Advice when you are going a bit far in gaming and betting

[adzino]

This is just the basics, but anyone should be aware of it:

Budget: set it BEFORE you start gambling and stick to it.
Have a break from time to time, it is important to let your brain stop and consider.
Avoid drugs / drink as much as possible, they will make you loose some control innevitably.
Seek help if you feel you are no longer in control. Make a phone call to a friend or go out and speak with someone.

Anything else anyone can think of? Like... read this post before gambling?

1. I have see people set "budget". Almost everyone does that but once they start losing, they forget about the "budget" and end up trying to recover everything they lost which in the end, never ends well.

2. Like I said, once they start losing, they forget about everything. They don't remember about taking breaks. All they know is that they need to win back their money. These are easy to say than do.

3. Yeah, you end up gambling more when you are not in your sense. One shouldn't get drunk and gamble. That would be the worst decision.

4. Seeking help is a good way and talking to friends or someone very close about your gambling habits might make them aware that you need help. Friends that care will help you get out of any issues.

There is one more thing I would like to suggest. Always gamble for fun. Think of it like you are paying for the entertainment and the profits are optional rewards.

[xSkylarx]

it should also reasonable in setting a budget that is not huge you should not using percentage on it you should set like $50 and you family should aware on it so that they can check on you time to time . If in physical casino you should only bring cash and not card and just enough money for your budget for playing. Above all it is really best to have self discipline on your self so that no matter how much your budget is you cant still loss it all

Agreed , we must allocate a certain amount in every gambling gaming
as in this we will prevent from losing more because the more we lose is the more we are chasing that amount.
so if we will have specific fund , then we have no option to chase that losses.
good advise mate and very reasonable to follow , but the problem is can we truly do that?it is an easy said than done lol.

that is really the problem because we can say that we need to bring an extra money just incase of emergency and turns out you add that to the budget which still it is useless that is why having control our emotions as well as our self is really important because no matter what will do if your mindset really is always gamble then still you'll end up spending more and also most of the people are only good for talking and not for doing because they end up saying it is difficult to do.

[Negotiation]

Nice guide and most importantly gamble what you can afford to let go, because some gamblers may still have high and unbearable budgets, and it doesn't fall between the category of budget gambling.
We still remember a story of a gambler that staked up to 1.4 million dollars on a bet, so such a situation warrants the gambler to first analyzed what his/her state will be if he loses the bet and what emotional impact that will have on his physical and psychological well-being.

Budgeting should always be the priority and yes live within your means and take only the risk that you can afford. Gambling while you are not in a good condition is not ideal, because you might be tempted to gamble more, and this can result to a more losses. If you are going to casinos, make sure to have limited cash only and avoid getting more funds especially if you are losing, you have to stay responsible and stay focus.

Rightly said mate in gambling you should take risk according to your ability. You can exclude yourself from gambling for a certain period of time. This will allow you to rethink your gambling habits and focus on other important things in your life. Gambling involves certain risks and players need to be aware of that. They confirm that there is plenty of potential to win, but also potential to lose. If you want to check the level of your gambling addiction, you can take a self-assessment test that will help you better determine your gambling habits.

[Distinctin]

This is just the basics, but anyone should be aware of it:

Budget: set it BEFORE you start gambling and stick to it.
Have a break from time to time, it is important to let your brain stop and consider.
Avoid drugs / drink as much as possible, they will make you loose some control innevitably.
Seek help if you feel you are no longer in control. Make a phone call to a friend or go out and speak with someone.

Anything else anyone can think of? Like... read this post before gambling?

This is why responsible gambling is very important since you will be more aware on when to start and when to stop from gambling, especially if your losses had exceed from your target limits. Furthermore, preparing a spare money that you set for gambling is very essential too since it will remind you that once you lose them all, it’s time for you to go home and automatically stop from gambling. That will save you and your funds from consistent losses.

[QueenVera]

it should also reasonable in setting a budget that is not huge you should not using percentage on it you should set like $50 and you family should aware on it so that they can check on you time to time . If in physical casino you should only bring cash and not card and just enough money for your budget for playing. Above all it is really best to have self discipline on your self so that no matter how much your budget is you cant still loss it all

Agreed , we must allocate a certain amount in every gambling gaming
as in this we will prevent from losing more because the more we lose is the more we are chasing that amount.
so if we will have specific fund , then we have no option to chase that losses.
good advise mate and very reasonable to follow , but the problem is can we truly do that?it is an easy said than done lol.

I really don't know how  people manage to set their budgets online casinos because there were time I had to visit offline  or better still  physical casino and most times I have to carry ong just the amount of money I'm willing to gamble with and at some points, I have to head back hike as soon as the money is finished because most times the games become more interesting  especially  when you already exhausted  the money you came to gamble with.
Having a budget for gambling is at some point  seem impossible  and it actually requires alot of dedication.

[Eternad]

I really don't know how  people manage to set their budgets online casinos because there were time I had to visit offline  or better still  physical casino and most times I have to carry ong just the amount of money I'm willing to gamble with and at some points, I have to head back hike as soon as the money is finished because most times the games become more interesting  especially  when you already exhausted  the money you came to gamble with.

Most of the physical casino I play before have some ATM and some local players offering loans in exchange for physical things such as jewelry as collateral for the quick loan. This makes physical casino is not different to online casino in regards for having access to instant cash whenever it’s needed.

Having a budget for gambling is at some point  seem impossible  and it actually requires alot of dedication.

It’s possible in online casino if you can set time lock to your funds outside the casino. Staking with fixed date is one example. Lock your funds for 1 day while your gambling funds deposit in the casino. This way you are only relying on your gambling funds and there’s no chance to have an excess gambling expenses if you loss for the day.

[Reatim]

This is just the basics, but anyone should be aware of it:

Budget: set it BEFORE you start gambling and stick to it.
Have a break from time to time, it is important to let your brain stop and consider.
Avoid drugs / drink as much as possible, they will make you loose some control innevitably.
Seek help if you feel you are no longer in control. Make a phone call to a friend or go out and speak with someone.

Anything else anyone can think of? Like... read this post before gambling?

What I did is? Letting my Wife handle all our funds and just allow Her to give me my weekly budget to gamble , in that way I managed to maintain my spending amount and only that I need to decide when to stand while winning .
nowadays I have learn my ways and yes she do not need to give me my allowance for gambling because I understand how much i need to gamble and also I know when to stand from table.
this partnership will surely let you just enjoy and never regret your gambling activities.

    - The Only problem is if you are still single and no one to let you managed your money , better to have strict rules and focused mind or else never engaged in gambling forever.
     - because no matter what? you will always lose and that is the reality and the saddest part is if you will turn addicted .



never be like this lol

You have a very considerate wife. While some of us are not telling our wives we gamble online, you get to have a budget. You definitely had chosen a great wife.

Well , Proud to say I AM mate, my wife is very considerate things that I am very thankful though maybe the reason is I am also a trustworthy husband and I neve lei on her so she trusted me in every decision and things that I do.
and also that is the reason why we are staying strong over the years
with having our child around.

Whether married or not, however, one will still have to manage his funds to live so in order to just keep it that way a person should just bear in mind the bills to pay and food on the table. When he is responsible enough, I think he will not go deep into gambling.

but that is the thing mate, it is hard for someone specially those who have a temper problem to manage those things , they will keep digging for something that very easy for them to acquire and that is how gamble ruin their life.
so they need someone who will be with them in this kind of situation .

[Hypnosis00]

Seek help if you feel you are no longer in control. Make a phone call to a friend or go out and speak with someone.

I do that strategy when lag and can't control again the game. I immediately called my best friend, and talk about something else. Fortunately, my friend knows that (I don't have control), and our conversation goes the same way. I do often tell if I am gambling and sometimes need help to refresh the mind, so if not burdensome I need a call every 3 hours, and my friend agree with condition I must invite him dinner and having fun if I won. Sometimes i need my friend to call me (pretend to be important) to leave the table.

I'd see your situation is getting worse and possible you had fallen into addiction already. You need to address your gambling habits, much better to stay away from gambling for weeks or even months to cut such addiction. And also for you to figure out what really happens to you. You'd better spend more time with your friends and might some of your old friends can help it out and totally be healed from gambling attraction.

[Jawhead999]

I really don't know how  people manage to set their budgets online casinos because there were time I had to visit offline  or better still  physical casino and most times I have to carry ong just the amount of money I'm willing to gamble with and at some points, I have to head back hike as soon as the money is finished because most times the games become more interesting  especially  when you already exhausted  the money you came to gamble with.
Having a budget for gambling is at some point  seem impossible  and it actually requires alot of dedication.

It's not impossible, but you're not really have a strong commitment to only use the amount you've set up and back to home when you're already lost it. Physical casino is harder to control your money because some people including your friend will tease you to gamble more, this make you want to fulfill it and forget your money management. But, as long as you're not ask a loan to gamble, it's still fine since you're not mess your life and hurt other people.

[Fredomago]

Seek help if you feel you are no longer in control. Make a phone call to a friend or go out and speak with someone.

I do that strategy when lag and can't control again the game. I immediately called my best friend, and talk about something else. Fortunately, my friend knows that (I don't have control), and our conversation goes the same way. I do often tell if I am gambling and sometimes need help to refresh the mind, so if not burdensome I need a call every 3 hours, and my friend agree with condition I must invite him dinner and having fun if I won. Sometimes i need my friend to call me (pretend to be important) to leave the table.

I'd see your situation is getting worse and possible you had fallen into addiction already. You need to address your gambling habits, much better to stay away from gambling for weeks or even months to cut such addiction. And also for you to figure out what really happens to you. You'd better spend more time with your friends and might some of your old friends can help it out and totally be healed from gambling attraction.

I also see that way, if that particular friend is busy and there's none to talk the chance to go back and keep playing will lead you to lose your bankroll, or in worse scenario you already lose your initial capital then you will add and deposit more to keep playing thinking that luck might be there somewhere and will allow you to recover and win some decent amount before quitting.

The worse side of addiction is lying to yourself that you are not really that engage and your gambling participation is still in your control.

Better to think ahead and, if possible, to try quitting for a while and re-assess yourself, try a good diversion to temporarily stop and find some new activities to refresh your mind.

[CarnagexD]

This is just the basics, but anyone should be aware of it:

Budget: set it BEFORE you start gambling and stick to it.
Have a break from time to time, it is important to let your brain stop and consider.
Avoid drugs / drink as much as possible, they will make you loose some control innevitably.
Seek help if you feel you are no longer in control. Make a phone call to a friend or go out and speak with someone.

Anything else anyone can think of? Like... read this post before gambling?

Mindfulness, Self-awareness, Self-control, and Discipline is the key. These bits of pieces of advice do really work. It is proven. But only if put into action.

You can set a budget before you start gambling. 5% or 10% of your capital. But how disciplined can you stick with it.
Take a break when you get to win, and don't give back your profits. How can you control yourself?
How mindful are you to avoid drugs and alcoholic drinks? How do you seek help when needed?

These questions are hard to swallow and to answer, but it's the key. You don't need techniques, you need to master yourself. It may seem like, there is no related to gamble in here, but gambling is a hard psychological game. You lose money, you may also lose yourself. So take care of yourself as you take care of your accounts.

[so98nn]

Yup, anyone who’s gambling since long knows this for sure or at least had a worst experience someday to pull themselves together. This is what happened with me one day when I was playing on Vegus Plus casino. They have variety of crash games (rockets, ships, war sails etc). It was so addictive on that casino I ended up playing for hours and hours. Game after game, even the back used to hurt man.

That was the day when I realised, I have to put heavy limits on myself and keep it real low.

Pretty much what OP suggested should be the workflow. Usually I play and if I’m losing in streak then im stopping right there and might give couple of days gap before I can start again.

[ultrloa]

I really don't know how  people manage to set their budgets online casinos because there were time I had to visit offline  or better still  physical casino and most times I have to carry ong just the amount of money I'm willing to gamble with and at some points, I have to head back hike as soon as the money is finished because most times the games become more interesting  especially  when you already exhausted  the money you came to gamble with.
Having a budget for gambling is at some point  seem impossible  and it actually requires alot of dedication.

It's not impossible, but you're not really have a strong commitment to only use the amount you've set up and back to home when you're already lost it. Physical casino is harder to control your money because some people including your friend will tease you to gamble more, this make you want to fulfill it and forget your money management. But, as long as you're not ask a loan to gamble, it's still fine since you're not mess your life and hurt other people.

Don't bring excess money when you are going to a casino. Just bring the enough budget where you can afford to lose so that there's no further extension of playing once your friend tease you since they cannot do anything if you are done already. Also don't get carried away by peer pressure and always put it on your mind that you gamble because you want to have fun and not to satisfy your friends expectations about how you play.

[ethereumhunter]

Seek help if you feel you are no longer in control. Make a phone call to a friend or go out and speak with someone.

I do that strategy when lag and can't control again the game. I immediately called my best friend, and talk about something else. Fortunately, my friend knows that (I don't have control), and our conversation goes the same way. I do often tell if I am gambling and sometimes need help to refresh the mind, so if not burdensome I need a call every 3 hours, and my friend agree with condition I must invite him dinner and having fun if I won. Sometimes i need my friend to call me (pretend to be important) to leave the table.

I'd see your situation is getting worse and possible you had fallen into addiction already. You need to address your gambling habits, much better to stay away from gambling for weeks or even months to cut such addiction. And also for you to figure out what really happens to you. You'd better spend more time with your friends and might some of your old friends can help it out and totally be healed from gambling attraction.

But at least she had a friend to turn to when things got worse so she could turn her attention to talking to her friends. This is good because he is still sober and can call a friend to help him turn his attention to gambling. Meanwhile, other people just continue to gamble and will not try to stop for a moment. Perhaps he really should give up gambling for a while and engage in other activities when he is free, so there is no possibility for him to gamble. It will surely help him to reduce his gambling habit and surely it will also help him to cure his gambling addiction.

[piebeyb]

Don't bring excess money when you are going to a casino. Just bring the enough budget where you can afford to lose so that there's no further extension of playing once your friend tease you since they cannot do anything if you are done already. Also don't get carried away by peer pressure and always put it on your mind that you gamble because you want to have fun and not to satisfy your friends expectations about how you play.

You're right, it's a good idea to bring money according to what we can afford to lose if we play at a land or live casino, but for me online casino gamblers sometimes I apply that when I play casino make a deposit according to the money I'm prepared to lose Moreover, if there are friends who try to interfere with my game or pressure me to make another deposit when I lose, of course it won't affect that because I always play according to my portion and limit my daily spending.

Besides playing gambling, if we are affected by situations and the environment, for example when playing gambling with friends, of course it will be very disturbing to control our emotions, so I usually often look for a quiet and comfortable place to gamble in a casino alone. Have fun playing gambling alone. . 

[benalexis12]

What I do is simple, when my budget is used up on the gambling platform here in cryptocurrency, I stop, especially if I know that I'm a bit unlucky in playing. Then I'll play again when I have enough money to gamble again, because I don't take gambling seriously as a source of income, instead it's really just a pastime or hobby for me.

[TheGreatPython]

I've seen people run out to a pawn shop to sell their watch just to get money for another round because they reached daily limits on their ATM withdrawals. Setting a budget helps only until you get addicted so much that you completely lose control.
All the advice by OP is great and works, but only until you reach a point where you can no longer limit yourself. For instance, a normal gambler casually sits at the table and walks away after an hour or two, can leave the table after a win or a loss and feels fine regardless of the result. A light addict can't stop as long as he has money. When he loses everything is when the fun ends and he keeps thinking about ways to make the money back all the time. A hard addict doesn't leave the casino, he's taken out because he's drunk, out of money, or arguing and starting fights.

I think it's normal on physical casino to have addicts like that. Spending all of their fortunes even if they shouldn't. I've also seen on in a physical casino but the gambling addict that I saw is selling his car to his opponent in a poker match. It's crazy to see one in person really, It's just like a movie scene. I been an addict but I didn't came to that point that I'm selling my belongings to just continue to gamble. This kind of addicts are helpless and needs a huge amount of time to stop their crazy gambling habits. They will realize all their mistakes after they lost everything and will start from scratch.

You can even find people like that in online gambling platforms who will usually try having a limited amount when gambling but as soon as they lose the money, in order to win it back, they deposit again and this time a bigger amount only to try and recover their losses but what generally happens is that they lose all they have.

Only someone who respects their discipline and has complete control over their emotions can stop themselves from this, otherwise, when you lose you start to have mixed emotions, anger, regret, frustration, sadness, and a lot more.

[Mauser]

Anything else anyone can think of? Like... read this post before gambling?

That was a quick and good summary on how to focus on gambling. I fully agree with you that setting a budget for ourselves is one of the most important rules in gambling and sports betting. For several years now I have a hard limit per month and week on my bankroll, this helps me to avoid chasing losses during a streak of bad beats. When following martingale based strategies it relies on always doubling up our bet after a loss. Without a strong focus on our balance we could be wiped out during a losing streak. Another point I would add to your list to take out some of the winnings and save them. Whenever I manage to make bigger win in gambling I try to take at least 50% of it and withdraw it. Having a separate wallet helps me to grow my winnings long term.

[pawanjain]

This is just the basics, but anyone should be aware of it:

Budget: set it BEFORE you start gambling and stick to it.
Have a break from time to time, it is important to let your brain stop and consider.
Avoid drugs / drink as much as possible, they will make you loose some control innevitably.
Seek help if you feel you are no longer in control. Make a phone call to a friend or go out and speak with someone.

Anything else anyone can think of? Like... read this post before gambling?

Self awareness to getting addicted should be the main advice. Every gambler should pay attention on his gambling habits.
If at any point the gambler does something what he had not planned on to do then the chances are higher that he is slowly getting addicted to gambling.
For example: Playing more than the allocated time for gambling or increasing the budget for gambling out of the blue are some incidents to know your gambling addiction has increased.

[Findingnemo]

I would say be aware of the negative consequences of gambling as well while you are about to gamble cause most people get inspired by big wins in the gambling industry but they fail to notice what happened to the majority of people so just play for fun.

Mainly I wanted to say don't chase your loss because it is one of the deadly things we do to ourselves while gambling since the day isn't going in our way betting more money will lead us to lose more money.