Topic: Recording gambling activities - page 6. (Read 1234 times)

Yes, just like me on which it is really something that i dont want to do on the moment that i have lost money on which i wont really be tending to look back because it would really be that making things worst on which on the moment that you've seen that your loses are becoming bigger then it would really be that impulsive and the worst thing is that you would really be that playing even more on which it would be causing even more loses.
This is why it would be important that on the moment that you are playing gambling then you should really be that not tending to look back on how much you do lost. Just make it sure that the amounts that you are using is really just that only on the amount that you can afford to lose and not something that spending your life savings on which majority is really that been doing and this is why they do mess up.

You should really be that careful when it comes to gambling whether you would really be tracking your activity or not. The main key on here is that moderation and control with your mind and emotions.
Because if you dont have these things then most likely you would really be that losing money and something that could mess up your life if you wont be that careful on the actions that you are taking.
This is why you should really be that considerable on taking up such decisions or steps.

I do not not think keeping such records will be of help to some people, it might even make things worse. I remember my early days in the university when I would gamble without any wins, I didn't feel good about it. The few times I won were just like a compensation for all the bad days, keeping such records would not be helping matters.

What then is the point of keeping records of your gambling activities if you aren't going to restrict your gambling activities? Gamblers who chase losses already know that they have more losses than they've won so far but they keep playing hoping to cover up such losses. Keeping such gambling records might be useful to some people, but many others would be triggered or motivated by such records to gamble even more than they should.

I think that he just wants to keep track of how much money he lost on a given month. Some people need that to stop dreaming and go back to solid ground.

I don't do that because I treat each session as a separate event. When I end it, I withdraw the money and next time I start playing I remember that last time and how much I made/lost.

What's the whole point of keeping these records???

Is this going to be used as some kind of evidence that your bookie is scamming you or something

Tbh, sorry to say this but this sounds amateurish because the second you start counting your losses over a session of gambling...trust me the next step will be you trying to recover that money... and if you ask any experienced gambler, they will tell you it never ends in your favor when it comes to chasing losses!!

Though not to overlook gambling history, this act can actually help to establish which markets you are making profits or know which markets hit you the most so that you can avoid...

Maybe, I can't say for sure, because I've never tried it at all. however, it seems that having gambling management is a very good thing for gamblers. specifically, for those who actively bet regardless of the type of game. Well, whatever the gamblers' ideas, the bottom line is that the gambling we do doesn't have a bad impact. the point is, maybe this idea will really help us gamblers. however, I really have never done it. The problem is, it all depends on how we act about this hobby. I mean, if we as gamblers don't have good control over the gambling we do, whatever idea we have for managing gambling, whether it's like what you discussed in this discussion, we will always encounter various obstacles.

But there's no harm for someone to try it, even though it's not a mandatory habit. That's why I'm saying that it's possible that we can apply things like this to help us, even though we always encounter obstacles and difficulties in controlling the gambling we do. This idea can help, but it all comes back to the gamblers. The problem is, something that is not mandatory is difficult for us to conceptualize. Even staying committed and consistent is quite complicated for us to apply, especially when we bet, whether we win or lose. So, so that ideas like the ones we discuss run as they should. It requires commitment and consistency in its implementation, especially for someone who actively gambles.

But make it sure that you wont really be able to make yourself that being impulsive at the moment that you are seeing that your loses is keeping on piling up, because usually people do become that impulsive at the moment that they would really be able to see for themselves that their loses is getting bigger then this is where they would really be that becoming even more impulsive about on the actions that they are making. Instead on trying out to see those tracking for the sake of monitoring that they should stop but it do ended up on that different situation on which they are really that ending up on chasing up those loses because they've seen that they
had lost so much. If  you could be able to control that urge then its good but if you do saw that you are already that chasing then this one isnt that good for you.

Tracking with your gambling activity is something not really that a bad idea as long you do able to control your mind and emotions then there would really be no issues for you to be able
to encounter because the only shit thing that could happen is on the moment that you would really be chasing up your loses.

Anytime we see winning more than our lose we will always be happy to gamble more because we have a good gamble records. When one is a responsible gambler he will not be worried to check his bet history because he already knows he's a responsible gambler. One who's not a responsible gambler shouldn't check his gamble records because it might make him or her to chase his loses.

Not everyone can keep a record of gambling activities especially those who become addicted to gambling. But there are some people who occasionally gamble they definitely keep this in mind. A few days ago i saw someone's gambling records but there were more wins than losses. I forbade him to always bet on gambling but he was more encouraged by this record. When you have a high winning record you will always rush to place bets on gambling.

Probably this method can be useful for some people because they can calculated how much money they spent in gamble but unfortunately it won't work for me and previously i have been done it and just like majority people at here that my lost statistics is higher than my winning statistics but i just realized what i am done is useless for me because when i see the amount of money i have spent on gambling it stresses me out then after that i have decide to stopped doing that because for me self control and discipline is more necessary in gambling besides that i never set my mind to gamble to earn money because it can makes me under pressure while i am lost so for me just gamble with money that can afford to lost and for fun and entertainment and if i am lucky then i would be very happy and cashout my money but if i am lost then let it be and leave the game

Sorry, but I do not think keeping such record will play any positive role In a gambler's lifestyle, or in that life of the gambler rather.

I personally have always believed that some things in life are better left either said or unrecorded, and our gambling activities are one of those things I believe that it's better not to keep a record of it, most especially if you don't want to ever feel heartbroken that you may start to or want to consider quitting gambling, this opinion may be completely different for some other people, but it is the best for me because, I do not gamble majorly as a means of making money, I sometimes gamble just to have fun, and it makes no sense keeping a record of money I spent on just to have fun.

For accuracy, since the recording should be done immediately after every gambling session of the day, I don't think there is a possibility of such a thing leading to gambling addiction; it's just record-taking after all and nothing more than that.
 
Let's take, for instance, if I gamble three times a week and each day I gamble, I bring out my notepad and take record of the activity, both the loss and the winning of that very day, and such a record continues for the whole week until it extends to the end of the year.
 
It will only take me a little time to compile the entire record to see if I have been spending more on gambling or if I have actually won something over that period. I don't see this leading to gambling addiction from my own point of view.

When a gambler forgets to track how he's been spending or wagering money in the casino. It'll be a difficult time for the player to know if he's been making nice monetary moves or not. The period spent in recording these expenses also helps in reminding the gambler the importance of staying cautious about his gambling habit. Writing down numerous times huge amount of money in the record openly shows the gambler he's been making mistakes. And as well, know, where all his money has been headed to. It's better known than not aware. This then pushes the player to cut down his expenses. As a daily reminder works magic in changing people's bad gambling habit. It's quite a responsive means of examining our gambling behavior.

       -     You have a point, mate, even if it's just for me, and since I'm not addicted to gambling, but I only play when I want to have fun or pass the time, I also think that I don't need it.
I will record the gambling I do, especially if the money I gamble is limited.

That's what a responsible gambler is supposed to be, right? That's why I do the same; it's also a good habit to get used to because we can control the money we want to lose while gambling, and it's really just a bonus if we're lucky enough to win in the end while gambling.

I could be discipline even if I will not track my gambling activities. What I would do is very simple, I'll allocate a certain percentage of my income to gamble and when I consume it all, I will take a break and will start again once I have an income. IMO, the point of tracking our activities is to determine the profitability, so if we were able to mange our bankroll right and our tracking report resulted to a profit ( like more wins than losses) then that's the time we have to consider making gambling as serious venture, but I'm referring to gambling that we can use our skills, like sports betting.

Discipline people will budget their monthly money for gambling, so they already know how much money they can afford to lose. Sometime they track their gambling activities.

But, indiscipline people will not budget their monthly money, they will spend how much money they want. If they didn't budgeting, I really doubt they want to track their gambling activities since it require more effort.

Instead of having to take notes in my opinion it is quite complicated, because sometimes it is very lazy to write especially talking about gambling which incidentally will forget about something else when you want or have played.

It's better to do budgeting and gambling, for example in one month you will use how many percent for gambling so you don't need to record every time you deposit, it's quite complicated, because if you already have a budget maybe you will also easily calculate the exact amount you will use for gambling either one month one year or however long you will be able to see the probability of spending.

No matter how small their budget is for gambling, in my opinion it is mandatory to record their activities in their expenditure as a reminder to them, if they experience continuous losses they will reflect on what they have recorded so far and how much they have spent so far. to gamble. In fact, people who have played sometimes find it difficult to control their money because they lose when they play and at that time they continue to add to their deposit to play again, this is what makes them fall deeper into bankruptcy.

The truth is that I've never taken a record of my gambling activities and I don't think I will start now because I see no reason for it. But regarding your question, I say that it can't be bad keeping records. Keeping records whether useful or not can't harm you, especially such like this that can be used to evaluate one's performance for improvement.

But I hope the keeper of this kind of record can actually utilize it because if you keep it from now till 50 years, if you are not finding the purpose for it to achieve the goal of evaluation, then that is a waste. I said that because I have a few friends who keep records at random, but most times, the moment they have the record is the moment they forget it there, to the point that they have too many records stored but still not improving in their gambling.

On another thought too, this can lightly be recorded in our minds, and when we are serious about a change or improvement, we can easily achieve that without recording too much. I often do this silently and immediately I cite an error, I correct it in my next try and it has been positive in all my online risky activities.

I don't actively do it because I already have a program that does it for me, Poker Tracker.

But it seems to me that the average casino user is not going to do it because the way they bet is more emotional than rational. If someone were to use a similar program or use an Excel to keep track of total bets, wins and losses, they would see a clear tendency to lose money in the long run. The more you bet the more money you lose. So the logical conclusion would be to stop betting. But as I say, as successful as the gambling industry is, I think most gamblers don't even want to see that. They want to keep betting for the thrill of the game.

Track our gambling activities will be important to know how much money we can use to gambling. But that will not easy as it say because we must discipline to manage our money and will not break our rules. The key here is how to allocates your money to be used for playing gambling and with your expenses so you will not use much money to playing gambling while you can fills your daily needs.

Track gambling activities can also helps us to check how much our losses and wins so we can start reducing our losses by limits our money to playing gambling. Maybe it will difficult for the first time because we must write all of things related our gambling activities so we can do that as our daily routine. But that will worth to do as that can be our helps to control our gambling activities.