Topic: Let’s talk superstitions - page 2. (Read 661 times)

Every country has superstitions, urban legends, myths, and "magic." Some are well-known, and some aren't. Many people continue to believe in them and some try to preserve them, as a kind of national heritage of their country. Like the fairy tales, we tell to the children (or used to tell).
In any case, I believe that anything that makes you dysfunctional in any sense is not good. Wearing an "amulet" or having your socks be a different color because you believe that this way you will win is not a problem. Many times, however, the limits are crossed and your whole life revolves around these prejudices and superstitions alone and it becomes an illness. Anyone can think that it affects their betting in some way, but we all know that such a thing is simply not true.

If we talk about superstition, there are actually many contexts that we can review. superstition is not always about something silly, we even have urban legend stories related to superstition. well, we can sort all of that and review it again. question, and it is important for us to reflect on, is it important for us to relate it to our social life. speaking in the context of gambling, there are many stories and superstitions involved in it and some of them have been shared by OP in this thread. to be honest, there are many stories related to superstition in my country and gambling is no exception. most of the superstitious phenomena are associated with lottery betting, which in many countries there are always those who use methods that link techniques or let's say superstitious formulas. well, in principle this depends on how superstition started in one area and developed among its people. like it or not, things like this will always exist, especially related to the human source itself. in gambling practice, however, superstition is never free from the people who associate it. it is difficult to explain and difficult to believe, but this phenomenon is real and exists. even though, we say it is ridiculous. I personally never associate superstition with gambling, moreover I prefer sports betting which is not too closely related to superstitious methods.

Superstition beliefs are not common in these days and I don't think any country still practiced those those things. In those days they were some beliefs that if we do that those things it would affect us or others and in some communities gambling was one those superstitions. Most of those superstitions are not existing because religious is taking over the traditional way of life. And Superstition beliefs came from traditional beliefs. But it is the lucky game is still reigning now. If you loss a game then it is a bad luck while if you win then good luck. And even at that, it is those traditionalist are still believing on superstition. And many gamblers still believing.

I have a casual superstitious belief which is in playing slot games, if you think that the new slot games do not give a huge win to you like used before, you must need to change a game first and try your luck and then take back again to that slot games and try again. Sometimes when I get a dead spin I restart the game itself and then try my uck again. Well it works sometimes but not not all the time. When I feel my emotions get carried away that's the time I stop playing for a while and then make a call for today, sometimes its a sign that you must need to take a rest and not get carried away with your emotions, still I'm in a self awareness in my gambling habit.

I think that superstition in gambling is for serious gamblers and addicts, any event that happens more than once and it precedes loses, will be seen as bad luck. For people that gambles for fun and don't take it too seriously, I doubt that they will have any superstitious believe. Events might have happened coincidentally more than once and people will capitalize on it to mean that it brings bad luck. People who believe in superstition should understand that gambling is based on luck, what made you to lose today can make you to win another day, so superstition shouldn't be taken seriously in gambling.

Superstition is usually something of the mind, if you believe, then it may just work for you, if you doubt them and find them ridiculous, its effect will avoid you.
There must be gamblers who picked this number and then still won. I do not think casino or casino algorithm considers superstition, if the winning number the algorithm picks is 13, the number will not change because there is a superstition around it.
Or what if the casino has one entrance and exit
Small sense to it is that if you see a depressed gambler leaving the casino rather than a happy one, it can affect your psychology.

Honestly this particular one sounds so funny and interesting, i have never heard of such before in my life that whistling while gambling can cause bad luck, for me I think this act can make one to lose concentration,  that's is what I think though because I don't think superstition works in gambling.  

People may have superstitious when it comes to gambling but I don't think they should be too rely and confident in the believe they have because I know as far as gambling is concerned it can never be predicted.  Gambling is a game of luck and this happens so naturally,  I don't think any believe can influence the luck that is in gambling to take place, if people are too superstitious in gambling I think they may go extreme to gamble so much believing their belief can give them what they want in gambling.

Meanwhile, if there's any form of creation that should be accused of utmost diabolism, it's humans! They're quick to believe they've been jinxed and that's why they're broke, but these same set of people are jobless.... How does that sound to a logical thinker? So most of them adulterate their religious beliefs and it's passed down from GENERATIONS TO GENERATIONS!!!

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OP, this whole thing has nothing to do with your superstitious believes whatsoever... If your so-called superstitions were to be true, life would (in one way or the other) issue us a dead end... Yunno what that means...
That's like tryna imprison your MIND to be subjective to one lifestyle, pattern of progress, rules and obnoxious laws that exist nowhere else except in yo head!  What a stupid way to live life!

You might be just manifesting the results from superstitious beliefs. Like thinking that maybe something happened because you did something specific is what strengthens this belief.

Superstitions can be fun to learn about but it may throw you off of your game. Sometimes, people get too anxious about following a certain ritual or method that they end up not doing well playing afterwards.

This is what I am worried about if I think about superstitions.

I don't even have a favorite number in the game of roulette. I don't consider 13 to be an unlucky number.

I never whistle during the game (solely because I can't whistle at all). At the same time, in my country there is a saying - "Don't whistle, or you won't have any money!"

In general, I have a principle - I usually believe in good omens, but I don't believe in bad ones. When I leave the house for important business, I usually sit on a chair (right before leaving the apartment) - for luck. But this ritual has a very pragmatic justification - during this time, while you sit motionless on the chair, you can remember some important things (for example, that you forgot to turn off the gas or the light in the apartment).

In general, I am probably too pragmatic to believe in various superstitions. If you think about it, I don't have any special rituals before the start of the game. I just place a bet and wait for the result.

I try to avoid numbers which represent negative meanings and I don't feel comfortable when I win by hitting such numbers. Also, I don't finish my betting session with one of those numbers as the last placed bet, so I continue playing until I get them out of my sight. Moreover, I like to finish betting only when I hit rounded numbers on my balance. Let's say I've profited 9800 satoshis so far. Then, I'm going to hit the 10.000 satoshis mark before quitting, as it gives a sense of mission accomplished, while the first score gives the impression of something incomplete.

It's not advisable, though. Because it's possible to compromise the entire profit of the gambling session just for a tiny profit of 200 satoshis which doesn't worth after all. With that in mind, I feel less tempted to pursue rounded numbers on my final balance.

All those things are superstitious believes which I don't normally buy such ideas. There's this other believe that if you share your game with someone else, it will cause you bad luck and that when you stole someone's and bet on it, it will bring bad luck. Somethings can just happen coincidentally, that's it.

Gambling is gambling and superstition is another thing, it depends on how you treat it and also whether you believe in it or not, for me honestly I don't really care about it but maybe for some people rituals are something important to do before they enter the casino.
I also have a friend who makes online casino games his favorite type of game, usually often before he plays he will flip through all the features in the game he wants to play, such as increasing and decreasing the number of multipliers in about 5 minutes along with several other features which the ritual is believed to bring good luck, although for him it is very important but for me it is quite silly, but yes as I said above that it depends on each person's beliefs and beliefs.

It depends on the person, there are people who are afraid to return home if they forgot something, because they will be unlucky, or those who are afraid when a black cat crosses their path. I don’t know which category I would put myself in, maybe I still have some superstitions, this was brought up from childhood by my mother, so it’s not so easy for me to get rid of it. I have a friend who has a black cat, and he absolutely does not believe in anything like that, so I have an example for comparison, superstitions are most likely useless.)

In have this belief that we as individuals believe in things both superstitious things and not. Only when we believe in those things they can have an influence in our life. If you don't acknowledge that those things exist everything we just be a myth to you. People may complain that they have been influenced by these things but you will be exempted.

Let me add a 6th one to the list.

6. The left hand: In most African countries using your left hand to take money can be referred to be bad. Many believe that if you take money to be used for something with your left hand, you might be unfortunate. In gambling, gambling with your left hands, or paying a local a casino to bet for you with your left hand might seem wrong.

Trust me, this is my first time hearing about the unlucky 13 and you are right about it. The triskaidekaphobia has been common among people with OCD, and those with strong beliefs on the number 13. Hotels, apartments, or any building with more than 12 floors are generally made to serve the public. They ensure they provide comfort and keep their customer's minds at ease by eliminating the number 13 just as you said its either called 14 or 12B or 14A.

There are still many people discuss about superstitions in this forum including @OP, this mean they somewhat believe in superstitions, if they don't believe in superstitions, they won't even create a thread and ask other people's opinion.

Red mean brave, gambling is high risk of losing money and not many people dare to gamble because other people think gambling is a sin or has no morality.

Greatest in lying, right?

There are cultures that superstitious beliefs are part of their lives specially in gambling. And just like you said, the Chinese, it's been with them this beliefs ever since and so they are just one culture. And mostly it is also in Asian region that do have this, but there could be part in other world.

But then again, if you are really a gambler then nothing is wrong with believing in this thing. However, it's not the only one, still boils on luck if you play luck base games. And then strategy and knowledge in games like poker. And then you analyze the games when you are in sports betting.

Superstitions will still exist in every where and some gamblers still believe that things. But maybe we never meet those gamblers so we can say that no gamblers will believe superstitions. When we go to some places that still believe about superstitions, that will no surprise because that can related to their culture and their belief. Asian can be an example for that although that already reduced a lot where young generations will not believe something that is not seen. But if we talk about traditional gambling, maybe that thing still exist and be used by some gamblers because they are believe superstitions.

But in this digital era, I doubt there are still superstitions like that believed by gamblers, it just that in the 5 things you mentioned I still believe in red as bringer of luck and of course this belief has become kind of culture for some regions and certain groups.
Color red is indeed symbol of courage and strength, even the Chinese consider it bringer of prosperity and luck and I in roulette game always choose red over black in betting on color selection for the table in numbers and it true that red brings victory more often.

as the greatest sports bettor of all time, I can confidently say that superstitions are BOGUS! just do proper research and you'll win, I think I've won 23 of my last 24 bets by doing proper research and following my gut