Man lost £20,000 in one night after becoming addicted to online gambling!

[stadus]

I don't think you can still be a responsible gambler even though you lose too much money on gambling.

The way I see it, you can be a responsible gambler only if you don't lose more than you can afford to. Losing too much money means you are pretty addicted to gambling. There is no way I can view this as being responsible. It sounds more like an excuse.

If you are losing money regularly, then you should not be gambling in the first place. But you need to analyze your condition after a while. The house advantage is usually 1% or 2% depending on the casino. So if you are playing a game with 50% chance of win, you should at least win 4 out of 10 games. If it is like 1 out of 10, it is time to take a break and admit that it is not your lucky day. If this can't be done easily, then another way to follow it is not to carry too much cash to the casino. Take only limited amount of cash and don't take your credit card along. Once the money is finished, you won't be able to gamble again.

Most of us are losing money in gambling but we don't really count it as we don't treat gambling as a business, it's entertainment for most of us, so what we lose is our expenses to enjoy gambling. We will only feel it if our approach to gambling is already serious, and we will be in trouble because we will be putting in a huge amount of money just to gamble.

@mindrust  is correction, we should only gamble based on our limit, if we go beyond, it's not fun anymore.

[Stevcummings]

I don't think you can still be a responsible gambler even though you lose too much money on gambling.

The way I see it, you can be a responsible gambler only if you don't lose more than you can afford to. Losing too much money means you are pretty addicted to gambling. There is no way I can view this as being responsible. It sounds more like an excuse.

If you are losing money regularly, then you should not be gambling in the first place. But you need to analyze your condition after a while. The house advantage is usually 1% or 2% depending on the casino. So if you are playing a game with 50% chance of win, you should at least win 4 out of 10 games. If it is like 1 out of 10, it is time to take a break and admit that it is not your lucky day. If this can't be done easily, then another way to follow it is not to carry too much cash to the casino. Take only limited amount of cash and don't take your credit card along. Once the money is finished, you won't be able to gamble again.

Most of us are losing money in gambling but we don't really count it as we don't treat gambling as a business, it's entertainment for most of us, so what we lose is our expenses to enjoy gambling. We will only feel it if our approach to gambling is already serious, and we will be in trouble because we will be putting in a huge amount of money just to gamble.

@mindrust  is correction, we should only gamble based on our limit, if we go beyond, it's not fun anymore.

An addictive gambler who doesn’t want to totally quit gambling can choose the option of controlled gambling.
It’s only when gambling gets out of control that it starts to cause problems on people’s lives.

[Stevcummings]

One of the primary reasons why people stay addicted for long is to win big. They think a big win will solve financial and all other problems in their lives.

[ethereumhunter]

I don't think you can still be a responsible gambler even though you lose too much money on gambling.

The way I see it, you can be a responsible gambler only if you don't lose more than you can afford to. Losing too much money means you are pretty addicted to gambling. There is no way I can view this as being responsible. It sounds more like an excuse.

If you are losing money regularly, then you should not be gambling in the first place. But you need to analyze your condition after a while. The house advantage is usually 1% or 2% depending on the casino. So if you are playing a game with 50% chance of win, you should at least win 4 out of 10 games. If it is like 1 out of 10, it is time to take a break and admit that it is not your lucky day. If this can't be done easily, then another way to follow it is not to carry too much cash to the casino. Take only limited amount of cash and don't take your credit card along. Once the money is finished, you won't be able to gamble again.

Most of us are losing money in gambling but we don't really count it as we don't treat gambling as a business, it's entertainment for most of us, so what we lose is our expenses to enjoy gambling. We will only feel it if our approach to gambling is already serious, and we will be in trouble because we will be putting in a huge amount of money just to gamble.

@mindrust  is correction, we should only gamble based on our limit, if we go beyond, it's not fun anymore.

An addictive gambler who doesn’t want to totally quit gambling can choose the option of controlled gambling.
It’s only when gambling gets out of control that it starts to cause problems on people’s lives.

Unfortunately, an addictive gambler will not know how to quit gambling as in their mind will think about how to win the gambling games. If they know how to quit, we will not see many addicted gamblers quit as soon as possible, especially if they already lose much money. We can get out of control when we lose or win because that is human nature to become greed or want to get more while they already get something.

[Quidat]

I don't think you can still be a responsible gambler even though you lose too much money on gambling.

The way I see it, you can be a responsible gambler only if you don't lose more than you can afford to. Losing too much money means you are pretty addicted to gambling. There is no way I can view this as being responsible. It sounds more like an excuse.

If you are losing money regularly, then you should not be gambling in the first place. But you need to analyze your condition after a while. The house advantage is usually 1% or 2% depending on the casino. So if you are playing a game with 50% chance of win, you should at least win 4 out of 10 games. If it is like 1 out of 10, it is time to take a break and admit that it is not your lucky day. If this can't be done easily, then another way to follow it is not to carry too much cash to the casino. Take only limited amount of cash and don't take your credit card along. Once the money is finished, you won't be able to gamble again.

Most of us are losing money in gambling but we don't really count it as we don't treat gambling as a business, it's entertainment for most of us, so what we lose is our expenses to enjoy gambling. We will only feel it if our approach to gambling is already serious, and we will be in trouble because we will be putting in a huge amount of money just to gamble.

@mindrust  is correction, we should only gamble based on our limit, if we go beyond, it's not fun anymore.

An addictive gambler who doesn’t want to totally quit gambling can choose the option of controlled gambling.
It’s only when gambling gets out of control that it starts to cause problems on people’s lives.

Unfortunately, an addictive gambler will not know how to quit gambling as in their mind will think about how to win the gambling games. If they know how to quit, we will not see many addicted gamblers quit as soon as possible, especially if they already lose much money. We can get out of control when we lose or win because that is human nature to become greed or want to get more while they already get something.

They wont quit as long they do have money in their pocket and literally they would just stop out when they do all spent it out and lost it all
where for you wont able to make out anymore bets which is literally normal but in the sense talking about quitting on midway is really impossible because most gamblers would really be chasing off losses when you are trying to break even or even when you are already on profits then you would be asking for more which is a common behavior.Gamblers wont stop as long they do have some balance to spend on and potential losses that you could attain in gambling is limitless which means if you dont have a good hold of yourself then numbers could
really be indefinite so this is why control is really important.

[Sithara007]

Most of us are losing money in gambling but we don't really count it as we don't treat gambling as a business, it's entertainment for most of us, so what we lose is our expenses to enjoy gambling. We will only feel it if our approach to gambling is already serious, and we will be in trouble because we will be putting in a huge amount of money just to gamble.

@mindrust  is correction, we should only gamble based on our limit, if we go beyond, it's not fun anymore.

For people like me, who gamble once in a while for purely entertainment purposes, we have strict limits on money that could be spent for this purpose. The last time I visited a casino was in 2019. And regarding sportsbooks, I make a bet once in a week or so, but with moderate amounts (like BTC0.001 or BTC0.002). For compulsive gamblers, that is not the case. They think about gambling 24x7, which makes it impossible to adhere to strict limits. For such people, unless they can distract their mind by engaging in some other activity, there is no hope for redemption.

[Lorence.xD]

For people like me, who gamble once in a while for purely entertainment purposes, we have strict limits on money that could be spent for this purpose. The last time I visited a casino was in 2019. And regarding sportsbooks, I make a bet once in a week or so, but with moderate amounts (like BTC0.001 or BTC0.002). For compulsive gamblers, that is not the case. They think about gambling 24x7, which makes it impossible to adhere to strict limits. For such people, unless they can distract their mind by engaging in some other activity, there is no hope for redemption.

The problem is that not everyone has the same control as you plus this compulsive gamblers doesn't really have that much control over their urges, I understand that they try but the urge is just strong and you can't just say to them to stop when they want to because again, it's not in their control.

[ethereumhunter]

They wont quit as long they do have money in their pocket and literally they would just stop out when they do all spent it out and lost it all
where for you wont able to make out anymore bets which is literally normal but in the sense talking about quitting on midway is really impossible because most gamblers would really be chasing off losses when you are trying to break even or even when you are already on profits then you would be asking for more which is a common behavior.Gamblers wont stop as long they do have some balance to spend on and potential losses that you could attain in gambling is limitless which means if you dont have a good hold of yourself then numbers could
really be indefinite so this is why control is really important.

I guess if they lose it all, they will try to borrow from the others that they know or even they will borrow from the casino. It is hard if they always doing that because they do not have a chance to recover and pay back the borrow the money. Become a gambler should know the consequences and the risk but unfortunately, not many gamblers know about that instead they enjoy spending their money in gambling games. If they can have control during playing gambling, they will not lose everything that they have but they will have a chance to stop gambling. At least, they can save their money although that is not much. Yes, having control is really important for the gambler because that is the only thing that will save them from losing all money.

[tygeade]

It is easy to tell people to "just stop" but the reality is that addiction is addiction and some people can't do it. And by the way not all addictions are applicable to all people, like for example I can eat 20 chocolate bars for 1 month straight every single day and then can never eat chocolate again in my life and I wouldn't really feel too much about it (well occasionally it is nice, but that's it) however I smoke cigarettes one pack a day and if I stay without them for few hours it really makes me angry, on the other hand my wife can't go without a chocolate for a day, but only smokes whenever she wants to on special occasions.

This is just one example, but not all the things that is addictive are addictive to everyone, so if you feel like gambling is something you can stop doing, know that it is not addictive for you but doesn't mean it is not addictive at all.

[Saint-loup]

One of the primary reasons why people stay addicted for long is to win big. They think a big win will solve financial and all other problems in their lives.

It's true but there are also many people who gamble because they try to chase their losses, and unfortunately the more they take risky bets the more they lose their money and the more they take risky bets to try to win back their lost money that's a vicious circle.

[Zilon]

One of the primary reasons why people stay addicted for long is to win big. They think a big win will solve financial and all other problems in their lives.

Greed has been a killer. I know of a close family friend who go so addicted to gambling that he ended up gambling with his landed properties and this happened when he was in his late 50s this made him look so frustrated and died out of cardiac arrest. I feel gambling should remain a game of fun and not a get rich scheme and that way one can minimize his stakings and make good profits as well over time

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

Greed has been a killer. I know of a close family friend who go so addicted to gambling that he ended up gambling with his landed properties and this happened when he was in his late 50s this made him look so frustrated and died out of cardiac arrest. I feel gambling should remain a game of fun and not a get rich scheme and that way one can minimize his stakings and make good profits as well over time

Would agree with you, I grew up in a bad neighborhood and I think that a lot of people that got killed by hired guns are all because of a big debt in gambling that happened because they were greedy and addicted to gambling. It should be a game of fun but we all know that it's not going to happen because of human's tendency to get obsessed.

[jrrsparkles]

Greed has been a killer. I know of a close family friend who go so addicted to gambling that he ended up gambling with his landed properties and this happened when he was in his late 50s this made him look so frustrated and died out of cardiac arrest. I feel gambling should remain a game of fun and not a get rich scheme and that way one can minimize his stakings and make good profits as well over time

Would agree with you, I grew up in a bad neighborhood and I think that a lot of people that got killed by hired guns are all because of a big debt in gambling that happened because they were greedy and addicted to gambling. It should be a game of fun but we all know that it's not going to happen because of human's tendency to get obsessed.

Humans are selfish in all the time period, they want to be ahead of someone who is better but they wants to achieve it in the easiest way that is where the problem begins, we might heard that "No pain No gain", so we must be ready to face the consequences if we are risking something so when someone wants to risk their money then they should be ready to lose it.

[KTChampions]

One of the primary reasons why people stay addicted for long is to win big. They think a big win will solve financial and all other problems in their lives.

This is partly true. But gambling addiction appears in all people, both poor and rich, so the motive for getting big winnings for solving problems is not the main one. Addiction to online games is of a similar nature, but we are not talking about the fact that online game players are trying to upgrade their character and thus solve their life problems.

[Alisha-k]

£20000 that's a huge sum of money how would he gamble to this point hope he doesn't commit sucide. This sum is enough to start up an investment that would possibly yield good returns in future. I wish gambling sites had a limit for gamblers so that once a gambler exceeds his or her limit it automatically logs halt all gambling activities for such persons till May be the next day.

[michellee]

One of the primary reasons why people stay addicted for long is to win big. They think a big win will solve financial and all other problems in their lives.

It is normal if they think like that because they read and see some people who are playing gambling can win so much money to be like those people. They tend to play gambling because they hope that they can win that money in one day and enjoy the money for their life. But they do not think that they will not win that much money easily but they can lose all of their money before they can get big win money.

[molsewid]

It is easy to tell people to "just stop" but the reality is that addiction is addiction and some people can't do it. And by the way not all addictions are applicable to all people, like for example I can eat 20 chocolate bars for 1 month straight every single day and then can never eat chocolate again in my life and I wouldn't really feel too much about it (well occasionally it is nice, but that's it) however I smoke cigarettes one pack a day and if I stay without them for few hours it really makes me angry, on the other hand my wife can't go without a chocolate for a day, but only smokes whenever she wants to on special occasions.

This is just one example, but not all the things that is addictive are addictive to everyone, so if you feel like gambling is something you can stop doing, know that it is not addictive for you but doesn't mean it is not addictive at all.

Actually it is really hard to take the advise of other people and turn it into an action when a person you're telling this advise is really a gambling addict. We have a different level of self control, some can manage to make a limitation on themselves in terms of time allotted in gambling engagement and how much amount they can afford to lose or to take risk but some also can't control themselves. And this is totally different, I mean addiction is addiction, we can't make people stop doing it unless they do it for themselves.

[suzanne5223]

It wasn't appropriate for the man (Craig) who lost the money gambling in one night because the gambling firm are doing their best to prevent addiction and the last time I checked their promotion is not much to the extent of it not been fair.
If the online casino could called him to check up on him after he lost £20,000 in one night it mean they really care about their customers well being, it Craig that ought to have sought for help when he's going on the verge of addiction, not after the issue is worse.
I believe it the thought of making money through gambling that causes his addiction.

[johhnyUA]

I don't think you can still be a responsible gambler even though you lose too much money on gambling.

The way I see it, you can be a responsible gambler only if you don't lose more than you can afford to. Losing too much money means you are pretty addicted to gambling. There is no way I can view this as being responsible. It sounds more like an excuse.

Totally agree! 
This sentence "I can loose too much money but i still be a responsible gambler " this is some kind of nonsense. First part and second part is contradictory to each other. If you're loosing 20k, you're not a "responsible gambler" for sure 

[Kasabus]

I don't think you can still be a responsible gambler even though you lose too much money on gambling.

The way I see it, you can be a responsible gambler only if you don't lose more than you can afford to. Losing too much money means you are pretty addicted to gambling. There is no way I can view this as being responsible. It sounds more like an excuse.

Totally agree! 
This sentence "I can loose too much money but i still be a responsible gambler " this is some kind of nonsense. First part and second part is contradictory to each other. If you're loosing 20k, you're not a "responsible gambler" for sure 

The word you lose too much would already make you irresponsible since you did not anymore follow the principle.

The principle is very simple, gamble what you can afford to lose, so losing too much is not something you can afford anymore.
Sometimes we make simple things complicated just to justify our mistakes in gambling, but we didn't know, the more we justify it, the more the problem will grow and we will just regret it when the time comes.