Topic: What makes a gambler becomes addicted? Lose/winning? - page 13. (Read 2236 times)

To answer this question is it's simplest form, I would say that both loss and win can drive a gambler into becoming a gambling addict, it completely depend on some factors, like the gambler him or herself, and also the circumstances at which he or she won or lost the money, and also depends on how the gambler chooses to treat gambling afterwards..

So, in essence, you can see that this is not a question that requires a direct answer, any one who is going to categorically tell you that it's a win that causes a gambler to get addicted to gambling, or that it's a loss that caused the same; simply does not know what he or she is saying, some people win huge amount of money, it enters their head and they believe they can win more if they play more, and so does their addiction come.
While other lose huge amount of money, and believing they can win that money back if they continue to play, causes them to start chasing after the loss, which eventually leads to them becoming addicted.
It's as simple as this.

Getting addicted to gambling is not about losing or winning it is about having an uncontrollable urge to gamble.  It is losing control over oneself when engaging in gambling.  According to research, it stimulates the brain's reward system[1].  It is the thought or urge  of winning something that has yet to happen which often leads to reward chasing or chasing losses. Any gambler trapped in this thought and unable to differentiate the reality will eventually get addicted to gambling. 


I agree with you that it is not the losses and winnings that trigger gambling addiction.  However, I partially disagree that the lack of understanding of how gambling works triggers the addiction. People who have been engaged in gambling also become addicted if they fail to moderate themselves.

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[1] https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/compulsive-gambling/symptoms-causes/syc-20355178

He felt the victory at the beginning easily...
He has a loss and tries to catch up with the loss...
He is curious that the next game will win ...

It is very easy actually for people to become addicted, especially when they have high curiosity when the game does not win but are sure that in the next game they will win, now this gambling can be addicted, there are many other factors that are clear when playing more gambling, it is certain that addiction will be attached to it.

I think what causes people to be addicted in gambling is not really winning or lose but the mindset and lack of understanding of gambling.  When people have the mindset of generating money from gambling it can lead to gambling addiction and when their is no better understanding on how gambling should be played it can also cause addiction. When someone have the wrong mindset of gambling they would want to win more in gambling and when they lose they would want to alos chase all their  loses, that is why I don't think winning or lose can be the reason for addiction.  Mindset is just everything in gambling,  it determine how one should play gambling.

Addiction can comes from winning or losing. If you are winning and you are addicted, I will say it's because you love gambling because of the consistent winning and you might not have anything doing except to gamble all the time as money is involved. However, if you gamble and lose all the time and your plan is to recover back the money you have lost, you will be having hard time to see how bad it's and you will continue to be in that state continuesly losing yourself.

If you are gambling and you make a lot of money from it, I don't think or see that as a problem to begin with, it's when you become addicted with many loose. The more you play, the more you loss and the more you want to play even morr to recover the previous loses, meanwhile the casino is making money and you are running to debt. The wrong side of this addiction is that some people sell their properties, that tells you how bad gambling addiction is to people.

You asked three questions at once and I will answer them one by one. At the addiction. When the gambler can't control himself then he will definitely becomes an addicted gambler so the best way to control addiction is to control yourself and that might be term as self-control in gambling. And secondly people lose because of greediness and out of luck. When they have won small amount but would not withdraw or rest but thinking to win big and that round would not be a lucky time for them. And people win because they have controlled themselves in gambling and also self-control and also have lucky at that time.

The above points might not be the same with others and those are some of the things I noticed.

Correctly, both of them can make a gambler becomes addicted to gamble, but if also based on the kind of person the gambler is, if he's a kind of person that gambles with emotions he will likely ends up becoming addicted to gamble because he doesn't gamble for fun or gamble responsibly. No matter what one has becomes in gamble he should try and gamble responsible mostly when he don't have a lot of money and when they have money.
One thing is that when a gambler has lost his bet and money he will want to try again because he's thinking that he can be able to win and recover the money that he has lost. Yes the gambler might win but there is also a high chance of lose there.
Like the OP question, I would say that the both of these gamblers will become addicted and more additional to gamble because losing and winning are what makes a gambler to gamble more.

Could be both but usually people do become addicted into the moment or time that he/she is winning on which the primary thing that comes up into your mind is on how you do make yourself do make winnings even more.
This is why it would really be that important that you should really be able to know on what are the things that you've been already doing and on how you would really be making out such control. Gamblers would really be that aiming for more profits considering that gambling is the fastest way on making money but same goes in losing too. On the moment that they are on a losing situation then this is where desperation would really be kicking in on which on the moment that it is really that indeed happening then this is where things becomes even more messy. Addiction doesnt only come at greed but rather it would be coming also because of desperation.

This is why on the time or moment that things going negative then you would really be having that kind of main consideration on chasing up those things whether winning or losing on which it would really be that just a normal approach to have by most gamblers. This is why it would really be that important that you should be able to bare up with those impulsive emotions and approach on things because it will really be just that giving
that kind of negative thoughts and views towards it.

gamblers react differently between these two scenarios, some gamblers who lose decides to fully stop gambling and some gamblers decides to continue and chase their loses, as for the winning part, some gamblers decides to fully stop gambling and be satisfied after winning and some continue to gamble mostlikely hoping to win again. those who decides to continue gambling after winning or losing can develop addiction to gambling. in short, It's both, both of these scenarios can be addicting, there is no greater than the other.

Losing and the feeling that you can actually recover it, so I guess the two feeling work hand in hand, you can be a winner and still get addicted and that would be on the concept of not letting go of your loses when winning and by this am talking about the human greed too. Whenever a gambler gets too greedy he is actually paving way for the spirit of addiction to crawl in because only a greedy gambler fails to know when to quit.

I believe this question has been answered here in this board so many times.

OP, both can make a gambler addicted whether he loses or wins it depends on the gambler and the habit that got him addicted. Some people can say it is because of so many wins that made them look for more wins and this got them addicted. Other persons may say they want to get back the money they have been losing by so doing they find themselves gambling every single moment gambling and this makes them become addicts. Right now i won't choose but I know that if not cautiousness is not taken into gambling, any body can develop a bad habit due to wins or losses and become a gambling addict at the end of the day.

Addictions is a long term impact of gambling on and individual, because before a gambler become addicted there are a number of things that should be considered to be the reason for the addictions, and one among such factors is the presence of greed in a gambler, because once you are greedy, you will take any step further to either make more winning, or chase your loses, this point you have a fixed expectations of what suppose to be the outcome of your games, by having that expectations you likely gamble more and at such a become addicted on the long run.
Another factors that is noticeable to be the casuse of gambling addictions is physiological and mental health of a gambler, because having a sick mental state will always lead addictions if you get in contact with gambling, so while seeking to have fun and ease off stress, you should also pay attention to how balance your mental health, some ill person should avoid gambling because research have it that they have high chances of becoming addicted.

To be honest, I am one of the people who has experienced a gambling addiction, and in my case as I remember the addiction started when I managed to get several winning streaks in a few days which made me think that it seemed like I could rely on gambling to fulfill all my desires such as shopping or the other one, I understand it was a big mistake I made, but fortunately as time went by I managed to get out of the zone in a way that I created myself by spending quite a long time.

Returning to the topic being asked, perhaps with this I will say from my own point of view which is in accordance with my experience that in my opinion gambling addiction mostly starts from someone who succeeds in winning where they overreact to the winnings they managed to get. So in the end they do various things to get their winnings back and as time goes by they don't realize that they are addicted.

There are many factors that come in play when it comes to this, but one of the most important is the random payout you receive, it has been proven that this is the fastest ways in which a person can learn a new behavior, so a person can go from never gambled on their life, to become addicted incredibly quickly, as they begin to pursue a win in their game of choice with a passion that we may have never seen them show for any other activity on the past.

I'm not sure that either winning or losing is what makes a gambler addicted.  Typically there's certain types of people whom simply get addicted to thing easier than others do.  I've seen quite a few friends over the years who get addicted to drugs and or alcohol and then start to pick up gambling as a hobby and end up getting addicted to that as well. It can just often seem like something that is a part of them.

I think it's because of losing and it's not based on a guess because I had the experience. Whenever I lose, I tend to deposit one more time and if that deposit loses again, I will do one more, and it's like a never-ending story. But, I get to think of what I have done and I know I am near the situation to become a gambling addict and so I stopped.
How? I swallowed the truth that all of those losses were gone and I might not get them back. Possibly. Accepting that truth made me realize that I had lost a lot of money and the only way to get back from that was to avoid it. I still gamble, but I do not go to an extent that I won't be able to handle the stress anymore. I set the amount I can afford to lose and that's it. No more gambling for the day or a week and just take the rest and play other games.

But if you happen to win back what you have lost, you would probably withdraw, end your session with a total of 0 and be happy in the end. In case you start winning, I think you would agree, that it will be hard for you to find that point when you have won enough and stop gambling. With losing imo it is much simpler. Either stop gambling when you run out of money, or stop when you have reached chasing losses point.

I’m not addicted to gambling so I really can only speculate, but my guess is that people get attached to the idea of winning a lot of money. Maybe they see gambling as the only way they can improve their financial situation or they feel they’ve invested so much that a payday is right around the corner. Regardless, the real winners in gambling are the ones that enjoy gambling.

For me, it's losing not winning. I will give a simple life experience to back my claim.
Let's take an instance, you are throwing up with the challenge of choosing between a game that is less difficult(not interesting at all) or a game very difficult(many interesting games filled in it). Which one would you choose? A game very difficult, I guess it's interesting, right?

Do you think if everyone wins their gambling bets always, do you think there will be people who will be addicted to it? People get addicted to something that they can't easily solve the puzzle, to win continuously.

Any interesting game that gives human beings the challenge to have winnings, you find many people drawn to it, to make sure they have won from it. The more they try to do that, the more eager they become, which can turn them to become addicted to what interests them the most.

Another question that offers “or” as an answer. Whereas, the answer is somewhere in the middle. That is, in my opinion, the formation of addiction is influenced by a combination of factors, including gains (anticipation of victory and the pleasure of victory - positive incentives) and defeat (sadness, frustration - negative incentives). But there are also a number of other parameters, such as the formation of a habit due to everyday gambling.

In fact, I believe that this issue should be studied (they have probably already done this) by specialized specialists, such as doctors of medicine (psychiatrist, narcologist).

Here you will receive only completely superficial justifications for the formation of gambling addiction, based on the assumptions and guesses of ordinary people not related to the study of this problem.