Topic: What contributes to a casual gambler becoming an addicted gambler? - page 5. (Read 785 times)

From the reasons that you think make casual gamblers get addicted to gambling, I can say some of the points that you figure out are similar to each other. The reasons why some addicted gamblers, which I know keep on gambling, are because they believe gambling can be an alternative source of income. Some of them will have lost a lot of money in gambling, so they think if they can stop gambling, then it’s going to be impossible to win back the money. That’s why they are always gambling, hoping to win back everything in a day. Some addicted gamblers have confidence that if they don’t stop gambling, they are going to end up winning a Jack Pot in a day. That’s why they never give up.

I think one of the cause of addiction is having too much expectation that huge amount of money can be made by playing gambling consistently. Like have I have come across people who plays gambling all the time thinking that they can get a win that will help them to solve their problems and this mentality can make one end up becoming addictive.  Lack of understanding of not knowing the limits of playing gambling can also land one in becoming addicted to gambling .

Reasons why people become addicted to gambling is because they do not understand about it, they rush into it think that gambling is just about placing a bet and no need to make research or study to know how Gambling needs to be played.

Yes, i was supposed to add on this one

*Stress,disappointment and other emotional aspects

We do know that if we are on such condition then we would really be finding ourselves to be that trying to seek for things which would weep out those current emotions that we are currently feeling.
This could particularly be able to make yourself that making those kind of decisions that you would really be that ending up on having considering on playing gambling.
It would really be just that depending on you whether you would be considering gambling to ease that frustration or you would really be looking for something or any activity
that would really be easing out that disappointment or whatever unease feeling you have right now.

There are often external factors such as depression or even life factors that might cause depression.

People are generally sad for many many things these days and the overall worsening of public health services contributes to a growing mental health crisis that affects a growing number of people.
Of course more people are turning to gambling every year as a result, as they do with drugs.
Sewage samples show increase residue of drugs which means that usage has skyrocketed after the pandemic.

Ecigs are also increasing in usage and teens are the primary victims of this. We're letting yet another epidemic on our children.

Overall I think increasing addiction to gambling is a mental health issue for most people and states are responsible for doing something to limit the causes also, other than just putting many otherwise safe gambling sites behind blocks just because they operate with crypto.

The gambler should have a separate job for the gambling money,because the gamblers who had huge money can able to recover the loss after the huge loss in the past.So the alternative one was more important here,not all gamblers doing the gambling with the regular job was main cause for the gambling addiction.

If they don’t know other source to earn the money,they will keep on come to the gambling for the earning money.Some gamblers will say the gambling was the cause for the loss in the their real business.The gambling loss should not affect your life at any point.So the gamblers won’t become the gambling addicted person.


Making winning from the gambling site is not the hardest part,the dedication and the skills was the most important one.No excuses was accepted after the loss in the gambling site,If you feel the game was in the loss part.The gamblers should take some rest and hear their favourite songs and get away from the gambling frustrations.The result will be the profit from your betting was sure one.

This might fit on the list

• Trying to win the jackpot in gambling to improve one's life.

Some individuals feel like they have exhausted all options and are dissatisfied with their current life situation. For them, gambling seems to be the only way out, as they hope to win a large sum of money to improve their financial status.

I have seen many individuals that are addicted to gambling and this three reasons are always the main cause of their addiction problems. When a gambler starts chasing losses, he's going to get easily addicted to gambling as the chasing will never end. He'll keep chasing and losing more money as he's chasing the losses then before he realize that he isn't making any progress it would had being late already and he has become a gambling addict.

Not having an alternative source of income is another major reason as they'll always rely on gambling to give them money but this isn't possible all the time as you can't win everytime that you want to gamble. You'll win some bets and also lose others therefore having an additional source of income can help reduce the time you're spending to gamble and chasing money. Not being disciplined would also contribute to being an addict from casual gambler.

I basically think all the listed details actually works together, it's more like a stage by stage process and all of them contributes to the gambler being addicted but the most one I think it's more active is the chasing of losses because that particular action can be carried by both the rich and poor gamblers. The more a gambler gets this thought to his head the more closely he gets to becoming a full time addict.

Every addiction is like an escape valve, usually the person has some other problem and uses gambling to supposedly alleviate this problem. It's like a drug addiction or drinking addiction.

Everything in our life is about balance, be it food, exercise, work... We have to know how to balance it, if something gets out of control it's always a good idea to ask for help or talk to someone.

Most of us here are anonymous, so if anyone wanted to talk, I'm not a doctor or psychologist but I'm available to help too.

*Trying to achieve out those big win that he/she have seen on other gamblers
*Having thoughts that winning in gambling is easy peasy

This is just some additional i should say on which it is a contributive factor on which it do really give out more urge for you to play more.
You might not still be directly considered to be an addict but on the time that you've been making out such actions which showing
that you are already considered to be going into that path.

Its always been important that moderation should really be the key because once you do find yourself that having those lose
control of such activity then you are really that putting yourself into potential problems.

I think this is the most logical and I have experienced it. Of course, initially gambling is just for fun, but when we realize that a lot of money has been spent gambling, we start chasing losses. That's when we unconsciously become addicts.

However, not everyone who becomes an addict will continue to be an addict, sometimes gamblers will immediately realize this and begin to reduce the intensity of their gambling or even choose to stop. I think everyone's level of addiction is different and at least every gambler must have had the experience of chasing losses

Those who have heard about gambling become addicted because they are initially given a big win and then there is an excessive mindset where with large capital will get even bigger wins, that is their mindset towards addicted gambling.

By chasing losses that makes gamblers become addicted because they continue to play without thinking they will lose all of it but we know that many factors of gambling addiction are caused by several things and one of which you said in the list, the cycle of addiction will not be far from what is above because of the various reasons why they are addicted because they are not aware of it.

But many friends say why he continues to play because there is a big dream that one day he will definitely win big. So that's what they have in mind.

This is the main reason that I believe would make a casual gambler turn an addict, the excuse of not having alternative source of income should be because he probably has no source of income initially when he was a casual player. So it is more reasonable to say that losing his money often may make such person to start gambling without control and thereby becoming an addict. Chasing profit is a challenge for gamblers when they lose control and start playing to recover back what they have lost.

Some of the reasons are quite reasonable transition from ordinary gamblers to addicted gamblers but most often I hear that they become addicted is because of the dream of a big win after losing they will chase the loss that will continue to play gambling so addicted.

Humans are more greedy once they win they will not stop playing gambling they will continue to try with their big dreams to win but in reality it is not, we realize how indicative of gamblers who are addicted they will increase their activities for the victory they expect.

Some people like copying others, if they have friends at are also gamblers and the friends start winning big, they will abandoned their ways and copy that of their friend's, safe strategy or irresponsible way of gambling, they don't care anymore, all they will want is the same result as their friends.

Another factor is having a taste of constant winning, like gambling few rounds and winning starts showing more than losing, the first thought is how blessed and smart they have become, they will forget that them winning is just luck, so when else they plan to gamble they will do it big.

Gradual gambling draws you in and get you confused, gambling activities should be the smallest activities that we do with our times, the less time you spend gambling the better for you, the moment you start giving more of your time to gambling the more likely you will be addicted to it.

Impressions of what gambling is all bout and the drive to get rich quickly. Pattern most of the time is a new gambler hearing news that a gambler won xxxxxxx amount from betting. It would give him an idea of "I have to win as well". Or he could experience winning a decent amount and wanting to gain more from gambling. And lastly, struggle from huge loss which lead to frustrations and to a bigger drive of betting in order to get back with what this industry "owe" from him. However, it will still depend on the individual whether he would let himself be too attached of this activity 'coz there are people who does. The only thing we need is acceptance; that you'd most of the time lose, and it is part of the game no matter how you desire to win. It won't be an easy thing to achieve especially because this activity is not only losing or winning, but because it is your money which is on the line, who wouldn't want it?

What contributes to a casual gambler becoming  an addicted  gambler is, the joy of winning when a gambler predicts and win then the person believes that winning  is a normal  thing, believing  that I'm  going  to win will Make  the person  always  want  to play  away, which  is impossible  that  one  will stake 5 good times without  losing. If you play gamble five times in a week and win throughout  that week the possibility of winning next week must  be 50/50, so always  believing that winning will always  take place  will  lead to the addiction.

So fa so good, gambling contributes to richness  so the joy of winning  and getting rich will always make  a gambler  to always  want to stake always  and what  so ever that makes  a gambler  stay without gambling everyday, there's a symbol  or synthom of addiction. Normally  gambling is not by how many  things you gamble but, how many  lucky  things did you predict and stake.  Must at times  so gamblers will  not sleep  at night  just because there intension  is to predict  all true  out the night and sometimes stake  at night but  sometimes predict  in the night  and stake in the morning.

For some gamblers they will  be at work and will leave  the  work  at working hours and will move  over to a gambling site and begin to play gambling and while some are students they will  let go off lectures for gambling and at the end of the semester will be having  a poor results.

All this becomes a behavioural  this other then at the end of the day leads to addiction, to my own definition addiction is a state  of mind  of an  individual that  disabled  an individual  to know what to do at the right  time, addiction to contribute  to the unconscious control  of an individual to leave  the rational  thing for the irrational at the necessary time.

I agree with everything that you wrote down. One need to see gambling as fun and gamble in the lowest minimal, so that you will not become addicted unknown to you, because that's the worst of all, thinking that you are normal, whereas you have become a chronic addict.

I think greed is another factor that lead gamblers to addiction unknown to them. This is because they will never be satisfied with little wins, and it is from greed, that will lead to loss, and because you are greedy, you will prefer to start chasing your losses instead of letting it go, thinking that you will be able to recover it, and win big with hope.

Expectation vs reality strikes everyone when they start losing as they forget the house wins. The reality is that unless you play for excitement and adrenaline rush it is not entertainment. When trying to outsmart the house it becomes addiction and the rest is known.

Agreed!


A good run comes once in a while whereas a massive win is something every gambler dreams and one in a thousand will be able to achieve.

Another reason is:

A good run, or a massive win.

I have seen users who get a massive win in the first bets, and after that happens they start acting as degens, let say they deposit $100, and win $10,000. In that moment they are ready to lose $2,000 or bigger amounts, and end up walking away with less than $5k. They feel like they end with profit, but the reality is they lost $5,000 which could be a nice part of their profit.