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Anyone here familiar with this kind of scenario on the title? Just recently saw a compulsive gambler diary which he manage to recover everything when he chased loss then later on he loss it all.

Reading this guy confession https://www.gamblingtherapy.org/forum/topic/compulsive-gambler-chased-loss-got-it-back-then-lost-everything-again/ sometimes remind me of myself when I’m still not that fully taking control my gambling habits. I’m sure other players can relate to the part that you still keep playing after recovering your losses for a hope to win a little bit before you leave.

When I was gambling almost everyday before, there is nothing that I have not experienced. I have posted before that one day I won huge amount of money with several bets, this happened to me only ones before because I won all through that day without any loss. But I lost all the money that I won the following day.

There are many days, countless without number that I would win all the money that I lost but continue to gamble and lose everything later again. There are days that I will be winning but I will continue to gamble and later ended the day with loss.

In the process of chasing losses, the probability that you will recover the losses is very small but it is possible. The probability that is very small for it is the reason people are advised not to gamble after losing some amount of money. But if you recover your losses and continue, definitely you will still lose again because you are really gambling to look for money but which is not good financially for anyone.

Just because people were greedy or its something a part of a human being on which it is really that hard to control on the time that you would really be on such condition. Earlier you would really be having those thoughts that you would be needing to breakeven and this is why you chose up your loses and if you are lucky enough then you might be able to achieve such state and this is something that wont really be that likely to happen because eventually those gamblers would really be busted up on trying to chase up those loses. On the time that you do breakeven, then the primary thing that you would come up into your mind is that the main questions or thoughts about "What if you would be able to win up more?" for sure you would be thinking that you would be profitable just because you had made it out.

These are the common thoughts that you would be having on mind on the time that you would really be able to make yourself that playing even further on which it would be most likely
be ending up on losing it back again into the house. This is why on the time that you had made out that breakeven thing then you should know on how to secure it and make
yourself that called on having that good control towards gambling.

This is so true bro, It’s the best feeling for me if I manage to complete a chasing loss run from a severe losses that walk away with minimal profit? The sense of satisfaction is much better rather than winning big straight without experiencing losing part of your bankroll(early luck).

I share this story because I knew the feeling of overcoming loses especially if this is from a terrible loss. I once down by 6K and has 100$ on my bankroll, I manage to recover that 6K using my remaining bankroll and walk away with some profit. The best feeling on my gambling experience so far, after that I stop gambling for a long time and lessen my bankroll.  :D

Severally I have seen gamblers win huge and later lost all and most of the people that always does this act are mostly those that plays casinos at gambling offices they will continue playing and losing and winning till they have emptied their pockets that's only time they will leave the office.

Sometimes it is not as a result of gambling addiction but because in most cases it could be that the gambler have a target of the amount he wish to win before leaving the casino hall so until they meet there targets it is always hard for them to stop playing at least for that they but it is just foolishness for anyone to win and still continue playing they they lost everything.

Addiction can also be a factor because since a gambler takes gambling as a hobby it is always difficult for them to stop gambling even if they have made some huge profits they will still continue playing because they are inquisitive to win more and in most instances they keep on loosing till everything is gone that is when their brain returns to factory settings and they start regretting their actions and some gamblers that experiences such cases always blame the casino for diabolism or being mystical whereas it was out of their negligence and foolishness that led them to failure.

I do not know what you mean by casinos but maybe your are also referring bookmakers because I have some people that are only going for sport and have this habit. This is not just about casinos but about gambling and betting generally. If you have someone that like live matches and gambling very well, you may noticed that about him. Also if you know someone that like virtual sport like football very well, if the person is using it to gamble often, you will noticed that in him. It is not only about casinos.

This will not be good at all, when they chase losses and then want to chase on the pretext of being able to recover but BELIEVE that it will all be at a loss again the victory or chasing the loss is only a small % that will be obtained means in conclusion this is luck and this is rare.

A gambler must have experienced this including myself and now reminded again in this post to never chase any losses that have been lost, let it happen and you have to play as it is and have fun.

Now it is enough to apply where it will not pursue any losses, it can be said that it is kapok because basically we will not recover.

This experience has happened to many gamblers some do lost it immediately just after recovery while some other may loss it back the next day as they return lurking on the hopes that they could make another win. A lot of us had to make for a proper gambling plan for each time we want to gamble after having these ugly experiences.

Sometimes, even after making the plans ahead we out of greed for more fail to stick to the plan which ultimately lead to these recovery-loss scenario's. I can't say I haven't experienced a loss after recovery, and that was because I use to think I could just top up a little more of what have already made but ever since I changed that mindset to act contented with every amount of win it's been a different story lately.

I haven't experienced it myself, because I am very aware that the more you play, the higher the chances to lose, so I admit the loss and I move on with no regret. I guess that very impulsive people can feel forced to risk more in order to get their money back, even if they know that it is not a sensible idea. When I was younger it happened a few times that I got frustrated by a claw machine and, after several tries without winning a plush for my girlfriend, I kept spending more that was reasonable because I didn't want to admit the bad luck I had. Now I give it a few tries (2-3) and that's all, no regrets. In claw machines it is little money what you stake, but I think that the idea can be applied the same to games with higher wagers.

In fact, this often happens around us, especially as gamblers, sometimes we have the feeling of wanting to catch up on our losses and recover them, but that is definitely a risk, not everyone can succeed in recovering their losses, let alone getting a big win at the end of the game, I don't know if anyone has ever succeeded. with that, but I'm sure that in the end the winning money will be lost again in gambling because they never consciously gamble properly, sometimes people who gamble should understand the risks.

Self-awareness is important because gambling is risky and you will definitely lose so people should understand that, but on the contrary they want to gamble and keep winning and then become rich, that's not how it works because gambling has wins and losses, so whatever the result must be accepted, never chase a loss, let alone try to recover from it. Maybe we have seen or read the story of someone who succeeded, but luck will never be the same, not everyone can succeed in recovering from their losses, so it is better to gamble with self-awareness that in gambling there is a loss, you don't always win.

Most gamblers will start out playing 1 game and lose, then go to another and get saved, then go back to the game they started on thinking it has to hit, get low, and go back to what saved them before and not get saved again. Vicious cycle and always ends bad. Best thing is to set goals and stick to them even if you set a daily loss limit or max loss on a day limit. If you can control your urges, you should be ok.

This is what happens if you tend to let your emotions take over you gambling activities. What happens is tht you'd be in loss and will desire to take back what you lost, then after getting closer to the amount you aare aiming, you'd have desire of winning the game but since we can't be certain of such outcome, loss awaits. Chasing for loss is not a bad thing but be sure to be prepared of the consequences. In some instances doing so leads to bigger loss, so if you're fine being in such situation then feel free to do so. Personally, I focus on setting a limitation to avoid crossing those lines; when in loss accept and try some other time and if in profit be sure to secure it if you don't want things to flip afterwards.

The gambler is greedy, if he already recover his loss, he should stop immediately instead of chasing more.

But this case mostly happen to many gamblers especially newbie, they still can't control themselves and treat gambling as a source of income. At least people can learn from it to not repeat the same mistake in the future, if they can't learn, they will become a gambling addict sooner or later.

That's the scenario from a friend of mine who kept losing his money and didn't even care about his family needs. His mindset was dependent with gambling, that's why he became homeless for two weeks and got kicked out from his dorm where he worked as a security officer.
On his position, it shows a bad example for those who still not addiction with gambling but we shouldn't judge him because I still believe there's perfect time to change.

Not in cases very close to me, but yes. Those kind of people are hooked on the dopamine they secrete when gambling, not when winning money. That's why stories like this are not uncommon in problem gamblers, because in the end it's an addiction where they can't stop gambling, more and more. There are also similar stories of gamblers who win a good amount at the beginning of the night and instead of going somewhere else to enjoy the money they end up losing it and more.

I experience it myself, that's why it's not really recommended to be out of control in gambling, we need to be discipline here. If we want to win consistently, it should be in a way that we treat it like a serious activity, where slowly but gain consistency on what we are doing. Because if we really one to win big time that we will be satisfied without going back in gambling, we should be betting on lottery as the jackpot is in millions, that's one time big time money for us.

this is common in gambling, where a gambler gets their money back after a losing streak but then they lose again and lose it all. indeed, this sounds funny, but that is what often happens in gambling and what we can do is minimize it by taking a temporary break when we win big, then we can play again when we are ready. and that's what i usually do when i win back my money from gambling, and i'll take a short break until i can play again.

I know the experience and the feeling, it is something that is hard to forget and shrug off, you will blame yourself and pity yourself for what you've done. It will take time to heal from what happened to you but you will learn and be a better gambler because you have something to avoid and a feeling you don't want to experience again.

We have this mindset that we should strike while the iron is hot or in gambling keep on playing when we're having a string of luck because we have heard other gamblers winning huge and able to recover their losses, when we are winning we tend to remember our losses and we are tempted to try to regain those losses.

This is the worst thing you can do as a gambler. Chasing losses is a sign of desperation. I know it's hard to lose money in the casino but sometimes you just have to let it go and don't let it consume you. I always tell myself that it's not worth the time, effort, and frustration to get back what I lost, especially when I know that it could lead to further losses that could have been prevented had I stopped playing after the loss.

It's great that the gambler was able to recover what he lost initially, but greed certainly pushed him to gamble more thinking that it's his turn to "win" this time seeing he was able to turn around his fortune and get back what he lost.

I'm pretty sure that most gamblers including me experienced such a scenario, not only 1-2 times but it can be several times LOL.
The more often we gamble, the more times we will experience this scenario especially if we do not know when to stop.
When we get back what we have lost before, usually we are triggered to make more but most of the time we forget that lucky time is limited.
Eventually, we lost it again due to out of luck and we regret it  ;D  ;D

Ever, I think almost everyone who has ever gambled has experienced the same fate, it's really sad and very unlucky.
In my experience, at that time I bet on one of the slot games and I lost, two days later I tried two games at once on Plinko and Blackjack and I won on both bets, because I wanted revenge and wanted to chase losses in the slot game and I placed my bet, everything only lasted five times, buy the bonus, the remaining funds, I tried again on the automatic spin, it was sold out without any remaining.

I should have stopped playing at that time and finished all the games because I had covered the losses in the two types of games I mentioned, because I was emotional and greedy, that's what happened, everything fell apart.

Unlucky experiences like that, I think the average gambler has experienced big and small losses, what is clear is that gambling has both bad and good sides.

As long as you are a gambler, you must have this kind of experience only if you have never gambled for up to 1hr. Gambling is all about winning and losing. It is either you experience both while gambling at a particular time or you experience them in different days. This is why it is good to be contented with the outcome of your bet. If you run at loss and you don't have any extra funds assign to gambling. You should stop gambling.

One the other hand, if you are lucky to win some amount of money be contended with that amount and walk away because you might end up losing it back to the casino, if you continue playing thinking that you will win more to what you have won already. It ducks when you find yourself in such state of losing back everything that you won on a seat. I have experienced it and planned never to gamble back with my win.

Is a coincidence? because this just happened to me about 1 hour ago. Starting in the morning I lost, in the afternoon I entered again and lost, in the evening I still entered a larger amount than before, and finally the first loss until the end was paid off with this win but instead of taking back the winnings, I instead increased the bet to be bigger. Feeling that the balance has doubled enough so that it doesn't feel like it has returned to zero. hahaha sometimes I laugh at myself after losing everything. This activity is not my type in general, but today somehow the desire to continue betting pushed me to do it.

Yup, been there, seen that. The so-called recovering gambler who gets that rush from winning some money back and thinks, welp, maybe just one more spin of the wheel to really get ahead.  It's a nasty cycle, I know it all too well.  That little voice starts whispering come on try your luck again! Think of everything you could do with another big payout...  and  hard to ignore, right?  Even when you have the best intentions to stop, it finds a way to suck you back in.

I am familiar with the kind of scenario on the title not from personal experience but from the experiences of other people. In this gambling discussion board, I have read very similar stories to know that nothing in gambling is ever in our control once we hit start. A compulsive gambler is already an irresponsible gambler whose end are always in a loss of money. It begins with placing a bet, losing the bet, chasing the lost bet, winning the bet, betting again and losing it. Something of this pattern and it starts all over again.

Indeed, taking a short break can refresh our minds, and after playing again, can we control everything, basically the bookie has programmed the system? If you play again or chase defeat or chase victory in front of you, it feels impossible for you to get it, we should stop and no longer join in. There have been many victims who have fallen in gambling, if we have experienced a loss, we should accept it gracefully and not do it. return. This method is much better for your finances and makes a much more useful use of your money.

Read the guy's story and it was indeed pathetic. He has consistently tried his best to avoid gambling but addiction is such a strong feeling that can make someone think irrationally. When the feeling is triggered, it will take an uncommon dedication to stop that feeling. I have been addicted to something else not gambling so I can phantom how strong the feeling is.

Money is involved in gambling, that's why it is important to control it to avoid debt. If you don't control your gambling habit, it will lead to a financial crisis which is not a good condition. The fear of becoming broke or in debt has always guided me to follow my gambling budget. And the knowledge that you cannot pursue losses and successfully win the house has been my motivation not to pursue losses.

As the title of the post says, many gamblers have experienced that severally before they begin to learn that, someone doesn't get all their loss entirely when gambling. If someone were lucky in that aspect, quitting would be a better option for them at that moment because the gambler will be betting out of excitement with huge money to win more without first analyzing their bets, which will make the gambler end up losing everything they once won, which will later turn out to be a shameful experience to them.

However, it is hard to quench to zeal of not to gamble more when you are in winning ways in gambling. What will come to the gambler's mind is to keep winning and never stop because it is their lucky day. The time it would occur to them to stop gambling is when their money is all gone.

I have never gone into debt because of gambling, even when I was younger I could spend all the money I have at the moment, but that's it... until the new money comes in I don't gamble. It's so wrong to play with borrowed money, with credit cards, once you get into these debts it's hard to get out of them. A gambling loss doesn't hurt as much as a debt does, the constant reminder of that mistake.

But I understand this situation, it has happened to me many times that I am at a loss after several deposits and a lucky moment comes that gives me back everything I lost plus some profit on top of that... and instead of stopping and taking a break I continue to gamble and lose it all. It's happened to me too many times in my gambling life, that's why gambling is full of ups and downs. It's hard to be in control when we are losing, sometimes it's even harder to stay in control when we are winning and our heads are in the clouds.

You are right that it is not only casino games that gamblers tends to win and lose everything in the course of continuous playing, there are also other live games just like the one you mentioned and I highlighted, virtual football betting in my country is very rampant as a lot of young men devote most of their time playing this virtual football betting and they don't have anything to show for it, they literally get money from other sources and lose all to virtual football betting since the virtual football game is programmed such that within an interval of 5 to 10 minutes the result is out and you know if you win or lose unlike the live football matches that takes close to 2 hours before the result will be out.

Placing bets on live football matches is more preferable because before a match will start and end it will take time which means you won't be losing at regular basis but in casino or this virtual football betting, within an interval of 1 hours you must have lost huge amount of money.

If you let your habit to slide on it's own then it's addiction and that's applies to someone who consider it as gambling, it's always important to be aware of your status or it's going to be cat and mouse game. Here the factor of greed led to be in this situation and mostly that's the case with gambling, we can't do anything other than taking it as lesson and hope will not be in the similar scenario.

I put myself in the shoes of the gambler and can only imagine the morale boost he must have had after being able to chase back all his losses and get them back. He must have felt and become too confident in his abilities, and that overconfidence led to the losses.

It is not advisable to chase your limits, but if you do and you happen to win back all you lost, do not try to get too greedy again by trying to gamble more immediately. Take what you have recovered, try another day.

Experienced it before, it feels assuring when you get back your losses after chasing it, then suddenly you become greedy because you feel lucky and feels like you will get more win but then you will end up lossing all of them lol. Fortunately that's just a small amount.

Exactly, I am familiar with the sentence from the title you gave above, and I admit that it really happened because I also have one friend who has experienced such a scenario where at first he struggled hard to chase something that had been lost before but when he had succeeded in grabbing it instead of stopping and securing his money but what happened instead he continued the session even in an increasingly crazy way. And this is why we are always forbidden to chase the losses we have lost before, because the first thing that is really hard to ignore is "greed".

I'm sure that even if you've made it to the recovery phase, there will always be something whispering in your ear that will tempt you to continue gambling with the lure of a bigger win, but it's a fact that it's nothing more than a temptation that will trap you. Believe me, it's a cycle that will never stop if you don't stop it yourself, and if you can't stop when you've made a recovery then it's the same scenario as the OP where he ran out of everything.

I can relate, and I'm sure many of us here, too, It is something inherent to us gamblers; it hurts when we lose money, and we remember those losses when we're having a stroke of luck in our games, so we try our luck by taking chances, but unfortunately it backfired that we eventually lose all our gains.

For a new gambler, it's very appealing, but for old gamblers who have already experienced what it is like, they avoid this scenario and don't want to be tempted to try to recover their previous losses. I already experienced this three times, and I don't want a fourth time.

It is normal and that has happened to many gamblers,including myself.This happens because when we get back all of our losses we get a huge adrenaline and the dopamine that our brain has emitted during such time makes us feel really good.This makes us think that we will keep winning again so it is just a matter of time until we are back at it and while we are back at it,rarely we will witness another winning session,it simply most of the time does not happen.In such a scenario personally I say to myself since I got so much back,the max win should be right about the corner and this has led me more than one time to lose it all,so for me this is just a normal gamblers behavior.

I really this scientific explanation approach since I experienced this first hand and there’s something on my head that makes me want to continue further due to enjoyment.

It’s like all dark and cloudy on my mind when I’m in loss and chasing losses but it feels like heavy load unload when I finally catch up that’s why continue betting is very easy or even doing more risky bet because the mind has some chemical reaction due to stress that will makes you think to go further. :D

Every profits chasers can verily attest to had passed through this experience, especially the greedy gamblers.
I am a victim and has experienced it several times.
It do me so much good that I could advice myself to apply smartness while gambling in the sense that I should appreciate little profits and know when to stop gaming further so that I don't lost it all even to my capital.
So then I was able to differentiate smart-wise from greeds

Formally I have always wanted to accumulate big or bigger amount of profits before leaving but unfortunate that I lost them all off back to the casinos.

This happens because in gambling, the principle is that every next step seems to be successful, and all the steps before that seem somehow unsuccessful and ill-conceived.
By "steps" I mean: another sports bet, one spin of slots, a bet on the casino table or a poker game.
Human psychology believes that each of us was a fool and now we have become smarter. And this is even when we are not developing our brains.

This is always the end results of greedy gamblers.  I have witnessed gambling games and street gambling to be precised where a gambler wins and wins and still yet not satisfied with the amounts he won. He developed ego and pride and was boasting to win everyone again and again. He was not sensitive to know when to quit and leave with what he has won but rather he was boastful challenging everyone and it became obvious that they had a challenge him back and that was how he lost everything there and it was just like a dream to him that he lost everything on him called money. He was cold and left there with shame and they were laughing at him.
Sometimes it is good to be satisfied with what you have won matter how small or big it is. For the  fact that you have won first round is enough for you to call it a quit while others continue. Do not be greedy, have self control and quit immediately for your own safety.

Reading the whole testimony provided on this link makes me wanna shout the sharer to stop fuckin gambling. I knew the urge of gambling more after a consecutive win because you think that lucks will always with you but the story started with a huge loss that he just slowly recovered due to the series of small win from his luck.

That’s already enough to consider stopping on risking money that he just recovered yet he keeps pushing to play more that’s why he ended up in more losses. I experience a lot of chasing loss but I always stop right after feeling the adrenaline rush and recover my losses because that’s already satisfied me. The story show the typical behavior of compulsive gambler which is sucks to be on this situation.

We need to understand that gambler will gamble daily and it is a on going activity. He will win sometimes, and he will lose sometimes. So even in cases where a gambler loses and in order to recover the loss, he may gamble more and maybe win and recover the loss. But this is not the end.
The next day he will gamble again and lose or win. If at one time he is able to recover the loss by revenge gambling, it does not mean that he will be able to recover the loss again in a similar way. One day he will not be able to recover the loss and lose more money this way and an emotional person may lose everything as he will be emphasizing to recover the loss, no matter what it takes.  :-\

This is a reason that the successful gambler is one who has a proper plan in his mind and a loss or win will not let him change his plans. He will stick to his idea and of course in this way, he cannot lose more than what he has initially calculated.

I am familiar with those cases, but fortunately not because I have lived it myself. When I have felt tempted to chase my losses I try to remember the stories like these ones , then I just opt to log out the casino and try to forget on what happened.
On the other hand, I have seen many people to go through that situation when they try to go in a rampage of "revenge" gambling and get their money back, in specifically two occasions I have read of gamblers Lossing all their money because of that recklessness, while only two of those stories have ended up with a happy ending and having their money back, plus some extra.

I think, in the eye of the casinos, it would be convenient for people to feel like chasing losses, but for us gamblers who need to be responsible, we cannot allow ourselves to chase any loss we come across during our sessions on a casino.

This post reminds me of a recent topic we discussed in bc Ann thread although the story is not exactly the same but they both have similarities.

In the one we discussed - it was about Bossmanjack, in his video he managed to chase his losses and won more than he had lost, he didn’t stop there he went ahead and withdrew the money to his non-custodial wallet but after some hours later his intrusive thoughts got the best of him and he went back and lost everything he had won.

I don’t know if there’s a tingling sensation for those that have managed to get some good winnings - because most times they like going back or feel the urge to go back and use that same money they just won to gamble thinking they’ll win more but in the end they’ll end up with nothing.

Well based on my observation here in my place this is the most common reason why gamblers are being liquidated even if they already have winnings it is because they chase their losses. With that being said clearly states that there is really no good benefits of being an irresponsible gambler. We need to be contented and move on chasing losses will only get you the higher chance of losing all the money you have.

Throughout the gambling that I do. I personally have never experienced something like that, but several of my close friends have experienced something similar to what the OP said. They spend all the money they have to continue chasing something that is uncertain, until they experience quite large losses, one of my close friends has spent approximately 1000 USD in one gambling session. and to recover the losses he experienced, he then borrowed 50 USD from me. Since the amount wasn't very big, I gave him a loan, and after a few minutes he went straight back to gambling. It didn't take long, he almost completely recovered the losses he experienced before, he won up to 800 USD, and I immediately advised him to withdraw his winnings. But because he thought that luck was on his side, wanted to recover all the losses he experienced, and sought profits from the gambling he did, in the end he decided to continue gambling. And as a result, what he had achieved was spent back in gambling, so that all he got was a loss and... loss

This used to be a common experience for the majority of gamblers. I personally had the same experience, won big at the beginning, and the same served as an attraction towards gambling. This didn't last longer, when the winning turned big, the expectation to win more made me go for high-value bets from my regular spending. This is how I kept losing, and the winning I experienced during the beginning days gave me hope and made me chase the losses. This wasn't successful for me, and I lost beyond my limits. I realized better about gambling, but at some point I wasn't able to move further as I didn't have the funds to place bets and took a break from gambling.

True this is a very familiar case that we often find in the stories of gamblers, but I think it is quite normal because most gamblers are those losers who only want to win but are not ready to accept the fact of losing so when they lose they instead chase losses in the hope of recovering, when clearly in some cases it has been proven that this idea will only make a gambler experience a much greater amount of loss.

This is why from a common sense and rational point of view we are always advised to only bet the amount that we can afford to lose, because with this then it is less likely for us to feel upset and emotional when we lose, and I think this is also the reason why we should not see gambling as a place to earn, Because of course with this mindset then when it turns out that you lose then it is a situation that will make you feel disappointed, but however it is a natural situation because after all gambling is always about winning and losing, so I think the first thing that should be correct here is an understanding of gambling, because by having the right understanding then I think it is less likely for them to do various actions that make no sense.

This is why gambling industry is really that profitable into its owners because gamblers couldnt really be able to resist when it comes to playing even further or simply they would really be continuing to play just because they do really know that they do have that kind of confidence that they can win up even further or believing that their luck is still that on their side on that very moment, until they would be busting up themselves in the end of the day on which this could really be that leaving having no money with their accounts or into their pockets. Doesnt matter whether you are involving yourself into online or offline casino
on which this would really be just that the same when it comes to the condition or situation of a certain individual. This is why self control would really be something crucial on this kind of condition on which
it would really be something relevant or something that will really be needed because if you dont then expect that you would be experiencing even deeper loses on which it might lead up that huge regret in the end.

I read the story of this gambler who has been addicted to gambling for 10 years. It is deeply touching and calls for empathy towards those who are struggling with gambling addiction because they would have tried a lot of ways to seek for solution to their addiction but it is not as easy.

This is why I am of the opinion that one should not try to beat gambling addiction alone. Returning to gambling addiction after a period of victory can lead the person to being ashamed of themselves. This battle to beat gambling addiction should be a collective one where a community of people with the same struggles help one another to break the destructive pattern before it is too late.

couldn't read through all his posts on that forum, but damn, the dude had so many relapses that I started thinking this guy needs to be put in rehab to help him with his addiction(which he actually needed). I skipped and looked at the very last post and luckily it was his, and from the looks of it, the guy had been gamble-free for 9 months when he made that post. I wonder if he was able to continue his gamble-free streak, reading his last post, he sounded so optimistic that he'll be able to overcome his addiction and I do hope that he does.

It's important to understand the game before you start playing. In gambling you're facing 2 main reasons for liquidation. One is slow liquidation where you play for months, hundreds of rounds and you keep things balanced, but in time house edge cuts into your bankroll and you feel like you're up a bit, because this time you're sending more money to the bank than you had on your casino account, but over the course of 2 or 3 years you're really down a few thousand $. The other is liquidation due to lack of funds. You have a certain balance that goes up and down, like a sine wave, but at one point it goes down below the bottom line, it breaks your bank. It would probably go back up if you could stay in the game but currently you lack money to play and have to face a total loss. That's why if you play long enough you will eventually have to deal with these two problems.

You are not alone in this experience although sometimes chasing your loses may be a bit lucky Stake where you win well and be able to even make some gains from it, although gambling is full with loses but we shouldn't also eliminates the possibility of winning, this is most important to note, although since the house edge is alway at play in House game's, one need to be careful when chasing the loses in other not to lose more.

I have seen that with some gambling streamers, they get deep in the hole, then come back, and then lose it all. That's why it's important to know when to stop and to have a limit, because if you don't have one then you will lose all at the end of the run.

And the feeling about recovering and losing it all should be terrible, i haven't experienced it but i can imagine.

Although this kind of attitude is common among compulsive gambling but it's not only compulsive gamblers that exhibit such characters. While gambling, one can just get carried away by their emotion and before you know it, you are already going against your own will. I know that some people will say that it's only a compulsive gambler that can do such or that when a gambler exhibit such an act, then it's a synthom of addiction but in some cases it's not really what it is. It has happened to me frequently and mostly if am playing some slot games, particularly "crash". I easily get carried away and before you know it, I have lost all the money I won.

This is practically a feeling every veteran gambler who is some obsessed must have experience because it's way too common and the only set of person who wouldn't have experience this are the once who really practice that habit of playing gambling for fun because they tend to keep their habit in check and don't go out of lane when gambling.

I have also seen sports betters who also used a lot of their money to bet and ended up losing. A one of those cases one of the gamblers who lost emailed the gambling company to appeal for them to refund his money. We cannot talk about gambling addiction enough. It is on The rise and there is a need for a concerted effort from everyone to speak up and fight it.
People are also motivated to chase their losses from the examples of others who chased losses and won. And these examples are not far fetched there are regular people like friends and they want their story to be the same as well. This doesn't always go to our favor. The house edge is always at play.

Trying to win back your loss is not what I encourage people to do when they are gambling, trying to win back your loss might end up making you lose more money. Some people might be lucky to be able to win back the amount they have lost in gambling at that particular moment, but after winning back the amount they have lost, some of them might think it’s their lucky day, so they will want to keep on gambling, maybe they will be able to make some money after winning back their loss, but in the process of doing that, they are going to lose everything back to gambling. Seriously, I call that greediness.
 
When you are gambling, you should always know when you are supposed to stop gambling. Even when you are winning continuously, you should always know when to stop because time will come when you are definitely going to start losing, so it’s just better you stop before you start losing back the money you have won.

Sometimes, most gamblers don't even keep tracks of their gambling records; Yes! That could help you understand if you're making profit or not. Secondly, it could also help control your habits/ how much/ how often you increase your bankroll.

The thing is; For the fact that your mind is already programmed to win more money if your prediction cuts, and that your selections has either fetched you something good before, you're enticed to keep wagering as long as you have funds on you. It doesn't cut? No worries! Just keep wagering, it definitely will ^{[That's how manipulative your mind can be]}

Scenarios like this are very possible in the world of gambling. Especially for those who are not able to control themselves and their emotions well when gambling, this often encourages them to behave impulsively which only causes losses in the long term. Where they continue to gamble and place bets, even though they have previously experienced many losses or experienced consecutive losses. They continue to gamble and place bets in the hope that the losses experienced previously will be recovered quickly in the next gambling session, but in the end the wins never come and the losses keep coming. they do so only to find themselves falling deeper into ruin with every gambling session they play and every bet placed.

And this is a very dangerous gambling cycle, which will only make the individual more attached to maladaptive gambling behavior, or a feeling of continuing to chase losses that is not driven by the desire to get rich but worse than that, they gamble freely. control.

And this illustrates the strength of the gambling addiction that the individual experiences. And to prevent this from happening in our gambling lives, it is quite important to be aware of all forms of risks caused by irresponsible gambling activities, and about how important it is to take a responsible attitude towards gambling.

I have seen gamblers win big and then lose it all but in many cases they hold on to that money without spending it. But if you become more profitable and addicted to making lots of money, you will continue to bet until you lose all money or make double money. This is not really a result of gambling addiction but in most cases it can be because the gambler wants to win before he leaves the casino hall and your greed increases. Many people take money loans so that they can get back all the lost money, but it can be seen that they also have a big financial crisis.

True, that's why I have my own records or I mean way of keeping track on what is currently happening to my finds in gambling, for example in a week I will allocate $100 worth of funds just for gambling and I have my spreadsheet for that week and every gamble, bet or what I always keep track on it, what amount I used and how much I lost or won, so basically all movements I do in gambling is recorded and from that I will saw if my capital is growing or not, I simply created my own spreadsheet will calculations and such, like an advanced spreadsheet well its easy for an IT graduate, anyway I would say that tracking is important if you value your money or if you want to know if your money is still good or not, in that way you will know when to stop or not.

This happened to me last month and I've since taken a step back to do some reevaluation because it happened really fast and I made really stupid decisions.

• Took an L with Liverpool, got around 50% of lost value back with Leverkusen
• Decide to reach breakeven point by betting on Arsenal at home against Aston Villa. What happened? Aston Villa won 0-2 at the emirates.
• At this point, I got really desperate since I've not only lost the initial but even the 50% I recovered was lost too and I went all in on Inter. That's the day Inter drew 2-2 after a long winning streak.

I've always heard and read about scenarios like this in the forum but now, I have my own experience.

Interesting, this kind of gamble addiction need a great loss to stop gambling, the story is totally different from other addict sharing their experience. It seems the person in question want to try the possible best to stop but the urge keep coming or the mindset of wanting more, wanting more is never guarantee as this is one of the reason people still go back and gamble hoping for a positive result rather the person is growing an improper habit whereby they can’t do without gambling wins. I experienced similar story that happened in a casino shop, when the gambler won a bet he never expected but, the amount is worth gambling. This gambler had a wrong impression gambling again with the money he won the next day, everyone watched him finish everything again. I thought about gamblers who gamble and refuse to do something meaningful with the money because this is another problem most gamblers face.

Yes, it's a common scenarion faced by many compulsive gamblers. They just don't stop until losing everything, what means there are highs and lows along the way, which involve them being able to recover considerable sums of lost money, what increases their personal confidence and morale to continue gambling pursuing even higher goals, until the final loss inevitably hits them so hard that nothing else can be done, besides stopping gambling, since there isn't money available anymore.

In fact, it must be very rare to find a successful story of a gamble who got every of his losses back, and then quitted gambling from that moment on, maintaining a history of profit for the rest of his life. If you find a story like that, please share with us and don't hesitate in creating a new thread talking about this achievement, which must be one in one million!

Yeah lots of us can relate that scenario since there are situations that we choose to continue then test our luck to recover our losses and all has been granted since everything is in favor on our side. But what bad thing happen is we continue to gamble and he greedy in situation since we think there's a chance to earn more.

But turns out we got out of luck and lose everything on hand. This scenario is really depressing and realization stage will come then we usually say after this that we will not do this actions again since we will experience the same unfortunate experience again if we continue to abusive or in out of control situation.

The idea that comes to my head sometimes is, let gamblers have a target of the amount they are expecting to win while they are gambling, so that if they have succeeded to win such amount, they can just stop and make due with what they have won. I know that it is not always certain that a gambler can win everyday but the person must also have it in mind that they can either win or lose but if luck favors them and they win, they should have a fixed amount to win before they can stop gambling. It will help them not to lose everything that have been won initially.

I actually thought that it's you before I open this thread. It didn't happened to me because I treat every loss as part of yesterdays and won't be looking back at it again. Those that are struggling to chase their losses, all you have to do is to stop recovering but to start a new start when you gamble. It's not going to be easy at the beginning but if it's going to work on you, make sure that you follow it.
I admire the courage of the guy to share his experience but it's easier to say on a forum when no one knows you personally and that's where I think he pulled his bravery. But as he's said, if you're able to chase your losses and successfully done it, never go back because no one is there to help you take them back again but only you.
If you like to have some headache then you do it repetitively because if you have been doing it so, you'll always take back those losses theoretically but you have no idea on how much struggle that you need to do because it doesn't stop there. It might become a cycle for you and becomes part of your moral thought that it should be done every time you lose.

Common story when you think about it. Cause more often than not a good amount of us people in here, even those who would consider themselves not addicted to gambling or responsible gamblers fall victim to this massive fallacy in logic. You already got your hands on the most money you could ever come up with or even wish of ever having, but because you're stupid with money and you suck at fathoming just how massive wins are in an industry that is designed to drain every single dime out of your pocket.

That's not possibly easy to chase after the loss and regain the funds. It's always hard to achieve this, especially for naive players who don't know the ethics of gambling. Even the experienced players will as well find it very hard to achieve such a milestone. Due to the challenging aspect of gambling where the player wouldn't have a complete control over the results. Notminding how strategic his gambling strategy may have been prepared.

The right thing is forgetting about the losses and trying again another day. The fun continuous if we have the funds to gamble on a next session. Exhausting it all trying to recover all our losses only causes anxiety for the player and puts his gambling activity on a bad shape. What is most crucial is enjoying the process not focusing mainly on hitting back what we've gotten and lost. There are multiple possibilities that the player will still bypass his gambling limit and wouldn't stop even if he gets back the losses, which is rare.

I've gone through that pattern countless times and now it has helped me take an extra step to withdraw everything to my wallet or store it somewhere else whenever I break even.

Despite knowing the risks, it's always easy to keep falling for these mistakes because we always want to make the most out of our luck, but we forget how luck can quickly shift the other way, and all it takes is one streak of losses to waste that opportunity.

This is very normal for most gamblers, they were given hope but still lost it, some telling themself that once they already got it back they will stop but some don't do that, they still continue and after that, lose it. It's just sad to see these and I am really convinced that they really need help.

In most cases where individuals chase loses they tend to lose because at that point they might not be gambling with a stable mindset but post individuals have been lucky to win big when they decide to chase lose, although they might have lost severally on the process before they get lucky, if such luck happens it is expected that an individual should take their profit and leave but then greed comes in.

 In the scene that they'll want to win more from the profit they get from the act of chasing loses. I consider that a wrong act cause most times someone individuals end up losing a huge percentage of the money, that's a real definition of opportunity come but once  it would've been more safer if they just take profit and leave but they decided to be greedy and therefore lost, apart from losing such act could even make some become addicted.

This happens with almost all the gamblers. Gambling lures you to play more even when you recover the losses. You only think to make little profits, but while chasing this unfortunately you lose all the balance. This happens with many gamblers many times. This is the tendency of all the gamblers I must say. What we can do here is that to withdraw little portion of the amount, so that we can use that to recover the money if by chance we lose it while gambling.

This is a very common scenario, after all when people are chasing their losses, it is common for them to use martingale or some other betting progression, and the thing with those progressions is that more often than not you will recover the money you have lost.

The flaw of those strategies is only felt once the unlikely scenario of losing several times in a row actually occurs, so a gambler losing a lot of money, recovering it and then losing it definitely is probably the most common scenario there is when it comes to chasing your losses.

😂 Serious matter but always comes out very funny to me, this is thing with gambling and chasing after loses though, I've had a similar experience or scenarios on multiple occasions, but where mine never seem to bother me, or make me want to talk or discuss about is because the amount that is involved is always very small, since I don't gamble that much and when I do, I always do with a small amount of money.

But then, on several occasions, I've had to chase after some loses, which I many a times out of luck, end up winning back the money I previously lost, and sometimes with profit too, but the thing is tha, we never will stop gambling, even if one stop for that day and maybe the next day, and maybe even one week, the fact remains that, one day, you will return back to gambling, and when you do return back, you still might end up losing the money back and then you have to start chasing loses again, in the end, we discover we are just going round and round in one circle, and pray you are able to recover the loss again atleast, for there is always a high chance that in trying to win back your previous loses, you end up losing even more.

That's right, it doesn't matter if you've managed to achieve a recovery but still in the end there will always be the temptation to continue, we must remember that a person is addicted when he manages to win which means that didn't achieving a recovery result because you managed to achieve several wins that made you achieve a recovery? Yes, it means that there is most likely an element that will make you feel addicted and maybe you think of continuing to not only come out with a recovery but also with another victory, but it is a fact that there is no guarantee for anyone to always be able to win in a row, which means there is a possibility that when you continue then a defeat can occur at that time which makes you have to lose the amount of recovery that you previously managed to get.

This means that you will most likely get emotional and go back to chasing the losses that you just incurred to recover your money and I would say that this is actually a cycle that is most likely to be experienced by gamblers who are always greedy, instead of leaving and securing the recovery that you managed to get but you continue again and it is only natural that you end up losing again, meaning that whatever success you achieve in gambling is all useless if you basically cannot ignore the greed in you.

This has always been the reason why most times gamblers are advised not to chase losses because it most times don't get to end well with them because even if you get to recover your losses at the next trial, it takes Strong psychology to exit after recovering because at that point you may be tempted to think you now have the blue print a d would want to attempt it again after your recovery only for you to get to loose at that point and would want to find where to throw blames around but if you had not chased losses, you wouldn't have wanted to try again after recovery.

Chasing losses has never been a good approach to gambling, it has most times turned out to the dis advantage of the gambler and that's why they are mostly advised to not engage in such so they still have the chance to try again another time in a better mind.

Having a target on an amount that you can win is not a bad idea but it will only lead you to addiction, because you will continue playing to make sure that you hit that amount which might no be possible. You should also consider that gamble is not a guarantee that you must win which is why you don't need to set an amount as your target to win.

The best way to gamble is for you to gamble with an amount that you can afford to lose, and also accept the outcome of your bet, so that if you lose you walk home happily, and if you win, you will be satisfied with whatever amount that you won either big or small.

This is a normal thing and must have been felt and experienced by all gamblers including myself, yes at that time when I was gambling I lost several bets but after I wanted to end the game I was sure that if I bet one more time I would win and then I followed my own instincts and obviously I tried to bet again even if I only used a little money and in the end I won and I was definitely happy and I was even more confident that I would win again and to the point that I would forget that I had to stop gambling, and when I saw the remaining gambling results, I realized that I had to stop immediately and go home to enjoy the results and come back again when I was ready to gamble again.

No real gambler would be happy going home with a loss. I mean, at least most of us because even though we can say that gambling is just for fun but the challenge of winning is still there. Personally, I consider gambling as a challenge, because I don't waste money on it, i learned it, study on how to win. However, currently, I have nothing to be proud of as I haven't reach my target yet which is to be profitable, but one day, I will be one of the few that will prove to the world that making money in gambling consistently is possible.

It happened to me a couple of times before, my reason for not stopping after I recovered what I loss is that, it just feel that I wasted my time if I wouldn't get a profit out of it.
That is why I learned to stop chasing what I loss and be contented with what I have, and also to gamble only my excess money so that it wouldn't be hard for me to let it go.

It happened to me just a week ago.
I played my $20 and somehow made it to $120 by playing different kinds of slot games from massive studios, twist gaming, and hacksaw slot providers. I was actually amazed at how lucky I was that day and then I tried to play more just to lose everything.
Then, I checked my rakeback and saw that I got $2 that I can gamble again so I took it and played one more time. Another lucky multiplier happened twice and I get it to increase to $103. I said to myself "I am back." and actually thinking twice if I should go on or just withdraw it. Sadly, my greed won and I played more just to lose everything again. Such an idiot.

You sound as if you are new to gambling, and not like an old gambler, because no one on earth can win consistently daily, that is impossible and this is why it is advice that we don't gamble for profit so that we don't become victims to addiction.

I know that no gambler loves to win and will not walk home happily when you lose, but that is gambling for you, and you must accept the outcome of your bet be it a win or loss. This is the only way that you can use to gamble responsible and that is why you should only use a small amount of money that will not make you sad, if you lose it. No matter the studies and researches that you do to improve your gambling skill, you will still loss more than you win, because you cannot win the house hedge or sportbookers

The simplest Truth remain that no body is willing and ready to loose money if I am ask I will say this, that make me agree with you. Once the fun is only what enticed or motivate people gambling with dramatically reduce the aim of wining is the main thing people insist in playing even when the loss still seek way to recover because no body play to loss. If as Ruttoshi State that one should play with what it can loss that is correct but there is nothing too small to loss because if you continue in lossing it will make you the gambling will not be interested the call aim is going for wining which every one have in heart.

I don't gamble to loss that is why anything I am putting in is valuable and I will apply all required strategy and the fun involved because the mindset help me been consistent it make more sense when wining spirit is dominance.

Sorry but this is hilarious mate. You have an extreme luck for turning small amount to a huge profit. I’m curious on how you lose everything after a successful run?

Do you bet higher amount when you loss a little bit then lose streak suddenly hits you hard because this happened to many times since it’s very easy to increase your bet to insane level if you are already using a bankroll coming from profits.

I have a terrible luck on playing with massive studio slot games. You are really lucky to have a decent run with this provider.

it's not like you're an idiot, it's a normal thing most of us have gone through. You know that it's easy to talk about regulating how we continue in our gambling at times when we've gained up to a certain amount but when it comes to real life situations like this, it's actywlly more deficult than we think. Knowing when to walk away is very necessary and it's the discipline every gambler should make a part of himself but it's not always easy to work away most expecially when you're in a situation that looks as though you're just a step to your next big win.

It is true and proven that lately more and more casinos, especially online casinos, are popping up which is reasonable to say that this is a very profitable business for the owners, and as you said that the biggest profit made by casino owners is because most gamblers find it difficult to resist or resist their lust to continue gambling as in the scenario of chasing losses to reach the recovery phase. And also yes as you said that most gamblers are overconfident with the idea that "luck still holds" so they continue the session, and I would say that when your confidence and expectations are higher then usually when things don't end up the way you want then obviously you will feel more significant disappointment, and this is why we are always advised to limit expectations on the outcome of gambling, not only to minimize the possibility of disappointment and emotions that can make you do things that make no sense.

It is a real scenario experienced by most gamblers that will lead them to greater disappointment and more dominating emotions, so it is only natural that we often see gamblers who run out of most of their money. Another thing is that no matter where you are involved, whether it's an online or physical casino, the bottom line is that if you treat gambling the wrong way then it's still the end of the world.

Sorry if I may ask, are you a professional gambler, the reason why I am asking is because you siad that all your money is valuable to you even with the one that you use to gamble, does that mean that you have never lost before in gambling. If it is Yes, then I will say that you don't gamble at all, but just saying something that is not possible.

If you value the little money that you are using to gamble, you should not gamble because it seems that it is not the amount of money that you can afford to lose. The money that I use to gamble is the amount that I don't care about if I loss it or if I give it out to someone. This is why I can always control myself and my emotions when gambling.

That's where the trouble sets in, players hardly forgo the idea of a next win, after winning previously. Would I just attribute this behavior to players alone? I don't think so, humans, generally, behave this way. When something works, we do it again, hoping to achieve similar results. I wouldn't blame gamblers for this, the indulged game deals with the mind and money. Our minds are not strongly decisive when money is on point. Players are blind to this mistakes as it happen involuntarily. Sometime when we act out of curiosity to win money, within us, we feel in control, but deep down lots of time has been spent with no prior aim developed to stop the incurring losses.

Luck is a gambling term that should be closely observed to know how it works. I don't think anybody would tag luck as a factor that actually happens oftentimes. However, due to the curios mindset of winning again, some players would conclude that luck is on their side after winning a game. What if the luck isn't there as presumed? The player continually losses money hoping that luck is still close by waiting to work on his behalf. There are some false gambling strategies which most gamblers endorse and it affects, periodically, their gambling exercise in a negative way.

Exactly. Even if we say we are gambling only an amount we can afford to lose, but in reality losing is not okay and we still want to make more money while betting and going home at a loss is just frustrating. Gambling will only be fun if we are in profits, but if we gamble and lose all our money, there won’t be fun for sure. That’s how I see about gambling, and I guess a lot would agree to that.

However, I still believe maybe in the future we can make it big in gambling. Although not that consistent, but most probably at least we gain highly satisfying profits.

Classic loser's error. Gambler's fallacy: "winning it all back". Imagine predicting the stock market after one good day. However, you must be intelligent. With strong emotions, you're playing with fire. After that win and rush, you feel invincible. But then you lose control. Im not against gambling. I enjoy having fun. Be clever about it. Set limits. When you're even, leave. Winners do that. They know when to stop. Like running a business. You wouldnt keep funding a terrible transaction, right?  Folks, this goes beyond gambling. You need self-control and discipline. Knowing oneself and quitting while ahead is key. Yes, I've been there and done that. The smartest option is always one that safeguards your money and future.

Indeed, right from the start we should clearly distinguish between normal cheerfulness and excessive cheerfulness as well as the negative reactions after the low point of gambling that dampens our mood, sometimes losing a little is still more fun than losing a lot, another direction, losing a lot is still better than empty hands as well as a scratch on the soul. The strongest and most successful people do not come from gambling, they are strong in the way they overcome life and its shortcomings, they know where they should invest and where they should stop.

This is one trap that every gambler avoids experiencing, but the majority of us commit this mistake I don't want to be a hypocrite, but this has happened to me so many times, and it's depressing to the point I have a hard time
getting a sleep, but you have to move and learn. It's tempting to do it again, but that was the past. Right now, I'm ok with it and have learned that you just cannot recover your past losses however you try.

Didn't say winning gambling consistently daily but I said consistently. That means like being profitable int he business your are running and that you are a long term winner which is opposite to most gamblers. If you don't believe that making money in gambling is possible, then treat gambling for fun and forget your losses so you'll not be addicted if that's the risk you are thinking, but not everyone are the same.

Setting aside the fact that i needed to reformat that text wall MurrS7 wrote there in order to read it. It really looked like author didn't even care if anyone reads it, but just needed to vent.

It looks like a classic addiction. If anyone needs to max out their credit card for gambling, you just know they are in a wrong path, but that path doesn't stop there like that guy said. Winning your money back can obviously happen many times, and that's why they keep on making same mistake and trusting on that.

People don't become addicts because they lose, they just notice it from that. And from the fact same pattern of huge wins and huge losses keeps happening. And they are often too huge to handle.
Weirdly many gamblers don't even see chasing loss as gambling, but some sort of strategic move. And when they happen to win their money again, they can say that they learned their lessons, when in fact they just rewarded their brains with dopamine by gambling. Which is a key element of addiction. Brains get rewarded all the time, but some people are just too "susceptible" for it, if i am using that word correctly.

Our nature is such that we don't want to give up on anything and we always prefer to win. Defeat is always bitter and if ever I lose I still try to win again. There is a lot of difference between a normal game and a gambling game if I lose in a normal game maybe I can win multiple times but in gambling game I will lose money as many times as I lose so if I gamble even after losing many times I will still lose money. In this case, we make a mistake. Whenever we lose multiple matches, we have to take a break and try to start again with a break. This increases the chances of winning a little. When it comes to gambling, whether the outcome is positive or negative, we always have to keep a cool head and make a decision.

this approach should be linked to statistics not only to one's "compulsive" behavior.
the more you play the more you lose.
yes, of course you will be able to hit the superjackpot but statistically it is more likely that you will lose and not that you will have a super win.
indeed this illusion of a sort of "happy ending" that pushes gamblers to play compulsively looking for a superwin... that will never arrive.

It is true that no gambler can get rid of the fact that defeat is bound to happen, the goal of most gamblers is to win, including those who gamble for fun. I think they also want to win, it sounds hypocritical if they gamble without wanting to win. In my opinion, the fun in gambling is at the point of winning, and I think with those who gamble for fun, maybe they say that because they don't want to be labeled as addicted to gambling. but basically gambling has a strong attraction, so many people are trapped by gambling, but if they can control themselves maybe they won't be easily addicted to gambling.

Apart from that, in my opinion there is no definite way to win at gambling, some people have a strategy that they have and believe that their strategy can produce a win, I don't have a problem with that because it is each individual's right, but I think It seems like there is no way to win with certainty when gambling. What's more, being able to win or be able to make money consistently, I think is almost impossible. I suggest not to expect more from gambling.

This is how many gamblers get frustrated.

The mistake was from the beginning and it can go on like that for years, how you start to gamble determines how your gambling journey will look like, and one thing about gambling is that it affects you really fast.

If you care about your mental wellbeing you will gamble as if there is nothing to gain from it than having a good time instead of hoping for any massive amount of money.

I don't have this habit in me, if you are chasing your losses you have already risk what you can't afford to lose and the principle of a responsible gambler is to always use left over money to gamble, to have a peace of mind and be able to enjoy the time spent on gambling.

We are programmed to always want to win, and as humans we don't like giving up, but gambling is not the right place for such zeal, gambling won't make you rich, the chances of wrecking your life believing that it will make you rich is pretty low.

The only period you can say you were successful in chasing your losses is only when you win and withdraw them you used the money to do something important, that's why you can say your loses was recovered successfully. Outside that, you just lost more, a gambler who's a type that chase their loses always ended up losing everything. It's a lucky something that you must be careful when dealing with it, there are gamblers that their luck is very rare, so if you noticed that you such type you must be careful with the way you gamble. The gamble lost everything because he was greedy, if not that he was greedy, he would have be satisfied after winning plus the amount he lost previously.

It is a common scenario that every gamblers experience nowaday, because of greed and hoping to get back all the money that they've lose and assumed that the money will double up the price but turns out to lose everything that they have. Worst thing is that even their savings and emergency funds has been used up. We need to learn with this kind of worst experience so that we can prevent to happen this thing to us, even if other people say that we can't learn by reading other people experiences and failures unless it will happen to us but at least we know the things that we need to avoid so we will not ended up being in that worst situation.

That's why there's no such thing as a period or time when we can say we are successful in chasing our losses. It's always be the same situation for any gambler that everytime they have decided to chase their losses, instead of making it happen, the only ending they have is to lose more.

The thing is, whenever they have achieve their goal of making a profit using their new deposit to make up their losses, they get greedier and thinking to continue playing without realizing the consequences of their action. They continue to have the desire of making more money.

With those who lose money it is indeed a natural thing, in gambling losing money or gambling that is done that ends in defeat is a definite thing that happens, also with those who have won and then lost back the victory maybe because they follow their greed, they cannot hold back their greed so they think when they get a win they feel they are still lucky and can get even bigger wins, but the reality is not like that. The winnings that have been obtained will most likely be lost again when they follow their greed and cannot control themselves.
I agree with you, indeed in doing gambling we must be able to be disciplined, with one of them is to set certain limits such as knowing when to stop and stay away from gambling that is done. Do not let the gambling even make us in the point of misery because only because we want to complete the feeling of wanting to win big.

I have never heard of someone doing something like that, as far as I have heard, all this time they have been chasing their losses but have never been able to get them and in fact they are losing even more because in the process of chasing them they are continuously spending money to gamble, hoping that the initial money they used can be returned and they get back the money you lost but in fact being able to catch up on losses is something that is very difficult to achieve in fact I have never heard of anyone being able to recover their losses as long as they continue to gamble I think there is only 1 person out of 1000 people who gamble the rest experience losses and don't able to catch up with defeat.

If someone has recovered their losses, they should immediately stop gambling and not continue their gambling sessions hoping to get more from their recovery. It's useless if you chase losses but instead you use the money again to make a profit as if the struggle you have spent risking everything is lost. Just like that with the defeat that you have fought for, when someone has won they should realize and be grateful because their defeat can be recovered and stopped for a while and can breathe a sigh of relief but if they continue they will only lose again.

Lesson from this story is we should never chase our losses since for so many times there are lot of statement that they lose more by trying to recover back their losses since we will became so greedy on this situation then chances to be out of focus is there since the only one we want to happen is to regain back the money we lost in that casino. That's why its better to avoid doing this situation and if we think that we already losing enough better quit then try again next time since for deciding to leave can help us getaway on more bigger stressful feeling.

I know there are lots of newbies could read this thread so hopefully they could learn a lesson from the story what OP shared since it doesn't bring any good effect for anyone to chase their losses since this could give them more problem.

Old but Gold story. This is a condition that is difficult to prevent when someone has started to lose control of themselves. I have also done the same thing and often do the same thing, I feel that today's losses might be win when I come back tomorrow, but I never got the expected win. Chasing losses became something I considered normal, even though this caused me more losses than wins. I also once hoped to be able to catch up with the loss and get it back, but I try to be realistic, this is impossible for me to achieve.

If it's not what you called as an addiction, then what is that? And what win do you mean? They did already win but they are simply greedy/addicted to play and try to win some more. Those who took a loan are sometimes not having enough and it does not really mean that they are returning to avenge their losses. Indeed that taking a loan is a sign that the person/gambler is in a big financial crisis because if not, then they will never loan money.

That is one of the crazy things about being an addict (not only specific into gambling), is that you will control your self to not spend on something but you are willing to spend more money in your bad habits. You can only regret later on once your money is now gone but that was great so that you will try to discipline your self next time and hopefully you will now win over your intrusive thoughts.

In short, it is the common greed of gamblers. When you lose, you just wish you could get back the money you lost and stop playing immediately, but when you win back your lost money, you want to continue playing because you think your luck has returned to you. I myself have had this mentality many times, being greedy and then continuing to lose, winning again and then losing again, just repeating the cycle over and over again until I ran out of money.

This is also a common mistake that leads to gamblers losing money when they do not have a clear playing plan and just keep playing without stopping. If we have a clear plan right from the beginning before playing, we will get out of this vicious circle, but we must stick to that plan, don't break it for any reason.

A gambler who is determined to gambling won't leave gambling, even after he or she has managed to recover all his or her loses for that moment, he or she can take a break for that day, but will always return the next day or days later to gamble again, and at this time, the gambler is starting a fresh session, and there is no guarantee of any kind that he or she won't lose again, this is what we as gamblers must realize.

It is really difficult to gamble and beat the house, we can actually start gambling and winning and everything seem like it's alright, but on the long run, its important we understand that it's hard to beat the house, the house will always win and this simply means that we ourselves will likely be in loss if we are to sit and sum up all the amount of money we've spent betting and playing other gambling games, then calculate how much we have won in total, we discover that our loss is far higher than our over all win, this is absolutely normal if you ask me..

Well that's true and maybe someone who has an easily provoked personality is likely to experience that scenario of dominating emotions more often in their gambling sessions, but I think it's true that most gamblers have experienced that and they end up having significant regrets. And like you said you're also one of those people who have experienced that where you've experienced that emotion a lot, but if I'm honest as I recall, I haven't experienced it very often but I have experienced it.

I don't know what the problem is but certainly I don't gamble very often and I'm also not one of those people who is easily provoked so maybe that's what makes me rarely experience that scenario that makes me end up with regret and some pressure. I think a lot of people have the mindset that you have where they think that a loss will be replaced in the next session with a win but in the end it still ends up being a loss at the end of the session which in the end when expectations don't come true then it can also trigger emotions to end up chasing losses and as you said that however chasing losses is an idea that will actually only lead a gambler to a worse situation, so remove all those feelings and hopes for a win.

Chased loss, got it back and lost everything. I believe there is a thread that discussed about never chase a loss in here and I agree with that statment because gambling especially in game like slot crash and other game is 50.50 for me is pure luck so if you lose from it and you chasing the loss is totally wrong because the chance is still 50 50 or even less than that.

Dont let emotion take control of your body if you chasse a loss but still in a budget that fine but if your budget already gone never do deposit again

Yes, that has happened to many gamblers. Those who lose at gambling will still try to recover their losses. Some of them managed to recover but they did not want to stop gambling and instead chose to continue it.

They failed to win and recover from their defeat. However, they can incur double the losses because they choose to continue gambling. Chasing losses and losing more will be very painful.

That is why we should use money we can afford to lose when we gamble. That is to avoid wanting to recover our previous losses. Apart from that, we will not be able to enjoy the gambling game because we will think about recovering our losses first.

This is otherwise a food for thought to alot gamblers that tend to overlook this scenario and go about chasing after losses of no return.
And it's thus an eye opener for all who seem not to heed to any advice as pertaining Gambling and all that concerns it and in every aspects of chasing after ones loss will results in a total loss then there should be an amendment and change of strategies for a while.

Yes, gambling, especially the type of slot game or crash game, is a game that only relies on luck, meaning that chasing losses in gambling will never be useful and in fact, in the end, as in several cases that have often happened, they end up experiencing a much larger amount of loss or loss. but strangely enough they still carried out this idea, and I am sure one of the reasons was because of the enormous encouragement of hope and belief in their minds.

I think they have to re-understand what luck really is, especially how it works, because as we know, luck is something that will come suddenly and happen by chance without ever knowing beforehand, and this is also the reason sometimes when we come without any hope of winning but the result at the end of the session is winning, that means luck comes even though we don't expect it and this also means that luck is the only thing that can lead you to actual victory. So I think if a gambler understands how luck works then I think it is less likely for them to overact like chasing losses, because they understand that after all the odds are still 50:50 as you said.

Gambling isn't runned on the basis of gamblers winning or in anyway wants you to win. It a game of probability which is unpredictable you only need to just accept any outcome as far as you risk responsibly. This alone should stick to our brains, thus modify how we risk and thinking towards gambling.

For me gambling after a loss isn't chasing  if your amount (limit) haven't been met. It only wrong when you gamble after exceeding your limit, even in time of winning if after any win you keep gambling even after your limit have been met you are still chasing.

Acceptance and awareness

These are the things that you would really be needing so that you wont really be messing up your life with gambling because if you do find yourself having that kind of problem then you would really be ending up
devastated because of gambling because you would really be losing it all in the end of the line. Yes, there might be some time that you do able to win up but since you are aiming for money then you would be basically be continuing on what you are doing on which you would be playing even more. We do know that luck isnt always on our side all the time or simply it would really be just that temporal.

One of the main reason on why gambling industry is really that profitable is just because people are really that too having that kind of greed inside them or for the love on making money.
On the time that you would be having this kind of insight towards gambling then you are just basically putting up yourself such on harm.

True, and this is the reason why a gambler is more advised to only put the amount of money that they can afford to be responsible for, not least because after all as you said above that gambling is a game of probability which means it is nothing more than a game of "possibility" that will lead you to two results at the end of the session between winning or losing, and we must first understand that winning is nothing more than a chance while losing is a risk that will inevitably occur when we are away from luck.

Gambling after losing is not chasing losses? I think for this issue depends on how the intention of a gambler, and we must understand that the name chasing losses means that a gambler is unable to accept the reality of losing and also the name chasing losses is usually always based on emotions because of the desire to restore something that has been lost, and I think we already understand that emotions are always the trigger for many mistakes in terms of decision making, meaning that gambling with the intention of chasing losses is an action that will lead them to a greater amount of loss or that will make them exceed the limits they can be responsible for.

It is difficult this will actually happen and I will tell you why, when people lose some money while gambling, they begin to chase their losses, and believe it or not recovering their money is a relatively common experience, so when they lose more money as a result of chasing their losses, instead of thinking about their last loss as a definitive one, they just see it as a temporary setback.

So in their minds it is still possible to recover all their money as long as they persevere, and while for a neutral observer they may seem to be digging the hole in which they are even deeper, they see something completely different and will only change their minds once the hole in which they are is enormous and they have no way out.

That's probably the most sad thing and pathetic thing to happen to someone though, some might say that he could've just went with stopping when he got all the money back but you don't understand that this person is an addict and they've got no way to stop even when things are in their favor like this one, his mind must've been thinking about trying to gamble because he's basically back to zero losses but he's got all the money that he got from successfully chasing those losses. Never had this kind of thing happen to me or have heard of this kind of thing from my friends or anything, it's such a stupid move when you're an outside perspective but understand this fact that in that situation, you're probably so deep in that addiction that it's not going to register to you as a stupid move, I don't feel bad for this kind of people especially those that justify their actions, if they had the control then they would've done something about it right?

Gambling is a game that uses money. However, people still try to win even though they use more money. Not many people are willing to accept the results of gambling, and those who do not want to accept the results will continue to try to gamble.

When they win, they should stop gambling immediately. There is no guarantee they can win the next round, so they should stop gambling and enjoy the results rather than experience loss. If they lose, they should also stop gambling and leave the casino.

When they have lost but managed to recover their losses that day, they should not continue gambling. Otherwise, they may lose again and may even lose all their money. They should remember that gambling is not a place to make money but just to have fun.

Firstly a gambler who finds himself in such a scenario was quite a lucky one but also greedy. Chasing gambling losses us something every responsible gambler tries as much as possible to avoid this is because not only does it end up ruin funds, it can also cause some sort of emotional stress in some gamblers. If you agree with me, there are certain persons out there that get soo fatigued and can even fall sick just because they ended up overthinking certain things. This is the main reason why as a gambler one is adviced to stake what one can afford to lose so that even if they lost the bet they won't be struck with such high and intense thinking.

Apparently, we all know gambling has to do with spending to get entertained but alot of gamblers stake with what they can't afford to loss even after reading so many instructions concerning gambling addictions and consequences attached to gambling without control but yet they keep heading for it.

However when they get the results of a particular gamble some of them refuse to accept the outcome of their gambling hence the inherent urge of wanting more will lead them to chasing losses, the story OP shared is a deep example of people without emotional control as one couldn't accept their fate to end the gambling instead of acquiring more loses they rather go ahead to gamble more than give it up for the loses.

I am not surprised, many gamblers don't really understand that taking breaks in gambling is the way, gambling is built in a way that you will find it hard to stop, that is even after you win.

No, this is a lame way of gambling, you are to force yourself to stop because believe me, what lies ahead is plans to take back all your money, you run out of funds you stop, you win some money you walk away.

Coming back another day is a great reset when gambling, doing this will make you on predictable for those casino games, trust me, I have better health and expectations when I put unexpected full stop to gambling.

Those games are meant to surprise you, but stopping out of nowhere is you surprising the casino back, learn to know what to stop and also learn to use money you are willing to lose, this won't make you chase some losses.

Majority of gamblers got easily carried away when they are in climax since they think that they are not satisfied with their plays and want to continue. That's why instead of they get a chance to recover their funds from experiencing some defeats earlier it turns out bad again for some people since they didn't manage to control theirselves towards quitting on proper time when there's a chance to do this actions.

Greed plays critical role on this and if we let the game roll without having good self control then expect that we will experience a huge loss for our gambling activities made. But for sure once  people would experience some serious defeats that they can easily move on for sure they would realize that what they do for that round is not really good and they might think about not doing the same actions since they don't want to experience those bad experience they encounter.

Becoming a responsible gambler is not something that every gambler can do and it is very difficult for someone who is used to gambling with his greed to be able to gamble responsibly, chasing losses should be avoided by every gambler, but in my opinion this is very difficult. for those who cannot control their emotions when gambling.

That's right, of course every gambler should be able to bet with the funds they can afford when they lose the funds used for gambling and it would be better if they didn't bet with greed which would cause them to suffer losses and also experience greater losses. other bad things when engaging in irresponsible gambling.