Topic: The Paradox of Gambling behavior - page 4. (Read 1467 times)

One might already understand that winning at Gambling is hard but at the end of the day we still see a lot of people increasingly interested in Gambling, this might provide an insight into the casino business and at the same time help explore the ideas 💡 in the mind of a Gambler.

"Gambling for entertainment" is OK, IF you have the income/capital to support the habit, and if you're truly self-aware that it's merely just for entertainment, not profit. That's the difference between the people who gamble in casinos, and the other people who trade with more than 10x leverage with little capital. The "day-traders" think they're actually "trading".

the reason why I focus more on developing skills and knowledge in sports betting even though the profit I get is small is that I want my finances to be more organized

I can't play cards (I've tried to learn but it doesn't suit me) but I'm also tired of playing dice and slots (I lose a lot of money every time I do that)

For me, currently focusing on sports betting is the best choice

Your story is very interesting, and it really is the purest truth.

Sports games are hard to miss, but the profits there are few.
Card games are fun and I believe that those who know how to play poker can make a lot of money there too.

On the other hand, roulette, dice and other games I consider in the same category as the lottery, as they depend exclusively on luck, not on the player's skills... it's money to spend without feeling sorry for losing.

Gambling in casinos and playing lottery is very different for me from betting on sports games. I have different motivations and expectations at each type of gamble. Sport betting for me is all about winning and making money.

It would be a very commendable attitude if the government really showed that it is concerned about its people, they could also ban cigarettes and beer and wines, in short, ban all alcoholic beverages, but unfortunately the government only bans gambling with the argument that it is protecting people but cannot banish alcoholic beverages that every day has created hundreds of new addicts, hundreds of car accidents due to driving under the influence of alcohol. so I ask myself:

Why do they ban gambling, but leave the cigarette and alcoholic drink?

Isn't the government's job to protect the people? I come to the following conclusion: casinos are not owned by corrupt politicians, at least most casinos are not theirs, but companies and beers, wines, gins, whiskeys are owned by many corrupt politicians for this reason they do not ban companies of alcoholic beverages

It would be a very commendable attitude if the government really showed that it is concerned about its people, they could also ban cigarettes and beer and wines, in short, ban all alcoholic beverages, but unfortunately the government only bans gambling with the argument that it is protecting people but cannot banish alcoholic beverages that every day has created hundreds of new addicts, hundreds of car accidents due to driving under the influence of alcohol. so I ask myself:

Why do they ban gambling, but leave the cigarette and alcoholic drink?

Isn't the government's job to protect the people? I come to the following conclusion: casinos are not owned by corrupt politicians, at least most casinos are not theirs, but companies and beers, wines, gins, whiskeys are owned by many corrupt politicians for this reason they do not ban companies of alcoholic beverages

And don't forget about the promotions, it's also one of the reasons why someone can get addicted on gambling. They keep on coming back, depositing more because the more they spend the more the perks/benefits they are going to get.

When your goal is only to gamble for fun, that is better and the chance for you to become addicted can be lesser because you will be contented on every results that you are getting but if you play for profit, you are sometimes not contented when you are winning. In your head you need to continue because there might be more wins waiting for you. When losing, you also want to deposit again because you want to recover. This doesn't end.

Prohibition of gambling because many people cannot control themselves in gambling games. The government that prohibits it does not want to see more people become addicted to gambling if they play gambling continuously. If many people could still control themselves in playing gambling, maybe addiction problems would not increase every year. Therefore, if we like to play gambling, we must be able to control ourselves and always avoid playing too long and using more money. If we can do that, we will not worry and can avoid gambling problems.

Gambling or simply betting does really always some luck even though it would turn out to be included on analysis based or strategic kind of games you are involved into because having no luck
would really be putting you into sure loss no matter how good your bet is.

There are indeed people who do live with gambling profits.Yes, its mind boggling on how they would do that but there are really people who do already come into this point
but of course this isnt something that could be copied by everyone.

I don't understand people who have gambled and lost all their possessions to gambling addiction. They often think that the next match will definitely win and return everything he has bet in the past. Often they fail in such thinking. And some people often reason to fill their spare time with gambling games. However, they are also addicted and sacrifice everything. Gambling must have a limit, we must control between losing and winning. Everyone has won at gambling and also lost, but they always multiply their winnings to be played again until everything is completely exhausted.

I also play as entertainment, maybe between winning and losing I can still control well. In gambling I prefer to bet on football and boxing. it looks fun when we are enjoying the game and more excited to watch the game.

And that is how it should be at first place because the moment when a gambler tries to recover the losses it's their end game.
He will keep chasing the losses and will eventually lose all his money. This happens with the most of us.
Ofcourse there are times when some gamblers do win and take some money home but at the end of the day we keep losing it.

I don't understand people who have gambled and lost all their possessions to gambling addiction. They often think that the next match will definitely win and return everything he has bet in the past. Often they fail in such thinking. And some people often reason to fill their spare time with gambling games. However, they are also addicted and sacrifice everything. Gambling must have a limit, we must control between losing and winning. Everyone has won at gambling and also lost, but they always multiply their winnings to be played again until everything is completely exhausted.

That is so true. That is why gambling is forbidden in our culture, in what so ever way.
One losses control on oneself and hence result in life long loss of long long earning. I think one has to keep a serious control on oneself before diving into the Swimming pool of gambling. Its beautiful but its hard to get out of it - the exit slops are slippery.

You have a good approach to gambling. I also mostly play slots but sometimes try my luck in games that require skills such as poker but no matter how hard I try I almost always leave the table without my money. I have learned not to get upset about it because I understand that against me can play as bots and professional players. I treat the money I deposit as a ticket for admission to the game.

I don't understand people who have gambled and lost all their possessions to gambling addiction. They often think that the next match will definitely win and return everything he has bet in the past. Often they fail in such thinking. And some people often reason to fill their spare time with gambling games. However, they are also addicted and sacrifice everything. Gambling must have a limit, we must control between losing and winning. Everyone has won at gambling and also lost, but they always multiply their winnings to be played again until everything is completely exhausted.

I also play as entertainment, maybe between winning and losing I can still control well. In gambling I prefer to bet on football and boxing. it looks fun when we are enjoying the game and more excited to watch the game.

Yeah, and I know people that do it for a living in real life. They've been into it and I'm very much intrigued that they're doing it well and winning decent amount per bets.
And for betting with unfamiliar sports, this is really happening when you have nothing to bet for and you just want to see it goes around, so you want to try your luck.

Gambling in casinos and playing lottery is very different for me from betting on sports games. I have different motivations and expectations at each type of gamble. Sport betting for me is all about winning and making money. I make a bet on a team where I believe there is a good chance of winning. If I lose I hate being wrong and it's also the money that is gone. Usually I only bet on games that I like to watch anyways, so betting makes it a bit more interesting, but also let's a loss hurt more. And if I lose money a few times in a row I will take a break from it.
Gambling is mostly for fun for me, I love games like poker, black jack, dice and roulette. For years I have been playing them in online casinos and on offline casinos. I enjoy making some profits but I don't feel bad if I lose one night. It's part of the game, I know that in many games the casino has an edge over me. My goal in gambling is to have fun while keeping the losses small. And any bigger winnings I try to save.
Lotteries for me are not about fun and not about making money. I studied to much mathematics to know that winning big in a lottery is nearly impossible. For me lotteries is only a hedge among friend to not left behind. Once there is a new big jackpot we all pool together our money and buy the lottery as a group. So far we haven't won anything more than the money we put in. But I am only part of it because if they ever would win I don't want to be only guy in the group that's not a millionaire.