These are actually good guidelines to follow for every gambler, regardless of whether or not the gambler is addicted.
Even more importantly, be realistic in your expectations. We already know the great risks of compulsive gambling. And there's another risk that's rarely mentioned: how the compulsion to gamble can warp your perception of reality. There are so many times that I've found myself betting big when I shouldn't have been because I went into it all in, with the idea that I could beat the house. In reality, this rarely happens.
The pandemic had many different effects and the increase in all kind of addictions is one of them, many people have hobbies that require the participation of other people and when they found themselves alone on their own homes they got depressed and they had a hole on their lives they had to fill with something, and whether they choose alcohol, drugs, gambling or social media we know this is incredibly damaging, which is why it is important to also develop some hobbies which you can use to entertain yourself during these difficult times as the pandemic is far from being over on most countries around the world. Even more importantly, be realistic in your expectations. We already know the great risks of compulsive gambling. And there's another risk that's rarely mentioned: how the compulsion to gamble can warp your perception of reality. There are so many times that I've found myself betting big when I shouldn't have been because I went into it all in, with the idea that I could beat the house. In reality, this rarely happens.
