What are some things you should always avoid while gambling ?

[Onyeeze]

If there is something we should avoid, it is getting into a tilt state! For people who don't know, in gambling, "tilting" means getting really upset after losing, and it can make us make bad decisions, like going all in on some crazy bets, buying bonuses with the entire balance, etc. Instead of getting too upset and making risky bets to try to win back what we lost, it's better to stay calm and take a break. I know how hard can be to do something like that, but "tilting" usually (read in most cases) ends up bad for us!

This 100% correct and also the most hardest part to do in gambling since it’s very hard to control emotion when losing money badly in a game no matter how cool you are when you start the game.

I’m always cool when playing but there are some times that I can’t stop being tilted especially when I’m just started but I never hit a single won on all my games that makes me question the authenticity of the game. It’s not usual to happened but there’s always a time that my human nature of being tilted is always there when the situation is really rough for me.

And secondly avoid playing a numerous game at same time and avoid playing gambling without having a particular amount of money  that should  be use for gambling monthly or weekly, that is one of the things that affect gamblers not to concentrate or calculate very well before gambling, sometimes it's to get relaxed before gambling and many people do not get relaxed first before they start  gambling, I think that it's improper for us not to have a plan of gambling, some people play numerous games and hope make profit or win all the games whereas they predict it based on they are excited or information they obtain by someone.

[Hirose UK]

One thing a gambler must avoid or one must avoid while gambling is debt.If you are in the habbit of taking debt,life will be very hard for you because gambling can never give you guarantee that you will win,so why put pressure on yourself when you know quite well that there is no assurance that you will win a game and pay back.The best thing one can ever do is to play within your means and avoid being indebt to avoid embarrassment.
Gamblers who are addicted to gambling,and are also in a life of borrowing money,there is every tendency that he or she won't be living a life of freedom.Having peace of mind Despite being an addict to gambling will safe your mental health.

Yes, it is very important that we must be able to avoid gambling with borrowed money. If we are determined to take out an existing loan, our life will get worse. Apart from having to pay back the borrowed money with high interest, we will also have more difficulty in managing our finances, and this will further disrupt our financial condition. It is important to remember that gambling is an uncertain game, so we should not take out loans in the hope of making bigger profits.

Of course, every responsible and wise gambler can understand that gambling with borrowed money is not the right decision because apart from making your finances worse and having to pay later, it will also give you feeling of unease in every activity because you are always reminded of the loan.
What worse, people who lend money usually employ thugs or gangsters to collect money from us in an effort to threaten our own or even our family safety.
We must always avoid things like this if we want to become gambler who is full of peace of mind and heart.

However, I once heard that a gambler took out a loan because they had lost quite a lot of money with their gambling so they were determined to take out a loan in the hope of recovering the loss, that why we have to have limits in gambling so that we can avoid this kind of thing of chasing huge losses. It is not recommended because your financial condition likely will get worse.

Usually things like this happen because they are gambling not using very cold money or money that they can receive when they lose.
The biggest mistake gamblers make is failing to manage their finances and not being able to differentiate between money for living and money for fun.

[Fundamentals Of]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

[n00ber]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

Yes, gamblers need to keep their emotions as normal as possible. This is one of the main factors that can impact players. They will constantly chase bets that lead to losses. The desire to continue gambling is uncontrollable, regardless of the amount of money the game costs and the impact on their lives, gradually becoming addictive if they cannot control their emotions. And I want to remind players one more thing: to play with the amount of money you are willing to lose. Do not use money saved or spent for other purposes to gamble. If you lose that money, you will try to get it back by betting more, and as a result, you will become addicted.

[michellee]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

But unfortunately, many gamblers are too emotional, whether they win or lose. And that is a normal attitude that gamblers will take, but they should still be able to control their attitude, whatever the outcome. This is to prevent them from losing control of themselves while gambling.

And that can make them not stop but continue gambling. And if they lose control because of their emotional attitude, that can cause them to continue trying to catch up on their losses. That's what must be avoided when we gamble because chasing losses can lead to other losses.

Emotions can ruin everything and when you become emotional, you will forget to control yourself. Many gamblers have experienced this, so we really have to take good care of ourselves while gambling.

[slapper]

If there is something we should avoid, it is getting into a tilt state! For people who don't know, in gambling, "tilting" means getting really upset after losing, and it can make us make bad decisions, like going all in on some crazy bets, buying bonuses with the entire balance, etc. Instead of getting too upset and making risky bets to try to win back what we lost, it's better to stay calm and take a break. I know how hard can be to do something like that, but "tilting" usually (read in most cases) ends up bad for us!

This 100% correct and also the most hardest part to do in gambling since it’s very hard to control emotion when losing money badly in a game no matter how cool you are when you start the game.

I’m always cool when playing but there are some times that I can’t stop being tilted especially when I’m just started but I never hit a single won on all my games that makes me question the authenticity of the game. It’s not usual to happened but there’s always a time that my human nature of being tilted is always there when the situation is really rough for me.

And secondly avoid playing a numerous game at same time and avoid playing gambling without having a particular amount of money  that should  be use for gambling monthly or weekly, that is one of the things that affect gamblers not to concentrate or calculate very well before gambling, sometimes it's to get relaxed before gambling and many people do not get relaxed first before they start  gambling, I think that it's improper for us not to have a plan of gambling, some people play numerous games and hope make profit or win all the games whereas they predict it based on they are excited or information they obtain by someone.

You've got a solid point there. Playing multiple games at once is a recipe for disaster in the gambling world. And with a gambling budget, be it weekly or monthly. That's not just wise, but also necessary. Gamblers are shooting in the dark when they don't have a budget, and that's when problems arise

Now, relaxation before gambling is another critical factor. It's analogous to charging into combat; you wouldn't charge in without first determining the circumstances, would you? The same goes for gambling. People must step back, get their breath, and attack the game rationally. Having a strategy is just as important as having a plan. And I frequently witness it - people playing game after game in the hopes of hitting it big on the strength of a gut feeling or tip. That's wishful thinking, not strategy. We must become more astute. We must exercise more caution. We must give gaming the deference and prudence it deserves

[Pandu Geddon]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

Gamblers who can control their emotions when playing are the best. they can control when to continue playing and when to come out. and those who can control their emotions can also limit their finances well so as not to get caught in a losing streak that can harm the gambler's finances.
Who knows how long it takes gamblers to achieve such control, I'm sure novice gamblers will find it difficult to overcome their emotions. more beginners always feel comfortable and happy with the game, and that makes them forget about other aspects.

[Litzki1990]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

One can never be too emotional when it comes to gambling. Always consider the facts and then a gambler has to make a decision. Just as excessive greed is not good, it is never good to be overly emotional. Losing a bet will make you sad but winning a bet will give you immense joy and because of that extreme joy you will be overly greedy and emotional if you bet your money in the wrong place again you can lose all the money. No matter how much money you make in betting, before placing your next bet you need to think whether you are betting in the right place or in the wrong place. Never take a bet thinking that whatever is in luck, you should be confident enough in yourself and then decide to bet. Over-emotional decision-making means losing your money.

[nara1892]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

Gamblers who can control their emotions when playing are the best. they can control when to continue playing and when to come out. and those who can control their emotions can also limit their finances well so as not to get caught in a losing streak that can harm the gambler's finances.
Who knows how long it takes gamblers to achieve such control, I'm sure novice gamblers will find it difficult to overcome their emotions. more beginners always feel comfortable and happy with the game, and that makes them forget about other aspects.

That's the most important point that all gamblers should have and apply as a precaution, but unfortunately not all of them can do it and most of them in my opinion will forget their self-control when they enter the gambling session, none other than that because they are too weak to face some temptations in gambling that make them forget all the self-control they had originally prepared. Of course in my opinion this really depends on what their purpose is involved in gambling, if their intention is to seek pleasure alone then I think it is quite easy for them to apply some precautions like that, but for someone who comes because they are tempted by all the winning opportunities that exist in gambling then surely they will find it difficult to take any precautions and all they will experience is continuing to be depressed by the increasing number of defeats.

Honestly, I also don't know how long it will take them to reach the realization to be able to apply self-control, because certainly everyone has a different character and their patience greatly affects when or how long they can realize. And yes usually beginners who will suffer things like this, they think they will be able to get a lot of wins when it's all just nonsense, they are too serious in understanding what is meant by opportunities, in my opinion they will be able to realize when they have experienced many consecutive defeats with large amounts.

[junder]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

One can never be too emotional when it comes to gambling. Always consider the facts and then a gambler has to make a decision. Just as excessive greed is not good, it is never good to be overly emotional. Losing a bet will make you sad but winning a bet will give you immense joy and because of that extreme joy you will be overly greedy and emotional if you bet your money in the wrong place again you can lose all the money. No matter how much money you make in betting, before placing your next bet you need to think whether you are betting in the right place or in the wrong place. Never take a bet thinking that whatever is in luck, you should be confident enough in yourself and then decide to bet. Over-emotional decision-making means losing your money.

Why would you say that?
In fact, as far as I know, most people who gamble cannot manage their emotions which makes them lose control and makes them lose a lot of money, not a few people are like this. It is a fact that losing is synonymous with sadness or disappointment and winning is synonymous with joy, excitement, happiness. There is no defeat that makes us happy even outside of gambling, I don't think there is. 'You win, you're happy, you lose, you just shut up bro". And I think when people lose in gambling, most people will feel upset about the defeat they get. And when they lose, there will be a sense of emotion that will make them want to pursue the losses they have lost and they may lose more money to pursue the losses.
How to distinguish the right and wrong places?
Doesn't gambling only rely on luck?
Are there patterns and tricks to be able to get continuous wins?

[angrybirdy]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

One can never be too emotional when it comes to gambling. Always consider the facts and then a gambler has to make a decision. Just as excessive greed is not good, it is never good to be overly emotional. Losing a bet will make you sad but winning a bet will give you immense joy and because of that extreme joy you will be overly greedy and emotional if you bet your money in the wrong place again you can lose all the money. No matter how much money you make in betting, before placing your next bet you need to think whether you are betting in the right place or in the wrong place. Never take a bet thinking that whatever is in luck, you should be confident enough in yourself and then decide to bet. Over-emotional decision-making means losing your money.

Why would you say that?
In fact, as far as I know, most people who gamble cannot manage their emotions which makes them lose control and makes them lose a lot of money, not a few people are like this. It is a fact that losing is synonymous with sadness or disappointment and winning is synonymous with joy, excitement, happiness. There is no defeat that makes us happy even outside of gambling, I don't think there is. 'You win, you're happy, you lose, you just shut up bro". And I think when people lose in gambling, most people will feel upset about the defeat they get. And when they lose, there will be a sense of emotion that will make them want to pursue the losses they have lost and they may lose more money to pursue the losses.
How to distinguish the right and wrong places?
Doesn't gambling only rely on luck?
Are there patterns and tricks to be able to get continuous wins?

I think that's one of the reason that you must know prior in entering gambling world, everyone should at least learn how to manage their emotions, It's up to a person in what way they can manage their emotions, I also agree that everyone has a different level of emotional control and it's valid. It's also difficult to determine when to stop or when to proceed in gambling because we didn't know what will gonna happen if you're not planned it well. Does gambling only rely on luck? for me yes, but for others they have different strategies and plan when they gamble.

[Z390]

Ending up in debt because of gambling, this is a very big issue affecting many people in so many countries s home and abroad, this is also the main reason why some countries had to place ban on casinos and their citizens, some people are so careless that they ended up in a huge debt that they can never settle till they die and that's why some of them took their own lives.

The sad part of this is some gamblers have everything going fine for them, until they choose to be irresponsible with gambling, at first I used to think that those gamblers who ended up in debt are because they have no source of income, but even people that have source of income still get messed up because of gambling.

There is a lot to be careful about in gambling, do not say that because you have some good source of income you can't get addicted to gambling, it's not really about how much you are getting, it's about you risking your mind with gambling, once you let gambling take over it will break everything good in your life and turn you into a miserable fellow, do not succumb to gambling, it's not to be treated like source of income.

[Reatim]

Let us discuss in this thread the things one should completely avoid while gambling. Here are some suggestions according to me :


1) Do not gamble in work area : It is not ethical to do so. Your employer is paying you to work for him for certain hours. If you waste these hours for gambling, it is a bad habit.

Yet there are others that loves having this in their activities , specially those having more free time while working so they can add some time to gamble.

2) Do not take loan to gamble: Some young guys are so irresponsible that they take loans to gamble. It is a very bad move and can even produce life threatening conditions in future when loan recover agents knock your door.

This is the stupidest thing a gambler can do , borrowing money just to gamble because the moment you done this is already shows you are addicted.


and another thing is?

    - Never Gamble when you are in Bad mood because this will affect your decision making.

        - Never Hide your gambling activities to the people you love because they are the one that can save you from addiction .

[coin-investor]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

You cannot stop being emotional when you win 10 times your bankroll or you hit a huge jackpot when the underdog you bet comes out the winner, its ok to be emotional its part of our gambling experience we're paying to have fun, and be entertained and that's part of our emotion.

There are two kinds of emotions, losing your ability to think right and satisfying your desire to have fun, if you're a responsible gambler and you have been into a lot and are an experienced gambler, you will act the latter and that's satisfying your desire to have fun.
We are just human beings and being emotional is part of everything we do especially when we are aroused or stimulated, we just have to make that emotion positive.

[Blitzboy]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

One can never be too emotional when it comes to gambling. Always consider the facts and then a gambler has to make a decision. Just as excessive greed is not good, it is never good to be overly emotional. Losing a bet will make you sad but winning a bet will give you immense joy and because of that extreme joy you will be overly greedy and emotional if you bet your money in the wrong place again you can lose all the money. No matter how much money you make in betting, before placing your next bet you need to think whether you are betting in the right place or in the wrong place. Never take a bet thinking that whatever is in luck, you should be confident enough in yourself and then decide to bet. Over-emotional decision-making means losing your money.

Gambling is really a game of probability and calculated risks, so keep that in mind. The thrill of winning can be addicting, causing emotional betting where wins and losses influence your next move.

This cycle can be dangerous. The idea is to create a system, essentially a personal algorithm, to guide your judgments without emotional bias. Separating delight from tactic. Winning or losing shouldnt motivate you to gamble again. It should be a straightforward odds and outcome analysis.

Gamblers forever argue luck vs. skill. But the most experienced bettors realize its not just chance or confidence. Making smart choices, understanding the game, and knowing when to quit are key. Remember that sometimes the best gambling strategy is not to wager.

[Huppercase]

Let us discuss in this thread the things one should completely avoid while gambling. Here are some suggestions according to me :

1) Do not gamble in work area : It is not ethical to do so. Your employer is paying you to work for him for certain hours. If you waste these hours for gambling, it is a bad habit.

As a gambler, you should never mix gambling( pleasure, if that's what you get in fun of it) with business. When you want to gamble, do it when you are away because gambling takes one attention and business or work deserves attention as well, funny thing about playing in work place is that you might end up losing money and zero work will be done at the of the day. It will put your work at risk and they may sack you at the end. This bad habit should discourage by any gambler.

2) Do not take loan to gamble: Some young guys are so irresponsible that they take loans to gamble. It is a very bad move and can even produce life threatening conditions in future when loan recover agents knock your door.

This one is straight forward, I'm not sure maybe by luck some people have luckily win some games with borrowed fund but there is this usual relationship gambling have with gambling, profit don't comes from borrowed money, I have seen people beg for money just to gamble and they don't win, or perhaps the tension of losing the money is the red flag that result to losses. Whether you have work or not, on no account should a gambler borrow money to gamble.

In addition to your point, never allow gambling affect your lifestyle, whether you play for fun or play to make some money, been known as a gambler is a bad profile, people see gambler as unserious people that don't value life. If you are a spiritual type of person, you will under better because pastors fume against gamblers and imam see it as a sin, don't let society know you as a gambler because it stop one from some opportunities.

[Jody.Drummer]

Aside from the things listed by OP, I just want to add that we should avoid gambling while under the influence of alcohol because many tend to do action even if its not on their plan or strategy and many tend to spend more simply because they can’t control their emotion while under the influence of alcohol. Make sure when you gamble you are in right state of mind and you know what you are doing to avoid any big losses.

Yes, you are actually correct. I have heard of situations where someone (a gambler) says that they become more active and alert after they take some alcohol, and that's when they can do something very well. I kind of believe that it's true, but not for every occasion. Like in gambling, if your mindset is not stable, it's going to lead to making some kind of mistake that will either result in more losses. The person can either get emotional because they are losing their bet or they might want to chase their losses, which can contribute to more losses.

I don't know how much of it is true. It's hard for me to believe. But again, everyone is built differently, so people have different tolerances for alcohol consumption. One may have one or two drinks and black out. One may drink an entire bottle without a blackout.

But again, consuming alcohol or not one should be focused when gambling. It's a rule one must follow. Because alcohol can affect one's judgment, mood, and mind. It's not advisable to work, play, drive, or do any kind of physical activity while drinking.

In fact, my assumption is the opposite, if someone has to drink a few sips of alcohol before gambling and so that the gambling goes smoothly by not making some mistakes, I don't think it's right, as I said above, I think it's the opposite. As we know that alcohol is usually very likely to make us lose consciousness (with excessive portions) and with that I think it is very likely that someone is prone to making mistakes when he gambles because obviously his consciousness has begun to decrease when the effects of alcohol have taken over him.

That condition makes it difficult for them to consider things or even act without any consideration at all, so it is very likely that they will make the wrong decision. But yes what you said is quite true, that indeed everyone has different body strength when alcohol enters their stomach, but I think this method is not really recommended because the overall and general impact will usually make them lose consciousness, while in gambling they must still be able to hold their consciousness in order to apply limits for prevention, doesn't it make sense?

[alastantiger]

Some of the things I'd avoid while gambling is  self comparison with the tickets of others.

I don't know if this counts but on thing I avoid is talking to someone or having some else around me while online gambling. It is like a bad mojo. It looks like there is a direct connection between my concentration and winning in online casino.
I prefer a quiet room where I'd be alone. Neither tv or any music will be playing in the background. Just white noise.

[Solosanz]

As a gambler, you should never mix gambling( pleasure, if that's what you get in fun of it) with business. When you want to gamble, do it when you are away because gambling takes one attention and business or work deserves attention as well, funny thing about playing in work place is that you might end up losing money and zero work will be done at the of the day. It will put your work at risk and they may sack you at the end. This bad habit should discourage by any gambler.

To be more simple: doing a right thing in a right place.

Similar like people who're still working, but they're want to take a vacation because they want to entertain themselves. But when they've take a vacation, they're thinking about their work since their task keep increased when they leave it.

In gambling also same, know the right time and right place to gamble.

[DaNNy001]

Avoid being emotional. I guess that's the number one thing. If you are emotional, you will be carried away by joy, greed, despair, etc. If you are winning and you're very emotional, you could end up losing everything. You think you're lucky and would continue to play even after winning big already. Or if you lost, you could be angry and you would chase your loss and try to recover it. This emotion is equally damaging. You would go home with a bigger loss.

You say this as if it's actually to stop or control your emotions. Human emotions are also one of the major reason people actually gamble too because so many people just gamble to experience that feeling of winning even if the money they won is as low as 1$, they just get joy when they are gambling. For me what one should do to limit himself from gambling alot should be covering his gambling activities with so many activity that will take his time.