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I do not have any gambling mistakes this year, I do not lose up to $100 but I used around $500 to able which is around $10 weekly. I think that is not bad at all. The little amount of money I use on gambling makes gambling fun for me. I gain in some bets and casinos games but there are time that I lose also. In overall, I am in loss this year but it is nothing that I should think about at all as I can afford to lose the little amount of money.

Some people will have some mistakes that they will want other people to learn about and avoid. I hope some new gamblers can read this thread and learn from what people are posting.

Let us make gambling fun for us by avoiding gambling mistakes that can put us in financial problems. Merry Christmas and happy new years in advance.

A lot of us probably have found ourselves in tricky situations because we did not read the terms and conditions or we only read it after something has already happened and we just need to verify it. May this be a reminder to always read terms and conditions before agreeing to any of it.

I have lost way more than that amount, let say around $250, but there is also a time I won $350 on a bet, so if you checked well you will see that I am still at profits, if profits and losses is what we use to judge how gambling have been fun then I will be in the same category as you gambling this year have been fun for be unlike previous year.

There was one time when my friends and I were in a drinking session while talking some stuffs about business and everything. Eventually I got home quite dizzy and since I still don't want to take a nap that time, I decided to bet for a while before going to bed. I gamble under the influence of an alcohol, so expect that my senses aren't functioning so well, so I ended up with a significant loss. That was a huge mistake especially that I ended up gambling even those funds intended to pay my bills.

That mistake leaves a big lesson. Do not play under the influence of an alcohol, or else prepared yourself for the consequence.

Lots of mistakes. I think it was when I started playing slots. I got so angry that I didn't think twice before making a decision to deposit over and over again. Thankfully, I take a good look at my kids, and that's when I realized that I am spending way too much time in slots. Now, I am back to just playing minimal slots and then more focused on sports betting.

Even if we make mistakes, as long as we realize that we are doing it wrong, then there's still hope. If the game ain't fun anymore and all we are doing is chasing our losses or trying to be greedy to win more, that's when we should take a pause and think if we are doing it wrong or not.

Gambling mistakes on my end? Nah, I can't think of any this year. I am well within my betting range and not forcing anything or being too frustrated and chase losses. Though sometimes I tried chasing once or twice, but If I can't pull another win, then that's my cue to call it a day.
We all have different definitions of mistakes in gambling, but pretty sure you're on a safe side as long as you did not lose big time.

My mistake is that sometimes, I try to double my bet on a game that I feel it's 100% sure, the outcome ends up being the opposite. That has made me avoid chasing big wins but stick to small wins even if I know that the chances of winning the game is 99%.

I learned a lot from gambling last year due to excessive losses. It made me very careful this year so that I don't fall into same trap. I'm also at loss because gambling takes more from you but that's not a problem to me.

Many people here would definitely have different experiences as regard to losses in gambling. For me, I would say my bad experience was trying to chase my losses which only led to more losses. I lost more in a single day than I ever lost in a week and that experience haunts me every single time. But I know better now and I'm trying to practice contentment and discipline, that's the only I could conquer the feeling of higher expectations from unassured bets and be open for any outcome without significant psychological effect.

Not having any mistakes sounds like bullshit, my own mistake this year was being too greedy. Many of my gambling sessions this year were good at the beginning, but I got too greedy & wanted more money so in the end it all went down to my deposit balance. I think I should be more careful in my next sessions, when it has good results at the beginning, it is better to withdraw first & leave a little to satisfy my curiosity.

Because I don't take gambling too seriously, so of course I have to be careful when talking about mistakes because I can get caught with a big loss. Usually I just look at the recap of the transaction history of the amount deposited and how much has been withdrawn. By looking at the comparison then so far in 2025 is not too bad and just enough profit rather than loss. 

$500 for a whole year? Well I don't know your pocket but that is far too low amount to gamble with even though gambling is for passive income. Some months I spend more than double of that to gamble, depending on the fixture for the month and the money that come my way. Well, we are playing for different purpose, some exclusively for fun and some for passive income, so its up to everyone to play with what they are comfortable with.

I don't remember making serious gambling mistakes in 2025 because I plan my gambling before execution, so nothing comes to my by surprise. However, I want to do better in 2026 because I have not really hit my target just yet. I'm still analyzing the areas I need to improve in my gambling.

It's not hard to make mistake in gambling, I'm not sure what's my 2025 gambling mistake but I think my overall mistake was thinking that I could earn from gambling. I've read in some article that there are people who earn for a living and I actually tried that but not for a living but for another source of income but instead of earning, turns out I am losing more than winning and I spend some of my extra money in gambling instead of adding it in my investment. To OP, it's nice to know that you haven't done any mistake this year, I think you've realized it when you know that you are in overall losing. If you can keep what you're doing, there's no doubt that you'll make mistake, as long as you're aware of what's right or wrong decisions.

Not making any mistakes during this year because it is gambling responsibly means that what has been lost in gambling games is ready to bear the risk, even though it is not a large amount in each game session, only a small amount of money is deposited.

If calculated deposits for 1 year may be a lot but just don't want to calculate it let this be a pleasure that passes in 2025. So far I have not experienced any financial disturbance, this is still well maintained, which means that during gambling for 1 full year it is still under control.

You basically use my strategy, no more than $10 a week and no more than $40 a month, by summing up I got a "profit" of about $400 and spent in a year about $220 I didn't get rich:) I still had fun and didn't lose any money, Maybe one day I'll be able to get a big win and maybe that'll be the moment I finish playing for good.

I'm going to tell you about my biggest mistake, and I think most people here will relate to it, hahaha:

My biggest mistake was trusting my team too much and not having the courage to bet against them  :D
I bet on soccer most of the time, and I confess that it's really hard to bet against my team. I've lost several bets believing in and rooting for my team, and I've been making this mistake for a few years now...

Do you guys do that too?

Mine was a trivial mistake. I used the money I wanted to use for something else to gamble. It was a very small amount though, an amount I can afford to lose. I felt I could double the money. So I looked for a match that had a 90% chance of winning. I placed a bet, thinking I would win, and I lost. ;D

I had to go source for money elsewhere to take care of the need.

Part of being responsible and disciplined when it comes to gambling! is to try and keep the activity as small as possible & under control as well, losing as little as you can afford to lose is the main goal of every risk taker, so it can't be classified as a mistake but a necessary part of the game. Where most of the problem comes from, is when gamblers start to use their fund which is generally made for other life necessities! such as food or house rent. One very important thing every new person who comes into gambling should know is that discipline is the main key to surviving in the space and gambling for fun should be the mindset, not chasing after big wins that can lead to heartache.

A good way of gambling for fun is exactly that, keep your balance small but be very consistent in it. There is the usual problem here that is you don't know how will you react when this 10 dollars become 1000 dollars in one of the weeks you gamble, will you withdraw at least half of the money which would be the same as if you did not gamble at all or will you continue gambling and if this the second option is what you do then there is high risk. By risk I mean you without knowing if you increase your exposure to gambling then you can become somewhat addicted and all that self control is directly gone. My biggest mistake has always been the same and is called insanity because I do the same things expecting different results.

When it comes to gambling, I participate in gambling very thoughtfully. I never participate in gambling by being overly emotional and overly restless. However, 2025 was not a very bad year for me, especially in terms of gambling because I used a very small amount of money in gambling like you, which means that I do not regret losing money. Moreover, I have lost in gambling sometimes due to a few small mistakes, maybe it was a little mistake in selecting the team in the prediction, besides, I did not lose in gambling due to any other mistake. However, the new year is coming, I hope that the new year 2026 will be a very good year for me.

I guess my common mistake or the one I regret this 2025 is those bets I didn't increase when I should have. Cause the rewards might be juicy if only I believed in it. But sometimes it's really hard to risk or bet higher when you don't know that you'll win, but it's also not good to left out if your instinct already say go for it. Maybe not following my guys is one the mistake I had this 2025. Merry Christmas chad.

It is very good to read the terms and conditions of a gambling sites especially if you are a newbie, but I do not read most of the terms and conditions anymore than to glance through it. If I register on a new gambling site, what I read now are the use of VPN and restricted locations. I do not have more than one accounts and I do not try to manipulate anything.

It is good that you can afford to lose the money. I know someone that used his school fees to bet and he lost the money. He has to go back home to tell his father when he had nowhere to get the money.

I can proudly say that I've gambled responsibly so far in this year because I've maintained my discipline of gambling with amount that I can afford to loose, this has made me to enjoy it more. I can't be talking about responsible gambling on this thread everyday since this year and do otherwise, that'll be cheating myself because it'll mean that I've learnt nothing personal from what I always say. I don't think that I can ever be addicted to gambling because I have mastered to be in control, I don't take gambling too seriously because I don't depend on wins to survive. If you are in charge of your bankroll and time that you spend gambling you will be entertained, you won't be addicted.

No matter that it was told million times already, no matter that I know well all those gambling rules, no matter if I am responsible or not person, or know how to manage finances, in 2025, previous years and in 2026 I will do one popular mistake - go all in :D I cant do anything with myself. All the time, when I have already played some time, I took decision to go all-in and continue betting all the money if I won, or lose in a second. That is not greed, that is not because I am tired of playing and want to end session soon. I dont know. I just go all-in until I lose :D

By gambling with small amounts of money, you can control your emotions and greed, thereby protecting yourself from the risk of losing too much money. intelligent people gamble with money that they can afford to lose, which does not create additional financial pressure on themselves, as a result, gambling can be conducted by keeping a cool head and following the right rules, as a result, gambling does not turn into an addiction. It's great that you gamble with money you can afford to lose, so you're not disappointed no matter the outcome. Staying within your means reduces the chances of addiction, so you can enjoy the fun of gambling.

I made my favorite mistake. I completely ignored the bankroll management rule. When I was playing slots just a couple of months ago, I started a gambling session unsuccessfully. After that, I gradually increased the bet per spin. And finally, when I saw that only a third of my bankroll remained, I got angry and increased the bet to $5 per spin.
This was unacceptable, but I acted out of emotion, and I experienced a losing streak, where nothing happened after the slots stopped spinning. Ultimately, I ended up with zero money and a bad mood.

I couldn't resist the temptation I constantly told myself about and tried to avoid. I went all-in in poker when I shouldn't have. In those moments, I felt like I was buying myself emotions, and that shouldn't be the case. It was a silly feeling when I knew my opponent had good cards, but somewhere in the back of my mind, I heard a little voice urging me to try my luck on a small percentage, which, in reality, was completely unjustified.
I advise all poker players on the forum to be balanced and try to avoid such mistakes, because it's not a financial victory, but a failure of self-control.

I have not ended my gambling activity for the year, since I still have some amount that will be used in some casino accounts. However, this year has been a good one. I was able to withdraw my wins to sort out a pressing need. Hoping the next year will be better.


It's not greed but high risk. Going all in has its disadvantages; however, it could also lead to a big win. It's not wrong to take such steps if you can still control your gambling budget. I also place such bets and have been able to make some good gains.     

Gambling for living, eh?

There are many people I know whose lives were ruined because they had such thoughts about gambling. It was sweet at first, earning 10% to 20% daily from gambling with low odds. But one mistake destroyed their entire financial plan. Play because you want to play, don't let anything distract you, especially those ridiculous stories about gambling for living.

A lot of gamblers have made a lot of mistakes because they believe in sure games, trying to stake huge and picking big odds.
But this is one mistake a friend made, he staked a game and couldn't be patient, so he cashed out 2%, and the game later played perfectly. I was so pissed, he was impatient. And I advise him to double his stake and cash out when he feels he can't wait; this helped me not to lose out in most games.

What is this, are we sharing New Year’s resolutions here?  ;D

Hmm… I think I made a lot of mistakes in 2025. One mistake I keep repeating from time to time is losing control. I usually set a limit in my mind, but when I’m in a bad spot, like during a losing streak, it feels like something pushes me to chase my losses. And most of the time, probably 90%, it just ends with me losing even more.

That’s the mistake I’m still trying to figure out how to fix permanently.

I've tried to make few mistakes this year, but they still happen sometimes because I'm not a robot. I've been focusing on things like limiting my time in the game, and I've done a better job of it this year than ever before. But I realize I still have work to do, because I don't feel like I'm winning over players, even though I understand how difficult that is. If we're not striving for what we want, then what's the point of it all? I'm even starting to think about coming up with some good goals and things I should work on for 2026.

For the gamblers made the mistakes while gamble is common that because sometimes we forgot our discipline and follow our emotion but the most important is never regretting any decisions which we made while gamble because that is only a part of the game and for me during gamble in this year i did plenty of mistakes but one think i just remember is when playing slot game few months ago i have the opportunities to quit from the game after gets huge payout but unfortunately i had missed those opportunities and continue to gamble which eventually i was lost all of my money

There's no mistake on my side at all because ever since I started playing gambling this year has been very good to me. In fact, I almost had winning every week and I'm still looking forward for more winnings because I can see that luck is on my side, but even as that I always try as much as possible to gamble with what I can afford to lose because gambling is not something you can not do without losing. So I would boldly said that there's no big mistake on my side.

Looking at my gambling journey this year I don't think I have made any serious mistakes but maybe I have a lot regret for not putting more money on a particular game because I was afraid of taking the big risk and at the end of the day I won the game but with little amount of money in return, next year I wanted to go fully in on taking the risk but reading this thread and the comments I think I will just stick to taking little risks as I usually do because I don't want to end up in debts and my advice to every gambler is to always stick with what works for them and never do too much because you want more money and always remember that what worked for the other person may not work for you.

I have made lots of mistake in my gambling this year but I just see them as part of learning. I have lost more money this year than I have lost in any other year, some from over gambling and some from taking risk where I shouldn't have. I have also lost money trying different games which I have not played before just for the experience. They are just part of growth in the business, so we go again next year, better and stronger.  

Okay, mine goes like this, I miscalculated my gambling budget few times this year and I only get to discover when making necessary expenses and maybe the funds were not enough, that is when it dawns on me that I have used more funds than supposed for gambling, upon recalculation, I see the error and I always overcalculate it, not for once have I undercalculated it and had excesses. This is because my monthly income is variable.

Mine did not put me in financial problem, but surely it caused some mini discomfort for me and a feeling of failing myself.

I think I made no bad mistake on 2025 related to gambling because I have reduced my gambling habit a lot this year.
I might do small mistake like depositing back while I was in the plan of reducing my gambling activity this year or it can be said that I lose my control a bit.
By we are stil human, make mistake is not bad as long as we know how to deal with mistake(s) so we will not repeat it again later.

No one this year who does not lose any bets, everyone loses many. I myself lost a lot, but that loss lasted just until the next day because the next day I recovered the lost amount and made some more profits. Overall, I stayed in profit. While I lost many, I won many bets too, which allowed me to recover and make profits. The mistakes were clear to me, and I decided not to repeat them in the coming years to stay safe and profitable.

I don't think I have done any sort of mistakes while gambling I have always been careful with the way I play. I bet on football games on Saturday and Sunday, so before I decide to bet, I would have chose the amount of games I want to place on my ticket and total  money I am going to use. I don't play more than one ticket every Saturday and Sunday. So if my games cut I close the betting app till the next weekends. With that I know my limits and am disciplined about it, I don't like to play every game I see because that could results to something else.

i have no big mistake in gambling of this year, and another thing is, didn’t have big allocation for this year 2025,
i was started this year with 100$ lose, and i won gradually, my target was just to recover my loss, because i didn’t gamble for big win, and i am dreaming to earn huge money from gambling, so i never made big bet, because i gamble for fun,
but finally this year is end and my.profit is 300$+ from of my different gamble,

I haven't made any mistakes, since I play very little, and when I do it's sports betting without much complexity, although lately I haven't played, I think it's been more than a month since I last did, since my current economic situation is not the most desirable, but I do remember making mistakes at the beginning many years ago, such as placing the wrong bet on an online site, especially when these sites were very poorly optimized for mobile devices.

It's great that you have budgeted an amount you are willing to risk within a year or a set timeline. I think it's a good experience to share because some people might have forgotten about that, or didn't do any risk management.

Personally, it's my emotion during gambling. The moment when I feel like I can do more/bet more , that's what I want to change. I have that mistake, and I let my emotions dictate what I'm going to do next in terms of gambling. IMO, that's an excellent goal for the coming year, to change it.

I am just like you. It wasn't much of a mistake, my gambling bankroll was even smaller throughout the year. Even though I lost everything, it was within my means and I used that money to make up for my losses.

I have no intention of making money from gambling, gambling is just for fun and playing games for some money. So whether I win or lose is not a big deal.

I hardly made aby mistakes this year because I've learnt from my pervious experiences in the past, and it would be stupid to make the same mistakes repeatedly. One common mistake gamblers make is increasing their stakes after losing in the hopes of getting back what they have lost and also making profit.it is very important to maintain the same amount even when losing, it is even more advisable to reduce your stake amount or possibly quit for a while in order to avoid further losses. wise gamblers learn from other people's mistakes

You’ve got a very good sense of risk management in the way you gamble and that’s what has given you an edge over your gambling activities this year and still not feel the losses you’ve acquired this year even ending the year in a loss. Most of the gambling mistakes gamblers make are avoidable ones but due to their naive and I don’t send attitude, it has caused them regrettable consequences that cannot be undone again. Mistakes happen often that gamblers are suppose to learn from but immediately they allow their emotions overcloud their sense of reasoning, they begin to make irreversible decisions that may leave a pain in them for a long period of time.

I don't have a problem or making mistakes this year. So far so good because I am reducing my gambling time and the money I use is still in my casino accounts although the amount is not too big. I am good till now and still enjoy playing gambling. I want to maintain this for next year and hopefully, I won't make mistakes and still enjoy playing gambling. I can distract my mind with other things and leave gambling for some time and that helps me reduce my gambling time.

No mistake was made this year, comparing other years and 2025, this is a good year for my gambling manners. I was able to portion my budget, avoid chasing losses, and never felt the need to take gambling as a source of generating quick income or doubling my income. Anybody following the gambling forum should be able to avoid 95% of gambling mistakes, we discuss most of them and ways to avoid being victims.

People who search for gambling mistakes take gambling seriously
I personally don't take it that serious, it's just a way of having fun, it's not like a something you are building, I just take it as a recreational activitiy.

But it's not a bad one to realise your mistakes, so that you wouldn't repeat them next year, but I personally don't take it that serious because I risk only little and I don't do it consistently so I don't really see the use of doing such.

if gambling can be kept under control then it can remain only a form of entertainment for many people. but once control is lost it becomes the cause of serious problems. there is no guarantee that everyone will win a large amount of money from gambling. therefore gambling should never be seen as a main source of income or the only way to change one’s life. playing beyond one’s capacity can create financial pressure mental stress and family problems.

the best approach is to set a fixed budget from the beginning that will not affect life even if it is lost. both winning and losing should be accepted normally and one should avoid rushing to invest more money in order to recover losses. new gamblers should learn from the experiences of others and avoid repeating the same mistakes. in the end it can be said that keeping gambling limited to fun and entertainment is the safest path. awareness self control and realistic thinking are what can protect people from the harms of gambling.

Made the mistake of not withdrawing my little wins and using it to gamble again and ended up losing it all the casino, this is due to the fact that I can afford to loss it but at the end of the day it contributes to a misconduct in my opinion so by 2026 I will be gambling better and once I get a win I will enjoy the win first before I can deposit again to win. Winnings are supposed to be enjoyed regardless of the amount that is staked.

The good part of making mistakes is that you learn lessons from them, and I've made several mistakes in the past thanks to which I don't remember doing any more this year. Like the OP, I distributed the money I was willing to spend through all the year, and this way it's hard to get unpleasant surprises.

My reckless gambling behavior throughout 2025 was to use all my remaining money for gambling, hoping to multiply my winnings. A mistake I don't want to repeat.

I deposited all my money, $160,000, in mid-2025, after I quit my job. I hoped that my remaining money would multiply many times over, so that I would have enough to live on while looking for a new job, but reality told a different story. I lost all of my money, and that wasn't the end of it. My emotions and disappointment reached their peak, and I decided to borrow $100 from my friend to continue gambling, and again, I only ended up losing. So much so that I couldn't even think about the next few days; for that day alone, I was completely confused about where to get money for living expenses and to pay my debts. There was no way out, and in the end, I borrowed money from my brother again to pay my debts and cover my expenses for the next few days. Luckily, not long after that, I found a job and started earning an income again. Meanwhile, for the future, I hope that I can be more responsible and more controlled in gambling, and hopefully, I can quit gambling altogether.

I didn't make any gambling mistake this year  but I can still remember the mistake I made a long time ago. I got lucky on one of my gambling sessions and won a huge amount of money. Out of excitement, I  told everyone that cared to listen; family, friends and even strangers. To cut the story short, I couldn't save, invest or make good use of the money because everyone kept coming for their share of the money and I couldn't say no because it would make me look wicked and stingy. I have learnt now to value solo celebrations because not everyone is genuinely happy for me.

I didn't make any gambling mistakes this year.  Mostly because I'm not sure if I even gambled at all.  However, I have enjoyed watching the gamblers and participating in the discussions.  Looking forward to 2026 and maybe I'll branch out and take a little more risk with the betting.

It's too early to talk about mistakes, as the season has only just begun! As a bettor, I don't look at the calendar year, but rather the season from September to June  8)
Considering the World Cup is coming up this season, it will be extended by another month. So far, everything's going well. I don't think I've made any mistakes yet. I've been very close to getting decent Xs a couple of times, but I've lost at the last steps. But there are a lot of games ahead, I think I can finish several bets with a big plus.

Unlike me that withdraw the money that I won from gambling immediately within less than 1 to 2 minutes after I won the money. I do not make any mistakes this year while gambling. It was all fun with small amount of money.

I do not think it is worth it if you do not feel like gambling. As gambling is fun for some people, it is not fun at all for some people. If gambling is not fun for you, I do not think there is any good reason you should gamble at all.

Honestly, I did not make any gambling mistakes this year. 2025 is one of the years I gambled less because I had so much that was going on in my life that took my focus away. However one of the gains for me is that I learned about gambling from reading about casinos and the trends. Even though this is not a prediction thread but I can predict that there will be stiffer competition between online casinos and the prediction markets in 2026.

This is a festive season that should come with lots of fun and we have to be more mindful of how we gamble, so that we don't go beyond our limits, gambling is not what we can do to later repent of some of our actions, it shouldn't treat on us so badly of we know the limits to what we should do and how far we can go, it's a season of fun and we should gamble more responsibly, in other not to implicate the more on previous experiences.

In terms of responsibilities, there're definitely high scores of gamblers whom had stepped on the wrong positions on the annual gambling data updates which all points at regrets and irresponsible addiction issues.
Many newbies may not really need to hear about bad stories from experience gamblers because, the impulsiveness with short term will always mislead us if we don't have it at the back of our minds that gambling has it negative effects of played with emotions.

Or I can innocently say the mistakes I have heard this year is after loosing by bets with a "near winning", I feel greats with that slightest mistakes. But I can not help it than to accept it that such is the dramatic events and psychological assessments that happens to be my own negative experience. So the only way one can do with this  one is just to take gambling that it is a game of entertainment that is all.

One of the mistakes I made earlier this year is staking high on casino games out of emotions and hoping to recover losses. The most important thing is that I learnt from my mistakes and learnt from them and stopped repeating them. it is insanity to do the same thing and expect the same results. I didn’t make lots of mistakes in 2025 but I was able to learn from the few mistakes that I made

Just like you, for me i don't have any graven mistake i made that i will want people to learn from in the year 2025, i was more of a careful gambler an made sure at every point i was gambling with that which i was sure i will be able to loose without been affected, more like gambling with that which i can afford to loose. May be i should just say this, regardless of the purpose for which you are gambling, make sure not to gamble with a amount that you will find uncomfortable to loose so that if eventually you win, you are safe and if you loose you still have no cause for alarm. Gambling should at no point be your last resort to make money or get money doubled so that you can sort bills as you will get disappointed a great number of the times you attempt this. One of my good point about gambling this year was how i was able to reduce my frequency with how often i visited the casino even when al it take was just a click on my phone, that helped me reduced my addictive tendencies drastically.

2025 is a new chapter for my gambling where I am still more organized in terms of gambling compared to before.
I was once at a point where almost most of my salary was spent on gambling but for this year (actually from last year, it's just that this year is more optimal) I can control myself from spending on gambling because it's not as extreme as before.

In addition, I am also less obsessed with gambling because I used to gamble almost every day but for now I even gamble when I just want to feel the thrill and that is much more able to minimize not only in terms of time but in terms of expenses that I feel.
There are almost no mistakes where I lose a lot of money in one gambling session and this is the difference between me now and a few years ago where gambling seemed to rule me.

Maintaining control is the most important thing. Gambling should be purely for fun, with clear spending limits. The mistake begins when a person tries to recoup losses or gambles for thrills. Sharing these experiences can help beginners avoid problems.

Well for me I guess I'm the type that gambles mostly in my local currency.. it's usually much easier for me to place deposit on my casino account using my local currency so I don't spend much on gambling using usdt. But then I'm not sure I have some mistakes this year in my gambling.. any mistakes like that I'll consider a financial mistake and as for gambling, I don't regret ever being a part of it.. most times we tend to get carried away with our gambling activities and bet way too much than usual.. only after we make loss we then realise this.. I guess that will be the most common mistake which to me is inevitable..

Your time management and cost containment skills indicate a highly favourable emotional maturity since you no longer emotionally search losses. I like the fact that you are never obsessed with anything anymore because you have laid it off so that you have the peace of mind that was unattainable. By having control over our desires, we will greatly eliminate mental stress that will enable normal productivity on a daily basis. When we are in a position to place entertainment as a secondary activity no longer jeopardising our long-term financial stability, then we feel much more relaxed.

I'm glad I didn't make lots of mistakes this year, it helps when you don't have people that are experienced that you can learn from, even if experience is the best teacher it is wise to learn from others instead of making those mistakes by yourself because it might be hard to recover from it later on. whatever mistakes you think you made this year should be used to correct your gambling activities next year so you don't end up losing a lot of money

2025 is a very long journey for us especially for gamblers, I personally didn't have any major mistakes this year, everything went well and orderly that's for sure because of implementing responsible gambling and minimizing risks at the budgeted spending limit for gambling, everything looks more fun right said OP, this year also in the accumulation definitely counted losses but it was within the pre-determined settings, I don't remember how many times I got lucky in the games I played at the casino but everything went well even though the total was minus, I need a big win before this year ends.

Losing when I gamble early morning. I keep losing most of the time when playing casino games right after I eat my breakfast.

Probably this is due to my overconfidence and unaware about the risk since my mind is still fresh from sleep. I usually get some funds from my investments at this time that’s why I’m tempted to gamble.

Rest of the mind can actually turn out to be counterproductive since you get too optimistic when faced with a risk that may be of considerable importance. I have observed how availability of money by other earnings leads to an impulsive need to put efforts to your luck without necessarily having to think. Our alertness tends to take a hit whenever we believe that we are on winning streak hence making imprudent decisions. We should know how to hold back our newly found capital lest it is squandered through our overconfidence.

I don't make any mistakes in gambling, but I made a common mistake in 2025 when depositing into my gambling account. I originally deposited $105 to the wrong address when I was making a deposit to bet. I made no mistakes this year except for this $105 mistaken deposit. This was entirely my personal mistake and there was no fault of my account site. There was one more mistake, but it was later corrected. A gambling site was not allowing withdrawals without KYC, so I had to withdraw later after completing KYC.

You said it, realizing that you are on the wrong path when you are making a mistake is what's important and also having the willingness to make a change. I've had some terrible experiences with some casino games but I didn't end up repeating the same mistakes over and over again. one mistake that I learned from my experiences is not joking with my profits, instead of gambling more after winning i withdraw immediately

The worst we could do is to allow a mistake repeated itself, that is going to be the worst in of them all, because it is expected that we learn from the past and apply the taught on the future to avoid reoccurrence, as well are gambling, we need to be more sensitive to how we are playing and the level of results we are achieving from it, not just to gamble anyhow and not minding on the effect on us.

Mistakes are not limited to the beginners but it's true that if we tell them our experiences that they should have limits and don't do it for the money, they might avoid losing that much and commit mistakes. It is the mistakes that we've done before and that's about chasing the losses, thinking that gambling is a good source of income like for doing it for part time. But it is not and that has to sink in to someone who has realized it for so long. I don't have that much mistakes in gambling for this year, maybe only about the budgeting when sometimes I overbudget and do it unplanned when I'm in a losing streak, I simply deposit even if it's already out of my budget.

One mistake I see a lot is people increasing their bets after a few wins thinking they are on a streak that mindset usually ends with giving everything back your approach sounds healthy because you already accept losses as part of the game.

Thats the definition of stupidity:- Doing the same thing over and over
and expecting different results!

My mistake this year? Thinking I could win on roulette using the Martingale
strategy or my version of it but I really succumbed to the "Gamblers Fallacy"
I didnt lise much byt I can say for sure it was fun and frustrating and a lesson
learned!

I read somewhere that someone asked if it was illegal to use the martingale
strategy and someone else replied that it should be illegal NOT to use the
Martingale system!

You’re right on this. I’m not aware the first time I experienced this but due to circumstances that push me to play on this specific time frame then I realized that there’s something on my state of mind during this period.

Right now, I’m too strict not to play on this time which is the current when posting this since I already have funds on my casino yet I choose to browse the web instead.  

Thank you for this thread bro, what you have said is absolutely the truth, we all should as much as possible do all we can to avoid making gambling mistakes that will put us in a very tight corner financially.

I personally I'm happy for this year as well, I can't remember making any rash gambling decisions that lead to any gambling mistake this year unlike 2023 when I lost some money that later had a big negative impart on my finances all through that year 2023 and 2024.
This year, I really took gambling for fun unto another level, I spent the less amount of money I've never spent before, basically below $80 spent on gambling all through this year, yes, I am in loss as well but happy because I had fun playing all the games I engaged myself in this year, but I am hoping next year will be a lot better as well.

Maybe they'll learn from what people are posting.

Well avoiding gambling mistake is easy to say than done. The truth is that no matter how we try to be careful sothat we don't make mistake, there is surely going to be mistake provided we are human.

Fortunately, I think I have not committed any meaningful mistakes on casinos this year, since I have not lost any significant amount of money to my bad luck.
If there is something I regret, is playing blackjack some night for fun (not staking anything) and I ended up wasting a good luck streak, I managed to defeat the dealer like three times in a row and I could have gotten a boog amount of money had I risked my entire week bankroll inna single seat, but again... I chose to play for the sake of fun...

Hopefully, there will be something positive and meaningful to share this incoming 2026.

Mine has to do with not betting the codes I used to be sent at the earliest quarter of this year as I was more into casino games than sportsbetting and now even though I fully participate in sportsbetting, I don't use big amounts and when I get a cashout option, it seems like it isn't much because I was always trying to play it safe and use a smaller amount instead of doing it the way my friends do by using big amounts so as to get a bigger bonus.
Am still learning not to repeat the mistake of betting with a wild guess instead I make deliberate efforts to pick out the games I can and intentionally it yields more benefits than just wild guesses.

You are saying you lost some amount of money but the amount you could afford to loss got out of your pocket, from your various replies, you always said, a gambler cannot beat the house, and the house always win no matter what.

The only mistake a gambler could do is taking loan to gamble while remaining in debt, thats the worst mistake ever, i dont see the fact of using ones money to gamble and loss as a mistake.

I think my biggest gambling mistake in 2025 was betting on multi-leg parlays that were very unlikely to happen. When I look back at all my parlay bets, I believe that if I had placed them as single bets instead, my entire 2025 gambling activity would have been profitable. The parlays are what really caused my losses.
There were also times when I shouldn’t have hedged my bets, because they ended up winning anyway. The money I used for hedging was just wasted.

So I guess this coming 2026 I will minimize my parlay bets and no more hedging my bets.

Even not in debt, a gambler shouldn't take loan just to gamble. It only shows how irresponsible they are if they keep on doing that. We've seen gamblers took loan and have defaulted from it, that's why even those who don't have any other loans, they need to avoid this mistake. I have never done this mistake because I know how it will impact me as a person and trust from the people that I might ask money just to fulfill my gambling needs. And that's why fortunately, I'm still in the right path and never have done this and won't be doing it in the future.

In 2025 I never really made a mistake in gambling but one of the mistakes I will try my best never to make is to gamble with the amount thst I cant afford because their is no guarantee of me winning even if I gamble with an amount that i cant afford.

When you make attempt of gambling with more money just because you want to make money by all means it is always difficult to gamble with the amount you can afford.  Once you start gambling with amount that you cant afford to lose , the outcome of this is beginning to chase your loses in gambling. 

I think my biggest gambling mistake this year is betting using my whole incentives from my employer. I know that we should gamble only what we are comfortable of losing but I never expected that my whole amount of incentives for the whole year will only be wasted through gambling. Maybe I was totally engrossed with my game that time that I forgot to control my pocket and my emotions, and until now I can't still recover thinking how irresponsible gambling ruined all my plans for my whole incentives. I should be wiser handling it next year, if ever there are still incentives to receive lol.

I think quite a lot of people make mistakes every year, including this year. I myself made a mistake that nearly cost me everything I had, but fortunately, I realized it and stopped betting. I've certainly learned a lesson from that, and I'll remember it if I gamble more than twice as much, so I can be mindful of the concept of gambling by chasing wins, as that can lead to significant losses.

Well, that's all from the many players all focused on recovering their losses, sometimes forgetting their goal in gambling is to have fun and ultimately forget the limits that should be controlled, in fact this is the opposite, at least they can control their emotions in playing because they can be more careful in gambling and keep the finances that go out do not exceed the limit.

Throughout this year, I’ve continued to struggle with controlling the amount of money I spend on gambling. I recognize that this is largely my own responsibility, as my self-discipline has not been strong or consistent enough. At times, I made decisions based on emotion rather than logic, which led to outcomes I now regret. Losing a large amount of money in a single day is extremely discouraging, especially when my available capital is limited and it has shown me how damaging a lack of discipline can be.

Merry Christmas too  :)