Topic: When you are not to gamble. - page 37. (Read 6757 times)

Generally, it's fine not to completely stop gambling as long as we are taking a break.

Regardless if we are winning or losing, taking a break is necessary. When winning, it's better to cashout some of our winnings and not to expect more. When losing, don't chase that luck on that day but we can resume the other day to refresh everything.

Being responsible in gambling at all times is hard to do, for most. But more importantly, it can be learned.

When a gambler engages in the kinds of situation you described, they are bound to lose since their emotions always have the upper hand and cause them to lose a great deal.

In need of money urgently and to regain gambling losses is the major problem I faced in the past until when I learned that a gambler can't get all their losses back if they are pursuing their wins.

It is important for all gamblers to understand that, regardless of how strategically they manage their bets in their present condition whether good or bad, their losses will always exceed their winnings. They can't escape it.

It seems that regarding the three points that OP is trying to explain, these three things are related to each other, as if someone is facing a financial problem that makes him a little stressed and frustrated, so he tries to solve the problem in some way. gambles in the hope of making his fortune through the remaining money in his account which he uses to place a number of bets. And in the end, instead of getting profits that could help him solve the financial problems he was facing, his gambling actually made him lose even more until he felt quite confused about where else to find money to solve the financial problems he was facing. And this makes him even more stressed and frustrated. But instead of realizing his bad behavior, he just went back to doing stupid things, namely when he managed to get a little money, instead of collecting it, he risked it again by gambling and waiting for his luck to come. In the end, every time he had a certain amount of money, it was not to lighten his financial burden little by little, but instead he stupidly used the money to satisfy his desire to gamble, and continued to wait for his uncertain luck when it would come.

In the three conditions you mentioned, it has become habit of gamblers that is often carried out, although not in its entirety, but every gambler can be in these various conditions.
So far, if we compare based on overall percentages in global calculations, we will find that gambling does have bad impact and can always bring problems in turn depending on what the gambler does.
But there are indeed some who can avoid every problem and are able to have the right approach and mindset so that they become one of the few gamblers who really gamble just for fun and enjoyment and avoid various complicated problems.

And the reality is that the various problems that occur in gambling will always occur repeatedly, even though there are several solutions and ways to overcome them, few gamblers can do it.
Stopping gambling will be more difficult than we imagine, the only way that can still be done is to try to reduce the intensity of gambling.

I'm really against the fact that people can actually gamble for fun cause there is too much emotional involvement and all the person's I know actually gamble for the wins.

That aside I don't think this is relatable to everyone's experience with gambling, like I get extra motivated and have won at most times that I was gambling for urgent needs like to pay for something or a bill, and at times I do get up to 3 straight wins in a day from playing simulated virtual games, so I think rules don't actually apply to gambling since it's just luck to me, you could get luck anytime and win on any situation.

But I'll partially agree with you because I know that sometimes overconfidence and frustration can cause you to lose focus and pick the wrong games, so ill rather say gamble with a more stable emotion that when your anxious or feeling in a kind of way.

I want me some extra bag of money, that's why I choose to gamble too, but the risk reward ratio is unfair, casino owners have nothing to lose here and they make the best gains out of your loss, they are the true gainers here not us, so I don't have to be told that I should be extremely careful about the risks I take on any online casinos.

If I lose money it's my fault, and there is no way I won't lose money, so I prefer to entertain myself with the games I enjoy playing and make sure that I risk only what I can afford to lose.

Don't get it twisted, the risk in gambling is the highest to none, even HYIP platforms are little bit better than gambling, the only option left to be safe is enjoy your games with the amount that you can afford, don't always expect to win because unfortunately you can't always win.

Buying in on every thing you have said, but I think the most important is this one I quote above, as the time a person needs some urgent cash is mostly the times they remember they could get that urgent cash through gambling, and some immediately will move in to try their luck, while some others, out of fear of losing the little they have at hand, would hold them self back from gambling.

It sometimes do work out for some people who gamble when they need urgent money, while for the most, it has always ended in a very disappointing way, I personally can remember a time or two that I need urgent money, and because there was no place or person to turn to for it, I decided to try gambling hoping a miracle would happen, unfortunately, I can't say any of it did end well for me, but the thing is, I was always ready to lose whatever amount of money i put in to all my gambling activities, and this has made all my losing experiences fair enough for me.

So, from my personal experience, I would say that gambling when one needs urgent money isnt entirely bad, as long as the gambler is ready to lose whatever amount of money he or she is using for the gambling, possibly because there is a plan b, just incase the money needed doesn't come from gambling.

you are very right mate but contentment is never a law in gambling , no gambler is ever satisfied with the amount he or she has won and it looks as if it is a generic clause for them.

i have actually witnessed a scenario where a gambler placed  a bet with hundred naira to win  seventy two(72000) thousand naira and the game was going on well till it remained one game to play and the company gave him cashout of forty(40,000) thousand naira and he refused to collect the money till he lost the game .so i dont actually know if greed is one of the features of every gambler because taking the little that they have won is always a big challenge for them.

I can state that gambling is rife with issues, and individuals who partake in it refuse to acknowledge the issue of whether or not they will not lose their money, as so many people do these days. And the primary factor that causes them to lose in any case is their addiction to their bodies. It will be difficult for them to control themselves, no matter what they do today.
Our people's problems stem from their inability to wait till they have enough money to lose. That is why most people become obsessed with losing quickly. If not, how can someone in desperate need of money utilize the little money he has in his account to gamble? If you lose, it means you lose nothing since you have nothing to gain and you have still lost your small amount of money that you can manage with the help of your family.

Sometimes the inactivity of the game does not matter, the important thing is that if you stop playing to save your funds or not do crazy things , I think that is very good Personally , I have Always Said that the best thing to do is what you do avoid it , and if you want to lose money in the game then it is welcome, if someone can play with less money and thus be able to obtain profits it is the smartest thing to do, but of course this is Something that you have to be very patient with, I I prefer to play with little money and have few wins than to play little and with a lot of money and have big Losses and with that I don't know I become addicted to gambling, because for me the most important thing is to allocate the money to lose, not to think about the money that I I am going to win, even if it is with little money, this applies and that can result in the best possible result for things.

When we are in the presence of two Scenarios like what you say , I congratulate the people who stop playing just because they feel that they are going to spend a lot of money, then this may be Enough to Congratulate them, I Would think that the things they have There are a lot of things to do, but if decisions like these are made to be Able to be better with the Game, it is an example.

When I am in the casino the first thing I do is play the games that I have a chance of winning, because for me they are the ones that give me the most chance to multiply my money, so under this motto is that I play and also if I start to see what The most Necessary Thing is that you have money willing to lose, so that I can do my things under control and not start thinking that I have to do things in another way that harms me and I end up Losing Everything, that's why I think that, above all, What we can control is our money and not our Emotions, Emotions , impulses and everything that has to do with this can trigger disorder in our finances and that is not good Because it means losing money.

You have already mentioned all the possible reasons so there is no need for me to say anything new beyond that. But if I take a big loss in gambling and if for some reason the said loss is recovered then I try to stop myself from gambling completely.
If my family needs urgent money then I stop myself from gambling and spend money on my family's needs. Also, when I get extra profits from gambling, I automatically try to stop myself from gambling.
Again, when I am physically and mentally at a breaking point, I try to stop myself from gambling temporarily and I try to take long trips for entertainment. Also, when I break down mentally, I spend the profits from gambling on entertainment.

Gambling is not a get quick rich scheme but people take it this way. Maybe 1% of the gamblers do become rich in days with gambling but most of them would start to lose instead of winning. Those who won a lot of money through gambling are the ones who have a lot of luck and not everyone is lucky.
The strange thing about luck is no one knows when you can be lucky and due to this, everyone wants to try their luck. 


Unfortunately, people do not see this negative side of gambling where 80% of the people are getting rekt through gambling. They only see those 5-10% of the gambling who are making good income from gambling. Also I feel that there are platforms where streamers will show you that winning in gambling is easy and that's all false narrative that's being built to promote the gambling sites. In case the gamblers start to lose, the emotions will make them take even wrong moves and hence its a big trap unless you know how to remain calm and responisble in gambling.

I get your point for sure, I mean the main thing for me when I'm gambling is it is mainly just for entertainment but for sure I'll be lying if I'm not hoping to at least win even though it wasn't really my main goal. I'm not really expecting anything for sure in return, before even started to bet I already knew in myself that I lose that money that I was going to gamble and bet.

Probably the main thing in gambling is money and as well as emotion if you're doing it for money and you can't control your emotions on gambling that is probably going to be a problem for you in the long run since you are for sure going to lose some money on it. As long as you have control over this thing it's probably going to be might, control of your money is very important if you doesnt have control over it you didn't set any limit on your gambling you probably always end up losing a huge amount of it. If you dont control your emotions as well it could easily end up the same loss again, frustration and pressure for sure could easily drive you to make wrong decisions.

My take here personally is, Dont gamble or gamble occasionally, it's going to be difficult to follow this kind of thing so the best thing to do is not gamble at all, remove the easy money mindset on your mind, treat gambling as entertainment only, and enjoy it.

From the beginning of getting to know gambling until it was appropriate to understand the conditions in the post above, it ended with letting go of losses that had been carried away by a lot of money, draining the account almost completely because of big ambitions. Now just remembering the circumstances of the previous mistake is the basis for being able to control it. Even though I rarely gamble now, according to the context of what the OP said in the last word, it's entertainment

That is when you are chasing profits. Although no gambler wants to loose his/her stakes even though you are gambling for fun.
So it would be a smart move if you are lucky enough to win and then you apply wisdom to secure your stake as capital and also bet wise enough not to also loose the whole of the profits you have made.
I am not trying to insight a business strategy here but to be on a safer side, the method would be necessary and reliable if being considered in as much you don't want to return back that of your winning to the gamble.
So it is just better off you stay off once a winning is counted. Don't be so carried away hoping more winnings would be possible once you made the first count winning.
This pull back method not to continue gambling on that day is usually when you made a huge winning.


At most, some addicted gamblers would never realize that they are addicted to the gambling instead they would think they are on a normalized gambling role.
Just set a gambling budget and once you exceed that point you would know what State of gambling you are up to and then you could adjust yourself or probably quit it you can and if you think that is the only remedy.

I am not sure whether this applies universally to all gamblers, I believe it is rather a situational thing, which depends on the gambler's personality and also the personal situation which the gambler is going through. I have seen many people in this sections to say they like to gamble as a way to get rid of stress and frustration of their daily life, so it implies frustration and stress is not supposed to be a denying factor for staying away from gambling if one can control it and be responsible about possible losses.
Though, I agree one is not supposed to gamble when under pressure, specially if that pressure has anything to do at all with money or finances, since the gambler will quickly link their frustration/pressure to the outcomes he needs and the ones he is getting from the session.

It is a complex topic, it would be ideal we each one of us knew our own personality and traits, so we know where we are supposed to draw the line about whether they are supposed to gamble or stay away from casinos while calming down.

What you mentioned above is what most gamblers do. They are gamblers who cannot control their emotions and finances. I agree with you that gambling is just for fun so you shouldn't expect returns from it, right? The problem I see with gambling is that many poor people try to put their hopes in the bookies. They hope that a little betting can change their lives. I think it was a mistake. You should just have fun by gambling. Betting a little money and enjoying the game is what a wise gambler should do.

Based on my experienced of those gamblers who become addicted they do not know if they have a gambling problem at all, all they know is they have to find a better method to win, and finding a better method to win takes a lot of time and money.

In my case I just realized when I become a misery that I have a gambling problem, so you will not realize you have a gambling when you're started to have problem, you will only realized it when you have nothing left, all those times you thought that you are close in making money or finding a method to beat the house
Just try to play a mine sweeper you will always find a winning pattern but the next day your winning pattern is not working anymore so you will try to find another one its an endless trial and error until you realized you have nothing to sustain your quest to find a winning pattern.

I completely agree with the argument you explained. Because the three points you mentioned are a reality that often occurs among gamblers. So after I think more deeply about the characteristics of a gambler who has one of these three point habits, maybe from the start he is not a gambler who does not intend to gamble for fun. However, they only intend to make a profit. So you can be sure that gamblers who have intentions and habits like that will definitely not run smoothly. Because it is certain that gamblers who have a habit or intention of only seeking profit must have very big ambitions. However, this big ambition will actually become something that endangers him. Because when you lose at gambling you will definitely try your best to get money (capital) so you can gamble again. So in essence, gambling without the intention of entertainment is not good in my opinion. Because even though it is true that gambling does have a basis for multiplying money. However, in my opinion, this cannot be used as the main benchmark for gambling. But more precisely, I only consider the profits obtained from gambling as just a bonus. Because for me personally, the main benchmark in gambling is not just money, but what is more important is the fun.

But even so, people's thoughts and understanding of gambling definitely differ. So the arguments you give and my personal opinion will definitely not be agreed with by all gamblers.

Then which money are you meant to gamble with if not your own money?

It is strange asking someone not to gamble with their hard earned money, do you expect them to borrow, beg or use someone else's money to gamble?

Gamble with your own money, but have a budget.