The Definition of Winning in Gambling

[Reid]

I will go with sstisfaction.
When you start to become a gambler you tend to not enjoy the game anymore. It doesnt satisfy you anymore and you are there just to get back the loss from the other day or last week.
When you cannot forget about it anymore then that is when you should realize it aint a game anymore.

Gambling is part game and part addition of excitement while betting your money.

I remembered before when I enjoyed playing poker but there is also a time that it just gives me stress in my life.
 There should be rest for some time and try to miss the game. Forget losses and just play the game. That is Victory.

[Oceat]

If you made massive profit in one time and every individual have their own profit tolerance.
For example :
Player A gamble with 0.01 and made profit 0.01 , Player A stop gambling because it's succeed make 0.01
Player B gamble with 0.01 and made profit 1 BTC, finally player B stop gambling !

In other word is that winning is to achieve a greater reward in just a single day? Anyway, it doesn't matter it just really depends on how people want to define winning because some of us may treat winning as an accomplishment, satisfaction, getting the target, or an all-in(it's more like a YOLO ). The bottom line is that no matter how long you gamble but if you hit that jackpot right there, that's a total winning.

[rodel caling]

This is my result in searching the meaning of “Winning”

Definition of winning (Entry 1 of 2)
1 : the act of one that wins : VICTORY

From: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winning

How would you know that you have really one? Is it just one game? Only one chance where you get the W or the L? Is that already the Victory that is defined or Defeat when you lose?

This came into my thoughts when I read somewhere here in BTCT that when are you going to stop? And a lot of people have suggested that they will stop when they have already won. It got me thinking, how would be a Win?

There could be a lot of factors on when someone is going to stop. It probably depends on what type of person you are but seeing everyone has their own opinions, you could share everything here.

We are in a fast paced world where people would want to have instant income basically instant gratification. Could that be a win already? What is the motivation knowing that you are continue to win and lose when you gamble. What is the TRUE meaning of ”Winning” in gambling for you? Is it successful profits or satisfied game even if you lose?

Honestly difficult to stop playing gambling specially if i think it's my lucky day rapidly get the betting money on that's day but i have experience on that scenario I cant follow my greed control during that time so at the end all my money are lose. But I am not regretting  on that happen because the money I'll bring is allocated for the gambling but I regret because I can't control myself atbthat moment huge money to got win become nothing.

[crwth]

For me it's definitely the latter. If I was chasing profits with gambling I really don't know when would I stop.  How much would be enough for the day? $5? $10? What if I lost $15 the day before? Should I at least "make" that amount today? I try to never think this way, because gambling for me is not about money, but rather about the game. Of course I can feel a bit better when I win some money in the process, but that's just a bonus, while the main prize is the game itself.

This is what I was thinking about, the continuous, probably never-ending gamble that everyone doesn't want but continue to gamble. Has anyone here got a record from the start of their gambling days and the present and see how much would you chase or how much you have gained?

The definition of winning in gambling is winning at the same time, I don't care how big our previous lose is and let it go, because the next test we have to go through is to get the next day's winning. Yes, everyone has personal assumptions, but sometimes when I have a high bankroll, I will try to cover the previous lose in the next day, this is something that can not be explained in my opinion, because in gambling we definitely feel a little breathing relaxed when getting winning even though it did not cover our previous lose.

Would you also consider it in trading? Basically, it's a prediction if the price is going up or down, almost 50-50 but you could increase your chances of winning by analyzing the market or something like that. I think it's just our human instinct that wants to get back our losses.

Tackling the gambling for long in your life for long run will be considered as winning in gambling in my opinion.The people who are gambling for longer period in their life without got much influenced by the gambling in their life also the one won in gambling.I don't considered winning about money in gambling because its not going to happen in the long run.

It had become a habit of theirs that they manage to incorporate everything related to them. They have enough experience to manage in gambling their losses and debts because when one person already knows what they are doing, they could have the advantage on it.

If you made massive profit in one time and every individual have their own profit tolerance.
For example :
Player A gamble with 0.01 and made profit 0.01 , Player A stop gambling because it's succeed make 0.01
Player B gamble with 0.01 and made profit 1 BTC, finally player B stop gambling !

Definitely unrealistic in my opinion. If you could make 0.01 BTC to 1 BTC, that person would be more motivated to gamble, hence continuous gambling.

The bottom line, "Satisfaction at it's finest".

I agree that there's no definite meaning for winning (concerning per player). Most likely satisfaction could lead to more gambling. Think about it. You only get satisfied if you win then disappointed when you lose. If a player loses but is still satisfied is kind of weird to me.

[shoreno]

I believe winning in gambling is having fun , spending the least amount of money possible. Also, it's possible to make money, but that's a plus.

When I was younger I used to play poker with my friends. My goal was to pay the pizza with my profits (I was able to do that often). It was a very pleasant experience to eat that pizza for free

yes that is another definition of winning in gambling but for me i have a different definition and that is to win or earn a profit  . i dont see online gambling as fun though other types of gambling that we most see in live carnivals are my kind of fun  and i dont mind if i spend hundreds of bucks just to enjoy my self playing them along with family and friends .

[maydna]

What is the TRUE meaning of ”Winning” in gambling for you? Is it successful profits or satisfied game even if you lose?

The true winning in gambling for me is when I can control my emotion, I can stop the games in anytime I want, and I don't feel any pressure in the game. And if somehow, I can get a win in that game, I don't think that is winning for me, and I'd rather think that my winning is a bonus for me because so far, I cannot win in big money, so it's not a true winning. But it will differ with the other gamblers, and perhaps they think that the true winning is all about how much money they can get in the gambling games.

[Caladonian]

I believe winning in gambling is having fun , spending the least amount of money possible. Also, it's possible to make money, but that's a plus.

When I was younger I used to play poker with my friends. My goal was to pay the pizza with my profits (I was able to do that often). It was a very pleasant experience to eat that pizza for free

I rather choose winning a game when satisfying my desire for gambling, means that if I enjoy win or lose that can be a winning experience for me, though most of the time gamblers seek for earning real cash before they can call it a win, but I guess if we continue doing that addictions will follow, as we will continue chasing to win every time we suffer defeats, so I prefer to enjoy as a definition of winnings so I can cope up after I play no matter what will be the end results.

[Belec]

There is no definition of winning in gambling or as a skill, simply luck decides everything. People who take money on gambling praise how well they play, and in fact they just follow them happily. But one good advice I received from a friend who is no longer in my country is that before I sit at the table, I watch half an hour what happens on the table and I follow the game. It has helped me many times, I followed closely and I easily won what really means to me.

When the gambling gives you the winning then it will be a most important things to notice in our mind because the prophet will not be always happened in the gambling so once you entered into gambling and leave that field into profitable amount it will be a huge success for you so I think it will be the right meaning.

Yes, but people today are dissatisfied with little profit and not enough, so greed does their own. There are a few people who understand, I think it's easy to actually not do that much, and someone to earn 2 hours, while someone in 5 minutes.

[iMark]

I believe winning in gambling is having fun , spending the least amount of money possible. Also, it's possible to make money, but that's a plus.

When I was younger I used to play poker with my friends. My goal was to pay the pizza with my profits (I was able to do that often). It was a very pleasant experience to eat that pizza for free

it seems like every player has his own definition with winning. I myself am realistic that win is when you profit in the form of money with any type of game and any game strategy. but of course there are many types of players like you who think that fun is the highest win in gambling

[Janation]

There is no definition of winning in gambling or as a skill, simply luck decides everything. People who take money on gambling praise how well they play, and in fact they just follow them happily. But one good advice I received from a friend who is no longer in my country is that before I sit at the table, I watch half an hour what happens on the table and I follow the game. It has helped me many times, I followed closely and I easily won what really means to me.

When the gambling gives you the winning then it will be a most important things to notice in our mind because the prophet will not be always happened in the gambling so once you entered into gambling and leave that field into profitable amount it will be a huge success for you so I think it will be the right meaning.

Yes, but people today are dissatisfied with little profit and not enough, so greed does their own. There are a few people who understand, I think it's easy to actually not do that much, and someone to earn 2 hours, while someone in 5 minutes.

People today are dissatisfied with little profit? As far as I know that is been a thing even before we are born.

We all know how greedy humans are and you don't need to say that it just been a thing these years, it is already a thing in the past. That is the reason a lot of things happened in the past, it started with their greed. Winning in gambling is possible but it is still not that easy since we all know we are dealing with a great risk here, depending on our lucks will not always cut our way through to good life.

[Baofeng]

I believe winning in gambling is having fun , spending the least amount of money possible. Also, it's possible to make money, but that's a plus.

When I was younger I used to play poker with my friends. My goal was to pay the pizza with my profits (I was able to do that often). It was a very pleasant experience to eat that pizza for free

it seems like every player has his own definition with winning. I myself am realistic that win is when you profit in the form of money with any type of game and any game strategy. but of course there are many types of players like you who think that fun is the highest win in gambling

That is correct, others are happy to win little amount, but others tends to be greedy and target more. But others just wanted to have some fun and it they won then its just some consolation. So the definition varies and there's no generalized term, in my opinion.

[Little Mouse]

In gambling, you will be a loser or winner as long as you have won more than lost in a currency value. Say you have won 1 BTC and lost 0.90 BTC in one day. At the end of the day, you are winner. That's how I think gambling. No matter how much bet you have won or lost. You have to count it in currency value.

[ralle14]

Walking away with your profits is always a win for me. Any kind of win big or small as long as you don't gamble the money that you've won from the casino that's considered a win in gambling. Having the guts to resist yourself is tough i've seen a lot of people share their gambling stories here in the forum winning multiple times and then they go back again just to give it back to the casino. It happened to me more than once and those kind of scenarios really hits you hard if you can't contemplate on your decisions.

[Pffrt]

Walking away with your profits is always a win for me. Any kind of win big or small as long as you don't gamble the money that you've won from the casino that's considered a win in gambling. Having the guts to resist yourself is tough i've seen a lot of people share their gambling stories here in the forum winning multiple times and then they go back again just to give it back to the casino. It happened to me more than once and those kind of scenarios really hits you hard if you can't contemplate on your decisions.

Agreed with your opinion. As long as I am in profit, it's win for me. People can get a huge win but if they give it back to casino like as you said, where are the winning. In fact, it happen to everyone who gamble at a row.

[MFahad]

There is no definition of winning in gambling or as a skill, simply luck decides everything. People who take money on gambling praise how well they play, and in fact they just follow them happily. But one good advice I received from a friend who is no longer in my country is that before I sit at the table, I watch half an hour what happens on the table and I follow the game. It has helped me many times, I followed closely and I easily won what really means to me.

When the gambling gives you the winning then it will be a most important things to notice in our mind because the prophet will not be always happened in the gambling so once you entered into gambling and leave that field into profitable amount it will be a huge success for you so I think it will be the right meaning.

Yes, but people today are dissatisfied with little profit and not enough, so greed does their own. There are a few people who understand, I think it's easy to actually not do that much, and someone to earn 2 hours, while someone in 5 minutes.

Yeah it depends like you play the first bet / game and win and it just take 5 mins to walk away with profits. Anyways i think that gambling is not only for profit.

The definition or benefits of gambling should include

1- Time spend while playing gambling and relaxation of mind
2- having fun with friends while enjoying in gambling
3- Last but not the least, taking profit from gambling

If money is least consideration, gambling can be used as a piece of mind.

[Indrawan77]

The definition of winning of course making profit in gambling, some people maybe pay attention to their history winning log, they care about how many times they win or lose, they care about their winning reputation , but for me winning is about making profit, it doesn't matter how many time you win or lose, as long as you got profit then you are winning in gambling

[Thanasis]

If you made some profits from today's gambling then you won it today it may change tomorrow or even in the next bet if you want to gamble again.It is just an entertainment purpose so as long as we are using it for fun not for serious life matters we won the fate of gambling.

[romero121]

To me win in gambling is simple. One doesn't need to win successively for a long term or number of events. One who has got an earning out of gambling when he calculates his entire spending on gambling if he has got excess earning than money spend from the pocket he's a winner. In this perspective I'm not a winner, but learned lot about the do's and don't in gambling. Hope I'll get turned to a winner soon.

[BlackPanda]

The definition of winning in gambling is winning at the same time, I don't care how big our previous lose is and let it go, because the next test we have to go through is to get the next day's winning. Yes, everyone has personal assumptions, but sometimes when I have a high bankroll, I will try to cover the previous lose in the next day, this is something that can not be explained in my opinion, because in gambling we definitely feel a little breathing relaxed when getting winning even though it did not cover our previous lose.

Yes, every gambler definitely wants a win, but it is a difficult thing to achieve. The gambling game is more directed towards entertainment, in the gambling game we will find it difficult to determine the target we want to achieve. We only need to do what we want, we try and try to win.

[bering]

Everybody can have their answers to describe winning from gambling but i have my own answers to describe it and for me the definition from winning in gambling is very simple that you can won your bets and get decent money and quit from the game with feeling satisfied because the profit too were satisfied me