Topic: The frustrations in loosing a huge bet when your winning was so assured. (Read 412 times)

You can never be assured of winnings unless the game has ended and you win.  In gambling, there is no terms as assurance, since the result in gambling is affected by random factors.  Even with sports betting which is highly affected by analyzing skills, there is always the thing called upset win.  So never put our hopes that high if the game is yet to be finish because we may found ourselves very disappointed if the result goes against our bet.

As far as I remember there is a thread here about a person loses millions of dollars for a single bet when he bets on a live game thinking that the team he chooses will win since that team has a huge lead against its opponent.  But in the end, the opponent wins and that person loses millions of dollars. So this is one of those saying that do not count your chickens before they hatch.

Often those who i see win big at gambling, whether they win the jackpot from slots or the lottery, are those who initially think that the gambling games they play are just for entertainment, but this mindset is difficult for many people to apply, because it is difficult to get rid of expectations to win, win and win when playing gambling, environmental factors and also culture actually play a big role in forming the mindset of each gambler.  Usually, people who are trained to gamble without winning are those who from the start have a stable income and also have emotional control. which is good and usually only people who are intelligent and have an IQ above average are able to do this, their discipline is really good.

Funny how people would think that winning would be assured because they won some of their games. It's all about luck and if one is accurate in predicting a few matches, he's most likely going to fail in one or two games. The outcome of matches can't be assured, by anybody. Big team can lose their games. People focus mainly on the big team, that's where they make their mistakes and lose upon other positive predictions, which spoils the whole betting slip of the gambler. No need to be mad about the results because the system works differently, and in football, anything can happen. The good thing about gambling is that the gambler will one day win. It's just that gamblers capitalize on losses so much, that they forget about analyzing their next game and preparing accurate predictions on the next match. It's been a recent thread, gamblers are losing more money recently from football matches. Sometimes it sounds like a planned work, or if the teams played in favor of the house to win over the gamblers.

But, don't seem to understand why most sports gamblers would win. Currently, after watching the Arsenal and Fulham match today, I was telling a friend that sports betting is simple to win compared to slot games. Because one could easily gamble on a lot of possibilities other than scores. Corner kicks, throw-ins, red cards, yellow cards, etc, are all betting options available for sports bettors. But most people gamble on win or lose which may be so hard to get correctly. However, it feels bad to lose after assuming that winning is on the corner. Yet, we all take responsibility and move on to the next weekend. As gamblers, nothing is under our control, other than the reactions, money, and time to gamble. The results are beyond us the gamblers, we can only take a lesson from whatever result we see in the gambling process. Whether to stake money on more games or just minimize the amount of matches we stake money.

Did I understood it the opposite? I don't think so and yes, that's just plainly twist for me whether it's good or bad, it's same IMO.

That's good if you rarely experience and you always take what's yours when you gamble or the profits that you should make. 

Understanding RTP or not, sometimes it's just pure fun and enjoyment that keeps on pushing the gamblers and that's why everybody does lose at the end.

First of all, first what stakes you play in your gambling. because there are many types of games that we can play, as well as all the features that are provided. well, almost every gambler focuses on every loss and ends up disappointed. actually, I can understand that. but if our focus is always on every defeat we get, these things can make your psychology worse. the most common impact is that someone has difficulty controlling their angry emotions and can even have an impact on the people around us. apart from that, you may try to repeat the same thing in the hope of winning and recovering the money you previously lost. honestly, I have experienced many experiences from gambling and one of them is based on what you tell in this thread. so, your experience is our experience too. not infrequently, we can experience this experience over and over again. yeah, like a cycle.

Based on my observations, most gamblers always blame the situation or can also blame the casino we play at. in fact, there are times when we are given a win but don't try to stop the game. or in other words, not withdrawing money for our winnings. in the end, after everything is lost, then we regret it, just like what you said. on the other hand, when we are in the winning phase, especially when we are lucky to get high profits. usually, we don't tell.  but if the opposite happens. we often brag about our losses, some blame the casino, addiction and so on. so, feeling frustrated is a normal thing whether in gambling or in life. most importantly, you, I, we, must not be lulled into it.

This has happened to me and it makes me very Angry , it is something that cannot be controlled and one always Wants to do better and achieve the Best , one day I stopped playing and I knew that if I bet I could be left without any money in my bank account or win and get money as a way to have fun all night at a nightclub, but that was not the case,What he did was take the most conservative decision and not win, that frustrated me because I made a very small bet and I won it, that is, if I I would have decided to make the bet anyway because I Would have won and yes, that is something that gives you a Feeling of guilt and makes you feel like a fool.

After I played again another day it was with that in my head, but I think that Despite that I made the right decision because if I had lost it then I would have felt worse, those are the things that I have always seen in my game, and I that one Decides in those Moments , even though it is so bad , the Decisions are the same and they are the correct Decisions for us.

Haha that's right, logically how can they say that the victory is guaranteed if basically the final result has not happened or that means the session has not ended and has not gotten a definite answer whether it wins or loses, in addition to the name gambling is always about luck, No matter where you bet even in sports betting which I admit your skills and knowledge can be very influential but as you say here that it still cannot be denied that it is very possible that the results at the end of the game are different, comebacks will always be able to happen and there have been many examples where the big team was defeated by a weak team even though at the beginning of the match the match was dominated by the big team and that is gambling which always cannot be predicted 100% if the game is not over.

However, if you have decided to engage in gambling then obviously whatever the result you must be able to accept it, victory is a result that is always awaited but defeat is a thing that will definitely happen because that is the risk that exists in gambling, so if you finally lose then you must be able to accept it, simply put if you are ready to win then you must also be ready to lose.

Nothing's guaranteed in gambling; why will it even be called a "gamble" if you have 100% assurance of the outcome? Basically we are all just betting on our fortune and luck. We could only increase our odds of winning but we cannot be certain of it. Obviously this should be a warning to never go all out with a single bet or even within a period of time; always manage your bankroll. Risk will always be present so at least anticipate the worst outcome and be careful of the amount you are about to bet; it should be within your loss tolerance. Reason? If you win, then you might have regrets of not increasing the amount but still with gains however if you lose, then you're just in regrets of betting that much. Safeguard yourself from disappointments. It will always better to earn a few amount than to lose it big time.Things are not the same to every gambler. On my end I still watch the game whether I lose or I win.Simply depends on your mindset as a gambler; I am using betting to add more thrill to my watching experience as a bonus. This is something you'll only achieve if you manage your bankroll well. But still, won't be applicable to all gamblers and all gambling games especially those who are into casino gambling.We also have our own perception on how we will gamble; we are all living under different circumstances in the first place.

Infact you've given the antidote that can kill your worries and panic when you bet on a match, I believe that it's best not to watch that match and accept whatever the outcome is, favorable or not. Because if you're watching a match that you bet on, you'll be so emotionally attached and very much anxious, you can not even be able to enjoy the match because any move against your bet can trigger a negative reaction on you. This is why it's very helpful to bet the amount that you can afford to loose, so even if you decide to go ahead to watch the match, you wouldn't be too bothered if the match is going against your bet, but it's highly advisable to not watch a match that a you bet a lot of money on to reduce panic and anxiety..

You understand the content of this thread in opposite way. It’s not the lucky twist but rather the bad luck twist because he lose at the end of his game after winning in the beginning.

I rarely experienced this on my gambling because I always stopped immediately whenever my winning streak is already broken or I can’t win anymore on a consecutive bets after experiencing an early good run. Anyone that is losing in the end after winning early doesn’t know how RTP works since you will surely lose in the end of gambling if you will never stop playing.

That is what you call the twist of your lifetime, joke but only twist. Honestly, it is one of the beauty of sports and gambling.

When you see your bet started to lose and you think that it is going to be until the end of the game but all of a sudden there goes a twist.

This is commonly known in boxing like lucky punch, one lucky punch indeed and that is the same with other sports, they all have this twist so bettors are affected too.

By being close to winning, they think they should continue gambling. They will think this is a sign for them that luck will come soon. They have to continue gambling so that luck will really come and help them win.

But after a few rounds, they lost again. That makes them even more eager to pursue victory. They forget that it makes them lose even more in the next few rounds. If they had been aware of it, they wouldn't have been willing to take such a big risk like that. They will just stop everything and leave the casino.

But that only happens to some wise gamblers because they think luck is not worth pursuing. Let luck come to them so they don't have to be eager to win. Moreover, when playing gambling, self-control is needed so that they know their limits.

That feeling is just one of the major reasons we have so many person with the hope of making huge wins, since they had the opportunity to being close to a win they think their luck is getting closer. This mostly happens in sport betting, most times we even see an extremely low odd of about 1.0 making a drastic loss. This loss is just so annoying and the hatred you have concerning the club who had the loss becomes even more increased. The entire day you feel like quiting gambling especially when you have had a couple of loss that period.

I remember when I was a kid I used to go with my grandfather to watch a local sport on which you could bet and there were a couple of times when he lost the bet when everything was in his favour because of a last minute comeback and he would get pissed off for a week. It's not that he made huge bets, let's say average for his income but I think the difference between the money he could have won and losing at the last minute was what got on his nerves.

I quite understand the feeling but one thing gambling have taught me is to be strong. The reason why I like gambling though not an addict is that gambling builds one to be strong because imagine when you place a bet that the possible return involves a huge amount and the events run to some point or the last game in sports betting and the game eventually cuts, your heartbeat increases and your body system and temperature changes then you start reminiscing how you would have won the bet and all that and let's say you've had such experience for a number of times you will find out that it will get to a stage where you will no longer feel sad or think about a lost ticket that involves a huge amount because you are already used to it.

This is human tendency mate. When you desire for anything and it was so close to you, but at the end moment if it doesn’t come to you, then definitely you feel very frustrated at that time. According to me it’s normal I would say. People gamble their hard earned money in the hope to make some more, hence if they lose it and that too in a winning occasion. Nevertheless it’s life and winning and losing always keeps going on. Hence you need to move on from it and need to be careful while gambling from next time onwards.

There's no way that your win is assured when the game hasn't ended yet, it's the name of the game after all and there's always a comeback when it comes to sports so definitely no way to be sure of a win until the game's over and yes it's definitely frustrating but I don't think that it should be the thing that's going to make you feel about the game the most, you at least should feel some admiration to the fact that they've defied the odds and they've won, I think that it's awe inspiring and admirable that I wouldn't be mad if it ever happens to me when I bet.

Upsets,turns of events, near winning situation which these things could really happen in a snap in sports betting and this what makes it thrilling and something interesting. It wont be called gambling or betting in the first place if it would really be just that easy to win. Expect the unexpected on which there would really be those kind of situations that could happen in a snap on which it would really be leading into that kind of frustration that you would really be feeling on for a while. Yes, this is part of the thrill when making up some bets on which there's no assurance or 100% chance for you to win, no matter how good or highly favorite your team/player is.
For me then it would really be just that hard when im still new on betting but on the time comes that i do gain up experience then it is really just that like an ordinary day.

If you do lose, then just simply move on and dont try to look back. If you are really that a type of person who do really love on taking things back and minding about the past
then that would really be stressful and something bring outs that kind of anxiety.

True, betting or sports betting is unpredictable to the sense that its because it is a sports we can never know what will be the outcome of the game so even if you are very sure who will win or you are already in the winning side you can never know if you will win until the end in short in sports there are many things that could happenz there are different circumstances that could happen in a game and that is something that we can't predict or for see so its normal that sometimes you will lose in a game that you think you will win, yes it is frustrating but that is betting gambling, we can never know what will happen until its over so we should expect the unexpected, the only thing we can do is accept what happens instead of sulking anf regretting because it will never do anything good to them.

That's how luck definitely works. we don't realize that what we expect to happen has changed, so sometimes it's hard to expect and talk about things until it's over. you will be really disappointed if that is the outcome. You seem to have the fun and excitement but when it comes to the end, it's like heaven and earth are entwined because you just lost. That's one of the reason why I don't expect much when I'm doing gambling because I experience that same scenario so many times.

Gambling doesn't give anyone the assurance of winning, but gamblers assure themselves of winning meanwhile  there is no guarantee of winning or losing a game. What you @OP is trying to describe happens frequently in gambling, especially in cases where, for instance, you place a bet between two clubs and perhaps you think that team A is stronger and will be able to beat team B. From the start of the match, it could be going as predicted, but in the last few minutes to end the match, you may just see the weak team winning the match and your bet gets burst.

You might feel bad, especially if it's a club you support that loose the game, but you might feel very bad if you actually assure yourself that you will win that game. It's not wise to assure yourself of winning a game because gambling is not something that winning is guaranteed at every bit.

Yes I agree it can be frustrating but a game is never won before it has ended. Something very unlikely to happen can occur and giving the victory to the weaker team, even if it seemed to be impossible, it often happens at basketball when you don't know the rules and how it works precisely. It's very surprising and many newbie bettors lose money on live betting because of that.

This is why I believe it isn't over until it ended. I've seen cases where the last one minute of the extra time added spoil a game. At the same time, that same minute may turn your lose to win. This is gambling and we should always remember that what makes you lose is what makes another person win. As you are pray to win, the other person will also be praying to win and we can only get one outcome. So never believe you won a game until the end of the match.

Don't get your hopes up, because hope will only produce regret. Moreover, if you place high hopes on gambling, then that is the stupidest thing you will ever do. Because how can you hope for something from something that is not certain. Because gambling is about possibility.
Don't talk about gambling, I once hoped to get big profits from the business I was running, I still often felt disappointed because it didn't match what I previously predicted, which at first I thought would be big profits, but instead it was the opposite. even though I've tried my best... Especially when talking about gambling, I hope that by gambling I can get big profits and change my financial situation... Hey, wake up, don't dream in broad daylight. Even though the possibility of winning big is always there, we still shouldn't expect too much, let alone place bets like crazy. Just gamble appropriately and if you get a big win, just consider that you are lucky... don't be too confident that it is the result of your hard work in pursuing gambling, because if you are too confident, later you will bet again with a bigger amount. and in the end the victory you previously obtained will be in vain. Because the money from big wins is not used at all, except for gambling and satisfying your lust.

That's true and I think majority of us here have at one time experience that. But the question is, why we didn't stop when we are in the positive side and then continue to play? So I guess that answer for that is greediness. I mean we might feel that we are lucky and that it will continue to go and will make us more money.

Unfortunately for us, it's not the case, because lets say we won and we keep on going, the house edge is going to tip on their favor and then our luck chances. To the point that we lost everything including our capital and we become frustrated and mentally affected by the lost.

Being overconfident should have a basis, I am experiencing it, but without a basis of having confidence then it was nothing but just a pure wish. Gambling is about luck, yes I can agree with that, but sometimes probability and statistics says what could be on the next turn or next face of the die. Playing blackjack  is a game of instinct and luck, I would be over confident in that game if I already have high pairs on that game, the rest is just a pure luck results.

Gambling does not secure higher probability of winning, but its mostly losing a lot especially if you have gone out believing that you'll definitely end up with profits. It offers high amount of uncertainties more than its certainty so you cannot totally say that you are supposed to win because you've seen it coming. Most of the time, what you see at the start of the game do not last and with just a blink of an eye, the game scenario changes more than you know it. So never expect to win while most of the gamblers are actually in the verge of losing.

Once you gamble, you are already at a loss since you already put your money prior to betting and once its lose, its all lose and no chance of recovering.

Yes because they gamble for the purpose of winning some money.
How much money they expect until they are satisfied we also cannot predict. Because everyone has different ambitions.
Therefore, it is necessary to control your reasoning when gambling so that you are not lulled by addictive desires.

Maybe many of us have won big in gambling but haven't been able to stop playing.
In my opinion, the best strategy is to hit n run when you win. That way the level of frustration will decrease slightly.

If you are a gambler, especially those who bet on sports most of the time, you would have had a close win. There is a special pain that comes with this but this is just what betting is all about, the good times and the bad times. Which is why you should never count your wins until the last whistle is blown.

What I wish anyone is not to experience this kind of feeling because believe me it's a very annoying feeling. I could go back and quote the date of this particular faithful day but doing that will just bring back some sad and crazy experience but I definitely remember the game vividly as it was filled with lots of thrills because eventually this particular team in turkey had the courtesy to actually cut the bet. The actual amount I was supposed to win was about $2k on a parley game of 15 games with the staking power of 10$ and the last match on the 90th minutes that's when beskistas decided to draw the game 1-1 whereas I played them to win the game.

Sometimes our own overconfident becomes harmful to us.  Especially when it comes to gambling. We have to keep in mind that gambling depends entirely on luck and results can go either way at any time.  It has happened to me many times that I lost a huge amount of bets due to over confidence while playing blackjack

Making a profit through gambling is the goal of every gambler because nobody gambles to lose. But you should also be prepared for the unpredictability because anything can happen. But I can relate to your plight and it is very painful. I am usually angry when a team that I bet on lose a game due to a costly mistake by players or coaches. I have lost a game recently because of the blunder of a goalkeeper and it was very painful. But we should also have the mentality that there is no sure bet in gambling. I have seen people who say games are sure bet becoming frustrated with the outcome. Always come into a casino with an open mind that will be able to handle either a win or lose.

losses like this are very common and often happen when you bet on a large sports bet and you should have chosen the right team but a surprise comes and destroys your bet into a loss. maybe what you mean is the single bet in sports betting which often happens and there is no need to regret or be angry because this really often happens, in fact every bettor experiences the same thing, only betting large amounts gives a feeling of regret when the team chosen should have been able to winning but it is very sad when the game changes or the opposing team makes a comeback.

maybe if this happened on a single bet it wouldn't be so painful but imagine if this happened using a parlay bet with several teams that have been selected with big odds and betting a large amount but when there is still 1 match remaining the bookmaker gives you the option to cash out or continue your bet while a big win is guaranteed and the bettor can just press the cashout button and get a big win, but when he chooses to continue the match, everything becomes very bad, the last match is lost and he loses all the big wins that he almost got.

well, actually for me this is just regret or depression caused by my own greed to get a big win.

It really sucks actually on having that kind of situation on which it does really give out that worst feeling on which you are almost there but ended up still on a loss on which it could really possibly make yourself that seeing punching up the wall due to such frustration. hehe. I have already experienced up such game or bet on the time that you do see that it is already that a sure win.
I do remember when it was on an NBA game on which the score is about having that 20+ points gap and having that 10 minutes time left on which i do already make out some
conclusion that it is already over. There's no way that it would be able to caught up which those are the words that i do have in mind and ended up on a loss due to some comeback. lol

Lolz, 😂
I've actually had this particular experience before and trust me, it's one of the most annoying thing in gambling, or sports betting rather, I've had a multi-bet of 8 solid games, a game my mentor researched so well and we were very confident, like over confident that we will win it, I staked almost every thing I had on that game, and same goes my mentor.

All the games played in our favor except the last one, at a particular point, I was going to actually cash out since I already made a good profit from that bet, but on a second thought, I decided to leave it since it was just one game remaining, as I thought that if the other seven played on our favor, why won't the last one as well do the same.

And all were going well, Infact, it was just about 3 or 4 minutes remaining for the game to come to an end and we will win our multi bet, the other team scored, and that was it, the end, that was how we lost the bet.
I actually cried to be honest, i just thought about everything and how much I could have won, I didnt know when I burst into tears 😭, this was a long time ago though, I've long forgetton about this.

Everyone knows that making profit from gambling is wrong and of course trying to make some money from gambling is goal that should not be pursued.
It is clear that those who are trying to make money will always feel quite deep sadness if there is loss that costs quite lot of money, especially when game or bet is almost completed but fails, the frustration and disappointment are much deeper.
Many gamblers state that they have experienced several mental and financial problems due to mistakes in having goals in gambling and we must all be able to learn from every problem that has occurred.
Moreover, of the many gamblers there will only be few who are able to accept every loss and from here we can find the real answer regarding this context, surely the answer will be the same as what I have said above.

This is very common among sport gamblers and I have experienced it many times like other individuals would have experienced it too but there's a strategy that you can use to avoid this problem. If you notice that the game isn't looking very strong to go in favour of your prediction you can cashout before the game ends. Most sportsbook have the option to cashout without your games ending, the prize are smaller than what you would have won but it's better than losing everything.

If you believe your game will win you don't have to use that option but continue waiting until the games ends. Sometimes it's out of fear of not winning that our minds starts telling us that we'll lose the game but if we have believe that we picked the game correctly and don't end the game prematurely, we'll make big profits that can change our lifes.

that is true, a sure win is when the game is over and you got your winnings on hand. otherwise, the chance of losing your bet is always there. this is why don't ever celebrate early because you can still be on the losing end even if the odds are in favour with your bet. maybe it is only on your mind that you feel you are very assured with your bet winning.

do remember, there are so many factors in play in every game, in which you have no idea of. just think of unknown injuries of the athletes involved, or the capability of the new coach, or influence of weather. so there are so much to consider before you can totally say, you are about to win big time!

I understand the pain of losing a bet, especially when victory looked assured. As one gets closer to winning, expectations rise, amplifying disappointment. The emotional highs and lows make the gamble fascinating and dangerous.

Though, no such thing as a "sure win" exists. Gambling requires the realization that losses are inevitable, no matter how promising. Manage expectations and reduce emotional suffering using this attitude.

Dont neglect responsible gambling. Gamble with money you can lose and know when to stop. This saves funds and helps avoid mental pain from unexpected losses. Gambling should be fun, not profitable.

Sometimes this situation can cause insanity. especially when you are about to win almost $30000. I remember. some years back, my friend played a game of which if it wins he would be able to win about $30000 the game was almost over with the assurance of becoming millionaire, not until dying minutes the game cut. This guy started behaving strange he couldn't eat no drink or even bath. He no longer tale care of him self as usual because of the trauma. He has already concluded that he is rich not until he knew the difference between fantasy and reality.

When you have games like that maybe you might be sure of your winning what I does most times is to split the bet or replay the entire bet, if you are monitoring the bet and is closed to finishing you might decide to Cash out and allowed the second to play till ending. Now if the game happens to cut at later end you have succeeded cashing out something good, and if the game plays till end then you still have profits at last, but it's mostly frustrating when one monitors a game till ending parts it happens that just a single match cut one off from the total winning resulting to lose all match.

Irrespective of the bet amount, the moment will be filled with disappointment, and its kind of normal too but if you regret losing the bet then you have made err in the basic element of gambling, never bet money that you can't afford to lose.

We can't change what happens and we can't predict what will happen which means you can't do anything at all other than sleep on it.

This correct since most of the gambler is already drain on the game while it’s too tiresome to play again just not to close in lose especially if the gambler already spend a lot of time on gambling just to get that profit.

I usually feel this kind of sense of tiredness when I suddenly encounter long lose streak when I’m about to leave the game in profit. Usually I’m all-in bet to end the game quickly regardless of the result since I’m only playing money that I can afford to lose which means no string attached if ever I lose because I already enjoy the game.

That would be a moment that would be painful and indeed stressful.
But before gambling should be aware of the amount of bets allocated and should know that 50% will lose, 50% will get profit.
If a big bet is made in one bet, that's what will happen, when the win is almost here, but towards the end of the game time the supported team loses and loses all bets.

The mistake is in the money management system, you should not use all the money to bet.
Dividing the allocation of money for gambling it would be very good if these kinds of things happened, so that everything is not exhausted in one bet.

It can also be by splitting bets on several games, but not all the whole money, which must definitely have a reserve of money to start over and try to turn things around by betting on other games.

I think this is somehow obvious given that most people view gambling as a means of earning extra income or profit. Given that most gambling ads advertise the chances of winning huge amounts of money (e.g. jackpot prizes, cars, etc.), no wonder that most people feel frustrated after losing due to this hope that they failed to achieve.

While this may be true, I do think that this happens also to people who gamble rarely. They just want to attempt and try their luck, checking if they can potentially beat the significantly low odds of winning the jackpot.

With all things considered, gambling in general is frustrating. It plays with all your emotions and it also lets you feel things that you have not felt before due to what is stake on the prize.

Lol 

You are telling the words of 90% of the gamblers out there because this would have happened with almost every gambler.
The feeling of huge frustration is what you get when you are just about to quit the gamble for the day on positive side but end up losing money in the last game.
But it is what it is. We might as well not play that last game at all. Call it greed or unsatisfactory results but we should know when to quit.

Just simply don't invest your emotion when you are into this. Being emotional in gambling doesn't help at all, what you need to do is to deliver using your skills that are develop by your mind, not by emotional experiences throughout your journey as that is not being objective on what you do.

In terms of strategies, and on how to develop our skills in gammbling, we might be able to come up with one solution, but once emotions are the topic, it's hard to come up with a unified solution. That's the reality!

Expectations are what make them feel frustrated, because obviously everyone who gambles of course wants a big win, and this is in their expectations, those who gamble with the aim of winning certainly have high expectations, but it is the expectations themselves that kill them and make them addicted. gambling, where defeat is clearly more dominant than winning. and with their goal of pursuing victory, they cannot accept the losses that occur as a result they become frustrated with gambling.

Many gamblers put big hopes in gambling by hoping that big wins can happen, I understand how they feel, indeed everyone who gambles most likely wants to win because that's what they're looking for, it's just that if we put big hopes in gambling it will only make us become too obsessed with gambling which makes us addicted and it is difficult to get rid of it, and this is certainly not a good thing, especially with someone who is addicted to gambling, I think they are the ones who feel frustrated more often, because the losses they always get will make them they become frustrated with gambling, but I think this is good, someone who is addicted to gambling must be frustrated with gambling because then maybe they will leave their gambling addiction.

Exactly as that time of a moment when the game is running to an end and you have this 99.99% and just few seconds to a 100% assurance and the game gets cut off. Oh damn such is tormenting and I learnt about some persons whom had committed suicide over such circumstances.

It should really be let assured that no exciting moment of time in a game has a 100% assurance because such could lead a suicidal.

It's called gambling right?, so it sure happens to everyone once in a while, I am actually not a regular bettor, so, let me say that I have never really experienced this which you said, but then, I have friends who are hard core gamblers, sports bettors and so on, and almost on a regular basis, one of two persons do come around complaining of how he or she feels so so very bad, and when I ask why, its always about a bet that he or she was very very close to winning, but either the other team, or the VAR spoiled it for them by either canceling what could have being a winning goal for them, or crediting a goal that isn't supposed to be credited.

This is all part of gambling, it's never a smooth journey which ever way we try to look at it, so, when things like this happens, it's important we just ignore and move on, sitting, watching and crying over a spilled milk won't bring the milk back.

When you have very high expectation and do not accommodate the possibility of your expectation being cut short, you will be very disappointed and may even get depressed when the outcome of your bet does not go your way. There are no sure bets because there is a always the possibility of chance to tilt things the other way. Every gambler should expect to loose as much as they expect to win whenever they gamble. If a gambler has this expectation, they will not be frustrated when they loose.

This is actually a problem where someone is too excessive in putting expectations on his gambling activities, especially on winning, putting excessive expectations will indirectly increase your disappointment when the final result really loses, and that's why we are more advised to make gambling an entertainment activity just to fill your spare time when bored. And also because there will be a lot of situations that look tempting that will certainly make you even more tempted, and the situation mentioned by the OP about failing to get a big win also certainly has an influence on the psychology of gamblers who come with excessive expectations.

On the other hand, we must return to the initial understanding that gambling is always nothing more than just a probability activity that only provides opportunities in the sense that it is not a promising certainty. So if you do experience a situation of failing to win big then in my opinion you should not assume "I should be able to get it" because that will only make you more disappointed and curious, you must return to the understanding that this is a game of chance, and that means you are not really lucky.

It will hurt when the game is almost over, but we lose. I think we have experienced that, whether in luck-based or skill-based gambling games. But that doesn't stop us from gambling, and some people are becoming increasingly passionate about gambling to win. They will no longer remember to control themselves because those who almost won really want to win. They will try to chase their win because they almost won it in the previous round. That will only make them lose more and more and can cause them to run out of money if they don't realize it and stop gambling immediately. As gamblers, we must remember that the situation in the casino can change at any time, and we must be prepared for that. Most importantly, we don't gamble with big money to avoid losing.

I know the feeling all too well.  You get your hopes up, thinking this is it - the big payout you've been waiting for.  The anticipation builds as you edge closer and closer.  Then bam! No dice!  Talk about a major letdown.  I've had plenty of close calls myself over the years.  And youre right, it really takes the wind out of your sails.  One minute youre riding high on the thrill of almost winning it big.  The next, you've crashed back down to earth with nothing to show for it. 

It's the risk we take when we play games of chance.  The emotional rollercoaster is part of the package.  As much as we revel in the exhilaration we have to be prepared for the accompanying plunges too.  The trick is learning how to roll with the punches when luck doesn't go your way.  Easier said than done sometimes, I know.  But, chin up! Theres always next time.

I don't understand the last sentence but the first one is clear.
It is true, it becomes more frustrating if you are too serious about gambling and I think we should avoid that as much as possible. They say have fun gambling but it's not really easy to do that. But what we can do is enjoy every bet we make. Let's say we are playing Keno, find that number combination that will make you win, that means stopping the auto bet to pick another combination and then playing it again. I did that for quite some time and I found myself enjoying Keno. I learned that when it became too boring just let the system do the work by RNG and RTP. The good side of what I did is not that I just enjoyed it but also I found myself winning a lot of rounds.
Sometimes we are thick about the win coming because we lost for 100 rounds, but there's a chance it won't happen so we must intervene, get a new set of numbers, change the game, or whatever we can do to change the flow. We could also change seeds if we want to or just refresh the page even if we are deep in losses. Don't wait for that RTP to hit because there are times it won't happen until we lose the balance of our wallet.

If their goal in gambling is to make money, it will frustrate them if they lose even though the game is almost over. But if you gamble to have fun, it won't be too frustrating and you can accept the game's end result. You can think of this as gambling, where the final result can change according to the circumstances in the game. You will also not think much about the loss and have no desire to recover. But that initial goal can also change midway when you see an opportunity to win from the gambling game. So be careful with your goals for gambling.

That's right, I think this is a bookie's strategy in certain gambling games. I just guessed it. but it's a good idea to play at trusted fair gambling. I mean games where we have been on that platform or that platform has been around for a long time. This may not be 100% but at least it helps us to have more confidence when gambling if we are not being cheated. After all, this is gambling, however, when playing we have to accept whatever consequences happen to our assets.

I understand the feeling, which is normal. I likewise experienced it in my long years of gambling. is When you are so near winning that you even begin celebrating. And in the next several minutes something happened that is unfavorable and you're winning just swept away.

But after years of gambling, I already conquered those feelings because surprises are bound to happen, and they are part of the game. There are only few times when I feel frustrated but in short periods only because I need to turn my attention to my next activity. Being occupied daily enables me to move on quickly.

I remember a bet I had made on a football game; I don't remember which teams were involved, but it was supposedly a safe-ish option. I had searched the score 5 minutes before the game ended, and the team I supported was winning. In the last few minutes, though, the match reversed, and I lost. There are no guarantees in gambling, nor is there a safe bet; there might be safer and riskier options, but no option can be deemed safe unless you want to be disappointed. Events can change in the blink of an eye, especially in sports betting such as football or basketball.
Well, no one is fond of losing money, especially if you're anticipating winning, that's why you should set your expectations low and don't take anything for granted. It's frustrating to lose, but a normal reaction to a negative outcome.

It seems to me that everyone on this forum has the same reactions, such as disappointment and frustration when they come across a situation similar to that, regardless of how we were hoping to win but ultimately lost the game. Especially when we have great expectations or if quite a bit of our money and time were invested in it.

That's why I normally take a big breath and unwind for a little if I come across these kinds of situations. Take a short walk outside and breathe some fresh air to help me relieve some of the anguish I was feeling. You constantly think you are so close to winning, but then all of a sudden, your world falls apart, and I find it to be really unfair. I know that gambling can be unpredictable at times, but here I am in my delusional phase, believing I could control time only to be defeated in the end. So, lesson learned is that it's important to learn not to set unrealistic expectations so you won't suffer too much from the result, whatever it may be.

absolutely yes. it's a big problem. in many sports everything can change in a few minutes!
but there is a trick, which is to "ensure" your victory by balancing the bet.
You can use an "exchange", make a cashout, play results that "cover" the adverse result.
this make you angry but it is easy to adopt effective solutions.

Of course you'll feel worse in this scenario, it's human nature - you're so close to having something and then it gets taken away. Mix in an element of your pride being hurt, as you made a wrong calculation and it is a recipe for frustration. The only time you get big rewards in gambling, more than doubling your money, will tend to mean that there is a large risk involved and the odds are against you. In those situations you have to accept that the bookmakers earn most of their money by using data analysis which led them to the conclusion that it's highly likely they'll profit from offering it. The best approach is to stay level with every bet and just know that you will inevitably lose, but if you're winning over 50% of the time you should be in profit.

That one indicate to us that we should never do a last bet attitude then continue to say it again that this is another last bet we made since there's instances that we will never stop on betting. Then we should know when to settle up or packed up things so that we provably not encounter this scenario since its really frustrating on our side that instead we are happy that we win table shift and we lost if not everything a large part of the money we supposed to be have. 

Much really better if we develop some attitude about being fine already with the winnings we got even if its small so we are would not came to the point that we regret the same mistake which is avoidable to do. I know sometimes we fall from this since we enjoy to much on the game we played but if we are consistent on doing this discipline for sure we became a better gambler since we can think and decide well about our gambling habits.

Nobody should be sure he or she has won a game until the game has finished. If the game has not finished, something can still happen. So to be sure that he has won a game is not correct unless the game has finished.

The second thing is that if the person uses small amount of money that he can be able to lose to gamble, he can lose the match, smile and said shit happens and never think about loss anymore. If someone because of that throw something at something or vandalized something, that means he used huge amount and that is not advised in gambling.

That depends though as if you are winning huge and you only wait one game you can defend it by placing another bet,for example if you expect a  1 X 2 money line bet to win a certain team like Paris just taking for example when playing away and it is considered 2 to be a win you can defend this game by placing a bet for 1 and X double chance to the other team.

I never have felt this situation as rarely I play sport bets as single bets,I keep playing parlays and choose different time for most of the games so if I remain to wait only a single game before winning it I make sure I defend it like I described above.

It is more regretful when you had the cash out option for the game at a point where you were winning because if you are winning you will always have cash out option for you and as soon as you start losing, that cash out will be gone . Such situation makes the losing feeling very bad.

Yes so many times we have had games that we felt was our day turn around in our faces against us and it is really bizarre when you have had even one minute in extra time to win the bet. It has happened to me some times and that is why we have to understand that it is game of luck and if soccer it is not over until it is over.

Expectations are mainly what frustrates the gambler, in my situation, the gambler may have made plans on how he'd spend the money he'd win after the last game is over, then later he checks the scores and finds out he just lost it. I understand the feeling, it happens to everyone else, due to their expectations. Most times I'd ponder about why the game fails at the last one. Was it planned or is it natural? Because lots of gamblers lose almost on the last game. Recently, the thought of gambling a few games became better on my end. Although the losses would be lesser, but I'd be happier to gain a profit than losing a huge amount of money out of the misfortune of one or two teams. Sports gambling is quite predictable, but the issue we do face is the outcome like in Op's situation. Staking on multiple games, despite promising, in terms of big wins, has increased the rate of losses in the life of sports gamblers. I'd add that sports gamblers should reduce the number of games they stake money on, and if winning big is the motive, the player can increase a bit the amount of money he wagers.

While in the gambling house, where most sports gamblers book games, I see gamblers with lots of slips, and would wonder why the person still lost in all of the bet he placed on 10 different slips. Gambling in all possible means to win. For instance, in one slip the player bets that the chosen teams in his slip would win, draw or lose, then goes to another slip and bets the opposite of what he did on his previous slip. After an accumulation of more than 10 different slips focusing on maybe 10 football matches, the gambler still loses all the games and the money he used in staking the bet. Sorry to say, but I laughed the moment a gambler threw all the slips away in anger and left. It would have been better if he accumulated the money and staked it on one or two games. He'd still get the winning taste he's hungrily looking out to get. Hence, reducing the number of games and increasing in a bit the amount wagered is quite a better strategy for sports gamblers. It's rare to predict 10 different games correctly.

You are not the only one that have been in such a position, there are many gamblers that have been there already including you and me, it is sad but you also have to get used to it so tht you will not get frustrated in a way thet you will can not be able to control yourself.
In gambling you lose and you win so don't take it personally and learn to get used to it, you will enjoy it more if you are used to it.

I know that painful feeling when you're this close to winning, only to have it swiped away in the final moments. I'm guessing you probably felt like throwing something across the room or just screaming out loud.  Especially when you were so sure you had this one, and that sweet profit was practically already yours.  To come that close and lose it all mustve really stung.

At first, blowing wins stings pretty bad.  But over time Ive accepted losses as being part of the gamble and  wins and losses go hand-in-hand in this game; the highs come with the lows.  Whenever I take a tough loss now, I try to step back, take a deep breath, and learn something - about my strategy my temperament, or just the whims of luck.  Getting discouraged rarely pays off.  Instead, I look at setbacks as an opportunity to tweak my strategy and come back stronger.  There's always the next hand, the next race the next event to try for.

That is gambling for you. You are talking about sport betting where this often occur. Do not also forget that a match might not be favoring you but in just some seconds to go or after like 3 to 5 minutes extra time was given, then the match favours you and you won the bet. That is gambling for you. You can not yet be certain sometimes that you have won a match or not until the game has ended. That is why it is good not to watch the match until it has ended just not to panic so much.

I don't think there is any assurance in gambling. What we are doing is prediction which can either work or fail. Yes we tend to believe that certain selections are sure but in reality, they are not. For the sake of your sanity, kindly bury this idea of assurance in gambling because nothing is sure.

I have experienced what you are narrating here and it is not a good feeling. There were times the last selection always cut my bets and I was thinking I was being monitored by the bookies. It can actually be frustrating.  

Having total hope in gambling can ruin your hope in anything else, you don't want to start gambling with all your hope in the games, this is what messed people up fast.

I don't consider making money from gambling, my mind is set on me losing the few dollars again and few times I have been surprised, because I won instead, this is a better feeling compare to having your mind fixed on making money only.

Focus your attention on how much you are ready to lose constantly, maybe per week for gambling, the lower the amount the better you will feel, but winning is not something I can guarantee, but losing is ascertain, that's why you must not think about winning everytime.

To those who considers making profits a priority in gambling, I have come to observe that it is much more frustrating when you looses your game at when the game was almost over and you were on the safer side (winning) and just a few minute or seconds before the game is over it ended up at your lost.
I come to understand that it is more worrisome when the sure winning opportunities was so huge and got lost lately closed to the end time of the game.