Keeping your gambling habit a secret.

[madnessteat]

Perhaps they will only gamble when alone, where they will feel more comfortable gambling so that no one bothers them. Perhaps people who hide their gambling activities can still be responsible gamblers without people knowing, so they don't experience any problems while gambling secretly.

And each person's mindset is indeed different, and there will be those who disagree if they know someone is gambling, let alone gambling secretly. However, it is each person's choice, and they can only give suggestions.

Doing gambling secretly or alone is very risky if we cannot control ourselves well, no one will remind us when we have gone too far in playing.
Indeed, every gambler has different thoughts, some are responsible and some are irresponsible (they can't control themselves and get emotional easily when they lose).

gambling at alone can also cause addiction and the worst thing is that we can't stop it easily, we need other people. If you hide it in a public place, I don't think it will be a problem, but if you hide it among close friends or family, I don't agree with that because at least the family must know about our gambling activities, so that if we go beyond the limits the family will be able to prevent it.

In my opinion the likelihood of becoming a gambling addict does not depend much on whether people around you know about your hobbies. This can only help in the fight against gambling addiction. If a gambling addict starts spending too much money, it is hard enough to hide it. In addition, almost all of us notice even slight changes in the behavior and mood of their relatives. It is very difficult not to notice when a person has some problems.

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[Fivestar4everMVP]

Perhaps they will only gamble when alone, where they will feel more comfortable gambling so that no one bothers them. Perhaps people who hide their gambling activities can still be responsible gamblers without people knowing, so they don't experience any problems while gambling secretly.

And each person's mindset is indeed different, and there will be those who disagree if they know someone is gambling, let alone gambling secretly. However, it is each person's choice, and they can only give suggestions.

Doing gambling secretly or alone is very risky if we cannot control ourselves well, no one will remind us when we have gone too far in playing.
Indeed, every gambler has different thoughts, some are responsible and some are irresponsible (they can't control themselves and get emotional easily when they lose).

gambling at alone can also cause addiction and the worst thing is that we can't stop it easily, we need other people. If you hide it in a public place, I don't think it will be a problem, but if you hide it among close friends or family, I don't agree with that because at least the family must know about our gambling activities, so that if we go beyond the limits the family will be able to prevent it.

Sorry to not agree with you completely mate, letting your family know about your gambling activities depends greatly on the type of people one have as a family, Imagine coming from a family where gambling is seen as an abominable thing to do or engage in, like for example, in some religion, it is forbidden to believers in that religion to gamble, and you being someone with a kind of different believe sees nothing with gambling and decide to engage in it, telling your family about it will only result in you creating problems for yourself.

So for me, if i have pals or friends who gamble, it is normal to let them know about your involvement in gambling since you guys can sometimes go out to gamble together maybe on weekends and so on, or you have a brother or sister who is also into gambling, then nothing is wrong in letting them know about your gambling activities, but letting your entire family, or even friend who are not gamblers, know that you engage in gambling is something i do not support, with all honesty.

[maydna]

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Many of us who are gamblers so much appreciates going on privacy when gambling, when we are having people around us, we sometimes feels uncomfortable because of their distractions and we wouldn't also want them to know about what we are upto in how we gamble or the amount use to stake, at some certain conditions, everyone tends to face his own business when gambling without interfering on each other's business, this will also be our expectations when we loose while gambling or win.

Yes, that makes many gamblers still hide their gambling activities because by doing that, they feel more comfortable gambling and can enjoy their gambling games. But it has greater risks as we become deeper and deeper into gambling to the point of being unable to control ourselves. And if we lose, maybe we will lose control and get angry in the bedroom without anyone knowing. But hopefully, when people gamble in their room or are alone gambling, they don't experience any problems, let alone getting addicted to gambling because no one can help them if they don't tell anyone.

[Jody.Drummer]

Well really I agree with you, even though for example they are always firm in their decision to hide their bad habits, but I think eventually it will definitely be found out too, just like a carcass wherever you hide it will smell over time. Honestly, I am also one of the active gamblers and I always hide my bad habits from my family, but gradually when they find out that my finances are reduced, my family can already conclude that I gamble, they can guess that because the environment around me is quite active in gambling, so that's a pretty easy guess.

In addition, changes in attitude can also be an indication and we can find out from there, as we know that those who gamble will definitely change their attitude indirectly, they will be more emotional over time. So of course no matter how you hide your bad habits, eventually you will be found out too, especially by some of the people closest to you such as family. If you are still quite new to gambling then yes just a suggestion maybe it will be able to make them consider that this activity is really not profitable and there will only multiply the problems. So the point is that there is nothing better than quitting, I think that's all.

Yes, that's right, friend, we have to be firm in making decisions, even when gambling, because if we still hesitate in making decisions, the results could be in vain.
That's right, if we are surrounded by gamblers, they will easily guess whether we are gamblers or not, because they can definitely see and judge what kind of person is affected by gambling? Yes, one of them is mental changes, unstable emotions.
I agree, bro, with your suggestion that you should just stop so as not to harm yourself, but in my opinion this is very difficult to do if he is already addicted to gambling, perhaps by reducing his gambling slowly.

I agree if by assertive you mean in gambling, I mean if they have experienced several defeats or even just one defeat they should be assertive to stop, it's better than you are too late, because obviously if you are too late then you are very likely emotions will take over your mind and after that well maybe you already know what I mean, most likely what will happen is you will spend everything you have, including money and maybe borrow from some of your closest people there.

Of course, so it makes sense to say that environment has a huge influence on a person, if the environment is positive then it's good but if it's the opposite like this gambling? Well you will be carried away by the wrong association, you will say that it's natural because your environment is always like that, people around you do the same thing, that's a pretty obvious reason, when in fact it's wrong. We've already mentioned some of the effects on the person's attitude if they really are a gambler, like you said here and it's pretty easy to guess. Yes it's true, if they are already severely addicted then it's very difficult to stop, I'm sure many are asking how to overcome it, I would also probably just advise you to try it slowly.

[lizarder]

well, thats what I mean, its important for us to always maintain the confidentiality of our gambling activities wherever we are because there are lots of benefits that we will get, not only from friends borrowing money when we win, but also sometimes we go on holiday in a country that we dont know turns out to prohibit gambling. so that we will avoid being trapped by this law as you said because sometimes we go on holiday to other countries, we dont understand what rules are prohibited, so sometimes online gambling can help us to hide the gambling activities we do.

I don't know how the relationship between laws in other countries can affect us gamblers when we vacation there. Gambling activities are individual in nature and countries don't go too deep into such matters and maintaining the confidentiality of the gambling we do is more about the level of comfort so that people don't think badly of us, That is if we live in a country where the majority of people consider gambling to be a form of bad activity.

Online gambling available on several existing sites is a good choice for those of us who are in this situation because people will never know about the gambling activities we do. The level of comfort will be much more guaranteed compared to traditional gambling, but regarding security it depends on each of us to maintain it.

[Docnaster]

well, thats what I mean, its important for us to always maintain the confidentiality of our gambling activities wherever we are because there are lots of benefits that we will get, not only from friends borrowing money when we win, but also sometimes we go on holiday in a country that we dont know turns out to prohibit gambling. so that we will avoid being trapped by this law as you said because sometimes we go on holiday to other countries, we dont understand what rules are prohibited, so sometimes online gambling can help us to hide the gambling activities we do.

I don't know how the relationship between laws in other countries can affect us gamblers when we vacation there. Gambling activities are individual in nature and countries don't go too deep into such matters and maintaining the confidentiality of the gambling we do is more about the level of comfort so that people don't think badly of us, That is if we live in a country where the majority of people consider gambling to be a form of bad activity.

Online gambling available on several existing sites is a good choice for those of us who are in this situation because people will never know about the gambling activities we do. The level of comfort will be much more guaranteed compared to traditional gambling, but regarding security it depends on each of us to maintain it.

Keeping one's gambling habit a secret can be detrimental to the gambler if he's not disciplined enough to handle his emotions especially when he's losing in gambling. But for people who can perfectly handle their emotions, it's absolutely good if they decides to keep their gambling habits a secret.
For someone who's controlled by his emotions, telling few trusted friends or family members is good as they'll help to keep him in check when he's losing his money by stopping him from gambling more which might result to him becoming a gambling addict while for someone who's able to control himself even when he's losing keeping it a secret wouldn't have any negative effect on him

[Fredomago]

well, thats what I mean, its important for us to always maintain the confidentiality of our gambling activities wherever we are because there are lots of benefits that we will get, not only from friends borrowing money when we win, but also sometimes we go on holiday in a country that we dont know turns out to prohibit gambling. so that we will avoid being trapped by this law as you said because sometimes we go on holiday to other countries, we dont understand what rules are prohibited, so sometimes online gambling can help us to hide the gambling activities we do.

I don't know how the relationship between laws in other countries can affect us gamblers when we vacation there. Gambling activities are individual in nature and countries don't go too deep into such matters and maintaining the confidentiality of the gambling we do is more about the level of comfort so that people don't think badly of us, That is if we live in a country where the majority of people consider gambling to be a form of bad activity.

Online gambling available on several existing sites is a good choice for those of us who are in this situation because people will never know about the gambling activities we do. The level of comfort will be much more guaranteed compared to traditional gambling, but regarding security it depends on each of us to maintain it.

Keeping one's gambling habit a secret can be detrimental to the gambler if he's not disciplined enough to handle his emotions especially when he's losing in gambling. But for people who can perfectly handle their emotions, it's absolutely good if they decides to keep their gambling habits a secret.
For someone who's controlled by his emotions, telling few trusted friends or family members is good as they'll help to keep him in check when he's losing his money by stopping him from gambling more which might result to him becoming a gambling addict while for someone who's able to control himself even when he's losing keeping it a secret wouldn't have any negative effect on him

For someone who can manage their emotions, things like this or making it open to some people who you really trust will allow you to be monitored and if in case you exceed from your limits, there are someone who can remind you and let you go from the beginning, pause for a while or quit and rest to think about it and re-assess your conditions.

Something that will really help you to avoid the chance of getting addicted, being discreet or making it secret might harm you once addictions triggers, better to have someone to tap you and help you to move forward and solve a potential problem that will arise.

[noormcs5]

well, thats what I mean, its important for us to always maintain the confidentiality of our gambling activities wherever we are because there are lots of benefits that we will get, not only from friends borrowing money when we win, but also sometimes we go on holiday in a country that we dont know turns out to prohibit gambling. so that we will avoid being trapped by this law as you said because sometimes we go on holiday to other countries, we dont understand what rules are prohibited, so sometimes online gambling can help us to hide the gambling activities we do.

I don't know how the relationship between laws in other countries can affect us gamblers when we vacation there. Gambling activities are individual in nature and countries don't go too deep into such matters and maintaining the confidentiality of the gambling we do is more about the level of comfort so that people don't think badly of us, That is if we live in a country where the majority of people consider gambling to be a form of bad activity.

Online gambling available on several existing sites is a good choice for those of us who are in this situation because people will never know about the gambling activities we do. The level of comfort will be much more guaranteed compared to traditional gambling, but regarding security it depends on each of us to maintain it.

Keeping one's gambling habit a secret can be detrimental to the gambler if he's not disciplined enough to handle his emotions especially when he's losing in gambling. But for people who can perfectly handle their emotions, it's absolutely good if they decides to keep their gambling habits a secret.
For someone who's controlled by his emotions, telling few trusted friends or family members is good as they'll help to keep him in check when he's losing his money by stopping him from gambling more which might result to him becoming a gambling addict while for someone who's able to control himself even when he's losing keeping it a secret wouldn't have any negative effect on him

For someone who can manage their emotions, things like this or making it open to some people who you really trust will allow you to be monitored and if in case you exceed from your limits, there are someone who can remind you and let you go from the beginning, pause for a while or quit and rest to think about it and re-assess your conditions.

Something that will really help you to avoid the chance of getting addicted, being discreet or making it secret might harm you once addictions triggers, better to have someone to tap you and help you to move forward and solve a potential problem that will arise.

I just do not know for how long one can keep his gambling habit secret from his family. When you are living in the same house with your family, won't they ask that why are you busy on the laptop or computer (you are playing gambling). Also if you are losing money while gambling they may ask where the money you are spending.

And any day your family may catch you playing gambling and that will be the very embarrassing moment for you. So why not take your family in confidence and tell them your activities and time and money you spend weekly on gambling.

[Silberman]

I just do not know for how long one can keep his gambling habit secret from his family. When you are living in the same house with your family, won't they ask that why are you busy on the laptop or computer (you are playing gambling). Also if you are losing money while gambling they may ask where the money you are spending.

And any day your family may catch you playing gambling and that will be the very embarrassing moment for you. So why not take your family in confidence and tell them your activities and time and money you spend weekly on gambling.

If you gamble right in front of them all the time then you are right that is going to be almost impossible to keep your gambling a secret, but if the game you like is sports betting you only need a few minutes to select the event in which you want to make a bet, and since you can do this from your smartphone, anyone that is looking at you while you do this may not realize that you are gambling even if they are right in front of you, so I think for those that want to hide their gambling activities this is way easier than what it may seem.

[Westinhome]

If you gamble right in front of them all the time then you are right that is going to be almost impossible to keep your gambling a secret, but if the game you like is sports betting you only need a few minutes to select the event in which you want to make a bet, and since you can do this from your smartphone, anyone that is looking at you while you do this may not realize that you are gambling even if they are right in front of you, so I think for those that want to hide their gambling activities this is way easier than what it may seem.

If the gamblers play in front of their friends all the time,So the gambling habits can’t maintained as the gambling secrets.So the friends will reviles your secret to other friends when you said they you are not involving in the gambling.So it’s most important for the gambler to play away from their friends to keep their gambling habits secret from all.The betting to the game should not be secret and mostly if you play along with the friends.So the high or low betting to the gambling sites can’t be keep secret from your family,if your friend is close friend.

[zuzie]

I agree if by assertive you mean in gambling, I mean if they have experienced several defeats or even just one defeat they should be assertive to stop, it's better than you are too late, because obviously if you are too late then you are very likely emotions will take over your mind and after that well maybe you already know what I mean, most likely what will happen is you will spend everything you have, including money and maybe borrow from some of your closest people there.

Of course, so it makes sense to say that environment has a huge influence on a person, if the environment is positive then it's good but if it's the opposite like this gambling? Well you will be carried away by the wrong association, you will say that it's natural because your environment is always like that, people around you do the same thing, that's a pretty obvious reason, when in fact it's wrong. We've already mentioned some of the effects on the person's attitude if they really are a gambler, like you said here and it's pretty easy to guess. Yes it's true, if they are already severely addicted then it's very difficult to stop, I'm sure many are asking how to overcome it, I would also probably just advise you to try it slowly.

Yes, that's right, before it's too late it would be good if you had the presence of mind to immediately stop at the right time, because if we force it, there's a big possibility that we will lose control and waste money. all our money is used for gambling so that we become addicted, problems will soon arise, namely borrowing money from other people so we can gamble again.

It's true, the environment has a strong influence on a person, because whether the environment around us is good or bad will attract us to socialize there. And the most important thing is that we are always careful in all the activities we do, including if we have entered the world of gambling, we must always be aware that if gambling is played excessively it will have a big impact on ourselves.

[klidex]

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The risk of losing self-control by gambling in secret can befall the gambler, so they have to think about how to prevent that from happening. Every gambler has a way to prevent his gambling addiction. Still, some people cannot do it because the temptation to gamble becomes bigger and bigger, so they finally lose control of themselves.

With no one around us, we will feel freer in gambling because no one will warn us to stop. That will make us gamble more often and lose the opportunity to stop our gambling activities. This will create bigger problems for us because it can also impact our family if we become addicted to gambling.

To be able to prevent gambling addiction is very difficult if someone plays the game secretly and not many people know about it, so if this happens it is not impossible that one day the person who is addicted to gambling will be in the worst condition and only after that will many people realize it if the person needs help to immediately fix the addiction.

Yes, it is true that if gamble secretly will be freer to play without warning from anyone, but this will be worse if there is no one to accompany because it is most likely difficult to stop the activity because are too busy gambling.
so the bad news is that the person will potentially be addicted to gambling and if are addicted it will be difficult to stop.

Doing gambling secretly or alone is very risky if we cannot control ourselves well, no one will remind us when we have gone too far in playing.
Indeed, every gambler has different thoughts, some are responsible and some are irresponsible (they can't control themselves and get emotional easily when they lose).

gambling at alone can also cause addiction and the worst thing is that we can't stop it easily, we need other people. If you hide it in a public place, I don't think it will be a problem, but if you hide it among close friends or family, I don't agree with that because at least the family must know about our gambling activities, so that if we go beyond the limits the family will be able to prevent it.

Sorry to not agree with you completely mate, letting your family know about your gambling activities depends greatly on the type of people one have as a family, Imagine coming from a family where gambling is seen as an abominable thing to do or engage in, like for example, in some religion, it is forbidden to believers in that religion to gamble, and you being someone with a kind of different believe sees nothing with gambling and decide to engage in it, telling your family about it will only result in you creating problems for yourself.

So for me, if i have pals or friends who gamble, it is normal to let them know about your involvement in gambling since you guys can sometimes go out to gamble together maybe on weekends and so on, or you have a brother or sister who is also into gambling, then nothing is wrong in letting them know about your gambling activities, but letting your entire family, or even friend who are not gamblers, know that you engage in gambling is something i do not support, with all honesty.

IMO, if we believe that our family can accept our condition well as gamblers, I don't think there will be a problem. Now imagine if you are married and have a wife or husband and you want to gamble but your wife or husband doesn't like that.
Will you still keep this a secret??
Is it good if there are lies in the family??
Would your family be able to accept it if they found out about this?

So in my opinion it is better to tell about these activities even though some families cannot accept gambling activities, but if you keep it a secret it will actually have a bad impact on yourself if you cannot control yourself and no one will warn your if you have gone too far in gambling.

[maydna]

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To be able to prevent gambling addiction is very difficult if someone plays the game secretly and not many people know about it, so if this happens it is not impossible that one day the person who is addicted to gambling will be in the worst condition and only after that will many people realize it if the person needs help to immediately fix the addiction.

Yes, it is true that if gamble secretly will be freer to play without warning from anyone, but this will be worse if there is no one to accompany because it is most likely difficult to stop the activity because are too busy gambling.
so the bad news is that the person will potentially be addicted to gambling and if are addicted it will be difficult to stop.

Even if someone gambles secretly, he will not become addicted to gambling if he is willing to learn to control himself. He will know that the risk of gambling secretly can be greater because he feels that no one bothers him, and he can gamble whenever he wants. This is what will trigger the gambling addiction to come sooner than expected. If no one knows about it, this gambling addiction will worsen, and he won't realize it because his focus on gambling may have changed, worsening his gambling addiction.

And that makes people who gamble secretly have to control themselves so they don't become addicted to gambling. He can gamble without worrying about gambling addiction problems because he can handle it well.

[Fredomago]

I just do not know for how long one can keep his gambling habit secret from his family. When you are living in the same house with your family, won't they ask that why are you busy on the laptop or computer (you are playing gambling). Also if you are losing money while gambling they may ask where the money you are spending.

And any day your family may catch you playing gambling and that will be the very embarrassing moment for you. So why not take your family in confidence and tell them your activities and time and money you spend weekly on gambling.

If you gamble right in front of them all the time then you are right that is going to be almost impossible to keep your gambling a secret, but if the game you like is sports betting you only need a few minutes to select the event in which you want to make a bet, and since you can do this from your smartphone, anyone that is looking at you while you do this may not realize that you are gambling even if they are right in front of you, so I think for those that want to hide their gambling activities this is way easier than what it may seem.

You can keep it if you are playing something like that, not needed to consume more time just place a bet and let it go then wait for the outcome, but I get the question above you, what if you are losing your money question will arise as your family will notice that and will start questioning if where you are using that such amount?

I also think that if in anyhow you can't resist playing or betting, it's good to have someone to know your gambling activities, though there are always impacts and after effects especially if your engagement is already exceed from what is supposedly setup, both money and time that you set for your gambling activities.

[Jody.Drummer]

I agree if by assertive you mean in gambling, I mean if they have experienced several defeats or even just one defeat they should be assertive to stop, it's better than you are too late, because obviously if you are too late then you are very likely emotions will take over your mind and after that well maybe you already know what I mean, most likely what will happen is you will spend everything you have, including money and maybe borrow from some of your closest people there.

Of course, so it makes sense to say that environment has a huge influence on a person, if the environment is positive then it's good but if it's the opposite like this gambling? Well you will be carried away by the wrong association, you will say that it's natural because your environment is always like that, people around you do the same thing, that's a pretty obvious reason, when in fact it's wrong. We've already mentioned some of the effects on the person's attitude if they really are a gambler, like you said here and it's pretty easy to guess. Yes it's true, if they are already severely addicted then it's very difficult to stop, I'm sure many are asking how to overcome it, I would also probably just advise you to try it slowly.

Yes, that's right, before it's too late it would be good if you had the presence of mind to immediately stop at the right time, because if we force it, there's a big possibility that we will lose control and waste money. all our money is used for gambling so that we become addicted, problems will soon arise, namely borrowing money from other people so we can gamble again.

It's true, the environment has a strong influence on a person, because whether the environment around us is good or bad will attract us to socialize there. And the most important thing is that we are always careful in all the activities we do, including if we have entered the world of gambling, we must always be aware that if gambling is played excessively it will have a big impact on ourselves.

It's the only thing to do and there's really no other way but to quit. After all this is gambling that only relies on luck, if you continue to gamble with the aim of wanting to win like the previous time or maybe to restore the loss in the previous time then obviously I think it will only be a waste of time and money, the casino has arranged for you to continue to lose rather than win and obviously the percentage of winning is much lower than losing. So I think you have to consider that, if you understand that I'm sure you can stop doing that. Honestly, I wouldn't forbid them from gambling, but we have to really apply strong self-control and gamble only for fun, not for income.

And I think in general everyone also knows that the environment can be a very influential factor on a person, especially his personality, they will change very quickly because of this factor because every day they hang out with the wrong environment. It's not that it's not allowed, but if you know what's good and what's bad then go ahead, but if you just stand by and don't take any precautions then you will easily get into the wrong zone, especially gambling.

[AicecreaME]

Even if someone gambles secretly, he will not become addicted to gambling if he is willing to learn to control himself. He will know that the risk of gambling secretly can be greater because he feels that no one bothers him, and he can gamble whenever he wants. This is what will trigger the gambling addiction to come sooner than expected. If no one knows about it, this gambling addiction will worsen, and he won't realize it because his focus on gambling may have changed, worsening his gambling addiction.

And that makes people who gamble secretly have to control themselves so they don't become addicted to gambling. He can gamble without worrying about gambling addiction problems because he can handle it well.

Having a strong self-control is really important when it comes to gambling. If you don't possess it, the chances of you getting addicted is high enough to cause you trouble such as literal headache, other health issues, financial issues, and mental health issues. These are enough to pin you down in your entire lifetime if you won't resolve it by undergoing treatment and counselling. So as early as possible, you should educate yourself by researching and by equipping yourself enough knowledge about the pros and cons of gambling. You should also train yourself to be disciplined when it comes to money matters and time spent in gambling so you won't get lost, be addicted, and have a worsening condition related to gambling dependency. Cut your vices while you still can so it won't consume you.

[Docnaster]

Even if someone gambles secretly, he will not become addicted to gambling if he is willing to learn to control himself. He will know that the risk of gambling secretly can be greater because he feels that no one bothers him, and he can gamble whenever he wants. This is what will trigger the gambling addiction to come sooner than expected. If no one knows about it, this gambling addiction will worsen, and he won't realize it because his focus on gambling may have changed, worsening his gambling addiction.

And that makes people who gamble secretly have to control themselves so they don't become addicted to gambling. He can gamble without worrying about gambling addiction problems because he can handle it well.

Having a strong self-control is really important when it comes to gambling. If you don't possess it, the chances of you getting addicted is high enough to cause you trouble such as literal headache, other health issues, financial issues, and mental health issues. These are enough to pin you down in your entire lifetime if you won't resolve it by undergoing treatment and counselling. So as early as possible, you should educate yourself by researching and by equipping yourself enough knowledge about the pros and cons of gambling. You should also train yourself to be disciplined when it comes to money matters and time spent in gambling so you won't get lost, be addicted, and have a worsening condition related to gambling dependency. Cut your vices while you still can so it won't consume you.

It is because of lack of self control among some gamblers that they're advised not to be secretive with their gambling habits in other not to end up as gambling addicts.
For instance, I have a friend that whenever he gambles and loses his stakes, he'll want to gamble more until he exhausts all the available money he has and then go back home to cry out his heart for losing huge amount of money. After he told me of what he's been passing through, I decided to help him as  my friend. So whenever he gambles and end up not winning, I'll talk him out of gambling more and that has helped him control his gambling habits. So it's absolutely unwise to keep ones gambling habit a secret if the person can't control his emotions after losing money.

[maydna]

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Having a strong self-control is really important when it comes to gambling. If you don't possess it, the chances of you getting addicted is high enough to cause you trouble such as literal headache, other health issues, financial issues, and mental health issues. These are enough to pin you down in your entire lifetime if you won't resolve it by undergoing treatment and counselling. So as early as possible, you should educate yourself by researching and by equipping yourself enough knowledge about the pros and cons of gambling. You should also train yourself to be disciplined when it comes to money matters and time spent in gambling so you won't get lost, be addicted, and have a worsening condition related to gambling dependency. Cut your vices while you still can so it won't consume you.

That's why we have to continuously practice self-control, especially when gambling, so we don't experience the problem of losing too much. This has happened to many gamblers that lose all their money. So if someone secretly hides their gambling activities, that is up to them because no one will know. But the consequence is that they can develop a gambling addiction without anyone knowing, and it can get worse if they don't immediately tell the people around them. If that happens, their gambling addiction can get worse, and eventually, no one can help them, so there is a possibility that they will take the worst path.

[Sanugarid]

Perhaps they will only gamble when alone, where they will feel more comfortable gambling so that no one bothers them. Perhaps people who hide their gambling activities can still be responsible gamblers without people knowing, so they don't experience any problems while gambling secretly.

And each person's mindset is indeed different, and there will be those who disagree if they know someone is gambling, let alone gambling secretly. However, it is each person's choice, and they can only give suggestions.

Doing gambling secretly or alone is very risky if we cannot control ourselves well, no one will remind us when we have gone too far in playing.
Indeed, every gambler has different thoughts, some are responsible and some are irresponsible (they can't control themselves and get emotional easily when they lose).

gambling at alone can also cause addiction and the worst thing is that we can't stop it easily, we need other people. If you hide it in a public place, I don't think it will be a problem, but if you hide it among close friends or family, I don't agree with that because at least the family must know about our gambling activities, so that if we go beyond the limits the family will be able to prevent it.

In my opinion the likelihood of becoming a gambling addict does not depend much on whether people around you know about your hobbies. This can only help in the fight against gambling addiction. If a gambling addict starts spending too much money, it is hard enough to hide it. In addition, almost all of us notice even slight changes in the behavior and mood of their relatives. It is very difficult not to notice when a person has some problems.

You are right that being addicted to gambling does not depend on whether people or your family know about it, it is really up to the gambler if he can control himself and for him gambling is just entertainment, I don't see a problem with that.
But for me it's still better that your family knows this, they won't stop you if they see that you have self-discipline.

[Blitzboy]

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It's the only thing to do and there's really no other way but to quit. After all this is gambling that only relies on luck, if you continue to gamble with the aim of wanting to win like the previous time or maybe to restore the loss in the previous time then obviously I think it will only be a waste of time and money, the casino has arranged for you to continue to lose rather than win and obviously the percentage of winning is much lower than losing. So I think you have to consider that, if you understand that I'm sure you can stop doing that. Honestly, I wouldn't forbid them from gambling, but we have to really apply strong self-control and gamble only for fun, not for income.

And I think in general everyone also knows that the environment can be a very influential factor on a person, especially his personality, they will change very quickly because of this factor because every day they hang out with the wrong environment. It's not that it's not allowed, but if you know what's good and what's bad then go ahead, but if you just stand by and don't take any precautions then you will easily get into the wrong zone, especially gambling.

Now, quitting, as you rightly point out, might indeed be the only path for some. But, how about this for a novel thought: ever considered gamifying the quitting process? Maybe, make a game out of NOT gambling, a sort of meta gamble if you will. The longer you abstain, the bigger your “winnings” - perhaps funneling what you would have staked into a growing savings account?

On the personality and environment chit-chat, couldnt agree more! But hey, what if we create a “gamble-responsible” environment? A community where folks gather, have a laugh, maybe throw a few dice but with strict, communal rules about limits. Environments mold us, absolutely! So lets mold an environment thats both fun and safeguarded against the pitfalls of unrestrained gambling, eh?