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Quote from: Mr. Magkaisa on April 18, 2024, 10:16:28 AM

- It's not really good to turn gambling into a source of income, that's the truth. That's why others often say to do it just for entertainment, because if the reason for doing it is not for fun or entertainment, it will really lead to addiction and the wrong mindset will happen in the minds of most gambling communities.

We have seen that others who have the mindset that gambling is a source of income often turn their lives upside down, and others because of addiction that cannot be controlled properly leads to suicide, depression and even imprisonment. indeed.

Some new and old gamblers still seem to not understand the difference between gambling just for fun with little expectation of making a small profit from the game they play and gambling with the whole intention of getting something out of it on a daily basis, which could be used as a means of survival.

Aside from the fact that using gambling as a source of income will put the gambler under too much pressure in his body, which will make him bet on the wrong option, he can also be going home hungry most of the of the time and might end up in a lot of debt, which he might never be able to clear up until he gets himself a real job.

this is why some people have a depression or high blood pressure because of gambling, it is well understood that whoever that is into gambling neither rich or poor is there because of money is not there because of the entertainment when they see some people who stick their money in gambling and they happens that the gambling result came out negatively they will be hospitalize because of the a month of money they lose on the process so therefore when you hope in gambling you'll be addicted on it and that is why many people who is addicted on gambling get depressed when they lose because they see his gambling as a source of generating revenue daily and the weekly

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Quote from: Nwada001 on April 18, 2024, 04:31:38 PM

Quote from: Mr. Magkaisa on April 18, 2024, 10:16:28 AM

- It's not really good to turn gambling into a source of income, that's the truth. That's why others often say to do it just for entertainment, because if the reason for doing it is not for fun or entertainment, it will really lead to addiction and the wrong mindset will happen in the minds of most gambling communities.

We have seen that others who have the mindset that gambling is a source of income often turn their lives upside down, and others because of addiction that cannot be controlled properly leads to suicide, depression and even imprisonment. indeed.

Some new and old gamblers still seem to not understand the difference between gambling just for fun with little expectation of making a small profit from the game they play and gambling with the whole intention of getting something out of it on a daily basis, which could be used as a means of survival.

Aside from the fact that using gambling as a source of income will put the gambler under too much pressure in his body, which will make him bet on the wrong option, he can also be going home hungry most of the of the time and might end up in a lot of debt, which he might never be able to clear up until he gets himself a real job.

If you go in with an intention of making huge profits from gambling then just be sure that even the little capital that you would use will be collected and it will put you under pressure and sometimes drive you into the act of trying to win back that your capital money you initially used at first for gambling and that will just cause more issues for you because you might even end up borrowing from other trying to chase that winning that is probably lost.

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There are soo many factors you have to consider as a responsible gambler before you engage in gambling activities or place gambling bets. As a matter of fact everyone is always talking about what a responsible gambler should do and actually knowing when and when not to gamble is a very important factor to consider. In terms of finance, a responsible gambler should be able to know when he should continue to place bets or stakes depending on the amount of cash he has spent within a particular period of time. Obviously, he should not allow his gambling expenses exceed the target limit he had previously put in place.

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Quote from: odunybiz on February 27, 2024, 06:20:34 PM

👉👉when you are in need of money urgently
👉👉To regain back your loses
👉👉Under pressure or frustration

You have added some important things that should be followed when a gambler goes for gambling I want to say that here two more points are also important to make a strategies which make a limit to your gambling loss or in a win after crossing the limit you will leave you gambling for that time. And other things is always gambling in your free not in work time or not in study time make some free time for your entertainment and play gambling on that time. Stay happy with playing those fund what you can afford to lose.

It is not what should be followed but what should be avoided when someone wants to go gambling, however gambling should be done when we are calm and far from being frustrated because of other things or the point is that you should not be involved in gambling when you have personal problems that make you frustrated because of course the situation will have a very bad impact on the gambling that you are doing.

However, the point is that we should not put our hopes on winning in gambling because winning is always uncertain, or it means that there is absolutely no guarantee for you or anyone to succeed in winning in the gambling session that you are doing because only luck can really ensure that you will win but that will also only be known when you have completed the session. Therefore, as you said, it is better to put limits on gambling such as limiting the time of involvement along with limiting the amount of budget and gambling when we really want to such as being in boring leisure time without being serious or expecting to win, and this is the best approach that is recommended.

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Quote from: Mr. Magkaisa on April 18, 2024, 10:16:28 AM

- It's not really good to turn gambling into a source of income, that's the truth. That's why others often say to do it just for entertainment, because if the reason for doing it is not for fun or entertainment, it will really lead to addiction and the wrong mindset will happen in the minds of most gambling communities.

We have seen that others who have the mindset that gambling is a source of income often turn their lives upside down, and others because of addiction that cannot be controlled properly leads to suicide, depression and even imprisonment. indeed.

Some new and old gamblers still seem to not understand the difference between gambling just for fun with little expectation of making a small profit from the game they play and gambling with the whole intention of getting something out of it on a daily basis, which could be used as a means of survival.

Aside from the fact that using gambling as a source of income will put the gambler under too much pressure in his body, which will make him bet on the wrong option, he can also be going home hungry most of the of the time and might end up in a lot of debt, which he might never be able to clear up until he gets himself a real job.

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I would say that an addict lives by playing, for him there is nothing more important than this. For him, the priority of gambling comes first above even human relationships, because we have heard more than once how a husband could steal money from his wife or his mother, which deals them a very big moral blow. I remember myself when I just started playing and the game absorbed me so much that I did not fall asleep and woke up thinking about the game. I will not forget this state, it is terrible, as if life is wasted. To live a full life, you still need to maintain a balance in everything so that you can live a full life, and not a game. Your head shouldn't be filled with this all the time. If we are at a friend’s birthday party, then we should have fun there, and not think about how to quickly lock ourselves in the toilet to play a poker tournament from a mobile phone there.

The ravages of an addiction are honestly the worst that a human being can suffer, and something that is not good nor should be taken for something that is normal, a person who is addicted is difficult to help, because I would say that it needs to be evaluated by a professional to know what stage you are in and how radical your treatment is because when the addiction is advanced I consider that things should be done that go beyond simple normal treatment, some even need sleep cures, where this anxiety is control, if it is attacked there, then I believe that many evils can be avoided for people and their families, I have seen how addiction sometimes makes a person so bad that they end up committing suicide, because they no longer have control over them, and this Added to this are the different debts that you must have as a person, loans, credits that you cannot pay, these types of things are what you should see.

What happened is that gambler don't know when they are directly becoming a gambler if I may say because they are easily being carried away by the fun or lost they incur alongside, see, if only a gambler can be able to factor when is to stop and when is to start then you would see addiction would be gradually eliminate without them becoming addicted gambler. Must we give all our attention to gambling, why can't we just reduce our mindset or thinking of something much better to have full control over the gambling than gambling controlling gambler, this lead to something we called "Desperateness" eager to win or a must to beat the house to win the exact bonus and amount one has been seeing. Therefore, anyone who could removed this desperacy can actually eliminate addictions.

It is interesting, because many years ago I witnessed a person who had something like that desperation and that desperation was seen because he spent money that he should not have spent, in fact that money that he spent in the casino was not even his but it was the company , then he was almost crying and started throwing away everything he had to be Able to get that money back , and that Was one of his biggest mistakes because a person says, well, I have what I have instead of risking it in the casino. Well, I give it to the boss and tell him to give me the opportunity to pay that money, since due to lack of response he got carried away and did what he did, but I think it didn't go well for him, because he left the casino faster, what would I do? I have no idea, but a good scolding if he had to have been taken by his boss, but that is very Irresponsible.

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Quote from: odunybiz on February 27, 2024, 06:20:34 PM

👉👉when you are in need of money urgently
👉👉To regain back your loses
👉👉Under pressure or frustration

You have added some important things that should be followed when a gambler goes for gambling I want to say that here two more points are also important to make a strategies which make a limit to your gambling loss or in a win after crossing the limit you will leave you gambling for that time. And other things is always gambling in your free not in work time or not in study time make some free time for your entertainment and play gambling on that time. Stay happy with playing those fund what you can afford to lose.

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Quote from: LUCKMCFLY on April 18, 2024, 12:43:07 PM

Quote from: hedgeh0g on April 14, 2024, 12:37:03 PM

I would say that an addict lives by playing, for him there is nothing more important than this. For him, the priority of gambling comes first above even human relationships, because we have heard more than once how a husband could steal money from his wife or his mother, which deals them a very big moral blow. I remember myself when I just started playing and the game absorbed me so much that I did not fall asleep and woke up thinking about the game. I will not forget this state, it is terrible, as if life is wasted. To live a full life, you still need to maintain a balance in everything so that you can live a full life, and not a game. Your head shouldn't be filled with this all the time. If we are at a friend’s birthday party, then we should have fun there, and not think about how to quickly lock ourselves in the toilet to play a poker tournament from a mobile phone there.

The ravages of an addiction are honestly the worst that a human being can suffer, and something that is not good nor should be taken for something that is normal, a person who is addicted is difficult to help, because I would say that it needs to be evaluated by a professional to know what stage you are in and how radical your treatment is because when the addiction is advanced I consider that things should be done that go beyond simple normal treatment, some even need sleep cures, where this anxiety is control, if it is attacked there, then I believe that many evils can be avoided for people and their families, I have seen how addiction sometimes makes a person so bad that they end up committing suicide, because they no longer have control over them, and this Added to this are the different debts that you must have as a person, loans, credits that you cannot pay, these types of things are what you should see.

What happened is that gambler don't know when they are directly becoming a gambler if I may say because they are easily being carried away by the fun or lost they incur alongside, see, if only a gambler can be able to factor when is to stop and when is to start then you would see addiction would be gradually eliminate without them becoming addicted gambler. Must we give all our attention to gambling, why can't we just reduce our mindset or thinking of something much better to have full control over the gambling than gambling controlling gambler, this lead to something we called "Desperateness" eager to win or a must to beat the house to win the exact bonus and amount one has been seeing. Therefore, anyone who could removed this desperacy can actually eliminate addictions.

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Quote from: hedgeh0g on April 14, 2024, 12:37:03 PM

I would say that an addict lives by playing, for him there is nothing more important than this. For him, the priority of gambling comes first above even human relationships, because we have heard more than once how a husband could steal money from his wife or his mother, which deals them a very big moral blow. I remember myself when I just started playing and the game absorbed me so much that I did not fall asleep and woke up thinking about the game. I will not forget this state, it is terrible, as if life is wasted. To live a full life, you still need to maintain a balance in everything so that you can live a full life, and not a game. Your head shouldn't be filled with this all the time. If we are at a friend’s birthday party, then we should have fun there, and not think about how to quickly lock ourselves in the toilet to play a poker tournament from a mobile phone there.

The ravages of an addiction are honestly the worst that a human being can suffer, and something that is not good nor should be taken for something that is normal, a person who is addicted is difficult to help, because I would say that it needs to be evaluated by a professional to know what stage you are in and how radical your treatment is because when the addiction is advanced I consider that things should be done that go beyond simple normal treatment, some even need sleep cures, where this anxiety is control, if it is attacked there, then I believe that many evils can be avoided for people and their families, I have seen how addiction sometimes makes a person so bad that they end up committing suicide, because they no longer have control over them, and this Added to this are the different debts that you must have as a person, loans, credits that you cannot pay, these types of things are what you should see.

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Quote from: Mr. Magkaisa on April 18, 2024, 10:16:28 AM

We have seen that others who have the mindset that gambling is a source of income often turn their lives upside down, and others because of addiction that cannot be controlled properly leads to suicide, depression and even imprisonment. indeed.

It is difficult to control people who are addicted to gambling, so if there is a gambler who has this disease, it will definitely end tragically unless he fights himself to change and change his own destiny for the better. In fact, gambling addicts don't have to stop gambling, they just need to reduce it to Get used to not having pressure within yourself to continue gambling, which is why gambling addicts find it difficult to recover because they are obsessed with stopping, not learning to reduce it. obviously that's the wrong way.

Just considering gambling as a source of income is a big mistake, especially since hoping that gambling can make someone rich quickly is clearly impossible, even though there are a handful of people who are rich because of the lottery, the number of winners can still be counted by hand every year, so don't think that there are millions of gambling users. online in this world are completely rich because of gambling, I'm sure no more than 1% succeed in becoming rich and winning big unless he is a bookie because we know the bookie will always win, the point is don't change the mindset of making gambling a source of income but you should apply A healthy mindset makes gambling just entertainment.

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Quote from: Gozie51 on April 18, 2024, 07:03:06 AM

But do you know that gambling is what it is and other games or hobbies are what they are. Gambling is quite different from hobby, some people gamble not because of the game they are gambling on is a hobby but because they want to make money from it except you don't believe much more gamblers are there for the money. So it is quite different that you have a hobby different from your gambling habit. Having a separate hobby is different to say having additional hobby because you want to avoid gambling at some point, some gambler can't resist gambling because they are doing that for the money.

In fact, I found in my neighborhood, gambling is indeed done to make money,
and they keep hoping to hit the jackpot so that they can return the initial capital and make a profit.

Not about hobbies or just playing gambling games, because only a few people play gambling for pleasure.
Gambling can now be accessed very easily, only through mobile phones then anyone can gamble.

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Quote from: Mr. Magkaisa on April 18, 2024, 10:16:28 AM

- It's not really good to turn gambling into a source of income, that's the truth. That's why others often say to do it just for entertainment, because if the reason for doing it is not for fun or entertainment, it will really lead to addiction and the wrong mindset will happen in the minds of most gambling communities.

We have seen that others who have the mindset that gambling is a source of income often turn their lives upside down, and others because of addiction that cannot be controlled properly leads to suicide, depression and even imprisonment. indeed.

That's true, most people normally decieved theirselves that they are gambling for fun and entertaining. Mean while they are just doing it on a regular due to fact that they have already gotten addicted to it , expecially those with the poor mindset of Taking gambling as source of income . When we all know well that gambling is all about luck and all that. Though gambling is fun and one can earn some good amount by just hitting the right jackpot, but still that doesn't mean that one should approach it wrongly by gambling unwisely or irresponsibly.

I think it's true that most gamblers deceive themselves about their intentions and goals in gambling, they always tell people including maybe some of their friends that they gamble just for fun but actually it still has to be suspected, or I mean I'm not sure that they gamble with such intentions and goals and maybe I would say that it's just a one-sided claim, unless I see the evidence. And I think if you want to find out about what someone's real intention is to engage in gambling then you just have to see how they react and respond when they lose, because the name of the feeling will not be able to lie, if for example they feel very upset or even emotional because of losing then I think we can already conclude that the intention and purpose of gambling is to "multiply". However, this is a wrong approach based on a wrong understanding and belief in gambling, because after all the fact, as you said above, gambling is a matter of luck in terms of making a win, which means gambling can never be used as an income.

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Quote from: Mr. Magkaisa on April 18, 2024, 10:16:28 AM

- It's not really good to turn gambling into a source of income, that's the truth. That's why others often say to do it just for entertainment, because if the reason for doing it is not for fun or entertainment, it will really lead to addiction and the wrong mindset will happen in the minds of most gambling communities.

We have seen that others who have the mindset that gambling is a source of income often turn their lives upside down, and others because of addiction that cannot be controlled properly leads to suicide, depression and even imprisonment. indeed.

I would never say that the game is a source of income, let's go because the juices of chance are that for me, pure chance, there is no pattern that can be followed to earn money and there is nothing that can be done for us to be constant in money, the most certain thing is that things with casinos are fun and the opportunity to increase your capital, but that is with a lot of luck, and I am aware of that, some players do well in the game, and they repeat that more and more, and that is why they can say that gambling is their source of income, but it is a complete evasion because the casino can take all our money if we think we will have constant income, we must be clear that the casino is not a source of income.

Those who believe this have not had good experiences and have had a hard time accepting things as they are, some end up being addicts because they are looking for income.

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Quote from: TopTort777 on April 18, 2024, 07:35:18 AM

Just to break the logic "seeing adults gambling = getting addicted" among kids. Why do you think that a kid, after seeing his parents gambling, will carry interest to gambling through his childhood and his interests wont change when he grows up or becomes adult? That seems to be a strange logic if you think that kids remember all that they saw during childhood. If you do it regularly, you live in a casino and push on teaching gambling, then yes, the kid will carry interest to gambling to his adulthood.

It is very true in everything we remember as children, it is something that we do not forget, even in adult life we try to do it, it is very true that children always try to do things like older children and if they manage to do adult things it is better for them , because they Know that they are doing something important, therefore in this aspect children should be taught other types of activities, such as reading books, knowing, learning more, those are the type of examples that should be given to them, Also about sports, music, that they are interested in that, of course we are people who always have to encourage them to do things that will be useful to them in the future, like learning Other languages or things like that, gambling, casinos, you see. , but it is difficult because if they see their father or mother in him, they will be Interested.

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Quote from: Mr. Magkaisa on April 18, 2024, 10:16:28 AM

- It's not really good to turn gambling into a source of income, that's the truth. That's why others often say to do it just for entertainment, because if the reason for doing it is not for fun or entertainment, it will really lead to addiction and the wrong mindset will happen in the minds of most gambling communities.

We have seen that others who have the mindset that gambling is a source of income often turn their lives upside down, and others because of addiction that cannot be controlled properly leads to suicide, depression and even imprisonment. indeed.

That's true, most people normally decieved theirselves that they are gambling for fun and entertaining. Mean while they are just doing it on a regular due to fact that they have already gotten addicted to it , expecially those with the poor mindset of Taking gambling as source of income . When we all know well that gambling is all about luck and all that. Though gambling is fun and one can earn some good amount by just hitting the right jackpot, but still that doesn't mean that one should approach it wrongly by gambling unwisely or irresponsibly.

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- It's not really good to turn gambling into a source of income, that's the truth. That's why others often say to do it just for entertainment, because if the reason for doing it is not for fun or entertainment, it will really lead to addiction and the wrong mindset will happen in the minds of most gambling communities.

This is where some gamblers use to turn it to be addicted to gambling because it will be difficult for you to turn gambling to source of income no matter the huge amount of money you are using to gamble daily. Some of the gamblers that found themselves in addicted to gambling either they want to recover their losses from gambling or they want to make a huge amount of money to establish a business, which are some of the things that lead some gamblers to be addicted to gambling.

I don't know where some gamblers are getting this mindset from, that the huge amount of money you put in gambling that will determine the size of your results and it has made many to fail in gambling.

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- It's not really good to turn gambling into a source of income, that's the truth. That's why others often say to do it just for entertainment, because if the reason for doing it is not for fun or entertainment, it will really lead to addiction and the wrong mindset will happen in the minds of most gambling communities.

We have seen that others who have the mindset that gambling is a source of income often turn their lives upside down, and others because of addiction that cannot be controlled properly leads to suicide, depression and even imprisonment. indeed.

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Quote from: I_Anime on April 18, 2024, 04:39:32 AM

This is normally due to one of the common emotion we can find in gambling and in some other means in earning in this space. Which is called greed, most time losses may lead to the triggering of greed of wanting to get back all they have loss . Which may lead them in gambling nonstop till they recover those losses back but most time things may turnout not going their way . Which may endup doubling their losses more . So in such scenario is better to stop for a while after making some losses in your gambling sections.

Greed is one of the things that often happens in gambling, not even in gambling alone. with other things that involve profit, everyone tends to be greedy, such as in gambling where there is a win that can be obtained if we are lucky, but it is not surprising that many gamblers lose their winnings because they cannot control themselves when they win, some of them Those who win still insist on getting an even bigger win until they risk the winnings they have already got.

with those who can't stop themselves when their gambling ends in defeat, sometimes the action they will take is that they deposit money again and gamble again, instead of wanting to reverse the situation or recover their losses, but this actually makes them fall deeper just the problem. Chasing winnings or recovering losses is a wrong act of gambling.

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Quote from: retreat on April 18, 2024, 03:55:35 AM

Yeah a gambler needs to prevent themselves from gambling when under pressure. Because at that time they usually don't have the ability to think carefully and only act according to what they think at that time. Usually in these conditions, gamblers find it difficult to concentrate and they will make wrong decisions which will only worsen their losses. And therefore it is important for gamblers to be able to know when to stop and when to play - they must be able to put their rational thoughts in front of them to be able to stop and not want to play anymore.

Identifying when you are under pressure already is very key and paramount, most gamblers sometimes are not even able to identify when they are under pressure rather they think they know what they are doing and hope they could still be able to make things out of their gambling activities but then they eventually fail to even recover that which they have lost because they are not able to identify with the fact that they have lost a game and are actually not in the best psychology to still gamble rather they just want to keep gambling telling themselves they know what's best to do and how best to handle it.

Been under pressure could result from so many things, one of which could be needs or losses, some persons bring their needs to the casino with the mind that they will be able to win enough money to be able to take care of all their needs which they have but then not knowing that they may not be psychologically balanced enough at that moment.

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Quote from: summonerrk on April 11, 2024, 09:31:21 AM

I had a friend, he had his own business, everything was going like clockwork. But one day he was cheated out of a large sum, and he lost everything he had earned.
And what do you think?
For some reason, he decided that the way to get his luck back was through the casino. I didn't understand his logic, but he argued that fate should give him everything back. As a result, he became a real gambler, losing more and more money every month. But fortunately, at some point he was able to stop. It's strange how people can be so easily captured by excitement and the hope of easy money.

It's a gambler's fallacy to think that if you've lost a lot recently you must win a lot in the near future too. Many gamblers think like that, and the funny bit is that this way of thinking "works" for some of them. But on a serious note we should always keep in mind that there's no such rule in reality.

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Quote from: Betwrong on April 11, 2024, 05:31:27 AM

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What if someone stops gambling, goes to a cafe, orders some food, and starts gambling while eating the food? Grin

It's possible, of course, but less likely than to keep playing when you are not hungry. Normally, when you eat you calm down, you have time to think about things more rationally than during your gambling session, and deciding to quit for the day if you've already played for hours seems natural.

Quote from: Webetcoins on April 12, 2024, 07:24:34 AM

That's exactly what an addicted gambler would do, and some would even think that they would make some more money for food when they are hungry if they are gambling regardless of the fact that they can lose as well and if they lose everything, they might not even have enough money to get food which should stop them in actual sense.

Though what you said is right and a responsible gambler might do that, however, an addicted gambler wouldn't be able to do that, and the reason why one shouldn't gamble when they are hungry or anything is because it will not let you focus on your gambling and if you are playing a skill-based game, you will most likely lose due to this.

Yep, for different people feeling of hunger can produce different effects.

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