conflict but when you plan to take a stop your mind makes the process and everything you are planning to do look impossible.

Maybe just stop being greedy. When you are losing and you still keep playing because you want to get back what you've lost or when you start winning and you start thinking you're lucky so you continue gambling your winnings. Everything ends up with being greedy when it comes to gambling. You cannot control your emotions and your urge to keep gambling because you have a certain goal of winning. If you're not greedy, you'll know when to stop but if your greediness filled you, that's when addiction takes place.

In some cases you have to use your own strategy. A person will get rid of gambling addiction if he always participates in gambling using his own strategy. The cases where the OP asked to stop gambling are definitely correct. When a person is in doubt about gambling then that person should be stopped from gambling because doubt can never bring good results to a person. I never participate in match gambling. I use a certain fund on the gambling platform and I don't use more than a certain fund. And especially, I use the amount of money I can lose on gambling platforms to sustain myself.

The other name for this is reset, and every responsible should learn the art of resetting, a five-minute break will do wonders to reset your mind and free you from stress when you are experiencing the stress of a long losing streak, it clears your mind and make you think clearly, so when you feel clouded with your decision, try reset not just stopping but taking a long relaxation like deep breathing.

I'm not saying that you should learn how to do Yoga, a simple relaxation deep breathing and clear your mind and relax so when you comeback you are in a better position to choose your bets, which may convert to winnings.

Should you only stop because you're loosing, you can choose to continue gambling even when you're loosing as far as you're gambling responsibly and all that you care about is the fun you have and not the losses you're making, if you choose to stop, will you also continue to following day or remains like that without gambling.


This is all about addiction and when you noticed something like this, then try to find a remedy to fix in yourself before it gets too late and you're addicted beyond control.


The only channel I could recommend here is to invest your money, if you don't, you will end up spending all with time before realizing.

I agree with this, sometimes people don't realize that they have gone so far that in the end they don't realize that they can't live without gambling, spending their time just gambling and also spending their money on gambling, that's clearly unhealthy and uncontrolled and even not worth continuing because it will be bad in the end if you continue with this bad habit of continuing to gamble without control and forgetting yourself.

I also gamble on weekends so it's not that I can't live without gambling, I can even afford not to gamble for a whole month or more so I don't feel gambling is something that I have to play, but if there is someone who already feels like that" can't live without gambling" it will definitely be difficult to cure it because it is included in the category of gambling addiction.

It depends on the gambler, sometimes those who have won big won't necessarily stop gambling, let alone divert their money, for example, into business, because the way to manage money in gambling is different from managing money in business, this will never be the same, so in my opinion, if you win really big and gamble you still With good control, everything will be safe if transferred to someone who is good at organizing and managing finances. Anyone who is a gambler definitely needs a financial advisor so they can manage their finances properly. There's no need to rush to channel the winnings to other places that we don't understand, let alone use for fun.

There are multiple factors why a gambler needs to stop and try again next time. It's normal to stop gambling, we can't keep gambling without taking some rest. We all can get tired. Op is only concerned about those who find it difficult to stop even when on a series of losses. Whether a player is not quitting after losing lots of his money, he can still be on a good shape of gambling. It's their decision and not everyone do the same thing every day. A lot of gamblers have found themselves in a condition where they can't help but continue gambling, due to unique reasons. Many gamblers after the experience cautions themselves not to repeat same mistake again. So, what Op just said is mainly for those who repeat the same mistake over and over. Not knowing how to stop is the main problem. We all know when to stop, after exhausting the money.

In the end, just make sure you have a brain to think with your logic, if you don't have a brain or your brain stop stopped working, I'm not surprised if someone end up become a gambling addict.

To know if gambling affect your personality and your life, just ask to people around you and if you have something that you're not fulfilled due to not enough money, you can make try to evaluate yourself.

This is the problem that beginner gamblers do have. They want to gamble to try their luck and see if they are going to make money from gambling, but gambling is not like that. Both bookies and casinos do it in such a way that gamblers have the highest probability of losing while them making money from the gamblers. A gambler need to have gambling budget and no money that he is not able to lose should be put on his or her gambling budget. I remember when I startrd to gamble, I have such bad mind, but I later come to my senses that I have been a fool all this time until I realized that I can not make money from gamble like the way I think about it before I started to gamble.

Im sure all of the gamblers aware of these, but always forget about it when there is still a balance in our gambling account or wallet.
In reality, our mindset after winnings = must play again to win more and more, and when lose = must play again to chasing the losses.

Lets be honest to ourselves, most of the times we wont listen to any advice to stop gambling no matter if we win or lose.
On gambling, "experience is the best teacher". Just gamble wisely and bet with the money we can afford to lose.

Immediately control your mental state after experiencing a crushing defeat, at least rest yourself and remain a healthy gambler.

Take control of your winnings and enjoy some of the money to buy what you need. Risk management after a big win usually wants to increase the bet. In fact it will trap you into an initial situation where the balance becomes Zero.

Always have a betting allocation, If your allocated funds for today have run out then follow the rules. Always wait for your next allocation according to the schedule you have made.

When you start gambling, it means that from the start you are ready to lose and in any way, if in the end it becomes a burden, it means you have misdefined entertainment. Entertainment means wasting money, money that has been prepared to be lost.

Summarizing all that, it's like you are telling a gambler to just stop gambling. Well, it's not a gamble anymore if you keep on stopping whenever reality hits you that high risk is involved in this type of game.
Those who win big will not stop, I am sure of that. They will try to play more until their profits are halved and then they will use the other 50 percent to chase the other half that was lost. I can tell because I've been there, I want to test my luck so I go for more but the truth is not everything will go our way and the gambling sites will try to get it all back.
The other strategy for him is playing a different game after winning big amounts. Not a casino game if you win it there. Sports, eSports, or other games that don't rely on the system for you to win. Live games could also be a good choice as long as you know what you are doing.
But if a gambler doesn't really enjoy it anymore, then yes he could stop anytime he wants and just enjoy all the profits as a whole. Greed will not be easy to control but once you decide to withdraw it and pressed that button, it's like a thorn was taken out of your body. It's feels great.

Not sure if someone could be category called a successful gambler.


I guess all of this have been discussed or at least all gamblers knows this before playing. However, if you are in the table or like playing a slot machine, all of this is thrown out of the window specially if you are in the losing end.

And it's not always that you are going to win, and it's hard to stop even if you are on top because of greed factor.

Not sure as well if the OP has implemented this strategy on his gambling or if he indeed gambled in his life to advise this.

It's easy to advice to stop but when you start gambling it's one of the most difficult thing to do. Aside from profit we can't deny the fact that the thrill and fun that gambling brings makes it addictive. Once you start gambling you lose common sense and sometimes go above what you can spend in gambling. It's best to keep in mind to gamble with moderation and just enjoy gambling as much as possible and know your limits when gambling.

It is often very difficult to stop in time, because it constantly seems that just a little bit more and the long-awaited winnings will come, and maybe even the jackpot. Often a person quits digging when there are only a couple of centimeters of earth left before the treasure. Therefore, you should be guided mainly by the degree of risk and the possible size of the debt

The point is you have to stop. At some point, whatever happens to your session, it will come to an end. Whether you win, lose, feel happy, feel sad, entertained, bored, or whatever, the games have to end at a certain point.

I am reminded of the song The Gambler by Kenny Rogers in which the gambler reminded the narrator that if he wants to "play the game", he has to "learn to play it right". And part of playing it right is to "know when to walk away".

Not knowing when to stop when you're gambling is what leads to having more loses and if not controlled will degenerate to addiction. Chasing loses is the worst form of not knowing when to stop, because the more you gamble and lose, then continue to gamble more to be able to recover loses will eventually lead to desperation and until the gambler exhausts all his money before reality will down on him that he should have stopped long before then.

Every gambler must be disciplined to know the perfect time to stop after a big win, inorder not to greedily continue gambling immediately to increase the win and eventually losing everything. Discipline to stop when a gambler has exhausted the amount budgeted for gambling. A responsible gambler is the one that knows when to stop and when to come back another day.

We appreciate this kind of topic, which gives advice on self-control or whatever it is about being responsible about gambling to avoid anything bad that may happen from gambling. But sad reality: no matter how many topics or similar topics exist and are being created in this section, if these words cannot reach those gambling addicts or people with gambling problems, then there is no sense, because how could they be enlightened if they can't read them? What's the solution? Us how? Then if we know someone who is undergoing gambling problems, then it could be our duty to give them awareness about this forum and section, or we can be ourselves the ones who will wake them up and remind them of what they are doing wrong. Don't just create a topic about this concept; voice out to those who are not reading it; spread awareness publicly. Maybe those who are already here who have gambling problems can be aware, but how about those who aren't here?.

Thanks for this reminder, this is very helpful especially to our newbies here in forum. Since we want to avoid any kind of worst behavior like addiction, you'll should read and analyze this thread. We need to become aware when to stop gambling and OP shared the tips when to stop. Gambling should play with fair and balance because if we can't balance and limit ourself, in the end we will become addicted to it. I don't want to discourage other people to gamble but we need to know and assess ourself first prior entering gambling world.