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My recent experience from gambling, prompted me to ask this question,  and just as the title stated clearly,  you can easily deduce what I am trying to ask in this thread


My experience
In the last two weeks, I have been on a steady roll in gambling and most of the stakes I placed are mostly in sports bets, dice, and spin, all these games are luck-based games unless for football that requires a little bit of analysis.


That being said, this week I noticed that I have continued in the same trend despite that I have a personal gambling rule, not to gamble for two weeks consecutively,  but unknowingly for me I am already in the third week without adhering to my own rule.


So this led me to ask the general public if I am gambling too much, although this excess didn't affect my finances in any way since I still managed to come out with little winning at the end of the day and at some level, my losses are still below 30 percent of my set out money.

Why do you set a rule that you need to have a break after playing 2 weeks consecutively? Your answer on this question will probably the same answer on your main question if whether you are gambling too much or not.

You will not set a rule like that if you think that gambling without any break will still be good for you. I have a rule like this which I only play during weekends because I have work during weekdays and I don’t want to mix my gambling activity to my work so that I can focus on both. Follow your rules if you want to become consistent on gambling because you will probably come to the point which you can’t control yourself if you keep playing outside your own set rules. For now you might be okay but how long can you keep up especially if you are already losing consecutively.

This is the beginning of addiction. Or you are not gambling with too much money? I guess that you are gambling  with more money because as you are unable to control your gambling activities and unable to restrict yourself not to gamble, this will make you to be spending more than necessary on gambling. Also that even if you are not wasting a lot of money on gambling, as long as gambling is taking more than the time you want, it is still an addiction.

It's your rules so you have all the rights to change these rules. If you are the ones breaking it then I guess you have your reasons and it will still not be unethical after all it's your rules. You won't get punished anyway ffor breaking those rules.

Do you mean that if you win in two consecutive weeks, you stop gambling for another 2 weeks so bad luck passes and you resume in the next week and then again good luck is still on your side?  ;D

The more days you spend gambling the more money you will spend on gambling, if you have been risking $100 in two weeks of every month, you will be spending double of this amount for every month, and the truth is you won't win more compare to your old style of gambling.

This is what gambling want you to think and start doing, believe me, it's more than many think, gambling is like a lollipop made on a kitchen knife, you are meant to start licking and licking until you cut your tongue and you will probably lose your life in the process.

It's easier to be a gambling addict than anything, and what is normal and better always take time, always remember that you are simply trying to take a short cut to make money, it's never going to be normal, that's why I keep telling people that gambling is like the devils tool to easier manipulation, if you let go of your awareness, you will be long gone, deep into addiction before you realize.

Ethics are moral principles and they are more superficial ideas that guide you. If you never gamble, that could be your ethics.
But if you gamble and time and again end up gambling more than you plan to, it's more like a problem with self control than of ethics.
It's a good idea to have a budget for your gambling like 25% of your monthly income and no more, how much you are willing to risk and when to stop. But if you can't stick to your plan and repeatedly breaks your own rules, you could be addicted and might need help.

From the point of view of your own integrity and rules, it is not ethical no. Because from the beginning, you supposedly created those rules to protect yourself from serious financial loss while gambling.
You are in the liberty to break your own rules, however, you must also be ready to face the consequences of doing so.
On the other hand, you are implying to have a different set of rules, one for how often you are supposed to gamble and another different rule for the percentage of money you can allow to lose. For now, you have treated those rules independently, however, if you treat them as a mutually inclusive, then you are only breaking your rules partially.

It would be ideal if you corrected course and went again to gambling less often as you had already established with your personal rules, it is a matter of discipline, and we all know disciple is one of the most important things when comes to gambling, so one won't lose all of one's capital to bad luck.

Be careful with your gambling habits. To break a personal rule isn't a good indicator. Now you have to be careful to not break this rule in the future once again, besides being careful to not lose control over your finances, what would mean you are in progressive line of broken rules, and as we know this path can only lead you to the development of an addiction. Be attentive to keep your gambling routine under control. In order to do that, you have to watch and question yourself. Of course, it's always nice and enlightening to ask others for help and advices, but after all your decision is what really matters.

When you feel the urge to continue gambling, even though you know you should stop, try to occupy your mind with another subjects and activities until you forget gambling. Don't let the obsessive thoughts grow in your mind and consume your soul...

It is always important to follow your gambling plans because there might be times when going beyond your budget might start affecting you financially. And you might not be always lucky to win consistently which had made you cover your loss. It is better to be guided to avoid losing control of your gambling activities. However, if you are sure that these excesses don't affect your finances, you might consider increasing your gambling budget to suit your financial status because increasing your budget also increases your chances of winning big. But this should be done with caution because it could also fuel over-gambling if not well handled.

When you have set limits or rules that you create yourself for the gambling activities that you do. So it is appropriate for you to be able to follow the rules that you have made yourself and promise not to break them. because if you break the rules just once, then the next gambling game will be like that and in the end you ignore the rules. And this will only lead you to irresponsible and uncontrolled gambling.

But all this comes back to you, I won't interfere too much, because after all, you will also be responsible for all the decisions you make. However, just as a reminder, never lose limits on your gambling activities, so that you will always be able to control your gambling well and you will still be able to maintain balance in your own life.

Try going back to the reason why you implied and made that rule for yourself, and that would be the answer. Glad that you are doing well with your gambling expenses but gor sure there's a reason. As we all know how gambling works; things are not consistent. You might be winning nowadays  which is obviously a good thing, even if you broke your self-moderated rule, but how long would you continue? Consistency will be best if you are restricting yourself. Again, you won't do it in the first place if you aren't avoiding anything to happen. And for the same reason,  I suggest just securing the profit and to stick with the rule you impose. Do not wait for profit to turn into loss eventually. Keep in mind that losing is more certain  and we just tend to be lucky sometimes if we are winning on a rally. It will obviously and more efficient to be preventive of huge loss than to test your luck with continuous gambling activities. It won't always be holidays on our gambling careers. Not maintaining or following such rule we created will just more likely create a problem afterwards. Self discipline is a virtue.

Gambling rules are put in place to protect individuals from the potential harm that can be caused by gambling, both financially and emotionally and from your story there is nothing wrong with you going against your betting rule because your finance is not affected and you are even gaining the more. I think since your current betting habit is fetching you profit, you just have to follow it. That should be your new rule lol.

In my thinking, It is wrong to break gambling rules because of the implications a gambler is likely to face if he breaks gambling rules. For instance, When a gambler breaks his gambling rule, it becomes easier for the gambler to find himself in significant debt. I have been in this shoe several times and I regretted not holding firm to my betting rule. I have this rule of not betting on week days and weeks I don`t stick to this rule I lose more than expected. By adhering to a betting rule, gamblers can effectively manage their finances. Consistency is key in gambling, and having a set betting rule promotes discipline and consistency in one’s approach to wagering. By sticking to a predefined strategy, gamblers are less likely to deviate from their plan and fall into erratic or erratic behaviour.

Only you can decide what is right or wrong for you.^[1] If you think you are alright, then keep doing what you are doing. It gets dangerous when you start selling your live savings, wife’s jewelry etc… Of course there are other signs too before it gets out of hand but other people won’t notice these signs as good as you because:

1- They don’t know what you are doing
2- They are not you, so they don’t care

^[1]Which brings me to the point in my first sentence.

Good news is, you haven’t lost anything that matters so you can always stop playing before it is too late. Most people aren’t that lucky.

Why dont you focus with sports betting or dice or slots, just pick one.
With this way your winning chance will be much better compare with playing all of that games one after another.
There will be good days and bad days on gambling, soon or later the way you play will affect your financially because you will not stop after win some but instead playing other games with hope to win on every game.

Unethical is the wrong word to use here. It would be unethical to break some set of social rules or norms set in place, but when you break your own personal rules that is showing a lack of commitment to follow through with what you had planned.

We set rules, especially with financial implications, to protect ourselves from losses and other risks involved. If we do not follow them through, we run the risk of losing more than we can afford. It may have not worked out that way this time around, but we do not always get lucky.

- Jay -

Discipline is something that is quite important in all gambling, if you cannot be disciplined then it is unlikely that you will win a certain amount of money, you will actually make yourself worse off, one form of discipline in gambling is not to gamble beyond the limit - not to gamble with  loan money - not gambling with the aim of getting more money.
Learning to be disciplined in gambling will make you value your money and time more and more, so that in the end the gambling you do is useful and don't waste your time.

I think you're fine as long as you are in full control of your finances, I mean as long it will not affect your necessities, bills, and things like these, you're all good. However, it is still better if you can adhere on the rules you personally set for yourself to practice self control and to practice your self discipline towards gambling, because there are really times where you feel frustrated that you might need to go beyond your gambling budget to try to chase for some losses. I don't know if some people can resist this kind of urge, but I admire those who can.
Again, you're good so far as long as long you're not suffering from financial shortage on your bills and household necessities/supplies, but it's gonna be better if you can manage to adhere on your gambling rules.

It's not right to break our gambling strategies, often times, as the method we are gambling could be detrimental to our game. Because in gambling one need to make a prediction out of what has been initially planned by them, so that if things go wrong, they wouldn't question themselves over the reason behind the change of thoughts. However, it's fine to adjust a strategy that's not yielding profits or working to the favor of the gambler. In that case, it's fine, but in a situation whereby the gambler isn't comfortable with neglecting his own strategy, it's wrong. Gamblers should have stable mind, and nothing is meant to bother him, as a financial game requires a cool thinking. Moreover, if you are comfortable with it, and the losses are not much, due to the amount of money you wager it's great, and nobody is in the right position to decide for you on what to do, it's made this way so that, nobody would be blamed if your method doesn't work like the one currently in use.

Indeed, putting in place limits and regulations in your gambling endeavors is highly necessary so that you can keep a check on your actions and be aware of the level of responsibility you have. Disregarding these set standards can be seen as allowing bad manners and anarchy when one is gambling. Always observe and respect the rules that you set for yourself because this will maintain honesty and balance in your gaming behavior. Do not forget that it is you alone who determines what you will do, while restrictions help to control whether a game can have an impact on your life.

Is there any particular reason why you continued playing more this time when you normally don't? Like you are on vacation or on a break or something that gave you more free time than usual?

If it's not the case then I recommend you to go back to the old way and stick to your own rule cause this is a sign of addiction and everything stats with saying, no problem I am in complete control of my decisions when clearly not.

It's ethical to break your gambling rules but it's not recommended, the reason for that is gambling addiction. Like you said in your thread that had a rule to not gamble for 2 weeks but you have broken that rule and continued gambling in third week which is a sign that you're enjoying gambling too much, and that's can make you an addict. If you really want to be safe from gambling addiction then you should never break your set gambling rules.

You make the rules yourself, so whatever decision you make is your right. It's kind of like a principle, you can break it or obey it. In gambling there are always things that sometimes don't go according to plan, things change suddenly so you might fail to comply with your own rules. But in my opinion that's not a bad thing, you could be deliberately breaking your personal rules for something bigger for you to achieve. However, be careful when your gambling intensity increases, this could be an early sign of addiction that you should be aware of from the start. It may be that now you can still control the amount of your losses below 30%, but when the intensity of playing increases and your thoughts are not controlled, it is possible that you could experience bigger losses, even up to the point where all your capital is used up.

Rules are there to be broken. We are all human and it's normal to break some rules here and there... I guess we chase after fun & excitement, or to impress someone, whatever the reason may be the most important thing is that we don't hurt anyone too much.

I broke my gambling rules a zillion times... and some other rules as well. The most broken rule is probably about making a decision to not play some games and slots. I have told myself a zillion times that I'm not going to play some games, especially some slots, and then I go back to them at some point and they disappoint me all over again.

It's life... what else to say? We all make mistakes, some mistakes we repeat... I guess it's a normal thing, and we do it until one day we get old enough and learn it finally.

Currently you are still in the early stages and you don't seem to be addicted, but the good news is that you are still aware of your control and realize the mistakes you made, it's best not to force yourself too much to continue playing and return to the rules you made yourself, don't gamble control yourself

You've made these rules, so it's your own ethics that limits you.

I hope you understand what I'm trying to say here. There's general ethics and personal ethics. General ethics is the set of rules that people find to be good, for example that you shouldn't break a deal, you shouldn't lie and cheat others, you shouldn't betray friends, spouses, shouldn't abuse animals...
There's also a set of personal rules each of us have. You can for example say that you give people 1 chance when they betray your trust and if they do it again it's over between you two. If you break this rule other people will not say that you're being unethical, but you will feel like that.

In this case this is your own personal rule and you have to decide if you want to follow it, or not. It's obvious you aren't doing it now, so maybe it's too much for you.

It should be better of said to be chance based gambling instead of the luck-base so that some other persons doesn't misquote it that the above mentioned games are based on lucky winning while the football game is a game of assurance.
But anyhow, somedays are like that of someone trying something new. This happens most times when what you have been striving on die not work out well for you as expected or it could be a cause of you being influenced by how other gamblers around you may have been speculating positive infos about the rest of your newly gambling schemes.


Is it not obvious to you yet @ OP  that you are gambling excessively even when you personally realized that you have broken your gambling rules with additional weeks which is against your gambling ethics as described?
Well, whether you counts profits or lost as long you began to gamble with an unusual schedules then you are definitely overriding your gambling disciplines.
Look OP, don't look at those profits you makes and you must put yourself up together else time would come you will cry out loud for your looses. This is gambling and the potentials of winning is usually tempting and the potential looses brings you the regrets so, take caution and refrain from that unusual gambling habit if you must keep to maintain your gambling personalities and of course your bankrolls.

All games are based on luck when it has something to do with betting/gamble, sport betting doesn't requires only your analysis because even with your analytics you might still lose the bets. When you have luck in betting you don't really need to analyze/predict any bet before you win. I have seen someone that won big money from his first time try on bets, he bet with $1 and won half a thousand dollars on his first try. If it was to be his analysis, he wouldn't have won the bet. One thing gamblers don't understand is they are not the people playing the games on the field but they are in a casino hall to bet on people that are playing the games. You shouldn't be so sure whether you will win the bet or not.

    If you are unable to control your gambling habits then this is when it becomes a problem, gambling is not bad as long as you are able to control and manage your engagement to the game.  I feel you should stick to your strategy, that is discipline and having control once you start slacking on them you will end up making irrational decisions and bad choices. Of what use did you even set the rules if you can’t keep them, you see !! You need to test yourself also to know if you can be disciplined enough to adhere to the rules not matter how well the weeks has been for you. You don’t have to greedy once you get to your target take a break for as long as want.
    Gambling is all about having control, once you don’t have this virtue it becomes a problem this is when people starts chasing their loss or even becomes  greedy and lose control. This is why they keep on clamoring for people to gamble responsibly and be disciplined while gambling. It quite easy to lose everything and very difficult to build. No matter how much you win and how well your week has been once it time for you to go for break do not hesitate or procrastinate. Stick to your routine and be consistent with it this will build your character and make you more disciplined. Good luck on your next games.

Well, this is the thing that you would really be needing up to consider on which as long you arent that putting up your finances at risks then it should be fine. BReaking up those initial or earlier rules is really likely to happen
specially when you are dealing with gambling on which there's a tendency or chance that you would really be able to make yourself that playing too much which is really that far more on what you had set out.
This is why it is really that important that you should really be trying out to follow those rules that you have set because if initially you wont really be able to do so then it might be imposing some later on problems
on which we know that it is really that truly a huge problem if ever this one happens, but well gambling isnt really that bad as long you arent putting your finances at great risks since this is where people do mess up their lives
on the time that they would really be doing it impulsively.

from the story you said, I responded, yes, you gambled too much based on the personal rules you made, this was the beginning that made you addicted to gambling, but now you are aware of the mistakes you made, stick to your personal rules so that you don't are in a danger zone that can disrupt your finances

When it comes to gambling it's hard to set up rules that you dedicate yourself to adhering to when you're winning, it usually goes when you're losing, and when you are chasing your losses, you are not gambling too much I have seen gamblers gambling 24/7 for 365 days and they claim they are still good, you're gambling too much when you're losing a lot and you cannot or won't stop playing, that's gambling too much.
So you're still good because you still remember or realize you are breaking your own rules on gambling.

We are really just that good on planning but on the time that we would really be tending to apply it on real world then this is where issues would really be coming out on which you would be failing on following
those things and ended up on having those mistakes that you are trying out to avoid earlier.Engaging too much in gambling could really be resulting into possible addiction on which this is something that
we are trying out to avoid but dealing up with gambling or making  yourself active doesnt automatically means that you are addicted. It all matters with self control of course.

Except for those sports bets, they don't belong to luck-based activities. That's just how I treat it, though.

If you have rules, you need to follow them; otherwise, that's not the only rule that you'll be breaking. You will likely break more rules in the future. The big reason why we lose more, and some even get addicted, is because we break our own rules. Rules are there for a reason. Before we created them, we evaluated ourselves and devised the right strategy that is good for us. So, we are already out of our strategy in gambling if we break one, and it could lead us to uncontrollable gambling behavior. You said your losses are still below 30%; well, over time, that will increase as you continue. I believe when you notice you break something, you need to stop right away and try to reflect on your mistake. Besides, we make mistakes from time to time, so it's important to consider it as a learning experience until we get fully disciplined.

We are humans, and every so often we tend to behave funnily, But there are two things that could drive you to go way beyond your betting limit or set of rules. One is, if you incur too many losses in a row, that would definitely make you to try to gain back those losses, and you wouldn't even know you have bet way above the limits, secondly if you have a series of wining, greed will come into play and the joy of winning can carry you away, and you would want to bet over and over again to try to earn more money.

Most of these religions doesn't support gambling however it doesn't mean we'll not gamble. There are things we do as gamblers, but there are also activities we totally abstain from because none of us would be happy to be on the losing end. Humans have no business with finance but they only pick interests when they're in on making huge profits. Winnings makes us hopeful for more excellent results. Breaking rules are made from indiscipline, we should maintain and abide to the principles of our standards set already.

Just as you have rules, gambling companies have the ability to run sophisticated algorithms against different user accounts in order to figure out whether it's possible to squeeze more money from users. If they identify that you are happy to leave funds deposited, as opposed to withdrawing them, as part of a wider pattern - then they might be more inclined to manipulate more wins for you or give you extra promotional offers. That is looking at it from one angle, but that doesn't mean gambling companies go to these lengths to trick users. Then there is the simple matter of variance, given enough time and randomness, it's quite possible for you to have a winning streak for a couple weeks of low level gambling without interference from any external sources.

It seems like you get too carried away to enjoy it which makes you keep gambling more than you planned. And I think that's a normal thing, but in situations like that we have to immediately realize it and return to the rules that have been determined if there are any. So that it doesn't continue like that which makes us lose control every time it happens and become addicted, because that can be said to be one of the signs of addiction.
And you are lucky because you immediately realized it and still won, even though it wasn't much. Because if you don't then you will lose all your money, and incidents like this are what cause people to often experience defeat because they play without awareness, which makes you easily controlled by gambling games, and get carried away by the atmosphere which makes you keep playing and can't control yourself.

Well from this, I can conclude that it doesn't affect you In anyway. So long you are able to tell that you aren't falling into the paths of addiction then you are fine here mate. It's common for anyone to experience this kind of situation when it comes to gambling as most times when the fun gets really exciting you might loss your control for a while.

Gambling for fun most time can be a very addictive encounter as if you aren't careful enough p. You may gamble out of your budgets and I'm excess just so long you catch that fun. We all have to be careful and watchful of every moves regardless of weather we are playing for fun or for the winnings. Gambling is quite interesting when you understand yourself but will be the other way round when you find yourself being addicted.

Only you can know if you are gambling too much, it is not for us to tell. If you did set a rule that would help you gamble responsibly, then why should you break it, breaking it now would only make you keep on breaking it until it becomes an addiction, yeah you were lucky to win this time, but what if you lose next time and most times. I always say how important responsible gambling is, and every gambler must adhere to it.

Ethical? Breaking your own set rules is not ethical at all. The meaning of you setting your own rules is that it is your boundary; it is your limit to something, and the OP has rules that will stop him from playing gambling for two consecutive weeks. It means that he is trying to limit his expenses in gambling, although it doesn't affect his financial state. Still, breaking your own rules means you don't have the ethics to follow yourself or you are losing your discipline and control over yourself.

If that scenario or habit continues, then eventually the OP might gamble nonstop, which will eventually result in his problems. Breaking such rules means anytime you can do it. At some point, you will think, What is the point of setting your rules if you cannot control yourself? And that's when a gambler will abandon or forget his own restrictions.

to me, since you set rules for yourself and you didn't follow them, it's like you said that all rules are ignored in other things. Is that why you set rules for yourself to prevent you from reaching the point where you become addicted to gambling? If yes, there is a big chance that you will become a gambling addict because of the mere fact that you don't follow your own rules, what more if you experience winning a large amount of money? maybe you'll break the rules you made even more, or worse, you'll have no one to listen to.

Rules set by a person can be broken depends on the circumstances of the situation on ground, if it will be favorable or not. Based on your own, you can choose to break your own rules due to lack of discipline and sel control over your gambling activities. The reason why some of us have rules on our gambling life, is to help live as a healthy gambler, and not as an addict.

OP, going beyond your two weeks limit in gambling is a sign that you are getting close to addiction, which you might not even know that you have been addicted to gambling, because you have begin to give excuses for not sticking to your gambling rules, by saying that you do win, and you only use 30% of your budget. The worse thing is that a gambler is an addict, and he does not know that he is an addict because he hasn't started living a weird life.

It is good that we stick to the rules that we have set aside for our gambling activities, only if we want to change the rules, by giving it more limit to the previous, but if you want to gamble above your gambling rules, then it is good that we caution ourselves, and go back to keep to the rules for one to gamble responsible.

Of course it's unethical if you break the personal rules that you made, still follow the personal rules that you made, and try to rest for a while, don't get carried away with gambling, think of gambling as entertainment, not a necessity.

Op, I think is better not to set a rule that you can't keep to, I believe you know that gambling is addictive I feel that may be why you gamble in those weeks without limiting or even remembering your set rules is because of the little winnings you were having during that period, in gambling when you are having a little fortune, you tends to go for more, may that's what happened in this your case or you are being conversant with those selected set of sports, but I have state it categorical for us to keep the record straight, when you start noticing continues gambling habit as this your case is, you should be careful and give a break, don't be too comfortable to say that is not affecting your finances, that's how many people became addicts, I think at this point you should watch yourself closely and be in control if your actions in gambling. 

One of the things you must not do is to alter whatever resolve you have reached as a result of indulging in campaign. If for any reason you want to break your rules, it should be for a very strong reason and the reason must be what can not be alternated.

If for any reason which can be alternated, you break your gambling rules then you have to be ready for what consequences that comes with it

With how your situation sounded, i'd say you're doing fine despite breaking the rule. It's still far from being excessive because you could have the same amount of sessions while gambling throughout the three weeks.

For the question, it's unethical because you set those rules to help yourself become a good and responsible gambler.

I agree with the others that it's a warning sign, so it's always best to track your activity, and if it happens again, then it's time to take action or have another rule that prevents you from going over the limit.

Yes, as long you do have the control then it would really be just that fine since you are the ones who do set out those rules then high chances that those things are meant to be broken.
We do know that active dealing up with gambling could really lead into possible addiction once you do lost off control but since OP did have that kind of control when it comes to finances and he's
been aware on the actions that he's been doing then it does really shows that he had a good grasps towards his gambling activity on which this is something that recommended.

There are really just those people who are really that go lost of track on the time that you would really be dealing up with gambling due to that impulsive approach.
This is why it would really be always best that you should really know on what you should gonna do so that gambling wont wreck you up.

the question "So this led me to ask the general public if I am gambling too much, although this excess didn't affect my finances in any way since I still managed to come out with little winning at the end of the day and at some level, my losses are still below 30 percent of my set out money."

Is it ethical to break your gambling rules? it is your rules so in my opinion that is totally fine and from your statement you still win and didn't affect your finance so I would go ahead but Im not going to do it like everytime or you need to setup a new rule

It is yourself alone who can answer this question. What do you think? Does it feel that it is already beyond your limits? If it does then perhaps it is indeed going above what you really want. So then you can decide to stick to your old structure. But if it feels like it is perfectly all right and you are not suffering from it in any way, then perhaps it is not really a problem.

I think this is not really a question of ethics. It is completely up to you. Everything is under your control. You are not hurting other people in the process. You are not behaving in a way that affects your community or tradition either.

Yes, you could really definitely be able to answer this question alone since this is really something that pertains about self control and discipline on which each person does have on different levels.
If you've seen to yourself that you arent that spending up huge with it or something that do talks that you are still on positive side plus having that kind of entertainment and enjoyment, then why you would really be deciding to stop?  It would really be just that depending on you since not all would really be ended up on having on the same decisions in life basing up on what they are dealing with.
Also, its your money then who the heck would really be telling you on how you should gonna spend up your money.

We do know that each person does have that different approach when it comes to entertainment on which there are ones who do love  to gamble and there are ones who do love to deal up with
physical activities and there are ones who doesnt really like on making any movement at all. Yes, we do set our own rules in life on which it isnt really that limited to gambling but also in other aspects
in life as well on which we know that we do stick on something we do prefer. It is really just that there are people cant be able to see on whats the importance of other things.

Yes, of course this is not good because the aim of limiting these activities is so that we protect ourselves and also the money we have so that we don't use more for gambling and we violate the rules that we have made. Of course this is very unreasonable if we break them. Yes, it would be better for us to stop for a moment if we have been gambling for too long so that we don't make mistakes in gambling that cause us to experience big losses from gambling.

In fact, gambling is an activity that can only be determined by the gamblers themselves whether it is time for them to start or stop, of course every gambler will have time and money management.
Some gamblers have kind of rule that they will gamble when they really have enough money to meet their living needs and this money can be allocated for gambling and can be received when it is lost.
But basically the most difficult thing is being able to set limits to determine when to stop, most gamblers are not aware of the pleasure of gambling so they often do it excessively.

In context like this you are very lucky to gamble for more than two weeks in row but still walk away with small amount of profit, this means no disappointing losses.
But if you are worried about the impact that will occur in the future if you continue to become an addict or experience major losses, then there must be limit to the time spent, at least you must always be aware of this limit.
Even though you are gambling with your own money, this is not just about money or time, but rather about the negative impacts and consequences that you will have to face in the future.
Don't let this happen and make you have to experience more complicated problems.

I thought that you are breaking casino rule, but it turns out, it is your own rule. To be honest with you, I don't have any rule to begin with, it boils down as to how you are going to manage your bankroll in relation to your loss. If you are losing money, then it's obvious you have to stop for a while and see how it goes for you.

If you feel like you can gamble again, then by all means go for it. I know that we might have to set up certain rules, but this is gambling. Everything is based on your emotions, so there's no like one size fits all strategy, it's very different for every individual.

I find the question a bit of a joke to be honest because it is unethical or unethical to break rules that you yourself impose on your behavior. It is better that you don't do it, of course, because if you have imposed rules on yourself you have done it when you think rationally, and if you skip them it is because your emotional part has taken over you.


That's my point. I do have rules that I usually abide by, although I'm not your typical casino game player. If you play occasionally and responsibly, it's reasonable that you don't impose rules on yourself.

Whether it's ethical or not is probably dependent on the effects it has on you mentally. If you don't feel very bad doing it because you didn't lose a lot of money by doing it, it shouldn't be a problem. However, if you feel bad deep inside for deceiving yourself and not following your set limits, then it isn't good.

Generally, limits in gambling are set so that you practice responsible gambling and don't spend more money and time than you can afford, and if you are not having such a problem even if you are crossing or breaking your limits, it shouldn't be a problem, but if you are not respecting the limits that you have set and then lose all your money or waste a lot of your time, then you might need to feel bad for not following the limits.

Luckily you're able to earn little profit, but what if you broke your gambling rules and you lose more than what you can afford to lose? you will regret and might try to recover your losses. You need to be careful with anything you do, don't become an addict on something that could ruin your life.

If you're an addict in learning or your business, that's a good addiction.

Even if the money spent isn't that high, as long as the time spent is more than you plan or anticipated to spend, it could be harmful to the gambler. It could result to someone missing out on other activities and opportunities, like spending time with loved ones or working on their career. Gambling addiction is more about how it affects a person's life that how much they spend or what they feel when they're gambling. So addiction isn't really always about the money lost while gambling or even the emotions, but mostly about the impact of the addiction on the person's life as well as those around him.

Those are your own rules that you implemented to protect yourself, so you are the one that should judge your own actions and then take steps to remedy it.

I think you should rather look at your balance to see when it is time to stop. Just make sure that you spend enough time with your family and friends and have a balanced life, then you will be fine.  ;)

Obviously you are breaking your rules, and this is a taboo in gambling and investing. It will create bad habits for you, and it is not sure that after weeks of breaking the rules, you will be able to return to compliance easily. Even though you haven't had any major damage to your finances yet, and the loss is still within your expectations, but there will come a time when more serious consequences will come if you continue to break the original principles.
Besides, complying with the new principles can help you calculate how much profit and loss your gambling brings, so that you can adjust accordingly. In my opinion, gambling a lot is sometimes not more profitable than choosing a good time to bet.

I say, yes you are gambling too much.
How can I say that? I've been in the same position before and thankfully I get to think of where I am before it gets deep.

Almost the same as you is what happened to me. Going back and forth and it happened for two weeks. I was thinking to myself if I am already an addict.
So I stopped. My monthly bonus was high thanks to that, I think I was wagering for like $2k per day although for some it's a low amount only. But that is because I am also not betting too high.
When I saw that I was 20% down and it seemed like gambling was still whispering to me to play the next day, that's when I stopped. How? I simply withdraw a big chunk of my funds so that what is left is only the budget for sports gambling. For me, that's not an addictive game, it's just something to spice the game up while I am watching and also to be updated with all the games for the day.
If you asking yourself these questions then I think you are still good. You might want to stop for a while and think about things especially your consecutive gambling and the losses. Have a rest, it's free.

Dear Ojima-ojo, I think that there is nothing wrong about breaking one's rules -with all due cautions- because of an extraordinary event, like a World Cup or something like that. As these are exceptions, I think that a healthy person wouldn't have a problem. BUT this doesn't seem to be the case, so watch out!



I see this like a little red flag, my friend: aren't you trying to convince yourself -cheating yourself? Limits should apply to both time and money, and you said that you're definitely breaking one of them.

you know the reason why you've set such rule for yourself and if the outcome of breaking such rule is affecting what you're trying to avoid, it's surely a signal that you should have a rethink and cut off fr going above the set out limit.

When you say your loses is still above 30% of your set out money are you referring to 30% of your earnings or the special amount you've set out to be used in course of your gambling? If it's with respect to the amount you've set out to be used in gambling I don't think you would have considered it q big deal to have prompt d you to become concerned but if is around 30% of your monthly earnings you really need to advice to yourself and cut off from the harbit.

Great and thank you for telling it to my face that I gamble too much since I have overstepped my set boundaries,  and only this comment has the boldness to tell me how much I have gambled while breaking my own set rules, much more so that I have gone overboard and become a direction chaser lately which give me more concerns.


But then I have gone back to my drawing board and also I have put some measures in place that will put me in check to avoid repeating this same cycle of breaking my rules and principles in the future, and up till then, I may have to stick with that idea of not breaking my own rule at all for whatever reasons.

You make this difficult for yourself by trying to set rules that you are not sure you'll be able to keep.
 If you keep setting rules like this for yourself which are rules that you are not sure you will keep in gambling, you will always find yourself getting depressed because of your inability to adhere to these unrealistic rules that you have set for yourself. Consider what you can do and then make rules that suit yourself, so that you can keep these rules.

In a way, I think you actually have gambled too much because I believe you set the rule to help limit your excessive gambling. You actually may think you are doing something right all because you are making profits yet, but from the look of things in as much you broke the rule you set on your own free will then slowly you are getting closer to getting addicted. Gambling addiction starts with a joke leaving little dark spots which you will makes you feels its common especially when you keep seeing profits from your gambling but a time will come when it wouldn't go as plan then it becomes a problem.

Ethical or unethical is your right to determine, or answer for yourself. I can't answer based on the story and questions you ask, because I'm not you. therefore, you yourself are able to interpret it. well, actually based on the story you shared in this thread, it seems that we have all experienced or often experience something like a repeating cycle. so, your experience is our experience. in fact, I will not judge you personally, or say anything that refers to the gambling you do as in the contents of this post. That's why, I'm sure you are very aware of the risks and impacts of the gambling you do, regardless of the winnings you get.

Now, we move on to discussing issues related to "consistency". well, it seems that consistency is usually a problem for us gamblers. referring to the point you said, that you would not gamble two weeks in a row. but in fact, you still gamble regardless of whether you realize it or you actually ignore it. once again I say, here we are not discussing to give values ​​or judge. after all, I also often break my own rules regarding gambling. the problem is, it's not as simple as we tell or discuss in this thread. there are various factors that make us break the rules we have made. environmental factors, family, problems we experience, having free time, can trigger us, you, to continue gambling sessions until the third week.
so, this is a problem that often occurs to us gamblers. so what are the points? Consistency, discipline and knowing our limits are the key. if we are lulled or ignored like you did. what we need to do next is, remember again the rules we have made regarding gambling.

Ethical rules are usually something that comes into society through history. A certain culture followes some rules in the past and believes that everybody should act this way in future. It's not enforced by any laws, just a general form of behavior that especially elder people will identify with. In my country there aren't really ethical rules about gambling. Both sports betting and lotteries are very common and many people enjoy them. Having our own set of rules of gambling doesn't really mean it's ethical or not, but I would say that our own rules are at least equally important. If you feel like you gamble too much and already go above your own limits I would recommend you try and reduce it a bit. It's not a good sign if we break our own rules and will make it much harder to return to normality if we do this regularly.

It's important to stick to your gambling rules to avoid potential negative outcomes, frequently gambling can lead addiction and losses above your initial budgets. Maybe take a brief pause and evaluate your approach. It's it important to follow your rules to prevent unwanted results, if you're unable to control your gambling activities and set restrictions not to gamble much it will lead to you spending more because the more time you put in gambling the finance you put also.

Aren't rules made to be broken, I mean the rules you make to prevent excessive gambling or gambling too much are just limits on yourself that can be broken at any time depending on your financial condition. Implementing gambling limits can give you a little space to prevent addiction, the rules you apply are very useful for you to control yourself against excessive gambling.

If you refer to the rules that you apply to your gambling activities, the answer is that you have crossed the rules or you are gambling too much. Remain a responsible gambler, try to control your finances well by limiting or reducing your involvement in gambling as regulated in your gambling activities.

You have to see if when you gamble beyond the time limit you set still interferes with other activities such as work if you are a worker or your lectures if you are a student, if it interferes of course the answer is that you gamble too much but if not even though it breaks the rules that you have made yourself then you still play at normal times especially that more you gamble does not make your finances so disturbed even you can still get profit.
But if you have set certain rules in your gambling then it would be better to stick to them because it means you can control yourself well, for now, it may not interfere with finances as well as other activities but it could be that if you continue to break the rules you have set, it will eventually lead you to financial problems and you will continue to break what you have set in other things because you cannot control yourself properly.

How do you measure "too much"? Do you gamble 10 hours per day without taking any break? This is "too much" according to my personal preference. Gambling for 1-2 hours per day is OK, if you ask me. Is it ethical to break you own rules? I think that ethics is more about not breaking the rules in general, instead of having or lacking self-discipline. Maybe your excessive gambling doesn't have any negative financial impact so far, but it might have negative impact in the future. The casino always wins in the long term. I'm not expert in psychology, but I think that the lack of self-control is the first step towards getting addicted.

Rules are very important in all aspects of our lives, this applies not only to gambling. Any violations, especially if it concerns finances, can lead to losses. I classify rules as a person's ability to learn from their mistakes, if you can learn from previous mistakes then you will grow, if you can prevent repeating the same mistakes in the future you can become a better person, and it is the rules that can help you do this. Following your own rules means trusting yourself, which is why it is so important.

I think it's okay as long as it doesn't affect your finances, but if you think that you are losing control of your habits and breaking your own rules, maybe it's the time to reflect why you set the rules and and if breaking it has negative consequences. If you are struggling to control your behavior and frequently breaking the rules, having financial or emotional distress, consider taking a break or seek professional help.

Every rule has exceptions you forgot to put exceptions to the rule so when you break and you have doubt about your rules you are not sure if what you're doing is right or wrong, next time put an exception and be clear on the exception, based on your story I think you are right breaking your own rule because you're winning, every gambler is attracted to winning, in gambling when you're in a winning trail you don't want to stop you just keep the winning coming.
So make that an exception to your rule and you are good to go.

This rule of yours is good until you realize that you cannot abide it because you are attracted to winning and who would not break his own rule if you're winning not every gambler experiences a series of winning, it's hard to control your urge to stop when you're winning you will end up blaming yourself for the opportunity you've loss.
You have to check your rules from time to time when it comes to gambling and always ask yourself if you can make an exception under circumstances and how dedicated are you to following your own rules.

When it comes to gambling do not make a rule that you cannot follow or break because if you do that you're just fooling yourself and you are not clear and dedicated to what you want to achieve, make a rule that you can easily follow and a rule that will not make you suffer mentally.

It seems you gamble too much as you playing gambling for the last two weeks. You needs to reduce your gambling activity if you don't want to become addicted to gambling because playing gambling consecutive can make you difficult to stay away from gambling. Even if that's sport betting, you still need to reduce your gambling activity and stick to your rule. Besides that, you have rule not to gamble for two weeks consecutively but you break it. If you still difficult to reduce your gambling activity, you already become addicted and that needs to stop it right away.

Mistakes are mistakes, after all the rules you make for yourself are what you have to keep as you manage your finances, even though you say that it does not interfere with your finances, in my opinion it is not tolerable and cannot be underestimated, the fear is that you will continue to do things because you think you have no problem with your finances after you violate your gambling budget, and it will be bad if you have that mindset.

This will go back to what you might get used to in the future, because that is what will change your actions and consider something good or bad if you continue with that view, my opinion is that it is better for you to correct and recycle the rules that you make yourself, so that there is a clear point of reason, honestly controlling yourself is much more difficult than determining how much money you have to spend, because you can easily break it.

I don’t know about the ethics involved but I assume if you created some gambling rules it must have been for a reason. Maybe it was to keep you from spending too much or to help keep a bad habit in check. Either way, it doesn’t seem like a good idea to go against any plan you have devised for yourself, gambling or otherwise.

You are the ones who do set those rules and literally yes its a mistakes since those are violating your own rules but since you are the ones who had set out then you would really be revoking those rules
and make it not effective.  :D. This is why people would really be just that make out those easy decisions and divert it out into something that they are really currently dealing with.
You wont really be having any problems even if you do broke those rules. You are the ones who would really be feeling out that its ethical or something that off on trying out to break those you had set earlier.
Just like on what others been saying that as long you are really that having the good control of your funds and you are still on winning side then you are really just that doing fine.

Yes, whether it's ethical or not depends on your personal view too, because that point of view depends on how you understand the moral side of yourself running a strategy or whatever you do in your life.

Maybe the typical person in judging something is also different, so some say ethical and some think it's unethical to do, it looks ethical because you do it for yourself in your financial strategy, and in my opinion unethical is like you lick your own saliva, if OP is a person who has firm principles on what he makes himself then it will look unethical, but if OP is a dynamic person or does not stick to his rules or principles then it can also be considered ethical, after all he himself did it.

Well, it is important that when we enter the world of gambling we manage time and bankroll well and that we create a good gaming strategy, of course you can only create strategies when playing a game that does not depend on lucky for the person to win. In this case you first need to analyze which games you like and want to play and how much free time you have available to play and how much money you are willing to risk losing in each section. for example you decide that you are going to play plinko because it is the game you like, so you have 2 free hours a day and you have 3$ available to risk losing during those 2 hours in which you can play. Each week you only have 4 free days to play

With this calendar and bankroll management you can play at will, always respecting this rule, even when, for example, in a section you are lucky enough to hit a big multiplier and thus win a lot, you still need to keep the same rule, you cannot deviate from it. . but there are cases in which you can make an exception when, for example, you are changing games, for example you are starting to place sports bets, as the calendar of football games or other sports is different, so in this scenario you will need to create another calendar and do bankroll management in another way. for example, major league games take place on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. but there are weeks when European competition games take place, such as European champions league, European league and conference league games.

By this I mean that there is nothing wrong with sometimes not keeping up with your calendar, as long as it doesn't become too frequent, there are times when a person may not have anything else to do and as they have free time a few minutes then the person uses this little time to play, this is something acceptable, the most important thing is that even if sometimes the person breaks the rules they created a little, they still continue to follow them and breaking events are not frequent of rules

It's actually unethical to break a rule and then your gambling rule now makes it even more unethical because at this point you may gradually engage in habits that will not be beneficial to your gambling practice because you have involved in gambling against the rules that should guide you into becoming profitable so you rather suffer losses more than you should have. Sticking to our gambling rule helps foster discipline and also keeps our habits in chack so we don't go bankrupt gambling or spend much more than we anticipated or should have because we are trying to make money.

Sticking to your gambling rule will do you more good than harm, there are times it will fail but it still not s reason to compromise it else you will later have yourself to blame when the loses starts coming in.

I don't see anything wrong when someone breaks their gambling rule once in a while but if it becomes too frequent and you start to make excuses like or justify yourself by saying "It didn't affect my finances and came out with little winning in the end" it has become a problem and you are on your way on ignoring your gambling rules, I suggest that despite that you won you should stick with your rule as much as possible.

No problem. For me it's better to tell the truth and that is also based on my own experience. I am just trying to share it.

Being a disciplined gambler is difficult to achieve. Easy to say from lots of people but we who gambled know the truth that it ain't easy. You will still break your own rules but I applaud the fact that you can identify your position. I mean, some will just deny it and tell themselves they are not yet going overboard until they won't even realize they are already gambling addicts. It's a good thing, that you are not lying to yourself and that you are open to harsh comments which is the truth.

We can continue to gamble but keeping in mind that we have a plan to follow and as much as possible stick to the plan. We can go overboard because it won't be stopped but realizing we are crossing the line too far should always be open so that we will stop.

Ethical or not will be depending on yourself because it is your own rule and it is your own responsibility.
For me, it is not about ethical or not but it is about wise or not because it is related to ourselves as we do not deal with others in this case.
In general, I'm pretty sure most gamblers break their own rules such as their own time limit, money limit, and other things.
If you ask me, as long as we are still responsible for what we are doing, it is fine but it is not wise.

The way a person gambles varies, whether it is ethical or not, everything you do goes back to your principles and common sense, if you think that in one week you gamble normally and with common sense, of course what you do is ethical, but on the other hand, if you gamble at a higher limit than usual, of course your mind will not accept all the facts of what you are betting on, of course it is unethical for you to do it, fortunately you don't lose up to 100%, you only experience 30%, you are able to realize everything you are doing.

Many people gamble to the limit in a day, this happens to those who are seriously addicted, morning until night they still sit in front of their laptop/Android, looking for victory in the gambling arena, I think you are not on the verge of addiction, because you are still conscious. Ask here and tell me about your experience during one week of gambling. My suggestion is that you have gambled continuously for one week and lost 30%, For me you should look for reflection or recreation for a while, don't continue for a while, if you are relaxed and stable you can continue again by choosing sports betting instead.

It doesn't matter what you find in profit now, because you're still violating your rule of "not playing for more than two weeks." You need to make an effort on yourself and stop playing. It's going to be hard, I know perfectly well what it's like to break my personal rules in gambling. The brain creates a bunch of reasons why it allows the mind to go a little beyond the rules, and then we go into a rush and the rules set in a calm state begin to fly to hell. It is very easy and pleasant to cross the line, but it is very difficult to return to order in your character.

Let's be frank, most people can't even set a limit to themselves and they can't consistent with the rules that they set to themselves, so breaking your own gambling rules is normal. I really hard to find someone who stick with their own rules, they mostly do anything when they want or gets forced, not consistent.

As long as you didn't gamble until you have a financial problem, it's fine enough.

My experience based on the things that are in casino games, is little, but enough to realize that things cannot be done just to get by, each one has to be calculated, for example the fact of not Complying with our own rules means that we are doing things wrong, if in a bet on the game we break our own rules I am sure that what will result is in losing money, therefore when we are doing any kind of stinks In a casino we have to be conscious with our money.

The danger of doing things wrong in a casino is that we lose money, and that is what affects many, because without money how can you play? It is impossible, and when you think you have money, what happens is that the person begins to experiment with ideas to achieve more and those ideas are not good, generally what affects the most is the emotional and mental part, that is why it is just the fact of not following the rules is so delicate.

I think it’s a good idea to think about what are the reasons you had to put this rule at first. Was it to avoid developing the habit? Or for some other reason?

if you’re having a good time than it’s probably not a problem as long as you feel it won’t go out of control

Gambling allows us to act on purely emotional impulses. We need to set rules for ourselves when we gamble and not break them. Because when we gamble we will always want more, but we can be wise when we gamble by setting rules for ourselves. We need to have rules like not gambling with the amount of money we need, gambling with money that we can take a profit when we win and not be upset when we lose. But this is not easy to do. Our emotions override our reason and the desire to make more money can lead us astray. If we respect ourselves, we should not break our rules, and this applies to all areas of our lives.

I think ethical is not the right word to use about gambling because it might be unethical to be even gambling and it's somewhat redundant.

If you are talking about yourself and how it's going to be with you, then it's definitely your choice if it's "ethical" for you. I think it's more about the consistency of your choices in life with gambling because you are setting rules but you don't follow yourself. It's about discipline, IMO. That's the better word.

Each person's rules are just a basic barrier to retain their awareness of the game, but these rules do not include punishments, which are mostly just set by thought and the thinking is unlimited in terms of extension as well as a few exceptions, therefore, even if reminded many times, people still have moments to add other things to the rules and break the original basics. Moral principles only have some relationship with gambling in cases where gamblers cause social trouble, more precisely, they are things that go against common morality that people should do and that outsiders will judge

We all know how easy it is to pick up a bad habit. It merely takes days for it to become embedded in the subconscious and the thrill of it never dies but evolves.

You are sure becoming used to the adrenaline and excitement that comes with expectations from staking and betting, am sure you still use a minimum amount for your stakes, otherwise you would have known how much the impact has been on your wallet.

Taking a break or reducing your gambling activities is the best way to go for now since you caught yourself and know it might be leading to addiction already. It is very ethical to break your gambling rules because as a responsible adult, you should know where to draw the line or call it quits or improvise.

Why do you make rules like that? That's a little strange in my opinion because you hold back for 2 weeks then spend your money in the next 2 weeks. I noticed you didn't mention budget restrictions. I think it would be better if you set a budget limit for gambling so you still have flexible gambling time but with a fixed budget. I think it's much more effective than what you're doing now. Refraining from gambling for 2 weeks certainly feels very difficult if you really like gambling. Especially if that week you have a match from your favorite team. Of course you will break your personal rules many times with rules like that.

Being ethical is all about keeping to rules set aside for a particular thing. You are not the first person to experience this, many of us here have in one way or another break our gamble rules and that's very unethical. It doesn't matter whether it's affecting your finances or not, having difficulties to keep to your own rules is a red flag and if care is not taken it could cause you a great damage in the future. It's very important to put all factors into consideration before drafting your gambling rules to ensure that it align with your personality and compliance will not be too difficult.

The good thing here is that you realize your problem very early and there's chance for you to correct it or ammend your rules to suits your desires. Gambling for two weeks and take a break for two weeks in a month is actually a very unrealistic rule because some perceived good games to stake on might probably fall on the weeks you are supposed to take a break but you will be tempted. I do prefer to set rules regarding budget and finance and not the days to gamble. I know both rules can be broken but at least that of budget is more realistic than the latter.

Rules are given, and the same rules are broken. If you notice that you give out a rule to abide by yourself and that same rule is broken by you, you know that you are indirectly addicted to what you have a rule for.

Experience of giving a rule and breaking it within a short time, almost all of us have experienced it before and it takes a whole lot of endeavors before we begin to stand by the rule we made for ourselves.

On that, I want to let you know that as long as you continue to put your rule to the test and keep reminding yourself of the rule, you will someday not be able to break your rule of not gambling for two weeks consecutively. Remember, everything one is indirectly addicted to, takes time to quit doing that as always

On this life then it would really be normal that we do really have that kind of adjustments on which this is something that could really happen into each individual on where you would really be having
those sudden change of minds or hearts on which it would really be that resulting for you to changed up those earlier decisions. I do agree  onto those words above that there's nothing wrong if you do broke those rules on which as long you do make yourself that still responsible then this what matter the most and you arent really that putting up yourself on such problem and this is something what matter the most.
There are really things in life on which we do really changed up those things which basing up onto the experiences that we are currently been that dealing with. Yes, it doesnt really feel right on which you do
really have that kind of feeling that you are really that cheating up yourself. hehehe

According to what you narrated above, I can't say you are gambling too much, after all, it seems that you enjoy doing it, so why not continue and have fun through it? Gambling is not so bad as many take it to create unnecessary fear in themselves. Like yours, I can only decipher psychologically that you are giving yourself that break because of the fear of either money wasting or addiction. This is in fact very nice and advisable but yet could be relaxed if you realise that you are enjoying gambling more than the fear you instil in yourself.

Also, the good part is that you never mentioned any irresponsible gambling behaviours, and as a fact, you are winning even if it is little. All these point to the fact that gambling is not negative for you, so you do not have to punish yourself too much over it or have hurt feelings that you are going against your plans. Not to mention that the last time was even a mistake, you only forgot, it is not as it is in the case of many people who due to emotion will knowingly abandon their gambling plan. But yours was just about being taken away by the activity due to the fun you derive from it. So you are still progressive in my opinion.

But mind you, a rule is a rule, I would encourage you to be strict about it next time. This has passed, the next could be catastrophic if care is not taken, and the earlier you guard against it, the better. I advise that it is better to relax the rule for better engagements in gambling than to default on it. The breaking of it can only speak of how weak you are in the face of the discipline and self-management we often preach in gambling.

Absolutely agree with you. Discipline is one of the most important aspects of gambling that does not carry negative consequences. And ethics depends very much on where the gambler lives, his religious beliefs, upbringing, etc. By the way, many gamblers do not come to the realization that it is discipline can change not only the view of gambling, but also the results of gambling sessions.

I just hope that you can go back to the right path or to the gambling arrangement that you made at the beginning where you can't gamble for two weeks in a row, because I see in your case it seems that you are starting to be in a situation of increasing interest in some of the gambling activities that you do and it is dangerous because this is a situation where it will be increasingly difficult for a person to escape or ignore any time not to gamble at all, or you can say that you are very likely to end up with an addiction.

On the other hand I understand that you are not experiencing any problems with your finances, but believe me over time I am sure that you will end up with a lot of financial problems, I am not wishing you bad luck, but for sure and my advice and maybe the advice of everyone is that we hope that you will immediately get back on the sidelines, return to your original gambling management arrangements that you have made before, because if left unchecked then the possibility of addiction will be even greater, fortunately you can be aware of this, we just hope and all that is up to you, because after all prevention is better than cure.

Breaking the rules that you make yourself is not a form of unethical behavior, it's just that if you keep repeating this habit, you won't have a stand. Just like trading, in gambling there must also be management, money or psychology. At first you only break small rules within yourself, as time goes by you will break big rules within yourself.

Your story indicates a gambling addiction, and the games you play are luck-based. Be careful what you do now.

Of course it's unethical if you break the rules you made yourself, you have lost control so you forget the rules you made, go back to your personal rules, and avoid spending too much time gambling.

If you do find yourself getting that entertained or enjoying on playing gambling then there would really be no issues honestly. It is really just that the only issue on here is that
on the time that you do make yourself that getting addicted to it. There are really things which are bound to be broken specially into those own set of rules that we have put up earlier.
If we do find ourselves that getting some enjoyment or thrill then we would really be considering on breaking those just to let yourself loose.

Later on then you would be having those kind of realizations that you have done something which is against with your own limit. You would really be finding yourself
to have that kind of thinking on the time that you would really be seeing yourself having those excessive dealing into gambling.

Yes from that point of view it is not wrong sir, as long as it is still within the scope of healthy accountability in gambling it is not something that can be said to be a problem, as he said himself, it does not interfere with his finances. let's say it's a margin of error from within him, but if it continues to do isn't it also a problem? as the OP said the last two weeks, the loss was below 30 percent and he said it was not a problem, but what if it continued for a month, because his mentality said that it was not a problem, then a scenario of bad possibilities could have come and even passed a dangerous position or more than 30 percent loss and instead wanted his money back from gambling and in the end lost his money which should not be excessive margin of error..., isn't that right?

Setting up limits for yourself can be a good safety net that prevents you from suffering some serious losses. If you are not sticking to those limits perhaps you should analyze whether those limits are too strict for your economic situation and if they can be loosened a bit. If they are not too strict and you are just being reckless then that is problematic and you should consider quitting gambling entirely until you are capable of better self control.

Before I made this thread seeking advice and suggestions, I took a second look at those limits and came to realize that the limits were not so strict most especially in the area of timing and financial involvement since I was lucky to record more winning and haven't recorded any heavy lose before since gamble within my financial means, but then also when it comes to time consumption,  the limit has not really helped in any ways.


Because where I set to gamble once or twice a week, most time I ended up gambling higher than that and this makes me to worry, that even if I am not losing money now, I may lose it later and that is why I am trying to put another measure in place to help me overcome such future possibility.3

I mean, is it ethical when you break a rule? ask yourself that, because other people's perceptions may be different about this. Maybe you have a reason why you break the rules that you have set, maybe because you feel that your game is good enough that you feel that it is okay to break these rules. However, I personally feel that the more often you break the rules that you make yourself, the greater your chances of becoming an irresponsible gambler.

That's right, be a responsible gambler by not violating what has been created.
How do you want to be responsible if the rules you make yourself are violated? Keep following the flow of the rules you have made and have no intention of breaking them.
When I gamble, I will definitely not break the rules that I have previously made, even though in reality when I gamble, it is very possible for me to get more profits. because it doesn't rule out the possibility that my thoughts are also wrong about that.

As long you do have the control and as long you do have the moderation with your gambling activity then i could say that you are really just that doing fine and its true on what most people been saying here that you are the only ones who would really be able to spot out whether you are doing the right thing or not. We do know that each one of us would really be having that kind of intent
on stopping whenever we do see somethings wrong with our spending. The important thing on here is that you do have the control and you do have that awareness on what you are doing.
Its true on what said above that you are the ones who would really be able to make out such decision if you do notice or see something wrong.

Breaking rules? Its not really something good to hear in general but there are things which we do really love on doing and having those exemptions on which it would really be that not shocking
that they will really be that considering on doing such step. Its not bad to play which is out of your limitation or boundary but make it sure that you wont really be doing it often
because if you do then it would be better that you shouldnt really be making those rules in the first place. It would be pointless and useless on having these things on having
this kind of approach.

If you continue like that though most likely that 30% down will go further south as in the long term everyone who gambles has a super high risk of being in red because there is the house edge to keep the casino afloat.If you play sport betting and you think you are good with your skills think again as the referees can make your analysis go to hell with some very much objected decisions that unfortunately are still going on despite having the VAR technology.

to see right and wrong is very difficult, because it depends on your point of view, and depends on how you understand things, if it's evenly distributed it's not wrong as long as you want it, and I also don't really intervene that the OP did anything wrong in this case, he just broke the rules that he made himself, but it's not a mistake if he realized that and he had considered before doing it, that would be much more logical, but if it's in motion with his mind or his ambition in gambling, maybe it would be a different case, because he's no longer in control, even though he didn't cross the thirty percent limit as the normal amount.

Often people break the rules they make to satisfy their desires even though it could be bad for them. People actually already know that this is a risk but they still do it because they are curious about the results they will get.
They should not have to break the rules just to satisfy their curiosity about gambling games. Moreover, they can still try again at another time when they don't have to use the money on the same day. And it is true that the more often we break the rules, the more we will ignore the rules we make.
We will not follow those rules anymore and pretend they no longer exist.

They wouldn't really be caring up if they have break something that they had set earlier on which been said that people would really be continuing on the things on what pleases them. Just like on mentioned above that as long you are really that doing fine and having not breaking your own wallet or bank then you are still that responsible but dont wait up for the time that you would really be already making yourself having that
kind of financial problem just because you are really that doing careless decisions just because you do believe that you are still that doing fine or well with your gambling activity.
Ethical or not, then you are the ones who would really be having those thoughts in the end. Its your money then its your choice to make on whatever the actions that you are taking.

It doesn't matter if you realize that you have broken your own gambling rules, unless you don't realize it, it might affect your finances, even if you say that it doesn't affect your finances, it means you are enjoying your game, so it doesn't matter as long as you are in control. Being aware that you have been gambling for a long time is not a problem in my opinion, sometimes people are often like that so it won't look like a big mistake that you have to regret.

The point is that you have to stay within your budget limits, the important thing is to be responsible for the gambling you play, always protect yourself from greedy behavior which could ensnare you into a gambling addiction, avoid it, if you feel that you have exceeded your limits, you should stop gambling because you still There is time tomorrow for you to be able to gamble again and it doesn't have to be finished on the same day, as long as you are still conscious and admit that you have been gambling for too long it will not be a problem for you.  ;)

It a bad sign and an early addiction tendency because while you set the rules is to protect you from gambling too much and bow you are doing the opposites, regardless of what the outcome of the games or your winning ratio, the risk is still very high that you may lose more than you can afford along the line if you continue that way, rule is the rule and anything that makes you to move out of it is subjecting you to vulnerability that could be too harsh to handle.
So if you ask me I will give you a straightforward answer that you are unethically gambling right now and nothing is right with your pattern of gambling and in fact, you should classify yourself as an addict already, and what you should be looking for is the solution to get back on track instead trying to see justifiable reasons to keep gambling that way and ending up in more mess than you are in currently

Let me remind you about the purpose of gambling where we all have one goal and that is to win. And we can do anything for this victory. Every day there is no basis for what rules I follow or not if I don't win there. But of course it is better to follow the rules Because we know that gambling with rules reduces the chances of becoming addicted. And considering this aspect I can say that there is no problem in breaking the rules temporarily if it is profitable. Moreover rules is not main motive of gambling. Basically rules are to gamble responsibly.

Basically, it doesn't look ethical if it leads to breaking something that we've made before, especially if it's the best rule that leads to a lot of precautions to minimize any bad possibilities. However, what is recommended is to treat gambling in a reasonable way that means not going  overboard by establishing good management along with imposing a lot of restrictions.

I think we all know about how bad gambling  can be if it is done in a way that is not recommended and it is definitely unethical to break the rules that you have already broken. As you said, everyone has their own perception and also everyone has their own limits, and that means that if you have your own rules, then that's the best for you because I'm sure that you make the rules according to your own abilities, especially in terms of balancing with your financial strength. So basically I hope that they can go back to the rules that they have made because that's what's best for them.

But I worry that we may break the rules that we have made because we are aware of them. I mean it's certainly good if we realize our mistakes. But repeating the same mistakes on purpose is another thing. This means that you do not respect the rules that you have made yourself. If you continue to make habits like that then why are the rules made? So I don't mind if you broke your rules this time and you've admitted it. But it would be better if you try to make rules that are flexible and not that strict. I see you can't stand gambling for that long.

If your asking such question to find a little justification for your action then I think nobody here can actually tell you when your going to far or not, I don't know how flexible you are on your rules and I can't tell your reasons for beaking the rules, but I know that if you hadn't come off with some winning this week then you would have stopped on the first week, maybe you felt that luck was on your side, so you dicided to continue playing despite the fact that you had a set rule.

I've also at many times broken my gambling rules out of joy of winning and didn't know when I over did it for a longer period of time, I enjoy going for the 5 odds and I stake high , and some weeks I do win a lot and I would end up staking even more. That might be the reason you went two weeks. But I can't be a judge if you over gambled or not

Yes I understand that and I think we can't hide this from the public eye that all gamblers have the goal of getting a win in gambling, but the difference is that there are some people who are too pushy to get or chase the win and there are also some people who are not too excessive in terms of forcing the win to come, meaning that there are some people who overdo it who end up with addiction while on the other hand some other people remain on a less dangerous approach and they just wait for the win to come by itself with on the other hand prioritizing and focusing on risk management.

Breaking the rules once in a while may not be a big deal as long as you make it clear to yourself that you don't want to get addicted to the same infraction again, because it is possible to do it again and it is even possible that you will get so used to breaking the rules that you have made or the rules that are suggested as a whole. However, applying caution and vigilance is something that should always be applied and owned by all gamblers, because this is what will continue to keep you from some bad possibilities.

first of all, I want to ask you, what was your initial goal in making rules for yourself?
If indeed you made these rules to prevent yourself from all the bad effects of gambling, why did you break these rules, whereas the rules you have set should also have a strong commitment to remain obedient to your own rules even if you do not experience major losses or you can even still win, but believe me, if gambling is used excessively without limits, you will experience early signs of addiction that you are not aware of.
you will definitely say that you are fine, yes of course you are fine because you have not experienced any major losses and on the one hand you will not know the first signs of addiction yourself but other people can judge whether you are experiencing the first signs of addiction and all that can be judged by you breaking your own boundaries.

the characteristics of a gambling addict are usually accompanied by initial signs of continuing to gamble and a high curiosity that wants to continue gambling even though you are lucky to get a winning streak, but this is a temptation that can make you very bad in the long run.
I say this because I have had a bad past so from now on I suggest you obey the rules you have previously made rather than continuing to break these rules but in the end you will experience a worse addiction.

Only you can answer that. That's personal. How can we even know if you're gambling too much if on the other hand, only you know your financial situation? We can't give you an accurate response just by telling us your habit since there might be part of the story that wasn't mentioned.

Besides, ethical or not to break your gambling rules, that's not the point here but rather your actions instead. Regardless if you follow your own gambling rules or not, come to think if everything is still all right. If you know to yourself that nothing unusual is happening at your actions despite continuous gambling, then you are good to continue.

If you are handling the game like this, what you are doing is not bad, on the contrary it is good, although a 30% loss is too much, because when we play in a casino it must be done for much less, and this is something we must know clearly, these are games of chance, casinos will always have gnanaics and we must be 100% Encouraged to spend a lot of money, in an acceptable percentage to carry the game period should be below 10%, this would be considered a feat, In fact, I believe that no one can do it, but I am demanding this from myself because the fact that I have done trading has taught me very good lessons about financial Statements, and that is something that we need to apply to improve our economic situation. We cannot afford to do things just for the sake of doing them, we must be very emphatic about it, we cannot allow things to get out of control and we lose more.

What you say is absolutely right, we cannot avoid that things can be done well or badly, all you have to do is continue as you are going if you think it is going well, but otherwise if you see that things are not working out for you. If you want you can do a little, improve with our strategies, read more about the games and how you can make your game more efficient, this is something that very few do. However, these types of things can happen for the better when we learn to see and manage our money, which we are allowing ourselves to lose, we can never play more than normal, because it is a fact that things must happen that way.

What we can think of some things to do is that we cannot break any type of rules, if we break our own rules, then we are wrong, we cannot do something like that because things must happen differently, break the rules In a game it is neither good nor ethical, it is better to always do things well so that things go well for us.

The dilemma here is that later on, he may continue this practice and before he knows it, he's already too deep in his situation. So while you are still aware of your your actions, better go back to your personal rules. It is your choice so it doesn't matter if it is ethical or not. At the end of the day, it is your money at stake, so the responsibility is all yours.


Do remember about New Year's resolution, I can compare this with that. Because for sure, most are breaking their own resolution because they can't commit with it. So just like in gambling, better make your own rules that you think is sustainable for one. That you believe you can have commitment for long-term. Otherwise, breaking it again and again will really happen.

depends on the situation, condition and how effective your rules have become so far... You made the rules to guide you; it becomes your discipline depending on how it works for you.
I can't just say anything about this cus you've not specified if you've been having any wins ever since you started breaking out, but if you created some rules and cannot keep to it, what's really the essence?

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I do agree on this one on which it would be better that you should be cutting it off while you are still aware of your actions. Never ever tolerate out such thing because once you do have that kind of behavior on trying out to tolerate out such condition then you would really be having those thoughts that you would really be needing up to continue on what you are doing since you are really just that fine. Dont tend to be like that because once you do have that kind of tolerating such action then setting out rules would really be pointless and useless. This is why it would really be that best that you should really be cutting it out while its still early. You would be finding out that you are making the right decision on the time that you are really that sticking with your own rules.

If  you do have that kind of feeling that its not ethical on breaking your own rules, then you could always opt in to go back into track and avoid out on violating those things in your next actions.
You are the ones ones who would be having needing that kind of control and not other people. It is really just that there are ones who doesnt really care on continuing breaking up those
rules as long they could be able to make themselves that able to enjoy then that would reallybe that enough.

IMO in this situation it depends on the ability of your financial strength in the end.
Indeed, indirectly violating the rules that we have made ourselves is not very good because if something like this is allowed it will invite you to a new situation where you will continue to violate again and again and habits like this actually interfere with the initial rules which have been set before and by breaking the rules that have been made before you will also indirectly increase your expenses in gambling.

Even though it will not be a problem for your finances in the near future, it may pave the way for you to do more things that require you to spend more continuously.
If you don't have a problem with it and can still handle your needs and financial management well, maybe it won't be a problem, but if this actually affects your finances then I don't think it's worth continuing.

We keep rules that guides us and make our existence in the space longer, I know how difficult it will be if we don't milked the gambling system, rather we grow to he fonder and afraid of huge losses. The possibilities of winning grows higher but that doesn't mean we're not eligible to sits in possession of huge profits. We're gamblers and you're supposed to know what it means to break gambling rules in the system. It automatically sends a direct to everyone around us, thereby we should be very careful inother not to end up been criticized.

For me the answer is a big NO!!. The first step to becoming a responsible gambler is being able to properly arrange your priorities plus your ability to maintain a proper discipline in your gambling activities like how much time you spend gambling and how often and how much you stake. Some persons will argue that it is ok to sometimes overlook the personal rules we set but for some people they will definitely end up overlooking it over and over again till the rules become useless.
Still there should be a definite threshold to Every of our gambling habits and practices to help us fight addiction and other unhealthy gambling practices.

Sometimes it happens and thats why we need to focus with our gambling habits something this also happens to me but mine is when am busy winning in a particular session that am gambling, I tend to go higher and even forget that I have set a particular boundary that am not supposed to breach and this happens because am of the wins that I get or experience during those period.

Ethical? Well, a few harmless infractions here and there might not seem like a huge deal if you're coming out ahead.  But ethical behavior matters, rules or no rules. 

Sure some limits can be flexible, especially when all you're after is a good time.  But it's wise to pause and reflect now and then. At the end of the day, you've got to be able to look at yourself in the mirror.  Only you can decide what sits right on your conscience.

It's great that you are aware of your gambling habits and have set out some personal rules for yourself. However, it sounds like you may be starting to stray from those rules by not taking breaks as you planned.
It might be a good idea to reassess your gambling habits and see if you need to take a breack for a while. Maybe take a break for a period of time to evaluate again your gambling habits will be the greatest idea tough. I can imagine every gambler having the ability to do this. I'm sure this will have a general impact on the entire gambling industry.

Nver forget that it's always best to gamble responsibly and within your means.

You've provided excellent insight as a senior colleague. When it comes to gambling, there aren't any standard rules to follow. What matters most is finding an approach that aligns with your preferences and sticking to it, even if it means not changing course unless it leads to better outcomes. The primary goal of gambling is usually to turn a profit, whether you're in it for financial gain or entertainment. Even if it's for fun, it's still preferable to come out ahead rather than lose. So, whatever strategy you adopt, it's essential to remain committed and continually refine it to strengthen your position within the gambling community.

While I don't personally gamble much, I understand the value of consistency in any approach of life. Since there isn't a fixed roadmap in the gambling world, it allows for flexibility and the opportunity to establish your own rules, especially if they're effective for you or align with your beliefs. It's crucial to stand by what works for you.

If you aren't careful you can easily go against your set down rule in gambling especially when you are winning. And if one continues, at a point you will start losing. The winning is just to lure you into the system.

Yes, it's unethical, you're breaking the rules you made yourself. Apart from being unethical, this also shows that you are unable to respect decisions regarding a rule, and also shows that you have no commitment to yourself. And this also shows that you are one step closer to gambling addiction. and if this continues, and even worse, you eliminate these rules, then you will be closer to gambling addiction.

So before you fall deeper, it would be better if you return to the rules you have created. And remember to always comply with these rules and the various commitments you have made, because with consistency in acting in accordance with what you say, this will give the impression that you are indeed a responsible gambler, who is able to control gambling well.

And you also have to remember that gambling is full of risks and other negative impacts, which can lead to losses and can affect the balance of your life. but all of this comes back to us in responding and also doing it. And when you are able to limit this activity, the losses you experience will be minimized and your life balance will be maintained.

Looking yourself in the mirror, what reflection do you see, a man or a tough addicted gambler? Just a simple question that deserves an honest answer. Not minding anyone but only looking after yourself, does all these criteria really matter? Gambling is important and have tasted the substantial amounts of profits generated at my end. It's easy to implement rules in gambling and its also very simple to break them. Principles that took almost an hour or days to implement can easily broken within a blink of an eye or even minutes. Gamblers encounter new phases in gambling steadily, it's never inclusive to start ruining our chances but keeping all hope alive is the major spot to target in the system.

We make rules from the start because we know that there is something we need to avoid so that gambling becomes more focused and will not disrupt our finances. However, when we violate the rules that we have previously made, of course there will be consequences for our actions, sooner or later we will definitely feel the impact of the violation. Indeed, these regulations are not binding and explicit, but rules are still rules, even if they are quite trivial, not submitting to these rules is an action that is not justified.

Yes, that's true and they just think that breaking something is normal and doesn't need to be made a big deal. They don't realize that it is the beginning of future problems because by breaking it, they will think they want to break it again at another time.
If they break it more and more often, it will become a habit and no one can stop it except ourselves. Breaking your own rules or not is up to each gambler.
If they still care about themselves and their money, they will try their best to violate it. They will only use gambling as a place to gamble and will not overdo it in gambling.

You need to ask yourself what it the reason for yo to play gambling often now and you need to be honest with your answer.  If you really set boundaries on how you play gambling and now you are playing excessively, and even if it is not affecting you financially,  you are not losing much yo u just have to be careful because gambling is about luck, you may be winning right now and a time will come that it might not be favouring you much like now. Playing gambling too much is dangerous even if you might be winning right now, so not let your win  make you to play excessively.

People easily become addicted when they irrelevant winning and it makes them feels as if they should continue to play it can make them to win more .  Gamblers needs to understand gambling very well  because it is kind of tricky that your gambling win can make you to increase the limit at which gambling is being played.

Sometimes the worry is that there is a high possibility for you to repeat the same thing later, or in the sense that you don't mind and don't think long about breaking the rules that you have made before. As you said, the goal is because there is something or something bad that we don't want to experience in the end, and obviously when you have tried to violate the rules that you have previously made, what I worry about is that you will definitely be more courageous to always break the rules or there is even a possibility that in the end you will forget all the rules that you have made.

Remember everything always starts with small things, even though it looks trivial but if it has become your habit then later you will be very accustomed to always breaking which ultimately has an impact on finances in your own life, in the sense that I think it is certain that at least you will experience problems with your financial balance due to breaking the rules you have made. As I said before, make sure that the rules you make are in accordance with your limits, such as in terms of finances.

I think it is ethical to break your rules,and in this aspect gambling for that matter.when making such rules as pertaining Gambling you need to follow it up so dearly so it won't generate or amount to a total loss for you.
Nevertheless if you don't want to break the rules you have created,then your addiction towards gambling is on the higher phase and won't be of good performance.
Since you already know your strategy in winnings,then you just take it upon yourself to limit such intervals that you place bets and gamble and then you make use of a particular day rather than a two weeks interval and breaking up the rules is a better decision.

Bro, I think you are very wrong in this statement. The rules were created for a reason, and some rules are created in line with the reasons that relate to the plans and purpose of gambling by gamblers in order for them (the plans and purpose) to be realised. Some could further entail the gambling skills and pattern of the person, and this could include the managerial plans as well. Now, saying that all these and even more which are considered as what to help gamblers to be disregarded just like that is not a smart choice. Fine, as humans, we could be intoxicated at times, with more money available to play or the fun we are deriving from it, so yes, we can "bend" our rules at times. But this is what we should not even be proud of because it shows we are not disciplined about it. This means that, fine, we may excuse ourselves to do it at times, but it is bad if it is becoming rampant.

It may not affect us in if it is once in a while, and even if it affects us, it would be a lesson to warn us that bending or breaking our rules is not good. I trade almost every day and I know the good and bad sides of bending our rules thinking we are smart. It could be so devastating at times because it could destabilise the management of the account if care is not taken. So for me, according to my experience in gambling and trading, I am certain that breaking our rules and even bending them are such dishonourable acts. As long as those rules are good, they should be strictly adhered to for our own good and not allow emotions to take over us for disregarding them.

Breaking rules is never been ethical and its never been that good sounding because breaking something is never been that pleasing in the ears but since you are the ones who do set out some rules then it might really that much of an issue since you could always choose on whether you should really be that following it or would really be making ou those changes. It would matter much. What you would really be mainly thinking is that
you would really be that definitely be neither continuing on what you are doing or would really be going in track and following on the rules that you have set earlier.

This is why if you've been able to set out those early limits then able to follow those then its good but if you dont able to do such thing then you are just basically putting up yourself
on such useless rules and prohibitions that you had set. Well, its up to ours whether we should be following on it or wont really be doing such serious approach into it.
As long you do know and wary on the things that you've been doing then this what matter the most.

If you have set your gambling rules, then you should abide by them and not break them. In case you want to break your own rules then why did you create those rules in the first place?

Rules are not meant to be broken and if they are broken, they are not the rules.

You need to have a valid reason if you break any one your gambling rules and try out something different or risk more than you initially thought. Also, remember that you should be fully responsible for the profit or loss and if you break your rules often, it will become a habit and then you will be a sort of gamblers who have no rules and no limits.

Sometimes when we review the casino or play at any casino, we can't try to break the rules, but why does this happen? basically the people who when they register in a casino at the moment of accepting the registration contract where all the things are, they simply cannot be read, and they cannot do much, because things will always be very Different since it is Annoying to read them, or laziness and perhaps they seem very long and that is one of the reasons why they are not read, but this has consequences over time, because they may inadvertently be breaking these rules , something like this has happened to some players, that they ban you and they don't know why, the explanations are very many, and that for a casino they have broken the rules, and there is a very iconic thread where they talk about a case like this, where the player made 3 withdrawals from a casino, I think there were 3 and then they gave him a permanent ban and this is caused by that same thing, perhaps maybe the player did not read the Tos correctly and caused this.

If we are not supposed to anilzaer things happen because of that, sometimes it is the fault of the players that just happens and that's it, then it is due to Knowledge and Ignorance of the same rules of the casino because it is not something ethical and this is something that we should all learn, I think that if we all read, that if we took the time to read these things, the cases of doing things wrong in a case and dramas and many complaints it would Case to exist , this is Something that we must See and that we must Always consider.

In this order of ideas we are aware that breaking rules will always result in something bad, this is what we must see, and not only for games and casinos, for Everyone in life , they Cannot be broken the rules, and when the rules are consciously broken, things are worse, that is what should never be done, for that Reason we must know how to do Things very Well in a casino.

If you ask me that question are you will say that why we set the gambling rules in our gambling? Most of the time we set it for our risk control like if we can afford 50$ for two weeks and if we do 100$ in those days that will be definitely not a wise decision. I will always say stick to your gambling rules have yourself control on your gambling don't lose yourself control otherwise it will become an addiction and that will be never be good for you it can be cause your life in danger.

Breaking a gamble rule should not be a problem but not going back to the rule is where the problem comes from. We need to easily adjust and go back to our rules if we are good gamblers. We don't need to keep skipping some rules just to bet more and make money without reviewing the rules again. We need to make sure that we keep going back to our gambling rules and try to utilize it without going to far. Gambling is a way for us to earn buy as we are earning, we need to keep doing the right thing so that we don't later start complaining about our mistakes and errors we have made so far.

Try to look at all sides. Maybe you just think that you are not currently in excessive gambling just because you can still manage your finances but in reality, there are unnoticeable things you just missed to point out. Anyway, the fact that you are in still control and able to post that issue here, it means you are all good, somehow.

The best thing to consider now is to take a break from gambling since I think you are confused too much about your current gambling situation. It's better to gamble once you don't have any issues or concerns as that might affect your gambling experience instead of just focusing on making a profit while having fun. Having such worries might result in a distraction.

Some addictions are slow to install themselves but once they’re rooted in your habits they’re hard to break
This is something really important to remember and take care

It’s not only about whether you make or lose money, there are other factors to consider

It's not just a chill break, it's like a built-in "am I good?" detector, ya feel? Gambling can be fun, like that extra slice of pizza, but too much can leave a bad taste in your mouth. Taking a break every two weeks is like hitting pause on a movie. It lets me step back and ask myself a real questions: Am I still having fun, or am I just chasing losses like a dog chasing a squirrel? Is gambling messing with my other stuff, like work or hanging with friends?

If the answers get fuzzy, it's a clear sign to step away, maybe even talk to someone about it. My rules are like training wheels, keeping me from going off the deep end. They might seem strict, but they're there to keep me safe from the potential dangers of gambling addiction. Even the best athletes need rest days. Pushing yourself too hard in anything can lead to burnout and injuries. Same with gambling. Take breaks, recharge, and come back with a clear head and a healthy perspective.

You're absolutely correct mate. Even if a person's addiction isn't causing him to lose money at the moment, there are still other things it'll cost you, for example, gambling addiction can cost you your career, it can sometimes result to mental health issue and sometimes your relationship. So it's crucial to understand that financial implications happens to be only one amongst several problems that gambling addiction can cause a person. The physical, emotional as well as the social consequences can be as damaging as the financial consequences, sometimes even worse.

Gambling can be a fun way to unwind, like catching a good movie, but just like with popcorn refills, gotta keep it in check. Setting your own limits and sticking to them is like having a personal bouncer for your wallet. It keeps bad decisions at bay and ensures you don't go overboard. Breaking those rules, even once, is like cracking a tiny hole in the dam – might seem small at first, but it can lead to a bigger mess down the line.

Remember, gambling responsibly is like taking care of yourself. You wouldn't go skydiving without a parachute, right? Same goes for gambling – gotta have some safeguards in place to avoid a potential splat. Ultimately, the decisions are yours, my friend. I can't hold your hand through every bet, but I can offer a friendly reminder: keep it chill, stick to your limits, and don't let gambling take over your life. Balance is key, homie, balance!

Gambling strategies are not meant to be static; a gambler can decide to be dynamic with his moves, what matters most is being careful with our bank roll. Wagering little by little can safeguard a gambler from lots of troubles which is able to cause him anxiety and addiction. If a gambler decides to increase his wagering amount, that should be temporary and not permanent. Gambling and winning with little amount can be demanding, a player could choose to change his strategy, hoping for a better win with a higher amount. Although, keeping it moderate is fine, not regretting is better. Most gamblers who wager with smaller amount of money, end up regretting it after a win. Due to the profits that could been made from a higher amount.

Those thoughts could be detrimental to the gambler, in the sense that he could switch and forget to return back to his normal wagering habit. Before he could realize, it'll be too late. And his financial stability may be staggering. Gambling can be stressful, if a player decides to disturb himself over every single result he gets. Many when they win, it's regret. That means the player will hardly enjoy gambling, because both win and lose is no longer preferable. That's the aftermath of not being contented with our strategies and forgetting to switch back after changing a method.

Gambling addiction can indeed affect negatively on many aspects of life beyond just financial losses. The toll it takes on career, mental health, and relationships can be profound and enduring. Excessive gambling can lead to absenteeism, poor performance, or even loss of employment due to preoccupation with gambling activities. This can have long-term implications for financial stability and professional advancement.

Gambling addiction can also contribute to anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. The constant stress of hiding the extent of gambling habits can take a serious toll on emotional well-being. Addicted Gamblers with relationship often suffer as trust erodes, conflicts arise over financial matters, and communication breaks down. Family and social connections can be strained or even severed entirely, leading to feelings of isolation and loneliness.

You made those rules for yourself. I assume they’re supposed to keep you in check so as not to go overboard with your activities. I would would recommend that you stick to your rules. You set those rules for a good reason I suspect so therefore, you should adhere to it.

You wouldn’t think not to follow those rules if you were suffering heavy losses now, would you? The rules would be easier to follow if you were suffering losses but now you’re having more wins, the rules doesn’t seem to matter and you’re likely thinking of bending the rules a bit.  Don’t.

Break it today, what stops you from breaking it some more tomorrow? When you’ve gone against your own rules over and over again, you won’t see any need to have such rules anymore and would likely do away with it.

Yes, he is not gambling with too much money but it's also right that it may be a start of addiction because he finds it hard to stick on his limits but this can still be prevented. It's not too late yet. Playing more does not always mean that we are now spending more money because what if we are only betting small amounts?

And I'm sure there will be days that we are lucky that we will win something. Playing gambling in a controlled manner is still better though because like we said earlier, we can develop an addiction from here. There are other things that we should do during those excessive time that we spend inside the casino which can help us become a better person.

that's the point, if he makes rules from the start he should be fully aware that these are rules that are made for his own good and when he breaks these rules it is unethical. just like the rules that exist in society, make these rules into rules that must be obeyed because the more we obey these rules, the more positive impact it will have on our gambling. and maybe it will help us to be able to regulate our gambling better and avoid things that could potentially harm us.

Success is built on rules, not chains. Did you set them purposefully? Beware the hubris speaking sweet nothings about bending them. Holding fast when it's hardest is more important than following rules when it's easy

Consider. Your discipline is eroded when you breach your own rules. The slope is steep. Tomorrow, you'll doubt their existence after bending them today. What then? Friends, you're lost in fancies, far from rationality and prosperity. Remember, constancy is your armor in the war of wills against complacency

When one breaks one's own rules within the game, that means that the bad guys can suffer losses, there is no other way that it can be seen, it is always like that, personally I have always said, because when I have My proposed rules, it was not easy to comply with them, because emotions sometimes make us go through difficult moments because thanks to them we can lose and things are seen differently, therefore when we also make our own rules, it gets out of control Everything, I can talk about breaking rules under our own discretion, but talking about breaking the rules in a casino, that is another level, and it is something that is not recommended, because casinos have many facets of security, and it is very bad. Seen, also cheating inside a casino, the reputation you get as a player is one of caution, of being a dangerous person and of being an unwelcome person, and that is really ugly.

In this order of days we alone take control of knowing which side we can be on, or which side we can define ourselves on, because being on the side where the doors are closed to us is a very bad thing.

When I'm playing, what I do is define all my plans, my palan 'to play, with my money with my strategy to play the games that I like, and within this the most important thing for me is money, the geton of that For me it is only the most important, for that reason I say that when we are looking for different ways to see and play, if we lose that direction, we are not doing anything, and if we look for the 5 legs of the cat we will have more bad consequences, then it's not worth it to be like that, first of all the casino will always have its bullying advantage and sooner or later they will realize if they are cheating or not, in fact the games will be designed so that Andy can cheat , and that is improving every day in the games.

When you do break your own rules then of course it would really be having that kind of feel of guilt or something that unease feeling but if you are really just that doing still fine when it comes into your gambling activity then i dont see anything wrong with this. It is really just that there are people who are really that too sensitive whenever they do break their own rules. Well, breaking rules is never been good, you have set those rules since you do know that gambling could be potentially be giving out that kind of negative effect into you but since you are still wary about your actions
and into your condition then i must say that you are really just that still doing  fine compared into those people who do make those impulsive actions just because they are already losing much.

If you feel no guilt and it didn't affected your finance, why think of it as something unethical. There's no legal issues here but only your thinking if it is ethical or not. You can judge it based on how you foresee these things. If you're gambling with care and you're responsible enough, you can classify yourself as a responsible gambler that don't affect your other affairs and welfare and you're not too problematic with money. The problem with other gamblers is that they're making things like big deal even when they're not. Don't put that much thinking on these things and gamble as much as you can based on how deep your pockets are because sometime, you'll get to stop and have to focus somewhere else and in other activities as you get older.

Your discipline wears off slowly but surely when you break your own rules. You may try to convince and tell yourself it’s just one time but if you excuse yourself just once, you’re going to keep excusing yourself. It’s much better to stay focused and to remain strong willed.
I know firsthand just how discipline is needed for one to overcome tempting challenges. Without consistency in keeping up with said rules, it would be really easy for your habits and actions to take a dark turn.

I think it depends on what the established rules are and how it would affect you as a whole.

In your case OP, I think avoiding gambling for three (3) consecutive weeks is a fantastic start of knowing and having responsibility. Sure, you have a personal rule wherein you should gamble for like every week but since you have broken this rule and this affected you more in a POSITIVE way, then I do not think that it is unethical.

The situation would be different and my answer would be otherwise if you broke your rule then it affected you in a NEGATIVE manner. For example, if you have a rule where you should only allocate a certain percentage of your income as your gambling fund but you broke this rule by betting more, then this would be unethical.

You made a valuable point and I guess I need to increase my awareness about possible addictions but it should be an early stage, but I was able to put it under control and I have not gambled in the last one week or so and I am glad that I can notice that lapses on time and addressing the issues, I am from now henceforth be on break and I have also self exclude myself from the most popular casino in my country since I want to stay off active gambling for a while.

It's important to stick with your rules for responsible gambling. Breaking your rules, even if it does not affect or impact your finances and still manage to come out with a win, can still be a cause for concern. Consider the potential risks and consequences of breaking your own rules. Take breaks to assess yourself and habits to ensure you're playing responsibly.

Breaking your personal gambling rules doesn't affect you in any ways. What if you broke the rule and still win? Will you complain of breaking the rule? Where breaking the rule become a problem is when you have played 4 consecutive weeks without wining and you blatantly refused to stop, them it becomes unethical. That is to say that the gambling has moved from a normal gambling to aggressive gambling. Which might Leed to loosing all fund.

yes it would be ethical if we look at it normally, because the OP said that he did not exceed his reasonable limit of 30% of his overall money, and in my opinion it is also the case that as long as he knows the worst limit he is gambling it will have no effect on finances. the thing to watch out for is when he doesn't feel guilty and instead continues until the spending limit exceeds the 30% he himself mentions, in my opinion as long as it is within the control of the person, and calculates the risk well is an ethical act. The rules that a person makes are a plan for himself. and a lot of rules are conditional or dynamic depending on the situation of the person himself.

I don't think it is right to put unethical and personal rules in the same sentence. Personal rules are made by an individuals to guide his activities, violation of those rules is not against any ethics rather can just be minor deviation. Unless I'm wrong, I think ethics has to do with rules governing a group of people for their peaceful and safe interaction and coexistence. Nevertheless, I'm not downplaying the importance of setting personal rules as it relates to gambling and sticking to them because that is the way to remain consistent and profitable in the gambling business.

Breaking your personal gambling rules only gives you many problems because you can lose your money, you can eager to chase the win but will not have bigger chances to win, and the worst is you can addicted to gambling without you realize. We will not know if we already break our rule, especially if we lose or win because our feeling will react with what we got in gambling. If you break your rules for many times, that will be the time for you to gets more problems and if you still not realizing your mistake, you will slowly become addicted to gambling and will lose your money. It's better we sticks to our rules so we can prevents many problems that can happens to us and better to used gambling as having fun and entertainment.

Not because you are not affecting your finances meaning you are doing right because this is a sign that you are starting to become more active and if you will not take a look at this seriously then you might find yourself becoming addicted.

Not because you are winning meaning this will be forever because we knew how gambling fool us for making us win for a while and when we are starting to become more aggressive then this is a payback time and they will take all those winning and even your capital.

Rules are made to be obeyed not broken. When we set a rule, it means that we already know that there are risks so we make rules and surely we already realize when we break the rules that we have set at the beginning it will be a problem in the future. Rules are made not without certain reasons, of course the rules exist because they are based on certain things and usually it concerns things that will harm.

If we break the rules that we have set, it means that we are inconsistent in sticking to them. And in life the commitment to a rule for me is something that must always be carried out and must be fully obeyed. Especially when it comes to gambling which is closely related to our financial situation. Simply put when we make a rule for the gambling we do, then it's like saving our money from being too drained due to irregular gambling. My question is, what's the point of making rules and breaking them? What kind of commitment did we plan for in the beginning? Isn't that not the case?

That's nice OP. The good thing about today's online gambling is that feature. "Self exclusion". I didn't know this before, I only learned that here in this forum like months ago. This is a good option for those who think they are on the brink of being a gambling addict. While those who still want to gamble a bit for the day can use the "gambling limits" option. https://stake.games/responsible-gambling/gambling-limits
Like smoking and alcohol addicts, they must have that urge to still play and some prefer to still take a small amount each day while they are trying to figure out how to stop it.
I guess we all have our own way of keeping it under control, for me stopping it on a snap is better. That's how I stopped my smoking habit. Thankfully, the urge to smoke again is gone for 5 years.
I am glad about your decision OP and I wish you all the best. I bet you can keep it under control the next time you are back because you already have the experience of what happened recently.

yeah, I agree. Breaking the rules is the beginning of big problems in the future. This has been proven by many incidents both on the forum and outside the forum. They break the rules (deposit limits, for example), one to a hundred times will not have a significant effect, but when emotions have entered the effort to catch up on all losses, breaking the rules will become more serious. From an initial deposit of $10, it will increase to $100 and will continue to be increased until it exceeds the limit that cannot be covered by his income. In the end he became addicted to gambling, because he wanted to catch up on previous losses. If it's like this, don't you regret it? Maybe some will regret it and stop gambling, but the other will continue with more higher risk.

There is no punishment for yourself when you break your own gambling rules.

They won't literally take back our winnings. But it is us that we're sending it back to them when we're not contented with the profit that we've made as we gamble.

Instead of taking care of that profit, it is what we do and gamble again because we thought that we'd win more than the amount that we already have.

That's clear, of course the rules that have been made and established should be obeyed by every gambler, after all what's the benefit of breaking the rules, it will only bring problems. The conditions that have been set cannot be changed or denied. No one can change the rules that have been set by the host. For example, there are people who can convince people to break the rules in order to win, in my opinion that's just nonsense, besides, even obeying the rules to be able to win is already difficult, with the fact that the winning advantage is only owned by the home side, we as an ordinary gambler we can only do what is in accordance with the provisions that have been set, even if we violate it we will only get into trouble which could possibly have a bad impact on us. What you say is correct, of course the rules are not made without reason, of course the rules are made to avoid things that could harm the main parties, therefore there is no ethical basis for breaking the rules.

Not only in gambling, in all matters there are regulations that must be obeyed. This regulatory statement is also made to discipline users so that they do not carry out dangerous actions that could harm themselves. Moreover, I think that breaking the rules is only done by people who don't have any thoughts, because it is clear that the rules have to be obeyed, not to be broken, even though there are people who break them, that doesn't mean they have to be an example, of course breaking the rules is not something. which is for example. What we have to think about is that when we break the rules, there is the possibility of something bad happening and that is clearly detrimental to ourselves.

Many people haven't made a game plan before they start playing, for them it's something like simply waking up, creating an account at the casino and starting playing and then when they start to see that they are losing a lot then they start creating rules for themselves with I hope that with these rules the scenario of many losses will change, the scenario of using money they shouldn't and losing that same money will change, but nothing changes. Even with these rules that they set for themselves, they cannot change the disaster that will be every time they play and the reason is due to the lack of planning before they start playing. for example, if the person only bets on the premier league games and knows that the premier league games take place on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays and that person will have Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays without betting and thus will rest

so this person should not keep setting rules that he will only bet on Saturday, because there may be a case where on Saturday the game is between bad teams and there is no value in betting on them, but the game on Sunday will have value and will be a very good game. good to watch, so this person will naturally think about placing a bet when Sunday arrives and when he makes a bet later he will start complaining that he broke his rule when his rule is something that doesn't make any sense, because the games only take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and he will have Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to rest and when the premier league games end in May he will have from May until August without betting and this helps in not being dependent on games, in other words there is no need to create absurd rules, the person needs proper planning

However breaking the rules is not recommended because it's like you're doing something that's beyond your means, but the problem is like your question here about whether they'll stop breaking when it leads them to victory, I think there will be some people who are interested in trying again in the hope of getting a win like before, this is what is dangerous when you become too accustomed to breaking the rules that you have made for yourself especially in terms of finances.

I think this will only keep a gambler stuck in a cycle of chasing wins to make up for losses when they are unable to accept the fact of losing at the end of the session. So don't mind even if you basically win when you break the rules because it's a situation where you're lucky and nothing more than that, which means it doesn't mean that when you break the rules again in the next session you can win, no that's the wrong mindset, and you should assume that somehow you have to go back to the rules you made at the beginning so that you stay within your limits.

It's hard to be committed to rules especially when it comes to gambling, especially when you're having a winning run you are depriving your chance of the opportunity to regain your losses so it's okay as long as you can always get back to your habit and you are satisfied and enjoy your activity, if you treat gambling as a form of entertainment you should have full enjoyment of it and breaking your own rule from time to time is part of it as long as you're not losing money.

It all depends on the new rule and how it works with us in our gambling process. If our previous rule doesn't work fine, moving ahead with a new one would be fine depending on how much funds it fetches us in the game. However, a gambler who switches rules but doesn't earn any substantial amount, and experience increase in loss, should look into his main rules that brought him wins and reduced his losses. Constantly sticking to a strategy has its disadvantages, unless the method is focused on saving up the bankroll, the gambler may face numerous confusing issues, due to changes in the gambling house. I think the casino work hard to change the way machines perform or provide winning results, hence gamblers who feel they've observed enough the way a machine works, can get disappointed, within a week or two, when the statisticians or mathematicians have reprogrammed the machine. Hence, gamblers should focus more on a strategy that saves up money, than that which circles around winning.

About being ethical or not breaking your own rules!? I don't know that, I confess that this is a very strange question and the answer to it, if there is one, would be even stranger.

However, I believe that you need help to control yourself in games, because if you can't do it on your own then you need to rely on someone else to help you with this or some technological tool (password lock/computer/wallet) that prevents you from playing as much after reaching the pre-defined goal.
You see... goals need to be met regardless of their results in the game. At this moment you are chasing a 30% loss, but you could be making a 200% profit and still stop playing after a week, in order to avoid losing all that profit hastily.

As I said, seek help... because even if your expenses are still reasonable, gambling addiction can quickly take you to much more complicated stages.

But that doesn't means we have to break the rules because we will know what happens to us. We don't want to sees ourselves in the worst situation such as losing much money because breaking our rules. However, playing gambling doesn't needs to use much money. If we can playing gambling with limitations, we will have a chance to enjoy the gambling games without a problem and we will not see a big loss. We make our rules so we must obey it for our own good because playing gambling can make us forget about everything.

We will only lose more money if we break our rules and don't even think to try to break the rule even for one time. If we already break our rules, we must back to our rules and sticking to that to prevents the other losses. We can't gets a bigger risk on playing gambling because that can make our financial situations in a bad situation. We make that rules to prevent ourselves getting deeper in gambling so we can also prevent ourselves become addiction. If we lose control and break our rules many times, we can become addiction easily even without we can realize.

We already sees many gamblers breaking their rules and made them losing much money besides of the other problems that they had. They lose their money, their self-control, and makes them become addicted to gambling because that will happens to them if they breaks their rules many times. We don't want to see that happens to us so we must prevent that before it's happens. When the emotion becomes high and we lose control, that will the time for us to break the rules without we realizes. Our initials deposit will be bigger because losing control to limits the money we used to playing gambling. But the worst thing that we can get is we will become addicted to gambling and if that's happens, we will difficult to recognize.

That the point that gamblers always do, they have rules that they make themselves with the belief that by obeying them they can minimize the occurrence of bad things such as big losses and also various attitudes such as greed and also attempts to recover losses if they lose big.
But basically the rules will only apply at the beginning because under certain conditions after several gaming or betting sessions they will forget the existing rules and it will be difficult to remain committed to what has been set.
Certain conditions will give different feelings and thought patterns, gamblers feel that they can get better results or improve results that were previously only defeats and this is the attitude that will always coexist with individual gamblers.

I myself think that being free from the limits and conditions that have been made when deciding to gamble is not problem as long as are able and willing to accept the risks and consequences that have to face.
Everything will be much worse if cannot accept every result have, when lose try to recover it and if win greed appears and it is even worse if this continues for long time.

There are reasons for setting rules but most times, rules can be broken for the right reason. When rules are broken for the wrong reasons, there is nothing ethical about it. You alone know the reason why you made this rule for yourself,  if you don't feel safe breaking this rule of yours, then you should consider being more strict on yourself in adhering to your gambling rule. Rules can always be amended if the need arises but you need to be careful so as not to stretch beyond your limit and face negative consequences. It is very easy to abuse gambling out of excitement, greed or quest to recover what was lost, this is the more reason every gambler should set good standards for themselves and abide by those standards too inorder to avoid falling into a gambling problem.

You right man, its all about the attempt for success or luck and higher risks, with possible big rewards, this is not just an exciting thing but also a risk that could ruin your life if not properly checked and put in place.


Breaking my own rules is quite an unethical thing to do because, my instinct pushed me to place the rules in the first place, knowing that gambling is a risk on its own, and breaking your limit rules will multiply your risk level.

Well, in reality, I have seen a lot that order in things works, and I am not naturally very orderly nor do I always follow the rules, but I learned to follow my own rules in the casino and anywhere else. I work because it is the easiest way to do my job, because that way I don't forget anything, and in the casino I have to do it that way because it is money that I am risking and because of the experience when one loses a lot of money, well, I already know. They have to have rules so as not to fall into the same mistakes again, that is why I have always said that things with money are delicate and one as a player has to be responsible, firstly responsible with myself, and secondly being responsible with everyone , in order to have total control.

I don't know if you've seen it, but one way I found to control everything better is with money. If we limit our budget, we are willing to win in a casino, because things are easier than trying to control our emotions, emotions are very difficult to manage. check.

I can't deny that sometimes I break the rules and yes, sometimes you feel bad because you lose a little more money, but not more than the money you are willing to lose, just that you lose the profits from other days, that's Which at least gives me pain, that's why I try to comply with my own rules.

On the time that you had break up your own rules then you would really be setting those bars high and you would really be tending to change it on point on the time that you had break it. Its up to someones approach
whether they would really be tolerating such thing or wont really be tending to do it again and would really be staying up into those rules that had been set? It would really be  that actually be that depending on you
on which not all would really be sticking into the rules because some people would be thinking that rules are meant to be broken but i do agree on what you have said that you are the ones who do set out those
rules since you do already know the risks on what gambling could give out on a certain individual if he would really be having that excessive engagement.

I think only those who are able to maintain their awareness will really consider or say that breaking their own rules is wrong and should not be repeated, so the point is awareness in my opinion. Because it could be that they think that breaking the rules they have made is not a problem and it thinks in their minds when they manage to get a win when breaking the rules, or simply when they break rules such as increasing the amount of budget in gambling and then at that time luck comes so that makes them get a win.

Such a situation can easily change their mindset, which initially thinks that breaking the rules is wrong but when they get a win it is very possible for them not to think that breaking the rules is wrong, most likely they might do it again, and that happens because of the hope of getting the same win as before when they broke their own rules. So the point is that maintaining an awareness of the dangers of gambling in my opinion can make you always focus on avoiding such violations, no matter if you got a win in the previous session when you broke your own rules.

Not only gambling but all activities generally have rules and regulations so every person should go through the rules. Breaking the rules will create various problems that will affect yo there are many casinos that have penalties for breaking the rules. It is true that discipline is important and breaking rules is never a good thing it helps develop self-control responsibility and respect for others. Disciplinary law also plays an important role in maintaining law and order it is important to understand that discipline is not punishment but a way of life that ensures order and harmony. So discipline is the foundation of a successful and fulfilled life.

Therefore, whatever aspect of your life, never break the rules or make concessions. That will make you undisciplined. And then you will continue to break the rules until finally you no longer obey the rules. When you have decided to make rules about your gambling, I think it is good because you have anticipated not getting addicted. But if you're thinking about breaking the rules because you can't stick to them, I think you should stop thinking about doing that.

correct , when you started breaking your own rules then that will let you break other rules as
well that will lead you to become not that good person, if we set these or that rules then we must be
the first to follow and act on it so others will follow.
this is how I also let my children learn and understand so when they grow up then they knew how to
value rules and how to become a better person than just a non follower.

Money is not the only way to measure whether you have been gambling too much or not, another common measure is to use the time you have been gambling over a period of time, which is one of your personal rules already.

So according to your own standards you are in fact gambling too much, now you have two choices, you either modify your rule or you stop gambling immediately, however you must not worry needlessly either, since you are not doing anything which is morally or ethically wrong, and in my opinion you are just enjoying your hobby a little too much.

When there is no rule they don't need to be broken. But when there is any rule it needs to be broken for various reasons and there might be changes. Op has changed or tried to change the rule as it does not fit his/her demand/expectation.

Guess amending our rules is what makes us a rational being, this is because at some point one may have made those rules without consideration of some factors that may become prevolulence in the future and by then you have to work to adjust to them at such level, so when you already have a rules, it best to make it flexible enough to take some changes as time goes on, so as to place yourself in a better position to be at advantage and not becoming a slave to your own rules.


I use to feel bad before when I break my rules but lately I am beginning to become more at ease and comfortable when changing a few things as time goes on and there is demands for it at that point.

Mate to be honest, this is how all gambling addiction starts, first you start with breaking the limit one and then twice and then you make a little excuse for it and soon you would have to adjust your rule to suite it.

Rules are set to place a limit on how much we can do and thsi should be strictly adherd to, I myself have broken my rule some times but I always reaffirm myself and get back on my feet, do the same for yourself and watch out for gambling addiction.

Best thing to do for me right now is to look away from the possibility of sliding into too much gambling since I have began to see the signs of that happening from the experience, but from the last time I shared this thoughts of mind I read through all the comments and come to notice that indeed I was deeply getting overly involved in gambling and at that I choose to take a brake for a while before getting involved in gambling again since I have already noticed that tendency.


There shouldn't be a reason whatsoever that can lead one to breaking his own rules most especially when the rules we properly thought out before setting them in place.

IMO, it's never ethical to go against any rule you have put and agreed with yourself be it gambling related or anything at all in a general sense because  it's show that you are not strict and can end up doing crazy things that might well affect you in turn and when we talk about gambling this is definitely the area you don't want to mess with. You might start with having policy not to ever gambling on some games or having strict time but the moment you flinch on that descipline that means you are slowly pushing yourself to addiction.

Ethical or not, you are the ones who would really be making out such judgment and pretty sure you would really be that making yourself that making those reasoning that you are really just that doing it on one time
and wont really be that be happening again until you would really be doing it all over again until you would really be revoking those rules that you had set into yourself on which it would really be that a common
thing for you to deal up with. So it would really be just that depending on how you would really be making yourself that trying out to have such control whenever you do tend to involved with gambling.

If you have set those rules then it would really be just that right that you should really be that strict on trying out to apply on whatever those rules that had been set out.
You cant really just that break them easily which does shows that you arent that true into your words.

Definitely!

You would be just telling into yourself that its just fine because you are the ones who do set those rules and not other people. If someone like your wife or family members who would really be telling you this then for sure you would really be serious on avoiding it out as much as you could but when gambling addiction do really urges then it would really be that so hard for you to have that kind of control on which we know that this is something that will really be depending into someones self control and discipline on which each person does have that different level when it comes to this. Some cant be able to control but there are ones who are really that good when it comes to moderation and control. You wont really be messing up your life if you are really that aware on the things that you are dealing on which same as you said that if you had set out those rules then it is really just that right that you should really be following it and be strict towards it.

This will be based on your conscience. If your mind is telling you that you are doing an unethical thing breaking your own gambling rules, what you'll do? only you can stop you if it's about the punishment or any rules that you've made especially for you. That's the reason why it is not being followed by many because it seems so easy to break your own rule and even if you're guilty with it, there's no way that you'd punish yourself unless you're too disciplined and you're a man of words and you'll do something for you not to do that law breaking you've done. It is mainly ignored by those people that have thought that it's going to be fine to unethical with their laws since it's not enforced by law but only by themselves.

This shows that you are not disciplined and you don't stand by your words and statements, if you stand by your words then there is no way you could go against your wish without even controlling yourself. As a gambler what makes you a man is to stand by your words and acting upon it give you that power that you are a man enough to stand on your choice and decisions.
Okay are you indirectly telling us that you can't stay a week without gambling or what?
As a gambler you should be able to have this self control towards your gambling exercise when you don't want to gamble you would stand on your words and never go close to the gambling site, and again i am sensing a gambling addiction if not you can't go back to break your rules of not gambling continually.