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Things we must do to stop gambling according to experts:
Source: https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/how-to-stop-gambling-expert-advice/

Now, if you still want to gamble but you don't want to become addicted to it, one of the things you should do in my opinion is:

1. Only set aside an amount of money that you will use to gamble in a casino.
2. Don't think that you will gamble to make money, because if you do that, you will surely have a problem later.
3. Just spend a few hours staying in a casino to gamble so you can avoid what you don't realize is wasting time that you should be spending on important things instead of gambling.

Apart from the gambling budget it is also important to allocate a limited amount of time for your gambling activities. By setting a time limit, you can ensure that you don't spend excessive amounts of time gambling and prioritize other important aspects of your life.

Also Avoid chasing losses cause it is the beginning stage of getting addicted to gambling and Don't Use Gambling as an Escape from any of your problems especially when it related to your financial status.

When people have found pleasure in playing gambling, they will find it hard to stop gambling. Maybe they can manage their gambling time, but to stop their gambling activities, they need more than just confiding in others because this involves realizing what they get from gambling. Maybe they don't think about gambling or winning games but they want to keep going back to gambling but in a different game. And if they find a new game in the casino, they will be interested in trying it.

If you really want to stop gambling, you need to have a strong desire and have to do other activities that can take your mind off gambling. Many people have tried it but still have much to learn to get used to it. This habit is still difficult to start regularly, especially if they have often played gambling.

OP, you have stated the important measures a gambler needs to stick to. Some gamblers don't even think that they are addicted to gambling, maybe because they don't chase their losses but because they spend too much time on the casino gambling for fun. Before they will know it they have lost so much.

3.This is why I think that having a time frame for your gambling activities is very important for you to stay safe from addiction. Gamble for fun and don't gamble for funds

These points are good but very difficult to keep to.  Setting out money aside for gambling is as good as telling a smoker to reduce the amount of cigarettes to take by himself. These actually need a pressure to achieve. A gambler that has money in his account after losing a bet has that drive to try again.

It is every gambler delight to make money from it. So it is worthy to note because this is the primary aim to gamble and that is why it is difficult to spend a short time on it but agreed the lesser time you spend in gambling, the gradual your interest in gambling diminishes. I believe this aspect that if you want to stop gambling then start reducing the amount of time you give to gambling.

What you said op is correct about the opinions you mentioned, but as others have said, that is not easy to do especially if a gambler has been playing in a casino for a long time. Because of course they are used to that routine gambling, so what will happen is that they will have an adjustment time for the routine they are used to. But when they are also used to that, for sure that will improve the situation of what they will do as a responsible gambler for sure in the end.

Gambling becomes addictive for those who have plenty of money. A middle-class man only gambles in order to earn some extra income. If he becomes addicted and keeps on losing, then definitely a point will come when he won’t have enough funds to gamble further, and automatically his addiction will also get over. Yes, the points mentioned in the OP are good, but some gamblers will deny following them. Gambling addiction is seen only in rich people. For them, gambling is like winning. For them, the money doesn’t matter. I would suggest everyone gamble only within their limits.

I think for me the answer is to not quit, you may pause to do gambling but sooner when you want to come back you have the lessons of the past rather than just quiting instantly. I tried that before but it's not that easy I'd rather have some mitigation plan rather than quiting immediately. Gambling might seems bad but it's not if you take it on moderation.

We often talk about addiction, but is playing games not creating problems in your life or family? If it's okay then it's not really an addiction you can still control especially if you can still provide for your family from other income.

I know some of the points above are important, I don't really think about it because I am still responsible in other jobs that can produce for family needs while gambling when there is money left over, then I do it including in the results of the signature campaign some are used for gambling that is not every day.

The point is that you are ready to take responsibility if you lose, you don't create problems in your life because of gambling.

You said it very well, apart from setting out a certain budget for gambling in order to moderate your gambling habit. You also need to set a limited time for gambling maybe twice in a week preferably weekends. This will make you not to spend more time gambling. The more you spend time gambling, the more addicted you become to it because it is natural. Whatever you do often become part of you.

Then finally chasing losses is another thing that leads to gambling addiction. If you take gambling as fun and not for a professional job when you lose it will not pain you much.

I think only the first one is a true advice because as long as you recognize the problem this is a good first step in what to do next.Professional help is needed only when you are in extreme level of addiction that you need to go in a rehab center as the only solution to your problem,to confide in a loved one is a double edged sword as it can go right but can also go extremely wrong so I would remove this option.Adjust as needed is what I really do right now,meaning when I see I am losing a lot in slots I keep placing small sport bets as a hobby,I don't lose money and I keep myself entertained.

Well, it's always advisable to only gamble with the money that wont affect your life even if you lose it. Gambling is a very strange type of entertainment and those people who have no luck or they are not lucky, then they will not gain any profits in the world of gambling. That's why if those people set a amount limit during their gambling session then their losses will not impact their lives.

The second point is also right because gambling isn't a field to make money, and especially for those who would want it to be their main source of income. The gamblers on some days can earn quite good amount of money while on some days they will lose a lot of money. It's always important for a gambler to set limit on their gambling activities on those days when they have more losses than wins.

The third point need to be changed a little because those who spend few hours are day on a casino often get addicted to it and that's why it's important to limit your daily gambling duration in minutes instead of hours. If you love gambling and enjoy casino sites then I think 40-80 minutes per day is more than enough, and more than that would be the misuse of time.

If you want gamble but don't want to get addicted on the game you must bare some proper emotional displacement and always follow the rules you set for yourself since if you just joking around and exceed to the limits then you are not doing any good then later on you might be on bad position.
Next is to have set allocated funds so that if you drain it you should never put any amount just to chase back and erase any revenge thoughts since this will never result to any good returns to us.

This doesn't seem like good list of tips for gambling addicts. I guess that you are targeting the newbie gamblers, who want to stay safe from getting addicted.
A true gambling addict cannot gamble moderately and cannot "spend a few hours in a casino".
The only solution for gambling addicts is to stop gambling completely and find hobbies, that are more productive and don't require money.
Of course, getting rid of addiction is a long and hard process, which requires help from friends and family.

Staying as a responsible gambler that's in control of his gambling life is one stride every gambling which to achieve and maintain. The three aforementioned above are tied to discipline, how in charge you are in conducting yourself to not go beyond the amount you have set aside for gambling. Not chasing loss cause you have to make money which will probably keep you all day gambling wasting away quality time.

Of all that was said from the quote you made and referenced together with the one you give by yourself, i only find out your own points are more effective than what others said concerning avoid gambling, yours talk more about the steps in action to take to curb or stop any further attempts in doing what one is already used to, abstainance is one of the key way to get someone disciplined on a particular aspect, then you will try to look for an alternative means to exchange the addiction with by introducing something else to get busy with and the gambler could always gets occupied.

If you are not into deep gambling or you are not addicted some of this can be done, in fact by just even minimizing your time in a casino you can easily stop your urge to gamble, but if you're addicted you need help from your loved one and professional help, addiction has level and the cure depends on the level of its addiction a professional will laid out a plan to stop the urge from within to gamble, its a plan to eradicate the urge to gamble and it takes time and effort from the part of the patient.

It's easy to say, but it is hard to do, especially if the person is already addicted. It could be done little by little. There's no need to remove it from that person's system in one snap.

If you find yourself addicted to gambling, try doing something that brings you joy. Instead of playing, you can watch other people stream their gambling sessions. It somehow helps and gives you the same satisfaction that you get when you're playing.

The truth that most of us are diving away from is what you just said. The only solution to addiction is to stop and engage yourself in something meaningful. Family and friends actually have important role to play to help fight against addiction through financial support with strict monitoring, advice and spend time with the victim in order to take their mind off gambling. Some wealthy family set up store and other business ventures that will keep the victim busy.

However, fighting addiction is a game of mind that only the gambler can determine if they are ready to stop being addictive or not.

It is really interesting to know that there are people giving their side of thoughts in order to give gamblers advice when they are having difficulty to prevent themselves from gambling.  Though I would say it always ends up on the personal discipline and self control, these few advises can make people thinks another means or reason for them to stop gambling and if they failed to, the latter advise of keeping oneself loses to minimum is also a good alternative option.

It seemed to me that everyone is equal to various vices and addictions, regardless of social status, financial situation or sexual characteristics. That's where the real equality is. :)

Gambling addictive is not limited to the rich. The difference between a rich gambler and a poor gambler is that the former can afford to lose more.

Addictive doesn't automatically go away, trust me. :) A middle-class man (not only he), as you say, left without sufficient funds to continue playing, will lose the rest of his funds until there is nothing left. And then, he will start to get into debts and loans, from friends and banks, in order to lose again in gambling. As a result, they have nothing left. Absolutely nothing. Such cases are not so rare.

It seems that we often find suggestions like this in threads that discuss addiction, limiting spending in gambling and also diverting the mindset not to focus on money but to focus on pleasure because only with the aim of making money is sure to continue to be curious with high curiosity and hope. get the victory in the next game when you lose. so you don't stop gambling and keep playing until you become an addict.

I think this discussion will always be interesting to discuss even though we have also found many ways to stop gambling in this forum let alone avoid ourselves from becoming addicts, even though it is very impossible, reducing gambling is easy and limiting expenses includes changing the mindset in gambling .

You're wearing a casino signature, you get paid by the casino, but you're advice people in gambling board to stop gambling? you're really joking here. If you think gambling is bad, you shouldn't join a casino campaign in the first place!

There's no reason to quit gambling if you know how to handle yourself and get the good side of gambling.

We're in Bitcointalk, Bitcoin can be used for money laundering and crime, you should create a thread about stop invest in Bitcoin, start to save in fiat.

Yes, that could be considered an attitude that goes against what he is promoting right now.
Asking people to stop gambling is an unprofessional act in promoting gambling sites. OP looks like he's promoting and wants to save people. Encouraging people to stop gambling and making them aware of the dangers can help protect them from possible bigger losses. 

Gamble to make money is normal, and 99% gamblers do gamble to make money, no one can deny about this fact.
It is BS if there are gamblers who say that they do gamble JUST for FUN without any intention to make money.
Will it be a problem later? Depends on the gamblers, if they can control their own gambling habits, there will be no problem.


Simply gamble on your spare time only, spending few hours is already too much for a single gambling session unless we are talking about tournament in poker game.

There's a point in what you said dude, everything that OP said in his opinion is correct for me and the things he mentioned are happening quite a bit. But of course, for those who are really addicted to gambling, it will not be easy.

But it is possible to practice what OP said little by little until a person who works hard and wants to change from an addicted gambler gets used to it, there is no problem without a solution as long as we also help ourselves.

As usual these kinds of things are easy to say and very difficult to implement, there have been many written strategies for managing gambling attitudes, and I think almost everyone knows about this but it is very difficult for them to implement it, because if it is entered into gambling that has a lot of wins will change the stigma that you have guarded so far, if our mentality is not strong when we see a very large multiplier and double your profits right at that time, players who are too having fun will increase the amount of bets and try their luck again in order to get the satisfaction of victory.
This is not easy if you only do it once or twice, and it needs to be an additional point is the gambling session that you do is not too close, because it will help you apply principles in gambling.

Yes, it is very difficult for someone to say that gambling is for fun only. Because basically most of them want to be able to get money. Even I myself find it difficult to say for fun at the beginning when i was lose.

However, based on the data released by gamblingcommission.gov.uk, 78% of respondents said that gambling is for fun. This data was taken from a survey of young gamblers aged 11-16 years. Do you believe their response if gambling for fun or they are just follow people who says "gambling for fun only?" since the respondents was very young

Stats can be read from here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/report/young-people-and-gambling-2022

I think Panjul07 point is no one playing just for fun alone but having profit to get some fun since you can only have fun on gambling if you are winning. There’s a demo mode on every gambling for user to try the casino games without risking money, If user really believe that he just want fun and not profit then he should only play the demo mode of the game.

I’m one of the gambler that looking for profit on my game because that’s what makes me happy on gambling. Risking money on a game is what makes gambling special compared to ordinary games that doesn’t involved money. I think handling addiction is case to case basis.

I gambled for a long time and never got addicted to it, never overspent, while some of the people I knew got the hook deep inside them.
After a while I came into a conclusion that it's because I do it for fun and never set goals for myself.

If I were to give you some advice, it would be a little different than OP's, but his advice is for addicts, while I can give you some hints how to stay sane and control yourself.
Consider money wired or taken to a casino lost.
Don't set yourself goals, like the one that you will withdraw if you double the money.
After each big win, withdraw part of the money.
Gamble with friends and try to have fun. It's easier to cope with a loss when you're not alone.

Whatever you say about gambling or individuals, generally known by gambling players, unfortunately none of that cares about that, the three suggestions that you mentioned, are true but no one can do it, what's more in terms of money, you know the world of gambling is like we enter the world of hypnosis, if you want to stop gambling the main thing you have to do is: you have to get out of the world of hypnosis, that's the only way so you can stop gambling.

If you still hang out with friends who gamble or still live in mixed things such as: internet, money, gambling environment, unemployment, want to get rich quick, greed, some of the things you mentioned are impossible to do.

99% know this, in fact 99% are unable to do that, believe it or not, just prove it to yourself.

If the website made a survey and came up with the respondents figure between the age of 11-16 years to say that gambling is for fun, I don't agree with the survey on that aspect because I know that majority of gamblers do that to make ends meet. They are playing and betting as well to increase the finance they have. Moreover, these respondents are underaged who are not allowed to bet so how come they were used for the survey. They are still under the tutelage of their parents and how come they were able to solicit for their response. The young people barely knows what gambling is and their response can't be taken as fact, they are not faced with financial issues, no wife or children, no financial obligations or commitment so how would they give a response to what challenges they have not witnessed.

They may be gambling in secret, perhaps that could inform their response

The group that did such survey with underaged gamblers are guilty of that and are suppose to be fined under the gambling regulation law.

This is easier said than done you have to experience the highs and lows of gambling like chasing losses winning huge and losing it, then you will then realize that you have to take control or you will bust yourself.

When it comes to gambling, experience is the best teacher you can read all these pieces of advice on how not to be addicted to gambling but if you do not reach your limitation or experienced what it's like to lose everything or almost everything you cannot grasp the meaning of that advice, every gamble I've known have experience chasing their losses, that is why they say don't chase your losses they really mean it.

OP it is generally known that gamblers should learn to gamble responsibly. As a gambler, one must define their interest and goal in gambling and then they would know what to do while In the course of gambling.
Gambling addiction sometimes I feel is an act of desperation by some gamblers while gambling and only they themselves can be able to subdue it and all it takes is one being disciplined while gambling.

Before going out for gambling one should be able to budget some certain amount for which they would gamble with wether winning or making loss, one should be able to have self restraint and control so as not to go beyond their budget limit and when it seems as if you can not resist it, take a break and make a call talking to a loved one as OP has said so as to encourage you to leave there immediately.

I definitely agree with this suggestion.

Gambling is an entertainment activity where a person finds joy in feeling such adrenaline. By viewing it only as a mere entertainment, this would negate the effect of being addicted to it if only limited time was given and catered to this act. In addition, this would also make you feel less-invested, thereby decreasing the effect of you totally getting addicted to it.

I just really hope that if a person really wants to quit gambling, then he should commit to it. If he feels half motivated to do it, the chances of you recovering and gambling again would be much higher.

Well welcome to another addicted gamblers thread.

You do not become addicted, as you mention, you are sick and betting or any other activity develops those symptomatic behaviors.

So, these kinds of random tips work for normal people who pick up bad habits that can be corrected because they are not sick people or really addicted to gambling.

Then, as always, the best guide and the best bet if you have any symptoms is to pay a specialist who determines, yes, you are prone to developing symptoms that are not cured with a few simple tips as mentioned.

In my opinion, if a gambler really wanted to not get addicted to gambling he must really focus on the moderation of his activity.  That includes self-control and time-control of his interaction on the gambling platform.  Just saying to focus on pleasure even makes a player vulnerable to gambling addiction.  One of the major reasons is the dopamine created by pleasure.  We all know that one of the factors of gambling addiction is dopamine secretion which is akin to the pleasure and entertainment brought by gambling activities.

I agree that we must see gambling as entertainment and not as a money-making platform but we must also implement caution and self-control to be able to avoid getting hooked on the fun of the gambling games and eventually getting addicted to it.  This is also another reason why most gambling sites have this responsible gambling dedicated page.

It's simple, gamblers must have other activities, especially having a job and salary. Because with this, you will not gamble a lot because time is limited and you also have income from your job, and this will make you not think that gambling is not a place to make money.
and if you have other activities or work then you will only play on weekends or in your free time and only to get rid of fatigue after five days of work, and gamble for fun with enough capital and enjoy the game.

as long as there are no real activities or work it is difficult because if you gamble you will think gambling is your job which will keep you playing and difficult to control.
because we are in this industry and gambling is already a part of it, so it will be inseparable and only you have to regulate or find another to not gamble too much.

Cant argue with that expert advice. Knowing you have a problem is half the battle. Get rid of any shame or stigma, because they only feed the cycle of addiction. Lean on your loved ones; they can be your most significant support system. A professional can help chart the course to recovery and, of course, adjustments will be needed along the way.

Now, about responsible gambling: love the way you put it! If you're gonna have some fun at the casino, dont dip into your life savings or borrow money. Thats a fast track to trouble. And yeah, don't even dream about hitting it big; remember, the house always has an edge. Time management is crucial too. Dont spend all day there. Life's too short to waste on something that's just for kicks

If it were so easy then nobody would be addicted to gambling by now and everyone would be living in peace.
Addiction is so powerful for people that while they know these things to stop gambling yet they fail to do so.
The only thing that can help such people decrease their addiction is a strong will power.
With that they will be able to follow the above steps and only with that they will be able to quit gambling.

I have learned two things which I make myself aware of every time I gamble and that is to limit your time and allocate money and never chase your losses these things have been advised thousand times but remembering these three pieces of advice by heart will always get you out of trouble, so it's up to you how you will motivate yourself in remembering these three.
Gambling is addictive but if you are more focused on other things you will treat gambling as a form of entertainment, it always goes down on priorities.

If you want to stop gambling, you really have to have that desire so you can do it because quitting gambling is not as easy as one might think. Many people have tried to quit but can't because their mind goes back to gambling, and they end up gambling again. Apart from that, they do nothing and keep quiet when not gambling so that thoughts of returning to gambling will return. That's what makes people go back to gambling because they find it difficult to find the desire to stop gambling. Plus, they feel alone, and there is no one to help them stop, so they feel that stopping gambling will be in vain. If we have a friend or relative experiencing gambling addiction, we can help and support him so that he understands we are always there for him.

For sure we are all aware of those things which should be avoided as gamblers but why do gamblers still fall into addiction? 'coz that's how addiction works. People becomes unconscious of their actions such as doing things regardless if it causes them harm or if it is bad for them simply because there's a stimulus and with gambling, that is money. Everyone desires to be rich and for some obvious reasons, this gave or created an impression to gambling activities; a gateway to get rich in an instant. As we all know there are instances to prove this thing but that's not how fate runs in everyone's life. Things are not consistent and are not mutual to each and every gambler.

I'm wondering why there have been so many threads about things like gambling addiction, which is even weirder and this topic is being discussed in a place where lots of casinos are advertised, to get an idea that gambling is not a problem serious, we can make a comparison of drug addiction, addiction to alcoholic beverages and addiction to gambling, for that all that each one of us needs to do is simply to observe in his house, street and city how his friends, neighbors and relatives behave, if they play a lot of gambling, if they drink a lot of beer, if they take drugs. then we will see that the gambling will be the one with the lowest number.

I hardly ever saw people from my neighborhood, my city and house playing gambling every day and hour, in fact it looks like they don't care about gambling, but when talking about alcoholic beverages then the number of people from my neighborhood, from my city who consume alcohol and a very high number that is even frightening and the same thing I see in the case of drugs. so I don't see gambling as such a big danger that we constantly talk about gambling addictions

Quitting gambling is much easier for someone who is not yet deeply addicted to gambling. however, it is very difficult for someone who is deeply addicted to gambling to Quitting gambling. But Quitting gambling is not a big thing, but controlling yourself from gambling is a big thing. But it is true that gambling is a bad addiction but on the other hand gambling is a good place for entertainment which is bound to make you feel good. And that's why even if people are not addicted to gambling, they don't give up gambling completely

Because it’s the most easiest way to discuss as topic on gambling for people that doesn’t want to discuss a technical topic on gambling such as actual betting. Gambling addiction is always happening and in fact the most popular topic in every gambling forum even outside the forum if you will research on other forum like reddit.

The only point that I understand here is that we all advertised casino on our signature space that directly negative affected with this kind of topic. SO bringing up this kind of topic is really not good as casino promoter but for it’s normal to have a discussion like this on gambling forum if we are not considering casino promotion.

If a gambler have the wrong intention to gamble in other to make profit,he will end up losing all his funds because he will be controlled by his emotion. If you allow your emotions to control you in gambling, you will easily become an addict. That is why as a gambler, you should have your gamble budget cut out from your income,so that if it happens that you have used all the money for gambling as budgeted,you wait till when you are paid the next month. This will help trim down excessive spending and also will reduce the chance of one getting addicted to gamble.

In psychology, this phenomenon is well known and it is called the "sunk cost fallacy (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost)":


It is known as a behavioral error and goes against any rational choice theory, but it is very common among novice players, which is not necessarily bad because the consequent suffering entails a good lesson.

On the contrary, if big players fall on it, it often becomes a ruinous decision: even if they are lucky enough to recover from the loss, next time they will fall on it again, until they stop having good luck.

Admission is a big factor, admission of being an addicted gambler. And after realizing that problem, you have to seek the help of the professionals that have been helping addicted gamblers. You may try to do it on your own but if you find it too hard, there's no need to hide the problem but to go to those professionals that will help you remove that gambling addiction as it's for your own good. Realizing and accepting that you've got a gambling problem is hard to happen for many gamblers and that's why they've been stuck into this problem.

Op I don't think this your opinions can stop a gambler from gambling addiction. Instead it will make them continuously visiting the hall at all times. Many people have practice what you said but the addiction is always there. A neighbor is so much addicted to the casino hall that he can stay without gambling a day, although he won some days but the losses are more. There is nothing you can tell to him that he will stop gambling except God intervene. In fact he takes gambling as a career. Op if you have seen a real addicted gambler, you will restructure your options.

I think this has been talked about in one thread on this board, in which some people confirmed that it's not easy to only set out what one is willing to gamble off at once, someone who doesn't have the ability to control their gambling urges or emotions will end up looking for ways to get more money to gamble more, with the hope that they can recover at least what they have lost. You know some people will want to try their luck to see if they can win, and at times, they will keep on trying their luck until they have gambled away more than their budget, all in the name of chasing losses.

Very good points, point number two is where I believe most gamblers have problems, every body needs money, we all need money as long as we are not rich yet, and to be sincere, real reason why most of us gamble is to see if we can make money(win money) in the process, it will take a great amount of discipline to gamble and not care about making money, except the gambler is already rich and  is only gambling solely to have fun...

Another point I feel op should have also added is, not to compete with any one, in my area here, some boys engage in gambling competition, that is them competing who will win the highest in 7 days(one week), this lead some of this boys into gambling and losing funds they never intended gambling with.

Thats same way I feel when I see post about a gambler actually quitting gambling, I'd like to say that this particular part in gambling is actually not quite easy, I feel you can only take a break with this habit because the losses can get you and you yourself will feel that you need a time out because it really causes you the gambler alot of pain. I have actually had lots of break from this act because of many losses and sometimes I feel it wants to get to me so I pause a bit and resume when I have recovered or have extra funds

at times the money set aside for gambling will be bigger than his food allocation.  :-X

because he wants to push his luck. many gamblers only see the whole situation when its late. only after they got into very deep, and sometimes even when they already see the problem, they enjoy it. especially when he had already established a network of gambling friends, its harder to quit.

There are people who like to help but of course it will depends on the reciecer if they will follow or apply it to them selves. To be honest if you are an addict, you will just disregard this tips as it will not really help you since you don't have a good self control though the topic is about quitting so yeah it will this will be helpful for some people who are reading this. The effectiveness of this will depend on the self control of the gambler and how motivated he are on stopping gambling.

And that's because he'll keep on chasing losses and that's an unacceptable matter for a gambler that's seriously doing it because he's all for the profit. Like everyone else that focuses on the profit but it's a different thing when you know your limitations.

It is not going to be noticed by the gambler that has been controlled by his own emotions already that he's addicted. All of those factors being said are good help if ever someone is experiencing this realization now.

This is too simple and direct to the point, but doing any of these are so inevitable. Some people might have set aside some gambling money, but sometimes we go beyond it a little bit. And number 2, I dont think that possible though because making money in gambling is part of your goal. Losing ain't fun though, it'all surely create frustrations.
Finally, the number 3, if you're not yet closer to being a gambling addict, I believe you have already accomplished all your task before you set foot in the casino. So, the time you wasted for leisure in the casino is not really a waste of time because gambling for some people is a stress reliever, and that's something important for our mental health.

Usually they are not unaware that they are an addict, but they are embarrassed enough to tell it to others that in the end they cannot let go because they are buried by themselves.
But whether being defeated by shame will solve the problem, of course not because after all it will be difficult when it is really an addict.
The main reason is that when telling someone else, sometimes that person cannot be trusted and tells it again to someone else, and that encourages a person's shame so that they don't dare to tell.
A person may be able to lie to others, but they cannot lie to themselves. The key is within themselves, because basically as others we just want to help.

By the way, maybe we can also easily talk like this, because we don't experience it, but if we were in their position it would also be very difficult.

i also think so, it is almost impossible to change the habits of someone who gambles very often, especially if the person is able to manage his gambling properly ^{(people are easy to talk about but in fact making drastic changes is very difficult)}

This reason is what makes me prefer the invitation to encourage a heavy gambler to be more responsible for the gambling he is doing, self-control and not having big ambitions in gambling is one example of responsible gambling. There is no point in pursuing victory at gambling, but in fact it is make things difficult for yourself.

We are beings of habit, if we are accustomed to habits and anything, we can also get used to it, not because of this our life will collapse or become evident so that things do not happen as we want, in all cases we can get used to other activities, you just have to create the habit and to create it you need to repeat it for 21 days, which is the average time that the human being acquires an activity as a habit, you can take discipline and everything that comes from then on, but it is not something impossible, because if it is possible, we have to get into the head of possible things.

Our lifestyle should coordinate with our finances and so as our habit. If our habit is gambling, then we should only gamble based on our financial capability and bet only using the funds that we can afford to lose. We all know that once we have fallen into gambling addiction, we'll trapped and might have a hard time rising again so as early as possible, we should do precautionary measures to avoid it.
If we know that we are already exceeding beyond our limit, then we should control and discipline ourselves. We are the ones who must correct ourselves and we should consider stopping only when we are already losing everything.

Starting a habit depends on the will of the person, if he is determined to accomplish something for himself without the intervention of others.
It is hard from the start, but once you form such a habit, you will reap the rewards and you will feel satisfied for yourself.
Know your goals in life and contemplate on how bad you want those things for you. Because you alone will be responsible to accomplish such things.
There will be others that may possibly assist you, your family or close friends, but the will to change will still come from you.

Do you know that what makes people to be addicted in gambling is when they have no job and all their hope will base on the wining gambling to survive, so I believe another thing that make people to be gambling addict is when they win a reasonable or large amount of money and win for the second time, that will make someone to consistently participating in gambling.  Someone who has tested gambling and win will not have a limitations of gambling, you can only control your serious in gambling during the time you started gambling how you take the gambling serious, so who started with inquisitiveness will be end up being a gambling addict

To build a good life is hard work, it may be a personal effort or the family support and background. The people who have reached and achieved their goal by themselves are very determined and they advise themselves when they are going wrong like when they are introduced to gambling, they take precautions when playing on it consistently. It takes personal effort but the family as a first point where children take guide from is very important. If you have family that are addict, there is high possibility that you may not get out of it. So the family influence is in two ways, it may be positive or negative.

^That is relying alone on gambling and you are definitely right.
Addiction to gambling can indeed be influenced by various factors, and the absence of a stable job or financial security can contribute to it. When we find ourselves in a vulnerable position, where our hopes and survival seem to rely solely on winning through gambling, we may be more prone to becoming addicted. Just like winning a substantial or significant amount of money in gambling can have a reinforcing effect. Experiencing success once can create a belief that further victories are possible, leading us to engage in gambling consistently. It is important to note that once someone has tasted success in gambling, we may not perceive any inherent limitations to our participation. The control over one's gambling habits is often determined by the initial mindset and approach towards gambling.

This could be one of the reason why many choses to gamble more, and they are spending beyond their budget and this could be the start of their addiction. There’s a lot of ways to quit gambling or be more responsible and its the choice of the gambler if he is going to follow it or not. If the gambler is a close minded and not responsible, expect for the worst scenario, and I hope they can still handle it.

Many people have not discovered were their problems of becoming gambling addicted started, what we I listed and in addition of what you added is the things that causes gambling addiction but some people will not know, I know that lack of job and lack of money can change a character or life behaviour of somebody, being addictive in gambling have something that caused it, and the they have that might cause somebody to continuously participating in gambling constantly will be a small thing that should corrected at the early stage

It is only a gambler can give those advises to another gambler, if not he can only gave general advise and not deep ones as these. Those advises the op gave are also helpful if the gambler really ready to gave up gambling in his life time. And also the preventing measures of the op about gambling is also good ones. Yes  I will go with BitDane statement that "self discipline" is one of the major thing addicted gamblers should do to stop gambling.

Easy to say but if you are already on such condition or situation then it would really be a huge challenge for you to be able to stop when you are on such situation specially when you are already addicted.

Quitting would really be the most tough thing that you would be ever able to encounter.People are different when it comes to realizations and control about their emotion and on how they do able to control out their mindset. There might be some who would be able to completely stop midway or could able to realize while its still early but most of the time people would really be ending up on stopping when they dont have
money on their pocket already or doesnt have an account balance for them to play. They wont really be able to stop until they wouldnt be able to hit up that win on which they are really that trying out to chase.

The sad thing on which most people do really end up is that they become addicted. Those things listed above are indeed that the way on solving addiction but this is something that could could be only able to assess
and apply when you are fully aware of your own condition but if not? you wouldnt really care at all and you would really be continuing.

Sorry, but I think that applies to people who are looking for easy money only. Someone who doesn't have a job should be looking for opportunities around, asking people about jobs spots available, indications, searching for it on the internet, but not putting their last savings on gambling, that is a risky deal, and not possible to be considered a money making method in a sustainable way. I believe what happens is that these people aren't willing to work for real, added to the fact they watch videos on the internet from people who claim to be living from gambling, so they also want it for themselves, what is a big mistake, because that doesn't work for real.

At a point what make some gamblers to be consistently playing gambling is when they can't benefit from gambling and when they realise the amount of money they spend and they continue pushing harder to make sure that have only once and recover everything they have spent in gambling, but it's not good to be losing in gambling and continuing staking when you have mind set of wining when you are losing in gambling that means you are ready to lose more

This kind of advises will all end to the self discipline, so if a gambler have this one then this advise can be a big help but to those gamblers who are still struggling on how to handle their emotion and addiction in gambling, this will not be an easy advise. If you can’t quit gambling yet, just try to be more responsible first and slowly make yourself busy with other things, this can help you not to lose everything in just one day.

Not easy if there's no someone beside them will sacrifice to spend some time to advice and provide them quality interaction like make those people affected so much on gambling attention a proper realization that to much of what they currently doing is destructive for them. If the affected person is also cooperative for sure they can get away with these addiction thing so its good to have something like what OP written since they could slowly follow that and practice to discipline their selves upon gambling.

LOL, normally in some situations it could be so, but I wonder what sort of gambler will spend more of his fund allocation on gambling than on food?

Although I have heard stories where a man prefers to gamble with his money instead of giving the wife money for provisions in the house, In such a case, it is quite clear to me that such a man will never starve himself; as long as they have the money, they can eat any time they want while they still have that one they are reserving to gamble with. The worst thing that can happen to a gambler is when they lose self-control, because they can keep chasing losses, and before they realise it, it will be too late, just like you said.

Professional intervention is still the way to go if you're already in too deep. For sure loved ones can help you talk about it, but after some time, addicts will just go back to what they're used to and will just continue the cycle. With professional intervention, at least the addict will be more aware of what's really happening and will understand more of what could be the ways in order to leave this degeneracy. Also, learning new things or getting a new hobby would be nice to curb addiction, as it diverts your mind away from the said activity and you'll be more busy with those and not think about gambling that much.

Just because someone don't have what it takes to stop, does not means they don't know what it takes to stop.

Without proper discipline, it is still useless because we are still on our own. No matter what advice we give to the gambler, if he is not disciplined, then he will still gamble. The problem with a gambler is thathe would say that he would just spend 1 hour at the casino, but later on he will break it and spend more time and also overspend the allotted budget. If we have self-control and discipline, for sure we can follow it, but not that is where the problem starts.

you forgot to add "Join Support Groups and 12-Step Programs" Support groups and support from the community are extremely important if you are going through something like battling an addiction(i.e. gambling addiction). As said in the article, being able to connect or relate with others who struggle with addiction is a great way to know that you are not alone in your struggle because of the support of the community and that freedom from addiction is possible.

This is the main problem of every gamblers who got addicted because once they loss they will chasing to win even though how many times they will loss they are keeping on betting because they are aiming that their loss will be recovered. And without knowing they are keep losing money because when they are keep betting the probability or the chance of winning are too small. So it's better to have the mindset that when we are losing a good amount of money we will stop and play again in another day.

but do you really wanted to quit gambling? or you just wanna control and have time to stand the table once you have lost enough capital?
this is the difference between addicted and normal gambler.
so never advise people to quit when they are just enjoying .
respect to their decision and let them qualify to what they wanna attain in this gambling.

Discipline is also influenced by the gambler himself, if he is a typical person who does not care about anything and only does what he likes without thinking about the long effects, then he will not be able to stop independently.

He needs some advice and assistance from others so that he does not become a gambling addict because he does not stop at all.

Wanting to spend 1 hour, but in fact up to hours at the gambling table.
There is no self-control so everything will run uncontrolled.

Chasing bets to get a win, but in fact, he only spends money without giving a commensurate win. Losing dozens of times, winning only 2-3 times.
There is no good return when becoming a gambling addict.
Everything must be set correctly and there must be limits so as not to become too addictive.

The problem is that these last 3 points are rational plans that the problem gambler breaks compulsively. These points are for people who have no problem helping to play responsibly. But for people who already have a problem I think there are two essential points you have touched on: seeking help from someone you trust and/or a professional, and not only recognising the problem as you have said, which is an important point, but also making a strong decision to end it.

are you referring to every gambler ? or just wanna tell your self about how you will quit this area of spending and risking money because the way you put those advises shows how you are desperate in quitting and just wanted to share to others.
I have did those in the past specially confiding to my love one , and adjusting my needed so there will be small amount to be for gambling and if that will lose then it wont affect our daily living not like in the past that I keep losing even the budget for important needs.

¹Most gamblers do it before they start gambling but most of the time they exceed what they have set in the process. ²Isn't it natural if gamblers want to make money from their gambling activity? I think it is natural, as long as gamblers can control themselves, they wont get addicted regardless what is their main reason for it. Even if some gamblers claim that they are gambling for entertainment only, they may get addicted with the fun and eventually it will lead to worse condition. ³ If the main purpose is to avoid waste of time, anyone should gamble in their free time such as in the weekend when they have no other tasks to do in real life.

That's what we have to ask ourselves. We can stop if we want and we can also continue gambling if we want. And there is no reason for us to want to stop. There is only whether we want to or not. Or we can control the time and money we spend on gambling so we don't become addicted. It's enough for us to control ourselves so we don't cross that line and for the rest, let people live it on their own. And while people still enjoy gambling, we must not force our will to stop because it is our responsibility. But when they ask for our help to stop, we do our best to help them stop gambling.

Also we need to control our emotions that makes us bet more and loose money.When we are losing continuously taking short breaks to revive yourself and boost up with some money can help a lot as mind is not addicted to it for wagering aggressively that is bad.So we should take necessary steps beforehand if we want to avoid any problems later on.

Anyone who addicted in gambling will not control it self not to participating in gambling platform, sometimes what makes some people not to gamble any alonger is when they have no money to participate in gambling,  with that alone I think that is what matters enough what is the real thing concerning gambling, some people planned their gambling expenses but what make people feel as if gambling is bad is that they stake amount of money they can not forget when they loses money,

In my opinion the most important thing is to look at gambling as a form of entertainment and nothing else. We can't look at gambling as a job that provides us with a steady income, it's not realistic and will only lead to losses if we want to rely on it. As soon as we see gambling as entertainment the whole aspect of wasting time or losing money becomes obsolete. Paying for entertainment is normal, we should compare a night at the casino gamble with going out with friends to a bar. We spend a lot of money for alcohol and have a hangover on the next. Or going to the movies where we buy overpriced snacks and might not even like the film in the end. Whatever we do with our time and money, it will go somewhere. The main advantage of gambling is that we can be lucky one day and make a big profit when winning the jackpot. The next important thing when it comes to gambling is to be realistic with ourself and to not lie. Once we fall in the habit of wishful thinking and try to make the reality seem better than it is we are more likely to become addicted to gambling. Our brain will try to play tricks on us and keep us engaged in gambling, it's important that we have a clear head and look rational and objectively at money related things.

Please let me don my judge's wig and offer you some harsh advise. Your viewpoint contrasts well. On one side, you're emphasizing the most crucial point: gaming should be fun, not a business. That's great! But comparing gaming to going to a pub or the cinema with pals is like comparing apples to elephants. Friendships cost time and money. We're connecting. We buy more than popcorn at the movies - we buy an experience, a tale, and a way to escape. Gambling provides no long-term rewards, only short-term thrills. Winning the huge prize is feasible, but unlikely. Finally, I want to emphasize your idea that we should be practical and not wishful thinking. Gamblers should never let the casino's bright lights impair their judgment.

If a gambling addict does not have money, it is even the worse of it. It is better they have their own money and keep wasting it in gambling. If they don't have money, the following things happens;

• They will begin to borrow to gamble, which is the worse of it. In the end they will be battling both addiction ans debt.
• They will begin to sell their properties to gamble and those properties will be sold at the lowest prices.

So, the best thing is for the gambling addicts to always have their own money and bet with it.

I think you are getting it wrong here, if a gambling addict does not have and he realised how he has be losing money throughout the week it will not prompt him to borrow and and stake because he knew that gambling is of two side, losing and gaining, so using borrowed can accumulate your debt and you won't be comfortable, so that is why many gamblers like to hustle out money by their self to stake money instead of borrowing, were people do borrow and stake is in bitcoin investment not in gambling

This is just a mind game. We go to picnic, we spend money on entertainment, we spend money on movies & food and after enjoying we never regret that we have spent our money. I understand that most people think of Online gambling as a money making thing and not entertainment.

However, I see people going with friends to physical casinos in order to gamble and have fun but they came out sad if they have lost in gambling. Why is it so? Why the fun in gambling is associated with win in gambling? Why people do not think that they are spending money in gambling for fun and not for earning money only?

The biggest factor that op failed to mention is willpower. If you are someone with strong willpower, you will definitely overcome gambling addiction no matter what based on my research.

However, if you are someone with weak willpower, it will be very, very difficult to overcome such addictions though it isn't impossible or anything.

Someone who is already addicted basically cannot remove the stigma or acknowledge that they have got themselves into a problem and they need to get out of it, and these are the kinds of people who actually need professional help because they can't get out of it themselves and they need an expert guiding them out of it, a close friend or family member might try doing that first but if they fail, they will definitely need someone to help them professionally.

Your points are correct that a person won't get addicted if they have a limit on everything including their gambling budget and the time they spend gambling, if they can do that successfully, they won't get addicted to gambling and can stop gambling anytime if they want to, otherwise, they can keep gambling since it's harmless for them.

The will power is truly an important factor in continuing to letting go of an addiction, but still those people who in spite of having enough will power won't be able to let go of he gambling addiction because they are somehow wired in a way that gambling is the only possible entertainment in their lives. The people who play online multiplayer games often have same levels of addictions like those gamblers and they are also not able to give up on their gameplays even if their will power is strong.

I think your relations matter more than your will power to let go of an addiction. If someone that you truly love in your life makes you emotional in a way that his/her words touch the inner core of your heart which really makes you feel that you're not doing a good thing, and because of that your loved one is getting hurt. Only that emotion can stop some addict to give up on the addiction otherwise, addicted people will never let go of their addictions.

You'll be able the achieve all this if you can take control of your emotions, been emotionally attached to money is one of the reasons gamblers get addicted to gambling because when they lose their money they can let go of the fact that the money is gone but keep paying.

They keep playing because they want to win back the money they just lost and that's how gambling addiction is born. If only they had set a timer for the time they can spend playing, that would had help them to stop gambling and go home to do other useful things  to their life.

Setting aside money to be used for gambling will also help because when that money finish you have to stop gambling and any gambler using this strategy has to be disciplined because there'll be temptation to use other money that wasn't kept for gambling purposes.

There will eventually be you going back to the casino with a bigger amount of money. Gambling is no longer about being able to allocate time to play, everything will take a psychological toll on a person even in an unconscious way. Maybe you are right that don't think about gambling to make money, but when victory is in front of your eyes, doesn't greed come to the gambler? 100% they follow ambition and will chase bigger winnings. As an additional point, if you want to keep gambling and feel that what is at stake is still reasonable, it means that the gambler does not realize that the money spent has exceeded the limit. It would be nice to stop and find alternative activities that keep you busy.

We cannot just dictate someone's mentality, believe it or not, gambling with any amount has the same effect as a gambler with big bets.

I strongly agree with you on this. It's easier for people to go on dropping lots of different suggestions on how to quit as an addict. I  presume they will get to know better when they find themselves in the shoes of extreme addiction there then they will come to a realization that it's not as easy as they make it look. Addiction is parallel to hunger, when hunger comes you don't feel comfortable and settled till you satisfy your hunger by feeding same with gambling addiction, it takes divine intervention to eliminate it. That's why we're advised to flee from falling victim cause the repercussion effect is better imagined than experienced.

I know how it feels to tell someone that you're addicted to gambling. You'll feel ashamed of yourself when you get to tell it to someone and even if you do trust them to keep a secret, you'll never know if they'll keep it because they may tell it to another circle of their friends and from there, it's going to know that you're an addicted gambler.

I've been there and it's truly tough times when you're in that position. But that doesn't mean that there's no hope and if you have that will to stop, you have to start on your own.

But not many people find themselves already experiencing a gambling addiction. And indeed, addiction is like a hunger that asks us to satisfy that feeling, and only by gambling we will feel that satisfaction. And so that we don't experience the same thing, we must continue to practice good self-control because that's the only thing that can prevent us from experiencing gambling addiction. And before it's too late, we can check ourselves while playing gambling, and if we find signs of addiction, we can reduce it slowly so we don't get addicted.

This isn't a bad advice, although, from my experience, telling people to seek help and control themselves when they're addicted is throwing words to the wind.
Have you ever known any drug addicts, or alcoholics? Go to them and tell them that they should spend less on their addiction and control their habits. See where this leads you ;)

We all know how we should quit and addicts know it too, but they are unable to due to the weakness of character.

It's scary how fast a fun activity can become an addiction. Winning can be addictive, like a sweet taste. As with any addiction, the results are severe and ugly. You mentioned self-control, which is vital. Set limitations and follow them. If you're losing control, a leisurely departure is appropriate. Remember that asking for help is powerful, not weak. Ask for help when things get tough - there are various support networks.

With this, despite you remind people many times to gamble only for fun. This is hard to get removed.

Everyone wants to gamble with the reward and get as much wins as we can. That's why having the mindset that you're only gambling for fun is just a thought for the many yet, many don't follow that.

Your emotion and mind will be changed when you're in the actual already. And when you win a few times, you'll get that positive thinking that the house is beatable and you're in luck.

I think I've been feeling addicted lately, and yes why should I be afraid to get addicted when you have money to gamble with, sometimes in bad situations you just need to distract yourself from this cruel world and play with me.

But your suggestion OP is a suggestion that needs to be taken by people who want to quit or are afraid of being a gambling addict, it's quite good, and I don't reject it, I will probably do it next time if I want to quit, thanks for the formula.
But remember, if you want to gamble but are afraid of killing your finances, then plan your bets well, and you should never keep money in your wallet if you think you can spend it if you lose your mind.

Winning in gambling is a great pleasure but losing in gambling is a painful thing. So while everyone can celebrate winning at gambling with a smile, losing at gambling cannot be accepted very easily. And he who can control himself even in loss cannot be addicted to gambling in its deep addiction. and he can quit gambling at any time when he/she want. Because he has complete confidence in himself and can control himself in all situations. this can be said to be one of his great qualities

Emotional support does help for sure, but it can't cure your gambling addiction unless you are willing to fight it first which is why willpower is the most important factor in this case if you ask me.

As they say, your greatest rival in life is you yourself which is why you should constantly fight yourself in order to improve.

Being an addict in gambling does not only affects a particular class, it can happen to anyone whether the rich, middle class or even poor people, the urge to bet more can occurs when the middle class keep losing and in a quest to recover there lose they end up finding it hard to quit when they've not been able to achieve their aim and I've seen cases where people run out of cash and borrow money to stake on games and recover what they lost so if gamblimg addiction only happen to rich people like you've said most poor or middle class people won't take loans to gamble when they run out of cash, some even go to the extent of wagering their valuable items or properties which is not considered a good idea and very risky.

 However having access to more money could fast track the addiction of gambling, but doesn't mean it can only happen to the rich because of that cause there are other issues like depression, over confidence of winning, and sometimes even family background, because a child born in a society or family where they take gambling as a hobby might end up becoming an addicted gambler when he/she grow up.

It is that conception of using it as a way of distraction that leads to addictive tendency while you feed your thinking that it is a way of distraction it is growing rather as a harmful habit on the other way round.
There are multiple healthy activities to engage into for distraction and whiling away of time than using gambling.

What I would suggest, and this is coming from a former gambling addict, is to actually stop when you're already contemplating whether you should carry on with your gambling routine or stop it completely. 9 times out of 10 it would always be because you're either exhausted with the gambling setup you're in and you need to take a breather, or you're already discovering certain signs of gambling addiction and these glimpses are giving you some sort of cognitive dissonance, either way the best thing to do is to not actually contemplate a plan which would only lead you to gamble further, but to take a second to think about it, stop gambling for a while, and only come back when you're positive you've already gone past that hurdle.

It's better to quit than to think and be trapped, Gambling isn't something you should just dilly-dally around cause it chips away at your mental with every loss no matter how much you tell me you're only gambling for fun, actually meditating upon your current situation will help even more than thinking about how to go about your next gambling session.

There's no exemption when it comes to those people who would really be affected with gambling addiction on which it is true that even if you are rich or poor,there's always a tendency that you would really be able to

get addicted if you arent really that good on handling yourself when it comes to gambling then you should really be avoiding it on the first place but on the time that you do find yourself get addicted then
it would really be a huge problem but quitting wont really be that much of a problem if you are really that kind of person who do have that good self control and discipline towards self.
Gambling isnt bad as long you do know your limits and as long you do know that it is really just that for fun and you are spending on the amount which you can afford to lose.

It is really just that important that you should really be not going into your limits or border line when it comes to spending because this is where people usually fail on doing so.

I think this depends on the person addicted.  If the person has no intention of fixing himself then I agree that all our suggestions will just get ignored.  But if the person is willing to change but does not know how to make his first step then it is more likely that this person will listen if we give him and advice on how to recover from gambling addiction.


As I stated, it depends on what is the aim of that person.   If the person has not realized that he needs medication then he will really ignore our suggestion and there might be a possible argument because these addicted person will try to reason out that they are fine.


It is the denial that prevents them to quit and get cured.

Thanks to the experts who gave those tips, but according to my experience, your ability to stop gambling depends on whether you are a new gambler and are playing fir fun or you are an addict who can't control himself.
If you are an addict then nothing of the advices you have provided would help except seeking professional help.
Addicts can't even recognize that they are have addiction problems. They need someone to support them and tell them what they need to do.

From experts view those are the required elements to stay away from gambling. With the realtime things might vary. My experience on gambling have taught me, understand gambling, not to get greedy, never go behind the losses. If your mind have started to go behind losses, then you be sure that you're on the wrong track. Anytime the gambling could kill your funds. Prepare your mind to accept loss and take a break than chasing loss.

There's nothing wrong if you want to gamble. However you should know the risk and the consequences of using your money in gambling. The problem is, many of us are not prepared for the outcome and tend to regret that we gamble our money resulting to losses. Then it's the start of the thoughts of trying to chase what we lost, becoming uncontrolled and spending most of the time playing that led to addiction.

This can be prevented if from the start we're aware of what to expect and our main desire is to have fun and not to double our money. Because if you let yourself uncontrolled, it's already hard to overcome such situation. So you need to follow what the experts says to stop the addiction.

Let's be honest here. Very few people can control themselves while gambling due to the insane temptation to keep earning more or chasing their losses. It's very, very difficult to resist such temptations practically.

The ones who can resist those temptations either earn a lot or just have fun based on my research.

Absolutely  mate this is must to do if we don't want to be addicted in gambling and the main thing here is Gambling is for fun which is we can keep playing in casino as long as we have enough money to to play and also like what you said above it's better to have the mindset that we must play for fun and not for profit because once we aim more profit then the more we get loss because in gambling the results is unpredictable.

At this point you are right, because it is still different to actually ask the person who is addicted to gambling. Although the advice mentioned by op is correct, maybe when he just said the word "Quit" he should have put "Prevent or Avoid".

But all in all, I don't see anything wrong with the opinions he said, in fact, there is truth in what he said.

Most of gambling addict didn't know if they have a problem over their gambling habit, rather than self diagnose, it's better for the gambler to seek a professional when someone e.g. wife or parent often ask to stop gambling.

Yeah, there's no need to quit from gambling if a gambler know how to control themselves and not for making money. Advising someone to quit gambling isn't good, @OP isn't even my parent or someone that can control my life.

But its not bad trying to throw the advice outside maybe some of the addicts can still grow a mind from the constant advice given that can help them withstand this habit of theirs and moreover I have seen someone who have discipline himself to actually reduce his gambling act because of the huge losses and problems he had to encounter.

The most important rule in gambling often defied by most addicted gamblers, I only fund my betting account with small amount of money, once I lost or lose those funds that is done for the week consequently quit gambling for the week despite having other funds that can be used to refund my account.
I disagree with this point because I absolutely believe I can make money from gambling but not that I am expecting a huge amount of money to be won because I only gamble with small amount of money with small odd with regards to soccer betting and I believe money earned through that means serve as extra income.

I don't visit Casinos to bet rather I use my phone App to place my bets though I have to do some pre-match analysis and read pundits analysis of matches before placing my own bet though this won't take more than one hour of my time thus I don't think that is a waste of time

Every addicts believes that he is not addicted so asking only the addict to follow the advice doesn't work. I think every gambler should follow the OP advice and it will surely work. As those advice have been recommended by everyone one on this board with numerous thread. Some active members have been able to get results from those points.

It seems that winning or losing can be so addicting that we will return to the casino to recover losses or get another win. But if a person has good self-control, he will not be tempted to return to the casino for whatever reason. And when they return to the casino, they always set boundaries, so they are addicted to returning to the casino. When a person feels that he is thinking a lot about gambling, perhaps he can confide in someone he trusts and ask for help to distract him from thinking about gambling. And it is normal to ask for help from others because we really need it.

The tips are really valuable and capacious. And the first advice immediately makes it clear that the list is compiled by good specialists, since they always advise to face your addiction  problem.
Is it possible to treat a person who does not recognize his addiction?
No.
Only if a person knows about his problem will he be able to see progress during treatment. I also liked the advice that you need to contact your family or friends. If you are alone, then you are weak. But not everyone has the opportunity to find help from relatives, then you should contact groups.

I also agree with OP's advice. The first thing anyone who wants to get rid of addiction they should spend less time in casinos. If a gambler does not spend much time in casinos or gambling platforms then he will not become an addicted gambler. A gambler should not gamble beyond a certain amount of money if he does not want to become an addicted gambler. A gambler tries to choose a gambling platform to earn more money, his chances of becoming addicted to gambling will increase. If someone follow the above mentioned points by op, addicted to gambling will be reduced to a great extent.

Don't you think it all depends on individuals?
Whom ever that wants to control himself or herself from being an addict would surely do that because what I fully understand most from people is that they centered their mind on always winning without knowing that alone have brought them selves down to constantly keep losing while gambling. At point of continuing to gamble and chasing lost is what usually attracts being an addict. We should try to reduce our focus and efforts and whomever that can adhered to it would surely know how to control himself or themselves in terms of gambling addiction.

Also we friends and family of gambling addicts on the forum that'll be reading the advices been posted on the forum and it might be helpful to them as they follow our advices and guide their addicted ones to recover, and those that are getting addicted can take precautions.

We don't know anyone that's addicted here and those who are addicted won't admit it publicly because of the stereotypes that'll follow them if they admit it so they will prefer to stay anonymous and advises like this can help them during their journey of getting cleaned of addiction.

For anyone who's addicted reading this message, seeking professional help is the best way to treat yourself, don't stay silent or be ashamed of the fact that you have an addiction problem. Open up and people around you like your family and friends will help you fight the addiction.

I agree with you,an addicted gambler can leave his addiction or limit it when gambling has taken away something great from him,if not he wouldn't quit gambling. Some people after much advise from friends and family they can consider quitting gambling


Most gamblers quits gambling,when they have made up their minds to quit or have issues with their loved ones based on their gambling activities,which becomes a threat to them or they feel insecure with it. There is one man that I met some days ago that was complaining to me that his wife wants to divorce him, if his doesn't stop gamble. When I asked him what are his intention, he said he has no other option than to quit gamble.

On the contrary I think the other way around.  A gambling addict only stops gambling if he managed to control his urged of gambling.  When he decided to acknowledge that he has a gambling addiction and is about to seek help from the professional therapist to get treated.  There are lots of addicted gambler that still continue to gambling despite the devastation he experienced from his continuous gambling activity.  There are addicted gambler who are already in ruin but still keep on gambling because they are in denial that the are addicted to gambling.


These people who are able to stop gambling following the advice of their friends and love ones are not addicted to gambling at all.  They maybe hooked but are still not addicted to gambling reason why they can easily quit gambling without any kinds of resistance from themselves.

When a family is united, many things can be done, because if someone has problems, they simply help each other, then addiction problems are something that can be treated quickly because they give them immediate attention, in part that is what matters. Addiction is something that has to be treated with great courage, because the person has to Recognize that they have that problem , sometimes because of the question of what they will Say , well they keep that to themselves and it is like worse , then the best and the Strongest step is that , to recognize it so that it can be Recognized and be helped , these things are the ones that must be understood.

The real problem is how to convince the addict that he is suffering from addiction problems!
Most of the people who have gambling problems that I have met (as I said in another reply) don't realize they are sick and when you tell them that they need help, they refuse to accept the truth. They will tell you that everything is under control while it's not. Recognizing the issue and embrassing the sad truth is the most important step toward recovery.

This is the reality with gambling addicts. People just gamble and when they're at the level of addiction they just say it is common and I'm normal. To get out of addiction first of all the person should have the self willing. When they don't find themselves addicted the recovery phase won't happen. The realisation happens when they don't have anymore option left to gamble, particularly when they weren't able to manage the funds for gambling think of getting out of addiction.

have you applied everything or at least some of those ? because you seems to be gambler also .
giving advise to quit or to control gambling is something that we should be doing also to know if it is applicable and have a good effect or not.

personally some of those have been in me or at least I did in the past because now I am sober in gambling already.
yes it is depend in each individuals but at least OP lay advises that we cannot deny helpful for gamblers not unless we will not look seriously in that matter..

The theory is of course very easy, you have to do this and that, but in practice, it is very difficult, because gambling always involves emotions. Emotions greatly influence player decisions if players can properly control their emotions then all the theories that these players know will be very easy to do but without control then all these theories will only remain theories and players will only follow what they think because they are controlled by emotions. the feeling of continuing to win or recovering what has been lost in the previous game because gamblers cannot accept the results very well, being able to accept defeat because that is indeed part of gambling, including receiving wins well and not thinking that victory will always be obtained in every gamble because that is impossible because all players must have experienced victory but also defeat for sure, because if only wins are obtained then it is unlikely that many new casinos will emerge because it is not a profitable business at all.

Greed is the main problem. Most gambling addicts think if they play long enough some day they will get rich but of course that's not true. It is because the games are designed to make you poor in the long run. These people will never understand this fact so they keep playing and getting poorer and poorer.

The moment they identify this problem and understand it fully, one question remains to be answered.

"Do you want to get poor or not?"

Yes > keep playing.
No > stop playing.

Time management and money discipline. As long as we have both of that in ourselves then we are good.
Spending too much time in front of the computer or your smartphone can also ruin your health. I have been there, fatigued eyes and it just healed recently. It scared me a bit that I might need some surgery but thankfully it's okay now.
Also, wasting too much time on gambling will lead us to be irresponsible in our daily chores. That means we will have a bad environment maybe a dirty place or a bad odor starting up. This is not good too.
There are so many effects when we start getting addicted to gambling and it will be wise to take note of that because those are also signs that we are on our way to being succumbed to gambling.
Quitting is not easy, but controlling it is not as long as we have a firm resolve to never be too absorbed in it.

I must admit that most of the numbers given above are applicable to many gamblers specially those undisciplined gamblers that need to escape before they end up losing everything including their wife and family.
we have managed to read multiple times those former addict how they confide their mistakes in life about gambling.
so best not to become one.

This activity call gambling is such an interesting one because when an individual starts to cross the thin line between addiction and no addiction, they know it. When they start chasing losses, they know it. When they start spending more than their gambling budget, they know it. When they start spending more time than necessary they know. Some choose to nip it in the bud at that time while some others lie to themselves that it is not what it looks like.

For me, anything you hide from anyone, a loved one or friend because you are ashamed you'd be judged, you probably should look in to it and cut down on it.

It is very difficult to convince an addict that he is addicted to gambling and always feels that he has no signs of addiction because as long as he has money in his savings, he will definitely think that if he is addicted, the money in his savings will definitely be gone. even though without realizing it, the signs of addiction have indeed appeared in him, it's just that slowly he will soon lose all the money in his savings after that, he will become a very bad gambling addict because he thinks of losing very big money and chasing after the money that has been lost.
sometimes the mindset of being overly confident makes an addict stubborn because if his self-confidence is too high, he already feels that he is right and believes that gambling gives him big wins, so it is very difficult to convince the addict.

Not just personality but willpower has to be there too, the body might be willing but the mind is not willing especially when it comes to addictions, have you ever asked why it is always difficult for smokers to quit smoking despite trying to quit, and what am trying to say in a nutshell is that it is always difficult whenever the line is crossed and its already an addict, and the issue of were their mind is always centered on always winning is the problem, and they keep playing on till it turns to a daily routine were they must bet everyday, the best thing like you said it should not be an everyday thing.

IMHO, no amount of advice can make someone quit gambling specially if he is already a compulsive one and for me (many might not agree), one could only quit gambling if the reasons are health constraints or financial, I mean he is already drained out of capital that he doesn't have money to gamble anymore unless he will resort to illegal act to acquire money which I think not a very good idea.

Truly it depends on individual and willpower. If an individual is disciplined to control him/herself, I do not think gambling addiction would be a challenge or a thing problem to battle with. Most people do set boundaries for gambling but at the entire end, they step or cross the lines all in the name of chasing lost games which they forgot that in every game there must be a winner and there must be a loser but for the fact that they have recorded losses, thy would want to recover back and end up making more loss. Self control should be a must if one wants to gamble.

Yes its true on which it would really be depending or basing up on entire will power of a certain individual in speaking about quitting or completely stopping with gambling. You would really fail out on doing so if you arent
really that having good self control and will on quitting on gambling and this is where usually people fail on this situation on which they cant really be able to stop because they arent willing on doing so. Usually majority of people or addicted gamblers would quit up completely is on the time that they would be experiencing that lose of huge financial on which this is always the case. Quitting is never that something that you would be minding on the time that you do still have money on your pocket. Regret do always come at the and but people are really that not that minding earlier on what are the possible consequences or things on which you wouldnt
really be able to expect to happen on your life or would really be coming into a point or on such situation. This is why its better to avoid it all as much as you could or early as you can before its too late.

I really like the fact that you detailed out your points and that'll really be made explicit to anyone. I read through the comments and an OP said something - he said... "Don't chase losses"  I see a big problem in doing that... It's dawn on you to decide whether or not you wanna stop wagering behind close doors ( cus right there, nobody is down to coach you on what to do)... But atleast, I love the fact that they're being told the intricacies of over betting.
People, on the other hand find it very difficult to stop wagering most especially when they've lost alot already - this will only restructure a plan to make you lose the more... Cus the more you look, the less you see.

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I think first thing to do if you are feeling mental issues that may be caused by gambling is to give a break. Pause on your gambling experience. Spending time with family, friends, getting fresh air at parks around, jogging at close heights etc will definitely help. After that its best to return with small amount of gambling to not feel worse if you lose. That way gambling can feel lot more like game than its money making job. Professional help/assistance will definitely help listening your problems and creating awesome solutions.

About your suggestions, I support and already practice the first two mentioned.
In fact, this is the minimum necessary to have control over addiction.

However, regarding the third item, I believe that a person can spend a lot of time in the game and not be addicted. If, for example, she manages to control her expenses well and also control her losses.

I have friends who spend an entire Sunday afternoon playing soccer, and they aren't addicted or have any problems because of it.
So, even in gambling, if there is self-control, I believe that the time spent is not an issue.
Of course, that time spent gambling cannot be getting in the way of other day-to-day activities.

I do hope that people will do this because what I've mostly noticed is that they will tend to continue playing because they want to chase up losses, but again, that is really a good move if we are able to do it because you tend to relax and think about the right move. This is like if you are planning to buy something but you should wait like 3 days to know if you still want that stuff. Controlling our emotions is really difficult, but once we are able to do it, then for sure we won't be addicted to something.

Establishing boundaries in gambling is no easy task, unless one's mind becomes aware that there are more important things to do than gambling. Even with limits set, individuals tend to push those boundaries further, either by increasing their budget or by spending all their time on it. Restricting someone's enjoyment is exceedingly challenging.

I once met a gambler who shared that they quit gambling not when they successfully set limits on their budget or time spent playing, but when their mother passed away. Their mindset changed when they no longer had their mother by their side. Overwhelmed with sadness and struck by grief, they chose to rise above their circumstances and evaluate their past mistakes, including their gambling habits.

Another method I often employ to steer clear of gambling for a longer duration is by gathering with friends and engaging in any activity with them, as long as it doesn't involve gambling.

Yes, by looking for new activities that have an atmosphere of joy, such as gathering with family or going to places of entertainment, it can help to calm the mind so that what happens in gambling can improve a little.
Not a few gamblers do this when they have suffered a big loss.
I've proven that actually looking for peace when I'm stressed because of losing gambling can make me better and after a few days I can play more intelligently and in control.

Recreational activities would do alot of help when it comes to dealing with gambling. We made mistakes in the past, and those faults may be haunting us today. Humans are predictable; the same is true for addicts; you must constantly be there anywhere there are significant odds or crucial games. There is no principle that can hold an addict; all he needs to do is accept that he is a gambling addict and then figure out good courses to go in order to get help. Not all emotional feelings or motivations. We are aware of our strengths and flaws, but revealing them will only make us appear more vulnerable and easy prey.

not just mind but also spirit , because our spirit can get over our will power and our desire so combining all those 3 surely will be your way to quit and to consider being a good gambler.
addiction isn't just a daily routine instead this turns as obligation for all gamblers that suffers such.
or if cannot find that way , then gamble together lol ..

they will enjoy with you and of course might find becoming a cool way of gambling .

While seeking medical help is a good option there are many gamblers which can leave their gambling issues behind without too much of a problem as their issues were just starting out, the ones that cannot deal with their gambling problems on their own are the ones which have been in that state for a long period of time or those which are losing a massive amount of money, and even then this is not the end of their issues, as even if they improve, now they will have to resist the temptation to gamble again every single time they watch a new gambling ad.

Self discipline is the key, they could be chasing losses, but I think it's more on the adrenaline, the feeling of winning again that put's this gambler to come back for more and then become addict themselves.

So really very hard, and although the solution is really very simple if you look at papers, it might be too complicated for gamblers as they don't want to open up about their gambling addiction to others, even to their love ones.

We admits our mistakes, and look for possible means to correct them. Addiction is not something we ought to anticipate happen to us; rather, we ought to seek out every feasible way to avoid engaging in gambling, especially when it is draining our bank accounts. Quitting gambling is not something that can be done immediately; it takes time and patience to figure out what is best for us. Self-discipline is one of the preventive measures to be followed in the system; it essentially produces solid effects when a gambler firmly adheres to the disciplinary standards.

But most people will think that recreational activities also require money whereas it shouldn't because recreational activities can be done by doing many things, not activities that only require money. Humans have many reasons not to want to do something new that can change their lives or at least have new activities or activities that can make them leave old habits that don't benefit them. If a gambling addict can and wants to do it, it will unlikely take him long to get out of his gambling addiction problem. He could have something else to do and the important thing is that his mind won't be on gambling.

The first in the list is 'Recognize the problem'. But even though we already know the problem, we still keep on doing it. I think that is because we are too weak to handle it on our own. This is where other numbers on your list came in like 'Confide in a love one' or 'Seek professional health/help'. On your second paragraph/sentence, I think it's okay to think about making a profit in gambling.

I believe almost all of us are like that. The only thing that we are following to not get into a serious problem, is to set a realistic profit that we will take out, just in case we get lucky and win. Being greedy is not a good thing. The more you want, the less you will get or you will only end up with nothing.

I trust myself  ;D

I don't spend more than minutes on any online casino, hours? Never.

I don't use more than a few dollars to gamble always, and so far I have lost more dollars, but it's fine because that would have been something regretful if I use a lot of money, I know what gambling is and I was prepared, I saw the losses coming, it's gambling after all.

Expecting anything from gambling? Shit, I know many people that got ruined because of gambling and today they are still struggling to get back on their feet, the day you start having dreams of achieving anything with gambling is the beginning of your down fall.

Zero dream with gambling, fun is my main reason I do this but I have gotten few 100s of dollars from gambling too, it's been fun and I don't plan on increasing what I can afford to lose, I am good with or without gambling.

You are absolutely correct  sir. I was also thinking that one should be able to disable casino sites on their browser or on their gadgets so as to avoid too much interaction with gambling sites if they are determined to quit gambling because too much interaction definitely results to too much engagements which is why it seems gambling is an addiction to some people. The other way round, if one stays close to casino where one often frequent to gamble, one can decide to relocate from that vicinity to another where there is no casino or gamble join around there. With this move, it would be meaningful when one say they are quitting from gambling. I think this would possibly help to solve the addiction problem.

The question is, how the gambler is possible to disable casino site on their browser when they're free to do anything, you can't just hope the addict will stop to gamble after get discourse by their parent, wife, close friend etc. Seeking a professional is really important because they know how to handle and stop gambling addiction with the most effective way. I'm not really sure how bad is a gambling addict, but what I know is smoker is almost impossible to stop smoking.

I'm sure there's a way to disable casino sites on a browser but I doubt that an addicted gambler will stop by doing that. It is expected that the self control of an addict is on it's very low and there's a high chance that the gambler will just find a way to just unblock it or simply use other devices that can access a casino. I agree that a professional will help a gambler and of course a self commitment from the gambler to stop his gambling vices.

Chasing losses is a wrong way to go about gambling because I haven't seen any gambler that chase his losses and because successful gambling. You have to let go of your emotions when gambling, if you lose money then consider the money gone and move on with your life.

Gambling can give you profits and also losses, you can't win everytime you play so whenever you lose, just see it as a part of the game and move on. You can try again later but never stake money immediately trying to win back you losses or you'll lose more money and go broke.

Having a gambling limit is a good way to limit yourself and it'll help you quit gambling more easily because whenever you pass your limit, it means you have to stop gambling and if you can stick to this habit, quiting won't become a problem for you due to your discipline behavior.

Possibly disabling such website from their browser could help a  bit because that would always resist them when ever they open their gadgets to open such site. Doing that would keep their consciousness of their desire to stop gambling and by doing that, they would gradually limit their frequenting of the gambling site coupled with the professional advice given to them. If a gambler is sincere to stopping, this could possibly help them stop gambling.

Basically we have our own way of not becoming gambling addicts, especially gamblers who have had a lot of experience from it. in fact, a person may express gambling according to what he defines. but most importantly, they must realize that gambling is a risky form of entertainment. thus, we know very well that when we start betting, the money we bet has the potential to lose.

Referring to what you said, is an acceptable recommendation. in fact, it may even be useful to some members of our community. but I think most of us really know how to be good gamblers or you can say healthy gamblers. the problem is, what we say is sometimes not in accordance with practice and reality. although we know very well, the steps and ideas not to become a gambler addict. but sometimes, other factors can affect our emotions when carrying out gambling sessions. psychologically, such things are very natural for gamblers. however, overall what you say is something useful.

One can simply not be able to chase their losses in gambling because there is a house edge that won't let you win in the long run, no matter how lucky you are, if you keep gambling, you are guaranteed to lose everything even the money that you might have won in that same gambling session. A wise gambler would never try to recover their losses but they will just continue gambling and move on instead of staking the remaining balance only for recovering the lost ones which mostly doesn't work.

Having enough control over your emotions is a very important thing in gambling because your mind will not let you go off the losses very easily but it will keep asking you again and again to try and recover your losses only to make you lose whatever is remaining of your bankroll so far.

It requires awareness from gamblers to want to deactivate casino sites from their browsers so they can no longer access gambling sites. It can also be a way to avoid gambling sites while they are accessing their devices, phones or computers so that they will not be tempted to visit casino sites. And don't forget to make settings for advertisements that can appear on search engines or the homepage of social media so that no gambling sites appear. But even so, there must still be one or several casino sites that appear on their social media homepage so it requires more effort not to click on the ads. It would be better if gamblers were not given access to their cellphones or computers for a while so they could focus on doing other activities that could really take their minds off gambling.

This is something new for me deactivating gambling sites in the browser because usually gambling sites cannot be accessed because they are blocked by the Internet Service Provider as I experienced, so I have to use a VPN or Tor Browser. But deactivating gambling sites in our browser will not be so helpful in my opinion because we can easily reactivate it when we want to start gambling, so actually if someone wants to stop gambling activities completely then it must be of their own volition everything is done to prevent it from returning playing is futile when you don't have a strong will to stop gambling.

I really do not think or see it feasible to take away their gadgets from them all in the name of doing away with gambling or rather if they can, they can go with a mobile phone with no internet access for sometime while still undergoing their therapy.  This can help too but i think most gamblers are mostly advanced in technology and so therefore can not do away with their smartphone to surfing the internet on daily basis. It only takes a disciplined person to do so and reaching such conclusion would only take a determined mind to accomplish.

This will just matter on will power of the affected person to stop, since if he's really willing to help his or herself to erase out the gambling addiction on his system he should do all whatever it take just to avoid any gambling activities. If they decide to comeback while they are in recovery method then this mean that they are still not willing to make big changes in his life so I guess that person will came back to gamble even if he is been prohibited to do so.

Yes you are right that mate and that's what I said above that every gamblers who get addicted to the gambling then they can make themselves out of that all they need is to have a good and strong minded which means the will help themselves in order to get out for being addicted and they can make that once they have a thing to do and get thier attention  or else by the help of Thier family they can recovered.

Mind games are like skill-based games but even if what we are playing is a luck-based game, we still need to have a healthy mind in order to easily go out of the gambling place. Some things in life are not free but it's possible to play gambling even if we don't have a money. This isn't for all though because some people will feel bored if there is no real money involved.

If you play for profit, this is where regrets can come once we lose even if we know to our selves that we do have fun in the process. It is still possible to socialize in a online casino because some has a chatbox, private message feature and a forum but maybe some still prefer the classic offline casino vibe.

You can find it via Privacy Anda Security in the Content section. Or you can download the add-on on Google to your laptop or cellphone. But I have not yet tried it as I still gamble now. But it is true what you said that there must be will to prevent someone from returning to gambling so that we can stop gambling. All the ways we can do this will depend on our seriousness to stop gambling and with the help of other people will also help us to be able to stop gambling.

Not giving them their smartphone might be a solution since they are not freely surfing the internet. Apart from that, they also have to create a new habit where they use more physical activity or think so that it will distract them from thinking about gambling. But everything is based on the person's awareness to recover from gambling because if not, it will not work for him.

While the inner strength needed to leave an addiction behind is key, at the same time it is not everything, a person can be really willing to leave their addiction behind but if the person around them do not have the same determination then this is going to be difficult, after all is very common that when a person is trying to leave their alcoholism behind their own friends or family members offer them drinks knowing very well their addiction story, and in the process they are making more difficult for those people to remain away from their former addiction.

Leaving addiction alone is very hard that is why many gamblers fail from doing it. It really needs support from the people around us and the willingness to help in changing the direction of our life.
I have asked some of my friends who are in gambling addiction and they told me that they easily got tempted to gamble when the say people gamble as well. This gives me the idea that in order to stop addiction we must involve ourselves in something and stay away from gamblers.

Leaving an addiction behind is not a decision that is taken from one day to another, it is a process and many things can go wrong if the addicted is not careful, this is why external support is so important because without it very few people get to overcome their demons, now many times those around them do not realize they are tempting them with their actions, and this is why they offer them to participate on the activities which got them addicted on the first place, however a person which has already a story of addiction must never accept those offers or soon enough they may find themselves addicted once again.

It is a good conclusion and learning, hopefully when we start in the world of betting they tell us that kind of thing, because the truth is that one learns that depending on the amount of experience, the successes and failures of the game, ambitions, greed. , some fall into addiction, so this is where we as people have to test ourselves, so the conclusion you give is very good, I hope that many newbies can read your statement and can learn from it, although there are many people who are He tells them that things are not learned and that is something that after a while they say and affirm that it is the truth.

The most important thing for me is to be able to prevent players from falling into addiction, because when we played for the first time some of us learned the hard way, there was no one to tell us what to do, what not to do and why, no, at least I learned a lot from my failures, sometimes I did very well, but then I lost everything, and of course you feel bad, because you see it as a failure and sometimes you don't want to play again or something, just what you know What you can do is think about the money you lost, then after those periods of failure you learn not to gamble without control, do it more moderately.

In a casino and in sports betting we must control ourselves because things can get out of hand in a moment, if we start with 200 usd respectfully we can lose everything in 3 or 4 moves, so you have to know how to bet.

No one wakes up and say, hey I'm going to be addicted to gambling. As a matter of fact, the ones who would later become addicted to gambling are those who feel that they are gambling addiction-proof. These ones think that they have become gambling -lords and they often do not know when they start to abuse gambling and sooner rather than later fall into the gambling addiction spectrum. If you think you can be addicted yet you do everything that could lead to gambling addiction, just know that you are the perfect candidate for it.

There are lot of things to deal with if one want to quit, certain disciplinary principles should be enacted without any form of hesitation. There's no such thing as gambling lords in this system, but we have the successful gamblers, those who have earned enormously from the system without any further complain. Addiction is an unplanned scenario that hits an ambitious gambler who tend to make things easy for himself in gambling, but unknown to him that he just crossed the borders. Everything have a specific period which we engaged in, doing it excessive will only bring possible negative outcomes, that's just the truth about the space.

After starting the gambling,it will became an addiction to most of the people.So being a gambler one should not get addicted while playing the gambling.Because not all the gamblers will win all the time,So they use to do repeat the game till their loss was recovered.But the thing is most of the gamblers will do repeat of the game till the loss was recovered.Sometimes they win and recovered the loss.But some time they will loss the new investing money.So it's better to hold for certain period of time.When your motion was changed to normal,you can start to gamble.The continuing after the loss is most probably leads to the loss,So avoid of loss by being patience at certain period of time.Most of the gamblers will not follow this and get into the loss of huge money.

Gamblers are less likely to become addicts than vice versa, because if those who enter gambling tend to become addicts then there will be no country that legalizes gambling, so only a few percent are addicted.
And it is almost impossible for players to be able to recover from losses it is such an activity in vain, it would be better for the player to no longer care about the money that has been lost due to losing in gambling and if the defeat is enough to damage the mind it would be better for a while to stop gambling and return to playing not because you want to recover losses but because you really want to return to playing, because gambling will have a greater percentage depend on luck if you are lucky it is not impossible to get profit, but it would be better never to target to recover losses.

All these are some notable risk management gamblers need to consider while patronising a gambling platform, gambling shouldn't be seen as an everyday activity, so therefore you could look towards other forms of entertaining yourself, for those who claim they gamble for fun and go to the casino everyday or use an online platform everyday when they're on leisures, what they fail to understand is that the more you visit a casino regularly there are chances that you'll be tempted to place a bet, maybe due to another gamblers success or to add up to the funds you have and them when you lose you'll try to recover and that's how the addiction for it develops gradually.
  Therefore gamblers should minimise the time spent on gambling because it's something that easily get one addicted and cause distraction from other important activities, sometimes it even distract you from communicating with love ones because your attention is on thinking about different strategies of winning, setting a budget is another way people could control their addiction now most casinos have included features like deposit limit to help bettors minimise the lose and also recklessly spending in gambling so gamblers should learn to set daily or weekly spending limit on gambling cause it would help reduce the addiction for it.

Gambling is full of different moments but when you play by the basic principle of its safety, you will go far, you will last long because your winning moments will be more than the times you will lose in gambling, you mentioned some but some of them are not even needed, gambling doesn't habe a straight rule just the basic ones we can practice to stay safe in order to avoid money and don't gamble to the point we make wrong decisions that may end up in addiction and debt.

Lets go over your list from beginning to the end; Recognizing the problem will help any gambler that is having hard time in gambling, I will rather confide in a buddy and friend than a love ones because they will be emotional towards decision making and will likely tell you to quit especially if the hate gambling, seeking a professional health is another cost, I think a friendly help is enough except for chronic gambler. Every gambler need adjustment when needed.

Your last 3 point is also helpful but whether you think about making money in gambling or not, your decision and choice depends on what you play, if you win big, you likely make money and if you lose, you wouldn't make anything, there is no way out of this and lastly, to avoid addiction, staying away from casino is really helpful to the health.

And only by reducing the time to gamble by replacing it with other activities that can distract him from trying to forget gambling. But only a few can become successful gamblers because successful gamblers already have many things that can prevent them from becoming gamblers who are addicted to gambling. And when they want to learn to have restrictions so they don't become addicted, that's what can help them get out of difficult situations where they will see that they still have many options to reduce their gambling activities. And if you feel that gambling has almost made you addicted, you really have to rest for a while to get rid of the urge to gamble and do other things that would be highly recommended.

If you have other things to make your mind and body busy then perhaps it can really help you out removed gambling in your mind. And perhaps if you experience successive loses to lets say in a month, perhaps you might think of slowing down and not gamble because you are in a losing streak and it's better to just channel your energy into other things.

Yes, it's going to be difficult, but just think about it. If others can do it, then for sure you can also accomplished it as well. You just need to be mentally tough and learn how to fight the demons inside of you so that you can quit gambling for good.

In addition, as the last posts mentioned ambition as a source of problems and distractions as a way to overcome it, I don't know what experts would say on that: on one hand, if ambition is something static and the individual can't change that trait of his personality, then a solution could definitely be to focus his attention as long as possible in other demanding activities, especially if they are also productive either emotionally or rationally (because it would be easy to fall in other addictions while trying to forget about the previous ones).

On the other hand, if ambition can be tamed, then I think that a phase of introspection, especially if guided by a professional, could grant more profound and lasting benefits in the form of resilience. Of course, there could be also inconveniences, as it would be like trying to end an obsession through another obsession; but in the first solution based on distractions too!

So I don't know. This is a very interesting topic buy my knowledge on addiction treatment is too limited. The best would be to cut one's gambling obsession from the beginning before developing anything more serious, either through self-control or using some features that many casinos have to limit the time they can be online etc.

If we refer to the word "ambition" then it contains a very broad meaning. I don't know if any of us in the community have ambitions to get rich from gambling. or, the desire to always win the bet. This seems a bit biased, because for me ambition and desire don't have the same definition. So I'm interested in what you said, "ambition as a source of trouble", in this case it refers to gambling. which is my question, is ambition static for everyone/gamblers, it seems the answer is no. even if, someone has ambitions that seem difficult to change like a trait that has taken root into personality. then, the solution is to visit people who are experts in this field. it's hard, if only to focus on other activities. in particular, acute gamblers who fall into the compulsive category.


Actually, for me it's not very ideal with the word "ambition". rather, is a high desire.
However, we agree with the points you said. well, I also just want to add. besides the introspection phase, plus getting guidance from a professional person. In essence, a person must first be aware of the problems he is experiencing. therefore, it takes strong determination and intention to change and change the way we think and think especially about obsession.


By the way I was part of a gambling addict in the past. in fact, maybe right now I'm still a gambling addict. because, so far I still like to gamble. however, now it is more about sports betting. To be honest, I don't know how to cure an addicted person. but as far as my experience, we ourselves determine it. I mean, we are in power over ourselves, what we do is will. every will, requires awareness. Likewise with gambling, with high awareness and responsibility, at least we will have self-control.

Remove the stigma? That is beyond the control of any (unskilled) gambler. You definitely need to talk and be open about your problem, however the better thing to do would be ban or remove yourself from any scenario where you end up near a place of gambling. Maybe take a week or two holiday to a different destination when you've decided to quit, so you can get used to the separation and habits that you may have formed over a long time. That is a really important step to take and one that you can fully control.

Without a doubt removing yourself from your current environment is a good idea as a way to shake things up and avoid the same behaviors that lead you to the path of addiction, however those which are trying to overcome their addiction need to be prepared to do anything in order to improve, and if this means leaving a friendship or other important relationships behind then it has to be done, as there are many people out there that will not want to help the addicted gambler to solve their problem and will keep tempting them to go back to their old habits, and in that case there will only be two options available to them, to keep that relationship but go back to becoming addicted or to lose that relationship but continue on the path of recovery.

It is obvious that no person would know that they will be vulnerable to an addiction and that they will get too deep into it and wouldn't be able to come out of it very easily, maybe people who live with them like their family members and friends might know that their nature is like that and they will surely get addicted if they like something too much or if they become connected to something they simply can't control their emotions after that.

So someone never plans an addiction because everyone knows that it's not a good thing, even if what you do is a good thing in general, but if you get addicted to it and start doing it excessively, it will be harmful to you in the long run, so things like these happen without any planning or anything.

1. I think every addict starts like this. They set an amount aside that they want to use for gambling, but then eventually gets addicted and starts spending as much as they can on gambling. So I don't think this is going to help.

2. Sadly, most people gamble for the money and the profit. If only people gambled just for fun...

3. True, having a hobby and keeping yourself busy or distracted can help you avoid gambling, but I disagree with "spend only few hours". If you want to stop gambling, you have to stop and don't gamble at all! Spending 1 hour today, you will see that you are spending two hours tomorrow and at the end of the month, you will end up gambling 24/7.

Or perhaps you really need a vacation in advance for a while. Apart from refreshing your mind, you can try to find other things that you can use to avoid gambling. And after your vacation time is over, you won't start looking for gambling but will do the last thing you did during the last vacation. And if it turns out that you can find something interesting from doing that, your mind will start to focus on that and will slowly forget about gambling. This must be started immediately to be able to stop gambling before you experience gambling addiction so you don't have to experience it. We can do it if we want to try it, especially if we can ask for help from the people closest to us. Perhaps the process will be over quickly, and we can recover from gambling addiction.

I believe it will help if the gambler sticks to it.  It also gives a reminder to those who wanted to moderate or control their gambling activities.  But obviously, to those who lack control overthemselves, these suggestion will not work.


Uncontrolled fun can also result in gambling addiction.  Most gambling addiction is caused by dopamine which is produced when we are having pleasure.


I highly agree if someone is to stop to gamble it should not be half-baked, and triggering gambling addiction only needs exposure regardless of the amount of time since gambling addiction is not a thing that one can catch in an instant, it is a process.

The will to win is the path to addiction most of the time. Then, there's chasing the losses which leads to two different situations. Losing more which means more chasing and winning it back which means betting more for trying to make profits, again, back to winning.
As long as the mindset is there, more gamblers will be addicted to gambling. IMO, only discipline can help out in this case. Pauses. Taking breaks. Knowing when you are losing. Giving it time to analyze why the heck are we losing.
I've known this by experience, surely even losing a small amount is a stressful day and all I want is for the gambling site to give it back by the use of RTP but sometimes we get unlucky and it won't happen for a long time.

A vacation is indeed good if you're looking for something to divert your attention away from gambling but that is only good if you also have the money to spend for a long vacation just to help yourself. We all know that there are more people that are not that rich who are also having the very same problem, the only best thing they could if they cannot afford a vacation is to keep themselves busy in a much interesting things or make another habit just make yourself forget gambling for a while.

There is nothing wrong with having a will to win, however people need to know in which activities this is a very useful tool and in which activities this can be a serious drawback, after all in the activities in which your performance has a direct impact on your results such a will is key to get far, but when it comes to gambling such stubbornness will only cause us to lose a massive amount of money, and as such we need to be ready to change the way we think in any activity which has similar characteristics to gambling.

Making yourself busy by doing other activities is a good option if you don't have money to afford taking a long vacation. Because there's always a way if a gambler really wants to minimize his time spent in gambling or really want to stop for good.

But you don't have to be hard on yourself. If gambling can give a gambler a certain level of fun, excitement and satisfaction then so be it. Just keep in mind that you need to discipline yourself to have self control so you don't have to face a hard consequences due to your actions the way you treat gambling.

Everyone who has worked hard must have time to rest, regardless of whether he often gambles or works at his job. With that vacation, they can rest all their activities and enjoy relaxing moments with their family or friends. And after resting, they can return to their routine activities feeling better and get refreshments. And with that vacation, they can also forget about their busy lives by doing other things different from what they do every day.

The bitter truth about gambling is only very few people will make a lot of money through gambling or will become successful through gambling so instead of trying to find a way to be successful with gambling you should understand that only 1% out of 100% will become successful.

The chances is very slim as you can see, so you are the one that need to play safety, always gamble with what you can afford  to lose and don't take loan or borrow money from somebody to gamble, be a responsible gambler.

No matter what comes your way you won't feel left out and you won't destroy your future with your hands it is better to always think about safety first, gambling is not a thing that you can use hard work or persistency to win you only have to think about your safety and that will work out if you are disciplined to keep using only what you can afford to lose.

You have raised some excellent points. The most crucial thing for gamblers to avoid is developing a gambling addiction. Whether it be gambling, drug, or any other type of addiction, addiction is bad and not necessarily beneficial to one's health. Gambling should never be considered a source of employment; there should always be a limit.

It is always crucial to avoid investing all of your earnings in gambling. Instead, it is preferable to set aside a portion of your income for gambling. This money should be something you can afford to lose so that if you do lose it, you won't feel guilty. By doing so, it will assist in lowering both your losses and your rate of addiction.

A lot of people have this problem and I believe 90% of people gamble to make money. I don’t see it a big problem but it is only when you fully rely on it as a source of income that its a problem. Since there is no assurance in gambling and a 50-50 chance we should never rely fully on it because we will only end up heartbroken and when we needed it most it will disappoint.

When we will talk about gambling, addiction will also be very close to it. But only those gamblers who can control that addiction will survive in gambling. If a gambler wants to stay away from addiction, then he must follow certain guidelines. Among these issues one is a gambler must not spend too much time in gambling. It doesn't matter if he wins or loses. He cannot be spent beyond the specified time. Moreover, the gambler's excess money cannot be used as a bankroll. Whenever the gambler becomes greedy, his addiction starts to build. If a gambler can accept these few things in his mind then he will not be addicted.

And what is even worse is that in order to become one of the few people that can become successful with gambling the amount of effort you will have to put forward towards that goal is huge, and even if you had what it takes to reach that level of success that does not mean that you have all the necessary factors to actually reach it, as for example someone that already has a family will most likely never reach that goal, as due to the nature of gambling it is not rare for even successful gamblers to not make any money for months, and when you have a family to take care of remaining so many months without any income is simply not possible anymore.

That is why people who want to achieve success in gambling must really be able to think about the risks behind it all because gambling can give you loss rather than win. And many people are not ready for that loss and will instead play gambling more often because they want to recover from their losses and want to continue their dream of becoming a successful gambler. Achieving success in gambling is not easy. It takes a long way and few can get it even after spending a lot of money for a long time. And they also did not become successful gamblers and instead lost valuable things in their lives. This should be realized by everyone who wants to achieve success in gambling and it is better to look elsewhere.

A gambler makes mistakes only when he becomes hopeful of making something from gambling. That is, he depends on gambling to fulfill some of his dreams in life. But gamblers forget that there is no guarantee of winning rather of losing. What most of the gambler mean by success in gambling is getting more wins or the amount of winnings in a short period of time. Success in gambling generally does not depend on long or short periods of gambling. Since luck plays a major role in gambling so every one should not think it as their main goal.

The mistake will be repeated if there is no awareness from him that gambling does not guarantee that someone can succeed and get a lot of money. He can only play gambling as usual without hoping to win big. If he hopes too much, he can be disappointed later because his expectations will not match reality. A successful gambler is a gambler who can use his time to gamble well and if he gets a win, he can stop immediately without expecting another win because he knows that gambling cannot give too frequent wins. He would choose to quit while he was already winning so he could use his winnings to celebrate.

Actually gambling is a platform where everyone is addicted without planning just as a person becomes addicted to drugs, the urge to win in gambling makes a person suffer. Here usually you have to know how to control yourself. Gambling is not the only economic loss of the country or the individual many people suffer from family turmoil due to gambling addiction. People do not become addicted to gambling only to gain financially it is also a type of mental illness if it becomes more addictive. Many people lose control of their lives while gambling and their entire lives are filled with problems because of this behavior.

It all matters with your perception because if you do really make yourself ending up on having those assumptions that you would really be making yourself get rich with gambling then you are really that putting yourself
in great danger as these thoughts would really be pushing you hard on doing gambling since you do really have this kind of intent but if not then you would really be that able to control and this is really that something good.
Gambling is really just that for fun, why cant others just be able to think up and realize these things but rather they do rather do the opposite things? why they cant really just go with the basic principle and reality on things?This is why it would really be leading on such disaster just because they dont really be able think up clearly on what gambling is all about. There's no need to quit if you do have the control but if there's none
then for sure you would really be finding yourself that get addicted on which it is something that would really be needing to make out adjustments and realistic approach on things.

Person who have dreamt of becoming rich through gambling would understand the reality of gambling within the initial days of gambling. Most of the person will continue not with the hope, but with a mind to get back what they've lost. In the event of recovering the lost funds the person continues to wager and some gets lucky whereas the majority gets into addiction and the self-controlled ones stay active as they know well about their limits and have understood the complications of going behind the loss and looking for wins.

I think this is a very important point to make in mind on every time you decide to gamble a little bit, that amount of money you deposit in casino you should consider it as buying something and not an investment. When you buy something you know for sure you should pay for it and you totally okay with buying that thing.
The same way when you gamble, make sure you have enough money for other stuff and not spending all your money on one thing which is gambling. There’s a higher chance that you will lose some or most of that money while gambling but make sure that you have fun and spend good time enjoying whatever you playing and i personally i like slots.
And if you think that you gamble to earn or make money than it’s a big warning for you to not do at all!

As long as someone is wise in using gambling as entertainment, he doesn't need to worry about any risks except the risk of losing money because that risk will exist when we play gambling. And self-control will also be a way to prevent such big losses as long as that person can always consistently take care of himself, no matter how many promotions are launched. And it's having this self-control that can tell him that he's had enough of gambling all along and maybe it's time to stop gambling or I can still gamble responsibly. And if someone really wants to stop gambling, he needs to be determined to refuse various kinds of promotions that come to his email address.

I think in gambling there is nothing to worry about other than losing money, because that is their main problem and ours as gamblers. Well for that I agree, because there is only one thing we can do which is a strong self-control factor. If we cannot exercise this self-control then it is certain that defeat will continue to accompany us unless luck is on our side. I have always said this before to anyone including my colleagues, in my opinion quitting gambling is very difficult and almost impossible. When someone already has the intention to stop then they will always face temptations that are difficult for them to pass, and also the feeling of winning always appears in their minds, I have felt this and until now I still can't if I have to stop completely, but to increase the rest time I can do it. The point is that it is actually possible if someone wants to stop completely but it takes a long time, the first thing to do in my opinion is to stay away from the gambling environment, increase activities in our daily lives by, for example, adding part-time jobs and not letting our minds remember anything about gambling, everything needs a process but believe me you can do it.


Well that's right, maybe what you mean is that some people will continue to do it no longer with gambling as entertainment, but they do it to chase the money they lost there. I believe this, and this is what many gambling addicts do. They will continue to chase wins in the hope of avenging previous losses, I think this is normal, because surely they will not accept the many losses they have experienced. Sometimes I also do things like this, but indeed we must also realize, we must be responsible gamblers. Letting go of everything that has been lost, if we continue to pursue it is useless, it will only increase the number of losses. So it's best to stop from now on, try as much as possible so that we're not interested in doing this anymore.

Before playing gambling, we should understand the risk that we can lose the money we bet, if on this basic understanding the gambler does not understand, it means he is not a real gambler, the gambler will not chase the losses he has lost before because of course he already understands that the risk of losing in gambling it exists. So he won't chase after her.

So why do you have to understand the risks before gambling so you don't become addicted in the end? Playing gambling must be responsible so you know when to stop playing and when to play gambling. Believe that we can't get the money we have lost even if we win a few strokes. against the dealer, so just enjoy playing gambling with self-control so it doesn't go too deep and get us addicted

It sounds exciting when someone thinks of it as a possibility to happen. Well, the chances are there and never gone but it's slimmer for the typical gambler that just hopes on it and doesn't do a lot in life. Those that have understood that the risk is too high, they're aware of the potential and chance that they're taking. But the longer that you get along with it, you'll get to know the reality that you're doing with.

That's when emotion is startled. We want to recover because we think that it's very easy to do it and then we encounter the reality that it's not. The more that we're wanting to recover and even if we want to quit, we just can't because it's stuck in our minds on how much we've already lost and it's such a total waste if we can't recover a bit of it but still, it ends up badly.

Not only is there a risk of losing in gambling, but the risk of losing is greater in gambling, which is why we must prepare and ensure that we are prepared to lose the money we deposit.
I've said this many times and long-time gamblers will surely have the same thoughts about self-control, when to stop as you have also said. But what's difficult is when their mindset is already filled with chasing losses, and ultimately making them more broke than they should be.

I have a friend who always makes it a habit to play in his free time, and that is also an addictive factor, because he feels something is missing when he is free if he doesn't play.

There are various reasons why a player continuously to play once they encountered defeat or winnings.
They have different perspectives on what they want to do depending on their financial situations in life.
Some who lost will continue to recover their losses, whereas, some of them will stop realizing the possible implications of gambling in the long run.
For those who have the path to addiction, they have other reasons why they keep on gambling such as to recover the losses, feel the thrill of playing again and again, no other activities to spend your free time, addicted to one particular game and among others.
To quit needs strong personal will to alter the path away from the gambling life. Some are not successful in doing so as they can't stop themselves from falling again and again to their personal desires.

The gambling is good game and addiction must be controlled.Self control is the important factor of getting away from the addiction.It's better to fix the weekly expenses on the gambling,the weekly expenses based on the free money of the weekly budget.Keeping your own role is most important factor,as I said you can do of fixed spending on the weekly basis.The spending should not increase to recover the loss the coverage and add some more money from the gambling winnings.If you feel,you get addicted to the gambling.You should reduce the deposit as the first step and change your view towards the gambling.Gambling is the game made on the basis of enjoyment and fun giving game.But many people consider the gambling as the income source and get addicted to the gambling.

The biggest problem gamblers have to face is gambling addiction which can come at any time and losing money is normal. But with self-control, I think we can anticipate losing a lot of money because we can stop gambling before the money runs out or even before it runs out. With self-control, a person can stop gambling whenever he wants and no significant problem exists. They also must resist the temptation that keeps coming to them when they want to stop gambling because they really intend to stop it. And if they have other activities, it really helps them to stop gambling so they will remember to do other things and not just play gambling. So to stop quitting, we need self-control and a strong desire to avoid losing money.

That means if someone really wants to quit gambling, he must have a strong determination and good self-control to want to leave gambling forever. But self-control and determination can also be used to try to reduce the gambling addiction so that he can gradually control himself when gambling. It's better to reduce his gambling activities first if he feels he can't afford to stop gambling right away because it might be too hard for him. By reducing his gambling activities, he will have the opportunity to be able to quit gambling.

Personally, to prevent myself from becoming addicted to gambling, I usually set up money to use for gambling and only gamble on weekends. I also think that gambling is only for entertainment, not to make it a job to earn money. Indeed, for some people this method is quite difficult, but I have tried this method and so far I have been able to control my desire to gamble and not get addicted to it.

So, one mustnt chase losses; no, they must not. But why? Because the real gambler is a gambler who knows when to gamble and not gamble. This is key or perhaps not key, but definitely something to consider. So if you win a few against the dealer, you might get lost money back, but then again, you might not.

Understanding the risks of gambling so that one doesnt get addicted is paramount, or maybe not paramount but certainly significant. Its all about enjoying the gamble, but not enjoying it too much, but still enjoying it, all with self-control, of course.

That's good, it means that you have succeeded in having limits in gambling and you are a winner in gambling because the true winners in gambling are not those who manage to have the jackpot or maxwin but those who are able to control themselves and also stick to what has been done. set as limits when gambling.
But you are right that not everyone can do this and it is really difficult to be able to control yourself to avoid gambling addiction.

There are lots of threads and feedback here on how to stop or avoid gambling addiction but I don't care about all of that because the most effective is intention, will and sincerity in stopping or avoiding gambling addiction.

It's actually very simple if one has a strong intention to quit, as I said before there is only one thing that can help us and that is self-control. There is no enemy in gambling except ourselves, our normal mind clearly does not want if we lose money but our lust continues to tempt with the lure of big wins there, so all the decisions are actually in ourselves. Previously I also said that a person's personality also has a big influence here, for example that person is easily provoked and easily emotional then they will not think twice to spend everything for their own satisfaction. So actually whatever advice or input from other people towards them is not entirely influential, especially for those who have an easily provoked personality.
But it will come back again, if indeed their intention is strong it could be because there is no one who prevents them in this case except their own lust.

The process of recovering the money in gambling is usually leading you in way that you could even lose more. That is not going to be easy at all and a lot of people will end up losing money if they are not careful with it. If you do not care what's going to happen then you are going to end up with a terrible return and the result will not be simple at all.

I understand that some people chase their loss and that is something I try to avoid, I understand the logic, they feel like their luck will turn eventually, but if it doesn't that means you are going to lose some money and then lose some more. That is not a good way to gamble at all and should be avoided as much as possible. That is how you could avoid these things if possible by all means.

Haven engage in all the practices in doing this does not change or influence anything different from what we have to say here whereby the same targeted gambler does not yield a change after adopting all the needed and necessary steps to curb gambling for quit, what else can one do?

Some have seen this kind of gambling challenge as a very common one in which most people outside gambling also finds it difficult to quit what they have made up their mind to stop or put an end to, in situations like this, they needed an extensive approach to tackle what they are facing which may requires some process.

Every gambler has their own luck and it's true even though you've suffer 5-10 lose streaks, there's will be a turn you will win. But winning on few bets aren't enough to recover all the previous losses and if you keep trying to recover your losses, it's impossible since the game you play has a house edge.

There's no strategy or calculation you can beat the house, but there's only little chance to beat the house.

I found that talking with someone whom you trust and also willing to listen is some kind of treasure that you can't buy with money. Because they are willing to advise and give you real suggestions, especially when it comes to your own good. remember, a real best friend won't pretend in front of you and will talk straight to you about anything that can heal you even though it's hard to take. But if you know someone that is an expert when it comes to handling this kind of problem then go to him and express your situation because mostly they can help you out once they know exactly about your situation.

Well, one can barely celebrate a win unless it's too significant, because small or medium size wins generally go into the recovery of your previously lost money you obviously can't win every single day in gambling, so if you have been losing throughout the week and get some win after all that, you can just consider that a small recovery of your lost funds and keep it so that you can use it on something or maybe on your future gambling activities.

But, as you said, there are only a few people who know how they can cash such moments because they tend to stop immediately after getting a good percentage of wins for that specific session, and they come the next day or next week with another budget that they have decided for their gambling.

We face challenges of the real life, we either solved or run away from it, our decision to take. We know the right thing to do at all times, most of the gamblers are just ignorant and doesn't seem to recognized the solid gambling strategy to follow. It's rare to find out the real friends these days, specifically the ones that would give us good advices that would lead on the right track. Gambling is meant for recreational activities, what we do for fun, but most of us take it to the wrong aspect, gambling as a means of income, really bad to acknowledge that.

Another thing that helps is good decision making , some people find it very difficult to make decisions.  An addict who really want to reduce the playing of gambling and the person has problems in making decisions may likely go back to his/her normal of playing gambling.  Knowing how to make decisions helps in not going back no matter how hard it maybe to abstain from gambling.  Keeping to decisions is everything in a man's life.

And there are others that have huge problems sticking with their decisions as they begin to second guess themselves as soon as they take a decision, and that kind of person will find it very difficult to stop gambling, because as soon as they do it then they will miss gambling so much that it will not take long for them to go back on their word and begin gambling again, and if this happens to them several times then they may get convinced that quitting gambling is something that is not possible for them.

They just don't miss it; they're really shaking to play again, or really the urge is huge to gamble. It is also the same with other addictions that people are shaking if they don't do those things that they want to; it is some sort of medicine to them that makes them worse, and mostly wealthy people are just good at their saying but poor at their decision-making, like when they say that it is really their last game or they won't gamble anymore, but later on they will decide to play again, which is really not a good choice.

True, only self-control can help people stop gambling or reduce gambling activities. But even if they realize it, they don't do it immediately and think they will do it later. This is what makes us continue to be controlled by the desire to continue playing and it seems that this desire will continue to exist with the gambler, which keeps him gambling. Lust knows how to tempt us to keep gambling and he will continue to be provoked to try to chase his victory even though he has already won. But because his emotions were very strong because it was provoked, he couldn't stop immediately and that's where his self-control couldn't help anything. So the intention to stop gambling can indeed stop them from gambling.

I agree with you because I often use small wins to get another big one. But that didn't match what I had imagined because it was precisely using the small wins that made me keep playing until I spent all the small winnings. But there are also times when I just keep the small winnings for a few days as my capital to play gambling so I don't have to deposit another amount of money to gamble again. And it has helped me reduce my gambling budget because of those small wins. But another day, I managed to get a rather big win so I could decide to withdraw the money and leave some money for gambling capital another day.

If you manage to win a big win, you must immediately withdraw the winnings and leave some money for capital. Don't keep that big winning money for too long because it can make you use it for gambling because, with that big capital, you will think about making a rather bigger bet than usual to be able to win another big win.

And I'm not going to talk about other people in this case, before I want to ask first, have you ever had the thought of continuing to play in order to pursue victory or restore defeat? I have, but it goes back to whether we are able to control it or not.
"Let's try again, let's try again" Lol, I've felt it but I can suppress it and return to logical thinking, so that I can prevent losing more than I lost in the past.
Oh yes, additionally, intention alone is not enough either, because it must be with action.

Yes, I once thought about continuing to play and chasing wins even to recover losses but I failed to get it and lost a lot. I'm still trying to control it because once or twice I still come back after losing ;D

And I think it's normal if there is a desire to return to gambling after losing, let alone losing, streaks. But as long as we can control ourselves and know that chasing wins or recovering losses is not easy, we can stop for a moment and rest. Intentions and actions are what we must have and learn to do so.

And from that experience and feeling, we can become a better gambler, right? Sometimes we have to feel it first before we can say this. Or even have to feel the defeat that makes our balance drained to form a good mindset and self-control.
It doesn't matter about that, because it is natural and what is unnatural is when the feeling comes we continue to follow it, and it will be very bad when it comes many times but we also follow it continuously. That means we don't learn from experience.
I have my own way for this, so that when the feeling comes we can't follow it, which is by not holding the balance in the wallet or whatever it is, or also we can delete mbanking if we use it.

We can become better gamblers by learning everything necessary to keep the balance and not develop a gambling addiction. After experiencing loss many times, we should think about why it happened to us so we can start anticipating it by learning what it takes. Previous experience has taught us what needs to be improved so that we can become better gamblers than before so that we only use gambling as entertainment and nothing more. By learning that, we hope to be wiser in playing gambling and not necessarily have to spend all of our money at one time gambling. The method you did can be tried, which means we limit the amount of deposits that are not excessive so that once the money runs out, we have to get out of the casino.

In fact, you are wrong, because on the Internet there is a huge number of strangers who can help to survive the period of weaning from gambling, if you have a problem with gambling addiction. As I think even on the forum enough users who are happy to support a person who has fallen into a difficult life situation and decided to get out of it. The most important thing is to admit to yourself that you have a problem and want to fight it. A person can overcome any addiction, you just need to want to.

yes, it's true, as a gambler I also feel that the desire to gamble again when losing is always there, but it depends on how we control it, for me personally I will not follow my emotions let alone the desire to beat the casino chasing the money that has run out before, just watch many people who do that in the end they are defeated over and over again.

Luckily I have control over my bets by limiting my budget for gambling, so when I reach my daily budget limit of course I will stop not caring about the feeling of wanting to play again with myself so I have to be diverted so I don't follow my emotions and try not to care about it, it's true that it's normal that feeling is there when we lose, but in the end everything returns to their respective intentions and their way of recording

well, this is very important for anyone who wants to quit gambling after feeling very bad at gambling. anyone who often gambles after that can realize that he is very bad at gambling and has the desire to quit. Im sure the person has the potential to recover from gambling will be greater. because if someone is an addict or compulsive gambler who has a great desire to stop for reasons already realizing that his gambling activities are harming him it will be very easy to be helped out of gambling and die gambling forever.
so if you already have a strong desire to stop, you do not need to need someone closest to you to help cure your addiction, even strangers can be an alternative to help get quit the bad zone in gambling.

But still, no matter if there is a person or none, it is still your own decision, and if that means that you'll stop, then do it and build a habit also. I know it is very difficult to stop gambling, but if ever you have that urge to stop for a reason, then that is where you start to try to quit. It may be in a slow and gradual way, but still, it is good progress, just like limiting your screen time in gambling. One of the tips is to divert your attention to others so that you'll forget gambling.

      -    Agreed, if there is no such intention with a spring inside him to quit, this gambler will not be able to get rid of it. Just trying but no one really wants to change. That's why our number one enemy is ourselves. And when we overcome defeating ourselves, for sure it will be easy to give up gambling.

Although, there are others who still gamble but they know how to control themselves and limit gambling, in short, these are the responsible gamblers who gamble but are not addicted.

One effective way I have found out to work when you are in full addiction is to use 90% of the money you intend to deposit for gambling for other ventures,this way only 10% will remain for gambling and with the passing of time it can go near 0 or even 0.

Of course the person would want to do that and he should invest the money in other places rather than depositing on casinos and as such gradually with the passing of time one can be 100% addiction free from gambling.I have been doing this from a couple of weeks now although I am not addicted and I am loving the results,they are my crypto stash is increasing and my lose in gambling is decreasing.

Not only in gaming but in all of our activities, balance is essential. Perhaps we are speaking the same language? However, it is crucial to comprehend the mechanics and the method

It is good to draw lessons from the past. We may, er, study the murky elements of our prior efforts. In this manner, even if we trip over a branch or stumble over pebbles, we will know how to, uh, glance up at the sky? There is always space for improvement. Additionally, I think we can develop ways to gamble sensibly, which is quite important

deposit ceilings? Yes, that is a commendable method. Similar to eating cookies, you should only eat a few and not the whole jar. Or perhaps you should not pour a bucket of water all at once when you have one? Gambling follows the same rules. In any case, the key is to encourage and uphold responsible gaming practices. It's similar to caring for a plant at a casino. Sort of

Main goal.of gambling is to give a satisfaction to the people who wants to play gambling some of them treat this as an entertainment purpose only but some of them make this too much serious they made the game as source of income reason why they urge to win but it's gambling the assurance right there is quite small unlike taking a business. In that case people keep chasing their losses and hoping to hit a jackpot in some point it's true but it does not always happen the house always wins the game.

I think you're right OP.
When you know what the real root of the problem is or you recognize it, you will be able to stop
being addicted to gambling once and for all. And of course you have a family and friends, tell them so they
can help you and support you.

I know it's not easy and it's very difficult to stop gambling because they spend too much time on it
but if you have strong desire to stop it and find another hobby, you can make it. Just trust yourself, I know you can.

The mistake of a gambler is when they make gambling the main source of making money and put it as the main goal in their life. When they make gambling the main activity in their life, of course there are many things they will sacrifice and that includes family. So there's no need to be surprised that most of the addicted gamblers don't have a good relationship with their families, because they really don't put it as a priority in their lives anymore.

Your perspective on avoiding gambling is very good, by using more of your income to invest, of course this will benefit you in the future, but in dealing with this, of course, you need support from the people closest to you so that you can more easily get rid of your desire to gamble. If you can do nyan in a few weeks of course this is very easy for you, maybe I can't do something like this.

Let's try again is not strange to any gambler so you are not the first non will you be the last to use the word whether for positive result or negative result  ;D So it is something that is in the lips of gamblers who are losing. Those who lose always want to try another luck and they will keep losing until they either give up and run away with what is left or losing everything. This is a sign that you are drawing yourself closer to addiction when you can't accept losses to move on. A gambler who is not satisfied with losing will definitely fall for more losses .

That is the thing that I don't want to happen to me. Until I can still manage to control my emotions and gambling desires, I would still continue gambling but in the moment I'd notice something wrong with me like chasing losses, that was the sign that I need to stop. Because the next thing that happens is to fall into addiction and lose control of our decisions as what is in our mind during that time is to win and recover from losses. This will lead to uncontrolled expenses and overspending, of course, we know where it goes.

You know, reading that list of dos and donts made me realize something interesting.
Let us assume you are a casual gambler or a dedicated one, and you have infinite money to gamble (I mean money you can use to gamble but not to buy any good or service). Would be same if you know there would be no consequences from your actions while rolling dices or playing plinko?

Even if you could keep the money you managed to get from the minimal wins you get, in the end nobody wishes to quit, but the situations can devolve to a level where we must.

Let me know if you think otherwise, but from newbies and casuals to dedicated and professionals ones, noone actually wishes to quit gambling forever.
I have not yet met anyone who tried a good online or brick and mortar casino and told me it is boring and do not want to keep on.

I was already sure that there will be many gamblers who feel the same way. It is the first step of a gambler going into a black hole if they can't fight such feelings.
Of course no one wants to be trapped in a situation like this, but indeed some people have already entered into it and believe me when you have entered it will be difficult to get out, unless you can be strong to control yourself. Because if people get carried away once, then the same thing will most likely happen again at a different time.

Gambling is an entertainment but only few people treat it as that because most gambler see it as a way to escape from their lifestyle which there are not satisfied with and they can only achieved this by hitting a huge win and this huge win is very hard especially when you are a gambler with an expectation of always winning. It's very hard to win against the house even though in some cases you might be lucky but an annoying fact still stand and that's the fact that the money won will still always circle back to the house being victorious.

This the unfortunate thing about the gamblers journey. No real gambler runs off because they have won some huge money. They end up playing like an habit to play, like a business venture etc. So the house will keep getting some percentage of the winning back until the whole winning goes back to them. So if someone want to be a profitable gambler, it is better to immediately invest some part of the win you have gotten before you continue playing.

When they started to feel that thing and they let their emotion think that gambling can be a passive income for all, it will be very bad since it is being created so that people will be entertained not to be addicted. It is their responsibility to not be addicted to it, when they play they need to be satisfy whatever the result might be and they need to understand it is not always rainbows and butterflies.

Our mindset has a big role in how we deal with gambling. If we see it the wrong way then we will surely make decisions that will surely affect our gambling journey negatively. We should know the real purpose of gambling in our lives so we could not see it as the only way to succeed. We should only consider it as a source of entertainment and not a source of living.

Gambling could entertain us but wouldn't help us survive life because not everyone could really be lucky on it. It has a huge risk to be considered as a source of passive income. We should see it the right way or else, we might lose everything we have because of the wrong mindset. Gambling will always be addictive so we should place it in not on top of everything so we will not fall into gambling addiction easily.

For sure it is not applicable for all, it will certainly have its boundaries, and OP has said if a person still wants to gamble but doesn't want to get addicted to it then they should do the option OP has said which is pretty much applicable for some, but it is not going to be applicable for all, for sure if those people you are saying is not yet addicted because an addicted person is pretty much harder to come back from his addiction, sad to say but it is the truth, for me there is a sense of making them less addicted and that is what has OP have said, there is still a chance once you become addicted to it in some point the human minds sometimes can withstand being addicted wth only his mind,


If a person has full control of what he is doing he is still intact within not getting addicted to it, there is really self-control that most people have those being addicted have lost their determination in controlling themselves not to gamble, that sense of urgency to gamble will surely show if a person has a weak mind it will surely show those tendencies,

But it has shown that it can fully be controlled by anyone with a strong-willed person not giving any possible traits that he is addicted, because addiction will surely start once your mind shows weakness,


I think this doesn't happen all the time because I have seen many taking the act of gambling as a form of just buying time for themselves this just happens when a person is desperate which is got a small percentage in our society I believe there is a chance for this people to return but preventing it from happening is surely what we have to do 1st,

And it is because of this that gamblers need to avoid reaching that point, as once you have some problems to leave gambling behind and stop gambling for any period of time then things will get progressively harder, a few decades ago this was not as dangerous as gambling was not so widespread, but when you have access to thousands of casinos all over the world every single day of the week then this means that even the smallest weakness on your personally can be more than enough to take a path of no return, and eventually become addicted to gambling.

So it's a normal thing that can happen to every gambler, especially if they experience loss. The desire will always arise, but we must control it so that it does not cause us to experience greater losses. And with our experience, we should be able to handle it well and have no problems with self-control.

And making budget restrictions is needed so that we don't cross the line in gambling. And those of us who have often experienced loss should be able to hold back our emotions or the desire to keep playing if the limit is almost reached. But we must continue exercising self-control because gambling will surely tempt us to return.

Yes, a balance is necessary so that something we don't want doesn't happen. But it also requires practice which we must do often to master well. And taking lessons from the past as learning is an effort to improve ourselves in everything we will do in the future.

We should indeed be able to be wiser in gambling, especially if we already have a lot of experience in playing gambling. And we also often have successes and defeats that come to us one after another so that we can behave properly towards gambling. And only by being a responsible gambler can we do gambling so that we don't experience bigger losses every time we gamble.

Well but to prevent all of that it seems very difficult indeed. I have a coworker and he is an active gambler and can also be said to be addicted, every time he tries to stop for example a week not gambling he says that it's like something is missing from his life, maybe he has brought gambling into a part of his life and he finds it difficult not to do that activity, or maybe it's because he has considered gambling as a regular income for him even though the reality is losing again. Like I said before that no one wants to be stuck there, I'm sure their normal mind knows about what's best for them but their lust has led them into the black spot of gambling so they are stuck and it's hard to go back. The only step that can be done is to utilize self-control, nothing more than that.
Although it is difficult but nothing is impossible if one has the determination to quit, don't think too much about the big win there but think about the big risk.

I do agree with all of that.
It starts with a small bet and then it goes further especially when we are losing while we are trying to chase back what was lost.
With so many options of gambling sites on the internet to pick from, I bet some gamblers are also trying to jump from one casino to another trying to test their luck.
Recently, I read one guy in a conflict about how it went with another gambling site and I was actually shocked that many gamblers also shared their grief and the site that was being discussed. For some reason, I don't do this because there's a chance addiction will be more prone after losing to a lot of gambling sites and chasing all that was lost. IMO, it's not a healthy action, and sticking with one, and waiting for the RTP to click is better than that.

That is what they failed to think because they haven't thought about it clearly and carefully before they started their career towards gambling, there may be some who had a successful path towards gambling but only selected few ones were able to pull that off but we cannot say that they haven't been through any difficulties. Even the successful gamblers like professional gamblers have their own investments on the side or other priorities in life that make them money because they know that gambling is not a long term thing.

If someone wants to start quitting gambling, it's important to acknowledge that you have a problem and that you want to make a change. You may create a plan for how you'll quit. This might involve setting goals, finding support from friends and family, and seeking professional help if necessary. It's also important to avoid triggers that might tempt you to gamble, such as specific places or people.

I don't know how many times I have already said the phrase, "It is easier said than done," but that is a fact we cannot deny when giving someone a tip on how to quit gambling. But it is fine as long as they believe quitting gambling is a process and stumbling along the way is okay. The important thing is to keep trying and never give up on your goal of living a life free from the negative effects of too much gambling.

Yes, I agree with that that saying is easier than doing, and I have also said that theorizing is easier than practicing, and this is indeed what happens in the field. Indeed, for those of us who already know the formulation of the problem, we will be able to control it all, even if we do not completely stop gambling, but we know what limits we should not exceed. We set rules for ourselves.
For those who are already addicted, it will be more difficult. Quitting completely is obviously going to be difficult, and they can start by reducing the intensity of their gambling and the intensity of their gambling.

Once someone get addicted to anything, it's hard to come back from it. It is also difficult for those who are addicted in gambling and try to  come back from gambling. In case of drug addiction drugs are not easily removed from a drug addict, it is very difficult for those who become addicted to gambling to stay away from gambling. To succeed in gambling, an addict must understand things completely or else he will not be able to come out of this situation. It is very difficult for him to give up gambling.

From what I could see in all these years that I had addicted relatives, the only way that will be effective is taking the person addicted to gambling and putting him in the rehabilitation hospital, but it must be in those hospitals where they have high security and that isolate the gambling addict so that the gambling addict does not have any cell phone access that has access to the internet, the internet has to be banned, the gambling addict cannot be allowed to see some news about games related to gambling and casinos, they cannot let the addict talk too much with other fellow addicts, at least these tough measures need to be put in place for a long time

this is because after months the person addicted to gambling will start to be able to live without having to gamble, he will get used to a life without gambling, and it is true that even then he will need to stay in the hospital for at least 2 to 3 years to stop completely the addiction, the problem is that if that person has a job, unfortunately, he will lose his job, but in my opinion it's better that way, because that person could start stealing and even in the most extreme cases that person would be kept by money to be able to sustain the addiction, It is for this same reason that the relatives of addicted people must be very brave and take tough measures and when I talk about tough measures I am not talking about sending the addicted relative away from home.

the problem of many families is that they want to solve everything with violence, and this makes the person in the family who is addicted to be afraid and to ask family members for help because they know that when they tell them they have an addiction, they will suffer physical aggression, I myself have seen this in my country and I am shocked, people in my country even kill addicts who steal

Difficult or not it also depends on how they intend, if you really want to quit the addiction you have to have a strong desire to change. Must undergo some rehabilitation to make himself controlled and can stay away from gambling. this also requires support from the closest people so that addiction does not become something that is detrimental. Addiction will be dangerous for anyone. experiencing gambling addiction will result in dissatisfaction in every gambling bet, even they don't have a penny and finally commit crimes to be able to get money so they can gamble. Stopping or limiting gambling is a choice.

I think gambling was entertainment when only rich people could do it. Gambling is never entertainment for regular people or poor people. They see it as get rich quick scheme which might genuinely work. Little do they know that almost every gambling game is rigged and there is a very little chance that they will make a fortune out of it. They go in and put in their hard earned money and eventually lose. And in the end “the house always wins“. And if you look at the owners and sponsors of these casinos, most of them are rich people. Well, obviously they are going to be rich because they are the owners. But what I am trying to say is that the system is basically screwing up poor people and giving rich people their money in real time. and no one can call it a scam because the poor people are basically giving away their money. It is not a crime when there is consent from the victim.

That is a cruel thing if torture gambling addicts with violence. Because all problems can be solved without violence, like rehabilitation as your example. But, maybe not all countries have such a place where can treat addiction. For example, In my country, there is a place where a person who has a mental disorder which doesn't have money for rehabilitation on the hospital, then the family makes own decision to shackling his legs. I've seen this, which I think is a ruthless way of solving problems.

For people who have drug addiction like the example you gave, they are easier to detect that they are addicted. As for gambling, I think they are more difficult to detect. Well you are right that it comes back to themselves that a strong intention will be able to help them, but intention alone is not enough because there must be direct action that they do. Like a small thing for example, I can intend to stop gambling, but if I never take action then it's just nonsense. It's going to be a lot harder anyway, maybe more extreme they should go to a psychiatrist.

Actually it's hard for the drug addicted to know that they are get addicted.Because if they come to know that,they can easily come from the addiction.Like wise the gambling addiction also not easily felt by the gambler.You can find whether you get addicted by checking your daily deposits.When you are not able to deposit above the daily limit,if any of you feel this it mean you are in the addiction of gambling.Some of the people get addicted sometimes due to the first loss from the gambling.They can't accept the first loss from the gambling and they will keep try to get back the loss money.

Obviously, it is difficult for a gambling addict to know he has a gambling addiction. The ones who could see him were other people who kept observing what he was doing before and during the gambling game. But that other person also can't monitor him 24 hours because other people also have other activities. But if indeed a gambling addict can feel that he has experienced gambling addiction, he should immediately tell the people around him and ask for help so he can cure it before it's too late. And it seems that if we have the desire to return to gambling, that is already a sign that we are addicted to gambling but we don't realize it. And if we notice it, we must stop it quickly.

No, what I mean here is that other people detect it, not the person themselves. Drug addicts can usually be seen from physical changes or other things that we can see with the naked eye. I have never seen a person who is addicted to drugs, but I often see from television shows or news media that mention the characteristics of a drug addict.
It's different with people who are addicted to gambling, they probably won't have any changes in their physique, one of the things we can detect is from their finances. And from their finances it is difficult actually, because we cannot say with certainty that their financial problems are caused by their gambling habit.

Taking away the internet access might sound like a good idea for immediate help of a gambling addict, because the easiest access to gambling is visiting an online casino. The problem however is that in today’s world most of us need access to the internet for work and we can't just take it away and not be reachable anymore by our boss. Losing your job to get rid of a gambling addiction sounds like a very drastic move and maybe we should try other things first. How about limiting the bank account to a physical only account without online banking, you would need to visit the bank branch every time you want to withdraw money and it's harder to transfer money to the online casino. Or how about you ask a relative to manage your finances for a few months for you until you get back on track. If our brother or sister manages all the finances and only gives us a weekly allowance in cash than we also are less at risk to gamble away the money. Finding an approach that doesn't restrict our internet access should also help us in the long run, because eventually we will have to go back to using the internet. There is no point in living without the internet forever in today’s world. Maybe for the first few weeks, living somewhere else without the internet is a good idea to break the habit of gambling every day, but we still need to find a new way to live our everyday life without the risk of falling back into the old routine.

Gambling most times are hardly to be controlled despite implementing all that you have expressed above, most times it depends on the individual reasoning and way of taking gambling into heart. Sometimes people sees it as an opportunity to become rich so, no matter any circumstances they must gambling to see either of could be any possibility to strike a common winning and that alone could be a life changing opportunity, so that believed something positive coming very sooner.

Yes, learn to control yourself during gambling is difficult enough because the feeling of excitement can overshadow other feelings that help make rational decisions, but once you learn to do it gambling will appear before you in a completely different light. In fact, a person who has learned to control himself and his desires can get a lot more advantages, not just a responsible attitude to gambling. So in my opinion it is a very useful life experience.

This is the most difficult part of gambling despite exploring all the techniques it would still require some discipline for one to be able to control himself over the kind of amount they should gamble with and also how regularly they should place bet in a day, week and month. That is why whatever that makes a gambler strike a winning it gives them more confident and hope to put more effort to continuously gamble.

And that is exactly what these casinos are looking for because they are taking advantage of the fact that there are only few people in this world who can control themselves fully without putting their emotions behind the wheel, and the other perks is that they can always ban some gamblers whom they think that is too competitive to their business that could likely drain their money even if that's not much compared to what they are earning in a single day. That is why self-discipline is important, but that thing cannot be acquired overnight because you have to work yourself out for that.

Gambling addiction is one difficult thing to quit,at first you won't know you are becoming addicted to it untill you begin to do things that you hate to do,like borrowing  for gambling,I believe no one loves the fact that he borrows money just to gamble,but when addiction steps in,you see yourself doing those things that normally you wouldn't have done,and that is the gambling spirit.So many person have written note on what to do to stop gambling,but I think it all depend on the individuals involved.Some persons want to gamble for the rest of their lives and so dont see any bad thing in gambling and losing,it is people who hate the fact that they are addicted to Gambling,and wants to change that can change,but it's still hard anyway because you are battling with a spirit,and it only takes a stoic,someone who has great Self control to be able to overcome this spirit

That is the problem,the adrenaline we get before rushing to gamble after a hard day of work where a lot of stress may have been present makes it difficult for most people to judge cold headed and usually we continue with our misjudgment that we will win this time and our life will change for the better,it is this what keeps most people coming back and also me.

I have tried to spend the money allocated for gambling otherwise,I buy cryptocurrencies now and so far in these 3 weeks I have been gambling free and love when I see my wallet balance growing,different from gambling my balance only grows this way so I suggest this to anyone who want to stop gambling.

In fact, this method is not too difficult if we really want to do it because to protect ourselves from becoming addicted to gambling, we need discipline to control ourselves in gambling, especially on bets that are issued, obviously there must be certain limits, the more limited the better because of that. part of self-control is at least limiting spending in gambling every week.

I have implemented this method and it really helps me keep gambling too even though I don't really have to gamble every day, knowing when to play gambling and knowing when to stop playing gambling is very important to do for gamblers who have done it in a disciplined manner, how to control yourself depends on our mindset must always be healthy when we gamble.

for those who don't know how to contain themselves from gambling, they can easily go to the path of addiction. because once you experienced the games, you can't stop unless, you have strong determination to assess what you are doing in this industry. set your limits and boundaries. know your clear goals why you are into gambling. if you will follow your desires and not check the whole picture from time to time, you can easily go deep into your games, up until you won't know anymore how to get out of your situation.

That is exactly what happens when a person is developing an addiction, an addiction is a physical dependency to a substance or to an activity that produces that substance in our brains, so if someone is feeling some sort of void or emptiness on their lives once they have stopped gambling for a short period of time then that person has a huge problem, as if they do not stop gambling immediately then it is just a matter of time until their addiction progresses and gets many times worse.

Yes indeed, this is a big problem and perhaps one way to "cure" it is to talk to a psychologist. It may sound scary, but it's really that "bad" when it comes to this addiction. Not only in gambling, but other things will be the same, but since we are talking about gambling here, I am talking about our discussion.
They can also do it independently, but it will require a strong mentality to fight what is in their mind. Because I believe their addicted brain will always push them to do the same thing every time.

I wouldn't want to argue with anyone else but I still say that is very hard to control, and what really gives people the mentality of becoming an addicted gambler is when you constantly have a winning this alone boost your passion and love to continue gambling and increase their wager. Any gambler who doesn't frequently have or that has never had any winning can never become a gambler and such person can easily manage their funds.

There's weaknesses of every gambler in the system, we can merely spit the word out but it will be difficult to put in the work. One thing provided is to set targets that would shoots us to the top. Self-control can save us from several systemic difficulties; we must utilize every tool at our disposal in order to avoid being gambling victims. Winning is an essential component that triggers and inspires gamblers to continue gambling, and this time with a higher level of trust. They suddenly forget that there is a word called "addiction" in the system, which is extremely crucial to take note of.

In addition to what the gambling expert says, one can stop gambling by getting rid of everything that triggers gambling thoughts in their mind or by altering their route to avoid gambling establishments.
If someone is capable of doing that, he will undoubtedly be able to overcome his addiction to gambling with time. People get addicted to things when they have easy access to them or when they have something that reminds them of it.
Since the majority of people find ways to increase their wealth, quitting a gambling habit will never be easy and requires a well-determined mind to follow through.
 

One of the things we must do if we want to quit gambling is taking the decision upon ourselves to quit and it's going to work for us. Gambling is something we do to make money and when we do it too much, it can easily become an addiction that could eat us up without even knowing to what extend we have been affected by it. Quiting need to take much effort for the person that wants to leave gambling and the assistant of those people that are around us. This are the people that will be observing how far we have been losing the urge for gambling.

I agree. I think quitting an addiction isn't easy as it requires strong dedication from the gambler and often the assistance of others IMO. I believe the first step is to try to eliminate thoughts of gambling or anything that motivates you to gamble and just make sure to remove these from your mind. Also I feel like by engaging in real-life activities unrelated to gambling and keep yourself occupied with positive endeavors throughout your day would be really good to overcome it and quit it at the end.

One thing is having a target set out, another thing is being able to call it a day when you reach your stopping point. Self control like you have noted is one thing which can help one all the way from not becoming a gambling losses, as our emotions can sometimes make one to totally lose control of there gambling limit, as one will continue gambling until ever penny is being spent on the process of trying to recover what they lost during gaming.

One thing is to take the decision of an exact stopping point, another thing is to stick to that plan and never have to bridge it no matter the circumstances that a previous game result gives you.

Not everyone possesses the steel nerve and iron determination necessary to play and succeed. My friend, it goes beyond just exercising restraint. Knowing how to play the game, appreciating the excitement of the hunt, and knowing when to push hard and when to stay back are all important

Now, what about those gamblers you mentioned, who repeatedly make the same mistakes? They're simply frail. with no spine. Always trying to find a reason why they failed. Sure, a large win could give them an instant high, but it's obvious they lack the skills necessary to become a game master. They're obviously not made out for it if failure sends them into a tailspin and success boosts their ego excessively. They are simply daydreamers caught up in their own fantasies; they are not gamblers

One agrees that self-control can prevent us from experiencing things that can impact us, including gambling addiction. But many gamblers still don't know or don't study enough how they can control themselves so well that they end up losing a lot of money at gambling. They must always remember that if they lose self-control in gambling, they can experience gambling addiction. Many gamblers have experienced this, so they must really be able to control themselves. And if you have reached a stopping point where you really have to stop immediately, stop immediately and don't look at the amount of your losses because that can tempt you to try again to recover the losses.

Those which have overcome an addiction often say it is the hardest thing they have ever did, and it is not difficult for me to believe them, after all the internal struggle they must feel should be tremendous, as they have a huge desire to gamble but at the same time they know that if they do it then they will keep a cycle going on from which nothing good comes out, however it is likely that overcoming an addiction is becoming harder as on the past there were many countries in which gambling was considered illegal and now gambling is everywhere.

I say that each person is always waging their own fight and for that reason everyone deserves respect, in fact when talking about an addiction, we don't know or have any idea what that person is going through, the addiction and the way to attack it must vary Depending on the person, according to their personality and tastes, things are not so easy, because sometimes you have to know how to attack the addiction, sometimes it is not just trying to stop thinking about the game, or what motivates you to play, sometimes it's not that, because it's very difficult for one as a person to say, I'm not going to think about the game anymore, because otherwise something is activated that won't let him out of there, I think that above all, there are always many solcunes, and that you should try to take the best one, also if the player has friends, because the friends should become a total support, but not a cvcargar, this is something that should be considered because otherwise there is no way for the affected person to get out of that hell.

There are times when people who are old are silent and they can't do anything other than keep it there to prevent people from finding out and that it becomes something worse, it is something that is always avoided, that's why it is sometimes difficult. It is difficult to see which people are addicted or not, because there are some who hide it so well, that their life can be torn to pieces, but they do not show it, obviously the casino and the addiction in the casinos are not well seen by the cayria of communities and societies in the world, perhaps because everyone believes they are perfect and their mistakes are not seen, but the fact of recognizing that there is a problem, that helps a lot, because you can help and if there are no friends who do not want to help, they exist other people who are willing to help for free, the idea is that the person's life is not thrown overboard.

When they get over it, well, they have to prove even more that they've been overcome, they can play but not fall into addiction, I think that's the biggest litmus test.

Another thread for the "addicts".  #tbt
 ... friend, this type of advice is only useful for those who are not addicted, the best thing that someone who is suspicious (... addicted) can do is never play again.

 I think it's easier to get what to do to not play than tips to play better.

 Good game habits is something that you should develop regardless of the situation you find yourself in, playing a lot is not bad, losing is not bad either, all these situations are frequent in the majority of healthy players, in fact getting out of downswing is part of this world.

 Someone normal who enters long phases of losses, simply does not play anymore ... or exceeds it those are the only avenues that exist for healthy players...an addict will live among them in an addictive cycle.

Self control is the most essential one for the money involved gambling and casino games.This also include the most the high bet based offline casino.The online casino was the big one as compared to offline based on the number of users.When the casino was their in the city,not all the people will take part.But the online casino was used by the gamblers among the world population.The people from the developed countries will mostly participated in the casino and online gambling.When the gambler lose his control of playing and the day limit of deposit was not accepted one then you was in the gambling addiction.