Here are two things to take note of before gambling
1.have a budget:it's very crucial to set a budget, decide how much money you are comfortable spending on gambling
Always stake what you can afford to lose. Have a limit and stick to it, doing it this way wouldn't put you under
Pressure and anxiety
2.Take breaks:This is a very important point..gambling can be very addicting especially when we start excepting a lot from it
From the first point I made I said you should always stake what you can afford to lose but it's important to
Take regular breaks especially when your losses are more than your wins.give yourself time to recover cause it's all about maintaining a healthy balance...I hope this helps someone out there
Yeah, we heard this kind of advise already and takes to the OP for the reminder. However, it's more to it, I mean having a limit is good but most of the times there are gamblers that are really out of control or even beginners because maybe they think that they can win or play more money to enjoy and have some fun.
It boils down to self control, as long as you can control yourself, specially in losing. Because that could be the start if you lose and then didn't take a break. So we need to take control and not let our emotions get the better of our selves and then becoming addicts because we didn't take a break or trying to recoup our losses.
You are right by the way, self control in gambling is something a player must practise from the very beginning of their their gaming journey, in other for the gambler to get used to it and have it as part of him, this among several other benefits will ensure that that the gambler never fall into that pit of gambling addiction.
Self control is very important to practise as long as responsible gambling is concerned, so no matter the excitement one feels while gambling, he or she must know when to stop and look for some other things to do so as to find some balance.
But for the already addicted player or gambler, self control is completely impossible, an addicted gambler cant control him or herself, which is why we refer to them as addicted in the first place, so what an addicted gambler need to do is, first, find a way to get free from gambling addiction, leave gambling completely for like a year or two years for their brain to reset itself and get used to functioning properly without gambling, then after this healing process is over, the player can decide if he or she still wants to gamble, if yes, then he or she can start over again and make sure to this time, put in practise, all the responsible gambling tips like the ones mentioned by the op.