Do winning and losing gamblers have different personalities or habits?

[Kprawn]

I think most people with any other addictive habit, eg. smoking / drinking / over eating should think twice about getting into gambling. This might be a bit controversial but they already have a

weakness for some addictive substance and the reason for this, might just be true for gambling too. How many times have people said, " I smoke to cure the boredom " ... is this not true for other

things like gambling too? Do not get me wrong.. I do not say, all chain smokers or alcoholics will turn into gambling addicts... they will just have a bigger tendency because of their other addiction.

Drinking in some gambling operations are actually encouraged with free drinks to get people to spend more money on gambling. { You cannot think straight, if you under the influence }   

[TippingPoint]

PS: Are you writing a thesis on Gambling and Personalities?

No.  

[academic stuff] But Psychologists have noticed that different games appeal to different personalities, and mathematicians know that different games have different % Expected Value (EV).  I see evidence that some games reinforce specific personality traits and habits.  The self-selection process (appears to me) to result in different personalities having noticeably different financial results when gambling.  I realize that it is not always easy to separate cause and effect [/academic stuff]

[MaxTax]

I suppose winning gamblers are more self confident. Ready to take a risk. Which can bring them in both camps.
But the same goes for the losers, since it the game depend on luck mostly.

[Etaren]

I suppose winning gamblers are more self confident. Ready to take a risk. Which can bring them in both camps.
But the same goes for the losers, since it the game depend on luck mostly.

This could be true, because they have a better feeling about gambling because they won of course.
And with the losing people its just the opposite they are thinking that gambling is risky and not worth the bet.

[Etaren]

This could be true, because they have a better feeling about gambling because they won of course. And with the losing people its just the opposite they are thinking that gambling is risky and not worth the bet.

[elyas772]

If you compared a large number of losing gamblers to the winning gamblers, would you notice any differences in personality, ability, or habits?

Is it something that we could test people for?

Are there things that we could encourage, reward, or train people to do better that would increase their chances of winning?

the question a bit confused, but I hope my answer related.

although we have a good strategy, but gambling always depend on luck. so losing and winning is a matter of course for me.
but at least the strategy and knowledge, enough to help us to win.

[daringdiscovered]

Both of them have really different habits and personalities. Winning gamblers know how casinos or gambling sites works. They know when to stop from playing while losing gamblers don't know when to stop playing. They only know that they will earn big from it not knowing they already lose more than what they've invest.

[bering]

i was considers that every type of gamblers have same habits and that's an addicted and greedy because for those who has the winner gamblers will never satisfied with his victory and will do more gambling although they are already rich and same goes also with the losing gamblers they always be trying do more gambling to recover their losses even the results will be very bad

[shadobitz]

I think gambling is depend on luck and how dare we are to take risk there, but i don't think people have different habits the bankroll can be different that is why some people can't afford to place huge bet with possible chance to win big there.

[fullypak]

Both of them have really different habits and personalities. Winning gamblers know how casinos or gambling sites works. They know when to stop from playing while losing gamblers don't know when to stop playing. They only know that they will earn big from it not knowing they already lose more than what they've invest.

I don't think is there any winning or losing gamblers because everyone will be losers at the end of the gambling. In gambling even one or two days one can make some decent money but they won't stop it because they think either they got a trick or lucky so they will continue until they lose every thing. So in gambling only losers and no winner in the long run.

[The_prodigy]

Does someone who buys a scratch ticket every day have a noticeably different personality than someone who works regularly to improve his poker game? 

Are there differences between slots players and blackjack players?

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Ofcourse there is a difference, Poker is not all luck, there is a part skill involved whereas scratching a card is just hoping to get lucky. Same can be said about BJ players but it is still mostly just chance of catching a card, unless ofcourse you're counting in some way, which is impossible to do online. So yeah, people with different personality play different games.

PS: Are you writing a thesis on Gambling and Personalities?

Yeah it needs a skill too.. but if you don't have luck and you have skill playing poker you can't still get any profit and you will lose. but if you have those skills and luck you can make a profit.. try with your self with skills without luck..  its different and you can never made even few profit.. this is not like a billiard pool that you can control the game it is always depends in our luck and the cards..

[BossMacko]

If you compared a large number of losing gamblers to the winning gamblers, would you notice any differences in personality, ability, or habits?

Is it something that we could test people for?

Are there things that we could encourage, reward, or train people to do better that would increase their chances of winning?

i think that gamblers who are losing stays gambling until they win it back or lose all their money,

while gamblers who always win are always go outside to celebrate their winning.

 

[JasonXG]

I don't think that you can test people for this as its not so strait forward. Even very greedy impatient people can be lucky. I would say though that if you have an addictive personality and are I pulsive that you probably shouldn't gamble. Also if you willing to gamble money you can't afford to lose you should stay away. I think these traits would be the most destructive to anyone's gambling expierence offline or online.Also I think ga!being when you drunk or high is a bad idea since you not thinking properly and will most likely rush through things with little though or perhaps gambler wrecklessly your hard earnings. I think some people in offline casinoes like to show off and plash money around too .

[safari88]

winning and losing in gambling is common thing, so it has become a habit, and there is nothing strange in it. unless someone always loses and never win it is personalities

[VanDeinsberg12]

If you compared a large number of losing gamblers to the winning gamblers, would you notice any differences in personality, ability, or habits?

Is it something that we could test people for?

Are there things that we could encourage, reward, or train people to do better that would increase their chances of winning?

NOT have any differences in personality, ability or habit but have any differences in lucky chance. Yeah, never give up can make their chances of winning because people want to try and try again, for this the winning chances will increase too.

[Junko]

It's all about mindset.

Well, at least when it comes to poker, the difference between a successful poker player and a losing poker player has everything to do with mindset. Those who think they can succeed will. Those who think they will fail, will succeed at failing.

Those with a winning mindset will put in the work and time to not only to play the game, but to increase their knowledge of the game and learn the winning strategies - winning strategies that include hand play, discipline, proper bankroll management and tilt control, as well as learning their opponent's habits and what makes them tick.

Those with a losing mindset have limiting beliefs that prevent them from putting in the time and work required to improve their game and thus impede their development into becoming a successful poker player. You can see many examples of people with limiting beliefs and the losing mindset here in the gambling section not only regarding poker, but other gambling types as well.

Confucius said, “The man who says he can, and the man who says he can not are both correct.”

Which one are you?

[aranachristianjay]

People who always win  or mostly win in gambling are people who have set a limitation to the amount that they are going to bet, and they are easily contented on their winning and take it home even with a small amount, at least it is still so called winning, but with a small amount only.

And gamblers who always lose or most commonly lose are those who sometimes win and bet big, but not contented on their winnings and demanding for a much more prizes by betting again and doubling the amount they had bet, which in total if everything goes wrong none of your money survives so as you are a loser, but that will not happen every time, because sometimes we have a luck and sometimes bring home a big amount, but that is too seldom.

[maku]

First, if we observe the personality and characteristics of a large number of people gambling at the following games, will we notice any similarities, or any differences?

• Slot Machines
• Scratch Tickets
• Craps
• Roulette
• Blackjack
• Dice
• Poker
• Lottery
• (add your own game if I forgot to include it)

Are people with certain characteristics drawn to play some games, and to avoid others, or do we find an equal distribution of personalities among the games?

From that list you posted only Poker players could be somewhat different animals than others. If you think about it: in every other game your skill, habits and dedication is insignificant.

It doesn't matter how hard you try to win in Dice or Slot machines - there is no one who can title himself great Slot Machine Player or master of Lottery after all.

Pure luck based games are all the same and I don't see any difference they create in gamblers.

[Patatas]

It's all about mindset.

More like perception.Mindset isn't the correct term to define a personality.

Well, at least when it comes to poker, the difference between a successful poker player and a losing poker player has everything to do with mindset. Those who think they can succeed will. Those who think they will fail, will succeed at failing.

See,no matter what mindset you have ,your cards and intelligence to an extent decides if you will won or lose.Not every game is a charm,not every lost game is the end of it.In my mind I can assume a lot of things ,what if my bank roll doesn't match the level of my cards.I will have to back out!On the other side,doesn't matter how intellectual you're if your opponent has a royal flush with you being plain shit cards,you simply can't win for obvious reasons.Luck does play a bigger role.The smart decision you can do this time is call it quits.

Those with a losing mindset have limiting beliefs that prevent them from putting in the time and work required to improve their game and thus impede their development into becoming a successful poker player. You can see many examples of people with limiting beliefs and the losing mindset here in the gambling section not only regarding poker, but other gambling types as well.

Can you win a 3 card poker match with a person having 3 Aces while you are on double queens ? You just can't! My point is ,your mindset doesn't matter,your cards,opponent and experience defines your capabilities to win the game.You can assume a lot,keep your mind prepared but before great cards and money management techniques,its as useful buying a hat in Somalia to keep off from the sun.

[Wendigo]

I think the difference between winning and losing gamblers is just luck. This may sound like a stupid statement but as long as you are making the correct decisions and the correct plays then over the long period of time you will have made a profit. People can't control what will happen during the sport event or what the next card will be in a poker game, they assume things based on knowledge about the game and past experience but in the end all that matters is pure luck. Of course veteran players with a lot of bets under their belt could possibly lower the uncontrolled variable of luck in the long run but still gambling is not an exact science and will never be. There will be good runs and bad runs and no one could predict exactly what will happen unless they have a superpower like clairvoyance or something. You could have read all the books about poker in the world but this feat would not always make you a winning player because luck can't be taught or acquired. Yeah pro players can calculate odds and expected value but at the end of the day the luckiest players bring home the bacon