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There are two types of pain to deal with when gambling and losing.

1. The first one is the money you risk and lose.
2. When the money you almost win is very big.

Now ask yourself which one makes you feel pain even more? On my own part, losing what I risked is very easy for me, it is still money but it is the type that I can afford to lose.

How much damage can $3 do to someone who makes some hundreds of dollars per month? I can only feel the pain if the amount I almost successfully grabbed is very big.

Normally it is a bit more tricky to win large amount with small amount of money, but we move, how about you?

It is always the second option for me as I have been near max wins quite sometimes and I have managed for example from x20.000 multiplier only x1000-x1500 multiplier because of just one of the smallest near miss, like in slot machines 4 figures showing on the same reel and two of the same showing one in the reel on top and the other on the reel below. However this is very common in slot machines because the slot creators have made the algorithm to tease you as much as you can meanwhile slowly taking your money that you don't notice until it comes near the end. No one cares if they use money and lose as this is common but when you hit a near miss such big and you get like many times lower multiplier you cannot feel anything except sadness.

It's painful to lose the potential big win. I've been there for so many times and I cannot explain how it feels when I'm almost there to win big amount but then, I lost it. It's the same to just about being out of the casino and withdrawing the balance to continuing in gambling it until everything was lost. So, losing our bankroll means a fixed amount of money and we can easily accept that. But going that far and losing more that's quite big is painful and hard to accept.

This can’t be that painful. You risked the money so you know that there is a chance you do not win and you completely lose the money. You decided to still go through with it knowing the possibilities.
Honestly i don’t think either is that painful. You almost won big amount but what went wrong? Did you lose all money or did you still win only with a fewer dollars than possible? Because at least you still won something

In gambling, your potential winnings are unpredictable. it’s fine to win big or small. What truly matters, and what responsible gambling is all about, is ensuring you only bet what you can afford to lose.

It’s common for gamblers, even with a small bankroll, to aim for huge multiples of it. Sometimes, that leads to unrealistic expectations. But as long as you follow one simple rule, which is never risk more than you can handle, any losses will only be temporary. The key is to enjoy your wins, no matter the size, and move on easily when you lose.

What do you mean by potency? Everyone gambles has 2 possibilities, lose or win. When I lose, of course I will feel sad but it doesn't make me sad at all. But my commitment is that gambling is entertainment, not making money so I think it's ready to disappear.
But the most painful thing is regret of not being able to control emotions. This position is when you have profited from your authorized capital. You risk your base capital and profits again to gamble so that in the end all your money is lost. The sad thing is why I get emotional and make stupid bets with an unclear mind.

The 2nd option is the most painful part based on my experience because you already increased your bankroll to the level that you can afford to lose if already win big but lose it after.

You’re correct in your interpretation that it’s easy to let go loses if it’s just your bankroll that you wager.

Profit in gambling is already considered as ours already that’s why we should withdraw immediately if we already have a profit especially of the combined amount of profit and our bankroll is already big that we can’t afford to lose.

I think the question is based on the real scenario on what’s harder to accept lose because I do feel more regretful whenever I bust a huge win with just a series of bad bet compared when I lose normally without reaching a huge profit because I already have a chance to take profit yet I keep betting that’s why I lose.

In theory, You are right that we should consider only our bankroll since everything is fine if we can afford to lose our bankroll.

The only problem is the real life feelings when you are on that situation.

 It's always going to be the second option for me. Its really painful to see a game that looked so close to being a winner go on to fail. Especially if out of say five or six selections you picked it's just one and inside the one you picked the option of 2.5 goals and they go on to end at two goals. It's really disheartening. As usual, play with an amount that won't hurt you Incase it doesn't play so the first one isn't that painful.

I only feel pain if I am taking too much risk. It doesn’t matter if I win in the end because the process itself is also painful and it is not worth it. That also means I can’t control my emotions well enough and soon I will be losing whatever I won before. As long as I can control my emotions, I won’t be taking too much risk and that means It will be fine. It is all about having a control over your emotions. If you can’t do that you shouldn’t be gambling at all. It is a recipe for a disaster.

For me it will be the latter, a good example is in sports betting which I think most of us are into. Like if you have a good parlay bet, and like 10x or higher multiplier. But then there is this just one game that might ruined everything and your bet got screwed. And if you will just adjust that one bet to your favor and perhaps you could have won that big multi legged bet.

And with that, you already see what you will do with that big money and it could have change your life for the better. Of maybe during that time, that money could be a big help to you financially. So the number two is not just that money that you might have lost, but the trauma that it can also bring to you.

Losing is always the most painful. It doesn't matter if it was a lot or a little. For me, there is no such thing as “almost winning”, you either win or you lose, it's that simple. You don't feel sad because you almost won, you feel sad because you lost.

I prefer to go for low odds but not very low odds. I do not go for accumulatd matches that is more than 3 matches. I go for just a single bet once at a time. I do not bet frequently. Because I do not go for parley and I go for small odds, this makes me not to expect any big win. I win little amount of money with little amount of money which is what I am satisfied with.

Of course, what really hurts a gambler is when we should have won but still lost in the end, because greed exists as a gambler. We have read many stories like this here on this forum platform
and I think most crypto gambling communities have experienced this situation.

But if the purpose of playing at the casino is just for fun, of course there is no pain to be felt because whatever happens when this happens,
it is okay with us because our intention and desire is just to pass the time.

The money you have at hand is always worth more than the money you are expecting, but the pain you will face in the first case will hurt more if you gambled with a very big amount of money that you are not used to gambling with.
Then if you are gambling on a budget, And then you almost won a huge amount of money from the little amount of money you spending gambling, it will hurt you knowing that you were very close to winning.

3. Regret on not to make withdrawal even if the winnings or gains is already significant and losing it back again into the house.
4. Win up big but the withdrawal being on hold and being accused on committing some violation.  ;D

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On the time that you do make out some gambling then the best thing that should be done is to make use of the amount on which it is that a small % of your overall income or simply with the vacant money that you do have, so that just in case that you do make out some loses then it wont be hurting you that much because it is just that a small amount and not something that will make you that reactive.
If you are making use of an amount that you cant afford to lose then you will definitely be that having the pain on which it might cause up that impulsive reactions on which it causes up for you to deposit even more.

The money I stake and lose is more painful and my reason for that is because I put in a lot of time to do my analytical research before I think of staking high on any bet.. although I don't advice anyone to stake high on any game though because nothing is sure in gambling, I always keep my stakes low but once In a while I triple it on some single games that I think I'm sure of... losing such an amount that I wasn't comfortable with using from the onset is more painful to me...When I still a beginner I would chase my losses but now I just allow myself to move on from those losses.

Personally, I find option number #2 to be more painful.

In option #1, there will be the pain of regret which you would've wished that you've never betted on. However given that you know the risks that are involved with your decision, somehow, you expected the outcome to lose.

In option #2, what will kill you here is the thought of "I should've won that money" kind of feeling. This will definitely cause you sleepless nights thinking about the wonders of having that amount of money and the experience. It will creep inside your mind the possibilities and opportunities you could've experienced should you win that amount of money.

We're on same page about this, because for every amount I use in placing my bet it's always money I can afford to lose, so therefore, losing it doesn't bother as whatever maxed win I have hoped on winning would especially when it's happens to be a situation of a near miss.

But regardless after a few moment of feeling about it I just move on knowing that it's either I win or lose with any bet made. So I can't do much about it but to continue with my gambling.

Of course, it is more painful when you almost get a win but end up failing. In football betting, I have had that situation several times. The bet must be lost after the last match did not match the prediction.
Small bets certainly will not have much impact on someone, because the money is prepared for betting. But the amount of victory in front of your eyes must be lost because everything does not go smoothly, clearly gives pain to the gambler.

Everyone of us could have more reason not to lose a bet when we gambles irrespective of the amount involved and the risk taken, but we all can't have same experience as gamblers, that is why for everyone gambler, we must first consider taking the risk and how affordable it could be on us, on whether we win or lose, the most painful is when you discover about a particular ticket almost complete to just discover all of a sudden a game cancel it all and you lose, this could be disappointing, but we should not set priority on such as gambling is only for fun.

The second one is more painful. In the first case I do it consciously knowing that I am likely to lose this money. It makes me prepare my mind for the worse. But in the second case, the pain is so much. Assuming it were sports bet and you had a huge intended from the parlay. But instead of taking the cash-out, you get greedy decide to ride it out, hoping all the remaining legs hit. Then right before your eyes one final game ruins everything. And you walk away with nothing. It is not just pain that you will feel  it is regret. And you know what? Regret is a sharper kind of pain.

This hits differently. Have you ever been in a situation where you lose the only money you have on you carelessly? I mean, you have no hope of getting any other money elsewhere; you might probably be in debt after such a loss. If you find yourself in such a situation, it is very okay to take time out to cry your heart out.

It is very normal for a gambler to have some kind of awkward feeling when he almost hits a big win. It is way easier to console himself and get over such a loss since he still has something somewhere he can fall back on. Sometimes, the money he gambled with might even be what he can afford to lose, not like someone who risked something so precious in anticipation of something better, only to lose it through gambling. So painful. :'(

The two examples given are serious because both are painful. Losing by taking risks feels very bad, which cannot be explained to the person who fails. We who gamble can feel it to some extent.

On the other hand, when you win a considerable amount, it becomes difficult for us to handle it. If casino games are like this, you can win an amount beyond imagination. When this happens, we become a little embarrassed and do not know what to do.

How is this even a question? In both cases you lose, and in other case you almost win big? I don't understand what kind of state you have to be in, in order to losing bigger opportunity wouldn't be a bigger mental loss. I don't know if it's "pain" you feel, but it's definitely more exiting and more painful.

But funny enough, you will feel positive as well for almost winning, but that's only before the loss. And in most cases there's an option to cash out before match is over, and you will feel regret on top of your pain.

What pains me most is number two. I don't gamble much and I can always let go of my losses but what keeps me thinking for somedays is a near miss of a big amount of money. Sometimes, I wouldn't gamble throughout two weeks because I always feel that I am not lucky. However, it happens like that to all gamblers, and it's better for you lose woefully than a near miss of a big amount.

Both can be very painful, but the money you stake is an amount that should already be considered an amount lost already, so losing that money shouldn’t leave much of a negative effect on you.

The amount which is also almost won can be very painful compared to the one you stake, especially when the result is near misses, which some part of you has already considered the game won.

I think the most painful experience is number 2, I don't have a problem with number one because my stakes are not even high. Having a near winning experience can be very painful especially if the amount of money is huge. I had an experience like that recently and it took me some days to forget about it. Couldn't help but think about the things I would have used that money for. But these thoughts won't change anything, we must learn to man up and face reality. This is what gambling is all about, if you don't control yourself it might mess with your psychology.

I think the one that will pain me the more is the amount I risked and lose, than the amount I almost win and lose. The point here is that the amount I risked is the money I worked hard to get and risked it to bet, So if It loses then the casino takes it, meaning I have loss totally. But in the other hands the amount I am about to win is just under probability, meaning that I am not even sure of winning. So if I stake  $1 to win $30k with multiples games of 10 and it happens that 9 played and 1 cut the ticket, I don't have the right to be angry/sad or fill pained because it's just a fantasy I am trying to bring to reality but couldn't. We should be able to differentiate fantasy from reality.

To me the more painful one is when you risk the money that you can't afford and lose the game, this is very painful because this is money you can't easily get. But as for losing the game you almost won it won't be painful if you bet with the money that you can afford and if you already have the understanding that gambling is all about lose and luck , it is easy to let go but if you risk the money thst you can't afford to let go , this will be very painful.

Same idea here. Yes the number 2 is the one that is painful for me. If you have a bet, you usually look at the potential winning on the slip and most times you could start doing your calculation of what you want to use your money for based on that. So if at the brink of winning the bet you now lose it, you will start feeling bad because you have already made plans of what you want to use the money for. This is actually the situation for me likewise. But losing just a small bankroll as the amount used to bet doesn't cost you anything.

If you feel hurt when you're gambling, you probably have some emotional attachment to the money, meaning that it was not fun money and you couldn't afford to lose it. If you either lose or win in betting, so there is no point in thinking that you"almost won" a big amount of money. It is usually black and white, at best you might be able to insure your bet and walk away with a smaller amount if one part loses. High odds plays are exhilarating but also destined to fail by their nature - the bookmaker has already calculated that there is a very low chance of it winning. Just let it go and see if you can extract any sense that can be applied to future bets, no point steaming on it.

Personally, if I can not afford to lose $20 in a bet, I would not risk such high amount because I know too well that I will definitely feel so bad after I lose the bet that is why I don't allow my self risk more than I can afford to handle, such risk is not for me. It doesn't mean I don't risk high amount in some games I feel so confident on but before I stake with that high amount, I must have taken the decision to accept what ever out come I get.
For the later, I do feel so bad about it but what's gone is gone, I let go of things situations easily.

None of this got me because I don't go beyond my boundaries in gambling, I can't use the money that does not belong to me for gambling, I can't take such risk on anything, and regarding the second aspect also, it is not advisable that we set our minds to much on a bet for winning, because we may be disappointed if it does not come in as expected, so I don't see a reason why it should bother me too much when am not gambling recklessly, if I don't have the enough capacity of doing it, I'd rather stay off than placing my mind too high on it.

Pain is rarely about the money, though most people think of it that way. It's about identification, projection, possible influence over never occurring future events.

Once you've committed to taking a chance, the initial pain of losing what you risked is easier to bear. However, it is the second pain (themissed win) that blow the illusion of control. You feel you were almost rewarded for being smart, intuitive, bold. It messes with the wiring in your brain around justice, fairness, and outcome simulation as imagined success collapses. That hurt has nothing to do with money, your brain is collapsing into the paradox of earned-but-lost.

Were we really "gambling," or were we negotiating with chance to prove our worth?

The second option is more relatable, you already gambled with what can be afforded, and must have lost a lot before then. Now for an amount, very big amount, and out of the long bet just a single game was what ended the ticket. I will feel really bad that i lost my luck winning the big amount. Someone who uses $3 to win $6 and someone who uses that same $3 to win hundreds of dollars, both won their bet, but the joy of the gambler with the highest win will be far blissful than the other.

Even me too, because I don't gamble above my limit I normally play safe in gambling. Actually that is were most gamblers do have problem in gambling because a gambler that normally use money that doesn't belong to him to gamble most likely have bad effect in gambling. It's good to understand that gambling can never make one to become rich that easily, so there is nothing to worry about winning in gambling.

Number 2 is the most painful for me. When I come to gamble, I come with the amount of money I can afford to lose. So I don't feel bad if I lose my cash.

But when I start playing and I'm on the verge of winning, I feel more pain if I lose. I don't feel pain that I was on the verge of making so much profit with so little money. I gamble for fun. So for me, the joy of the game is to make a profit at the end. If I lose when I'm on the verge of making a profit, I really feel the most pain.

2nd option is just unrealized gain which is not real. You can be hurt with that but truth is that the money isn't yours in the first place.  You just feel like you lose it but its the same as option 1. All the same since you lost money.

No matter how small it is, even if its just $3, when you think of how many times you have tried it, it would sound like you could have accumulated hundreds to thousands.

So far so good in all my gambling experience, I have felt more pain when I am close to a win, having ignored the cash out option and still lose with just a slight margin.
The cash I spent is already in the gambling plan and that's what qualifies me to gamble, so I can't be angry at that nor feel much pain unless for the fact that I have exceeded my budget allocation for gambling for that week or do not have enough funds to top up.

In my case, since I only place sports bets, I don't feel bad when I lose money on a single bet or in the case of multi bets, but there is an exception in the case of multi bets, when for example I place a multi bet in which there are 5 teams and I get 4 right but I don't cash out and because I believe I will get the last game right but I lose the last game, this makes me angry at that moment, because I was greedy and could have made a better decision. But then I try to have fun to forget about the defeat.

When I gamble, if I lose at the beginning, it doesn't hurt me much because I took the risk but I didn't win there, but when I wait for more wins after a big win, if I lose and lose all my money, I feel the most pain. Because even after I succeed in the goal I bet on, I lose more later because of greed. I think most gamblers feel the worst when they are in this situation. When gambling, there is sometimes a loss and sometimes a win. When someone bets and loses immediately, he blames his luck, which he has nothing to do with, but when he loses the winnings because of his greed, that is very painful. If I consider the two things you mentioned, I will definitely find the second one more painful.

You get what you give that how gambling works if you must win a huge amount, you either increase your money on bets or you increase your game selections in such a way that your total odds can give you the amount of money you intended to win, and doing so you increase your risks and losing chances, this is what most of us don't understand and for sure we need a bit more of control over our gambling expectations and how we intend to achieve them.

If there is a poll on this one, most likely the second choice will be the winner. As seeing that you almost win, there could be a lot that could play in your mind, so there is a lot of emotions involved in there. Like in slots, those near hit or near misses is one of the most painful experience you gonna felt.  As if you're almost there, and yet because of luck, you didn't get the bonus.

As compare to the first one, wherein, the money that you are going to burn might be for that purpose. So that if you lose, the effect is not that big unlike the first one. As what we have been preaching "play the money that you can afford to lose".

I totally understand how you feel, I’ve been there before, so believe me because I kid you not when I tell you that I literally died a s “Slow Death”  8) 8)

It can be such an awful experience you know, you’ll literally just wanna kick yourself in the ass because you know fully well that you could’ve made a much better choice that would’ve yielded a much better and profitable outcome, only if you hadn’t been greedy. Very awful experience.

As we are different that is how we have different pains of having or experiencing loses, mostly people get angry in gambling when they lose what is above their budget, so gambling is involved two things, which I alway says, [1] is profit [2] lost, you most experienced one of this in the gambling, that's why we need to know that if you what you plan to use and bet, and when you bet, and you lose, you will not be angry again.

Gambling is a game of chance, and based on my gambling experience so far, I have considered the money I deposited in a casino as something that's not mine, while I consider the winning to be something that's mine^{(that's whenever it happens, though)}. So, I don't see losing the game, or risking the money as a pain because at the end of the I still have to stake some money on the game and every game is always in favor of the house.
The only thing that pains me now is the big money I almost won, which always rings in my head on how I would have used it to buy some stuff.

Almost winning a big amount is the most painful one to be. Maybe when am gambling, and I just lose a match among all the matches which I picked, that’s when I will start regretting why I even picked the match, I should have dropped it, but we should know when it comes to gambling, things like this are always happening, getting close to winning a big amount of money, and risking some money, and you will end up losing it, i don’t even think gamblers can even avoid this.

Am not really the type that do win frequently from gambling, so whenever am about to win, and I ended losing, am always pained, even if the amount which am suppose to win is not really a big amount of money, because I don’t with huge amount of money, so what am always expecting is not always much.

What you wrote may have added to the losses gamers face each day. Expectations controls the celebral cortex of the brain to assume what happens next, but reality always play out differently which gets the player uncomfortable.

well you can practically ask the same thing if you almost won something big but you only had betted $3 or something low like that then even if you were near a big win it would disappoint you but you can move on since you know that it was just luck and the money you betted isn’t that big either to guarantee a big win

Haha, I see what you did in that response ;D
Well I can imagine how dying a slow death feels like, I don’t believe I’ve found myself in such a situation before, because any cash out I get and I know that I’d feel very bad if I lose it, why waste time? I’d just take it and maybe try again, rather waiting for something you’re not even sure would come.
I guess I can say I have self control over these sort of things, although developing that behavior wasn’t that easy, it took a while to.

The first option, I've lost money many times and it's not something new to me. So it's not too painful.

The second option is more painful. Because we've never seen the victory we almost had. Let's say we bet $10 on 5 matches with total odds @20. 4 of those matches have already won and are waiting for 1 more match to be able to get a full win. But unfortunately the last match lost and we can only see the big win like a dream. :'(

From my point of view feels bad to lose money, but feels worst to be close to win big a miss the chance, that happen to me some weeks ago when i win a x10,000 but in the past run i was chasing a x100,000, i could hit that multiplier with the x10,000 roll, so, even if it was a big win it leaves a bad taste because it could be a massive shot.

We must be ready to lose money before we start our gambling session, other way it will be really frustrating after all is gone.

So, in essence, you are saying that gambler's assumption is their pit hole to uncomfortable ending as a gambler, but still, those that select few games and risk a lower amount of money will be less concerned about the outcome of the games since their bet is still within the scope of their ability to contains whatever becomes the result if such a bet.

Both are painful to bear for gamblers, and the majority have faced this situation before, and it's a challenge to move on from these two scenarios. So when playing, we should always be aware that these two can happen to you, but on the first one, you have control not to let it happen by playing and telling yourself that you are ok with this money loss. On the second point, it always comes unexpectedly, and most of the times it's hard to move on.

i think that the second one may be more painful or more harder to move on from simply because you can go down a spiral of what if's and you will never even know what could have happened if xyz did not happen

the point is that it is harder to move on from hypothetical things because you always get lost in your imagination and you might end up trying to recreate the bet you just had

Losing your money will always be painful for the player and this pain will depend on his size. So the solution to this problem is obvious - bet on a small percentage of your deposit so that you don't regret losing.

Both indeed are painful, but it is no surprise that both situations is not new in gambling. Most gamblers have had experienced those situations at one point. So you can also prepare yourself if you haven't faced such challenge here because sooner or later, you will also suffer the consequences of those situations. I guess, when you are in gambling, much better to accept the fact that such situations will happen at any of your games. In that manner, you are already assuring yourself that this is part of the game and you can't avoid such loses.

Honestly, it is hard to tell which one is more painful because both of them are painful and very disappointing. But as we are gambling, losing is expected to happen. And whether it is painful or very painful to us, we can never turn back the time and change our bet.
This is how gambling can ruin our day, especially if we are unlucky. Because even if we are very close to winning, if we are too unlucky, we will never win. Many times I've been in this kind of situation, and the only thing I do is take a break to heal my disappointments.

Just like what you’ve said, the pain is nothing when you take risk and lose that amount, because you know exactly that losing is inevitable in gambling that’s why you decide to only bet what you can afford to lose.

 However, when you gamble and you almost make it big but apparently, you still lose it all, that’s actually more painful but then again, the pain you’ll feel will also depend on how you are managing your gambling emotions. If you are gambling responsibly and you know that most often gambling outcomes do not favor on you, then you’ll be able to accept easily that kind of loss.

Losing is losing for sure, and how much you place on that bet will determine if the loss will be painful to you to start with. On the other hand, losing a parlay bet that just got started won't be as painful as seeing a game run throughout the day or week only for the last game on the bet slip to turn out negative. We might argue that it's the same thing, but the pain always hits differently to some extent, which is what is referred to as almost won.

Losing $3 in a month shouldn't be a big deal to you - the problem is, you fail to withdraw your winnings that have reached hundreds of dollars, that's definitely painful. When you manage to turn $3 into tens of dollars - that's a success you should enjoy, but you continue gambling and end up losing it all.

Some gamblers lose tens to hundreds of dollars in a day - while they can lose all their winnings in the same day. Both are certainly disappointing - but the most disappointing is when you wipe out all your winnings and your main balance in the hope of doubling it on the next bet. That habit is in greedy gamblers - I hope you are not one of them.

If I still choose number 1. Yes, if we lose, we lose money.
If number 2, we only lose hope that is not certain.
Number 1, the money is in our hands and it is gone.
And number 2, it has not become our hope and is gone.
Yes, both are definitely disappointing, but number 1 is more disappointing for me. Hahaha

Deposit and place wager on games with amount you can afford to lose and not the other way round. The system have been unpredictable from day one and we know how it spell out for us. Loss is pain because we're talking about our hard earn money here. What more can we capitalize in the system especially when it involves profits? Everything come with a price and we must do our best to ensure we're sticking up with the current condition of the system. We're familiar with the system, knowing exactly how these things do work.

You know I’ve come to realize that the most common reasons why some gamblers always walk out of the casino with absolutely nothing, isn’t because they don’t often win, it’s because they don’t know what to do when they win. It becomes very easy to get caught up in the loop and crazy speed of always needing more when you’re in a winning spree, and that’s why it’s important to always withdraw whatever profit you feel you’ve made, maybe you can decide to continue with whatever that’s left, and even when you eventually exhaust what’s left, it’s best to leave the casino rather than making another deposit. That way, you’re sure of leaving the casino with something and not losing everything.

The one thing that always causes me pain in gambling is when I’ve already had a big win, but then, because I get confident thinking I can make more, I end up with nothing — even losing my capital. It has actually happened to me many times. I always feel like someone is whispering in my ear to take the risk, even when I’ve already made a profit. nd that’s the reason I keep blaming myself afterwards, but still happening. Lmao

Yes - it's common for the money wagered to be lost almost all the time in games we often experience gambling losses.

How about almost winning a large amount? How painful is that?
I have been in this situation several times, especially in sports betting with parlay bets, almost winning a large amount but another match failed.

Sometimes we feel upset with ourselves for the bet.

Every moment of losing at gambling is painful for me. I know that it is mentally stimulating to expect a big win and to bet big, but ultimately it is impossible to reduce my tendency to lose. When I take risks, there is a high probability of making a big profit, but at the same time there is a high probability of losing. The chances of winning big with a small amount of money are very small but if you have a mindset of satisfaction and do not take too much risk, it will make a difference. I often do this to avoid taking too much risk. Gambling for fun.

Actually I gamble for entertainment one to two days a week in my free time. I participate in gambling for entertainment, for this I use very small amount of money that will not cause any regret for me or I do not regret if I lose that money because I use small amount of money. For those who use large amount of money in gambling and lose, the situation may be different. For example, you mentioned three dollars here, I use less amount than you and even if I win, I win according to my budget. We cannot enjoy the win much, but betting is the joy for us who use gambling as entertainment.

They don't make me feel pain? Like the 1st one, you feel pain because your dumb ass probably risks more money than you can actually risk (or spend, which is the better word here) in gambling. Managing how much you spend on entertainment (yes, gambling is for entertainment) should always be planned and accounted for when planning your finances.

As for the 2nd, I guess I can agree a bit here that it can be painful, but it's not something that should be stuck to you. It's called "almost" for a reason, it's because it's not money you have in the first place! Assuming you had it already and lost because of a bet just sounds like a recipe for disaster imo. It sometimes happens to me whenever I try to bet it big but it's more like a pain due to the losing the bet more than assuming it was already mine and then was lost.

Both give pain for me but I realize that is what will happen to me when playing gambling. I don't want to feel bad because of my losses so I try to take it easy.

But losing $3 per month is not too big for someone who makes some hundreds dollars per month. That losing is too small compare with his earning. So he should not feel the pain or sadly because his money still much.

You can win large amount with small amount of money with luck. But unfortunately, no one will know when their luck come. So that make people keep playing gambling because they think that their luck will come in the next rounds.

Definitely when the money you could have won is so great that you feel like a dog with your tail between your legs. It sucks the most having to accept the "could have been bets" if you would have been able to make the slightest adjustments to change your fortune.

Seems the most painful to me is the


Because you win already, there's a chance you can cashout the earning and celebrate your wins instead you make another play and wonder to win more amount of money its seems like being too much greedy in gambling in my perspective if you win a huge amount I can call that for a day because you don't need to abuse your luck. On the number one is you are willing to risk your funds already and you haven't won yet so you are still hoping its different that you imagine than having yours already.

If you play with a small amount, then naturally, it is unrealistic to win something big. Perhaps there are examples and cases of such successes, but we must soberly assess our capabilities. If there are no large sums to risk, you need to learn to cope with small successes. Perhaps by playing less often and keeping these small wins for ourselves, we can feel more comfortable than being in the red.

Losing sucks and barely missing a win sucks, but neither is really painful unless it's a huge amount of cash. If I miss a parlay that would win me $5000 by 1 game I would feel sick for a bit lol, but if I make it to the last leg of a parlay I will look to hedge my bet so I am not in a terrible position and I guarantee myself some $$$.

Missing a parlay can be really painful, especially when it’s by one game and if this one game is the last game. I’ve been in a situation where I played a running game which I selected 2 games per day, and the game was gonna go on for a week, it was a pretty good amount of money that I would’ve won if it played to the last game, I patiently waited for the game till the last day and last game. The most painful part was that I got the chance to cash out more than half of the amount provided, but I refused taking it and was determined to wait. It went bazaar and everything was washed down the drain. It was really painful indeed, but the good thing is that it made me learn some pretty good lessons.

Based on human psychology, the second case will be imprinted in the mind much brighter. Than just losing money in small amounts. After all, this is a brighter memory of how luck was very close and life could have changed for the better, but this did not happen, and similar cases, for example: in trading are called FOMO, and it is also strongly remembered as an unpleasant moment in the mind.
After all, they would not give a name to something that is not a truly memorable unpleasant moment in life. Such a memory of a missed opportunity can torment both a gambler or bettors, and a trader for many weeks or months. This is money and it can change our lives.

We are on the same side. The second scenario shows greediness and that is the most thing I don't want to happen when gambling. The urge of betting more because your emotion tells you that you can win more. If you let it consume you, your profit could turn into loss because you didn't managed to control yourself.

A gambler that would pick the first scenario is not a responsible gambler. In gambling, you should always be aware of the amount you can risk and lose. Why gamble in the first place if you can't handle losing that amount.

The money i risk and lose is most painful one, any winning that has not  gotten to your account is still not yours, but the money you lost is gone forever, so the one you lose is much painful. Especially when you risk a huge amount of your money to get a good win and things turn left, you will be mad at that time. But if did not cash out a potential win and the last game cut it, it will hurt you too but not as much as the risk money on game that later cut.

I feel more painful seeing amount I could have won and I lost it, that is to say; I could have won x amount but my last 1 game or 2 games cut it off. At then as we know there could have been a cash out options but due to over confidence and trust we have on the bet we might feel that it would finally come out winning as we may have thought initially but ended up losing entirely amount even with the Cashout options given. This type of bet makes me go crazy sometimes because calculating the bet amount plus winning lost is actually painful.

Surely the second option is more painful than the first, the reason is simple, you have a control over the money that you choose to gamble with but you don't have a control over the outcome. If you're a responsible gambler that uses small amounts to gamble, loses won't be too painful to you because you know that wins are by luck. But when you gamble and you almost won a big amount it'll be painful, maybe a little if you're a responsible gambler, compared to irresponsible gamblers. It's easier for responsible gamblers to get over the pains of loses because they use amounts that they can afford to loose.

I agree with you  ;D. We don't feel sad after losing in gambling. Because we don't lose a big amount of money in gambling. But if we lose a big amount of money in gambling, we would not be able to control ourselves. It would be painful for us. So I always say, no matter how rich we are, we should set a certain amount for gambling. We will not invest more than this amount of money in gambling per week. If we win, then we will definitely benefit, but even if we lose money in gambling, we will not face loss. But many people cannot do this.  :'(

Ofcourse the painful one is the 2nd one, biggest win and suddenly you lose it is really gonna be felt for a gambler. We usually bet and risk money on our own, but after such game and got some profits we win big, and then we lose it? Thats more painful I guess. People should be always taking profits and not all put on risk when doing some gambling.

Defeat is always painful. If I play a normal game and if I don't play well in that game and if my team loses for me then I personally suffer a lot and that is really painful for me. If I suffer so much for a simple game, I must suffer more for gambling because if I lose gambling, I lose money. That's why I try to gamble very responsibly so that extra pain doesn't overwhelm me. Bet for any team carefully without being too hasty and before placing the bet let go of the illusion of money and then place the bet because if the result goes against but thinking that my money will be lost at any time. Because I feel a lot of pain when losing a small amount of money, but I want to know how it feels for people who are addicted to gambling and who lose a lot of money.

In this situation, I think #2 would hurt more. We're used to losses, they happen all the time. But big wins? Those are rare. And what's worse is when we lose them because greed made us push too far instead of cashing out at the right moment.

Using the idea of winning big or winning small to determine if a gambling should feel sad is wrong. We are allowed to feel only two ways in gambling which are feeling sad and feeling happy. When we lose no matter the amount we often feel sad because will lost but as an experience gambler you wont want the loss take over how your emotions. While when we win, big win or small we are mostly happy. The feeling that comes with win is excitement we cannot feel same way whenever we lose in gambling.

There are many gamblers that could have win huge amounts of money from gambling which they lost because they never cashout the money they could have gotten by selling the bets they took partially. This is not greed but over confidence which is why in most cases, I normally cashout my funds so they I don't lose the money for the best and some interest that could be attached to it.
Gambling is a game we need to be smart about not being too over confident to make huge amounts of money from gambling.

Number 2 is itchy because you are near a big win, but it means there's hope that you can get it. In Number 1, there's no going back. Once you lose the money, then there's no "try again" because you don't have anything to bet for. So the pain of all is losing the money than it is with almost winning a big one. This mostly happens in my parlays where I am on the brink of winning the whole thing. It is painful but not as much as losing everything. The key here is how quickly we can move on after losing the whole thing with just 1 leg left in your parlay. But in that situation, we now have an option to cash out so it will depend on our greed if we continue or not.

My gambling approach is mostly entertaining, so losing money that I have deposit isnt most painful for me. If I lose both of my deposit and what I have won before also inst most paintful moment for me. The most painful probably is the moment, when or better say if I win a large amount, lets say catch a huge multiplier or jackpot, and lose all that money instead of withdrawing it and using money more smart.

I'd say the second scenario hurts more than the first because in sports betting it can be painful to lose parlays that come down to that one leg, but if this is mostly about casino games, then i'd change my pick to the first scenario.

Sometimes i'd have those "what if" thoughts about my old deposits and losses. Even though they're amounts I could afford to lose it's still a nice chunk once you add them all up and it could've been spent better elsewhere.

We all have different views and how we approach things but most importantly keeping a good gambling records is something that shouldn't be joked with and it is bent on taking responsibility. But in this context I think I'll be pained if the money i intend winning was to be huge sum but ending up not winning it, nothing pains me more than this cause it just seems like you are wasting some efforts but I'm the other hand it's still normal for me since it's an amount I can afford to lose as well but I think risking money and loosing it will be more painful.

This.

All gamblers are going to feel bad losing potentially big money and then that will be the reason why someone is going to have hard time in sleeping.

Yes, a gambler that losses potentially big money is not going to have a good sleep. And so, all of us will say that this is more painful than the first one because we all are accepting that if we lose our bankroll, that's enough.

But if we are about to win yet we lose that money, that is what is going to make us feel bad.

In my opinion I think the 2nd option is more painful than the first one, because I can decide to take the risk using $1 and is not going to affect me probably when the outcome didn't work as I expected, reason is because the amount can be easily afforded. Just imagine staking with $1 and of which your potential wining is $10k as the case may be, and let's say you have been giving a Cash out of $5k meanwhile the game is still going as planned. maybe after some time you now notice that the game is no longer going to the right direction, and it happens to be that the cash out button is no longer available. You know at this point you will be very much pained. not because of the capital you used to stake rather is because of the opportunity that was given to you which you failed to utilize it, of course anyone who find himself in such situation will feel pain.

The first one should not be our concern because at the start of our session we should understand that we should only play with money that we can afford to lose.
The second point is something that seldom happen if it caught you, it will make you disappointed, so between the two, the second one is more painful because it comes unexpectedly I experience this and it really hurts and a lot of question will be running in your mind.

From what I saw, it seems like this is what most of our friends who gave their comments in this section are saying. In which it is really true, we would have held the victory that we won but it was still lost in our hands. Many people in the crypto gambling community have also experienced this.

While gamblers whose intention is only for entertainment have no effect on them if they lose because they do not think that anyone will return the money
they entered into the gambling platform where they played casino.

Yep, it's better for me to lose $100 which I know in the first place rather than lose potential to win $10,000.

Sometime it's funny to think, we didn't even have that money, but we're feel bad to lose it. It was potentially to win $10,000, but let's say you have a choice to cash out $4,000, people are still wishing to get $10,000.

Although this sound like a bullshit, we shouldn't depend on gambling if we want to make some money.

The situation where you almost get the win becomes a position where you will convince yourself to get a big win by increasing the amount of deposit into your account to play again and get the hope of a big win, our greedy souls will be provoked to continue playing in order to get more wins or to get a bigger multiplier, it is very annoying if there is a big multiplier that we can't get, even though it will change your entire gambling situation if it's a slot game.

Stop, the bankroll needs to be saved and we should not have the expectation that the big win is ours today, it is better to keep trying even if it loses but the bankroll is still in a state of profit than risking everything and losing without residue.

I know what you mean - but we both know that not all gamblers are the same. Some truly appreciate their winnings - while some don't, they continue to bet with higher ambitions. The hope of winning is always there - but on the other hand, when you don't know the way out then it is the fastest way to lose all your balance.

In poor countries - I think most gamblers value money very much and they will withdraw their winnings even if it is not that big, say $50 or a little lower. However, that greed will definitely be their doom - especially if they are very eager to get a bigger win.

I partly agree with you. You may feel sad or happy in gambling. But the fact is how much you feel sad. It is true that we feel a little sad when we lose in gambling. Because we gamble with the aim of winning. But if we do not lose a lot of money in gambling then it will not be a big problem for us. And we will forget it in a while. But if you lose a large amount of money in gambling then you will never forget it quickly. You will remember it for a whole month. Even if you go bankrupt you will remember it for the rest of your life.

Indeed, losing small amounts of money don't mean the worst scenarios for gamblers. They are pretty insignificant. However, there are several cases where small losses are just the beginning for further losses, which happen due to gamblers trying to recover the money. Then 3$ can become 10$, 50$, 100$... And when the gambler notices, he has already gone too far.

In this case, it's more detrimental than almost winning a big prize, because money which couldn't be afforded to lose was lost, and as consequence the individual won't be able to meet his financial expenses for the month.

The fact of missing a big prize isn't equally bad, because that money has never been taken into consideration by the individual when calculating the monthly budget at first place. It's just hypothetical extra money.

Actually I think the two can be painful that's depending on how we go about it, because there are some gamblers who always stake with what they can not afford to lose and if it happens to be that the outcome didn't work as they expected at this point they start feeling pain, they won't even think about the potential wining instead their major concern will still be on their capital. But for those gamblers who always stake with what they can afford to lose, I think they won't feel pain whenever time they risk a certain amount of money it could be $2 or $3 as the case may be.

 They can only feel pain if they're shown a cash out, Let's say the Cash offer is x10 the capital which they  used to stake the game. but due to greed they  decide to hold on to it till the final stage, and if peraventure the outcome turns out the other way round. You know at this point they won't stop blaming their selves for letting go off such opportunity.

I think the later happens to carry one of the one of worst feelings and it can be really devastating at times. I remember one fine evening -- it didn't go down well as it got everyone of us staring impatiently at the TV screen, with high hopes that an 8 thousand dollar ticket would play as planned. I've never been that desperate and the impact came heavily on me afterwards; I didn't put my money, but that single ticket was supposed everyone's meal ticket because we all made a conjoin speculation. Just a single game ruined a ticket of about 10 odds altogether. There and then, I realized that things don't happen when we're consciously expecting them to.

So, I thought the $3 was just for a single ticket? Do you budget a whole month of games into this same amount? If not, it's definitely going to bother you with that income. But that wasn't even necessary in the first place though.

Parleys can be very risky but everything in gambling is risky... nothing is safe even if you decide to bet on single games with small odds there's still no assurance of winning...who believed Barcelona would end up not  winning the match yesterday, imagine staking on them to win it will be easy to assume that they won't lose, some gamblers put quite a huge amount of money on that match yesterday but it ended badly... bottom line is, even low value odds aren't safe this is why I prefer to go for big odds even though I know that the chances of winning is quite low.

Number 2 is definitely the most painful experience ever. I don't think there's anything more painful that being close to a big win and having a cut one on your bet slip. Some gamblers find it hard to recover from such experience. This was my experience yesterday, I parlayed over 15 games and it was running smoothly, the last game on the slip was real Madrid, my bet was for them to win or draw, to my greatest surprise they lost the game. I was given a cashout offer but I didn't take it because I thought the game would be a walkover for Madrid. Too much confidence can be a problem.

Same thoughts. The pain is there when we're almost going to grab that pot and then we didn't. That $3 won't be a huge damage for us because we can always take that back. A meal that will cost $3 is what we have to sacrifice then we're again back to that amount. While that potentially big grab of pot, it's hard to get back on that position when we think that it's going to be different the next time we bet and start with that amount. But if we keep losing $3 like for 10 times, that's another story to tell and we should feel the pain also with that.

Gambling is a risk, so it is important to have the mentality that you could lose or win. The pain of betting and losing is not usually too much since that's the amount you have budgeted for it. But when you come close to winning and later lose, the pain is usually strong. The pain usually gets stronger if it was a mistake that made you lose the bet.

I am not a high roller or high risks gamer, so I don't take cash out lightly. Immediately I have the option to make some profit via cash out, in some cases I take advantage of it.

The good thing about parleys is that when you do able to hit up that series of wins based up on what you have chosen then the multipliers would be just that something significant.
Just like on this one:
Caesars bettor turns $10 into $484K after hitting NBA parlay
https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/betting/caesars-bettor-turns-10-into-484k-after-hitting-nba-parlay-3287395/

17 leg isnt something you can see on everyday and whats the question about op then this is what is more painful 2. When the money you almost win is very big.
Imagine that you didnt cashed out on early and the last game do make out a loss? You would definitely be ending up on huge disappointment on what happened.

That's a real feeling bro.

When we're there and have the chance to take some cash, many doesn't do that. And then when the entire thing and opportunity is lost, we'd feel bad about it.

That's why what will make us feel more pain is about the money that's not within us but the money that we think is coming to us.

I didn't say potency, I've said potential like what everyone is saying about that. And it's true that there are these two possibilities when we gamble that you have named but don't forget also the third one, breakeven or draw. If you're sad then not sad at all then what kind of feeling is that when you lose? While the control of emotion is an issue to all of us, that's not the thing here. It's about losing our bankroll that's quite small or losing the potential big money that we're just about to get out with but we didn't chose to.

Losing in gambling regardless of the amount we spent is disappointing, but it was more painful when we almost hit the big pot, yet we failed. It is just like you wait for something, but it never arrives. Such feelings are normal, but we have to remind ourselves that in gambling, even if it is very close to winning, if we are too unlucky, it never happens. Gambling is realistically many disappointments, which is why we don't have to feel it deeply. We don't have to let the time happen that gambling affects our mentality.

For me losing the money you risk is not hard to lose because in my case I only use a small amount. Moreover, once you gamble your money, it is already expected that you might lose that funds due to the risk involved in gambling (of course this is not the case if you have high expectation).

On the other side, the thought that you could have win a huge amount if only you made the right decision at that point is certainly painful. Because you already had the chance yet you didn't grab it. That's something I can't forget easily.

It is our concern, in a way that it is our money. Even though you are correct, we can't deny that there are still lots of gamblers that can not abide it. They can risk huge money and it is painful to lose it. As for the second, yeah, a 'very huge  win' can be rare but a 'somehow big win' can still occur often and as usual, we are greedy to not take it.

We then regret and say that I would have taken that. As for that 'very big win' , since it is only rare, I don't think I will still mess with that, and besides, it was very big anyways. Even if I can play some more, I will still have plenty left but I will surely stop since I got contented already. It is now time for me to spend this money else where.

The almost win big is so painful that after all the resources and money being risked, you still have to be experiencing nearly win big instead of winning, that situation always keep a lot of persons mute or very sad because alot of expectation and hopes have been raised high.

To me it would be more painful to see money I almost won but end up losing for a very thin difference in the numbers of the casino game I decided to play on. Because, when I log onto a casino I always try to keep my expectations low and assume I am going to lose much of not all of my money in a single session, so losing money is expected.
Though, it would be pretty mentally devastating to see how I almost became a millionaire but I did not for a very little difference, perhaps a single number on the lottery ticket I bought.

Though, each one of us is pretty different from one another, so I would not be surprised if the first scenario happened to be more painful in the eyes of many folks.

What painful is when I know I should stop but I keep playing until I finally lose everything, both my capital and previous profits.
If I only lose capital because the game did not generate a profit from the start, it is not painful because I know that when I made the deposit, it was money that I could afford to lose.
If a player feels pain because he lost his capital, it means he is not using money that he can afford to lose, and it is very possible that he will try to recover the loss.

Both are painful in my opinion. The intensity of pain will probably changes based on the amount the I lose not on the process when I lose the money.

For example I lose 1000$ on option 1 while I lose only 10$ on option then option will be more painful lose for me. Same if the opposite happened.

In the event that I lose both equal amount I think it will just the same since I will simply move on.

The  number one can also be painful because there is no way one will lose his or her hard earned money that they won't feel it and sometimes even if it is money given to you by someone, you will still feel it but the most painful one is the second option because just imagine when someone played a game and all the game has entered remaining one game you trust and then it happen that the last game you trusted with your whole heart didn't come out well men, you will be so depressed and frustrated, I have had this experience several times and whenever it happens I hardly forget so easily I will just be remembering how much I would have made if the game entered, it is not a good feeling at all.

Both of them are equally painful.

Pain comes from hope being broken. People hope to get rich and they turn this hope to gambling which is a wrong thing to do but staying on topic, they hope to have a big win and not having that leads to sadness and additional bets which leads to compounding losses eventually becoming bankrupt.

I think the false confidence that casino gives is what gamblers should learn to avoid. Do not think the casino will give away money for free, then the casino would never work.

As for me, I see both options as they are painful as nobody also want to lose money, but I would still say the most painful option is when I'm about to win big money and then lose. That really hurts because when someone is expecting a large amount of money, they may have already made plans for it. If the person doesn't end up winning, it becomes very painful, because they've already calculated what they'll use the money for.

This kind of thing has happened to me many times, but the most painful one was the day I almost won $3,000. What pained me the most was that there was just one game left for me to win, and by the 87th minute of the match, the team I picked to win was already leading by one goal. But then the opponent equalized, and that’s how I lost the bet.

It took me a month I was still thinking about that game. It felt like I was dreaming, like maybe I hadn’t really lost. Sometimes I would go back to the betting site and check the game again, just because of the plans I had already made for that money. The experience was really bad, and I never want to go through that kind of loss again.

My pain when ever I gamble is the money I loss but the money I nearly win that has become a loss, mostly when it has to do with a game cutting the gamble, and situation where cash out has been shown with reasonable amount greater than what I gamble with but refuse to withdraw as I hope the game will play or entered, I fell more pain on this sernario than anything thing else.

Both of these things are equally painful for gamblers, because not everyone gambles using a small amount of money, some gamble with a larger amount of money and they expect that at least they can win more, but when in the end they have to lose the money, it can cause disappointment and frustration to them. And also when someone fails to get a big win, it can also lead to disappointment, because it is only a little more for them to get a lot of money, but unfortunately it does not match their expectations. So depending on how the gambler responds to it, option 1 can also be as painful as the second option.

Already all heads lead to the second option. Because though, there is no how someone would feel happy when the game you almost concluded as a winner finally fail at the end. That is the most painful thing in gambling, it will be better that the game cut at the beginning, than playing until one finally put all his hope on the game then at the end of day it doesn't work out. Its always makes someone feel very bad.

For me, the greatest pain comes from losing a large sum of money that i could have used to buy satoshi, which are my retirement reserve.
Just saving money for later is just as stupid, we could die at any moment it makes sense to live and spend a minimal amount. There needs to be some sort of balance

I can relate, this is painful because of the expectations that you put into it.. risking too much can be as a result of having too much confidence in a particular game... Gambling isn't supposed to put you in such an emotional state, if you feel pained after losing a certain amount of money it means that you are doing something wrong..in order not to have emotional instabilities you must learn to stake moderately.. I have decided that no game would be worth a high stake no matter how promising it might seem, too many bad experiences have taught me a lesson

Points [2] The most painful for me, my experience is certain, I have felt that several times in gambling, it happened in sports gambling, where I had installed a score with True and X in a big win, the match was canceled, a common reason for accidents or certain incidents.

Problems like that are most painful for me, I have hoped to win in large quantities, precisely canceled, it has happened several times to me, for that until now I have not Never installed a large bet, regarding missing money was a risk, but I was satisfied for that if the game that I installed was fair, stopped when the league took place the most bitter for me.

Big bets simply increase our risk to the skies, of course it gives us maximum excitement and adrenaline, but the price for it can be too high. At the beginning of my gambling journey I preferred to make big bets that did not correspond to my bankroll, in any case now I do not allow this, because I know how it ends. It even became more interesting for me to play with the rules that I created for myself in order to play more carefully and I am happy about it. I hope this will not allow further losses with maximum pain.

Though I will say that losing what I almost win makes me feel a bit angry but if I consider the amount I used in staking the game I wouldn't feel much bad, though people still win with small amount but it all depends how lucky they are, this doesn't happen all the time and we shouldn't expect to.

The Money I risk and lose doesn't make me feel bad because I bet with what i can easily let go if i encounter loss, so being angry when I lose is not part of the game after all I already know that once I gamble is either I win or lose so losing shouldn't come as a surprise to me, if it happens I take it with good fate.

Both ways are very painful. Every time you gamble, your mindset is on the game positively hoping you will win. You barely have some atom of doubt, then imagine the game losing just 10 minutes when the match start immediately you will feel sad and disappointed. If there is extra cash to gamble you will surely gamble on another game right!

On the other hand, you will feel the same way when the game cut in the end too because you must have been thinking probably it's just one left. Dont always put your mind no matter how sure you feel about the game.

No body, even outside of gambling, will see the potential to win a large sum of money which they ended up losing, and be happy for the rest of that day, it's impossible, some can even extend their sadness to several days or weeks or when months depending on the amount of money involved..

But on the second though, it takes betting a high amount of money also win a huge amount, except in parley betting where the bettor have to bring a lot of games together into one ticket and even bet in cents to win potential hundreds of thousands of dollars, this often gives some good vibes but in reality, ending up winning such bets requires what I term as extraordinary grace, but luck anymore 😁, but who ever gets close to winning such a huge amount of money with bets in cents definitely will not feel well for a sometime.

I usually do not have any regrets in regards to gambling, as I never spend big amounts of money on it, and limit the budget in advance.
When I start to play I count those funds that I deposited as lost funds and do not have any expectations from it.

Winning is a great achievement in gambling. Even though we think that gambling is for entertainment purposes only, we still can't deny that we feel disappointed every time we lose.

That is why we should not focus our minds on gambling because the more we put our attention there, the more painful we get when losing. As a gambler, I understand how these new gamblers felt when losing because I also experienced the same before. It could be this time that I never feel such a thing again because I was already mature enough from this.

That would be more painful for me. You know, the imagination of what one could do with the money would keep flashing before one's eyes each time one remembers that bet. It's even worse when one initially picked a particular game but later dropped it and that game became a winner.

As for losing a staked amount with a wide margin, that won't make any regrettable impression on one other than the loss of the bet.

Losing a big winning opportunity and getting sad over it is normal for anybody. Many players conquer the feeling after few days, except for addicts who end up beating themselves up. Indeed those imaginations cause the realest anger, and frustrations.

A decade ago, a close friend who would have received a few thousand dollars never ends a conversation without saying; 'I would have done this or that, if I had won' Nobody is going to realize how painful it is until they experience similar outcomes in gaming.

1 Dont reisk the money you can't lose! This is the number 1 rule in gambling or investing. Never ever  put the money you can't lose.

2 Greediness! this is the problem of many gambler. You started low and wioning big, then  being greedy attacks and put a higher bet and did not withdraw the winning money, it all end up to nothing.

Usually some people have this mindset of leaving their winning in their account without withdrawing it and when they keep gambling they wouldn't know when they lose all entirely because they think that they can control their bankroll and emotions. To me whenever a gambler have a higher bankroll it's that time they are mostly tempted to keep gambling without knowing if they withdraw out their winnings it would help to minimize and control their risk management in gambling.

The second option should be the most picked and annoying one ;D its very easy to accept your losses because not every gambler gambles with what they can't afford to lose, those who have gambled with huge amount of money scheduled for other important need in a single game would probably pick the first option. It's really painful knowing that you where one game away from hiting a huge figure yet the game ended up in loss. This is the most painful part of gambling especially when the turn around or the odd game inside your betting slip was one of the most trusted predictions based on their form. I hate it when this happens I prefer the bet ticket to terminate at the first few bets than to terminate at the last game.

Actually it depends on your initial goal of gambling, If gambling is just a hobby and you allocate the funds as little as possible and assume it will be lost, then there will not be too long sorrow for losing in the end.
But when the initial goal of gambling is to make huge profits and not limit the amount of money used for games or bets, it can be very painful to lose everything.

I once felt when I wasn't supposed to play for $50 that I should have taken,
but then circumstances required me to play and lose that $50, so it became a mental burden for me because I lost $50 in just a few games.

Your theory about this is actually the way it is for many people. When you risk a small amount you can afford to lose, you don’t feel pained or bothered when the bet goes against you. You only feel more pained when you’ve risked more than you can afford to lose which many gamblers make that mistake on their way to search for quick gains. It is a game of probability, so only risk what you can afford to lose and hope the luck you’re looking for finds you in that game.

Also, when looking to have big wins in betting and was lost out, it should only make you to be hopeful more that one day you’ll hit the jackpot. All this lies to risking small, not too greedy and pray the game goes your way most of the time.

But imagine that you place a bet on  parley of maybe 15 games, you bet on that parley with just $1 and was going to win a whooping $100,000 or more due to how big the odds is, and you are watching, or maybe you are not watching but the match is on and games on your parley ticket are being played, you kept winning from the first to the second to the third to the fourth, fifth, sixth, tenth, eleventh and finally, you won the fourthenth game, it's just remaining one game and you walk away with $100,000 from a $1 bet.

You now thought of cashing out but you were very optimistic because you had the feeling that if every other games played in your favor, why wouldnt the last one also play in your favor as well? You then zeroed your mind from accepting the cash out offer because you needed the lumbsum amount of $100,000, you left the bet to keep running, you went about your business like nothing is happening, and later on, you decided to check the game to see how your ticket is going, only to discover that you just lost that last match, which means you lost the bet..

You are telling that you won't regret this? You won't regret not accepting the cashout offer when you had the opportunity? You Lie if you say you won't regret bud.

I think that losing real money is still more painful, at least for me it is definitely more painful. As for the missed potential win, it is more like a missed dream. Yes, in a sense you missed a chance that could change your life, but still you did not lose real money. And as for the missed dream, we can never say for sure how real it was. It is always a bit like some kind of ghost, phantom, fantasy that we drew in our heads. We can only talk about real losses if they were associated with a decrease in your balance. It does not matter in what assets this balance was expressed - in fiat or cryptocurrency. We only care that it is a real loss.

Many people feel the same as you, including me. The missed potential win will make us curious to place another bet. But if we could think that is normally happen in gambling, we would not want to spend more money because we remember that gambling will not give the win easily.

If we losses our money, our balance will reduce and if we still place a bet, that can make our balance reduce a lot. Yes, that is a real loss but we can prevent the more losses by always limit ourselves.

You forget that poor countries are mostly filled with unemployed people, and we all know that any country that its citizens lack job or other engagements, they’re mostly to turn to gambling for a source of wealth or income, and when a gambler have this approach in gambling, the. It means that you’ve raise your expectations way higher than it’s meant to be and when this happens, those expectations may oftentimes be crushed, messing with one’s emotions and this could have several disastrous effects on the gamblers.

I find this to be true…
Especially the youths, because the youths are the ones that are more actively participated in gambling now, both online and offline and this mostly due to the reason that there are no jobs or very many ways to make a living in their countries and this is more than enough to make one turn to gambling for income. Yes, there are people that even in the midst of all these, they still manage to control their emotions while gambling, but majority of the people in this category really can’t.

I walked into a physical casino one day and I say someone gambling, I closely watched him while sitting there because I wasn’t motivated that day to gamble. I watched hir minutes and this hit 2 significant wins in row and I was expecting this guy would immediately leave, but No, he stuck around and 1 by 1, he lost every penny he won that day, I felt very bad for him as all he planned to do with the money were now evaporated into the atmosphere, I felt really pity for him as he walked out of the casino almost crying.

If you risk money and you feel pained then you are risking too much money, the only solution to this problem is lowering the amount of money you using, the lower the money the lower your pain if losses occurs.

I will feel more pained if my $1 is about to net me $1000 and it missed, but not me losing $1 in 20 different bets, this is still twenty dollars after few weeks of gambling, where will the pain come from?

I felt like I was on top of the world the day I used $2 to earn $2000, this was still very close to when I was new to gambling, I enjoyed that succesful win but till that time I have never win any similar amount again, I will surely more painful if I lost a chance of winning higher amount with small money.

Almost won does not count, who makes bets knows how it works when a big parley almost played but you have the last match left, or maybe two and one wrong forecast is enough for the bet to become a loser. This happens much more often than wins and of course brings much more disappointment than a bet that turned out to be unsuccessful from the very beginning, but since the probability of winning in such bets is much lower, then the attitude to such bets is simpler and a loss is simply perceived as a loss, regardless of how much I could have won.

No matter the amount you stake one will always feel it when you lost it, because you already have a feeling that you gonna win and when you don't no matter what you will be disappointed.

But when your very much close of winning a huge amount and you refuse to cashout hoping to win and things turn left. You will be so hurt but nothing you can do about it, it's just a feelings.

Believe it, if because of fear you, instead of placing a bet with an amount that will yield a big return, place it with a small amount and the game eventually enters, the pain is usually worse than even losing a bet. if you speak with someone who has experienced this at that spot or yourself had that experience, you will hear them saying, If I had known, I would have......
apart from that, cashing out and at the end of the game it becomes a bad option is something that is capable of taunting you as a bettor. there is generally an urge to want for more. an urge to think that you should have won more if you had done something different. It is just part of the display of emotion that is associated with gambling losses or near loss.

I think many players are simply driven crazy by things when the bet is very close, but did not play. For example, a player bet on 8 matches, of which 7 won, and there is one last bet left, but it happens that it loses and the player is left with nothing. After such an offensive defeat, the player can begin to get out of control and start making crazy bets, including borrowing money in order to win back. This level of pain is probably the most painful, because it is a test of the player's nervous system, and if at least someone manages to resist this, and not make bets after this, or take a long break, then I will call such a player strong.

Nowadays, young people are addicted to casinos and are not willing to do everyday life activities. The youth society has become so addicted to casinos that now they do not want to do anything else. They feel more comfortable sitting with flowers or laptops and playing these games. Seeing this casino game as the only reason for earning a living has become the primary goal of the current youth society. Sometimes, we know the news that some have made a lot of money with big wins, and it is also known that many have lost their money and become destitute.

Above all, I think that young people forget to do their normal life activities due to their addiction to this gambling online and offline. You can understand where such a situation will lead them if you imagine it a little. Taking casinos as a complete reason for earning a living is foolish. If you get time after doing normal life activities, then I support gambling.

What if you only deposited a small amount, let's say $20, then your bet amount is $0.5, and while you were playing, your bankroll balance reached $1000,
and because of your desire to win more, you continued playing and in the end you lost, isn't that very painful?

Your money should have been $1000, and you only deposited $20, which means that you would have won $980, which is what these scenarios often happen to most gamblers,
who don't learn much, and when they win, they should stop.

Indeed, such bets that are close to winning seem to tease us. The player in his dreams has already begun to fantasize about how to buy himself something he has wanted for so long with the money he won, but instead he is hit on the ground by a blow, and now he has nothing in his wallet. It's all about inflated expectations, you don't need to spend imaginary money from winning until it happens and generally think about calculating the worst-case scenario options, what the player will do if his bet does not play. By the way, I have long since stopped spending virtual winnings in my head, and just wait for the bet to actually play. Why ride yourself on an emotional roller coaster if you can do without it.

Sometimes when I see some of these youths who solely depends on gambling or the casino for their livelihood, first I feel pity for them and secondly, I really do not blame them, because first of all, if they have something tangible doing, they wouldn’t turn to gambling for money and if some of these casino ads and influencers don’t make gambling appear like it’s actually a way to make money, then there’s no way they’d consider gambling as their last line of defense. This misconception has infested the minds of gamblers, particularly the youths, because they’re the ones who are always very inquisitive about trying several ways to earn a living and this will continue to go on if no one stands up to change this mindset.

Agreed but are we supposed to be depending on gambling for source of wealth when there are various ways of earning now available that you can do remotely or physically. When we still see people depending on gambling for money then I only considered them lazy and not serious. There are job opportunities in the industry and there are job opportunities on other industries too that only spending few weeks or months to get the right skills can give you a decent paying job.

The job must not give you all the money that you'll need but having multiple of the jobs can give you a good start to life. With saving and investing the little that you earn, you can build a better future for yourself. Anybody still relying on gambling to earn is doing the wrong thing and is likable to be addicted very soon.

If a gambler experiences such an experience, he can realize the situation. What happens to most gamblers is that they can never think negatively at the moment of winning. Those gamblers who cannot do this will definitely suffer. Usually, if a gambler loses a bet, the gambler loses the money of that bet, but when a match with a winning moment where the possibility of getting a big return is very high, if someone loses, on the one hand he will lose the money of the bet, on the other hand he will be disappointed.

A gambler will definitely have high expectations, but if there is an opportunity, he should definitely reduce the risk. If there is a possibility of getting several times more in a bet, I think the gambler should accept that opportunity. Although a big return cannot be expected from gambling without risk. But considering the financial situation, the gambler must take his appropriate decision.

Therefore, I believe that bets such as express are unacceptable for players who are reasonable about their chances of winning.
In the casino it has long been calculated and mathematically it is better to win separately and bets, and then lose one. In total there will be a win for five bets, than to place an express, which in the end will be almost completely guessed in terms of the results of the matches, but the last mis-guessed bet will make his income zero.

There is nothing painful about these options. Losing in gambling is normal, so it is easy to accept it. When someone comes close to winning a big jackpot and doesn't win it, they feel a lot of regret. But I don't think they feel pain because of it. Gambling makes a gambler very excited, so if that gambler loses here, it is natural for him to feel regret at that time.

Gambling is a form of entertainment, so if you think of it as pain, you will never get real enjoyment from it. On the one hand, emotion and greed make us more addicted to gambling, on the other hand, if you think of gambling as pain, you will never get any enjoyment from it. so always think gambling as a fun

Turning $20 to $1000 is 50x multipliers, that's really a good achievement because some people even just looking for making 5x.

They do have.

If they lack of money, they can work in blue collar jobs or any jobs that doesn't require education/experience.
After they get paid, they can use their free time to sell snacks, drinks, or foods.

Keep repeat until you have a good amount of money, get a course in order to get better jobs.

There's always a way, if you willing to spend more effort and time, also learning something new.

What you said is true because if there's no means to get money the available means becomes the desirable but not to everyone because there are people who are so determined and believed on themselves that no matter anything that they will make it in life and this set of people if they go into gambling they won't gamble like someone that doesn't have dreams and visions, they will gamble responsibly knowing that what they are trying is luck not like people that put all there heart because there is no job or opportunity and they will want to use that excuse to kill themselves the thing is whether job or no job if you are not gambling responsibly you are doing yourself and your unborn children.

I do not feel pain but regret, that is when the second option, the one that the money I almost win is big then lose it all since I don't stop and bag in the winnings.  I believe almost everyone of us will feel regretful since the money is already in our hands but gone because of wrong decisions. 

About option 1, I do not feel anything when I lose my initial bankroll since it is already dedicated to gambling and I already accepted the possibility of losing it in every session.

I think we all have the same thought that experiencing failure when you are just about to get a big win with a small capital is much more painful than experiencing a normal defeat, one of the reasons is because experiencing defeat is a very common thing but getting a big win is something that rarely happens especially with a small capital. But on the other hand experiencing a normal defeat can be just as painful when for example a gambler bets with an amount of money they cannot afford to lose or when they come with the aim of chasing victory.

Not all gamblers have good self-control when they have money in their accounts, some of them are really greedy and chase winning. Limiting spending on gambling is the best way not to lose all the money in your account, but many gamblers are tempted to continue gambling even though they are losing. Chasing victory is greed, it is highly recommended to avoid it, but I admit it is difficult.

We have seen many serious addicts who lost all their wealth to gambling. Their bad behavior towards gambling should be a lesson for everyone so they don't suffer the same fate. So far I believe that everyone really wants to avoid the bad effects of gambling, but I also know that many of us fail with that plan.

Ok being so close to winning would rise some emotions, but that is just part of the game. Not just in games, but overall in crypto if we want to stay sane we must learn to cope with emotional stresses like this. I had some near hits, not in gambling but in altcoins, and it had potential to make me rich, but it all failed miserably - I was sad couple a days but accepted it as a part of the game in the end.

The money you risked and lost shouldn't be a problem for you if you staked with an amount you could afford to lose. It's only when you go beyond your discretion and gamble past what you can bear in case of losses, that is when you will feel pained otherwise i see no reason why you should worry about the money you lost.

The huge amount of money you almost won is where you will feel pained because you will begin to imagine yourself in a situation where if you had won that amount, the kind of happiness, prestige and the feeling of being fulfilled at that moment because you will begin to imagine things or what you could have done with the money. You can even become emotional, only few people will lose a huge bet an not feel pained. So you can feel more pain if you lose a huge amount that you almost won but for the amount you risked and lose, it is nothing to think about because before you are staking that amount, you already know you can lose it.

1. The first one is the money you risk and lose.

At the time that you do made out some betting on which making use of a big amount to risks and lose up entirely then this is just that the casual thing to happen. You cant just that make yourself that having the exemption when it comes into the loses on what gambling could bring and if you are that optimistic on making profits with it then better think not because it will be just that making you desperate. Therefore, you should really be that careful and accept out on whatever the outcomes that you do able to encounter. There are those times or moments that you do become that too greedy and being that too positive that you cant make it through but in reality it is that too hard.

2. When the money you almost win is very big.

Near misses will be that fueling out that kind of urge to play more, this is the reason on where you do think up that the next bet or roll might be a win. This will be your main mentality at the moment or time that you do deal up with gambling because you are thinking that you could be able to have a win after a series of loses on which this isnt something a thing that been proven out. Once you do able to hit up that kind of condition on which you are in pain then it will be sparking out that gambling urge on which it causes up for such desperation and once it do kicks in then it will be that so hard to control it out and if you arent that good when it comes to handling out such situations the most likely you will be ending up onto those similar gambling addicts out there.

The most painful things in gamble is the money that a person risks and later lose at once, because sometimes not by the money that a person can afford to lose you will risks the money that you can afford to lose; but immediately you lose it you will very sad base on the expectation that you’ve already made about the outcomes.

That’s why most of the people’s feel very painful, there’s a lot of people’s that they don’t mind whatever the amount of money they lose in gambling why? Is because they’ve already they use to it. But I can still say both of the two is painful, because if a person gamble and seeing that all they game can definitely enter; which can lead he/she to win big amounts of money and the game later cut the person will nearly feint because it’s a big win.

The two experiences are painful and I think the most painful one is different for everyone, reading all the comments so far, some said number one and other said number two....Gambling affects people differently, everyone cannot have the same experience. Losing by taking risks can make you feel bad and having a near miss too can make you feel terrible, as a gambler that has experienced both I would say that one that gets to me the most is when I have a near miss especially when the potential amount is really huge, it's always devasting to think about how close you were.

Sometimes something good comes from gambling but we cannot accept it. We always set our expectations at such a level that we lose everything before reaching it. I have had such an experience from both gambling and trading platforms. If we cannot ensure the proper use of time in both gambling and trading platforms, then we will not be able to succeed in any platform. I will agree with you that there is no guarantee that a gambler or trader will always be successful, to be success one should definitely keep one's emotions at a level. In any situation, one should think realistically and not be emotional.

Both of them is very painful but what I know is that in gambling you should expect to experience something that is painful and such thing that is painful is for you to lose, so it is not longer a new thing I believe that in gambling we need to understand the major things that is involved in gambling knowing that not every time you gamble that you make a profit sometimes you may gamble and lose, so the two options is painful and also certain to see during gambling

I think that if a person wants to repeat their success in casino or sports betting that they have already had once or more times, then they have already become addicted. It's all about the moment when it happens, it's a turning point and after it a person becomes completely different and it is very difficult to convey to him the idea that to become rich by winning in gambling is almost unrealistic. Until this comes to a person - he will remain a gambler and addicted to gambling

It seems like it's hard to repeat winning a big amount at the casino the time you actually won. Doesn't it seem like if your mindset is that you expect to repeat winning the jackpot at the casino, you'll be too greedy and greedy as a gambler?

Of course, we only get lucky once and we should be smart about what we win at gambling so that the long time we spend in this casino gambling industry is not wasted. And I don't think I've ever heard of someone winning a million at the casino winning another million because usually after winning millions, they still end up in a difficult situation in life.

Yeah the best way to cope with these kinda emotions is expecting the worst while you also hope for the best, because gambling comes with a lot of surprises, in fact not just gambling but investments and even businesses, so  until the final results had been displayed, it’s not advisable to start celebrating or expecting that you’ve gotten there already. When I’m gambling, I just assume that I’ve lost the bet, so even if I lose, I wouldn’t feel disappointment because I already expected and if I win, I still wouldn’t have no regrets, and this helps me manage my emotions too.

Thats why you should be having in mind is on the moment that you do gamble then make it sure that you've been that prepared for whatever the things that would come and never make yourself that being optimistic that you can make out some sure wins, because if you've been setting out yourself on having that kind of standard and ending up on having that loses then it will be causing up that pain and disappointment because you've been that expecting too much. Its really that important about having the acceptance because once you do treat out the other way around then it will be bringing out that kind of possible impulsive approach.

Set your expectations low and accept loses if ever it do happens on more numbers because as a gambler we are already on the losing side and not on the winning. We might become winners but those are just that temporal. We are always on the losers side most of the time and thats why if you do have the chance to make profits or having that kind of situation that you are on the green then its always advisable that taking up profits will be your best thing to be done so you dont ending up on having those regrets just because you had missed out on doing such thing.

Regrets do always come at the end and not on the beginning and this where you should be putting up into your mind as always because there's no guaranteed or assurance that it will be having that positive result all the time.

Many people either had a bad situation in life from the beginning, or after a big win they start to fixate on winning and lose everything they won before. You will also rarely see people who have won the jackpot, then left gambling for good, or at least for a long time. No, most often they come back with the idea that if last time was lucky, then lucky and now. You always need someone to stop you from playing again, because the casino will not let you leave just like that

When you say the casino would not let them leave, it almost sounds like the casino is the ones literally holding back. while in reality, the gamblers are in fact the ones responsible for their actions, positive or negative, there are those that gives the casino a break after winning, yes they are few but they actually exists, you probably see them come back after they’ve spent whatever money they won the last time. While there are also those that you’ve described and yeah, they’re the majority that occupy the gambling industry.

Gambling is not like the way it's has been always profitable for many of us. If you are gambling and you are not making any profit, it is better to check the way you gamble so that you can know how to fix yourself on areas you are not making efforts that could boast your winnings. To become a profitabler, there are some certain things you need to make sure you keep doing that jwkk increase your luck of making profits even though you depend on getting games from sport bet groups.

Both are initially painful to some extent firstly when you must have had so much fate in the game and it end up working against your favour, then another is risking something for another thing you ain't sure of it's outcome and it also end up bouncing back to your fave with no results, that will be very annoying and painful. But one can actually deal with this pains though usually when they learn from the experience and again some persons are kind of very intentional in how they spend their money so every little spendings matters to them in every way so they are sure they ain't lavishing it. So just as one aims to get paid after a job done, that's how they want it to be applicable to gambling..

Of course gambling is no longer working as it used to work before, I could remember those days when we keep hearing success stories about how a gambler hit 1m in gambling, and this keep trending both in social media platforms and as well offline. But nowadays I think the rate at which gamblers is wining from gambling have reduced more than that of the early stage when the system was not filled up with gamblers.

Both.
If I risk $1k and then about to win $2k and more, then that means both for me.
It depends how much is the starting bankroll for everyone but obviously when everyone chooses to start with the smallest that they can, it's not going to be the most painful.

We never can really be too sure; people are still winning significant and mind-blowing amounts, but they decided to remain silent since casinos have made it very much possible for a gambler to stay at their comfort place to bet and withdraw to anywhere of their choice.

It's not a thing where the casino will have to celebrate every big winner; in some cases they will, as it will drag in more customers, but nowadays I would say some VIPs consider remaining anonymous rather than announcing their big winnings, which could be the reason why you no longer see them.

I am a conservative gambler and careful with my funds, so I would say that the second option is more painful for me.

Although I always have a set budget for my bets and never bet more than I can afford to lose, the idea of ​​almost winning a large amount of money and losing it is much more frustrating than losing the money I initially bet because when I bet, I knew there was a risk of losing and I was prepared for it. However, when I am close to winning a large amount of money, I start to dream about the possibilities and think about how I can use that money to improve my life or achieve my goals.

When I miss out on that opportunity, I feel a sense of regret and frustration because I know I was close to achieving something big... whereas losing the money I initially bet is easier to deal with because I knew there was a risk of losing and I was prepared for it.

There is a logical reason for this. Most online scammers have set up a trap for you and are trying to trick you. Your source of entertainment from reliable casinos and gambling sites is getting narrower. Experienced gamblers may be getting the entertainment they expect from reliable gambling sites and winning from them, but for the relatively newbies finding and choosing the right gambling site can be challenging. I think the ideal of entertainment exists in offline gambling but it fades a bit on online platforms and the tendency to extort money through fraud is high, which creates frustration among gamblers. Experienced gamblers should determine the recommended gambling platforms so that their losses can be reduced.

Losing money when gambling is already a major risk because the comparison of experiencing defeat is much greater than getting the victory. If we realize that it certainly will not hurt.

Taking steps to continue the game even though you have won is much more painful because the decision we made to continue betting did not produce any results, in the end all we get is regret, the money that we have clearly obtained cannot be owned, it is all gone, nothing is left.

Yes, I can feel the annoyance. That ghost of the win is basically blue-balling you, the universe, or the house. You begin to fantasize about upgrading as you spend the spoils in your mind. That's not like losing your stake entirely. The score is known and the possibility of a tie or a loss is accepted when placing a bet.

The "almost-win", though? That represents a higher order headfuck. The destruction of the almost-reality you lived for a second marks more than just the loss of the money. The hope felt more like a confirmed signal, momentarily true than it did just hope. Then, poof. Your predictive mind is about to take a swift and decisive hit. A clean loss lets you start over. This almost-miss leaves a residue, a poisonous "what if" that taints your judgment. You're not just sad about losing the money; you're also dealing with a fake glimpse of a different life, a psychological trick meant to make the loss feel personal and targeted. It's more about your intentional weaponizing of your own expectations than about the result of the gamble.

People generally do not like to lose their money. That is why many people do not gamble at all. They are afraid.

For a beginner, losing your own money is especially painful. A beginner does not yet know how to set ambitious goals in the form of a big win. This requires a certain amount of gaming experience. A certain amount of time must pass.

However, over time, the player begins to set such ambitious goals. And at this point, a new fear begins to form in the player - the fear of not getting a big potential win as a result.

And this fear is actually greater than the initial fear of losing real money, which is typical for a beginner.

This is probably one of the most unique descriptions I've read on this forum. I don't know if I've experienced something as dramatic as that, but I do occasionally remember some mistakes and regrets when I'm bored. Stuff like "why don't I sell this or that, I'd make some decent profits after that" always shows up every once in a while, even outside of gambling.

Fortunately, I don't feel that the universe is actively against me. It probably helped that some of my decisions turned out to be a blessing in disguise, even though I'm still not as lucky as others.

Taking steps to continue is what becomes the problem most of the time. I don't think this can be removed from the mindset of other gamblers who win but end up losing in the end. But if they could just practice the limits of gambling, if they are really disciplined as gamblers, it is certain that they will not continue playing when they see that they have won.

But that is not usually what happens to gamblers, but they are also always the ones who make excuses to hurt themselves in the end. Of course, they have already been hurt in the end.
The decision they made cannot be undone.

All depends on the financial situation and capacity of the gambler, there are people who have alot of money even before they get into gambling, for such people, it is assumed that they won't be that afraid to lose money so long as the amount the spend on bet is within the amount of money they can afford to easily let go..

The problem is with poor and average people who are still struggling to feed well, let alone sparing some fund to spend on gambling, this is why I often say that gambling was really not supposed to be for the poor and average people, but unfortunately, it seems that it's even the poor and average people who gamble the most because they are in search of an easy breakthrough to a life of riches and wealth, for some, they end up succeeding, but for others, gambling just end up being a means for them to lose they little they have, unfortunately.

OP's thinking is simple, losing gambling while using money that should be used for daily needs. Or, almost winning a lot of money, but take a risk to not to making a withdrawal until losing everything because continued betting.

In my opinion, the most painful is the first one. Because it is mentioned that using money to take risks, if the money is not free money, then he will be regret and feeling pain because that are allocated for daily needs ^{(for example)} , but because he was taking a risk with gambling, unfortunately he loses all of his money. Almost winning and losing, this can be interpreted, even if you lose it doesn't matter, because there is a money saving for shopping or daily needs.

In short, experience. If a gambler has never yet experienced losses in an amount that he/she cannot even think of then it will be difficult to accept the initial losses. Most will quit and just let it go, and I think that's a good thing. But for those who cannot accept their losses and still have the ability to deposit, it will be a long fight for them.

Sometimes, gamblers forget what their purpose of gambling is. Others would just like to have fun, but because they are vengeful, they tend to stay and fight back. This is actually where it all goes wrong, and frustration will happen.

It is certainly very painful when you are on the verge of a big win in gambling and then lose. That moment is very exciting and then there is a great joy of winning. When that joy goes in vain, it is very painful. It is easy to accept a loss after placing a bet in gambling, but it is much more difficult to accept a loss once it going  to winning moment. However, when starting to gamble, it is important to remember that the money deposited for gambling can be lost at any time.

Yes, I agree with you. Usually, if you have a great fear of losing money, you will definitely lose it. Such fears come true and lead to negative results.

A poor person with limited finances plays too carefully, while he may not have the opportunity to take advantage of his lucky break - after all, he must constantly save his money (and not take risks).

I remember reading an article by a mathematician who argued that the casino owner has an advantage over roulette players not because the wheel has sectors such as "0" and "00", but because the player has a limited amount of money, and the casino has an almost infinite amount. If one casino runs out of money, it will be brought from another casino.

And for the player, if he runs out of money, the game itself ends with it, and he will have to go home. No one will play with him on credit.

Losing & winning is a common thing in gambling, everyone must have felt it. So, I don't think it will have any impact, but if it's talking about big wins, not everyone has ever felt it. It becomes a rare moment & when it passes, I think the curiosity & desire to get it's even greater. For those reasons, I chose to be painful to almost get a very big win.

I would say the both is painful but the second is more painful, firstly before going into gambling you have two things in mind winning or losing so when it happens you rejoice but when it didn’t come definitely you will be sad but before you risk it gamblers have one mindset which is money they can afford to loss so it can’t really get to them , but the most painful one is when the money they  almost win is very big , yes imagine you are about to hit a jack pot but with a twinkle of eye everything vanish , the trauma , the sadness and pains it can cause when you are almost at your peak or verge of winning big and can even lead to depression but the money you risk can’t really caused you that kind of pains.

I also agree with you, if we expect a lot about something, but at the last moment if we do not get that thing, then this matter becomes much more sad for us. And we also know very well that nothing is guaranteed in gambling, so why would we go to expect too much where everything is uncertain? And gamblers do not want to understand this matter in any way, they should try to understand the reality, in sports the situation changes at any time, so we should never make any decision by expecting too much in such an unexpected place. Because this increases our disappointment, so we should not only think about winning but also be equally prepared for losing.

Losing has always been a bigger problem for me, I am not someone who likes to lose in general. When I lose, I can take more risks to win, but in order to be aware of this, I distance myself from making decisions emotionally, it is not always possible to protect this, I just control my emotions a little more each time, in short. It is painful to lose big money, but the real thing is to lose your own money.

There is no money that we gamble with that is not put at risk, and as such I literally don't feel too bad if the money I gambled is lost when my prediction doesn't go as planned. Because what seem to be the most painful scenario in gambling is when you might have placed a multiple bet slip of 10 games, and the first 9 played and you were given a very huge cash-out, but due to over confidence you refused to cash-out but waited for the last game to play, but only to be disappointed as the last game cut and you end up losing all your money without receiving a penny. That's the most painful scenario in gambling. Because I have been in such scenario many times, and today I no longer wait for my complete bet slip to play in full if I'm lucky enough to have the first 5 to 7 games play. As most times I always makw double bets, so that if I cash out one, I could leave the other to play full.

Setting bigger goals is not bad, what is wrong is that the big goals cannot be covered with our financial capacity, if we play with more money, that money that we put at risk is because we can put it at risk without compromising any basic needs or distorting our life, but if you commit more money without having financial solidity then you are making many mistakes in just 1 step , that is what must be considered, from there comes the saying of losing only what we are willing to lose.

Thing is the casino runs on your ego - if your ego is such that you cannot accept a loss and continue to chase the loss, the casino will whole-heartedly accept your money with open palms.

The fact that we gamble with the hidden desire to make money is the reason why we tend to have that pain. To prevent this, stop the notion that casinos are places to make money for the player. If you keep telling yourself this, eventually you grow a thick skin and this prevents you from playing at the casino and wasting your money.

Correct, in order to stop that attack on your "ego" or in anyone's "ego", one first need to understand casinos are not charity organizations, but rather companies and businesses with need to secure a reliable source of income, which source of income is their losing gamblers m(the majority of gambler lose money, anyways.
It is matter lo learn how to enjoy the moment and have some company to gamble with and turn gambling into a social activity of possible, so you switch the objective: now you are not there to make money, but rather to have fun with whoever you decided to invite.

I agree with what you say bro , currently social networks show us a face of what can be and do in the casino, I consider that above all the person who is going to play and invite someone should be clear about how the casino works, its business and its way of making money , considering the house advantage and that our chances of making money are there, but it is not an obligation that the casino has to reward us because we entered , if those things are clear we will avoid many headaches.

It's absolutely mediocre to think this way; it's a lack of understanding of the concept of winning... or losing.

Get rid of that phrase that's ingrained in most players: "money I can afford to lose."  ???

Change it to:

"money I can afford to make profitable."  8)

Isn't $3 a significant loss? Let's say, for example, that playing around 100,000 hands at the cash tables (or Dice, e.g. , etc.)  isn't a small amount, but it is the average for some players. But when we're talking about volume, a loss of $3 every 100 hands is a lot of money at the end of the month.

Then, when you understand that, it's not about losing $1,000 meaning a lot and $3 meaning nothing; it's relative.

The casino will give us reward by offering many promotions so we will get tempt and spend our money. But we must know that losing our money give pain to us, whether if that is small or big money. If we don't want feel more pain, we must control our money and not just spend much money without think much.

I feel bad when losing the money but I can not do anything except just accept the loss because that is the risk of playing gambling. So we must realize that playing gambling can cause us lose our money.

Both are quite painful because in principle we cannot have the money, it's just that the method that makes the money disappear in slightly different activities. Usually when we bet something but it doesn't go according to plan, the bet will end up losing a lot of money, and vice versa with almost winning a big bet but in the end we can't achieve it.

It makes no difference to me because both of them don't give us victory, in gambling some people think they can make big profits using small capital, but for me that is impossible even if you use any method.

What is «money you almost win» ? Is it possible to almost win or lose something in casino? There is no such bet outcome as «almost», its either won or lost in the end. I can suppose that «almost win» is a chance to cashout bet while still winning, but end loosing in the end. I think in such case its just a bad luck, and still same money risked and lost. For me both options will be unpleasant. There is no such thing as lost but have more positive mood or lost and have less positive mood, if you gamble seriously and dont place bets just for fun.

Both are painful but what hurts more is when I fail to achieve a big win that is already in sight, I am sure all gamblers also feel more pain when they experience something like this, because when you are almost successful in achieving a big win it is a situation where you are filled with hope and joy along with the image of holding that much money in your hands. Unlike experiencing defeat because it is a common thing experienced by all gamblers, I think the increase in dopamine levels is what makes failure when you are almost successful in achieving a big win more painful.

1. It would be a pain if you do put up that on amount that you cant afford to lose. This is the time that you do feel up that pain but if you are just spending up that small and not something that will compromise or do affect your financial status then i dont see any any issues with that. It all matters about on the amount that you can afford to lose and never ever consider out on spending up on the amount that it is intended for life savings,emergency funds or paying up your bills because at the moment that you have done such thing then this is where hurting situations do happen at the moment that you are compromising everything and ended up on suffering those consequence2.

2. Near misses? or didnt able to cash out when you are still on big profits?. You would be having that sense or feel of regret at the time that you do experience it out and this could also that pushes up you to play even further because you do wanted to experience that hitting up that win that you have missed out earlier. If it turned out that you have exhausted up your balance before you do able to it hit out then that would be giving out that kind of impulsive feeling on which it causes up for you to lose up even more money as you do go forward. Never tend to chase up these thing.

When we are that lucky enough then using up a small amount and win up soo big does really give out that kind of good feeling and confidence on which this could boost up your emotions on which it will be leading up to have that hard time on stopping on which you should have supposed to do earlier.

I think for me what hurts worse of all is being set for a bit win but ended up not winning in the end, of losing. For me I kind of equivalate it to when I buy and sell stocks.  It's typically always more difficult for me to cut off a trade tat I'm going well with, despite it continuing to go up, rather than just cutting my losses and being down and out entirely.  I've always felt this way.  If this is what you mean anyhow?

In my opinion, losing always has a negative impact on the gambler, regardless of whether he is ready for it or not. For me, of course, it is more difficult to come to terms with the loss when I lose a large winnings, because in this situation, I not only lose the money I deposited, but also won money that could have withdrawn. But did not do it because of his greed. This is contrary to my goals, so in this situation I blame myself more.

As some people say, you should not consider earned money as your own until you withdraw it in fiat. By the way, the same applies to investing. Too bad it doesn't always work out.

The negative effects of losing big amounts have long-term consequences and make us feel the need to recover money in the next gambling game and are likely to become addicted. That is why I take small bets even when I can afford them and if I lose, I do not regret it. Gambling mostly attracts losing and for gamblers as soon as they win they play more. If you gamble regularly you should probably not bet big. We need to prepare ourselves for the uncertainties in such a way that we can mentally and financially manage with any situation.

The pursuit of victory is a deep and engaging feeling, but failing when victory seems close is even more painful.
Which victory am i referring to? That of the bet and the game? no
The real victory is to be able to master yourself and understand and do the right thing.
Money comes and goes

I want to share my opinion by explaining this.
Like the first one it's just like you are a single person you don't have any girlfriend so it's will hurts when you are seeing the others with their girlfriend.
And for the second one it's just like that you was a single person and then you found one girl as your girlfriend and then after some days the girl cheated on you and also break up with you. So obviously here this one will be more painful for you and all the peoples.

Just like it is I also have the same opinion like the others already given in this thread that second one is more painful. Because it gives us hope and then takes that hope away.

No matter how huge the amount you have not won, it does not matter, because you have not won it, so there is no point in even thinking about it. Although, if we are talking about sports betting, there are certainly unpleasant moments when it seems that the match is already over, your bet wins, but then one minute later someone scores a goal and your bet immediately loses. Such situations happen, but it is unlikely that those failed wins can be called really some huge, most likely these wins are not much more than the others. And so that in betting some really serious winnings went out from under your nose, it happens very rarely and then you have to specifically make bets with large odds and wait for a miracle, because the chances of winning are extremely small.

Losing money is painful for me in every aspect of life. Even when I make an investment, I feel pain when my cash balance goes negative. I always take into account what is real. An unrealised gain is not a gain for me. I always consider possibilities in life, but I don't plan based on them...

When faced with that feeling, there isn't much you can do, just lift your head and move forward , learn and mature the things you shouldn't do , that's why it's important to only Spend the money you're willing to lose. I recommend something , if you're going through a sad or bad time , you have to do those things that make you happy, don't let your spirits get too low, it's been Proven that we can even get sick if we're in a very low mood, even our natural defenses are lowered.

I tend to agree, and that's a piece of good advice.
You won't experience those feelings if you know you gamble with a limit, an amount you can afford to lose.
If you let yourself feel this, it could lead to losing more money because you might chase your losses.

Keep in mind to gamble with a limit, if you lose, just take a break and come back to gamble when you are ready.
In that way, the chances of losing are very slim.

But casino promotions most of the time have requirements or criteria for you to avail of them, where there is a minimum amount that you need to have in your fund balance on their platform, right? That's why sometimes I can't join and avail because the amount I gamble is very limited.

To others, it seems like I'm just growing my small fund that depends on luck when I gamble, though my real intention is to have fun and enjoy it and when I'm lucky enough to win, that's just my bonus and I stop when I see that I've really won and leave the amount limits that I'm just gambling with.

There is no doubt about that, that is why I urge players to use that strategy If we take care of ourselves in that sense and have enough discipline to Follow our own rules , we will be successful It does not matter if we lose, there will always be that control , and the best thing is that that control will be above Emotions themselves , and that is already a great Advantage for us.

Well, losing the money that belongs to you, hurts more than the money you are missing. In my view, there is no difference between having 3 dollars or 100 dollars in gambling, you can use both for bets. If you lose it, you will feel sad and regretful because that is the money you had in your custody. You could have spent that money on buying something for yourself or saved it, but now you lost it, and that is the real regret for me. I will not be sad or feel regret for the money I didn't win that slipped from my hands because that money was a fantasy. If that money had come into my account and then I lost it, then my feelings would be hurt. But if it's not in my account yet, then why would I prefer the fantasy amount over my 3 dollars that do not belong to my account anymore and I lost it?

If you lose something that is real, tangible, and yours, you will naturally suffer for it! And if you lose something that is not real, tangible, or imaginary, whether you lose it or not, you will never suffer for it. The feeling of losing something that is not real or not yours, and losing something that you have lost, that was yours, are two different feelings. Real things will hurt you, and fake things will not hurt you. So stop dreaming while you are awake. Come back to real life. Stay away from gambling!

It is normal to feel bad, pain or sad when losing something.  We are human after all and have emotion.  The best thing is that we don't dwell on that bad feeling.  We need to move on and let it not negatively affect our future endeavors instead make these losses an exprience to learn a lesson from.

In gambling, it is wise to know our limit, learn from past experience even if gambling result is random, we can avoid unnecessary losses by simply letting go and not doing revenge gambling or chasing losses.


And if you can't stay away from gambling, better to exercise self-control.  Responsible gambling is the better option if one wanted to not get affected negativey but wanted to continually engage himself in gambling activity.

When you lose a big win, it is always very painful and difficult to forget, it's not because of the money but the game since you have being working very hard to have that win and it is close to you but due to one mistake or the other, it was a narrow escape to lose, it is not always easy to come out of that shock.

There are indeed just two valid results in gambling: either you lose the game or you win the game, but gamblers have developed what they consider 'near misses, which is when you consider a game already won due to the amount of time left for the game to end and the result is already on the positive side, but under that little time left, the outcome changes to negative. Some react to such a game differently compared to how they react to losing a game when it just kicked off.

Yes, in some way things can be seen like this, in my personal experience if I see that to enter a bonus I have to do thousands of things then I pass, I don't do it, it's not in my personality to do many things so that they can be withdrawn later, my patience is very minimal, so I don't have that type of passive and careful personality or anything like that, I am more of a fan of fleeting games with quick results, plus my money is always very minimal when it comes to betting.

Yes, mate, this is what is said in my post, people took it very seriously. When they experience such a situation, they are very sad because they lost an opportunity, according to them. However, due to that one opportunity, they not only hurt their mentality but also their bank balance by betting again and again to recover it. I know gambling is running the lives of people, and they are emptying their accounts, but only those people who do it in abundance and don't have any rules for it. If you make some rules and obey them on a daily basis, then you will not lose your money the way others do. And don't do it in excess, just take one or two bets daily or weekly. It would not harm your health nor your balance.

What makes it painful is that you've been anticipating for a win or profitable day but ending up on a lose on which it will be giving out that kind of disappointment or even getting angry just because you have lost.
Doesnt matter about whether its a near miss or you have that lost all of your made up winnings on a particular day on which both things considered out to be a losing day no matter what. If you are someone whose that being too positive about making money with gambling then it will be bringing out that huge disappointment on which it might be leading up into those impulsive actions ahead. You will definitely be having some issues if you do find yourself trying out to chase up those loses at the moment that it do happens. It will be that totally that giving out that disastrous condition if you do tolerate out such emotion.

Whats more painful is on the time that you do made out those early thinking about securing your profits but you havent done on doing so just because you've been thinking that you can make even more money on the time that you do make out some wins and maximize it out but we do know that luck factor is always that depending whether you do win or not on particular gambling sessions and thats why there's no way that we can be able to determine on what are the results or outcome that we do end up on doing so.

There's what people don't know about gambling, for me gambling is a trap set in the Bush to kill Bush meat, for the process your trap might catch Bush might or not, and when it catches, it's your luck that day, and if it did catch, it's your own luck on that day, so trap can disappoint at any time, so for gambling, if you hope to be making money on gambling everything we gamble, I think it may disappoint us, but if you don't depends on gambling to make money, or to use the money you plans to make from gambling to sort out a problem, I don't think that you will be depressed or be disappointed from gambling, people who rely on gambling are the people who alway be disappointed.

Obviously the number 1. Because in number 2 when you said "almost" that still part of the risks about gambling. Almost is definitely equivalent to lossing. Why? Because you basically didn't win anything with "almost", and that's something you don't have control over to, as you will need to have luck to make the "almost" into "win"
Now, the number 1 could've been prevented if you decided not to gamble and that's something you have control over with 100%. However, you choose to be risky and put that money on the line to be on a bigger chances of lossing than multiplying that money. So, I guess you need to be ready to receive the pain from there.

When you considered losing a game a mistake from your end, you might have been blaming yourself for something you owe yourself no explanation for. I mean, in gambling, you have to try out your luck to see how you can be able to increase your chance of winning.

If that skill and your luck did not allow you to win, that's not because of your mistake but because it's gambling, and you should accept it in good faith. It's painful to lose, but what's more painful is blaming yourself as being the cause of your failure. It's good to take responsibility for your actions, but not in this case.

Sure, number 2 is painful, like, that's a what if. That what if could possibly change my life, but compared to number 1, it pales in comparison. It's not too painful that it could swing my mood. The first one, the money is in your grasp already, while the second one isn't. It's just a what if. After betting a few times, I'll forget about it. There are even times that I don't care about it. While the first one, of course, no question about that. Not just me, but also other gamblers will feel pain and get mad, especially if there are things they want to buy and it's kinda important. Not a good thing, but there are really players who leave it to gambling.

I understand the pain and i understand the disappointment and the anger and i know that they can be intense.
It is important not to get carried away by impulsive actions and try to avoid chasing losses.
You have to see the game as a game and therefore as a pastime and not as a way to earn money

Having a near miss can be very frustrating but if you are no longer a beginner in gambling this shouldn't be an issue for you anymore. It's all part of the entertainment gambling comes with and you should always prepare yourself for that. Few years back I remember predicting a game and my prediction was over 1.5 goals, that was something that would have been easy to play out because the first goal was scored in the 4th minute but can you believe that was how the scoreline ended? That's gambling for you.

I dont say that is a mistake, but it is your luck in gambling. Nothing is a mistake or an accident if you see it like that. However you are always given the choice to play or not to play but if you choose to play you have to accept the consequences that come with it.

If you worked hard to get that money, why play with it? It could be used to fund something that you have been wishing to build for years. Or you can put it in the bank and reap the interest from it. It is because we are greedy with the habit of increasing the amount of money we already have for things we do not need.

If you dont fall into that trap, you will never end up gambling more than your budget.