Topic: Stop gambling if you don’t have free time to do it - page 12. (Read 1492 times)

Like we all know that gambling when we are very busy it's bad and can lead to loses. When you gamble during your work time it shows that you are not serious with your work and it's also shows that guy are gradually becoming addicted to gambling.
It's make no sense when you keep your job aside and concentrate on gamble. As I know, gamble can not provide meal on your table, so when you want to gamble makes sure to gamble on your free time and still gamble with money that you can afford no lose, this means that even when you lose the money you won't be affected by it.

Though, it must be pointed out who gambling and betting have become some convenient and easy to access that it does not take much of our spare time in order to have a session. Before the massification and huge adoption of internet it was more difficult for people to gamble whenever they were, they had to walk to the nearest gambling place and probably, they needed to plan those sessions in before, for them to enjoy them.

Nowadays, thanks to smartphone and internet people can log in into their favorite casinos whenever they want and during whatever the time they want. It makes easier for people to control their schedule, but also it unfortunately it is a way for people to get hooked up into gambling and start to get symptoms of addiction, it is a double edged weapon, as people usually mention.

Regardless the method one uses to gamble, the key is to keep responsibility as the most important thing when managing money.

Gambling has been one of the most careful games  that I have ever seen even when you are careful or properly organized before gambling you still lost so I don’t see any reason while you be gambling in a hurry, because your prediction will definitely be a loss prediction because you may not win sometimes I really see it’s a luck but at least if you are to gamble you have to take your time,And prediction should be done properly because gambling is very risky and each time you are loss concentration it will really affect you a lot and it will be more problem because you keep on losing why you gamble. Each time I want to gamble I focus a lot before I proceed on anything to make sure my games are right I know I am not perfect but I have to try my best at least give it some time not just in a hurry.

Don't gamble when you are going to do it quickly because you're just doing it the wrong way. If you lose, your money is gone quickly and you don't get to enjoy it.

That's why your experience is true that if you don't have free time, it's best not to gamble and don't spend your money that way because you're totally losing everything rapidly with that.

As you gamble, make sure that you put that much time on it so that you are not going to rush with decisions and you can think properly with your bets in any kind of games that you play.

Man, you need better time management. I don't think you playing quickly is the reason you're losing, you're just unlucky imo but playing like you're in a rush does affect your mentality. It's not only limited to gambling really, anything you want to enjoy and you rush it? That's not enjoyment anymore. That's labor.

It also seems like you're playing for too long since it lasts till midnight. You can try keeping it short imo. Maybe about an hour or an hour and a half every time you get home? Idk if it can work with gambling but it's usually my schedule to study after work (and it works). Or if you can't manage the time, manage the money instead. Make it so that your bets can only last you for that long.

You are completely right, but I think everyone has some spare time for entertainment on their schedules, no? Even if you a busy hardworking man, you must have free time one or another day for your hobby activities. That is where you should introduce gambling in your schedule. Maybe you are just gambling too often, so it's consuming a lot of your time, but if you decrease the frequency you gamble and the time your gambling sessions last, you may find an interesting balance in your routine, what do you think? This way you don't need to completely get rid of gambling, since it seems an activity you like very much.

Maybe it is better you don't generalize gambling as entertainment. It is for you but not to some persons. There are people who see gambling as their full time job. They earn from it. Even to the extent of taking good care of their family. Of course you cant tell someone like this to be gambling only in the weekend or quick gambling. It will be everyday he gambles, doing his job and taking care of his responsibility.

I know we may feel its stupid making gambling a full time job. But i have seen and am speaking from the experience of people have seen. I thought it was really crazy earning a living from gambling as a full time job, yet it happens. Would you in anyway love to be a full time gambler if you were good in it?

Another approach is don't stay too long gambling.  If a person is really into gambling and he wanted to play after work hours, he can manage his gambling engagement.  It can be 15 min, to one-hour of gambling session, or make a fix number of wager and if the planned number is met, stop gambling.

I think the problem here relies on the amount of time spent in gambling engagement.  Anyone can gamble every day as long as he has funds, without affecting his work the day after.  The key is to allocate an amount of time that will not affect his rest and work.  I do not counter @OP's suggestion and I think it is really a great advice.  But' I believe, any gambler don't have to wait for many days to gamble due to work the next day.  A proper time management can do.



I don't think @OP is addicted to gambling, he maybe hooked to playing after working hours and staying late for gambling activity but as we can read, he is able to change his gambling pattern and is able to not use his previous gambling schedule to not get affected in his work.  That is not a sign of gambling addiction, IMO>

This is what happens when you are addicted to it, to recover from this solution did you made any extra effort like medications and therapy sessions or you recovered just by making lifestyle changes or in worst case you continue to be same but realised this is wrong and giving warning to others?

Most of the time we get addicted to something without even knowing that and we came to realise when it's too late by that time we may be in a place there is no looking back.

On which games are you gambling precisely, because sport bet is very time consuming for one bet compared to casino games. But most gambling games except poker maybe don't need to spend time if you are not chasing a bonus or a promotion, or participating to a tournament. One round of roulette, baccarat or slot games takes less than a minute. And blackjack is fast too. 

Gambling online easily drags a player to do such things, because they've got easy access to gamble. It's not a simple thing for a player to boycott such an urge. But with a serious-minded player, he'd think of completing his tasks first before gambling. Wagering with nothing to worry about helps the player focus on his gambling method. Gambling can't help a depressed person, yes, and it's wrong as a solution. Most people get depressed due to gambling, and using it as a cure is a double trouble. Entertainment comes at a time when all tasks have been fully completed.

The gambler chooses to rest and enjoy his free time with gambling. Retirement age is quite a perfect period for gambling. It allows the person enough space to think about gambling. Gambling while in service lands the gambler into a double mental stress. When in office he thinks of the casino, and vice versa. Hence, a gambler who is not energetic enough to hold the urge to gamble while working, or a few minutes late to an event, should stop for a while. It's a good sign of addiction. Whenever something affects our important daily activities, it's a sign the gambler is closer to addiction. As it has double-crossed the important events, and gambler gets to be more important. At that stage, it grows to a level where the place only sees gambling as the only superior event or activity.

Sounds like a you problem. Not sure what kind of gambling you are doing, but most people would stop well before their bed time so that they could get the rest they needed if their job required it.

Maybe you should look to talk to a therapist.

Your experience is our experience too, lucky you can realize and change your previous gambling patterns. because, usually someone will find it difficult to change patterns that have become routines and habits. moreover, if someone has experienced a tendency towards their gambling pattern. so, you could say you have self-control in your gambling. overall from what you said, regarding your previous gambling patterns. We have experienced this too, in fact I still like to gamble on the sidelines after my work activities. But that doesn't mean I don't know the risks and consequences, but we have our own ways so that it doesn't have too much of an impact like what you experienced. yeah, starting from experience, we also learn to change patterns that can be detrimental to ourselves. the difference is, I don't always bet every night. except, where I really want to get entertainment. for example, playing slots and etc. but the gambling I like most is football, so I don't bet every time after work. yeah, just like you, you could say that every week I gamble following the pattern of the football schedule. but sometimes, there are matches that are held on weekdays. To get around this, ideally I bet and then wait for the final result. that's why, I rarely watch all the matches that are not very important to me. well, if many gamblers experience experiences like the OP today. ideally, divide your time between work and pleasure. I mean, gambling. yeah, just like the OP did.

You are the ones who would really be getting blamed into the actions you are making and not someone. If you have noticed that you have spend up that too much time with gambling and so as with the money then it would really be just that right that you should really be controlling out the situation and have that kind of moderation or immediate step for you to be able to stop such thing.It would really be just that impossible that you cant really be able to make yourself find out if you are already on the bad side or right side of things specially into the things you've been dealing off with. It is really just that something that
you cant really be able to determine whether you would really be stopping or would really be totally continuing on the things that you've been doing.

You are to be blamed for forcing yourself to gamble, you should not have done that for any reason as gambling should be done when everything is rightly in line. Even at that time you force yourself, you will not be gambling at your best since you are forcing it after the whole long days of stress. At that time, you should be relaxing and cooling your brain and not do what will put more stress on you by not relaxing well prior to another working day. However with the nature of your job, the weekend is the best time you can gamble if you are such that do not have the time to gamble after work and your work does not also permit you to gamble during the work hours.

I am happy you have resolved this on your own and it shows clearly that you are not referring to the sport betting, because you can do enough with sports betting, if you want, before the matches are played. You will only get to check the results later. Regardless, since it's the casinos, well, you do not have a choice unless you are such that is only entertaining yourself by gambling it. But judging by the way you explained things, it clearly shows that you are not just betting for the fun of it, so you do not have to pretend so, rescheduling as you did is the best.

Same to you OP, I had that habit before that after finishing all my night regime activities after work and it's now time to rest, I will take a bit of playing slot games before taking a long nap. However, once the game goes into the exciting and thrilling part where winnings are more often to happen and free spins are exploding like crazy after just a few manual spins, instead of just a bit of playing, it will now pump my eagerness to continue without realizing the night is going too deep.

Good thing I've now changed and only do gambling once I'm sure that I'm free all day long so that in case of continuous winning and luck associates me that day, I can also accommodate them all day long. The only solution there is to force ourselves to change.

If you do not have the free time to gamble, it means that whenever you gamble you will be gambling under pressure, and gambling under pressure is not a good way to gamble because your chances of winning will be limited. Create a time for gambling, so you do not gamble under pressure. If the idea is also gambling for fun, fun will not be had if you do it in a hurry and under pressure because of your busy work schedule, hence the importance to create a time and schedule for it.

An advantage to having a schedule for gambling is that you get to gamble less, and reduce the chances of getting addicted.

We also need to state as a side note that not all games require a lot of time for you to play them, and for some other gambling like sport betting, you can make your analysis in the midst of other activities, it only requires a few minutes to place your bets after you make your choices on sports betting.

Glad you were able to set your priorities straight before the unimportant activity (gambling) ruins you.You were not alone on this,  many people faced this and some are still facing it now.  Those who cannot create a balance between their jobs and gambling are irresponsible and in most cases addicted.  A responsible gambler should be able to manage his time well so his gambling habit doesn't ruin the things that matter most to him like his job, family,  loved ones and even his religion. When there is no balance, definitely one, some or all aspects of his life will suffer the consequences. We should be conscious of ourselves whenever we gamble so we can really tell when things are not going well so such can be corrected immediately before things go bad

Gambling is just entertainment and entertainment is not our main priority, duties and responsibilities are the main things we have to complete. And of course, when we are faced with tasks and obligations that must be carried out, sometimes this makes us a little stressed and makes us feel quite depressed. However, it is not a good idea if you intend to relieve stress and depression by gambling, because gambling is full of uncertainty and if at the end of the game you lose. So, instead of these activities making us feel happy and a little relieved, they can actually make us even more stressed and depressed. This could make us unfocused when we return to work.

And when we don't have enough free time to gamble, it would be wiser if we skip gambling activities and focus more on completing our tasks and obligations. In other words, we can only gamble after we fulfill and complete the duties and obligations that we carry out.

In general, gambling is for money, that is the mindset that most gamblers have. Meanwhile, if you think like that, then it is clear that addiction is very difficult to avoid and the bad effects of gambling are very difficult to cure. Gambling should be for fun and it will make the gambler play within reasonable limits and will not damage the many things he has to have.

It is always said, be a responsible gambler, it is advice that basically every gambler should consider if they do not want to get into a lot of trouble from gambling. It is difficult to be a responsible gambler as long as money is the goal of the game, but understanding reasonable limits in gambling is mandatory.