The secret of gambling?

[witcher_sense]

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I would refer it to one of the basic emotions (so-called primal emotions) which most people cannot resist in a meaningful way. In fact, when you are already possessed by such an emotion (there are a few of them like anger or fear, which are hardwired in us), you can't actually resist their impact at all (until it expires on its own), so any decision you are likely to make under these circumstances will most certainly turn out suboptimal if not outright dangerous. And you then decide to continue gambling

But still, the difference between human beings and animals is the ability to control such primal basic emotions and instincts. It is always possible to avoid a situation where such emotions take control of a person, previous experience helps to make the right decision in many cases.
Proper self-analysis will help protect yourself from many problems, including those bad emotional things related to gambling.

[deisik]

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I would refer it to one of the basic emotions (so-called primal emotions) which most people cannot resist in a meaningful way. In fact, when you are already possessed by such an emotion (there are a few of them like anger or fear, which are hardwired in us), you can't actually resist their impact at all (until it expires on its own), so any decision you are likely to make under these circumstances will most certainly turn out suboptimal if not outright dangerous. And you then decide to continue gambling

But still, the difference between human beings and animals is the ability to control such primal basic emotions and instincts. It is always possible to avoid a situation where such emotions take control of a person, previous experience helps to make the right decision in many cases.
Proper self-analysis will help protect yourself from many problems, including those bad emotional things related to gambling

Absolutely agree with your view

As that's exactly what we should all be looking and striving for. If we can't control strong emotions like anger, fear (maybe, greed too) once they are triggered, we should do our best to avoid situations where such emotions arise and take control over us. With that said, though, it is more like a dream (if at all) rather than a reality for the majority of human beings. In most cases we behave pretty much like animals driven by instincts and knee-jerk reactions

Most of us are living in the present moment without ever looking back as to what happened in the past in similar circumstances or looking forward as to the remote consequences of our actions. Gambling is a perfect example of this pattern of behavior, and especially its extreme form which reveals itself in addiction when a gambling addict exists only in the present quite literally, with no memory of the past and with no idea about the future

[Genemind]

There is no secret in gambling. Winning is all about the odds, chance, skill,knowledge about the game and luck. That's what makes gambling fun, thrilling and addictive. Most people gamble for profit and thrill. Just enjoy gamblig but never make it a habit because it could lead to bankruptcy if you become addicted to it.

[slackovic]

My professor in college once asked us (students) why do we play lottery (the reason is almost the same as gambling). Of course, we all said to win money. But he says that's wrong. We play lottery for the thrill and expectation if our numbers will be drawn. I don't agree 100% with that, but there is something in that feeling when you bet on a game and then you watch it on the TV. You definitely get more excited if the team you bet on scores, don't you?

[stephanirain]

After playing gambling games hundreds of times, without much effort in winning substantial profits at all, it makes me wonder what could be the secret of gambling? Personally, I find myself comfortable playing crypto-based gambling games, because of their greater level of accessibility than traditional games. I believe that gambling games which use cryptocurrencies and Blockchain tech, are much fairer than traditional ones within the mainstream world. Yet, you tend to lose more money than you've initially invested into a gambling game.

Which is why, I'm deeply curious to know if there's actually a secret within gambling that would allow me to win more than losing? Any thoughts about this will be greatly appreciated.

The "secret" of gambling will depend on who you will ask of course. There are people who are into crypto gambling as their job or a way to earn money while some only gambles for entertainment. Nevertheless, both of them tries to reach at least the self-sustaining end of the bargain. Most people who made gambling as a job, often uses the strategy in where they seek low-medium pay out within long term period while those who are in for entertainment plays at high risk - high reward game environment.

[Eugenar]

After playing gambling games hundreds of times, without much effort in winning substantial profits at all, it makes me wonder what could be the secret of gambling? Personally, I find myself comfortable playing crypto-based gambling games, because of their greater level of accessibility than traditional games. I believe that gambling games which use cryptocurrencies and Blockchain tech, are much fairer than traditional ones within the mainstream world. Yet, you tend to lose more money than you've initially invested into a gambling game.

Which is why, I'm deeply curious to know if there's actually a secret within gambling that would allow me to win more than losing? Any thoughts about this will be greatly appreciated.

I think there's no such thing as secret in gambling maybe you were pertaining to the luck. Besides, you won't need any secret in playing gambling because it won't be any help in your gameplay, the thing all matters in gambling is luck. It's more likely a fundamentals. There's one thing I could consider as secret, to control our emotion so that we wouldn't engulf by addiction.

[ReiMomo]

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I think there's no such thing as secret in gambling maybe you were pertaining to the luck. Besides, you won't need any secret in playing gambling because it won't be any help in your gameplay, the thing all matters in gambling is luck. It's more likely a fundamentals. There's one thing I could consider as secret, to control our emotion so that we wouldn't engulf by addiction.

The only secret in gambling for me is to gamble with the limit and know your responsibility as a gambler. In short, self-control that you can able to manage. Yes, any form of gambling was based on luck probably there is a little percent that bases on skills but not too much.
However, people were always looking strategies on their own in order to increase the possible chance of winning but the fact isn't. It will always end up self-moderated.

[Rune]

The secret to gambling is that you should not do it unless you have some kind of edge so the odds are in your favor not the opposite.

[stadus]

The secret to gambling is that you should not do it unless you have some kind of edge so the odds are in your favor not the opposite.

You should play a skilled based game and not a luck based since luck based games always have a house edge.

But I like to tell you based on my experience in sports betting, even if we think we have the edge on our bet as we will only make bet when we are confident but that does not guarantee that we will win since we never know what the outcome of the game.

So that's not a secret after all, a secret is a winning formula that will give you consistent win.

[Malsetid]

The secret to gambling is that you should not do it unless you have some kind of edge so the odds are in your favor not the opposite.

You should play a skilled based game and not a luck based since luck based games always have a house edge.

But I like to tell you based on my experience in sports betting, even if we think we have the edge on our bet as we will only make bet when we are confident but that does not guarantee that we will win since we never know what the outcome of the game.

So that's not a secret after all, a secret is a winning formula that will give you consistent win.

Confidence has nothing to do with getting favorable results. It may even be the reason you'll lose big money. I think everybody knows already that there's no secret to making money out of gambling. Be lucky and know how to handle your money whether you win or lose a bet or a roll. That's the only formula and people who make good money out of gambling knows it.

[traderethereum]

My professor in college once asked us (students) why do we play lottery (the reason is almost the same as gambling). Of course, we all said to win money. But he says that's wrong. We play lottery for the thrill and expectation if our numbers will be drawn. I don't agree 100% with that, but there is something in that feeling when you bet on a game and then you watch it on the TV. You definitely get more excited if the team you bet on scores, don't you?

Your professor might be right.
We want to feel a thrill in the lottery games, especially if we can win the jackpot which most people has cannot get that.
I think the feeling will be different if we compare with watching the match on the TV, but the atmosphere will be the same.
I think we can feel more excited when we can present in the show so we can directly watch what will happen next.
If we can watch the match in the same field as the other people, it will give more experience because we can express our feeling directly with the audience.

[mersal]

The secret to gambling is that you should not do it unless you have some kind of edge so the odds are in your favor not the opposite.

You should play a skilled based game and not a luck based since luck based games always have a house edge.

But I like to tell you based on my experience in sports betting, even if we think we have the edge on our bet as we will only make bet when we are confident but that does not guarantee that we will win since we never know what the outcome of the game.

So that's not a secret after all, a secret is a winning formula that will give you consistent win.

Gambling existing for centuries but still no one can derive a method to get consistent win on bets means there is literally no secret here but people take life time to realize it.

[Betwrong]

~If we can't control strong emotions like anger, fear (maybe, greed too) once they are triggered, we should do our best to avoid situations where such emotions arise and take control over us.

That's a possibility, of course, but since it is very important for our daily life to know how control those emotions, we can use gambling as a great playground for practicing the necessary skills. I mean, when someone is bad at math, he can avoid situations where his lack of knowledge may cost him, but, alternatively, he can learn math from engaging in such situations, and this will help him a lot in the future.

[XCANA]

The secret to gambling is that you should not do it unless you have some kind of edge so the odds are in your favor not the opposite.

We all know how difficult it is to have the odd in our favor and one will see this  statement as that which can bring discouragement to the likes of a gambler if odds are the ground to gamble. Personally I gamble based on fun and to just entertain myself, not for the purpose of  odds.
Gambling has no secret because its a game base on LUCK and not by any form of specialties from gamblers. The only game that deviate from this is: Poker game, which I understand it rudiments.

[Inkdatar]

The secret to gambling is that you should not do it unless you have some kind of edge so the odds are in your favor not the opposite.

We all know how difficult it is to have the odd in our favor and one will see this  statement as that which can bring discouragement to the likes of a gambler if odds are the ground to gamble. Personally I gamble based on fun and to just entertain myself, not for the purpose of  odds.
Gambling has no secret because its a game base on LUCK and not by any form of specialties from gamblers. The only game that deviate from this is: Poker game, which I understand it rudiments.

Mainly there is no secret in gambling only pure luck when comes. You should not do it if not willing to lose because we may ended up nothing. Indeed difficult to gamble when odd not on our side when playing. Just control our emotions because sometimes it is the result of being in loss in a game.

[ethereumhunter]

The secret to gambling is that you should not do it unless you have some kind of edge so the odds are in your favor not the opposite.

We all know how difficult it is to have the odd in our favor and one will see this  statement as that which can bring discouragement to the likes of a gambler if odds are the ground to gamble. Personally I gamble based on fun and to just entertain myself, not for the purpose of  odds.
Gambling has no secret because its a game base on LUCK and not by any form of specialties from gamblers. The only game that deviate from this is: Poker game, which I understand it rudiments.

Mainly there is no secret in gambling only pure luck when comes. You should not do it if not willing to lose because we may ended up nothing. Indeed difficult to gamble when odd not on our side when playing. Just control our emotions because sometimes it is the result of being in loss in a game.

So we all agree that there is no secret in gambling. If there are any people ask us about the secret in gambling, we must tell them that the secret is don't playing gambling if you don't want to lose the money

If someone offers the secret in gambling, that means he is going to trick you, and you should better not to trust him. Maybe the secret is how we can trick the opponent so that we can win from them.

[deisik]

~If we can't control strong emotions like anger, fear (maybe, greed too) once they are triggered, we should do our best to avoid situations where such emotions arise and take control over us.

That's a possibility, of course, but since it is very important for our daily life to know how control those emotions, we can use gambling as a great playground for practicing the necessary skills. I mean, when someone is bad at math, he can avoid situations where his lack of knowledge may cost him, but, alternatively, he can learn math from engaging in such situations, and this will help him a lot in the future

Well, I can't say that I particularly disagree with your point

Basically, what you are trying to say comes down to rendering a particular trigger harmless, i.e. stopping it from being a trigger of a certain emotion. For example, you may suffer from acrophobia (extreme fear of heights) that makes you panicky whenever you find yourself in a triggering situation (e.g. on the roof of a skyscraper or within close proximity of a panoramic window near the top of that building). Technically, you could work with this fear and probably get satisfying results after some effort (or should I actually say pain and suffering?). But is it worth it when you can simply avoid such situations and happily live with that?

[TravelMug]

The secret to gambling is that you should not do it unless you have some kind of edge so the odds are in your favor not the opposite.

You should play a skilled based game and not a luck based since luck based games always have a house edge.

But I like to tell you based on my experience in sports betting, even if we think we have the edge on our bet as we will only make bet when we are confident but that does not guarantee that we will win since we never know what the outcome of the game.

So that's not a secret after all, a secret is a winning formula that will give you consistent win.

Confidence has nothing to do with getting favorable results. It may even be the reason you'll lose big money. I think everybody knows already that there's no secret to making money out of gambling. Be lucky and know how to handle your money whether you win or lose a bet or a roll. That's the only formula and people who make good money out of gambling knows it.

Control is the key and not confidence. In gambling, you really need to have that inner control, whether you are winning or losing. If you think that you are in a roll of badluck then better stop and not rush and chase that lost.

At the same time, when you are very luck, I will also be cautious and we should stop while we are still on top. In my personal experience, when I started to gamble I don't have control when I in the positive and just continue to push even though I won a lot of money already. And then suddenly my luck turn against me and in the end, lost everything.

[Darker45]

The secret to gambling is that you should not do it unless you have some kind of edge so the odds are in your favor not the opposite.

We all know how difficult it is to have the odd in our favor and one will see this  statement as that which can bring discouragement to the likes of a gambler if odds are the ground to gamble. Personally I gamble based on fun and to just entertain myself, not for the purpose of  odds.
Gambling has no secret because its a game base on LUCK and not by any form of specialties from gamblers. The only game that deviate from this is: Poker game, which I understand it rudiments.

Mainly there is no secret in gambling only pure luck when comes. You should not do it if not willing to lose because we may ended up nothing. Indeed difficult to gamble when odd not on our side when playing. Just control our emotions because sometimes it is the result of being in loss in a game.

So we all agree that there is no secret in gambling. If there are any people ask us about the secret in gambling, we must tell them that the secret is don't playing gambling if you don't want to lose the money

If someone offers the secret in gambling, that means he is going to trick you, and you should better not to trust him. Maybe the secret is how we can trick the opponent so that we can win from them.

There really is no secret to gambling at all. Anyone who believes there is is either gobbled up fully with this vice already or too badly hoping to win that he is already resorting to embrace a myth.

But I don’t understand why people have to seek that secret which is no more than a mirage. Instead of chasing after nothing why don’t they just start to shape up and treat gambling just the way it is? Gambling is not a way to make a life, or money, or even fun. If one cannot get over the fact that gambling is actually losing rather than winning, one should try to find pleasure somewhere else.

[XCANA]

The secret to gambling is that you should not do it unless you have some kind of edge so the odds are in your favor not the opposite.

We all know how difficult it is to have the odd in our favor and one will see this  statement as that which can bring discouragement to the likes of a gambler if odds are the ground to gamble. Personally I gamble based on fun and to just entertain myself, not for the purpose of  odds.
Gambling has no secret because its a game base on LUCK and not by any form of specialties from gamblers. The only game that deviate from this is: Poker game, which I understand it rudiments.

Mainly there is no secret in gambling only pure luck when comes. You should not do it if not willing to lose because we may ended up nothing. Indeed difficult to gamble when odd not on our side when playing. Just control our emotions because sometimes it is the result of being in loss in a game.

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If someone offers the secret in gambling, that means he is going to trick you, and you should better not to trust him. Maybe the secret is how we can trick the opponent so that we can win from them.

Absolutely correct; there is no secret but, we must promote them for those who believed in secret to play. Those secrets some gamblers speak to be are not what they are in the actual sense. Saying you have a secret to gambling is a total fallacy. With the exemption of poker game which actually need learning before play.