Topic: What contributes to a casual gambler becoming an addicted gambler? - page 3. (Read 866 times)

I often advice gamblers to be conscious of themselves whenever they gamble. People might say it is only those who have no other source of income aside gambling that fall victim of gambling addiction but that's not true, anyone can fall victim of gambling addiction if they get carried away with excitement and sweet thoughts of making huge wins. If it was all about having a source of income, many who had jobs won't have gambled to the extent of being victims of gambling problems.

Gambling has a way of playing with people's minds,  making them think gambling everyday draws them closer to winning or if they use all the money they have in their bank accounts to gamble, they'll definitely recover the money or it is very okay for them to sell off properties, take loans or steal just to gamble so they don't get to miss that life changing opportunity. Those who are not conscious of themselves will follow everything their instincts tell them and live to regret it at the end. Only the ones who consider potential consequences before taking any step stay safe.

Yes, all the lists that are displayed can indeed be simplified or summarized as reasons that encourage gamblers to act crazier which in the end all these actions do not even lead to something they want such as making money but instead make them enter the addiction phase which of course they even suffer the amount of loss. And yes on the other hand what you said is true about environmental factors which is clear that in any case the environment does have a big influence on everyone, especially on behavior change, But on the other hand maybe this is also quite dependent on each of us if for example you do reject some invitations from friends who like to gamble then obviously you can avoid the name of addiction but if you are influenced unconsciously in the sense that you don't really find out about what gambling really is and then you even start trying to play without knowing any of the dangers then obviously a high probability of addiction will occur, especially as you said if they see the victory that some of their friends managed to achieve then obviously it is like a motivation for them to be even more excessive.

I would have indeed "peer-pressure" as a reason for a casual gambler to become addicted to such activity. I believe it is not as common as the other points, specially the loss chasing and the lack of economical opportunities, but I could easily see someone with a group of friend where all are gamblers and addicted to it. Since they are all addicted neither of them realize there is a problem to be solved in their behavior and they encourage each other to gamble. If one of them realized he is wagering more than the rest, then he mentions it,.so the other can catch up with the amount. It would be the equivalent of one of those toxic group of friends we have read about or heard about before, but instead of manipulation or psychological mistreatment, we get something completely different but still pretry much harmful for the well being of all people involved.

Though, I would like to also point out peer pressuring is more common when people start to gamble in the precense of others, while it does not always lead to addiction, it is the first step of one does not know one's limits and feelings when losses start to pile up.

And your answer is summarized in the last pound, "an excuse" I think that's enough.
But if logic is correct, anything can be a reason why ordinary gamblers transition into addicted gamblers, I will add a point that I often find in my environment, namely the "influence of the environment" invitation of friends, seeing friends gamble on an ongoing basis, seeing friends get a big win so that it attracts us to play and continue to play gambling, there is a sense of competitiveness that arises to be able to beat the winnings that his friend gets, such as wanting to be arrogant to his gambling friend.

Sometimes it is satisfaction.
For me, the thing that makes gambling addictive is the feeling when you win against being thrilled, somewhat related to how adrenaline works, and this is evident with other addictions in particular with vices. Another drive is frustration. If you are in profit there will be greed in most instances to play more but that won't make you addicted into this activity. You'd play more if you are in huge loss or debt in worse case scenario. The drive to get back with loss will continuosly push you to gamble without realizing that the situation is just getting worse and that you are losing more, since we don't have control of the outcome. If you are losing, then you will, and what more if you are just doing it with compulsion nd just having requital as your primary reason to do so. However, knowing what causes this and that, won't do things. We have to focus more on its very root which is the amount we would engage in gambling. If it is just enough or under your bankroll's tolerance, then you won't have such drive.

I can add due to excessive/aggressive emotions, we know how gambling affects people too much when they lose their money in a game, some of them already accept it as part of the game. Still, some of them cannot accept that they lost all the money not fairly so they make a revenge game, possibly doubling the pay to earn back their losses or we call as Martingale strategy or make a wrong decision in current game result in losing over on their capital and urge to make their money back and make another deposit hoping at least they can manage to reduce their losses. However, the possible outcome make it double their negative losses.

In my opinion, there are several factors in someone becoming addicted to gambling, namely.
-excessive expectations
-wrong thoughts responding to gambling
-a reason to help a need
-can't help myself
-Already lulled by victory
-Confidence that you will be able to get a big win
- a combination of biological risk factors, psychological risk factors and social risk factors

Many people are addicted to gambling because they believe they can win big at gambling, but this actually makes them trapped in a loss phase which harms them in all kinds.

The losses that can occur are:

-Money
-health (mental or physical)
-time
-connection

People who are addicted to gambling tend to experience losses from their mental changes and tend to become more stubborn and unwilling to accept advice from others, and relationships are also affected by changes in the attitudes and behavior of those who are addicted to gambling. and maybe another reason is because they want to get rich quickly.

I would like to recommend Gambling satisfies them, I know some rich people who gamble because it satisfies them, they don't care if they lose or win they just want the feeling of being alive and challenging the house, this kind of people can be find on physical casinos they like the ambiance, they like to meet new people and they want the perks on physical casinos, so they don't care if they lose a lot of money.
These are extrovert people who loves to mingle and hang around, they also play on online casinos but they prefer physical casinos because they love to express.

It would really be just that in between chasing loses and chasing win on which both rich and poor would definitely be coming after those things. This is one of the main reason on why people do really
make themselves that getting addicted to gambling and this is why you would really be that important that you should be having those self awareness about on the things you've been doing.
Do have a good control with your bankroll and if its been totally busted then you should be call it a day and would be stopping it completely.

Just on what most people been saying on here is that people do mess up on the time that they would be pursuing and chasing up their loses. More deposit more deep loses
and this might even result into taking up some loan just for them to gamblign on which this do makes the situation even more worst.
This is why it would really be that right that you do know on what you are doing.

Nicely said my friend, though some could be encapsulated into a single point, but all the same, you are right about them all. Gambling is an activity that can infest us if care is not taken, it will start like a play but before we know it, we are so engrossed with it. This is always our fault in most cases because we do not have that sensitivity towards it and it is so bad. That's why we could believe that we can be casual about but before we know it, we will start revenging or being greedy, which are the main reasons why people are addicted to gambling. But if these had been prepared initially, such a person could have been trying to avoid them and have the mindset that if they are being infested gradually, they would have quickly noticed and nipped it in the bud before they become uncontrollable just as it's always in such ugly such cases we see daily.

It is all about us and no one else, and gambling will always remain the same, the prior understanding of the good and the bad sides of it is very important as well as it prepares us better. With this understanding, one can know how to avoid the bad side of it and embrace the good side, and even maximize it to their advantage better than those who were not very informed before they started. Gamblers should also know that it is all about having their plans, budget and discipline mainly in this regard. They can fight with determination as well, and with this, a balance will surely be made.

+1 on this one. This is for me the most common reason of this transition. Rich and poor gamblers usually fall to this trap that is why they did not realize that they already are addicted to gambling because of chasing their losses.

I think one more to consider is social/peer pressure. Many gamblers were influenced by friends or family members who gambles excessively that leads to gambling addiction.

Yes, it is certain that victory is the main goal of most gamblers but unfortunately they cannot last long in feeling the pleasure of their victory which in the end they enter into a slump due to continuing to chase victory and expect to get a victory like in the previous time and this is typical of gamblers who eventually enter the addiction phase. As you said that most people find it difficult to feel satisfied especially when it comes to money, so it is definitely not strange if they always overdo it, they think that they will be able to get a much bigger win when in fact as time goes by they are slapped by the fact that the number of losses is getting bigger and bigger but instead they are getting crazier, simply put gamblers who carry the goal of making money usually find it difficult to accept the fact that they lose, and this means that when they win they will be more addicted and when they lose they will be more curious.

Most of the time, gamblers who manage to win something in their initial gambling sessions tend to become addicted to gambling over time because they keep trying to have the same results repeated because it's pleasing when you win something good in gambling, and if you have just started gambling, you will feel great when you win something when it's your first or second gambling session where people don't often win much so quickly.

That is why, I believe that people who manage to win something significant in their initial gambling sessions have a high chance of becoming addicted to gambling, it is also why I often tell people tell people that they shouldn't take their first two sessions very seriously if they win because it's nothing permanent.

All what you have said is actually true, and nothing but the truth.  Another thing that causes this is playing with the notion that gambling is the shortest means of becoming Super rich or seeing gambling as a place of get rich quick scheme. And this particular thinking is cause by poverty mindset. When your family is too poor and you have done all it takes to make it to the top, but all to no avail, your mindset will make you believe that the shortest place to make money is ont playing gambling .

So we should be conscious to know when our mind is leeding us to the wrong direction. Although not that it hasn't changed people life, but shouldn't be seen as the only alternative to enriching one's self, otherwise you may turn from a casual Gambler to an addicted Gambler

But I think it is not rare or even a lot of gamblers who do not know the warnings about those who should be careful when entering and engaging in gambling, some of them may ignore some advice from others and some of them may never know about the adverse effects that exist in gambling so this can also be the right reason why in the end they can enter and get stuck in a cycle of addiction unconsciously, and they will only feel changes in themselves and their life situations where financial problems are always experienced. Honestly, I can't blame them for their wrong approach to gambling because they may have come to it intentionally or unintentionally which is also not based on a correct understanding of gambling. Of course it is advisable for gamblers who have a proper understanding of gambling to remind people who are stuck on the wrong path, there is nothing wrong with helping each other even in the smallest things because most likely it will save their lives from the bad effects of addiction.

Not necessarily higher, but the simple fact that it is indeed possible to make this big money out of this small bet. If it happens once, it might happen again, so why not try it once more, and then once more, and then once more until everything's lost.

In fact, I think this is not limited to personal experience only. It might even extend to the experience of people close to them. It could be a family member, relative, friend, neighbor, workmate, etc. If somebody close to them wins big by just betting small, it is already a big testimony that making money is indeed true and easy in gambling. Other will do it also.

The gambler who play the random betting will causes loss of money most of the time.So the loss will cause the gamblers to become the gambling addicted person.The gamblers who able to make money will play the game as a normal gambler.The money earning and losing in the consequence way doesn’t make the gambler as an addicted person.But the gamblers who get the continuous loss surely become the gambling addicted person one day.

The random betting was the biggest reason for the gamblers to loss their money,he should not hurry to make money.The continuous game alone make the gambler to make some good profit in the gambling site.

Now if you observe closely approximately all gambling addicts today never wanted to be addicts but actually turned out being one due to certain factors they failed to take seriously. Now one thing most fail to take seriously is discipline. As a gambler one should have a level of discipline that would help guide the gambler on when to and when not to indulge in gambling activities. The better the level of discipline of a gambler the more responsible his gambling habits.
Another thing they fail to manage is priority. When one misplaces his priorities they could also end up being addicts. Since gambling is a fun activity then logically the priority a gambler should give to gambling should also be similar to that he allocates for fun activities.

What happens when you achieve your dreams? You become happy. That happens automatically too when you win a lot. Some gamblers, when they win a lot, give some permission to themselves to gamble some big because they already won a lot and it will be some fun for them but sometimes they lose some of these bets, then try to gain them back, then lose the won amount and that's where addiction starts to my mind. It doesn't happen like this very often but sometimes in some people, it might happen like I described.
Some casual gamblers also sometimes decide to up their stakes and slowly they up it so much that it affects them financially, negatively if they lose, and then addiction kicks if person tries to recover the lost amount.

Also, as you mentioned, lack of alternative income earnings can also push casual gambler to become addicted, especially if they had a stable job during the days when they were gambling casually, they might become addicted if they lose their job and will be left without income.