Topic: What are your takes on revenge gambling? (Read 467 times)

I guess you watched alot of porn🤣😁
I don't know if they're  getting back at themselves or the getting back at the casino but I know one thing for is that they just want to recover their losses and this doesn't  end well always.
Revenge  gambling at some points isn't done consciously or let me say intentionally as the player at the moment  might not even know they're  already chasing after their losses until they blow up their account.

never chase losses, I have been there for many times and the outcome is the same ... ALWAYS A LOSER . trust me when I say .

It's in our human nature that we always rationaliz things we do and we'll do. Take revenge gambling or simple gambling as an example, everyone believes that they high chances of losing will be far away from them and God of luck stands by their side no matter what. In contrast, we may have a car accident every time we drive out although chances are very slim but nobody believes that they will end up in an accident. The odds of winning a bet and getting a car accident might be similar and the only difference is our thinking. I guess people just make too many excuses to rationalize what they do to gain benefits while it turns out to be the opposite in many cases. Sad but true.

It's more like revenge sex, when your boyfriend cheats on you, then you decide to go and fuck another guy(s). This even has a category in most porn sites.🤣

However one thing I don't understand about revenge gambling🤔, are you getting back at yourself by doing this or you are just stupid thinking any kind of gambling is OK?

I never want to win back because I choose the right websites.

This is one part of gambling that should be avoided at all costs, it's more like a quicksand you've lost control of your action I once fall into it losing almost 25k on one of the casino-based tokens in their platform, and I still fall into chasing my loss but I have full control now and only limit the amount I use for chasing my losses
It's very hard to control the urge to regain what you've lost, because of the adrenaline rush after losing your bankroll you should have a way to control it or limit your funds in case you are chasing your losses.

Take this or your leave it, revenge is always bad in gambling, if you lose from gambling and you want to recover the money from gambling,  that is how more money is going to be lost. According to my experience, the loss will also differ because it would be more and likely what will lead to what will take all the money the gambler is having that is available for gambling at that period of time. Even if you leave gambling for awhile and later think of revenge, that is enough to bring up a bad mindset that will result to losses.

After losing money and you want to revenge, then you will endup losing more money because you will be very desperate to win back the money you lose, their will be pressure on you which at the end you might endup losing more. If you lose in a bet, take a break for that day or that moment, you can come back another day and enjoy your gambling.
I have heard lots of stories about gamblers, I have seen when gamblers selling their properties just because they want to gamble, that's really wrong, if a person like that keeps on losing, then he will want to try his possible best to win back the amount he lost, so that he can get his property back, if you want to gamble, then do it with any amount you can afford to lose.

They let their emotion control their decision which is too bad in gambling, once you already hit your limit you should commit on that and accept the result. Gambling is addicting, if you lose self-control you will ended up broke and if that money is meant for something else problem after problem will occur so be more responsible, casinos wont run away you still have a lot of time to gamble in the next day.

Just sleep it off, and just go back to your games when you think you are emotionally refreshed.
If you will revenge your losses, this will incur more losses as your emotions are at peak and you may not be thinking logically.
It is true that this scenario is typical for gamblers who want to get back their losses.
But it is not advisable if you will get back using borrowed money, with the main aim of recovering it.
You will incur more debt and you are just digging your hole in this activity. Remember it is gambling, and winning is not always on your side.
And if you are playing those luck-based games, keep in mind there is HE and luck, just few factors that will not guarantee your winnings.

I don't quite agree with you, to whom the player can take revenge? This is a common desire to recoup a defeat, but often this does not bring anything good, only leads to additional losses. If the player managed to win a good amount, or it happened that a significant amount was lost, then at this day is just worth stopping. Doing something on emotions is bad, you need a clear think when it comes to money, it’s better to calm down and think about what happened, and the next day figure out how to get out of this situation.

The term revenge alone implies negativity, so it would not be useful one’s pursued. Just like in revenge gambling, the only reason I’ve seen players resorting to this is that maybe they have been into huge losses and just want to recover them, or they have been seeing gambling as a source of income and make high expectations that they will eventually gain money from it in the long run. But most likely, the worst scenario will eventually takes place. Once we gamble more and chase over our losses, we end up losing even more. It’s good to gamble and set limits, but once uncontrolled, we all know it will never be fun and profitable anymore.

Revenge gambling is often experienced with money that isn't the gambler's. And it ends in more losses because of the anxiety, pressure and lack of emotional control. It is better to admit losses and strategize another day to gamble, instead of moving with that eagerness to recover what has already been lost.

 Revenge in real sense ends in disaster because the mind is already unstable, the same applies to gamblers when they try revenging their loss.

Gamblers hardly realize that gambling is to mostly lose, and not to make profits all the time. That the gambling casino house has always the advantage over the players, whether those games are luck or chance based, or even skilled based games. The reason why gamblers should always consider it as a means of entertainment rather than seeing as a means of living. Gambling will always be fun and exciting if we play and win, but we should also be more open to losses as they can always be inevitable, and just learn to accept them, but never to chase.

Basically not a  good way to recoup your losses. Experienced this before for multiple times but it ends ep losing more because chasing the losses stirs me so much that I don't control my emotions and becoming greedy unconsciously. Doing this kind of behavior will make you put yourself in a risky plays such as trying out your luck by making you do what you aren't normally doing by betting on a risky odds. You will just dig deeper if you are trying this kind of gambling behavior. It will stir up your emotion so much that you will be frustrated after losing much more.

When it comes to gambling, the addiction happens when you expect good winning and loss is the end result. The lookup for recovering the loss is the major reason, another thing is the greed. Even when you're winning good the mind never accepts, but it moves forward with big bets where loss happens easily. Later the recovery turns to be difficult and look for sources where we need to deposit big money to recover the big loss. So, revenge gambling shouldn't be followed.

It's really a dangerous situation when the gambler feels tempted by revenge. All he can think about is recovering that money somehow, through another gambling session. It feels like if he doesn't do that, he can't think about anything else: he can't work, eat, sleep properly... It's like an unfinished task which must be completed before going ahead to another daily activities. The heart starts beating faster, the hands start sweating and it doesn't stop until he has his revenge, or until he completely lose all his money.

If the gambler is able to figure out an exit from this trap on the middle of the process, congratulations to him, because it's really a tough challenge. I think the best approach is to try remaining calm and don't bothering too much about the lost sum of money, so the desire for chasing losses must decrease, at least a little bit, until settling completely after a while.

It is a bad move by a player.  Chasing losses is already proven to be one of the main reason why player losses more.


One possilbe reason is that the player gambled a money the he can not afford to lose.  Other than this what else is the reason?


One solution is that only gambling that you can afford to lose because by doing this, player don't have any reason to chase their losses.

I'm not too sure, but let's discuss this. first of all, there's no such thing as revenge gambling. what usually happens is, someone wants to recover losses after experiencing previous losses. so, naturally. one wants to recover his losses after a gambling session, then make a re-deposit and hope for a big luck at the same time. why it happened, instinctively because humans have emotions. and this is very closely related to the human side of psychology, and how we respond to it. not easy, especially if you have been controlled by a high level of emotion after experiencing a loss from the gambling session that you did.

Your ego will say, that if you make another deposit, chances are you will be able to recover the losses you previously suffered. if you are lucky, you can restore it even get a big reward. but if the opposite happens, your brain will produce excessive dopamine. what is the impact, you will easily get stressed and so on.

IMO, there are no measures that will work to stop you from fighting revenge gambling. believe me, that the most appropriate step is your own decision. remember, there is still tomorrow or maybe another day. you can come back later, maybe after your emotional situation is stable at the same time luck is on your side.

I've never heard of the term but it fits. I've been describing it as gambling on loss while you are frustrated and angry so yours is faster to say.

But i am sad to admit that this has been the doom of me of several times. Especially on poker it makes to drop down your guard and is a recipe for loss. Now i have a rule that when i am losing enough for it making me frustrated, i am taking a long walk beore gambling, or preferably now playing on that day or few days until i am totally cooled down.

Revenge gambling is done so quickly with a lot of emotions that before one can say Cristano Ronaldo the punter has lost again.
They have zero plans, they do it quickly and they let their emotions cloud their judgement.
I am thinking that they are the ones who give casino more money.

Even normal revenge in situations where one is hurt is discouraged, likewise revenge in gambling. No type of revenge is good. The best advice you get in situations where you feel hurt and want to take your revenge is that you should move on to avoid making more losses. Choosing to take a revenge is usually an example of a decisions made with emotions, and when you make decisions with emotions especially financial decision, a bad decision that will be regretted is usually made. A straight thinking person knows that it is not a wise thing to want to take revenge on a gambling site due to your loss, especially when it is your money at stake.

Revenge is not what they use to call it but chasing losses. OP has connected it also to Trading which he also has a thread about Revenge Trading lol I don't know who he thought was the enemy. But the house always has the favoring odds for the house to profit. Playing in another casino is already revenge if reducing the profit of the casino means revenge. 

Chasing losses always are going to keep a gambler gambling which is also what the casino aims for. So while he wants revenge, casinos like him wanna pursue revenge.

You call it "revenge gambling", I would say it's a tilt... I guess it's all the same, we just have different names for the same state of mind: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.61517656.

As FamososMuertos said, in the moments when we stop thinking rationally we make some crazy moves. I think all that comes from "Over expectations", like "now it's my turn to win", after suffering some major losses. Surprise or not, in most cases "tilting" will lead us to a total bust. I believe every "serious" gambler knows how that feels!

Eye for an eye will make the whole world blind! Revenge is the opposite of rational thinking, so it's not good. In most cases "revenging" will cause some other or more problems.

It always happens to someone when he can't control his emotion. Everyone who's losing a lot will do everything that they can to recover and chase the losses.
This topic has been there for years and is still not going to change the fact that many lives have really been affected by this type of attitude towards gambling.
If you're in losses today and you think that it will just worsen your day, stop and take your time because the worst might not yet come if you ever continue.

Yes, I agree with you. most people chase a loss when they play with an amount that they can't afford to lose. After which their first objective is to reach breakeven but they end up losing even more money by chasing the loss.

One of the lessons I have learned in trading and gambling is never chase your losses and accept what you have lost.
Every day won't be your winning day. So accept your loss. And come again tomorrow.

Don't go for big a win, play with what you can afford to lose.

We should all think about gambling as a way to have fun and be entertained. But we also know that gambling can have an adverse effect on some of us. Many gamblers end up losing more and more to recover their losses which at some time has a major impact on personal life. To get rid of this situation we need to know how to manage gambling responsibly. The most important way to prevent the bad side effects of gambling is knowledge and education about the risks of gambling. This will help us to have self-control so that we do not have bad side effects.

Before you start gambling, think about how much gambling you can afford given your financial situation. Play as much for fun and for your entertainment. Don't try to get recover all the losses and also don't try to take the risks to get back what you lost earlier. Play for fun not to earn money.

Revenge gambling is one of the most belligerent things you could when you gamble. Responsible gambling warrants that you remain calm ans collected even in tense situations because that's when you make the most stupif mistakes. Anger and pressure clouds your judgement, and makes you commit mistakes you otherwise wouldn't have done if you are calmer. At the end of the day, if you think you are af the verge of committing revenge gambling, take a deep breath and stay out of gambling for a while. Try to reconnect and socialize with people who matter s a lot in your life.

I think if a gambler has money he can afford to lose, there is no issues in chasing losses. In case he recovers his money, that will be great and in case he loses more money, he won't be bothered at all, because it was a calculated risk he took. The problem is when the gambler risks all his bankroll or money he is going need to pay for daily expenses to recover a loss in gambling. In this situation, if he loses, it's game over and there isn't anything else he can do to revert the situation on short run. I believe the gambler who persist in revenge gambling has already started playing with a wrong mindset, that is: to win at all costs.

It's really common in the casinos because most gamblers are emotional, and they don't like the losing feeling, that's why a lot of people chase their loss but not all of them lose all in this kind of chase.

When people lose multiple times the feeling of a win getting closer is the reason why they keep betting more and more.

Play with the brain and not with the heart, if we lost all the money we can afford to lose, then is better to take our loss and walk away.

I did this before and I know for sure it doesn't end up well. Chasing losses is the very one thing we should avoid because it clouds our judgment by just wanting revenge.
When did revenge ever end up good? None. Not just in gambling but even in different circumstances.
How could we avoid it? Control. Self-discipline.
It's not easy to have that but if you can, then do so. If you think you can log out from a gambling site after the losses then do. Just simply rest for the day and just come back tomorrow when your mind is much clear to bet again.

I actually call this as the "cycle of gambling" where a person would try to recover his losses by gambling again, thereby increasing the risk of increasing his losses in the process. Unfortunately, a natural instinct of a person is to fight whenever they feel pain. For example, the instinct of a man after being punched is to punch back against his opponent. Such similar concept can be attributable to gambling where a person would definitely try to gamble again in hopes of recovering their losses.

In order to combat this so called "revenge gambling", a person must only bring a handful amount of cash. He/she must limit his/her expenditures in the process and avoid any future reloading of funds to prevent this kind of unfortunate scenario.

I agree with you about revenge gambling being a harmful and dangerous behavior for any person because if the first place you are playing without any focus and you cannot have full control over your reactions while playing games also whenever you lose in a ravage gambling you will have more greed and for the revenge while you are even under more pressure because the games you lost.

It's a dumb name, as there is no revenge taking place - the gambler has just lost control if their mind has gone to this place and the only person they are damaging further is themselves. There is nothing vengeful about it, as you are basically just donating even more money to the place that took all your other money before that. There are few ways to properly protect yourself from this scenario without learning discipline and self control, but these things are often beyond the abilities of a problem gambler anyway. If you do suffer from this problem, the best solution is only to remove yourself from gambling altogether, otherwise you just end up tilting and losing vast sums for nothing.

Revenge gambling could work for some gamblers and never work for others so I don't advise people to take a walk on that path because the end can to so disappointing if care is not taken. If we want to win back out loses then there are ways we can do that rather than planing to revenge immediately with the assurance that we are going to win back our lost funds.

There are pro gamblers that might have been very good in revenging to make the lost funds and the is mostly dependents on the kind of game we are into or what we bet on. If it is a kind of bet where the house does not have so much power on gamblers then that is find but we just need to understand what kind of gambler we are and the kind of bets we are playing.

dangerous but can be avoided.

ego, temper, etc... a lot of people experience this.

do not let your frustration/emotion dictate what you want to do when gambling, only gamble what you can afford to lose, quit gambling entirely or if you can't, take a break from it. clearing your head after a bad session is a great way to collect your thought so you won't make drastic decisions that you'd regret at the end.

It seems that the feeling of wanting revenge to be able to return the lost money will always be embedded in the minds of almost all gambling enthusiasts.
High emotions will blind every gambler, especially when you experience defeat, so the only thing in your mind is to continue playing or betting to be able to return the lost money.
But without realizing it, defeat after defeat will be obtained, even until all the money in the casino's wallet is completely used up.

I witnessed this incident firsthand, at first my friend only tried his luck with 10$ and managed to get 100$, the next day he played again with a higher capital of around 500$ and hoped that luck was still on his side, but he suffered a loss, then after that, he kept making deposits to say he wanted to take the money that he lost yesterday at gambling, in the end, he lost, so he sold the goods he owned such as motorbikes and cars because of his revenge he would lose money from defeat and had ambitions to return them in large numbers. In the end, he pawned house certificates, loans at banks and others he did to keep making deposits because of his revenge. the latest news from my neighbour is that he has become a person who has lost his mind, when I talk to him he never connects with what I am talking about, gambling when he has a grudge will be very dangerous than taking drugs.

Revenge gambling is just an easier way to loss our funds. Maybe 1 in 100 will succeed in it. When we experience loss, it is time to think of what next? By the time it is good to have break. Because these kind of revenge gambling will turn to be a mental illness when there is no success. The life completely turns upside down, because these kind of people will spend beyond their ability.

Revenge gambling is a serious problem in my opinion and can lead to large financial losses if we can't adjust our behaviour. I know this from own experiences very well as I struggled for several years from revenge gambling. When I first started out with gambling 18 I always a fixed budget when visiting a casino. I never had a bank card with me and only used the cash in my pockets for gambling. To problem came when facing a loss streak, and after losing 70% of my bankroll for the night I got into "I don't care about anything" mentality. It was also my brain telling me that is now my turn to win. I ended up betting my remain budget on a single bet and would lose most of the time. So the last 1-2 hours at night I could only watch my friends gamble as I already blew through my budget. It took me several years to get rid of that behaviour. In my case it never let to me recover my losses and I would only lose more money.

It's dumb, and people who do this really need help because they themselves wouldn't really recognize that what they're doing is way out of line until it's too late and they have lost quite a significant amount in what they're doing. People need to control their urges and there's really no better way to do it than recognizing early on that something is wrong if they're doing just this.


Desperation sometimes force people to look into gambling as a way to get some money to pay debt, or to gain quick money for other purposes. Apart from that, there really isn't any reason for a person to chase losses. Perhaps if that person really is struggling financially they shouldn't have gambled in the first place but hey, regrets always come last for a reason.

Another thing is perhaps that person really is deep into their gambling addiction that they feel the need to always chase losses even if it cost them a lot more than what they can lose. If your brain is wired to react the same way on something that continuously happens to you, you won't realize that you're having the same response to address the same scenario over and over again, all the while expecting a different outcome in your mind.


There aren't any straightforward measures to combat chasing a loss. You wouldn't really consider preventing it from happening up until you address that it's a problem that needs fixing. One way to prevent doing this is just setting a limited budget for gambling each month, and sticking with that strict budget no matter what happens. Mix with it your money for your needs and you'll have a hard time thinking of gambling more than what you have allotted for yourself because your next meal is on the line. Sure you may always borrow to your friends, but you'll have to really think before doing so because you will pile up your debt in no time.

Revenge gambling is like you're chasing all your losses which is actually a wrong mindset. It only shows the incapability of a gambler to control his emotions. It could only lead to more losses in the future which we might just regret in the end. We should accept the fact that losing will always be a part of the journey but chasing it will be the wrong move. Impulsive gambling due to too much emotions will only cause trouble in the end.

As long as they are responsible for the financial loss then I don't think revenge gambling is a problem. I agree in most cases revenge gambling is not the best way to deal with past losses but revenge gambling will make them lose control of their emotions and finances.

We don't need to fight revenge gambling, let other people do it as long as they are able to take responsibility but limit yourself from doing it under any circumstances. Don't put your emotions in front of your desire for gambling, but you must stay calm as much as possible in any case.

People who indulge in revenge gambling have poor impulse control. It doesn't end well.

Inexperienced. Hardly would you find a veteran gambler chasing losses.

Have a gambling budget.

It would be difficult for someone to recover their losses in gambling because casinos are not designed to give gamblers big wins. If anyone thought like that, he should be prepared for many more losses and of course, it would cost more money. Controlling himself and not thinking about recovering losses is a way he can do so that he doesn't try to recover his losses by playing gambling the next day. But there were indeed some people who were able to recover his losses but compared to how much money he had already spent, the recovery was still difficult to achieve. So it's better not to think about chasing his losses and just gamble and have fun.

That's not good behavior let alone chasing defeat, I'd say it's stupid to just chase this because of emotion or being too greedy in a game.
This will obviously cause a lot of losses if in the context it is revenge in gambling games, while we continue to do it, it's the same as if we play with even bigger losses, this is indeed difficult to overcome, but we have to think gambling games are not for revenge after losing but ready to accept the consequences with the game being run, I don't even think that this will be done by many people unless they are wrapped in excessive emotion.

Just like on your previous thread about revenge trading, this is the same which many don't advise to chase any losses because in gambling, you might lose more if you continue to gamble and chase those losses. Once you already reached or spend all your capital, better to accept that you lose and go home straight, don't ever think to gamble again in the next hour because the result might also be the same. In order to avoid any revenge gambling, better not to bring extra money every time you gamble this can limit your exposure and you can save yourself from losing more.

Is there such thing as revenge gambling though? or we just prefer to play as much as we can regardless if we lose or win the last time? Before during the height of my addiction, I wouldn't think of this so called revenge gambling thingy, I will just simply play as much as we can go to land base casinos and spend countless hours on the floor. And then comeback the next night, not thinking of the money I lose and that I want to win it back that's why I go again and play. But maybe for some they have this kind of mentality and it could be wrong as it could lead to more losses in the long run specially if you lose successive days because you want to a payback and satisfaction that you have recovered your money.

actually it does not only lead to revenge but prefers endless curiosity, when they are sure they will win in the next game but usually it doesn't match reality, so it's better to leave the casino is the right way because basically playing with feelings of revenge will make us drain even more money to lose

Claiming to revenge on loss for money in gambling is a foolish behavior in gambling and the psychology behind such believe of instant recovering of money lost to gambling should be discouraged entirely, as you would end up losing more.

People that engage themselves in revenge gambling are those that use money that was meant for something else or project plan to gamble with the mindset of doubling the money. People should learn to differentiate between moneybmeant for gambling and money meant for specific projects or plan as it would reduce this issue of revenge gambling among gamblers.

In my opinion, an attempt to win back a loss is one of the most common mistakes that admit a gambler at a time when he was overwhelmed with emotion.

Gambling means that the casino has an advantage over the player and the longer you play the more likely you are to lose. If you think that it is so easy to return the money you lost you are very mistaken and you need to reconsider your views on gambling.

In general, you should try to play not to win, and for the pleasure of the game, but some gamblers never come to this understanding.

I guess gamblers are not going to learn from this mistakes.


Really hard to answer though, I mean for the majority of gamblers, of of course, we don't want to lose to most of the time we wanted to play again and take a revenge gambling. So still 50/50, if you take it then win then good for you, but if you lose again, then it's a double whammy and if hard and very frustrated for gamblers.

I guess to combat it is to man up and take your lose and play on other days, maybe next to take some days off first and when your mind is clear then maybe you will have to think whether to play again or not and not chase you losses.

Revenge gambling is a means gambling site will be able to make more money from punters that want the revenge because the punters will gamble more to win back what they lost and also looking for more profit, but they will not be able to even win back what they lost but a time of more maximum losses as they lose more money.

Revenge gambling is a harmful and dangerous behavior that can lead to significant financial and personal consequences. It is often driven by negative emotions such as anger, frustration, and desperation, and it can be very difficult for people to control their impulses when they are feeling these emotions.
There are a number of other reasons that people might engage in revenge gambling, including a lack of understanding of responsible gambling principles, a lack of awareness of the risks associated with gambling, and a lack of access to support and resources for managing problem gambling.

Just as the topic implies, What really are your thoughts on revenge gambling?
Revenge gambling can be seen as a situation where one chases after their loss after making huge loss which to me ends up a disaster.

One of the major reasons people chase after loss is
*using money they can't afford to loss to gamble
*Over expectations.
These two are the major reasons people indulge in revenge gambling and my questions are
~ What are your thoughts on revenge gambling?
~ what other reasons would make some indulge in revenge gambling?
~ What are the measures to help combat revenge gambling?

Please lets discuss