Choosing to gamble realistically is crucial as you said. Gambling to fulfill some unrealistic expectations isn't encouraged for any gambler.  Players all have the need for money, but casinos shouldn't be the sole proprietors for this, there are multiple methods to earn money in real life. Gambling gives money when it chooses to, at least to help us continue gambling in the future. They know that if a player doesn't win at all, he'll stop gambling. For this purpose, every gambler is sure of winning money, but the time is not predictable. So, people play consistently with a low amount of money and get those wins but won't be satisfied because it's small. While other gamblers may focus on gambling with huge amounts of money till, they win, and the funds will be huge. Yet he wouldn't be satisfied, as it doesn't equate to the money he's lost in the game.

So monetary expectations are never satiable to the gambler. He'd never feel like he's achieved the type of money he has in mind to win in gambling. Hence, such thoughts should be erased and something else used to replace the feeling. Playing for fun is smart and great for the emotions of a gambler. He'd always win emotionally; due to the joy he receives whenever he thinks of gambling. Most people have developed wrong perspectives of gambling because they never met their expectations. And you can't expect a player to succeed in a game that doesn't make him happy anymore.

Spending time with kids shapes our habits, we'd have to talk multiple times and answer the same questions a thousand times. The stress isn't simple for any adult. But they're good companies to us, yet kids have their flaws which would make an adult think about them in strange ways, such as not respecting their instructions. Hence, a gambler who is undergoing these troubles from children may lose some percent of concentration. However, losing out while being a family man looks quite scary, have not worn such shoes, but a father who has no funds to pay his kid's bills, wouldn't feel comfortable one bit. Some fathers have mentioned facing mood swings, after losing out big in gambling. Hence attending to their kids in a strange way. Another thread also pointed to a father who left his kids at home just to gamble. It's risky getting addicted as a father. Because the emotional stress will be extended to the gambler's kids while growing up. It's crucial for a gambler to reduce his gambling habit the moment he gets married, for the peace of his home.

First off, it's a pity, Op, for losing out $500 unintentionally. When we get sleepy and the body claims it's still active, such mistakes erupts. Because while we try to do anything, we'd doze off. That's a rare mistake though, don't think anybody will enjoy repeating this mistake. Gambling so about the losses, if that was a win, your morning would have been tagged blessed. But the game is mainly losses, whether we are awake or feeling sleepy. With this information gambling can be attractive like any other fun game, but we have to be money conscious not to lose all we've worked hard for, that's a very sad experience.

You're right, but he derived this from an article that encourages gamblers to wager 1% of their monthly income. Which is what I most focused on whenever writing on this thread. However, Op's strategy is quite the best, as he'd never have to worry about his losses. As it's too little to get him worried. As we both know, not every gambler will be comfortable with his strategy. But the general idea that he quoted on the thread looks acceptable to all who wish to stay responsible. They'll never be in any financial trouble in such a family. Because a person who earns over $70k a month wagering only $50-$60 per month, is quite very safe. Such is encouraged. And it shows the gambler is comfortable with his wealth.

Moreover, he doesn't expect a big win, that's roughly 1.5-2$ wagered per day if I'm not wrong. Do you think that amount each day is enough to satisfy a gambler who earns such an amount every month? As I said it's achievable to maintain this strategy, but the size of money each month could be tempting to try again, for a player looking to win big. That's why I encouraged an accumulated high-wagering strategy. He could save up $2 each day and wager about $60 on a game he's a bit sure about. This he can also do once a month. The thrill will also interest him and make gambling fun. Although it's risky, but not for a player who has been determined to be a responsible player. 

High rollers must limit their gambling habit for their mental health, not just about money. Sure, people have lots of money, and one could say it's limitless, but it's worthless if the person doesn't enjoy the funds. Risk or not, our psychology must be safeguarded with lots of caution. Gamblers who gamble for money, rich or poor, must be careful not to get carried away by this behavior. Nothing finishes generational health like health issues or sickness. Mental health is way better than money. I think the risk should change from making more money to better stable health. As a member said, any gambler who is able to avoid problem gamblers should be tagged a successful gambler. The risk of chasing money is not crucial anymore.

A rich player will risk it all just to lose more than he's made later. That's a waste of risk. Then he'll face anxiety and depression in the future if he's lost too many and gets indebted. Most rich players got broke and owe a whopping amount of money in debt. Hence, they can only sustain them for a few more years until they'll have no spare cash as backup. What makes up rich is being able to sustain wealth, not losing it all the time. A company, not an individual, that continuously loses money will definitely go bankrupt. Not all rich men are richer than most companies that went bankrupt. Hence, losing money consistently regardless of how we've got we'd go broke in no distance. Money is meant to be managed.

As humans, we must network or discuss with other people what emotionally affects us, but too much of complaints could cause headaches and internal anger. I don't think every sports gambler discusses sports in a simple way, they complain aggressively, and the lost money is the cause of this behavior. However, slot players in the recent era, undergo lots of trouble personally, due to the nature of the game. It's an advantage for the sports players, indeed, because their problems can easily be detected. But what do you think happens to a person who doesn't take responsibility?

Another huge difference between a slot player and a sports gambler is, that one player takes responsibility than the other. Sports players don't ever accept that it's their fault. That's the negative point of sports gamblers, that's why their troubles get worse at some point.

When you watch slot gambler complain, if he ever does, he'd blame himself at some point. That responsibility he's taken upon himself helps him to adjust his excessive gambling habit or mistakes. Because a sports gambler doesn't do this, by not accepting responsibility, you'd notice he repeats similar mistakes each weekend. If he's the type that picks lots of matches at once, he'll never think of reducing them, instead he'd be blaming the teams for not being competent. You'd hear them say that they don't like a team because they were the reason they lost in gambling. That's not a good gambling ethic.

I'm curious, why do people complain about having trouble with the admins of lottery games? Moving forward, casinos have rules, and I prefer games with fewer rules and easy to play like slots. Don't need to analyze any team, unlike soccer, slots only have to do with discipline, instinct, and observation. I enjoy games that show up results quickly. Sports leave the player wondering whether he'd win or not for how long the game lasts. In the slot, I'd wait a few seconds, and know my next move. Before a sports gambler is done watching his game, I may be sleeping as a result of a completed session. The fun stays for a longer period, and nobody is blamed, except me.

Sports gamblers angrily blame players for missing goals, receiving red cards, not being serious, rigged matches, etc. The complaints are so enormous that the gambler will have to think about them for a long time. I have sports gamblers, and all they discuss is the game they've lost. A slot player may not need to tell anyone about his slot games. Because they may not know it or get interested in the conversation unless he found a slot player. The serenity of such a game is fine, and not worrisome. Lots of disappointments await sports gamblers. At least slots, help one to be in control and stop whenever he wants, despite having a high number of addicts.

I've also read a response in this forum from a guy who testified that his lover saved him from gambling addiction. It shows how love could be the highest of them all. When an addict is close to someone he loves, his interest in gambling gets shifted automatically to that person. Hence, helping him to focus on rethinking himself. He also listens to the advice of this person, another strong benefit that could change him close to instantly. Though it's hard for them opening up to a close friend helps the healing process of a gambler. The person who received such information should endeavor to help by acting as a therapist. But the confusing aspect of this remains that not everyone knows what next to do upon hearing this.

In a situation like this, if they've got the funds, forwarding the addict to a therapist is the best choice. Therapy could be done with anybody, but a person who isn't experienced in making the right moves or strategies won't see an effective result. The trial-and-error method isn't encouraged. Mental disorder is not a joke. It's painful to the person and everyone around him. Within himself, he'd be asking multiple questions on why he's acting strangely. Questioning the gambler is effective in helping him think and remember things he's forgotten about himself due to gambling addiction. He, the addict, can also travel to meet people who will help restrict his actions. Sometimes a strict procedure should be applied.

Most gamblers will, forever, always feel like they're in some form of competition with the house. Nothing is wrong with whatever result we get while gambling. But players fail to realize this and complain at the slightest change they notice in the casino. Players are expected to gamble at will, not feeling inferior to the house. Personally, casinos offer lots of benefits to gamblers who follow a good strategic pattern of playing games. Playing victim to the house only leads to more losses. Deep down the player will never gamble comfortably the moment he begins to suspect something fishy is with the house. The house can be run by con artists, but that doesn't change the fun of playing games online. Sometimes this happens for the low rollers to increase their gambling amount.

The moment they lose the money, their wagering amount will be reduced immediately, and then he wins again with a small amount. The player, indeed, will have a strange feeling about the house. Yet it makes no meaningful change for the gamer. It's good to observe this, but devising a better means of reducing the losses is better than complaining. The casino is designed to earn money to run the business for consistent quality service rendered to gamblers. How would you feel to wake up and hear that a casino you gamble with filed for bankruptcy and shut down? Isn't it saddening? That's why they devise these strategies of harvesting more money for the management. Gamblers, on the other hand, should also play carefully not to become victims.

Being addiction-free is enough gambling success, indeed. This has to change the context of this thread; people shouldn't think success revolves around making consistent money via gambling. We all know it's impossible to win all the time. Making it out of addiction is a success. A gambler can be successful in multiple ways, not just about money. If he consistently meets up with the requirements of his strategy, he'd be considered successful in that aspect. Players who only think of making gambling a career should think of a company where they get paid to use their money to run the company, with the promise that they'll win big sometime, someday.

The false gambling information or message passed down to new gamblers is so convincing that they accept it as true. And they go ahead to try it out but get disappointed, finally. Unfortunately, they can't do anything about it, the blame is on them for not picking up the responsibility for their actions. Gambling is fun, but too much of it isn't. Let's say a person gambles every day as a career, he'd get tired of it over time. Not being able to associate with loved ones, meet new friends, etc. is all parts of the world that make this place a better place. Hence, taking up gambling as a career isn't encouraged. It's a boring career, nobody should be encouraged to try it out.

The guy in the context is quite not fully addicted, but his attitude shows he could get addicted. However, we are not sure of the level of addiction he's got. It's a story he told the Op, nobody knows if his gambling friend made it up or not, to fetch money to gamble more. But, taking it as the truth, he could be close to addiction, and if he's receiving enough funds from his stories, he may end up normalizing the behavior, till he's fully addicted. Most gamblers who earn salaries, jeopardize the purpose of the money they receive from their company. However, it's not worth it to go back home with nothing after visiting the casino, looking for more money always hits the senses of the supposed gambler. Moreover, life begins to get difficult financially in the gambler's life. And he could develop some emotional troubles.

What you said, Obim, corresponds with my previous response, Op has work to do, which is reaching out to his friend. He could need serious help. Unfortunately, they may be living in a far distant locality. On the other flip, come to think of it, people also spend money on other utilities until they go broke. Going broke isn't bad, I mean, why is it so difficult for gamblers to make it out of brokenness when gambling is the cause of it? Everyone goes broke at some point, after purchasing or paying some bills. Gamblers only have to resist the urge to finish their money with no regard for other responsibilities. I think that's what affects players. The load from other bills; food, electricity, etc hits them hard. And the person will fall back into depression.

Somehow, it's addiction to the mistake not gambling. It sounds weird that one experiences a mistake and doesn't want to stop it. What then pushes him to repeat it, other than some symptoms of addiction? I think Op should gamble during weekends when he's got free office time. From his last line, it seems he's rendering out some advice to gamblers not to behave this way. Hence, he could be feeling better from this attitude. Gambling is a game for relaxation. Gamblers must participate when they have enough time to focus, and not to bother over anything. Imagine rushing for office and staking a few games in a hurry. It'll only affect the gambler's performance. Hence, affecting his funds and productivity. However, there must be a free moment for everyone, regardless of the nature of their work.

But, if a gambler is too busy that he's not able to focus while gambling, I think he should give gambling a break, till his vacation time. Then, he'd enjoy gambling very well. Insisting on this behavior will affect his productivity in his place of work, thereby risking his future. Gambling is a very sensitive game, and players need to take it very seriously. Especially when it has to do with work and business. These things generate money for gambling and other financial responsibilities. Hence, a gambler who doesn't respect his source of income due to gambling isn't prepared to remain responsible for a long time.

You've got a nice strategy I prefer playing with a specific amount, then whenever there is a fresh win, it means added time to my gambling session. I don't care about the funds; times play a vital role this time. The funds are calculated so that I'll know the amount able to take me till the designated time has been met. So, the wins mean that the session can be enjoyed for extra minutes. Meaning that no funds will be added once the time has been exhausted, instead, I continue gambling with the profits. This allows me to enjoy the fun completely and wouldn't bother playing again till the whole day is over.

Most gamblers find it hard to satisfy themselves with enough fun in gambling, by not gambling for a good period. It's not about the money I'd repeat this, what matters is getting the satisfaction, that the thought of gambling would get us exhausted. Once money has been crafted out for gambling purposes it'll be used for that till we are tired. The wins can also be carried over to the next day. It only takes discipline to maintain such strategies, even yours, which demands that a gambler wouldn't deposit another fund when his designated banking roll has been exhausted.

Do you think that gambling mistakes are limitless? using this strategy you may end up making no further mistakes in gambling. Because having thoughts on this, I was wondering how many mistakes exist in gambling. There could be many ranging from chasing losses to emotional troubles, mood swings, addiction, etc. But if a gambler is able to bypass chasing losses, he may have solved lots of his future gambling mistakes. As gamblers only have to face win or loss. How it came about, is not in our jurisdictions, being inquisitive to correct the losses, is a well-known gambling mistake. Undergoing a process as you do, could lead to mastering yourself towards any possible gambling mistakes, as you may experience them all, and make notes on all gambling mistakes available.

That's why I mentioned mastering it. You can as well expand my horizon on these endless mistakes in your context. At first, I thought you were referring to a mistake repeating itself, but this time getting in check with the mistakes not to repeat them again, got me thinking of newly possible gambling mistakes. But if you enjoy this, it's great. I understand that gambling is unique and different for everyone. Hence, what you experience is quite strange to mine. Take it gradually and stay responsible in all the processes that erupt anytime you gamble.

Gamblers should learn to respect their instincts to the extent of knowing when to follow them. Because our instincts can work in a tricky way. Whatever side of thought the gambler chooses is his instinct. Imagine if you never played the three games, Pi-network, and they ended up being positive, you'll still blame it on not listening to your instinct. Both thoughts came from the brain, and one must be right and the other wrong. I remember playing a roulette game, one morning, and the same thing happened my instinct suggested I choose red, and I picked black, then the ball stopped at red. If I had chosen red and the ball stopped at black, I would have called it instinct as well.

Hence, in a game of prediction, whenever a player loses, he shouldn't bother about the other thoughts of what he had played, being the right one. The day happened to be different. And the gambler doesn't have any reason to bother over his mistakes. Yes, we have to listen to our instincts, how do we differentiate which one amongst the double thoughts is right? That's the foundation of gambling. When a person is left with two options, he only has the privilege to pick one. Nothing more nothing less. Nearly cannot kill a bird, as gamblers, we have to move on. Swimming in the ocean of regrets and mistakes only leaves the gambler in the past. Instead of focusing on his next game, he'd wander a lot on his past one. Thereby, repeating mistakes in the next game, as he's not prepared to make the right decisions.

Hearing players complain over losing out on a game due to a single match, makes me wonder why gamblers decide to pick multiple predictions. It's quite much for the player to analyze. I don't think gamblers should recklessly pick games, due to greed. The more it accumulates, the higher the amount. Looking at it, the gambler would add more, hoping to win in all games. That's weird, we all need to understand that a few games work fine. At least a gambler should wager his money on teams he's aware of and focus on analyzing their win and loss history. The fun for the gambler appears when he sees the amount he could win, and wagers. Sadness reappears the moment the results return void. Money has been lost, a huge one at that.

The house will have the best smile on the gambler's loss. But if the player is only wagering a smaller amount, he wouldn't have to feel sad over his losses. The game gets fun for him every single time, and his emotions will remain stable. Nothing is special about feeling sad when gambling. It develops no changes or makes any difference in the game. Instead, the player out of sadness will end up harnessing more losses. A good state of mind helps the thoughts of the gambler to be better. And sadness spoils the mood of a player. He'd have to act faster than he should, in his chase for loss. What is best is enjoying the game, by wagering the amount we are capable of losing.

Gambling, sports, or slots has its downside. Like what Op just felt in sports can occur in slot games as well. But in a different context. Slot game happens in a way the gambler will argue with his instinct on whether to hit the next button or stop. He'd imagine he could win on the next one, then try again, if he wins, he'd want to try again, believing that his idea worked. Although sports gambling allows the gambler time to watch the game without doing any other thing, other than thinking, slots put the gambler on steady thinking and gambling. He has no time to rest, he's free once the session is over. Sports betting and slots seem almost similar, and none is easier than the other.

I understand that knowledge and analytical strength are a plus for sports gamblers, but as you said, it doesn't guarantee a win. Like slots, being a professional doesn't mean you'd win. Gambling in any form can't be understood completely. What led Op to withdraw before the final whistle was blown was self-doubt. He didn't want to lose out completely. He wasn't wrong, he got what he wanted. Additionally, he got greedy when he realized that he could have won more if he left the funds untouched. It's a "had I known, I knew" situation, and the player can think about this for a long period.

I don't think every gambling addict will be opportune to have this rethink without a helping hand. Yes, there are people who after a while of experiencing problem gambling will trace back to their roots seeking help. Pain helps to recuperate the brain. But a times, things happen as you said, the person feels his right on the inside. And people who claim to change his mind, always piss him off, because they don't sound friendly to him, anymore. They want to be left alone to keep chasing their goals. Since we all know that the result of gambling addiction is quite dangerous to society, reaching out to them still helps. It mustn't be about his addictive behavior or trying to get him sad telling him he's doing the wrong things. A quality conversation is a therapy. People want to discuss with those they love, it helps their brain feel better. The goal is to get the player on our side using a quality conversation as a key point.

A family member observing the gambler as though he's a coach can be detrimental to the supervisor if he's a non-gambler. It's more tempting for the non-gambling to try out the game. I think gamblers should be the observers of other players when they're gambling. Putting a non-gambler in this place will only get the person wondering if he should gamble. Especially when the person he's watching plays wins some money. I think that's enough to make him forget his task is monitoring the gambling in his home. Gamblers are meant to be flexible. They need to maintain a good relationship with other players, especially, those who have been experienced in the game. They are always willing to help gamblers with problems to relieve their stress and become better players.

However, it's hard to get them in all localities, but the task of that gambler will be better than a non-gambler. He's used to the game and can't get bothered over any outcome anymore. A family member's duty is more appreciated when he discusses and converses with the gambler to help him feel other aspects of life. I don't feel comfortable allowing a non-addict to see my screen while on a gambling site. I easily switch to another tab. Because he could visit the website, and wager with no prior experience, which may lead him to trouble.

Yes, whatever outcome a gambler faces he should be prepared to receive it and act accordingly. Not everyone would be comfortable having a losing streak without feeling the pain. The same applies to gamblers who are lucky to hit a winning streak, they could get carried away with the belief that the streak is not yet over and lose out in a big way. I think Casino has thought the game till the end. Whatever a player faces win or lose, the house is well prepared. Imagine, most gamblers still don't know how the house benefits from the winning streaks. Winning guarantees the house that a gambler will be back soon to try again. Hitting a winning streak, and possessing no control over the decision to make, is as good as not having it in the first instance. It'll all disappear.

A winning streak could be a straight-up win for 4 consecutive times. It's enough to convince a player that his gambling strategy is the best. He'd try it next time, and always, tried to convince people to try his strategy. I've read a thread of a member who tried to talk down other players for trying his strategy. Maybe he had some winning streaks and thinks it'll be that way for long. Those experiences do, not often. The house designs them to deceive players with a weak self-control skill. Thereby getting them to gamble over their limits and expected wagering amount. As they'll need to take advantage of this opportunity, not knowing it's a trap. Gambling is fun, however.