No Amount is Affordable in Gambling

[Josefjix]

We are used to say that a gambler should gamble with an amount he can afford to lose but in the actual sense do we think there is any amount a gambler can afford to lose? When a gambler places a stake what he sees is not the stake but the potential win.

Well you got a point, but every gambler is distinct. Like me, Im make sure that my funds used in gambling stays on the line no matter what. If Id lose on the day with my plan money on spending then theres no need to get more and break it. Gambling is also discipline but there are times we tempted to shell out more cause of intensity.

You get the urge of depositing more maybe you participating in a contest while needing to reach a certain milestone, at this point player does not reason to play with what he can afford to loose but he is aiming a target. I've seen many players spending more money in this way and I also see it as a way for a casino company to lure users into playing on their platform.

[$weetne$$]

I think that any penny spent on gambling is a money the gambler have decided to sacrifice with the hope of getting a bigger amount and not because he can afford to lose it.

For some gamblers this may apply meanwhile for the others it is quite different.  Some actually use a certain amount because it is such that they can afford to loose but some is according to as you have described.  That hope of getting back the amount they staked big makes most of these gamblers get addicted. The addiction most times is in that hope that they are going to win and not that they are loosing because ordinary that should make them.want to quit but because they believe they could win if they keep trying. 

[Onyeeze]

Do you know why some get depressed in the gambling, it's because they're not calculative when you come to gambling, I know very well that in gambling it has to do with something good, but when you fails to make a research before gambling you gamble to regret, because most of people who regrets after they have gambles, most of them fails to use what they can afford to gamble and stake in gambling, the most important thing in the gambling is to know amount to be use to gamble so that when you lose it will not affect you you.

[Versatile_choice]

The only reason why I would agree with you on this is because those that gambling for profit making find it hard to get away with thier losing no matter how small or big it is they can't let it slide so easily without thinking about it, so gambling with what you can afford to lose sounds Great but I think it depends on our intention towards gambling, and yeah, those who are gambling for fun and entertainment can easily let go especially when they bet with affordable amount this way they don't panick when the outcome didn't work as expected rather they will just let it slide without thinking about it sometimes they will pretend as if nothing happened.

[Hispo]

Do you know why some get depressed in the gambling, it's because they're not calculative when you come to gambling, I know very well that in gambling it has to do with something good, but when you fails to make a research before gambling you gamble to regret, because most of people who regrets after they have gambles, most of them fails to use what they can afford to gamble and stake in gambling, the most important thing in the gambling is to know amount to be use to gamble so that when you lose it will not affect you you.

I would not even partake in gambling or register on casinos if my experience drove me to feel depressed, I cannot imagine someone paying or sacrificing money in order to feel miserable with their choice. It does not make sense to me.
Those who feel depressed, either because of their ignorance or because they actually believe they can defeat mathematics behind casinos are the ones who need to stay the furthest away from them, in my opinion.

It is normal to feel some regret, but talking about suffering recurring depression because of the way one could gamble and the objectives behind it is a completely different scenario.

[STT]

gamble with an amount he can afford to lose

Gamble the amount you would have lost anyway is a fair compromise.   If you merely gamble the amount you would have spent on drink or something, wasted in some other way then its fine and even better then damaging your health quite possibly.

[tread93]

We are used to say that a gambler should gamble with an amount he can afford to lose but in the actual sense do we think there is any amount a gambler can afford to lose? When a gambler places a stake what he sees is not the stake but the potential win. This is why when he does not win he panics regardless of how little the stake is and he will always mention the potential win rather than the stake as the amount lost. The gambling system especially sports betting works in a way that as a game plays the value of the stake keeps increasing and what may appear to be what the gambler can afford to lose may rise and become what he can no longer afford to lose and this becomes a source of concern for the gambler if he losses the bet. In fact, if a gambler accumulates the total of what he thinks he can afford to lose he would know that he is losing what he cannot afford to lose. I think that any penny spent on gambling is a money the gambler have decided to sacrifice with the hope of getting a bigger amount and not because he can afford to lose it.

What's your position on this thought?

The problem is that usually what they think they can afford to lose that figure tends to change because they keep gambling and justifying any losses as already written off until at some point they're not and now dipping onto the bottom of the barrel funds to fund their bad habit. Now its lost and they can't afford anything!

[LastKiss]

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What's your position on this thought?

It can’t be denied that a lot of people still hope to win when betting, even if we’re playing a game with no money involved, people still want to win. I guess it’s just human nature. People use money they can afford to lose, but still hope to win big. I don’t know why it’s so hard to set aside money we can afford to lose. Every month, I spend a small portion of my salary on gambling, and the amount never increases. If I lose, I stop. If I win I use the money for buy something enjoyable.

[Tipstar]

We are used to say that a gambler should gamble with an amount he can afford to lose but in the actual sense do we think there is any amount a gambler can afford to lose? When a gambler places a stake what he sees is not the stake but the potential win. This is why when he does not win he panics regardless of how little the stake is and he will always mention the potential win rather than the stake as the amount lost. The gambling system especially sports betting works in a way that as a game plays the value of the stake keeps increasing and what may appear to be what the gambler can afford to lose may rise and become what he can no longer afford to lose and this becomes a source of concern for the gambler if he losses the bet. In fact, if a gambler accumulates the total of what he thinks he can afford to lose he would know that he is losing what he cannot afford to lose. I think that any penny spent on gambling is a money the gambler have decided to sacrifice with the hope of getting a bigger amount and not because he can afford to lose it.

What's your position on this thought?

It's a more broader thinking. Money is a tool to lead our life the way we want it. We don't need to be billionaire to spend the money we save in the way we want it. For some people, spending money on gambling could be a good utilization of it. There might be other people who would rather prefer dine in a restaurant. A third person might want to watch a movie eating popcorn while a fourth one might want to travel, suffering for days hiking on two legs. For all of them, that could be the ideal use of their money while for a different person, all of it might seem like a waste of precious money.
A responsible gambler would bet with the thrill of chances of winning but he also accepts the reality that he's more likely to lose it all.