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Here’s the thing. some people give advice that to truly enjoy gambling, we need to manage our emotions. But how do we actually do that?

I mean, if you're winning and feeling happy, and then you try to hold back that joy, doesn’t that take away part of the fun? If we don’t hold back and end up as winners, then that’s when we feel real happiness.

Now let’s flip it. Since we allow ourselves to enjoy the wins emotionally, then maybe we should also face the losses the same way.

We gamble based on how we feel, and sometimes that emotional ride helps us accept the losses too.
It’s okay to feel happiness and sadness when gambling, we’re only human, and that’s perfectly normal.

There's no issue into this one because if we do try to deal up with the real essence of doing gambling then it should be just that for fun but losing money is never been fun and thats normal on which just like been said that we are just humans and we do hate or doesnt like on losing money on which means that on the time that we are on such condition then we will definitely be having that normal reaction. The main issue on here is that whenever someone do feel out that disappointment then this will trigger out that impulsiveness on which it will be that resulting for you to bet or make rolls even more and since you do know that you do still have the money that you do have into your pocket or account then you would definitely be trying out to play even more or as long you do have the money. There are those who do able to control up their emotions but there are that those who cant be able to have that control and moderation on which it will be resulting out into those bad conditions because of such manner.

You are definitely killing the fun completely at the time that you had already put up into your mind about revenge betting or trying out to chase up those loses or simply you cant just that accept that you have lost up that much. When you are that fixating yourself on thinking about this manner then your emotions and mindset will be that entirely be different in compared into those people who are that playing just for fun and despite of the loses on which they do easily made out some recovery or be able to forget it out easily. The key on here on not to make gambling to mess up your life with is that you should be that having that good control when it comes into your finances and completely stop on the time that you have lost all the budget you do have on that particular time or gambling session.

Self control is very important in whatever we are doing no matter the kind of excitement or joy that we feel. If you want to keep on enjoying that happiness and joy from your wins, might later end up in a sad mood, because there's no guarantee that as per se you are winning currently, you will win the next game or keep on with your winning streak.

Bankroll management is what really matters especially, if you're the type of gambler that doesn't have a gambling budget. Your suggestion will only lead one to become an addicted gambler.

When we win and happiness comes that makes our minds happy, please continue and celebrate the victory in our own way, not holding back that joy because our goal has been achieved at that time.
Not to continue playing as long as the winnings are still a lot and that's the wrong way to enjoy gambling.
The logic is like this, our goal is to play for fun. Losing and winning when the time comes, then we will stop. If losing is a certainty and winning is a bonus, then when we win, yes, celebrate.

No matter what you think, self-control is still necessary because that’s what helps minimize the risk.

Sure, you might get lucky and win big one day, but when you decide to stop and call it a day, isn’t that already self-control?
Sometimes we mess up and don’t follow our plan and that’s exactly what “lack of self-control” means, or as most people call it, “lack of discipline.”

That’s just how gambling is. It’s fun, yes, but it’s also high risk. And the only real way to manage that risk is to control yourself.

To have control over our emotions in gambling means the ability to control how we respond to losses and winnings. Your idea about this is not what I think it is, if you control your emotions in gambling, it doesn't limit the fun but rather makes the gambler a responsible gambler. For example, if you don't control your emotions while gambling, you could be tempted to continue chasing your losses until you completely lose everything and when you are winning too, if you don't control your emotions, you could allow greed to take control of you and you might end up losing those money you already won.

You speak more of the advantages of allowing your emotions take control when we are gambling. Now let us look at the other side of view (disadvantages).
 
Emotions can cause anxiety which many people have been victim of it. After a loss many gamblers go into a state of desperation because they want to chase the loss, and yeah, we know cashing losses are not good because it gives the gambler the hope of recouping their money while they unintentionally see greater losses.

Another disadvantage is overthinking, impulsive decision making; ignorance to setting stop limit and making analysis due to over confidence, and the last one i will talk about is limiting the fact that gambling is meant for entertainment. If we allow our emotions take over, we might enjoy the fun of gambling rather it will be fool of emotional stress and anxiety.

Actually, when you have successfully controlled your emotions in gambling, then what happens is that you will automatically provide restrictions through habits that you have done routinely to control your emotions.
I mean, when you feel happy when you win a bet, you will automatically not be disappointed when you are quite satisfied with the results. So you don't need to continue the game without disappointment because it is contrary to the satisfaction you get from the game.

I'm sure our feelings of losing pleasure when we control our emotions in gambling must be experienced, but that's at the beginning when a gambler tries to control his emotions. But when you get used to it, then everything will be fine in a winning or losing situation.

That's the problem- you feel happy because you just won your gambling game. But if you happen to lose, then everything would be upside down- you'd be suffering instead of just celebrating the winnings you just won.

Again, gambling is all about luck. The more you play, the more chances that you could either win or lose depending on the situation. That is why it is HEAVILY recommended that if you already won, set-aside a portion of that money for your personal expenses and use the remaining to re-gamble.


Here, I agree with your statement.

Like what I mentioned above, gambling is all about luck. Perhaps this is one of those instances where nothing is absolutely certain- things can go either way depending on the luck of a person.

It’s the typical generic advice of users that doesn’t have long exposure on gambling.They think it’s easy to control emotion while gambling without experiencing it by themselves.

It’s hard or almost impossible to control emotion when gambling already because there’s risk involved and money at stake on every bet.

Bankroll management is always the key on how you can avoid disaster if you can’t handle your emotion.

Enjoy the winnings. I promise, it will be one heck of a good ride.

Just recently, I won a 23k multiplier from a game of the slot provider named No Limit City. I was shocked when it happened, and I even woke up my wife just to tell her the good news, even though she had work the next morning. She was so happy, and we enjoyed the money after her work. When it comes to winning, it's good to feel happy about it. Enjoy it. Have a good meal using the money and just be a winner.

I think the control should only be for the losses. If we are still going to deposit to lose more, or should we call it a day and give up? It's up to us. But when it comes to our profits, we should always have a chance to celebrate.

Emotions are very important.
Maybe the meaning I understand is that we can control ourselves when we are winners and losers.  When you win, be happy, but don't be greedy. When you lose, don't regret it and be very sad. The point is how the result is, you must be able to control all emotions that can harm you.  You are not forbidden to be happy, but you are expected to remain vigilant and have control over any decisions that come from the emotions that arise from the results of gambling. IMO

Actually your emotions is what is killing the fun in gambling, putting them away would make it better. What Spikes up people's emotions first of all is when they don't stake reasonably, gambling with an amount of money that you are not comfortable with losing can make you anxious and under duress. If you gamble with a small amount the tension isn't always there because you know that if you lose that amount it wouldn't affect you. Your emotions are fun killers.

The real trouble comes when we can't control our emotions. As a gambler that is just after the fun and entertainment part of it feeling emotions can disrupt and stop you from enjoying the game, the whole purpose of it is to help you relieve stress and anxiety not adding more to it. Controlling your emotions doesn't kill the fun but it actually helps you put yourself in check so you don't make careless mistakes.

The true meaning is not to dwell on those feelings; it's ok to feel angry or depressed, but you need to move on fast or forget all the bad feelings once you log off.

We are not playing to suppress our feelings. Many gamblers are emotional or too excited while playing, but once they get out of the gambling platform, they leave all the stress and anger and only retain the excitement.
This is the reason why people are attached to gambling; they feel all the emotions, and they feel alive feeling all of these.

Gambling should have passion, it is not possible to gamble without passion. If we do not have any passion for gambling, then we will not be able to participate in gambling at all. However, we always try to advise that excessive passion should be controlled because excessive passion leads people to destruction. However, to control excessive passion, gambling should be accepted as entertainment and a person should set a specific budget of income.

That's how humans will never be satisfied with what they get, as well as the victory of gambling we have ambition and greedy nature, so that emotional peaks and loss of control, forgetting that we are in the game to win the even more at the end of the story of the defeatGet.

If we think gambling is a game, not restoring losses, maybe we can control excessive emotions, so we can feel happiness with the results of victory without having to try to pursue that is not certain like looking for other games and risking large amounts of money.

How can gamblers hold back their excitement when they win? Emotional control is intended for gamblers not to be greedy when they win, as well as not to chase losses when they are in a losing situation. Emotional control will help gamblers to stay calm in winning or losing situations. In other words, gamblers can enjoy the victory they get, and if they lose, gamblers are not too down and frustrated with the results of their defeat because the defeat they get does not exceed their capabilities.

But you don't have to hold back that joy. To manage your emotions isn't about not feeling happy. It's just about controlling your instincts, so you don't gamble based on your emotions, what is always dangerous, since the gambler feels encouraged to chase losses and to gamble beyond his financial limits.

The objective here is to feel satisfacted while gambling, without losing your mind and reasoning along the gambling session. If you are able to do that, it's great, and it means you are a functional gambler. On the other hand, if you are unable to do that, then I fear you should retreat from gambling for a while and rethink what you are doing with your money and how healthy the emotional sphere of your life is.

Get mad as fuck at whatever game you're playing and rage bet til your broke seems like a sound strategy right? Controlling yourself from going crazy is what controlling your emotions is all about. You can be happy or sad, but the moment you get angry and start betting out of control you're really pushing your luck and probably going to end up going bad.

Yes, it's better to hold back that joy because such wins can also be losses and then such type of gambler get stressed out after seeing the losses and when such gamblers lose more money then they always try to chase their losses and that type of behavior will lead to gambling addiction.

The way each person controls their emotions is different. I personally just need to set a strategy according to the bankroll allocation capabilities that will be provided, but I also set it so that I can enjoy the entertainment when gambling. I think someone will still be able to control their emotions when they reach their winning or even losing target. And I also think the fun in gambling is not only about winning, but also about how the process goes, whether it's in sports betting or slot games. So it's all about how we can enjoy the process of the game.

I agree with your opinion about considering happiness and sadness as normal, so it can be used to control gambling when winning or losing.

These emotions are doing what we regret later on like when we feel stress so we add more money when we are faced with losing our bankroll or failing to stop because of excitement when already won a significant amount of money instead choosing to continue to recover previous losses, these are the emotions that we need to safeguard ourselves, that's how I interpret these managing our emotions.

That’s negative emotion only which is part of the game that brings excitement on gambling. We are feeling thrilled and happy when we are winning because we knew the feeling of despair when losing.

That negative emotion should be our limiter on our gambling session that signals us to stop instead of pursuing more game that we didn’t enjoy anymore just to chase loss.

I don’t consider much my emotion when gambling because I’m strict with my gambling pattern. I just ride with my emotions depending on my game condition but never be overwhelmed to the point that makes me out of control.

Manage your emotions in terms of bankroll management. Doesn't really matter how, but you should. So that during the playtime, you can go ham with how you feel but after that? Time to control.

Honestly what most people say about controlling emotions just refer to being able to stop depositing more money after your initial play. They aren't stopping you from having fun, they're stopping you from being irresponsible. Now if both coincide, then I guess you can technically say they're stopping your fun, but, well, if it damages your life then yeah, that should happen.

Well, what I do know is having fun has nothing to do with emotions, if you claim to have fun while gambling then emotions wouldn't be involved so there won't be any need to control anything in the first place, people only control their emotions in gambling when they go beyond their limits or gamble irresponsible... only addicted gamblers find the need to put their emotions under control, it's capable of ruining you if it's something that's done on a regular basis.

It's good as long as you're feeling it and the right phrase should be "Don't let your emotions take over".

When we win we feel happy but what some people does is they just go with it and bet more with that they could lose and when they are already losing get frustrated increase their bet amount that again leads to more loss.

That is why we should be in control of our actions but feeling and enjoying isn't prohibited.

And basing up with that kind of break in between selling out and in compared when you are just that on H1.For having into those times or moments that you do have that kind of challenges on trying out to make up some different engagement that in towards both or something new on which you do seem that it will be giving out that kind of opportunity on which it will be causing up for you to deal up with. In regarding about into the question in speaking about self control or simply talking about paying up some money then it will be that up to you whether you would be that wanting to to have more or not. Usually people do make out their lives miserable just because of doing non viable decisions or approach on which if we do think up carefully then we do able to point out on which one is negative and which one is positive. There's no way that you cant be able to see into whether that you are indeed doing good or not. Humans are naturally those beings that do up such stuff in order for you to deal up with something then it do needing up that immediate ation and responses. We do know that gambling was built for the sake of fun and entertainment and if you arent that good when it comes self control and moderation about into your gambling then it will be that a very huge problem. There are ones who are that been able to make out some adjustments just because they've been that experienced with that or simply having that idea already and into those people who do still keep on pushing forward because they are that too optimistic that they can make money with gambling on which this is a very wrong mindset to have at the moment that you do deal up with gambling on which this is a very risky approach on the moment that you've been that dealing into. Always be considerable about into the pros and cons in regarding about into the situation or condition because its impossible that you cant be able to determine on what are the things that been currently be engaging on with.

When people say "manage your emotions" when gambling, it does not mean that you need to act like a robot, it usually means do not let your emotions control you or your decisions. It is ok to get frustrated, angry, sad, happy or whatever emotion you might feel when gambling, as long as you do not let those emotions control you and your decisions. That being said, if negative emotions are a frequent occurrence when you are gambling, it might be good to take a break.

That is why casinos are extremely profitable, though, because gamblers, or most of them, wager their money according to their feelings and they allow their feelings to dictate the way they manage their money or their bankroll during the session.
Casinos and the designers of game are extremely good at messing with the human psychology in order to prompt all gamblers to over-react to losses so they will chase them and feel cocky enough when winning to continue gambling endlessly, until they run out of money.

Our human emotions and the way they mess up with us are what makes us to lose money in the long run while gambling. If we manage to control both grief and happiness while gambling, it would be easier to withdrawn while winning money and logging out when we are having a losing streak.

Winning emotions (happiness and excitement) don't react the same way as losing emotions (sadness and anxiety) do. Man doesn't like losing and it's the reason it's advised to always put our emotion in check. I've yet to see anyone who is happy from winning and then goes out shooting others or intentionally drives into a crowd or commits suicide. Those are emotions triggered by losses. If they were positive energy, no one would complain.

We cannot override that human emotions that is involved in every thing that we do. It is ever present in all things including when we are gambling. Suppressing that emotion of happiness or sadness is what leads to irresponsible gambling habits which is not physical and mentally healthy for the gambler. However caution must be taken that is your emotions of happiness or sadness should be moderated and if possible don't be too overly happy when winning and overly sad when losing these are the ways that you will not miss our on the fun and important lessons that both has to offer.

Gambling should only be done for fun and entertainment; however, some gamblers expect to make a profit or recover all of their losses, which is why the majority of gamblers go broke and become addicted.
Without self-control, you will experience negative emotions that leave you feeling dissatisfied. Unlike most gamblers, they are willing to accept losses and be satisfied even if they win small.

Definitely if you are trying to control things too much it is hard to let go and just enjoy the moment, flow
We use the term “emotional control” a lot but I think it is a lot about “emotional awareness”, and then from this awareness you can relax on decisions instead of rushing into doing things blind by the emotional fire

I thought the essence of controlling our emotions is to avoid incurring more losses, not with the intention of enjoying gambling more. You are right when you said controlling our emotions kills the fun and excitement when we gamble, but you should also look at the positive side of it. Truly, holding back our excitement when we gamble is just a measure we must take to reduce the risks of losing more than we can afford. Anyone who cannot control his emotions can gamble all day with the hope of winning. He can gamble with all his property or become extremely aggressive when he loses his money to the casinos. Controlling our emotions is not easy, but it is still something every gambler must learn to do.

I think in gambling, the emotions that ought to be controlled is that of losses and not winning because it is difficult to control the emotions of happiness and joy when you win because since you are gambling for fun with the mentality that you are to face losses while gambling, then when you win, it becomes a kind of surprise to you and surprises comes with emotions but i don't think that controlling emotions in gambling kills the fun aspect because you are already gambling with a fair amount which will not be a problem if you lose it.

For sure. But in most cases (i am assuming) what people mean by controlling them is just having a control over your actions despite your emotions.
I wouldn't recommend anyone suppressing their emotions during gambling, but then again, some people struggle with overwhelming emotions and let those feelings take a wheel.

This is worst possible idea if you have some ground rules about your budget and because you aren't in control you would step over your own lines.
By this i don't mean that everyone feeling anything isn't in control, but quite the opposite. Often people who are in control feel lot, but they are safe from being impulsive and taking unnecessary stupid risks.

I never saw a player get lucky when betting like a madman. On the contrary, I saw players get luckier when they calmed down and relaxed a bit.


Happiness in gambling is a feeling that comes only from winning. Nobody can be happy if they lose. Knowing from the start that the money that you bet is gone helps to be a little bit less sad and angry if you don't win. Controlling your emotions doesn't spoil the fun, but it can make it last longer if you stay on game. If someone finds it hard, then better to stay out or gamble less than he usually bets.

Controlling your emotions doesn’t necessarily amount to you becoming a robot who doesn’t have any feelings - it simply means you have feelings and you’re able to use your brain and not allow those emotions lead you to make stupid decisions - so rather than allowing your emotions control you, you’re still able to make logical choices and I think that’s the best explanation on “controlling your emotions”.

I think you’ve misunderstood what it means to control your emotions, it seems like you’re trying to say that when one start to control their emotions they no longer feel things like joy and sadness, that’s not true they feel it but at the same time they don’t let it cloud their judgement.

For instance, you’re on a winning streak - there’s this excitement that you get and would push you to do more and bet more since you’re already winning you should be able to hit more wins, but if you’re able to control your emotions you should be able to call it a quit amidst all those excitement but someone who doesn’t know how to control their emotions won’t be able to make such a more and as a result they’ll keep playing and eventually lose all the money back to the casino.

I would say that just keep things balance. Because when we're so emotional and we're not controlling it, worse things could happen to us and our money.

It's no longer a theory when we don't control our emotions. And for that reason, we have to make ourselves in the right state when we gamble.

Yes, we can have fun and have some little happiness but there should be still a limitation to that so that we won't be too much to ourselves and effects of it.

We still need to control our emotions even when we're winning because sometimes that can lead to greed. And if you can’t control it, you might be surprised that instead of walking away with a win, you end up losing just because you didn’t stop at the right time.

That’s why when you gamble, you should not only expect to win, but also have a specific target or goal. That keeps your session on track. Same thing goes for losing, a clear limit should always be followed.

If you manage your emotions right, you will never feel guilty or whatsoever that will kill your happiness when you are winning. In fact, that will even lead you to prolong your joy and happiness every time you are gambling because you have avoided those inevitable losses that would definitely happen if you have never controlled your high emotions.

Gambling is a mental game, and sometimes an emotional game. So if you easily carried away with your own emotions and you let your gambling decisions driven by your emotions, you will surely fall into pieces of losses. That’s the very most disadvantage if you are gambling irresponsibly.

By controlling emotions, most of us might be suggesting to not lose your head and make illogical and bad economic decision. People enjoy gambling for the adrenaline involved. The emotions are the reason why people enjoy and come back to gambling.
It don't prevent you from gambling on any casino games or betting on the teams and players you like in the way you like and be happy or sad depending on the result of the game or your bet.
You can rejoice and cry all you want, but don't go rage betting either with numbers or volume of bet specially when you have a plan formulated on how you'd be dealing with gambling.

The key thing we should avoid is gambling irresponsibly because when we do, what’s supposed to be fun can easily turn into a financial disaster.

We already know the risks are high, and honestly, most gamblers lose in the long run. So even if we choose a game where long-term success seems possible, there’s still no guarantee that we’ll actually win.

This is gambling, so no matter what, you should always prepare yourself to a losing end. You will be lucky to go home with some winnings. You will kill the fun if you start borrowing money just to sustain your games. Because we all know that there's never an assurance that you will win in this game. Irresponsible gambling will lead you to a rabbit hole caused by gambling. So before you put yourself in that tight position, better avoid yourself from decisions that you will regret later on.

Controlling your emotions is not killing the fun but keeps you at the total control of the game and your life , if not things might totally go wrong in the bit of fun to the fullest .
In gambling, it is important that you should learn how to control yourself either when winning or losing , so that you will be able to continue your game without chasing losses in other to avoid becoming addicted , you don't kill the fun, instead you kill the addictions and the losses to be incured.
Self control in gambling gives you the sense of responsibility to maintaining the habits in gambling and how to control them. There it is better we try very hard to control our emotions for a better result of our actions.

Controlling your emotions, whether if you are at win or at loss, is highly important when gambling. You could turn all your winning profits into massive losses if you aren’t cautious with your emotions. Now tell me, where is killing the fun there?

However, if we try too hard on controlling our emotions, I guess we lose the factor of being a human. We are born with different emotions, and that’s our nature. But since we are gambling here, if we let our emotions motivate our own decisions, for sure that won’t create a positive outcome, but only losses here and there.

Killing the fun you say. I wouldn’t consider putting effort into gaining control of your emotions when gambling as killing the fun, because on the contrary, it’ll save you from a lot of damage as well as risks of spending excessively on gambling unintentionally or unintended. For me, I believe that’s even when you’ll have the room to have fun, because honestly, no one would be able to have fun when his account is completely drained due to bad gambling choices. It’ll only ruin the fun.

Trying to control your emotions too much can take the fun out of the game. If you win and are happy, letting those emotions flow is part of the fun. Likewise, when you lose, accepting the sadness is part of the experience. Playing a game involves experiencing these emotions, both the good and the bad, and that is natural. We are human, and feeling all of them is what makes the game complete.

Well, you have some points, OP. But what I think it refers to is the emotions that would lead to making bad decisions, like greed and frustration. Of course, why limit ourselves if we win? Many people, when they win big, also increase their bets and change their gambling style, which is actually not good. Honestly, we can enjoy gambling if we don't think about money, but we are here for that. That is why controlling ourselves is difficult and challenging, because surely we fail (sometimes).

There is nothing wrong with being happy and feeling very happy and satisfied after getting a win. The feeling of happiness is part of our emotions. Well, the point of controlling emotions is not to be too excessive so that it makes us take the wrong steps in the future.

For example:
because we are too happy with the victory, so we feel too over-confident that we will get other victories if we bet more money on gambling. and in the end, instead of enjoying the results of the victory by doing a withdrawal and making it for fun, we actually use it to bet with higher bets. and the result?

There is no guarantee that we will win again, and when the result is the opposite, a big loss, then that momentary victory will make us regret having lost and not enjoying the results of the victory.

It is ok to entertain emotion as long as it does not affect our gambling bet decision. Like it is ok to regret in a short period of time but eventually let go of the losses.  When an advise say to control one emotions, it is not about getting happy because we win or vice versa but it is to say to clear ourself of emotional influence to have an optimum state of mind when betting.

Besides emotional betting often muddles our way of thinking and oftentimes arrives at a biased decision thus losing certain important details that can affect the outcome of the game.  While chasing losses and revenge gambling is often driven by one's emotions thinking to retaliate with a barrage of bets just to get even or win against the house.

Both of them needs to be in check - the reason why you should also control your emotions while you’re on a winning streak is because emotions like that could result in some sort of over confidence which sometimes makes gambler go overboard with their bets.

Take for example, you have been gambling with $0.5 on each spins and then you have had great win rate - you’ll instantly feel the urge to increase your bet from measly $0.5 to $5 for each bet and if luck is not on your side you’ll end up losing 10 times more than you would have lost if you had stuck with your usual bets.

That's how real gamblers will do, they manage their emotions very well, and I tend to agree with this perspective. When we lose in gambling, we might feel sad, but it's important to move on.  Ideally, whether we win or lose, we should always accept the consequences and find happiness in the experience.  
Therefore, regardless of the outcome, controlling our emotions is an important for a gambler.

IMO, don't take away from the fun.
It's natural since we are humans, not robots.
However, I believe it's more about finding a balance, being aware of our emotions without allowing them to completely dictate our actions.  
This way, we can still enjoy the moment while making thoughtful choices.

Sounds fair but going home with the emotion of losing it all kinda sucks so that is the natural motivation for most towards order in their actions.   You can do whatever you like so long as you win might be an ok strategy but for most that means more thinking then reacting often without thought.

it is not that we should not feel things but we simply should not let these feelings run our decisions some people will be too happy and will turn impulsive and end up losing more money than they can afford to do so and that is where it becomes problematic

You need to control the emotions not to hold them back. You need to control it, so it does not affect your ability to make the right decisions. I think for gamblers who are able to regardless of their emotions still keep their heads cool when making gambling decisions are okay to allow themselves to get as happy as they want. The warning to control your emotions is mostly for new gamblers who are still prone to being affected by the emotions they feel from gambling because they are new to it.

Isnt it kind of killing the fan when you are limited by budget? I think that budget or emotion control does not kill fun of gambling. They are not a killing feature, they are what proves that everything should be in moderation. They are what control endless fun, otherwise we wont stop gambling at all. I see nothing bad in controlling of a fun. We have such phrase in Russian «we had a laugh and that's enough» which basically means that having fun is good only for a period of time, otherwise fun stop to be fun and turns into something else.

That is normal to feel happiness and sadness when gambling. But we don't have to go over reaction with that. If we do not hold back when we win or when we feel happiness, we may difficult to stop gambling. We could still gambling because we want more happiness by winning more money. But that could be a mistake because we can not win in the next rounds.

If we lose before and feel sad, we must stop gambling immediately before the will to recover our losses comes to us. If that happens, we could losses more money and we will be more sad.

In gambling, we have to control our emotions after both wins and losses. After we lose, we often gamble more to recover our money and lose everything. This cannot be done. Similarly, even if we are winning in gambling, we need to know where to stop. And if we do not stop at the right time, we will lose money. We become greedy as we win. So we have to try to stop after both wins and losses. Trying to accumulate too much money is also foolish, and gambling more to recover money immediately after a loss is also foolish.



When gambling, one cannot only hope to win. And those of us who participate in gambling regularly probably do not do this. In gambling, the chances of winning and losing are equal. If we can win, we are lucky. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be lucky in every betting.

The myth is that “managing emotions” = emotional constipation. No. It’s the opposite. It’s choosing when and how to feel fully, without the feeling making decisions for you. You can laugh when you win and still not double down on tilt five minutes later. One doesn’t cancel the other.

Emotions are valid. But not all emotions are useful in every moment. A good gambler knows this. If you only enjoy gambling when you lose control, are you actually playing, or are you being played?

You should feel the highs. But feeling the lows without letting them define you? That’s the god-tier upgrade. You don’t gamble to lose control. You gamble to experience risk with awareness. The fun is the clarity in chaos.

Master your edge. Ride the waves. Don’t drown in them.

Why hold back your joy? Everything should be within the bounds of decency. You can rejoice, but you should not create inconvenience for others around you. In the same way, if we are talking about losses and losses, you should not jump from the tenth floor but accept the loss with dignity, understanding that you, and only you, decided to play, and the result of the game does not have to be in your favor. In a word, have an understanding that observing the measures of decency will always reflect well on your reputation.

In fact, I'm convinced that if you try to control your emotions too hard, they will come back with greater power when or in the form you least expect it (in a psychosomatic way, or making too emotional decisions when you should keep calm and use logic).

It's not about completely holding your emotions back, indeed, but about being aware of them to avoid undesired effects.

Of course we are all humans, and we are vulnerable to having both positive and negative moments in our lives. Now, when it comes to gambling, from records or what most of us are aware of, we know the negative impact emotions can attract especially in a case of persistent losses. So, in as much as sadness is part of the moments, it's our responsibility to find better ways to manage it.

You see, managing negative moments might sound so simple to some people, but the truth is, everyone is not built to handle situations in same way, and that's why some cases might lead to addiction or something far complex, leading to uncontrollable gambling.

Just like you've said, it's okay to feel happy and sad, but how we manage the negative side matters alot.

The reason why it's important to control emotions while gambling is because it can lead you to make irresponsible gambling decisions. It's normal for a gambler to be excited while winning or sad when losing, it's a natural feeling but there should be a limit to it. If you're too emotional while winning it can lead you to be overconfident and you can over gamble, which can lead you to lose everything. If you're too emotional while losing it can lead you to be chasing loses. So a control over emotions is very important in gambling, because it can be addictive and if you loose your guard you can unnecessarily lose your money when you should've stopped.

Too many posts about gambling emotions, gambling addiction etcetera... is this where we are now ::) ??

Truth of the matter is gambling is like a person's mood, today your are super happy , tomorrow you have your off days, the other day back to being super happy etc and not any different from gambling...if you losing alot, try take a break to allow yourself reset to have the much needed reboot and have that new approach to gambling. Otherwise emotions are part of we humans and can't run away from it, let's just accept when we lose we lose to avoid chasing losses.

Controlling your emotions doesn't mean that you shouldn't feel any emotions when you win or lose, but it means that you shouldn't let your emotions make you do things that you shouldn't do, for example, trying to chase your losses out of rage and frustration, or making more deposits once the current bankroll is lost to try and recover everything. Those are the things that can make you have a worse experience in gambling because losing initially will only make you feel bad, but if you let your emotions drive you around, your bad feeling will turn into extreme guilt and regret.

So the reason why people mostly advise others not to get emotional and have their emotions under control when gambling is this reason, and not that they shouldn't enjoy when they win or shouldn't feel bad when they lose. Everything is good, but only if it's under control. If you get too excited and out of that excitement, you start making reckless bets, your happiness will turn into sadness in no time. Similarly, if you get too frustrated when you lose and then start being too reckless, your sadness can increase as more losses are incurred.

So, enjoy and feel every moment, but make sure that you stay under control.

Managing our emotions for me means holding our emotions on losing what we can afford to lose; we are tempted to chase our losses whenever we fail, and we feel that winning is within our reach, so we add more money to our bankroll, this is a risky behavior that we should avoid and if we drip on this we have loss our control and emotions.

You deserve to be happy and have fun, but you should play based on your allocation. It is depressing if you extend your bankroll just because you are not satisfied with the outcome of your game.

I guess this is the only thing we can really talk about now because it's hard to discuss strategy when most of us believe we can’t actually win in gambling.

At least when we talk about emotions, it helps us manage ourselves better when we gamble. We get to read advice that encourages us to be more responsible. In the end, it’s okay to lose, what really matters is that we don’t fall into addiction.

There is nothing wrong to feel happy or sad after a win or loss. But everything should be done moderately. Some people have won big drank or ear excessively. Some of them have expressed their happiness extremely which is wrong. Let's also flip at the other side, if you lose control yourself. Why would someone commit suicide, harm himself or other people because you lost money in a casino. Like I said, we should express our feelings in the course of gambling but it should be done modestly.

There are many ways to do that such as setting your expectations and staying firm to your plan to avoid depositing more money. Controlling your emotion in gambling is important to minimize your losses


The problem is when greed kicks in. Sometimes, from too much dopamine rush when we are winning, we can't control our self resulting for us to do something not good. We tend to bet more thinking that luck is on our side and would win more amounts not knowing what could go wrong anytime.

Whether you win or lose in a game there is an emotion that comes to play during that time and if you want to win more there is very tendency that you have to control your emotions so that you don't end up losing what you have won likewise when you are losing you still have to control your emotions so that you don't continue losing when you keep trying to recover all your have lost. Make every moment matter but you don't need to lose control in both moments cause it definitely happens especially when one is losing and your ability to control it shows that you will have good fun but when you let it control you it becomes a problem because you may end up losing much and your fun will turn to sadness.

There's a good deal of things you need to stay accountable of; One of those are your emotions! Create your own discipline and train your emotions to always accept things as they are.
Simple! Infact, prepare your mind to entertain more loses than winnings as that would be the case.
Cold and hot, happy and sad, a phenomenon in living beings that cannot be altered; that's exactly how it's supposed to be. But either way, do not allow yourself too deep in your feelings that your actions become controlled/limited by it.

The fun stays even when we are in control of our emotions, it's not a harm to the excitement players feel during a session. Provided the end result didn't cost the gambler all the funds in the bankroll. Also, these two behaviors 'happiness and sadness' are in the hands of the beholder, whenever a person wants to feel happy they will, gaming could contribute to excitement or sadness, but not as much as we could instigate it on ourself.

It might kill the fun, but at least it’s not killing your bankroll or sometimes even your savings. Sometimes, or maybe most of the time, the result of not controlling our emotions is this: when we win, we get overconfident, and that often leads to disaster. When we lose, instead of cooling down, we make another deposit again, until we drain our wallets. That’s why we need discipline to control our emotions. There’s nothing wrong with being happy when we win. Like you said, we’re human. But we shouldn’t let it get to the point where it leads us into unfavorable situation.

We can't achieve the maximum control of our emotions at a single attempt, instead it's something that we have to go along with gradually, we are going to apply a steady approach using elimination by substitution approach, whereby we begin to apply the changes little by little and not what we can do at once, because gambling is more of having fun and we can't take away on what we are used to at once, except we apply a simple approach that can be effective and for the benefit of satisfying our own pleasure, the way we tackle this matters and that is why we must be logical and profession in other to control an emotion successfully to the desired level.

If we are playing for fun then we wouldn't be thinking about controlling our emotions in the first place. Gamblers that are just after the fun of it and don't take gambling as a source of income can't be affected by emotions because they are ready to accept losses. That's what gambling is all about. An emotional gambler will always lose because he's not in control of his feelings. If you are moved by your emotions you would definitely chase your losses and this can make you lose even more.

I think that problem is not in your happiness or sadness. The problem is if you lose control on your bets. If you don`t try to return your money after lose or don`t believe in your luck after win - i don`t see any problem in emotions.
PS. I don`t have such problems, but i feel anger when someone bet against my bet and win. That`s moment when i can lose control over my bets.

Bro you really don’t understand what it really meant. If people said we should control our emotion it means that we shouldn’t do emotional gambling. Like the term in trading where you shouldn’t revenge trading because it’s out of control already. That’s the worst part of gambling and literally there’s no fun there if you don’t have self-control ‘cause the next thing will happen is more financial problems. Of course you still have a rights to have fun and enjoy every bets and chase those thrills with certain limits, not digging your own grave and revenge gambling which is very emotional and out of control. There’s nothing wrong to have fun but of course if you’re not ready to have financial losses, be practical. No one’s gonna stop you to have fun in gambling, just be mindful to your port, be wise always.

As humans we have blood flowing through our blood streams but that doesn't mean we should reacts to stimulus because we are gambling and of course everything humans react over everything that tends to affect their overall mental things as financial stress, like losses, much request, billings and some expenditures.

All these triggers man to easily react over the time whenever it's pressed on them. Therefore, while gambling it's always advisable to gamble with the amount someone heart should be able to accommodate the lost.

I don’t even know what would be an emotional acceptance of losing look like. You are allowed to be sad and disappointed of course but what would you do after that is the unclear path here. You can either stay disappointed, chase losses or move on and gamble again when you have the money you can afford to lose and not be overly disappointed with.

If you are gambling and winning, it doesn't mean you have to hold back your happiness, but what you really need to do is be very conscious of your excitement and never allow it to control you. Happiness is part of the fun in gambling; if you are gambling and you are not feeling happy, it means you are not having fun. Gambling is a game that one needs to be very conscious of their feelings (happy and sad). Sometimes, if you are carried away by how you feel toward gambling, whether winning or losing, you can make decisions that may later affect you.

There are time that you have to over come your emotions and make sure to take adequate steps towards achieving your potential goals in gambling and thisnis very important, self control one of the major step thay any one can take towards achieving less emotions and high accuracy of analysis of games data.

If a gambler have emotional control most especially in sport betting, they will be making alot of bad analysis and betting along the wrong way, e.g betting on teams that seems favorite for them despite seeing their short comings, this way emotional line of thought and can only bring failures and loses.

Do you mean lack of emotional control?

For me, the problem only starts when I start losing. When I’m fresh, I can analyze games clearly, no bias, and I usually make solid decisions. But once that losing streak kicks in… that’s when things change.

I think a lot of people can relate, it’s just human nature.
No one enjoys losing, and most of us end up chasing losses and getting more aggressive, which usually makes things worse.

Some players sometimes don't even realise that they have become so involved in the game that they have already lost track of time and continue to play, losing their fortune. This is a trivial phenomenon for a person who is too carried away and thinks that he is about to win, and it does not depend on the type of gambling I believe. When it comes to such a state, it does not matter what the purpose of the player came to get pleasure or win money, he has already lost in advance, if it came to the loss of control

Oh man, I think there are two issues here for us to consider... the first is to have fun, I think that's the main rule and we should never stop celebrating our achievements no matter how correct and analytical we are with our bets... for me, gambling is a way to have fun and not to make money.

But, do you agree with me that in order to continue having fun we need to not spend all the money at once, right?

So what's the secret? Make your strategy before you start playing... analyze all the games and bets you want to make and put together your action plan... did you win? Celebrate as much as you want and keep betting, but follow your schedule, man. Don't get excited to increase your bet or make "an extra bet", because then you'll be doing the wrong thing... you can't confuse emotion with impulse... if you won a lot of money and are too excited to "keep it together" then it's better to take a break... withdraw that amount right away and go do something else, have an ice cream or a beer to celebrate :P and then when you come back, put your head back on straight and keep following your strategy.

And with losses it's the same thing... cry if you have to and break a glass if necessary. But don't chase your losses or try to make up for them in your next bets. Get your head in the right place, forget about the loss and focus on your strategy, or adapt it by studying your mistake.

To vibrate or err is human, I agree with you. But it is foolish to act on the impulse of emotion.

I don't know if it's just me but I think that the reason we are advised to manage our emotions when gambling is not so that we can stop having a good time when gambling but to prevent the emotionally-backed-logically-lacking gambling decisions that leads to huge non-recoverable losses.

Once you get this, you will know that your emotions can be your greatest ally or greatest for when gambling.

Let's say you can be sad and disappointed because you lost, then can those two feelings change your day for the better?
In gambling, only winning can make you feel entertained and you can't really accept losing even if it's an amount you can afford to lose. No one wants to lose money, but when our perception of gambling is no always about money, then losing and winning will be considered normal.

I don't see any reason why I should be sad about losing, for me it's part of the game. Maybe being a little disappointed is normal, but losing control of your emotions is certainly a problem that must be corrected. We have certainly heard of someone destroying the entire contents of their room because they lost gambling, quite a few have injured themselves because they hit something hard, but that is just meaningless anger.

It's okay to feel sad and happy while we are gambling, but we don't have to allow that which we feel to control what we do in that moment. Everyone feels happy each time they win a bet and feels sad when they lose a bet.

The emotional control they often talk about and advise gamblers to control is in a situation where they will not allow their loss to define the type of action they take, as some will start by chasing their losses.

Happiness is free and you can try as much to enjoy it when you are winning. You can't be losing and be happy because that would not be sufficient at all. Every gambler must try as much to keep doing what will give them the happy mindset to keep gambling. Gambling is not just about playing your favourite games but trying as much to keep up with the good energy.

I hope you know that you can't be happy when you are not making any tangible profits from gambling? Just imagine that you have been on a one month streak loses, can that bring you happiness? I don't think so but the energy still need to be flowing because that's what will keep the mind to keep trying until winning starts coming to you. The joy of making profits is sufficient enough to keep making us happy as time goes on.

Controlling our emotions for me the way I understand it is that we can be happy or sad depending on what the outcome of our bets is but we shouldn't over do it. When you win be happy but don't let that happiness take control of you that you don't know what you're doing again and begin to make mistake that'll cause you to start losing your bet. The same thing when you're sad, don't allow it to take control of you that it start giving your wrong advise that when you take them, you become a shadow of yourself. Most gamblers that suddenly change from being winners to losers usually starts from them not being able to control their emotions. It's from the emotions that we get addicted or be able to have it under control hence controlling our emotions is vital but it doesn't kill the fun in gambling.

Controlling emotions means simply not giving in to emotions when you lose, so as not to try to win back, this is the only thing that matters and what is talked about when talking about emotions. Of course, you need to rejoice when you win, and you can be emotional when you watch the match you bet on, this is all normal and no one forbids it. The advice to control emotions is only to not give in to emotions after a loss, when you want to win back, you need to make the next bet in a calm state.

You are the one who is not getting it, when someone tells you to watch out for your emotions it's because while you are happy that you win, your emotiona might get in the way and make you take bad decisions which will result in losses for you.

When emotions get in the way you won't know what to stop gambling too, assuming you will $1000 now, yes you will be happy but instead of you to walk away you decide to give another try.

Not one says you shouldn't be happy, it's possible to stay disciplined when gambling and still have a great time, emotions is why people also run after losses too, the feeling of recovering what theyve lost will cause them more losses.

I think this is not the right analogy, I mean if you win, surely no one will try to hold back their happiness, a feeling of happiness will emerge and they will start doing other things to continue to feel that happiness, what must be held back is the wrong way of expressing happiness, for example, by being sure that you are lucky, you continue to play until you cannot control yourself.
Accept all situations of winning and losing and make good decisions so as not to cause damage, for example by trying to chase losses.

If gambling is fun (and it should be), then emotions are something that is completely normal and happens to all of us. However, it should be taken into account that when winning, most people will not mind seeing someone happy about it (in an appropriate way), but how will people react if they see someone crying, breaking things around them, or being aggressive towards other people just because they lost money gambling?

Controlling emotions makes sense in some situations, while in others it can be counterproductive.

Bankroll management is one of the things that shows how disciplined you are, although it might not really make much difference when it comes to making Profit but it would definitely reduce the losses that you incur overtime. Emotions are human feelings and a response to certain things we come across but to be on the safe side it's better that nothing about gambling gets you sad or excited, becoming emotionless is the best approach.

Definitely you can enjoy the moment you win; you can celebrate whatever you want. But on the other hand, you will be bad as well automatically when you lose. This is natural, actually, and that's not what we ask to control. Controlling emotion means managing your risk. When you are just losing, then you shouldn't become emotional to recover losses instantly. Rather take a break and do a fresh start. During that time, if you can't control your feelings and emotions, then you might lose more. That's what I actually mean when someone says, Control your emotions.