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In this forum and other forums where gambling is one of the topics of discussion, one of the recurrent topics is people who write about how their gambling addiction has ruined their lives. We usually encounter topics like "Gambling ruined my life,"  "I lost all my life savings to gambling,"  "I gambled away my entire salary," etc. Then they go on to tell a sad tale. It makes me wonder: why do gamblers tend to wait until they have suffered a catastrophic loss or a string of losses before quitting or seeking help?

Because everything was fun until you ran out of money and start facing financial issues. Addiction may not be noticeable to someone who's still in the process, it tends to be realized after everything is gone and ruined.
Those tales were not gonna be uttered and shared when everything is still fun. So, we're gonna be seeing more of it as there are many people who has compulsive gambling activities. They'll soon realize what type of hell they're getting into.

With my experience when I was an addict 4 to 5 years ago, I thought I can gamble and make money from it as an income, moving from one strategy to another. It started with high odds, latter thinking to use high amount of money with low odds to make money, and later was the online odd low matches. I thought something like a means of earning something weekly or monthly is possible. Because of low odds, I won most of the time, but because of high amount used, I noticed that I lost than won in just two or three matches lost after like 10 wins. What causes me to lose high amount of money to gambling was that I thought gambling can be a means of earning income but which I later found I was wrong.

Because if these people was realized it and prevent from huge losses, they wouldn't create that thread. The funny thing is why there are a lot people share their loss story and there's no one share their huge winnings, I don't think any gambler wouldn't ever hit huge multiplier or win big amount money, even though their losses might be bigger than their winnings. It just make the gambling society looks bad, while it's actually not.

For me I think it's probably just human nature for you. They actually Dont think are doing something stupid by going all in with their habits until the damage is actually enquired and thats when you actually know that your gambling habit are getting out of hand. For me, i think the losses are part of the process so no need to say too much about it although its really hurts sometimes especially when you think you can take the risk and decide to go all in with your stake.

I think its mainly about gambler mindset. Besides earning or losing money, gambling is a game some players win or lose. Gamblers think there will be time that they will win and get back everything. This false reality can be really damaging in my opinion. Some gamblers don't realize they are losing their life savings anytime they keep playing and losing. Reality hits hard only when you are broke, too broke to even keep on gambling.

I want to ask, are you also one of those people who like to play gambling?
If you are one of those people who really likes to gamble, you must have been able to get answers to what you asked in the thread that you created.
If my answer to your question is that every gambler must feel his own pleasure and sense of satisfaction when gambling so that what is in their minds and suggestions is just to go on and on playing gambling so that without realizing it they lose everything and in the end the regret they can feel later day.
So it's a little difficult for gambling addicts to stop or feel regret early when they still have a lot of money.

Gamblers used to realise what they've done is wrong only after experiencing massive loss. I personally experienced losses and when we're on the losing streak, our minds never give up. Our mind intends to recover the loss and the same makes us increase the betting amount. The same most of the time leads to loss. This is how most of the tales gets created. When we share the experience it gives some peace of mind. This is my personal story Be a Responsible Gambler (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5329777.msg56754600#msg56754600) :D :D ;)

Lack of self-control? Being in denial about your own addiction? Trying to escape and hide from your problems(but they hit you eventually)?
Most gambling addicts are desperately trying to hide their addiction. When they hit rock bottom, they come up with the realization that opening up and talking about your problem is the only way to solve it. Another thing is that their sad stories might help in preventing other gamblers from sinking too deep into addiction. It's something like "I've been damaged by this shit, don't go this way.". It's a cry for help, but it's also a warning.  

I would say that it's very similar to why people rarely go to the doctor. If they only have a little pain they don't want to go and will wait until things get better by themselves or worse. It's hard to realise that we have a problem and need help. Also these are stories of a few unlucky gamblers, there are millions of gamblers out there who don't share their stories online. Most of the gamblers I know only play from time to time and don't spend every day at casino. It's a recreational hobby that they only spend a little money on it and would never go so far to bet all their life savings. 

For people that have lost so much, know that they are losing, not winning. Can someone that lost so much share his winning when he has more losses than winnings? I want you to also know that there are some people on this forum that share their winnings too, especially those that won huge, I have seen many of thise winning posts on this forum since when I joined. Know that this gambling boards is for us to know more about gambling, one of the things we know are the experiences of people when they are gambling and how to avoid the bad ones.

I'm sure there are also gamblers who are successful in controlling their gambling vice. But of course this is not the same story for every gambler. Some must have also lost the same control and are totally absorbed by their vice, reached a point of addiction, and lost their entire savings, or worse had their lives ruined. They're probably sharing this as a warning, because they want others to learn lessons from it and not experience what they've gone through.

Because regret always comes last. Gamblers are expecting to win, they think gambling is fun and at the same time they also make money. Some gamblers do gamble for fun but eventually, they lose control that's why they were able to spend more than they can afford to lose. I think it's just normal that people make mistakes, what's not normal is when we already know the outcome of the said mistakes, and yet we are still doing it.

Because people will keep silent when they win, thus you only get to read sad stories. This should be categorized as bias, but I forgot the exact category, probably in the same category as survivorship bias.

Also, self-serving bias exists: when people win, they will take credit for themselves, and not give credit to the game. Conversely, when they lose, they blame the game, and not their self-control.

You'll only realize your mistake after losing it all that's why regrets are always in the end. At first, you're able to control yourself and it is fun to win. But when losses are getting deeper and the way you gamble is out of control (facing problems like debt, relationship and health problem) it's the time that you'll be be hit to realize it is not right already and you will think to stop.

It's a human nature, until you never see the bad side you'll continue to do what you used to. In gambling, if you're not yet facing a serious problem, you can't think of stopping unless you are solely playing just to entertain yourself and not because of profit.

That is simple.From my perspective,I mean personal experience whenever I lost money I could afford to and I was playing longer,had good session,got the bonus round in my favorite slot machine but in the end I lost some money I am not that sad,it is just momentary.Whenever I lose a big amount,I am losing money and keep adding money to chase my initial lost amount and I end up losing it all,a huge amount this sparks that sadness and rage in our mind that tells us why I were such a stupid person to lose money in a game I know I have no edge over it.This leads to creating such threads,I am one of such persons in the past but I have posted my experience in that Slot 101 thread we have here and didn't need to post a new one but you get the idea why such things happen.

You asked such a question because you have your own mind and consciousness, but unfortunately, some people don't. I've never been so trapped in gambling addiction but have experienced it before I forcefully pulled back. This was possible for me because I have a strong mind, but some people have a weak mind that can't be easily checked unless they found help before they cross the red line.

I will not blame anyone, nature does not give us the same mental strength, which is why you see some people ending their lives due to a little issue. Also, my addiction to trading for over a decade made me realise what such people are facing, they can't control their minds again, and they might not be able until they are completely ruined.

That's why it's good to tell reasonable people how you feel, and they might be able to help you out or find professional help for you before it's too late.

You don't sound like a gambler if you ask that question. I don't know a single gambler who hasn't once lost a large sum of money for himself.

I have lost large sums of money several times in my life and at such times we all think about quitting gambling. But that's not really the problem. The problem is that we allow ourselves to gamble with money that is not meant for gambling. If you allocate a few percent of your budget to gambling and don't go over that limit, you're unlikely to have a gambling problem, no matter how many times you lose.

It's because they can't control themselves, and they have nothing to do but rant and express their feelings so that it can ease the pain. Lucky are those people like us who can control themselves, which means we don't get to the point of losing all though there are times we do this, but still we can control it, unlike others who, let's say, are addicted to gambling and always tend to sell their stuff or do anything like borrow money just to gamble as they can control their feelings.

It's because it's hard to control the excitement and goal that we're thinking of once we start to gamble. Those that are sharing their experiences have some lessons to tell and that's why they're giving others a warning on what they must do if they ever encounter that urge and feeling when they gamble. Acceptance is key on understanding that a gambler is already on a hard situation but, many are not going on that part because acceptance of failure and loss is hard to take.

Those who regret such things lose everything and come to the last moment of life and say all these things, they regret. But we should all be aware of their regret. Actually gambling is a very serious addiction and those who have indulged themselves in this addiction have never been able to lead a good life. In the first stage, when people benefit from gambling, people's thinking becomes different. As a result of this two-to-one profit, people slowly indulge themselves in gambling. At one time people became addicted to gambling. He destroys everything then he utters such words from within his mind.

It's really bad to see people are careless with their conditions and feel if they're fine, at least they need to share their stories with their close friends or create tweet for seeking random people's opinion. If both of the parties are fine, it's mean your gambling habit are fine and doesn't need to seek for a professional. But having own self control and know your limit is better because each people have different risk and how much they allocate their money for fun.

This is one of the most realistic and best answers on this thread imo, which the losing gamblers tend to blame the game and/or the casino. Beside that, it causes the second biggest issue on gambling, which people will do anything to get money, like cheating the game or begging to other players. That's just because they definitely gamble to earn, instead of getting fun from it.

The habit of gamblers is that the expectation of their luck is too great, that a string of small or tolerable losses they think is not a significant obstacle to taking a few more chances to catch up on past losses. Basically it is a self denial to the gambler that they already have signs of problem gambling based on their string of losses. They think they are still okay even though other people think otherwise.

Another reason is, in some parts of the world gambling is considered a violation of the norm. So up to a certain loss limit, gamblers are reluctant to seek help.

It's a way of releasing stress. It's like how you want to punch something or go mad (in most cases) if something really really frustrating happened. In this case, it's not frustrating but a realization and sorts, and maybe to finish said realization, they just want to release it to whatever media is possible to them with like-minded people who can probably understand them. It's a psyche thing so to speak. I honestly wouldn't mind them, maybe say a thing or two if you want but relatively keep it positive since it's a sort of help no matter what imo.

And additionally, as they say, you only realize the dumb sht you did AFTER it already happened.

I think an addiction is an addiction. Science shows and doctors say (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/176745/gambling-addiction-triggers-same-brain-areas/) that the biochemical activity in the brain is the same for someone who drinks as for someone who is addicted to gambling. Now why does an alcoholic not stop drinking before life is ruined? Because they can't. For gamblers that is the same and often times it is the damage caused that can turn into a wake up call and actually help you get away from what makes you unhappy. It can also lead into an evil downward spiral and actually destroy your entire life.

That's why it's even a good thing when you learn your lesson as a 20 year old gambling away your 2,000 USD savings and you think you ruined your life but you didn't because you can make a comeback.

If you are a father of two and have a wife and you gamble away your house, your savings, then lose your wife and she takes with her the kids. Well, then you did pretty much ruin your entire life.

This is not to say that gambling at a young age is good because it is a timely lesson. But if you fall for an addiction and get out of it again and learn from it, it's better when it happens when you are young I guess.

Common human was seeking help or quit when the damage is done not before the damage done. Only few people has a very good self control and the rest behave the typical human behavior. People always have the curiosity to try something even they knew already what’s the outcome when they lose. The only thing that will let human stop from being curious like in gambling is when they experienced it already.

As the old saying says, Experience is the best teacher.

Let's revise that question. Do you think they will post what they feel, and seek help if obviously they aren't in need of some help??
I mean gamblers will post here, make some fairy tale stories and will seek for help because they obviously need it. They will not post here if they don't need it aren't they?

Anyway, to answer your question, I believe the reason is that they want to release their feelings to others, and one way for them is forums. Releasing your feelings with others regarding your problems is a big help for the person because that will ease the pain that they're feeling. Well, for sure most here will give advices, but the question is will that person do it? If we said that he need professional help, will he do it and find professional help?

They will feel happy when they win thus, they will not quit. Who wants to quit when they know they are winning? :D
They will just feel regret when they lose money. Regret is always at the end of everything. If you did something wrong, you will feel regret in the end. If you made something bad to somebody, you will feel regret in the end. Gamblers will not quit when they are winning. They will just quit when they suffered losing.

It's because they are afraid to be judge by others, specially their gambling addiction. So they try to hide it as much as they can to people around them and to their friends and love ones.

Until such time that it's too late already, everything is wasted, and their lives is ruined.

It's really hard to understand it, and most likely they are going to hide it for as long as they can.

Realization and regret is always at the end part of what we do.

When we gamble, we don't ask for help when we're just starting out. We're only coming out with that when we already experience those losses. And much worse is that some are seeking help to have more money to gamble than to seek help to stop their addiction.

It's thesad truth but it strucks the reality for those people so that it will sink in to them eventually when they don't like what's happening to them anymore.

Because if it doesn't happen to them yet, they won't feel the remorse.

IMO, if there are gamblers who have a strong mental discipline, it won't really happen to them. As soon as they know where they are crossing the line then they would stop and try again the next day.
But there are those who will keep on chasing their losses as long as funds keeps on coming. Those are the wrong decision which most gamblers make because they tend to be emotional and looking for revenge.
Telling others about their story might be the only way to let out the regret. I usually just listen to them.

It's for them to make the most of their story. LOL. Well, you can't make blame your addiction while you still has something to gamble with, you'd realize it when you have nothing. You yourself will not need any help when you think to yourself you don't need any help at all, that's the basic. Addiction is not easy to escape.

People are having fun until they think that they can really make money on gambling, so they spend more than what they can afford to lose, changing your mindset from having fun or entertainment into trying to make money from gambling is like creating your trap.
People should mind or be conscious of what they are doing in a casino, and they should always ask themselves if they have fun and or feel bad losing after they log out, responsible gambling is always accessing yourself if you still have control over your bankroll.

That is how addiction works; you became unaware that you are being to hooked up on a particular thing and the moment you'd realize is when you cannot independently stop it and is needing professional help. Everyone's aware of the down side of things but why do they still continue? because they have their own purpose which is to gain profit from this industry. This drive simply pushes them to cross that caution. They are simply taking the risk straight forward. It might be cliché to some but you'd only understand it once you are in such situation. Likewise with vices; for sure you know someone who smoke which believed that it is a bad thing when he was a child but ended up being one. So in this matter, try to be more considerate; we are all going through different circumstances which pushes us to embrace risk.

Don't humans have greedy nature and they are never satisfied with something they want, no matter how much loss they experience in the world of gambling.

Many things that we see in wading or living the life of every human being in this world with actions that are never satisfied and never feel enough for their needs, if they bet, win, keep gambling again and also lose, they still want to gamble, that's what human greed is called, addiction that is controlled by lust.

Meaning: greedy no matter how they gamble with their money still makes them poor.
For example: gambling, not a few people think that gambling is a shortcut to get rich in a super short time, regardless of savings, selling houses, cars, salaries, and so on is used only for gambling.
Bottom line: gambling is okay, but try not to be greedy and miserly spending all your salary, savings and so on are only for the purpose of profit, instead they make and impact big losses for themselves.

It can never be me until it is you. This is what I think is the thought that runs through our minds when we gamble or even read to sad gambling stories. We think to ourselves that we are smarter and wiser than those who pour their hard-earned cash into gambling. We think that we are exempt, that we would get out before we reach that point.
But what we forget is that gambling is designed to rope you emotionally that before logic comes into play, you may have had already suffered significant losses and on the path to ruining your life. It is a psychological trick, a game of the mind. This is why, I do my best to be open and speak about my gambling to friends and family. They will always act as my voice of reason.

Because gambling addiction is a disease. Gamblers who have it have an uncontrollable urge to gamble all of a sudden, and can't think of anything else, including the potential consequences of such behaviour. They don't want to stop even when they lose everything on their balance on a gambling site and all their money altogether. In that case they want to borrow and gamble again.

So, we shouldn't judge them. Rather, we should help them to seek professional help.

You're being right because many gamblers have experienced these things a long and bad way, I believe most of them later Learnt the lesson of their life from their first mistake in gambling citing different experience that led them to it, the mistake most newbies in gambling commonly do is that they were always easily enticed to lust after money in a hasty decision making only because they got a clue on what they have no idea about a d dabble into it.

Well in gambling, regrets are usually in the end. So when everything is working ok and you are winning in the beginning, you might not think of quitting to be honest. And so you go on, whether noticing that you are being eaten alive by this casinos as you continue to deposit and lost big money and then the big excuse, "gambling ruined my life" scenario in the end. Wherein you could have prevent it if you have total control of your self, but you chooses not to because it's enjoyable in the beginning.

Because they have to lose everything first before they realize they have lost it all, if an addicted gambler still has some money left after a big loss, they won't feel satisfied, they will still believe in a hope that only exists in dreams.

Addicted gamblers don't feel sorry for themselves until they lose the entire money that has with them, let my make another money even after they feel sorry and pitied for all they've done, they will still gamble and keep the stupid lottery ticket idea alive, this us why its very hard to stop a gambling addiction.

Why would anyone care to post if they are winning. It's only when they have lost it they tend to share their story.
They know there's nothing they can do about it and sharing things lessens the burden and gets sympathy from others.
Also, it gives them a hope that someone might have the solution to their problem.This is why many share their story only when have lost it all.

The losses serve as a reminder that brings them back to reality that they need to stop this habit. Why many of them go ahead to create sad topics that tell their pains and losses from gambling is because they just need to vent out their frustration which they do here. It is possible that because some of these person's gamble online from home and made losses, coming online to talk about it is a way for them to ease their pain. Other's who like to be sympathized with, share their story to attract sympathy.

I think some gamblers may be in denial about their addiction. They might believe that they can control their gambling and that they will eventually win back what they have lost, which can keep them from quitting or seeking help. Some of them probably believe that their luck will change or that they will hit the jackpot ato one point. Compulsive gamblers may also be embarrassed to admit that they have a problem. They might feel like it’s a character flaw or failure, which can prevent them from seeking help. In my opinion, gambling is not an easy addiction to overcome.

they forget the main purpose why they gamble. If gambling is only for entertainment then no one will become an addict, if gambling is used for profit, then he will stop when he gets a lot of profit. But they forget how to stop at the right time, keep pushing to play and hope to keep winning. this will backfire and cause a lot of losses, so you want to keep going and keep playing until there's nothing left. A series of losses that occur doesn't even deter them, and they keep looking for money to be able to play, this is not good and they will become heavy addicts. There needs to be control and a reminder that profit will not be obtained when greed continues.

To some people gambling is a social activity but to me I see gamble as a serious Business that doesn't have a definite direction, when I started gambling I saw it as a means to make quick money but later I realize that the loss incurred is more than the profit made, for instance is you play sporting bet you will understand that some season you wont even win a game throughout the season after investing much, note if we must win they game should be singled, somany person play morethan 10 games in a slip and that's where greed comes to play this in turn leads to more loss.

Those who play gambling are called gamblers but not all gamblers are like that (the one that is mentioned by the OP) but there are still gamblers who only stick on their limits. Gambling is a form of game to give people an entertainment and maybe some profits if we are lucky but we shouldn't focus on it so that we won't feel that we are a loser whenever we used up all of our deposits. It's true, there are times that we are lucky but it doesn't guarantee that you can recover all your past losses. Much better if you don't dream of that because that was hard to do and it will only lead you for more losses.

You won't notice it at first but the more you play and lose, the more it will be obvious. It will also be hard to notice if you don't check the balance of your savings account

To be honest, I don't have a definite answer to this question. however, according to my experience and based on my point of view. there are many factors that make them lose control over themselves to the point of experiencing financial losses, whether all their savings, risking their entire salary, even the worst is gamblers who lose property.

Basically, every gambler has different cases, there are even many gamblers who don't realize that they are addicted. the fact is, we can't judge someone based on what they tell, whether what triggers them to sink into their addiction. but certainly, based on cases and referring to the experience that I experienced. Addictive gamblers, especially compulsive ones, lack better self-awareness and understanding. usually, their mindset, gambling to chase high wins, they often ignore every risk they will face. which in the end they are trapped, lose their possessions, and end up becoming addicts. but by the way, this is just my personal view.

They are only complaining because they have accumulated so many loses, if you are a cronic Gambler, there's is this feeling you have that if you continue trying (gambling) and you don't quit, that you are going to win big someday, and due to this process you will be losing money and other resources, hardly you see a Gambler that makes more profits than loses, it would always be otherwise.

It has happened to me severally, I play bet9ja, and the level of loses I do have, most times make me shade tears, any day I don't book a bet, it's as if it's that day I will win big, and even when I run around to book the games, I will still incure loses, so I just decided to stop...

Though I'm still playing bets but not as before

They experienced fun without being able to handle the risk. They have just noticed it when they are already noticed their huge losses.
We all know that when we are having fun, we tend to forget the mistakes that we are making but not all gamblers are doing the same thing because there are also lots of gamblers who are responsible for their actions.
Posts about gambling addiction also serve as a warning, especially to those who are just starting their gambling journey.

There is still some misconception about gambling and investing. Some gamblers tend to say that they're investing through their bets but the fact is that they've just made a bet and not an actual investment.

It's true that when someone is being hit by greediness, there won't be a way to stop that gambler until he's got left with nothing.

Everyone did experienced that moment when we feel the greatest and we want to have some more despite we have made some decent gains already and then, the unexpected comes next.

We all know what kind of damage gambling addictions can do, especially to some certain groups of people who are predisposed to addiction. But this is a problem which goes beyond gambling. The question should be how do we stop those certain frail groups from participating in something that will be bad for them? I do not think we should. Every adult should make their own choices and not be baby-sitted by someone else.

Sometimes those people need a firm life-lesson which they will never forget. It usually helps them out of their addiction. Money is just money. And the money they lost could be seen as an educational fee.

That being said, most gamblers do not have a gambling problem.

It is only considered catastrophic because the losses has exceeded normal, if not why would gamblers consider gambling as a vice when they use their monies and make their presence available at the gambling centre or online. Some even share how much pleasure they derive from gambling.
Why they cry out is because they have gone beyond what they expected and the discipline of control has suffered loss of reasoning.

That’s just how people work… They do something so dumb, like gamble away their savings and have nothing to show for it but a sad story. So they use what they got in exchange for their savings, a story, to tell others. Maybe a part of them think someone will take pity on them and give them some money, or maybe they think the tale of their gambling risks will earn them respect. Who knows…

All gamblers know the risks of gambling but it is not easy to overcome them when someone loses self-control of risk, this factor is very influential when someone recovers losses in gambling and they have bet above the minimum limit allocated for gambling funds.

I have reviewed many of the same threads about overcoming gambling addiction, although many of the same complaints but it's okay to provide useful tips for overcoming gambling addiction, the main tip is to limit gambling funds and gamble only for entertainment.

As we put it, people will only change their path when they suffer a terrible loss which can alter their lives.
Such as losing their family owed to their gambling habits, losing a trusted friend because of bad debt and others.
They will come to their senses when something that they loved most are starting to get away from their life because of their gambling losses.
Or in some cases, if they are soon to become homeless because of bad debts due to gambling.
We can't force a gambler to change, because it is the gambler himself who can truly make a change in his route.

That's just addiction, if you are addicted even if you are losing money you wont really care, you will rather be motivated but when you lose huge amount of money and you don't have anything left that's when you will start regretting and that those not stop some of them from going back to gambling when they are balance again. If you are addicted to gambling it will be very difficult to stop gambling even if you are losing till you wasted everything you are having before you will come back to your right senses and you will start regretting.

Regret and realization do always comes at the end and if people would really be still have that kind of urge on playing gambling because they are really that greedy when it comes to their motives in mind.

They would only completely stop when they are really just that suffering unfortunate happenings or events which i could say that it isnt really that something not new anymore.

Each of us does have their own will when it comes on doing up something and we arent that dumb not to know on what are the possible situations might faced up again.
It is really just that there are people who do really ignore about the risks and continue until they do mess up everything.

Exactly. Plain and simple.

Op is asking why they wait until they're in problems. For the same reason why people drive drunk, then get into an accident and all hell breaks lose. They have to pay for the damages, get a court sentence, pay fines, have their license suspended, damage the car and probably lose it... Everything because of a simple mistake that could be avoided. We are just people, we make mistakes., If we all could think a few steps ahead we'd all be rich and healthy.

Because it takes a huge loss and lives ruined before they finally realize it's a big mistake to be addicted. Of course, they didn't realize they were addicted and some are often in denial about it.

But then it helps to get it out of the chest even just doing it online to unknown people than to someone who might just judge them. Forums are a better option than learning your parents called because your wife told them you lost it all. And then you know what will happen after when brothers and cousins call.

There is a fair amount of self pity going on with these kind of posts and while sometimes you can feel sympathy, often it is a story repeated many times before and ultimately driven by greed. Nobody likes to feel foolish and most people who have lost money any where will come away with that feeling, so it can just be a form of venting off steam at their own stupidity. Others will just go through life performing all sorts of attention seeking behavior including this sort of posting. In times of despair, like the most extreme examples you gave, it can often be a cry for help and people in need of more voices - but sadly it will not change the underlying fact that they thought they were special enough to beat the system, but the system beat them.

The answer is very simple.
some gamblers can no longer stop and set limits and for a variety of reasons they lose much more than they really could afford to lose. On this forum I read these comments very often. In the sports betting forums that I frequented I never read such comments ::)
Probably this happens because here we are "anonymous" (at least a kind of) and most of people start to gamble without real experience or understanding gambling issues.

It is because nothing wrong with the games/gambling, it should be fun as long as you do it properly.
The problem rises when you be greedy and try to chase the losses, then you will end up with severe/huge losses.
It is actually quite simple, you won't lose severely if you limit your funds or gamble with small money. Don't gamble to get income, just gamble for fun like when you play common online games. Gambling for entertainment is safer than gambling for gaining money purpose. Once you think gambling is a source for gaining money, it is the beginning of the sad tale.

Most of people are really that impulsive when it comes to things on which it would really be just ending up on being addicted just because they do have that kind of mindset that they would become rich because of

gambling which is really that very wrong.People who do firstly tries out about gambling and make up some winnings would really be having those common first impression and thoughts which would be molded up

as the time goes by which would really be making out that kind of desperation which is really that a very common approach.People would only learn up things on the time that they
are facing up some financial challenges or getting devasted which they might have able to avoid it out if they had just been that sensible towards their actions earlier.

you wouldn't seek help if you are not helpless against the addiction. It's a cry for help when one goes to an online forum to talk about his issue. we all know the trouble doesn't end there. some people even kill themselves when they see all hell broke loose. at least taking it out online helps them breathe it out.

We are the ones who do make out on our own future which means it would be depending on the actions that we had made.We could really make out choices neither it would really
be good or bad for us.I agree on some points above that we do have our own will and understanding or approach on things around which it is really that impossible that you can't
be able to understand on whats the difference between good and bad.If ever someone do mess up their life because of gambling then it is really their choice that had been made
and this is where people do realize when its already too late.

The ''denial stage'' is one of the most difficult stages gamblers find difficult to accept, there is a point when you are supposed to give up while it is still fresh but some people don't know their break-even point, they will continue to play, and play in hope and anticipation to get back all they have lost and within that space, if care is not taken, they would lose an entire fortune or life saving and it is when they have lost all they start a thread of that headlines, is just that seeking financial help is frowned upon by the forum, they would even go lengthy to seek for financial help.

While the wound is still fresh with a little cut, get out and have some outdoor activities, not when it has become unbearable before speaking up to friends, that's what I do, I go the extra mile to even delete the gamblings mobile app from my phone.

Maybe most of them are trying to chase to win it back, and they will be very tempted to bet bigger to make up for their losses. And it's less likely to succeed, but sometimes and often, most will end up losing even more.
Always bet what is recommended to gamble with money that you can afford to lose, and stop gambling when you have a big loss and never continue playing just to chase losses because it will only make you worse off. And gambling or casinos are designed for that, so we have to control it ourselves.

You sounded like you blame them for doing what they used to do until things started to fuck up their life. Of course, gambling is fun and some people didn't realize yet that fun was temporary when they started to win and one major cause of it was greed or out of control.

They may not have noticed it for the first time but once the problem is present like having a financial problem but they can't help them selves to stop from gambling then that's the time some of them will seek help through someone that won't judge them they just want to vent out or seek help.

When a gambler starts to loss, the thought of having the same balance where he started to gamble triggers to continue the wager. At such situations, users mostly keep their wager continue and some gets lucky whereas the majority end up losing. The important thing, one should not get emotional when he's losing. Just taking a break will let the gamblers stay on the safer side than connecting emotionally.

It should really be for fun but people do really mind or think or believe the other way around on where they do believe that gambling could really be a source of income which is really that a very bad move to make.

You would be expecting that people would be pointing up fingers and blaming out like crazy on the time that they had lost everything without even trying to look back on what are the actions that they had made out.

If they were just sensible enough in regarding into their actions then they wont really be that be shocked if ever they would be lost.No one enjoys losing
but in gambling then its better you mind that it is the payment that you do get from entertainment.

It's like the same thing as someone whos addicted to drugs.  If you haven't ever been fully addicted to anything, I suppose it would be hard to understand.  For those who are gambling addicts, it's like a drug, and they get addicted as well as they get a "high" of sorts.  For the vast majority of people, you have to hit "rock bottom" until you're actually able to change your life and move forward in a better manner.  So that's why, it's a high addiction that doesn't really hit you in the negative way it should until it completely hits you ( you go broke ).  Those who are lucky wake up and change their ways.

Finite balance and perfect awareness of cashflow is not likely to go with such a tale.  Losing everything requires that somebody would bet too much in the first place.  The best policy and it is hard to do is recognize good luck and go home happy, if you risk perhaps too much and get away with it be happy at the close win and realize its not a bet to be repeated.    Of course its human nature to ignore the close calls on luck and only when we hit the wall to acknowledge this event has always been possible.
   Play using the law of eight tenths, never bet all never allow the lost everything scenario even if the odds of a win is 90%  dont go down that road unless you want to walk back in the rain.  Ive done that, just glad I remembered and didnt repeat it tbh.

Any form of addiction is really dangerous into someone but usually the people who do fall out on addiction just because they arent really that good when it comes to self discipline, im not here to discriminate but if
they had just make use of their own common sense and will then they would be able to avoid them since you are aware about on possible problems ahead.Just like on what they do said about
blaming others which is really a common action or reaction. It is really that there are ones who arent that good on handling their emotions
and there are ones who are really that too disciplined on things.

It's not as if they intentionally do it. To a certain extent, they're victims of their own vice. They must have gone too far down the rabbit hole. But the blame is still largely on them. They are the ones who allowed themselves to drift away into the ocean of addiction.

I guess these gamblers the ones who were tolerant early on. They failed to practice self-discipline. Little by little they're consumed by gambling. Their gambling urge grew stronger and stronger until they cannot control it anymore.

Gamblers don't often notice they are already falling slowly into addiction. Most gamblers fail to notice because they don't even acknowledge it to begin with. They don't want to entertain the fact that they are falling into addiction which is often the main causes of why prevention isn't done and possible - because the patient himself who needs help is in denial. In addition it's al fun and games until you run out of money, so it's possible that they also fail to notice until there's nothing much left of them.

It's just unfortunate how this thing goes on and on. But it's the reality we have to deal with. Although I just hope there would be gambling awareness so that the players won't delve so much in gambling if they don't possess the discipline needed in order to prevent themself from being dependent on gambling.

It depends on the gambler. The same way I've heared many stories of gamblers who say gambling ruined their lives, I've also heared stories of gamblers who stopped in time and didn't let this hobby become an addiction. I guess gamblers don't tend to act like that. The point is that there are every kinds of gamblers around, and what will really matter for you is what kind of gamblers' behavior you take into consideration to make your analysis.

Without further evidence and data, we can't really claim gamblers tend to ask for help only after they are screwed up.

As long as a gambler is able to manage gambling with his money he keeps it. When he is completely defeated and loses all his assets, he is helpless. Then he tries to understand what he did wrong. If a gambler can anticipate these things and conduct gambling accordingly then he does not have to suffer from such situations. Gambling addiction is a major barrier to responsible gambling. This type of situation will not arise if this addiction can be controlled.

There are two possibilities. Either the story is made up or it is not. I believe the ones I see in this dramatic style, especially because I know of real people outside this forum who have had this happen to them.

So, people who have this problem have a problem controlling their emotions and some things in their life, some problems that lead them to reflect them in their gambling behaviour. The bad thing is that many of them regret the day after they lost, when they open the thread, and the following week they do the same thing.

It is a self-destructive cycle that is difficult to escape from and for which they often need help.

It's really the emotion of the gambler, if he can't control it, then it's a self destructing style. They don't have control of themselves, all they want is to gamble their money away until everything is gone.

And as they try to look at what happen, it's too late already, everything is destroyed, not just the money itself and maybe some relationship as well. So very hard to really snap out of this self infliction addiction until it's too late.

Because many things make the gambler gamble even when he realizes that he is addicted, the addict definitely wants to get out of his addiction but certain circumstances can make him return to playing and ruin his life and finances, one of the conditions that can make a gambler play is when he is alone and not do any important activity so that they can get bored and end up playing or when they get back together with their fellow gamblers, but the addict must really get out of his addiction before his life gets ruined

To be honest, I don't feel respect for people who write bitter stories that they experienced because they lost at gambling, the reason they lost at gambling was due to a lack of emotional control and also they were quite greedy but accused as if gambling was what made them lose and they were victims of gambling atrocities.


(the title topics above is what I see the most on the forums and social media that I follow lol) I am a gambler but I have never used all my money to gamble because I am still able to think rationally, if I run out of money then where else should I look for money for tomorrow's needs? 
every gambler needs to experience a bitter period in order to become a good teacher for other gamblers but if the same person keeps saying it, then that person is the problem, not gambling.

It is a good thing for people to write about how they lost in gambling or anything, that is how others can know how risky a business or something like gambling or trading is. If people are losing but leaving others not to learn from them, it will not be good. That makes me respect people that lose in gambling and tell others about their experience of addiction and also telling people what to avoid.

Sometimes it is not lack of emotional control, there are some people that will lose and stop playing, gamble again next time and lose. But they have one thing in common, they are using huge amount of money to gamble.

True. Everything is still good when expectations are still met, but when you start making losses and eventually used up all your savings, that’s the time you can tell that gambling won’t always be good in the end. I guess that’s also the nature of gambling, letting you experience constant winnings at first, and then when you are being carried away and start doubling your bets, the house will then get back all your gains, leaving you with empty pocket. Gamblers have already seen this coming, but they won’t believe it until they start experiencing it by themselves.

The mind that one could be extremely rich through gambling or get enough money to sustain a big boy's life is what is making gamblers fall into addiction. They would have had this belief and are determined to get it done not minding the reality around them. No one would be gambling for fun or have a light feeling about it that would be addicted, which calls for anyone gambling to gamble with a free mind, not the mind of becoming another Bill Gates overnight.

And this is irrespective of big or small money, they will continue to gamble with any money available to them until they are penniless.

Because they did not realize it earlier that gambling can lead them into something really bad or maybe because they are frustrated after so many tries but keep on losing then trying to recover it hardly that lead them into bigger lost. Imho, it is about our own mindset about how to deal with gambling and how to deal with all possible effects.

^ In addition to these various reasons.
The illusion of control: Many gamblers believe they can control the outcome of their bets or games of chance, even when the odds are against them.
Chasing losses: When gamblers suffer a loss, they may feel a sense of urgency to keep gambling in order to recoup their losses.
Denial: Gamblers may not want to admit to themselves or others that they have a problem with gambling.
Financial pressure: Gamblers may continue to gamble even when they know they have a problem because they are under financial pressure.
Problem gambling is a complex issue that can be influenced by a variety of factors. It is important for individuals who struggle with gambling to seek help as soon as possible, in order to minimize the negative consequences of their behavior in my own opinion.

To many unrealistic claims at first that's why they feed up on information's about getting rich quickly if they play and win on the casino they are joining. And this is bad but unfortunately always happen especially on newbies side because they don't know what's real situation unless they experience how to lose so bad upon playing.

If we just set and prepared on consequences about what we do especially on gambling for sure we will never go on worst situation but rather enjoy the games since we are in cool shape and have realistic approach towards our takes on casinos.

Having the right control in terms of finances and mental preparedness gives you good edge not to fall with those false claimed regarding to gambling, everyone had their own share of experienced either they managed to cash out decent amount of profits or they win the jackpot but behind those wins there are always losses which not being highlighted.

Those people who wanted to earn referrals will continue to allure newcomers regarding to how they made a good success while playing their game.

It's always you as a gambler that needed to control and set the proper limitations for both your time and money to spend along the way.

I have the notion Gamblers believe they are in charge of their fun until things start going beyond control. There is always an amount one will lose and it will distablise a lot of things. Fun in gambling can be difficult to control in most cases except for those who have extreme self control and as such many fall victim and that is when they realise they need help.

You will not helpless when you lose everything, and you will not ask for help when you are not helpless, people seek help out of desperation, it's still good that gamblers ask for help some even commit suicide or commit a crime,
As a gambler it's your responsibility to check yourself if you are losing a lot within what you can afford to lose, we owed ourselves to our families to be responsible gamblers.
Gambling is challenging, you have to go above this challenge.

This is easy, some gamblers don't tend to realize what they are doing until something goes wrong, this is actually not something that is peculiar to gambling alone, it is something that is very common in other industries as well, for example, a criminal knows that what he or she is doing is wrong but might find it hard to stop, until the very day he or she is caught, then he or she start regretting and wishing he or she had stopped stealing earlier.
It is the almost the same thing with gambling addicts, some of them know that they are already spending too much on gambling, but controlling themselves is what they find difficult to do, and since it has not affected them negatively, they never bother to seek for help, until things go wrong, that is when they realize that they could have seek help earlier. 

People always like sharing bad news. When they gamble and win big nobody hears anything about their wins but when they lose they always publicize it.
Others really needs advice or help because they are facing serous challenge caused by gambling addiction. Addiction is not a day's journey, it starts and progress gradually and most gamblers might not know that they are addicted until it becomes uncontrollable. So they come to the forum for advice and sometimes they get the help they need from members of the forum. Instead of going to the social media, this forum have many experienced person that can proffer solutions to their problems.

This is actually very true, like same way it is in our every day life, bad news spread really fast, than good news, and this is because many people find bad news to be very surprising, as well as fascinating, and because of this, they don't hesitate to click on the share button, which further spread the bad news.

But on the other hand, good news is most times perceived as just a normal thing, even when people ought to share it, some, out of jealousy wont share it, as in their minds, they will be wishing it was them that such a good thing happened to.

So in a general context now, most people like to keep whatever good that happened to them, to themselves, in other not to draw unnecessary attention to themselves, but this same people also not do not hesitate to share the bad ones that happen to them, why?
For some - they do this to gain pity from the public,
And for others, they do this as a way of advising the public not to make the same mistake they made.

Not only with gambling, when you get addicted to things in general you begin to see the other negative influence from it, in gambling, everyone has once upon a time got bad experience in it, we all have made some costly mistakes from the past which we have learnt from at the end of it, there are times that we let things we like got over us to the extent that we cannot control ourselves for mederacy in it, such happens when you see some gamblers getting addicted at the expense of their daily lives and activities they got into.

I find it puzzling that most gamblers don't see their errors and tend to stop playing until they have lost everything. According to my investigation and conclusions, a gambler said that he began gambling after his best friend experienced a significant financial win that permanently altered his life. He has since started gambling, believing that without mastering gambling techniques and strategies, his situation will be the same as his friend's. He gambled roughly half of his income, lost, and then started selling his homes and taking out loans. He made the decision to give up after suffering numerous losses.
My conclusion on this is that gamblers do this when they finally realize that the pain of losing is a greater than the joy of winning.

These are all important aspects and there comes one thing to my mind that reinforces all of those problems you mentioned: a second addiction like alcohol. This is very simple and proven, especially when you visit casinos in the United States and Vegas. Most of the people who lose big are drunk as hell and even if you play a private round of poker with friends, you can probably tell that the style someone plays differs with the level of alcohol someone consumes. But when you are in real trouble and you lost money you couldn't afford to lose and you are drunk, that is the worst combination for someone who can't control himself even in a sober state very well.

No gambler wants to end his gambling this way, they are good until they lose their control, control is everything in gambling, it's when you are chasing that you are losing your control.

Lose of control happens when you are greedy, greediness is what ruins gamblers, we chase our losses because of our greediness to regain them and we lose more money because of greediness to make more.
So check your greediness and you are good at gambling.

Some gamblers tell their gambling failure stories to release their distress and disappointment of their wrong decisions while others do it to warn other gamblers about the risks of gambling addiction and the consequences of their wrong actions. Sometimes, we can't notice our mistakes when we are enjoying and we'll only see the negative impact of all our wrong moves when we are already suffering which could also serve as a lesson at the same time.

While they still have the money and winning, they are still on the cloud 9 and probably forget about the reality that gambling can make you happy once but can make your life worst many times.

They tend to gamble that much without any plan or limitation and the result is very bad, this is the only time for them to realize that they are not doing good and they started  to seek help which I believe its not too late for them to change. Addiction choses no one, gamblers are more prone to this so if you are going to gamble make sure you are responsible and know when to stop.

To some, Gambling is a game while others see it as a way of livelihood. I've seen people lose out a lot of money in gambling, but never complained about it. The people who complain are people who don't see gambling as a game, but a way of livelihood; Losing games makes them think that they're losing in real life. Such people are like the stage 1 gamblers who play gamble to see quick returns. When their expectations don't play out they go ahead to tell the whole world how they've been unlucky with gambling. Mind you the people who don't complain in gambling most of the times lose out more money than those who do complain. It's all about the psychology and self concept.

If we can learn from the past and try not to repeat it, we will become better people. Gambling can give us bad experiences and negative influences, so we have to be able to take care of ourselves while playing gambling and after we are done playing gambling because our minds may still think about the defeat we got before. But it's really not worth it if we sacrifice our lives because we often play gambling and lose so much money. And this is why we really have to be able to control the use of money for gambling because many people had experienced losing money when they gambled.

    -    Gambling is not really good if it has become a vice of a person, because it causes the destruction of a gambler's personality, destruction of the Family and sometimes even causes violence in the end.

But there are other gamblers who are able to control themselves when they know they should stop, others because they are so greedy that they become distracted and destroy themselves.

I think it is due to the vicious cycle of loss-chasing the loss-worse loss and the denial of the fact that they are having a problem. Indeed accepting the fact that one has a gambling addiction is embarrassing to their therapist and family. This will not improve for those who mindset has the risk taking attitude, but some people understand their problem quickly and seek help quickly too and such people though rare often save themselves from catastrophic effects.

Often it is the family who have to bear the burden, so possible addicted gamblers should keep that in mind and how much of a shock that would be for them.

Because you can never realize the repercussions of your poor decisions until it effectively disrupts your way of living to the point of notice, most gamblers at least. They will carry on with gambling and may even spend their life savings away without care because "next win's gonna cover for it", and the moment they lose all of it, that's when reality hits them. I can tell because I've been with a couple of recovering gambling addicts for a good amount of time and they always tell me that "they couldn't notice until it's too late".

That plays a part too. The fact that they downplay their addiction as something ordinary affects their perception of things. That ultimately leads them to gamble more and more until the consequences of their actions become irreversible, like a divorce, massive loss of funds, or whatever eye-opening scenario. Sometimes they even see this as the world fucking them over, basically blaming it to someone else.

This is a case of fun turning to misery, gamblers want to achieve two things, and these are having fun and making money, but there are no limits to wanting to make money, that is why so many gamblers end up in misery and losing their money and become frustrated.

That is where many gamblers tend to make a mistake. They don't know when to stop.
They keep playing and using up all their money in the process of recovering losses but end up losing even more.
Knowing when to stop gambling is a thing which every gambler should learn.
Stopping to gamble at the right time will automatically eliminates most of our losses which we would have encountered.

Because they realize how worst their decision can be only after it happens and we may see these and just move on to other ones but if one day it happened to us then it will become a life lesson and we can't forget it simply so sharing their story might give some relief to them and they hope others don't make a mistake they did.

"Too much of anything is good for nothing" which will suits for anything and everything so don't get anything too far.

It's simply because they are too addicted at that time to notice the disaster that they are walking into, and when their face hits the floor, they suddenly become conscious and start realizing what they've lost one by one, and all they've left is regret. It isn't so simple if you put yourself in their shoes.

An addiction such as gambling can be very dangerous for a human being if it crosses its limit which is what happens when people even lend out their homes to borrow money for gambling and they are not basically conscious when they are doing so, but they are blind due to the addiction.

That's problem with the sick people. They usually don't admit that they are sick. They think it is an insult to admit that. How can you treat a person that don't want to be cured? No matter what you say, they will ignore you and do what they are going to do. I've seen this before. It is impossible. Worse yet, they will blame you for everything bad that happened to them even though you were only trying to help. Just leave them alone and hope that they will get smarter by losing.

I think it all boils down to mentality, I discovered that people who read can hardly get addicted to gambling, there are many who are careless gamblers, this are the ones who end up becoming violent and allow themselves to become a tool of destruction to their family, as well as, society at large.

Gambling education is really important, this us where gamblers learn self control and the ability to know when to stop and take a break, many gamblers don't even understand or know what "Gamble responsibly" means, this are the type of people that make gambling look bad in the eyes of the non gambling society.

Whatever has become a vice, it is not good, not just in gambling. and usually, anything in excess is not good.


Gambling is a game that is very fun, entertaining, and can also be a refreshing medium after full activities from work routines. We can function gambling as a medium for fun, on the sidelines after busy activities. conversely, gambling can also destroy a person, if it becomes part of a bad habit. as you said, the effects can be fatal, can cause family, financial, psychological and other destruction.

Well, to become a gambler who is able to have good self-control. requires awareness, good understanding, as well as responsibility. for it not to happen as we discuss in this thread, gamblers must have some self-control. however, it is not easy. at the very least, one needs to train oneself. So, gamble within the limits you can afford to lose. also, make gambling just part of the fun.

On the time that you have decided  on touching up gambling then this doesnt really need that learning or whatsoever in correlation to it because even just using your own common sense would really be enough
for you to determine which are the things worth to be done.We arent that dumb on not to see on which one is good and which one is bad.It is really just that people who do ignore out even its already
that too obvious that what they are doing is already that wrong.Blaming people or other things is really that a common behavior not only on gamblers but also in people who do commit out mistakes on what they are doing, they would really be finding someone who would they would be blaming on after the failure that they had committed.

Simple, it's because most gambling addicts doesn't even know that they are already addicted to it and doesn't even know as well that they are already swimming in deep scary waters which makes them quite hard to help even if they already realized that they needed it, as by that time, it's a bit too late for them as they are too far from anyone's reach.

What they know was that they are just having fun and all until the day that they realize that they are too far away from the intended U-Turn slot and the only remaining way is to face the consequence that they got themselves. But eventually, they will recover but they learned it the hard way.

It is really just that people do always end up on learning when they had fucked up themselves on whatever they are dealing with specially with gambling.You would be having those initial thoughts that you would really be making out huge money or getting rich then this what push you on playing even more or harder which would be resulting into those disaster and ending up on regretting in the end.
Well, regret do always come at the end and if you are that mindful about those probabilities on advance then you would definitely be able to avoid it out since you are really that fully
aware about those potential outcomes.

Their greed is the main reason why they ended up into that situation, they will only realize it when they are already on that situation, with this, they are left with no choice but to seek help. I have my friend who are very active before in gambling and even encourage me to gamble with him, now after months of being active he came back to me and asking for some advice on how to stop his addiction because he  already lose a lot of money and now drowning into debt, i tried to help him the best way I could but back in my mind, I’m thinking that he choses this path and that is the consequences of being greedy.

Currently in my country gambling has done more bad than good, most youths take gambling as source of income which they are addicted already, they believe if they keep on trying and they didnt give up they are going to make huge money in a day, lots of them have wasted lot's of money, and they don't really win any reasonable amount of money, they have sold their properties and even involved themselves in illegal activities just to get money to gamble, gamblers are seen as irresponsible people in my society which is wrong, I don't see anything bad in gambling but don't just be addicted.

Because when one takes some initial losses, one does not stop and try to outsmart the casino, chasing those losses.
Also, loss chasing is not something of a single gambling session, there are people who actually keep a record of all the money they have lost to the casino and return to gamble regularly in hopes of turning those numbers to their favor.

They mostly talk about it when they realize there is a problem or when they hit the bottom, otherwise, they still have a miracle recovery in their mind.