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

[pakhitheboss]

A person who's spending his whole salary in gambling is likely an addict indeed. Because if you're just playing to kill time, you'll not spend a significant amount just to sustain this habit. Well, we know it's hard to earn money nowadays plus almost everything is expensive due to inflation. What i'm trying to say is, we need to prioritize the essential things before thinking of leisure time. Gambling is really entertaining and can give us excitement especially if we win. However if you know that you can't follow the set limit because of temptation, then don't ever try to gamble regardless of your reasons on why you want to play. Because even we always say to have a self-control when you're playing, we can't deny that many gamblers can't follow it, easy to be said than done as they say. Well for me it depends on what type of gambler you are because there are still gamblers who are not letting gambling to affect them negatively.

You are talking about an addict who is spending everything he earns on gambling and then you want them to work on self control. Social gamblers whom we consider nonaddicts, who we also feel as those gambling for entertainment are the ones who eventually become addicted to gambling later on. Self control is not as easy as it sounds, it comes with a lot of discipline and a sound state of mind. In today's time, it is hard to have a sound state of mind with all the wrong things happening around everyone.

[piebeyb]

A person who's spending his whole salary in gambling is likely an addict indeed. Because if you're just playing to kill time, you'll not spend a significant amount just to sustain this habit. Well, we know it's hard to earn money nowadays plus almost everything is expensive due to inflation. What i'm trying to say is, we need to prioritize the essential things before thinking of leisure time. Gambling is really entertaining and can give us excitement especially if we win. However if you know that you can't follow the set limit because of temptation, then don't ever try to gamble regardless of your reasons on why you want to play. Because even we always say to have a self-control when you're playing, we can't deny that many gamblers can't follow it, easy to be said than done as they say. Well for me it depends on what type of gambler you are because there are still gamblers who are not letting gambling to affect them negatively.

You are talking about an addict who is spending everything he earns on gambling and then you want them to work on self control. Social gamblers whom we consider nonaddicts, who we also feel as those gambling for entertainment are the ones who eventually become addicted to gambling later on. Self control is not as easy as it sounds, it comes with a lot of discipline and a sound state of mind. In today's time, it is hard to have a sound state of mind with all the wrong things happening around everyone.

Yes, it's really hard to do it, but if you only do it that way, of course there are no other options to control yourself and also change your mindset to be healthier, at first it looks difficult but when you want to live it, everything will change slowly, nothing is impossible to cure our addiction against gambling let alone avoid gambling just by playing for fun to pass the time.

I used to go too deep into gambling and almost became an addict but finally I can control it now and not fall into it, at least we want to do something positive, there's nothing wrong either. start looking for busyness and work so you can get rid of the desire to gamble and slowly the mindset will change by itself.

[Blitzboy]

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A person who's spending his whole salary in gambling is likely an addict indeed. Because if you're just playing to kill time, you'll not spend a significant amount just to sustain this habit. Well, we know it's hard to earn money nowadays plus almost everything is expensive due to inflation. What i'm trying to say is, we need to prioritize the essential things before thinking of leisure time. Gambling is really entertaining and can give us excitement especially if we win. However if you know that you can't follow the set limit because of temptation, then don't ever try to gamble regardless of your reasons on why you want to play. Because even we always say to have a self-control when you're playing, we can't deny that many gamblers can't follow it, easy to be said than done as they say. Well for me it depends on what type of gambler you are because there are still gamblers who are not letting gambling to affect them negatively.

The problem you bring up, that gambling can lead to addiction, is an important one. Rather than wondering if one is gambling too much, one can investigate what draws them to the activity to the point that it threatens their financial security.

By learning more about the mental processes that lead to compulsive gambling, we can better sympathize with those who struggle with this disease. The excitement, the chance for distraction, and the prospect of a large payout all make gambling an alluring pastime for many. As this comprehension shows, its not as easy as saying "don't gamble if you can't control it." Many people simply do not have that kind of power.

Instead of writing it off as a matter of willpower, we should be warning people of the dangers and helping those who are struggling. Obviously, not every gambler has a problem, but we should treat those who do as though they do.

[bakasabo]

Imo there is only one thing that is “you are going a bit far” in gambling - situation when you start to think how you gonna play back what you have already lost. If you start planning, that if you bet X amount and win, and that will be greater that you have lost, this means you are in a narrow path of loosing everything and making a wrong decision. If you catch yourself planning what you will do with winning amount - you are a bit far, in danger.

[Outhue]

Once you deposit your monthly salary in the casino, it will turn out to be a habit in the long run and you will regret such habits one day after losing all and nothing left behind.

This is very interesting and it has gone unnoticed, not surprising though. The moment you deposit your whole salary on a casino then you can realize, without any doubt, that you went a bit too far!
Gambling is supposed to be a fun activity and you are supposed to spend some of your salary on such activities. Spending all your money on it isn't a good sign regardless of how sure you are about winning. I would call anyone who does such thing an addict.

A person who's spending his whole salary in gambling is likely an addict indeed. Because if you're just playing to kill time, you'll not spend a significant amount just to sustain this habit. Well, we know it's hard to earn money nowadays plus almost everything is expensive due to inflation. What i'm trying to say is, we need to prioritize the essential things before thinking of leisure time. Gambling is really entertaining and can give us excitement especially if we win. However if you know that you can't follow the set limit because of temptation, then don't ever try to gamble regardless of your reasons on why you want to play. Because even we always say to have a self-control when you're playing, we can't deny that many gamblers can't follow it, easy to be said than done as they say. Well for me it depends on what type of gambler you are because there are still gamblers who are not letting gambling to affect them negatively.

There are other things we can do to kill away time, it's not a must to go on a casino to gamble, for example, I spend time playing video games when I don't have the money to play Slots online, I just want to have fun like we all used to say but I choose to have that fun for free at times and some times I get that fun using my hard earned money, not all but very small percentage.

Getting very friendly with online casino games can be captivating so we need to be careful around online casino games, it's really not a must to gamble, but some people make this a must because they have a goal they want to achieve through gambling.

[rodskee]

A person who's spending his whole salary in gambling is likely an addict indeed. Because if you're just playing to kill time, you'll not spend a significant amount just to sustain this habit. Well, we know it's hard to earn money nowadays plus almost everything is expensive due to inflation. What i'm trying to say is, we need to prioritize the essential things before thinking of leisure time. Gambling is really entertaining and can give us excitement especially if we win. However if you know that you can't follow the set limit because of temptation, then don't ever try to gamble regardless of your reasons on why you want to play. Because even we always say to have a self-control when you're playing, we can't deny that many gamblers can't follow it, easy to be said than done as they say. Well for me it depends on what type of gambler you are because there are still gamblers who are not letting gambling to affect them negatively.

You are talking about an addict who is spending everything he earns on gambling and then you want them to work on self control. Social gamblers whom we consider nonaddicts, who we also feel as those gambling for entertainment are the ones who eventually become addicted to gambling later on. Self control is not as easy as it sounds, it comes with a lot of discipline and a sound state of mind. In today's time, it is hard to have a sound state of mind with all the wrong things happening around everyone.

funny how it was delivered here  when talking addicted gambler then there is no way that there is a self control included .

[Lida93]

A person who's spending his whole salary in gambling is likely an addict indeed. Because if you're just playing to kill time, you'll not spend a significant amount just to sustain this habit. Well, we know it's hard to earn money nowadays plus almost everything is expensive due to inflation. What i'm trying to say is, we need to prioritize the essential things before thinking of leisure time. Gambling is really entertaining and can give us excitement especially if we win. However if you know that you can't follow the set limit because of temptation, then don't ever try to gamble regardless of your reasons on why you want to play. Because even we always say to have a self-control when you're playing, we can't deny that many gamblers can't follow it, easy to be said than done as they say. Well for me it depends on what type of gambler you are because there are still gamblers who are not letting gambling to affect them negatively.

You are talking about an addict who is spending everything he earns on gambling and then you want them to work on self control. Social gamblers whom we consider nonaddicts, who we also feel as those gambling for entertainment are the ones who eventually become addicted to gambling later on. Self control is not as easy as it sounds, it comes with a lot of discipline and a sound state of mind. In today's time, it is hard to have a sound state of mind with all the wrong things happening around everyone.

Yes, it's really hard to do it, but if you only do it that way, of course there are no other options to control yourself and also change your mindset to be healthier, at first it looks difficult but when you want to live it, everything will change slowly, nothing is impossible to cure our addiction against gambling let alone avoid gambling just by playing for fun to pass the time.

Indeed no kind of addiction is impossible to cure unless the person has not really vehemently taking the decision to cure it. When the will is there, there will always be a way out no matter the level of addiction. There are so many testimonies of diehard gambler who later quit gambling and if we go through their testimonials we'll find out that there was a strong Will to stop before external help from families and colleagues started yielding positive results. Our resolve to end anything matters a lot before any other thing can follow.

[bettercrypto]

A person who's spending his whole salary in gambling is likely an addict indeed. Because if you're just playing to kill time, you'll not spend a significant amount just to sustain this habit. Well, we know it's hard to earn money nowadays plus almost everything is expensive due to inflation. What i'm trying to say is, we need to prioritize the essential things before thinking of leisure time. Gambling is really entertaining and can give us excitement especially if we win. However if you know that you can't follow the set limit because of temptation, then don't ever try to gamble regardless of your reasons on why you want to play. Because even we always say to have a self-control when you're playing, we can't deny that many gamblers can't follow it, easy to be said than done as they say. Well for me it depends on what type of gambler you are because there are still gamblers who are not letting gambling to affect them negatively.

You are talking about an addict who is spending everything he earns on gambling and then you want them to work on self control. Social gamblers whom we consider nonaddicts, who we also feel as those gambling for entertainment are the ones who eventually become addicted to gambling later on. Self control is not as easy as it sounds, it comes with a lot of discipline and a sound state of mind. In today's time, it is hard to have a sound state of mind with all the wrong things happening around everyone.

Yes, it's really hard to do it, but if you only do it that way, of course there are no other options to control yourself and also change your mindset to be healthier, at first it looks difficult but when you want to live it, everything will change slowly, nothing is impossible to cure our addiction against gambling let alone avoid gambling just by playing for fun to pass the time.

I used to go too deep into gambling and almost became an addict but finally I can control it now and not fall into it, at least we want to do something positive, there's nothing wrong either. start looking for busyness and work so you can get rid of the desire to gamble and slowly the mindset will change by itself.

You're right in what you said, and it's good that you caught yourself that didn't lead to addiction because if it happens, for sure you'll also have a hard time getting out of the comfort zone of being an addict in a casino.

It's easy to say what you said, especially if you're not actually becoming an addict, in the state of addiction that you yourself are the addict, it's definitely not going to be easy to do in reality.

[Woodie]

While I agree with all of it, I must say that having some drinks while doing almost anything just makes things better, specially with friends. It enhances the experience, but makes it very easy to spend more than one has planned in the budget.

The drinks might be good for your social well-being but this will make you chemically imbalanced and results in poor judgment and bad decision making...it might also lead to you losing all your money after taking time to build your bankroll as you become fearless  

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

Budget: set it BEFORE you start gambling and stick to it.

Agreed!
They say failing to plan, us planning to fail and this is the path that awaits if you can't plan!

Have a break from time to time, it is important to let your brain stop and consider.

Many people ignore this...
Rest is very important to allow the mind to reset and one way of doing this is staying away from your usual gambling routines.

Avoid drugs / drink as much as possible, they will make you loose some control innevitably.

Drinks and gambling just never go together,  especially  that most decisions require a sober mind...adding this to the mix is giving up your control and guaranteeing yourself to lose whatever money is left.

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.

These days people don't share problems unfortunately as this is seen as ones weakness or bad behavior.

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

Things like winners know when to walk away should be told more....you can not place a 50 dollar bet win $2000 and keep playing ...it's a no for me. You win big today, you call it a day and play some other day !

[death69]

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A person who's spending his whole salary in gambling is likely an addict indeed. Because if you're just playing to kill time, you'll not spend a significant amount just to sustain this habit. Well, we know it's hard to earn money nowadays plus almost everything is expensive due to inflation. What i'm trying to say is, we need to prioritize the essential things before thinking of leisure time. Gambling is really entertaining and can give us excitement especially if we win. However if you know that you can't follow the set limit because of temptation, then don't ever try to gamble regardless of your reasons on why you want to play. Because even we always say to have a self-control when you're playing, we can't deny that many gamblers can't follow it, easy to be said than done as they say. Well for me it depends on what type of gambler you are because there are still gamblers who are not letting gambling to affect them negatively.

The problem you bring up, that gambling can lead to addiction, is an important one. Rather than wondering if one is gambling too much, one can investigate what draws them to the activity to the point that it threatens their financial security.

By learning more about the mental processes that lead to compulsive gambling, we can better sympathize with those who struggle with this disease. The excitement, the chance for distraction, and the prospect of a large payout all make gambling an alluring pastime for many. As this comprehension shows, its not as easy as saying "don't gamble if you can't control it." Many people simply do not have that kind of power.

Instead of writing it off as a matter of willpower, we should be warning people of the dangers and helping those who are struggling. Obviously, not every gambler has a problem, but we should treat those who do as though they do.

You highlight the 'prospects of a large payout', but overlook the crushing reality of the house always winning. You see, gambling institutions are designed to profit, not to hand out large payouts. The mathematical advantage is always on the house's side, and long-term, the gambler is set to lose. It's not a fair fight! And about this point of 'sympathizing with those who struggle with the disease' - why not take a step further and advocate for stronger gambling regulations? If we can regulate alcohol and tobacco because of their addictive potential, why not gambling? Also, your argument somewhat diminishes personal responsibility. Sure, some are more susceptible, but the decision to partake is always a personal one. We can't simply pass it off as a lack of power  

[Ever-young]

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 could really be hard for someone who is already an addict. But for a Newbie who is just starting to gamble it might be a great help to follow such process. One thing is to know all this steps, keeping aside a particular amount which one wishes to gamble with, knowing when to stop and all of that. The primarily player here to me is "Decision making" even when all of this is being outlined or the gambler is being repeatedly being reminded, if they are not strong decision makers they will always fine it difficult to follow those rules.

Providing they have money at there reach and have access to either an online casino or a physical gambling shop, they will always be tempted to try and tempting game which they might think it's the final one and they will have to give it a try until they will spend more than they have expected. Decision making plays a vital role in controlling how much one spend in gambling.

[wiss19]

It is not only about common sense but more likely the responsibilities they have in real life. The more you keep depositing the higher turnover you will get on the casino and the higher turnover leads to feed house edge which will melt the whole balance faster than the blink of an eye with adding greed factor. Emotional control is necessary to avoid such troubles and not everyone has the same mental health as a gambler. Once you deposit your monthly salary in the casino, it will turn out to be a habit in the long run and you will regret such habits one day after losing all and nothing left behind.

This was only true if you are going to do it regularly and you have a high chance of becoming an addict in gambling. Many of us are working in a job and we do use our bi-weekly and monthly salary to play gambling but not all of it because we are still on our right mind and we know that there are other important things to pay and to use our salary than in gambling.

It's okay if we can treat gambling as a habit and I think not all habit can be focused at but you can still play them rarely. It is only bad if a habit or good habit will turn into bad and this is where you are now over doing it and you are now feeling the disadvantages instead of the advantages.

[Slow death]

why not take a step further and advocate for stronger gambling regulations? If we can regulate alcohol and tobacco because of their addictive potential, why not gambling?

From what I have seen, the regulations regarding gambling are very strict, so much so that it is very difficult for a casino to obtain a license in countries of the European Union, in the United States, in Asia and Africa and even in most of the American continent (I mean south america), just see that online casinos all have the license issued by the same country to be more accessible. but the license is only to comply with the laws, it does not mean that a casino will be trusted just because it has a license. now we need to see that when people are 18 years old, they are already considered adults, which means they know what they are doing with their lives

when governments create laws they are giving bases to guide people, but they cannot keep forcing people to live in a certain way or not, it is up to people to decide the path of life they want. for example if a person gambles a lot using their money and is not breaking the laws then the government will not punish that person, and when that person becomes addicted to gambling then it is not the government's problem, it's the person's problem. many times in families, parents have drawn attention to their children, but because they think they are already 18 years old, they do not listen, because in their minds they are already adults and when they become addicted, the parents are left to take care of them. by that I mean that the fault will always be with each person and not with casinos or governments when that person becomes addicted to gambling

[Hispo]

Imo there is only one thing that is “you are going a bit far” in gambling - situation when you start to think how you gonna play back what you have already lost. If you start planning, that if you bet X amount and win, and that will be greater that you have lost, this means you are in a narrow path of loosing everything and making a wrong decision. If you catch yourself planning what you will do with winning amount - you are a bit far, in danger.

I agree, I would also add that anyone is even more in danger is takes things even further and tries to chase losses using money which does not belong to them, under the promise of wining big and paying it all back, you know, the typical dream of the jackpot.

It is something that happened to a Twitch streamer not long ago, he decided to ask money around to his family and friends, little they knew that money was being gambled away, truly a sad history. I do not wish something like that to happen to anyone, to be honest...

[noormcs5]

Imo there is only one thing that is “you are going a bit far” in gambling - situation when you start to think how you gonna play back what you have already lost. If you start planning, that if you bet X amount and win, and that will be greater that you have lost, this means you are in a narrow path of loosing everything and making a wrong decision. If you catch yourself planning what you will do with winning amount - you are a bit far, in danger.

I agree, I would also add that anyone is even more in danger is takes things even further and tries to chase losses using money which does not belong to them, under the promise of wining big and paying it all back, you know, the typical dream of the jackpot.

It is something that happened to a Twitch streamer not long ago, he decided to ask money around to his family and friends, little they knew that money was being gambled away, truly a sad history. I do not wish something like that to happen to anyone, to be honest...

Why don't people understand that if they chase a loss, that may lead to more loss? If they have faced a loss recently, they may face the loss again. If they think that after the loss, the win is a must, then they are having the wrong approach.

I don't follow the streamers but if the streamers tell that he borrows money to gamble, he is in fact putting a bad image to his followers and some of them may do the same. Borrowing money to gamble is the worst thing you can ever do.

[Bushdark]

Imo there is only one thing that is “you are going a bit far” in gambling - situation when you start to think how you gonna play back what you have already lost. If you start planning, that if you bet X amount and win, and that will be greater that you have lost, this means you are in a narrow path of loosing everything and making a wrong decision. If you catch yourself planning what you will do with winning amount - you are a bit far, in danger.

Things can be more brutal for us if we keep thinking about our loses and could trigger the greed spirit in us to be trying some risky kind of beyyin6wo that we can earn more from the market. Gambling is not supposed to be a all win affairs.

We need to position our mind in a way that even though we do not win a particular bet, we are not going to be discouraged and we are going to keep gambling without trying too hard to earn more what the pattern we are using it strategies we do use to gamble. Gambling is supposed to be slow and steady nit rushing to earn big money because of other people's results we do see on the internet making us look like we are never trying enough to gambler and earn too.

We need to concentrate on what we know that it's going to help us and start improving ourselves in it rather than comparing other gamblers and pro gamblers results with ours whem it is clear that the way we'll gamble is quite different from each others and the amount that is involved is also absolutely different. We need to mind the way we relate to other people's results so that it will not bring out the greed in us making us look like a weak gambler.

[bittraffic]

Imo there is only one thing that is “you are going a bit far” in gambling - situation when you start to think how you gonna play back what you have already lost. If you start planning, that if you bet X amount and win, and that will be greater that you have lost, this means you are in a narrow path of loosing everything and making a wrong decision. If you catch yourself planning what you will do with winning amount - you are a bit far, in danger.

I agree, I would also add that anyone is even more in danger is takes things even further and tries to chase losses using money which does not belong to them, under the promise of wining big and paying it all back, you know, the typical dream of the jackpot.

It is something that happened to a Twitch streamer not long ago, he decided to ask money around to his family and friends, little they knew that money was being gambled away, truly a sad history. I do not wish something like that to happen to anyone, to be honest...

He is really going too far if he reasoned he'd use the funds for good yet he gambled the money he asked. That streamer is already addicted to gambling, its a manifestation of it, it also happened to several gamblers who are in such situation. Its no different to telling a lie and breaking the trust of his friends an d family.

This streamer must have been chasing his loss also like any other gambler who have been playing the risk.  AFAIK being a streamer is already a paid job. Its alarming that he still are reaping money from someone else.

[danadc]

Imo there is only one thing that is “you are going a bit far” in gambling - situation when you start to think how you gonna play back what you have already lost. If you start planning, that if you bet X amount and win, and that will be greater that you have lost, this means you are in a narrow path of loosing everything and making a wrong decision. If you catch yourself planning what you will do with winning amount - you are a bit far, in danger.

Things can be more brutal for us if we keep thinking about our loses and could trigger the greed spirit in us to be trying some risky kind of beyyin6wo that we can earn more from the market. Gambling is not supposed to be a all win affairs.

We need to position our mind in a way that even though we do not win a particular bet, we are not going to be discouraged and we are going to keep gambling without trying too hard to earn more what the pattern we are using it strategies we do use to gamble. Gambling is supposed to be slow and steady nit rushing to earn big money because of other people's results we do see on the internet making us look like we are never trying enough to gambler and earn too.

We need to concentrate on what we know that it's going to help us and start improving ourselves in it rather than comparing other gamblers and pro gamblers results with ours whem it is clear that the way we'll gamble is quite different from each others and the amount that is involved is also absolutely different. We need to mind the way we relate to other people's results so that it will not bring out the greed in us making us look like a weak gambler.

It is not good to never seek to recover losses, when there are very large losses, it is best to forget about it, delete it, and count it new, because otherwise our mind will play us a very difficult role as recovering whatever we lost , it is not good, It is greed , greed as you want to call it, but from my own experience that is not good because it can take it to an Ugly end where things can end badly , normally what you have to do is play and try to play intelligently, not do You bet very big because if you lose that's where the fun comes from, and try to see the game Only as fun and not as a way to get Easy Money.

[tjtonmoy]

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

Firstly I will add borrowing money from others to gamble. We should avoid this no matter what. When you win frequently, you may get greedy and think about using more money to gamble. But you don't have more. What do you do? You borrow more money in order to gamble. This is a serious issue. As gambling is totally based on luck, we can never be sure that every gamble will give us 100% profit. One wrong move or bad luck could cause you to lose all. So in this situation, borrowing money is never an option.

Secondly, I would like to add keeping records. Keeping a record of everything that includes, wins, losses, asset usage, time spent everything. This will help us better analyze the situation. We can use that data to either improve ourselves or control our gambling based on what is needed (more or less).

[ethereumhunter]

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You're right in what you said, and it's good that you caught yourself that didn't lead to addiction because if it happens, for sure you'll also have a hard time getting out of the comfort zone of being an addict in a casino.

It's easy to say what you said, especially if you're not actually becoming an addict, in the state of addiction that you yourself are the addict, it's definitely not going to be easy to do in reality.

It will not be easy for an addict to get out of gambling, especially if he is a heavy addict who has been an addict for a long time. It would take him a long time to get out of gambling and it would also take a lot of willpower to recover. Everything will not go well if the gambling addict does not immediately realize his gambling addiction and seek help from the people around him. But unfortunately, not all gambling addicts realize this because many still say they are fine and have no problem with it. Maybe it takes the approach of the people around him to be able to talk with him so that they know what he is doing so that people know what to do if he is really a gambling addict.