Topic: Making decisions while betting - page 16. (Read 2886 times)

But unfortunately, many people who used gambling doesn't think about that and thinks that gambling can gives them a way to make money so they playing gambling with some money to make money. But they feel that's not easy as gambling itself is not a way to make money but they don't realize the fact and still playing gambling while they also hope they can win some money. Taking a break for a while from gambling is a must that every people needs to do because that can prevent them not thinking about making money from gambling and introspect that if they are wrong. They can playing gambling but not for making money and only for have fun. If they used gambling as a way to have fun, they will not getting many problems.

I'm not sure why you need to control your emotions while gambling? it seems like you want to make sure you make no mistake in order to earn money.

Emotions is normal, you can bet any team or player you want, you could even bet your favorite team or player even though they rarely to win. As long as you happy when you watch your favorite team or player are playing, winning is just a bonus.

Gambling is supposed to be fun not a stressful event so when you feel like that it overpowers at any point then just take a break from what's bothering it applies to betting on sports as well. We may lose and win that's the part of gambling and we need to accept the fact if we really want gambling to be fun and entertaining or else it's gonna be stressful and make it hard on you which is totally unnecessary in my opinion.

I think you meant to say that we can't control to not have emotions. Human have emotions naturally. The point here is that we need to not have emotions out of control which can affect our mind to have a right decision-making. We can learn strategies and techniques to manage emotions, but true emotional control often comes from within and is honed through real-life experiences. Many people learn from their own mistakes, recognizing the consequences of impulsive or emotionally-driven decisions.

Maintaining emotional control is essential in decision-making, especially in high-pressure situations like gambling. The allure of potential winnings or the fear of loss can trigger intense emotions that cloud judgment and lead to irrational choices. Being aware of these emotional triggers and understanding how they influence behavior is crucial in avoiding impulsive decisions that may have negative consequences. When gamblers play in casinos, there can be external pressures, such as social expectations or the desire to save face, which may influence behavior, particularly during losing streaks. Online gambling makes people have more autonomy and flexibility to control their environment that allow for greater self-regulation and the ability to quit without external pressure.

True, we are just humans that tend to let the emotion take over to make the decision, but if abettor or gambler will be able to suppress their emotions and still think rationally despite the bad situation, then it will be a good advantage for that gambler because he or she most likely avoids being too addicted to gambling or losing money just because of making decisions out of nowhere or fueled by emotions.

But even those strong gamblers are just humans, so I don't think there is a single gambler that didn't ever gamble out of their emotions or under emotion, and that's normal because, as I said, we are just humans, and who's person is able to handle the stress or emotional damage of losing money frequently? Even I admit that I frequently gamble under the effects of my emotions, and of course it turns out bad as I lose funds on that.

I don't think we can totally discard the emotion part when it comes to betting. But as much as possible, be logical with your choices, like when your favourite athlete or team is playing. Even if you are a die-hard fan of them, just consider their chances in the game. You can bet on the opposite team if you think they are getting ahead. Sure, you want your favourite athlete/team to win but in that particular match, are they gonna have the chance to win?


That is very true! Reading won't give you the actual control of emotions. It is how you practice such containment of emotions thru experience. It is adapted every game you bet, or every match played. It is a process of containing your emotions. Also, do remember - don't be too hard on yourself. Move on to the next. Don't linger the pain of a losing bet.

Controlling our emotions would always be the hardest thing to do since as long as we’re alive, our emotions will also become unstoppable to control. So if you think you are having high emotions, then don’t decide to gamble. Gambling will only worsen your emotion whether you’re at loss or at win. Learn to gamble only when you’re calm and relaxed. That way, you can focused more on your bets and more likely you can create more positive decisions that will work in gambling.

Emotions greatly effects your emotions and casinos bank on it to stay on top.  I will add a fifth one, sentimental value.  The most prevalent you will see this in sports betting.  People who sports bet generally bet on sports they like to watch which means they have teams they root for.  Most times they will over value teams they like and not be able to take the emotion out and either bet on them OR against them when they should.  I generally steer clear of any teams I root for because even if I think.im right I feel like my judgement is clouded.

As humans, it's extremely hard to detach from your emotions when making decisions. It will always be there even if you don't want it to. In order to not get emotions in the way of your decision making, you should start ignoring it slowly. It's a slow process, but if you're doing it consistently, you'll have no problem ignoring emotions on difficult situations such as choosing a bet between your gut feeling and what the numbers and facts say.

Be a robot if you may. It helps a lot, though in order to achieve such nonchalance, you have to work your way into it, and it takes a long while.

We can't control the emotions by reading and article how to do it, it just has to happen naturally to us and most of the realise it from their own mistakes and smart people realise from others mistakes but the thing is same, we need to stay under our limits and can't force the emotions to influence your decision making ability.

In casinos where we physically appear may have extra pressure to bet more while we are losing and the reason is obvious because we don't want to project ourselves as a loser but in online casino there is no such pressure we are having full freedom to quit anytime we want.

Most times, some people enter the gambling platform when they are already having a bad day and their emotions are already on the negative side.
 
Instead of looking for other things to do to clear their mind and head, most of them decide to go to the casino to play in order to get their mind off things, but rather they always end up spoiling things as their judgement will be affected based on their current state of mind. 
 
So someone like this can't just take a deep breath and place their bet because it's not going to work, and they are not even going to consider that instead, it's a way to place their bet and make their emotions play the game for them.

Sane or not, there will always be biases that you'd fall under when you make decisions, more especially when you gamble. I've seen people fall for stupid fallacies which then lead them to lose all their money and then some more. Which is also why when I fell to gambling addiction and started my recovery program, I made it a point and a promise to myself to never fall for any more biases in the future should I go back to gamble, and if I do fall for biases, let it be objectivity and sound logic.

Years forward, I'm as clean as one can be, and while I still gamble I continue to keep the promise I made with myself, and have been using logic and objective knowledge when I gamble. I even employ strats that would ensure that I don't lose my shit whenever I gamble. I still lose money that's for sure, but it's money that doesn't come from my pocket anymore and money that I could afford to lose tenfold without me having to beg for scraps on the streets. I don't wanna sound like I just survived something horrible (which I did) but then again I guess it just can't be helped when you're able to crack the secret of actually gambling for entertainment and not losing your marbles over every loss you incur when gambling.

I agree with you, emotions have a big influence in decision making in gambling. Bad moods and anger can make our decisions irrational and make bets with risks and bet sizes that are beyond our habits. In the past I often made mistakes like that, now I try to avoid them, if my emotions are not good it is better to stop gambling and divert myself to other activities.

It's difficult to control our emotions, when we win we raise our bets as if we are invincible, when we lose we also raise our bets in the hope that one win will bring everything back. Apart from being a matter of luck, gambling is also a matter of emotional control so I really agree with your post

I'm gambling when it comes to regulating our emotions, it kicks off the moment the gambler has decided that they are going to bet. It is not spontaneous but a kind of special skill that has been developed over the years of gambling. In regulating emotions the gambler could have a built up their gambling budget so much that they automatically know the percentage of their income going into gambling and never default on it.

I am thinking that controlling ones emotion is something a person is very hard to possess. For someone who could easily control it, I call it talent LOL. I mean sometimes, we tend to go beyond our threshold, a limit we set for ourselves to control our gambling activities. Even if you go extra $1 beyond your budget, that is lowkey losing your control over your emotion and something you don't want to happen is when it grows into a large scale excessive betting where you complete lost your control over your emotions and your gambling activities. We have to always remember that huge thing are usually started being small, so that's something we need to be wary of, those small excessive bets we made.

Having a tracker can be a big help, it can remind you about your previous bet and help you decide out of your emotion. Being too emotional is not safe in gambling, because if you fall into that emotion then you might make a decision that you’ll regret later on. Gambling is very tricky and we know the risk of it, being too emotional should not be your goal and instead, you should focus more on creating and committing to your betting strategy.

And that's why those wise gamblers that have experience, it will help them figure out to make decisions properly as they gamble. Those that don't have, they will still gather those experiences for them to control themselves and have an idea on how the experienced ones control their emotions.

Losing streak are normally part of someone's gambling experience. And from there, it will teach the gambler on how to control such emotions when he's too hyper and seems that no one is able to control him.

I agree that we're bound to do the wrong things but from there, you'll not always be glad to do it and that's why realization will strike on you about on how you should avoid getting into these ugly situations.

Yep, that is true, and this is what I heard from recovering addicts as well, it's all about our emotions when we gamble. Every emotions that we feel, we go to gambling. When we are mad, we go to gambling. When we are sad and want comfort we go to gambling. So everything boils to our emotions that time and we turn to gambling to somewhat satisfy or overcome it.

But it's very wrong and that's why we should learn to control it and make better judgement before we go to gambling and then lose big money. And then we regret, but then come back for more, until we turn into gambling addicts.

When you're making decisions while betting, it's key to stay focused on the game and have a clear plan in case things go south. Keeping a cool head will prevent you from making rash choices that could mess up your game.

In addition to breath control, regular breaks and physical exercises are needed: Try to take breaks during the game to relax and do small physical exercises such as walking or stretching. This will help you keep your mind clear and prevent fatigue.
These methods can help you keep control of yourself and make informed decisions while gambling.

We eventually learned to do that as we matured or gained a lot of experience, controlling our emotions in gambling is something you don't learn overnight, even the best advice will not work, experience is still the best teacher and what shapes us into a better gambler.

Everything is easier said and done until you experience how it feels, based on my experience and all the gamblers I met, all of them forget all that they've read on how to control their emotions and make the right decision, greed plays a big factor in whatever decision you do in gambling, and you can only control your greed through experience.
I thought I knew how to control my greed until I took a risk of putting everything that I had because some guy happened to give me a tip on a bet that did not turn out to be the winner, It was an experience about always having second thoughts.