Topic: What makes people so addicted to gambling? (Read 3287 times)

Greed is so real in this day and age and I feel that you need to constantly remind others and yourself how lucky you are and how incredible this world we live in reallly is. The fact that we are made in God's image and blessed to even be breathing right now is exactly what can keep you going even when the day seem the darkest they have been in forever. Be real with yourselves and others, dont piss away all your hard earned money if you have a problem YOU need to fix it!

That is the solution, there is no other, there is no need to go around in circles, an intelligent, responsible person, the first thing he does before playing is to allocate a dollar tolerated to lose, it does not mean that he will lose it, because if he is lucky he will multiply it and come out in profits, but he must always assume the loss when he is going to play in a casino, that way he is not on a cloud that when he falls and steps on the ground the hit is not so hard, for this reason we always for everything before playing we must do that, allocate how much money we are willing to lose and return that amount.

I think it is not so strange because each gambler may have their own perception about gambling. Especially for skill based games, it is not impossible if there are gamblers who assume the winning opportunity will be always about the skills. Even there is also the luck factor in the games, they may assume it won't be so significant matter. TBH, I've some friends who have this perception in gambling.

However, I agree that we don't gamble excessively although we assume having great skills. There will be always time that we may not be in a good condition to play gambling, so the chance to win is rather small. If we limit the funds in gambling, it won't bother our life although we got losses. Sure, just the amount of money that we are ready to lose it any time.

Of course, greed is very dangerous in gambling. at least as a good gambler we should always try as much as possible to control ourself whenever we win a huge amount of money in gambling. Because one thing I always noticed in gamblers is whenever they win big amount they normally find it so difficult to control their self, which is coursing too much addiction in gambling. However, I think is very necessary for us to always have self control whenever we win huge amount so that it will enable us prevent addiction in gambling.

Winning a large amount of money is not the only factor that brings a player to the casino. In most cases, the reason for gambling addiction is loneliness, the desire to assert oneself and, in the case of the adrenaline received from the game, makes you return to the casino again for the same emotions that were experienced earlier.

I agree, everyone wants to take the easy way out and gambling seems to be one of those ways. After hearing that someone won millions from a very little stake you would be triggered to make a move or try to push your luck. The thing about this is that no one can actually get rich with gambling, even those winning millions end up becoming broke after winning such huge amounts of money and the reason for that is greed. Humans would always want to get more, this is the mental trap used against gamblers and it's one of the reason why people get so addicted to Gambling, greed is dangerous.

No doubt gambling presents both a chance of winning money from the system and also a greater chance of losing both what you have won and the ones you will deposit. 
 
Addiction doesn't only start when you win big money; it all starts when one gets convinced that they have control over the system, when there is overconfidence in the game they play, when they think their next game is the right game to get back all that has been lost, when they also lose too much and want to get all that back by chasing their losses.
 
There are different things and actions that trigger someone into getting addicted to gambling and not just winning big.

Yes they should be more careful but it is a fact that when someone is addicted to gambling then it will be very difficult for them to think that they should be careful in treating gambling, because addiction is a situation where a gambler is obsessed with winning in the sense that most of his mind will definitely continue to think about winning and various ways to be able to achieve big wins, so I'm not sure if people who are addicted can think to be careful.

On the other hand, we may often hear people saying that casinos will always excel, of course that makes sense because after all they are the ones who create all the games provided to be played, meaning they are the ones who know about the right way to win, while besides that gambling is a business for them, meaning of course it makes sense to say that it is impossible for casinos to give gamblers the opportunity to always win, usually they will only win when they have experienced a big loss.

A gambler has to be careful while gambling. Gambling should not be considered a money-making scheme where there will be no opportunity for regular income. Moreover, a gambler can bet constantly as per his wish, thereby the casino business will benefit but they will never suggest a gambler to be careful. Because they will only give importance to their profit. It is natural that everyone will fulfill their responsibilities from their position. The purpose and responsibility of a casino owner is how he can make the site more attractive, on the other hand, the responsibility of a gambler is how he can manage gambling through his own control. If the gambler himself becomes addicted while controlling himself, the gambler himself will have to take responsibility for it. Because no one asked him to gamble. He himself is responsible for his profits and losses.

Their passion to win makes them return to the casino and not thinks about the loss that they already got. They think that when they return to the casino, they will have more chances to wins and although that is right, they will not win the games easily. Gambling is not a place to make money so they must realize that and only use gambling to have fun. If they can not do that, they will only risk themselves from becoming addicted to gambling and will difficult to cure it.

When they think that gambling can solve their financial problem, they are wrong and just make them addicted to gambling. While they are addicted to gambling, they will not see the other ways that they can use to make money. Their minds will keep telling the to return to the casino without think about the big loss that they can get. Many more reasons why people become addicted to gambling but the will to win will behind them and makes them keep playing gambling.

They must realize that gambling can not be a place to earn money so they must change that and search for the other ways. But yes, that is what happen the lower class people because they see some of them can win the money and change their lives. That makes them keep gambling without think about survive in this hard situation because they think that once they win, they will have a chance to change their lives. Those lower class people will only lose all of their money and some of them difficult to survive and no matter if they have money, they will come back to casino and play the gambling games. That is why we must prevents the will to playing gambling too often because that may not gives a good result to us.

When it comes to gambling addiction, it’s always the users or the gamblers that are highly at risk, that’s why they should gamble with high caution.

The casino owner will never be at risk, or at fault, this is business so they will do everything to make their casino more attractive and engaging to its players. If the players have go beyond gambling, that’s already the responsibility of the gamblers/bettors, not the owner or operator itself.

People see gambling as free money. They never realise that we're risking a huge amount of money to win money out of it. When they start realising it, automatically things will change, and for sure one can enjoy gambling and won't get addicted to it. Being lucky is different, and being skilful is different, and when we keep our focus on skill-based games and data-based sports betting, we'll have chances of winning based on how accurate we gather information and connect it, whereas with the casino games we need to depend completely on luck, which will make a person successful out of 100 gamblers. It is the blind belief in winning big money that makes gamblers addicted.

Meanwhile, someone would challenge you to your face, saying he doesn't believe in luck at all, and that whatever he earns from gambling is as a result of an authentic prediction skill.

TBH, I understood exactly what casino games are right from when it was introduced into the system (the new-era games precisely). What kept ringing in my mind was -- "if this games are not played by humans, it's definitely manipulated"
The first day I decided to try on virtual games(sports vurtuals), I was given a slot to play for free.. and yes, I won! Ever since then, I came to a conclusion that the virtual gaming is purely luck-based.
For instance, If y'all were given a blind card with numbers from 1-100 to choose a particular number, 57, and y'all spotted it, what sort of strategy does that require?

Games that do not involve skill are luck-based games - these include slots, dice, crashes and many others. Gamblers really hope for luck in that game - even I don't know what skill can make their probability of winning increase. Using any strategy in a luck-based game is sometimes useful - but I don't fully believe in it because what the gambler is fighting against is either the machine or the system.

Even in skill-based games - you still have to hope for luck. Without luck - you probably won't win anything, even if you are an expert at a particular game. So luck is an inseparable thing in any type of game - regardless of whether you are an expert or not.

So, you brought back a 7year old thread just to tell us this? It's unimaginable and I'm amazed at the extent y'all can go just to spam this forum... Okay, bringing back a thread from the past ain't not crime? Fine.. I'll show you to the level of garbage post that has been made ever since this thread appeared on the first page.
Here is it .... He just explained how addiction evolves in a gambler... seriously niggur? Since when did gambling become part of the hereditary materials transferred from parents to offspring? Better still, lemme rephrase the question... How about people that are heavy smokers today, but never had parents that swallows an ant as an intoxicant?

Everyone with their different opinion. It’s kinda strange most gamblers don’t believe in luck of course gambling is all about luck, the only problem is when they try to depend fully on luck. People develop different believe towards gambling meaning they always consider their game as the best, being a lucky gambler or expert doesn’t mean win is guarantee always definitely encountering lose is common. They should learn to play with what they can afford so they don’t feel heartbroken secondly addiction can be caused by wanting more from the game forgetting gambling is different.

Aren't most addictions like that? Over time, addictions draw people in more and more, and before they know it, awareness comes to the person and they ask, "What have I done?" When some people realize it, it can be too late, and they lose many of their assets. That's why it's harder to gamble with control and feelings like greed or greed, and having fun can go astray after a while.

Truly gambling addiction does come gradually such that even the gambler may not even notice they are becoming addicted already until when they start making crazy moves for the sake of gambling then they begin to confirm to the fact that they are beginning to be addicted but if they had known earlier they would have done whatever they can to keep them away from getting broke.

As someone who was once addicted to gambling I can say the addiction comes from the fun of thrill and hope of making that big win. For me it started small just for fun, but over time I got greedy. I thought gambling was an easy way to make money and get lucky but that was a trap. The more I lost the more I chased to recover thinking the next bet would turn everything around. In reality it didn’t and it only made things worse for me.

I believe gambling pulls people in because of the highs and lows, while winning feels amazing like you are unstoppable super lucky special and losing makes you desperate to recover. It’s a cycle that is hard to break.

I know others are so hard into gambling and most of them like me, fell finally into it wanting quick money or as a way to escape life’s problems and cover their expenses for long with a big win. Everyone has a different reason but greed and false hope play a big role for many people. Breaking free takes realizing that gambling isn’t the solution but it is only the problem, and the solution is getting rid of addiction.

It is just one thing, the illusion of getting rich without really expecting it as very few people remain optimistic of hitting that max win or jackpot soon after in the session which is showing to be a losing one. The people who see other people on Youtube/Twitch streaming services, these guys so called streamers are not playing with their own money yet through sponsored money and they make a huge damage because they keep playing massive amounts of time until they hit a huge win and they are always recording and showing off that win. People who want to emulate it are the most endangered gamblers and they are usually the most prone to addiction, it has many forms but the illusion of the max win is what gets many into addiction.