Topic: Unexpected wins vs expected wins, which excites the most? - page 4. (Read 739 times)

that is something in our brains that make us get more hooked for unexpected inconstant rewards than for predictable ones
idk why it happens, probably something evolutionary that made us be wired like that

I agree that gambling should be done first for fun than for profit, that is for sure.

The most unexpected win is always the best because it’s unpredictable. Imagine something you don’t expect coming to you and being a positive thing. Wouldn’t you be happy with that? I believe everyone feels the same way, just like the other members who posted here.

But in essence, it’s always the part when you win that makes you feel alive.

Though, it's true that when we win a bet we least expected, we are likely to be very excited, but normally what excite gamblers the most is not if the winning was expected or not, but the number of odds been won that usually determine how happy a gambler will be at the moment, which is not different from your story given above.

However, looking at this case from my own personal point of view, it's obvious the reason why you weren't happy in the first instance was simply because the odds won was just mere 1.4x of the wagered amount, that is, if the betting amount was $10, then it just means amount won was $14 (i.e $4 profit), unlike in the second instance where you were able to win $40+ with just mere $.0.1, which was approximately 400x, a reasonable amount capable of making someone expected.

So in conclusion, I still stand to say that the mood was not what excited you, but it was the winning odds that did.

OP, every gambler that is placing his bet on a match is expecting to win and that was ahy he decided to gamble, and it is the same reason that makes gamblers to stake high amount of money because they feel it is a sure bet.

However, wins that you get based on let me gamble for fun and you think the house edge will win you as usual but you ended up making profit will make you feel excited because that was not the plan. This is the reason why one should gamble for fun, so that you don't expect winning annd if it turns out to be a win, you will enjoy the fun more.

I hard a similar experience sometimes back with football bet also, when I placed the bet it was a live game and the odds was around the same odds that you mentioned, at as the game goes I bet in a team that was already leading the game with 1 goal and when I checked before I left the computer for a while when the game was like around 60 minutes, I was still winning, but , within a few seconds, I was chucked to see that the other team have equalise the goal and at that point I was left with zero Cash out available for me and I gave up on that bet and left the system.

Supprising later when I came to make some few bets, before bed, I discovered that the balance available was some what not what I left and higher, I then I went to check the history and I discovered that I ultimately won the bet, so it gave me alot of excitement even more that those games that I bet and won straight ways, so for me it depends on the mood and the way the winning are delivered that give the excitement and regardless of the game either in sport bet or in house game's, winning always comes with it unique excitements.

Winning that are unexpected gives excitement to us because we never expecting we can win. When we expect to win much money but the result we lose our money, that will make us sad. That makes us want to recover our lose and makes many people forget that gambling can make them win and lose without they can expect.

I have that experience before so I started not to think about the result. As long as I can spend my time and enjoy the games, that will be enough for me. I know that gambling is only for fun so I don't chase the win.

But I can prevent the lose not to become bigger because I experienced of lose for some money. Sometime when we only want to have fun in gambling, we win the games because we don't think too serious about gambling. That will be better for us because we don't mind to lose for some money we can afford to lose. So nothing to lose for us to playing gambling.

Imo there’s no such thing as expected win for me in gambling since I consider my bets partly loss already. Most of my expected win especially on Blackjack always ended up on loss which is frustrating that’s why I never assume a win on my bets unless it already settled.

Answering the topic, Unexpected win always the exciting part since you have a huge money without looking forward on it. I just recently won around 800$ using a small amount of bankroll. I never thought to earn this money out of nowhere that’s why I can’t believe myself when I hit the big win.

Hitting a huge win while you are just casually playing is the most satisfying experience compared when you hit big win while you are expecting already that it will happened.

To me every win brings positive emotions, because deep down I still hope to win in every gambling session although I realize that it is impossible.

It happens that there is a little money left on my account and I make a last bet on everything to quickly finish the gambling session and do other things, but at that moment I am lucky and I win. I find it difficult to say whether this win can be called unexpected and whether it brings me more emotions than the win I am waiting for if I gamble for the sake of emotions from winning.  

Look, you're right, emotions are different when you win unexpectedly than when you win waiting for it. But in the end what matters most is the satisfaction you feel. Satisfaction makes you feel more comfortable because you understand the value of knowledge and skills.

This is why I don't like betting too much, I prefer games of skill.

I think that once we have won, whether expected or unexpected, it has different emotions and the value both bring is also relatively unique, although surprise is more emotional but expected brings higher satisfaction. And to be determined to choose what is more interesting, I still realize that satisfaction makes our people more comfortable because there, we realize the value of knowledge and skills, surprise has a quick fun factor but cannot be assessed deep in our people, momentary things don't last as long as satisfaction, desire and achievement are always better.

The feelings are always not the same, although others can argue differently if you spend time to predict games, picking your favourite team, or whatever criteria you use in making your selection, be it low, odd, what, etc. From the time you select those games, some part of you could have already been rejoicing that the game will play based on what you predict, and if it eventually plays that way, the happiness just continues. 
 
The joy that comes with winning slot games is just different. Let's use the plinko, for example. You never expected such an amount to be won out of your $5, but you continue playing, and luck keeps on shining on you. The joy is just different.

Perhaps you have a some point here but I wouldn't agree more or less your point that we do have unexpected wins in some kind of gambling but that means when we take those bets we hope we get lucky but expect to lose that's all I can relate to what you have said above and that is the only convincing reason why I can say that gamblers do of course have unexpected wins but in my opinion I feel it's always expect but in some way it could go beyond our expectations for instance one expecting to have at least 2 to 5 wins in a wager of 10 but i could consider it unexpected victory if one gets to hit 9 or 10 of 10 attempt.

gamblers who bet definitely expect to win. if you play a game like slots, how much do you expect to win? the expectations that gamblers have are different when they bet on sports betting. with fairly convincing odds as exemplified by OP, gamblers will still be happy when they win but it is according to their expectations. so it is not too surprising or gives a feeling of extraordinary joy.
but it is different when you get a big multiplier on your bet. That is a very surprising and unexpected victory. such a feeling of victory fosters extraordinary joy. and of course, it is more exciting for gamblers.

I don't know how people have unexpected wins but personally I don't have unexpected win but I could decide to consider one an unexpected win but logically it's not unexpected.

when I win a bet, it's an expected win because their is no way you would have to stake some few cents and not expect a positive result even though most times it ends up in disappointment but we surely expected the win.

Regardless I would still have to admit that when I succeed in something I have already lost hope on it gives me more joy than when I have full assurance of the risk that I take then it turns out to be exactly what I expected.

For me, the unexpected victory will be the most joyful because the sure victory of that which is uncertain should be joyful. I want to explain this in a sense I placed a bet on a cricket match where the cricket match will require four runs in the last over for my team to win. But the last ball was bowled out straight away so my team lost and my bet was lost but luckily the last ball was a no ball and that no ball hit four and my team won so my bet unexpectedly won and I lost my $100.  Win the bet.

In my opinion expected win will not make people getting excited because usually expected win is predictable and usually people have already know and confident they will win the bets but it could be different if people can gets the money from unexpected win because they never thought can win the money from their bets and i have one experience regarding unexpected win because several years ago i was playing dice at primedice so at that time i just try to enjoy the game by setting 40x payout but surprisingly before my balanced getting dry i was won my bets and i can gets 40x payout from my initial bets but unfortunately that luck only happened once because since then i have never been able to get the results just like i mentioned above

Ah, what are you saying my friend! I agree with you that the greatest emotion comes from unexpected things. It's like when Roma scores a goal in the last minute, that thrill that makes you jump in your seat!



Unfortunately this rarely happens or it would no longer be unexpected.

You will never get excited on expected things since your excitement with that matter is so low so provably once you hit the target you know that will came  your interest to continue will fade out and you decide to quit since you already get what you want. Compare to unexpected things where every result is unknown which provably could make everything spectacular especially if there's a near miss win came since for sure that scenario will try to convince you to gamble more since you got inspired to get a win for seeing those kind of result. Also feeling to gain from unexpected things is really fulfilling since you will get satisfied with the result since you feel like you are been so lucky at the time you play.

I don't know if there's someone feel excited when they know what is the result of the action they have done, but usually entertainment part will always came from thing you didn't expect.

I agree with you completely. Success, in isolation, but from unexpected quarters, is indeed an exhilarating experience. Sometimes the fun and excitement experienced in a particular event would get added by the mere thrill factor in that successful venture. An unexpected win could make it seem rewarding, and that's how victory often turns into something fulfilling and memorable.

Perhaps it is an example of one's experience with the Plinko game. It is that very factor of unpredictability and surprise that can make such a power much more useful than we would imagine. Inversely, if you do get something which you expect, and it was a good thing, it carries less surprise or excitement because your mind was already set for it.

The satisfaction and reward philosophy can be attached to this concept, then. The thrill of the unexpected is maybe an important part of what makes games so much fun. Thanks for sharing thoughts and experiences-it's always nice to hear how different accomplishments impact people differently!


In most of the other instances, it is clear that the unintended pleasure and satisfaction of winning unexpectedly would be different from what gamblers would indeed expect from those predictable. You mentioned, for instance, most gamblers attended a casino or casino anticipating great wins that could bring high expectations of success, hence having their hopes dashed the moment everything did not work out as anticipated.

On the other side, there are gamblers who place their bets with a positive attitude: one either expects to lose or hopes to win big. The unexpected success may give them an especially strong kick because it goes against expectations set up at the beginning.

Such dynamics are manifested in your experiences with Plinko, where unexpected success creates more excitement than predictable sports betting. Surrounded by the surprise of a win, it turned out to be memorable and exciting because it was against your initial expectations. This links to the broader understanding that, in gambling, unintended outcomes-either in the case of wins or losses-tend to have a greater emotional impact compared to outcomes which one already expected is consistent.

I think that the majority of gamblers in the casino expect to win a large amount of money from their gambling, even though other gamblers whose main purpose is just fun feel the expectation that they will win.

But there are still people who expect that they will lose, or there is no certainty that they will win a large amount of money when they play gambling.