Gambling responsibly, is it possible or myth?

[iamsheikhadil]

Many of us have in some part of our life gambled our money/coins. Sometimes we win huge and sometimes we bust it all. We all have our reasons to gamble. For many, it is financial stress, for many its a hobby and for many its an addiction.

But when we gamble much, we justify ourselves that we are just trying to win and not addicted. But many of us know, that at some point we really do become addicted to it.

We always set a goal of winning and then even when we achieve it, we continue to gamble and gamble leading to bust of all balances sometimes.

However, many types of research and statistics show, that most gamblers gamble responsibly. I find this really contradictory to what I have experienced and observed.

I have played on many casinos and at one point I was really addicted to it and I busted much daily. I wanted to leave it entirely only to get attracted to it again. So, I picked up certain habits;

• I set a fixed amount I will wager no matter if I lose or win.
• I set a fixed amount of winnings after which I stopped gambling no matter even if I think I can win more.
• The moment I busted or wagered or won my daily cap, I closed the site immediately and opened YouTube, played a movie/song I liked and drank a cup of coffee relaxing my mind.
• If the temptation arises too much, I open a charity website immediately and donate a part of my winnings and pray a bit. The satisfaction sometimes overweighs the temptation and helps me calm.
• If the temptation still doesn't go away, I open the casino site and play with zero amount bets or with the faucet to calm the desire.
• After that I close my computer and go out, convert my coins to cash, give some to homeless people on street, buy myself a coke/snacks and play a sport or exercise.
• After a tiring time, I come home and study and then eat and sleep. Not opening the computer till next day.

My advice is if you think you are addicted, don't try to leave it completely because it will attract you more. Try to limit it and divert your mind to a variety of hobbies and topics

Do share your strategies and efforts on how you control it and limit it if you are addicted

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[alisafidel58]

This should be on Gambling discussion.

Every gambler must play responsibly and it possible to some gamblers but impossible to addict gambler. I don't gamble that much nowadays as I only gamble when there a tournament for Dota 2. I do esports gambling now and left the conventional online casino as it makes me gamble every day. I find esport gambling much more convenient for me that regular gambling.

[monalia]

This should be on Gambling discussion.

Every gambler must play responsibly and it possible to some gamblers but impossible to addict gambler. I don't gamble that much nowadays as I only gamble when there a tournament for Dota 2. I do esports gambling now and left the conventional online casino as it makes me gamble every day. I find esport gambling much more convenient for me that regular gambling.

Now it is in gambling section, maybe OP moved the thread to here after you replied.

There are few factors we keep on need to discuss and follow it. In that Addiction, avoiding greediness and following useless odds alone. If you keep understand how handle these things then possibly we can make money on gambling. Else we need to consider it as myth alone.

[emmybd]

If you take gambling as a fun then it is possible that you can gamble responsibly. If you are addicted in gambling then it would be difficult to control yourself and things can often go out of control.

[gilangIDR]

This should be on Gambling discussion.

Every gambler must play responsibly and it possible to some gamblers but impossible to addict gambler. I don't gamble that much nowadays as I only gamble when there a tournament for Dota 2. I do esports gambling now and left the conventional online casino as it makes me gamble every day. I find esport gambling much more convenient for me that regular gambling.

The convenience of each gambler will certainly be different, there is a gambler who is comfortable playing esport and there is also a comfortable playing dices. So that is the right of each gambler. A gambler must be able to choose the right way because then a gambler will not get pressure that can damage his life. So let's think smart and choose according to the abilities and comfort of each person.

[Ziskinberg]

Leaving is not easy when you are addicted, and I can tell that based on my experience.
Glad my addiction is not that serious, until now I am still gambling and I am enjoying it, you know I don't win most of the time but it's okay
as I have learned and have some improvement now, not in winning but the amount to loss, I'm proud to say I'm not losing like usual.

[mindrust]

It is possible.

It is all about self control. I'll admit you'll need a bit of luck too but it is mostly about controlling yourself. If you gamble every day with the %10 of your total wealth, you can't expect to survive in the long run. It is against math.

If you keep it way smaller, now you are playing responsibly.

[sheenshane]

Every one of us has a perspective way of gambling habit, there are some others that they gamble it is because for fun and some are hunting a profit which probably turns into addiction. So, it should be us to gamble responsibly and the best thing to do is having a self-limitation regarding gambling habits. For me, I do usually gamble if I have spare of a fund in my wallet but if not I better to watch my friend is in a casino and help him to apply my strategies. If my friend had won might be got a tip.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

However, many types of research and statistics show, that most gamblers gamble responsibly. I find this really contradictory to what I have experienced and observed.

Let's put it this way. Smoking has always discouraged. On the pack you the warning says,
"Smoking seriously harms you and others around you"

What I mean is that it's both possible and myth too. It needs a strong mental reason to give up.

[Janation]

If you take gambling as a fun then it is possible that you can gamble responsibly. If you are addicted in gambling then it would be difficult to control yourself and things can often go out of control.

We all know that gambling is fun. Why would earning money not be fun, right?

Why do people look at it like these? Gamble for fun? I mean there are a lot of other things that can give you fun or happiness and what gambling can give you is money, well for some money is happiness. But in the idea of gambling, I don't think it can suit as a game for happiness. We gamble to earn money, some say that, ok I will gamble to forget the stress, to have fun but unconciously, they want to gamble to earn money.

[nakamura12]

But when we gamble much, we justify ourselves that we are just trying to win and not addicted. But many of us know, that at some point we really do become addicted to it.

In my own point of view when a person justify himself/herself to try to win is not a sign that a person is addicted in gambling instead it is an attitude of being a greedy person because the greedy person is only aiming to win and win more money or coins and it is also the reason why greedy person lose all their funds.

We always set a goal of winning and then even when we achieve it, we continue to gamble and gamble leading to bust of all balances sometimes.

This is an example of attitude of being a greedy gambler. Why not stop if you already achieve the goal you have set?, greediness can also lead to being addicted in gambling because the gamblers selfish desire to earn or gain money is getting intense.

[Bitinity]

The main idea of this topic is "self control", once we are able to control our gambling activity based on our own limit then we are gambling responsibly already. Getting addicted is a side effect, but it can be avoided as long as we are sticking to our own limit.
Once you think you are addicted then leave it step by step or leave it completely are the same. It depends on our own will and mentality, uf we think we shoud stop it then just leave it completely.

[Pmalek]

It is possible to gamble responsibly if you can control yourself and be satisfied with that you got and how much you earned. Some people are happy winning $50, it means a free lunch and some drinks. Others are aiming for $50.000 and then they complain why it didn't work and that they were so close!

A friend of mine likes sports betting and he bets on over 1.5 goals in football matches. For some reason that's one of his favourite bets. So he puts 15-18 matches on a slip and usually losses. In many cases he lost only because of one goal in one match! But the probability of getting all 15 matches right is very low and he doesn't seem to understand that.   

[shoreno]

If you take gambling as a fun then it is possible that you can gamble responsibly. If you are addicted in gambling then it would be difficult to control yourself and things can often go out of control.

We all know that gambling is fun. Why would earning money not be fun, right?

Why do people look at it like these? Gamble for fun? I mean there are a lot of other things that can give you fun or happiness and what gambling can give you is money, well for some money is happiness. But in the idea of gambling, I don't think it can suit as a game for happiness. We gamble to earn money, some say that, ok I will gamble to forget the stress, to have fun but unconciously, they want to gamble to earn money.

gambling for profit and gambling for fun are both different  . these are two types of gamblers  ,the one that gamble for fun dont mind if they loose while the one that gambles for profit will do everything in order for them to win and they will regret if ever their expectations failed them  .  other activities cant just provide the same exact feeling on what they would feel when they are already playing  a gambling  but these kind of gamblers are not exempted from addiction .

[jakelyson]

I do the same strategy as what you are doing OP. But I do not give money to the homeless or beggars on the street. I do not think it is wise thing to do.

There are times when the urge is too much, so what I do is I gamble one time, big time. I put all the coins I have on the casino on a single bet. If I win, I spend it all. If I lose, at least I satisfied the itch to gamble. This way I do not spend too much time gambling and lessen the risk of me getting addicted to gambling. Works for me for quite some time now.

[traderethereum]

I admitted that it is a good strategy for every gambler, and we should try what the OP suggests. Making a limit could help us to gamble, but we still need to control our mind so we can leave the gambling place without a problem. I do the same things as the OP because I know when I was playing gambling, I risk some money and I don't have to expect to get a win but if somehow I can win then it's only a bonus for me and I need to stop the game.

[Taki]

The point it is hard to admit yourself addicted. Just like with other types of addiction, like drugs, you say to yourself "I'm not addict. I can stop it in any moment". But in fact such people just going deeper. I am agree with the OP that limitation can hold any of us in normal frames. But again, it is just one step from normality to addiction.

[pinoycash]

Responsible Gambling can also be describe as PLAY FOR FUN or for ENTERTAINMENT Purposes.

Being a responsible gambler is the hardest thing do, Once you tasted your first winnings you will not stop until you went back to ZEROES. Its a common trait of any human being to be a greedy when it comes to playing in a casino. No matter how many warning signs is posted in every casino platform.

[creeps]

My advice is if you think you are addicted, don't try to leave it completely because it will attract you more. Try to limit it and divert your mind to a variety of hobbies and topics

It's always good to start at a small steps, you are brave enough to realize that you are already addict on gambling and planning to do everything just to get out on that trap.

I can't give any good advice since I'm not addict on gambling but I think you just really need to control yourself at first and set limit on every gambling decisions. Despite of your big losses you must still compose yourself and focus on what you have set before playing. Addiction is curable, you have to work on it and have someone to help you more on this.

[Juliya_D]

If you take gambling as a fun then it is possible that you can gamble responsibly. If you are addicted in gambling then it would be difficult to control yourself and things can often go out of control.

I like it more when the game is viewed not as an investment, but as entertainment. Investment involves earnings. And the gambling are more like entertainment. Like going to a restaurant: spent a certain amount of money and enjoyed it.