What attracted you to gambling?Share your experience whether good/bad.

[Slow death]

in my case it was because I like the top leagues, I'm talking about premier league, la liga, bundesliga, Ligue1, serie A and the Portuguese league. people in my neighborhood already made sports bets and I kept asking myself if I could do well or not, after that here on the forum they started to have more subscription campaigns related to casinos so I decided that I should also make an effort to know more things about gambling and online casinos, it was with that in mind that I started doing sports betting, but after a few days I lost and I was lucky enough to win a lot, so I decided to stop for a while

that's because I couldn't stand the stress every time I lost, after a long time away from gambling I came back because I entered a subscription campaign, and with that I started making sports bets and they no longer cause me stress because I already understood better how to analyze games and how to better manage my bankroll, and I also don't bet constantly to avoid being the top person dependent on gambling, I play when there's a game worth betting on, I know very well the danger of gambling , that's how I got into gambling

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[freedomgo]

  About yesterday I came across a friend looking so depressed and sad and tried to interrogate with him then he said he felt like giving up in life and i asked why, he said he used about 80% of his savings to stake on a particular football game and lost, I felt so pity for him and had to encourage him with some advices.

He broke the cardinal rule in gambling and which is only played with money that you can afford to lose and never involve your savings in gambling, even if you are 100% sure that you are going to win you never the know outcome until the results are final, in gambling there are unforeseeable events that can happen that you least expect it.

I was attracted to gambling specifically sports betting peer to peer especially if I am against a bettor who bets for the underdogs, there is something when you win in gambling its easy money but after a lot of disappointment and realizing that you cannot make a lot of money from gambling and you cannot make a living out of it, I have to give up hope that I can be good in gambling and accept is as entertainment and only bet with money that you can afford to lose.

I'm not surprised about the feeling of that specific friend because everybody in this world who will have the same experience will indeed feel worthless because 80% is already a huge amount but not every gambler has the confidence to do that in one go even if there's a good chance in winning that bet, you see, we tend to feel some doubts even though our chances are strong and that just mean that we know deep in ourselves that it is not that sure as long as the outcome will not say the same bet you're betting to.

[Casdinyard]

Those who are experts in gambling would tell you that you're not guaranteed a 100% success rate no matter how skilled or how well you might cliam to have studied the game even though you're a sports Analyst or well informed in a particular sports, gambling has it risks and rewards and most times the risk is greater than the reward, I'll say it's on a ratio of 60:40 that's 60% loss compared to a 40% in winnings, most people newly introduced to sports betting have had several trials yielding losses before they attain jackpot, but it varies because some people are very lucky when it comes to gambling.

  About yesterday I came across a friend looking so depressed and sad and tried to interrogate with him then he said he felt like giving up in life and i asked why, he said he used about 80% of his savings to stake on a particular football game and lost, I felt so pity for him and had to encourage him with some advices.

  Though I've had losses in gambling but I've never had such a sad one like he's, I was introduced to gambling by a coursemate in college who won a jackpot, thought I lost in my first three trials but played again and won about 80k in my local currency, there are people that's made millions through gambling and some others are yet to win but still find it difficult to quit, share your experience if you have any whether good or bad, cause I believe there are people here who would learn from it.

Boredom really. It was in the middle of the lockdown and everything is not available, you can't even go out to spend your money elsewhere even if you wanted to. Then in a second a couple of my friends recommended that we try some online casinos and compare wins which itself will be some form of competition too, with wagers on it of course. So the highest person who gets the most wins in a month or so gets to bag the first place and a cash prize, second gets it, third, and so on. All of a sudden I just found myself gambling a lot which I realize wasn't good. I'm not even gambling for profit, I just gamble cause I wanted to be in on what the squad was doing. That's until I saw a post here made by someone who emphasized the need to control yourself and gamble responsibly. From then on I made it a point to only gamble occasionally and all that stuff.

[bitzizzix]

After I learned from my pre-work experience that excessive gambling is not good, now I only think of gambling as a coping mechanism to deal with stress during work activities.
and besides that gambling can be a fun activity after five days of work and only play on weekends with a small capital just for fun. And if I win maybe it's my luck, and I like to gamble because it trains my brain function after stress and fatigue after work.

[abel1337]

I don't remember the full details why I started doing gambling and staying for long but I believe that I like watching poker games before and I think my curiousity on staking money on a poker game makes me really do gamble and attracted me to continue doing it. Of course the profit is in my mind at that time, I won't deny it. Doing gambling with poker is a lot different on playing poker without using real money given. Bluffing isn't easy when there's real money. I think the thrill of using money is what makes me attracted to gambling.

[Frankolala]

The idea of making profit was what lured me into gambling. I use to think that it will be easy for me to double my money in gambling and I was deceived with such impression. Unknowingly to me that I can't even win a dime from gambling. In the beginning when I started with little funds,I will win some encouraging amount.

There was a day that I regretted my loss in gamble and after that day, I learnt a hard lesson and faced the consequences of my actions. I went on a break and discipline myself to only gamble once in a while and that should be with money that I can afford to loss. Later on when I saw that I can control myself,I started gambling again.

[qwertyup23]

Growing up, my grand father and father frequently visited cockpit arenas in order to compete with their chickens. It even got to a point where my grand father bought a relatively huge lot dedicated for farming and raising cockfighters in order to participate in national and televised fights. My father inherited such addiction and he also delve into such practice where he also brought me and my siblings with him. Due to this experience, this sparked my curiosity until now.

Maybe this experience is what drove me to gamble in the first place. With the influence from my parents, this somehow got me into this kind of activity- though I do only entertain such act with curiosity; nothing more and less.

[cabron]

The idea of making profit was what lured me into gambling. I use to think that it will be easy for me to double my money in gambling and I was deceived with such impression. Unknowingly to me that I can't even win a dime from gambling. In the beginning when I started with little funds,I will win some encouraging amount.

There was a day that I regretted my loss in gamble and after that day, I learnt a hard lesson and faced the consequences of my actions. I went on a break and discipline myself to only gamble once in a while and that should be with money that I can afford to loss. Later on when I saw that I can control myself,I started gambling again.

Like the Jackpot from Roulette. It's very luring that even when you thought of quitting gambling, you always have to look at it again thinking one more time that you may hit the jackpot this time. Next thing you know you already lost another hundred.

Another attraction is that I'm a sports fan and while it's satisfying to see my team win the games, it's more satisfying to also gain financially. I have no sports channel subscription already but because of the bookies, I can watch the live games they offer.

[klidex]

I started gambling out of my own free will in the past and my first time betting on a poker game after that was the lottery.
From the first time I started gambling, I always used very small amounts because I was afraid of losing too much, so I always used small funds. Until today, I bet using money that I can afford to lose.
From all this time, I have gambled at online or offline gambling, I have never felt sad because I have never felt too much greed, so that when I lose at gambling, I have never felt sad because of happiness.
At first I was aware of all the risks in gambling so I will say the experience wasn't too bad and that made me interested in gambling because I am someone who likes to try something about luck and gambling is what I choose to always try my luck.

[rhomelmabini]

I think what attracted me most into gambling was the narrative to win big especially when you came across a video or an article concerning a winning game. There has been a lot of things that attracts me most but social media was the main driving force that it gets me into online gambling, I don't really gamble offline but since I almost spend my time online and here in the forum, that's why I feel like this attracted me most even these days.

[QueenVera]

About yesterday I came across a friend looking so depressed and sad and tried to interrogate with him then he said he felt like giving up in life and i asked why, he said he used about 80% of his savings to stake on a particular football game and lost, I felt so pity for him and had to encourage him with some advices.

His very lucky  he still has about 20% in his savings to still star with. I know how situation like this  can demoralized someone especially  if the money lost was expected to be used for something else and ended up been lost in gambling  anders just imagine him.starting afresh again, meh thats awhole lot to make someone give up but brings is worth a life and the fact that you lost is a lesson and we should rather build from those lessons than let them weigh us down.

The major thing that has attracted me most to gambling is the fact that it give me the leisure and pleasure to earn flexibly without having to work from 8am to 5pm regular job.

[Mahanton]

Those who are experts in gambling would tell you that you're not guaranteed a 100% success rate no matter how skilled or how well you might cliam to have studied the game even though you're a sports Analyst or well informed in a particular sports, gambling has it risks and rewards and most times the risk is greater than the reward, I'll say it's on a ratio of 60:40 that's 60% loss compared to a 40% in winnings, most people newly introduced to sports betting have had several trials yielding losses before they attain jackpot, but it varies because some people are very lucky when it comes to gambling.

  About yesterday I came across a friend looking so depressed and sad and tried to interrogate with him then he said he felt like giving up in life and i asked why, he said he used about 80% of his savings to stake on a particular football game and lost, I felt so pity for him and had to encourage him with some advices.

  Though I've had losses in gambling but I've never had such a sad one like he's, I was introduced to gambling by a coursemate in college who won a jackpot, thought I lost in my first three trials but played again and won about 80k in my local currency, there are people that's made millions through gambling and some others are yet to win but still find it difficult to quit, share your experience if you have any whether good or bad, cause I believe there are people here who would learn from it.

What attracted to me for me to gamble is that you do really be able to make money or win on the most fastest or instant way and at the same time you would really be able to entertain yourself but mostly
you would really be that focusing that much when it comes to making money or having those winning opportunity.We cant really deny that it would really be that so interesting if you do able to make yourself
play while you do have the chance on winning some jackpot or huge win specially on slots gaming which i do have an experience when it comes to playing on real casinos which it
did really spark out my interest more on doing such thing. Of course there are really times or moments on which i do make myself that bit addicted but good thing my awareness and control
tells me that i should really be playing moderately because if you dont then you would surely be get addicted into it which is something that you must avoid.

[GiftedMAN]

I was attracted to gambling when a friend of mine who was always known as a risk taker in gambling finally won a huge amount of money the news spread all over the town because no body ever believed that you can be paid such amount in a betting platform even though the news was been advertised all over the place. Long story short my friend started introducing me to some soccer prediction site and as time goes by I was fully committed to gambling and as a lover of football, betting in a football match became one of my hubby. About my good experience as a gambler, I was lucky to win a very big amount in a soccer match but the day I lost all my savings I almost got a heart because the pains refused to go away.

[DoublerHunter]

I was attracted to gambling when a friend of mine who was always known as a risk taker in gambling finally won a huge amount of money the news spread all over the town because no body ever believed that you can be paid such amount in a betting platform even though the news was been advertised all over the place. Long story short my friend started introducing me to some soccer prediction site and as time goes by I was fully committed to gambling and as a lover of football, betting in a football match became one of my hubby. About my good experience as a gambler, I was lucky to win a very big amount in a soccer match but the day I lost all my savings I almost got a heart because the pains refused to go away.

^ It is the same story here and where all my gambling habits started.
Before when I was not involved in gambling, I only watch those sports events, cheering my favorite team while watching but now, I realized that it is good while cheering them you also place bets hoping that you will win and I think that is how I attracted gambling.
But probably in other, when it comes to gambling, people are often attracted by a combination of factors, and experiences can vary greatly between on us. Some may find the thrill of taking risks and the potential for big wins alluring, while most of us may enjoy the social aspect of playing with friends or in a lively casino atmosphere. However, remember that gambling can have both positive and negative outcomes for us.

[swogerino]

I got to a club with some friends and played sport betting in my beginning,I was immediately hooked as I kept watching Livescore which was the most well known website back in the days before smartphones came out.This though was just the beginning,one night in a party with co workers we were holding our new year party in the restaurant of a hotel which also had slot machines in there and it was love at first sight when we got together there to play.It was some game that gave you x500 as a maximum payout during the bonus game some sort of toads and mud thing,don't remember now but since then I kept playing slots forever.

[goaldigger]

Stress forces me to gamble more since gambling can give entertainment and that’s what I need right now.
Fortunately, I’m still doing my budget and plan when it comes to gambling so I won’t become more stress if I lose the money. Many are still relying that much with Bitcoin and many become broke because of gambling, I also have a friend who are on the same situation and right now he’s undergoing a therapy so he can be ok again and quit gambling for good. Gambling can be more hyped if you see a promotions from it, again don’t bite that and just focus on your own strategy to approach in gambling.

[stomachgrowls]

Stress forces me to gamble more since gambling can give entertainment and that’s what I need right now.
Fortunately, I’m still doing my budget and plan when it comes to gambling so I won’t become more stress if I lose the money. Many

It should be on which it would really be that recommended or suggested that you should really be setting out a budget when it comes into your spendings on gambling so that you would really be able to handle yourself
that well and wont really be able to be wrecked up with gambling just because you've been spending that much on the money that you arent really that supposed to be spend on that thing.

Gambling is for leisure or fun which it is really just that right on having this kind of treatment as it should really be. On the time that you do have that kind of intent on the first place then you wouldnt really be finding
yourself into addiction kind of trouble since you've been wary about on what are those risks and possibilities. This is something that you would really be needing to have in mind.

Gambling could be good or bad basing on the actions you are making. Good in the sense that it would release up some stress at the same time it would really be that giving the chance on
making profits or making money if you are that lucky enough.

[Bananington]

most people newly introduced to sports betting have had several trials yielding losses before they attain jackpot, but it varies because some people are very lucky when it comes to gambling.

Some people can be lucky with gambling, but it is only a few people, a very small percentage comparted to the number of people who loose to gambling. Some people have been gambling for a very long time and have never won any jackpot, they have lost thousands of currency in pursuit of a jackpot from gambling, but in the process, they have even lost more. My attraction to gambling is the fact that I can have fun and make money while I have fun. Not many fun activities offer you the opportunity to earn from it, gambling is one of the exceptions.

[Pierre 2]

Mainly enjoying money and sports made me attracted to gambling. I was passionately following football teams so I could guess most of the matches results accurately. Then I asked myself why wouldn't I benefit from these skill and experiences to make money. It was good experience indeed because I was making money through my habit. But at one point I realized I was spending a lot too so net gains weren't that awesome.

[madnessteat]

People winning big and telling the stories but they don't tell you losses. Would say it is about wanting to do what others are doing. Youthful exuberance they call it right? Yeah wanted to explore, so from watching football and being a novice all around everything concerning gambling until a try to what they were doing by giving them money to stake for me from same bet slip they had analysed. It continued for some time until I started trying out myself. Of course experience comes with years  

I don't really understand why we should listen to other people and try to learn from their words if most of us only learn from our own experiences. Also, a certain percentage of people like to embellish, and some like to just lie. In my opinion only your own statistics can present the real results of gambling and they will be true only for you.

From my personal experience I can only say that over time I have learned to control myself a little better during the game and limit my bankroll. Have I become a better gambler? Have I improved my skills or my level of luck? That's a tough question.