What's The Weirdest Alibi Of Gamblers So They Can Continue Gambling?

[robelneo]

I don't know if there's an existing topic like this I did some research but I have not found one.

But if there is, let's make an update on that thread

What's The Weirdest Alibi Of Gamblers you've heard or read, So They Can Continue Gambling

One that I stumble here is a guy who believes that

Gambling every day draws you more closer to winning.

And coming from one online friend

"Gambling is my medicine so I can have a sharp mind"

How about you could be your reasoning or from someone you've heard.

Members' contribution to this thread
 

Hispo

"one wins when one least expects it"

bluebit25

gambling helps me find love

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asks or even borrows money because he needs to buy food or milk for his baby or medicine for his old mother even if the reality is that he only uses the money for gambling.

danherbias07

"Without gambling, I am incomplete." 

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[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

All the time that I have gambled for a much longer time than usual is when I am out with my friends. My friends are very good gamblers and fun people to be with, so gambling becomes more fun to me any time we go out all together to a casino to gamble. They are the only people who get me to gamble more and more, and there is always harmony when we go out together. Even if we experience a series of losses, everybody will still get cheered up by throwing different jokes. Also, if my club is having a match, I always make sure I stake in that match; that's another thing that gives me the enthusiasm to gamble more. If perhaps in a week my club or other few clubs that I support are having different fixtures, that means I will be gambling more often that week.

[MainIbem]

I have came across a friend who believe that and I think I was the one who raised the topic, and this get me wondering how can someone believe that gambling every day draws you more closer to winning. It's very more like saying that when you keep gambling you keep losing money and yet you seems not to stop calculating the total amount you have spent so going backwards is like someone who has accepted a defeat so no more going back rather keeps pushing forward.

[Hispo]

The only I recall hearing from a family member of mine was that alledgely  "one wins when one least expects it", so that is one of the excuses used for them to continue to gamble in a constant basis. In my opinion.
It is funny, because that alibi is not actually wrong and is not a falsehood, most of the times when some gambler manages to hit a jackpot they did not actually expect it to happen and keeping ones expectations low is always good. However, that is also a mindset which is supposed to keep the gambler hooked into the activity for an indefinited amount of time.

I have also strumble across some people who say " you cannot win if you do not play", so their intentions are to continue to play until they win, that is specially common when comes to lotteries and games which are some sort of all-or-nothing setup.
I personally believe most of those alibis are toxic and not good for anyone who intends to stay away from gambling addiction, there some which are ironic and are mostly said to mock the bad luck of oneself or others. I prefer the ironic ones over those who perpetuate irresponsible behavior, though.

[alegotardo]

What's The Weirdest Alibi Of Gamblers you've heard or read, So They Can Continue Gambling

Ok, disregarding those who play just for fun/entertainment and who are not worried about losing money, we have those who play to get "rich", but why do they believe that?

I think the main reason they keep playing even though they lose is because we think that after they lose several times, they believe they will win the next time. For example, we bet that a coin will land “Heads”, and we know that the chance of winning is 50%, but what if “Tails” had already come up “Tails” ten times in a row in the bets, perhaps you think that the chance of it coming up “Heads” ” this time it is greater than 50%, since “Tails” has come out many times, so at some point “Heads” will start to come out, and many really believe that... especially those who bet still believing in the Martingale technique.

But in reality this is not what happens, the coin is the same as always and continues with the same probability of 50% for both sides... it is difficult to explain this to someone who is already addicted to gambling, but the Mathematics is king and casinos even more so when they program their machines to give you chances of winning with just a little more than 50%

No matter how much humanity evolves, gambling will always be our weakness

[bluebit25]

I once heard a quote like this "gambling helps me find love"

All the reasons for gambling, and they are not aware of what the hell they are doing in front of this area, then there is the process of blaming and not seeing what is wrong with themselves. Anyway, there are a lot of stories, I'm not sure if there is any confession of wrongdoing but it's clear that if people want to take action, they can do it without needing specific reasons and justifications.

But for me, in terms of fun, gambling is like many things in life and if you choose it, it's just plain without any fancy expressions.

[blckhawk]

I have came across a friend who believe that and I think I was the one who raised the topic, and this get me wondering how can someone believe that gambling every day draws you more closer to winning. It's very more like saying that when you keep gambling you keep losing money and yet you seems not to stop calculating the total amount you have spent so going backwards is like someone who has accepted a defeat so no more going back rather keeps pushing forward.

Gambler's fallacy, that's the answer to that question that you might be asking why they believe that they're getting closer to winning as they continue gambling. It's when they think that there's a pattern to all of this gambling games that they play when in reality it's either fairly random or rigged from the start so they don't have any chances of winning, it's not a weird alibi though, it's been too common of a reason to be called an alibi in my opinion. Weirdest for me though is that this person wants to get out of the house because he can't stand the mouth of his wife, yapping about stuff like bills and payments for the house and I'm like you never should've married in the first place if a little yapping about is making you go out to avoid it, face that marriage life head on.

[Fundamentals Of]

That's indeed a weird alibi from your friend. But that's not the weirdest probably. Gambling could indeed be therapeutic as other forms of entertainment are. But that's not a wise idea to gamble if you're going through something.

I think the weirdest alibi for me is when a gambler asks or even borrows money because he needs to buy food or milk for his baby or medicine for his old mother even if the reality is that he only uses the money for gambling.

[Assface16678]

"Gambling is my medicine so I can have a sharp mind"

I heard also many reason about that or making excuses just to have a reason to play gambling, but what I emphasize, "Gambling is my medicine so I can have a sharp mind" how gambling can be a medicine if it make you think that it could be a medicine to sharp your mind, it's a symptoms of being addicted or else being insane, yes there are gambling games that requires using your mind or analysis and strategy but hold cold it help you sharp your mind if you keep on losing and thinking this way maybe this friend of yours is losing its mind because thinking this way proves that he becomes more less mindful of himself and on his money, but yeah we can't judge them it's their own life and money, but from what you've said here proves that any human could make a weird or insane excuse just to justify their gambling.

[adultcrypto]

People will always find ways to motivate themselves in doing whatever they do. I noticed that many people have concocted all kinds of hypothesis on why they gamble and what their motivations and targets are, with most of them full of pretence and shying away from the truth which is that every gambler gamble to make money. There can never be any justifiable reason for gambling other than to make money.

Some will argue that if it is only to make money, why do the rich gamble? Well, human needs are insatiable so the person you might be thinking is very rich still want more and see gambling as an opportunity for getting more. So, the biggest motivation is just the money.

[Zlantann]

What's The Weirdest Alibi Of Gamblers you've heard or read, So They Can Continue Gambling

Gamblers usually use different beliefs to shift blame which could also be seen as a defence mechanism. I have heard a gambler in my location saying that "life is a risk and you express it through gambling". He would explain that nothing in life is guaranteed, so we must keep taking risks. If you think about his words closely, we might make some sense. Another one is that " when my luck shines, I will recover all". Some gamblers always believe they will recover all they have lost one day, so they keep betting. It is not wrong or bad to have and believe in these alibis but it becomes a problem when we hold onto them even when it is glary that it is leading to addiction. When I was young I usually heard a man tell some friends that if you have not paid your house rent or bought a car by gambling, then you are not a true gambler  . 

[danherbias07]

"Without gambling, I am incomplete."
That's just crazy. Gambling is supposed to just spice up our entertainment life. For me, it adds more flavor to the sports that I traditionally watch. I mean, without money being on the line, watching the game is not that much fun anymore although I can still watch them. Many of my friends do agree with me on that.
If you are a supporter of one sport that you have been watching since you were a kid, it means decades of watching it over and over although there are new players that are coming in. The sports will always be the same in how it is played. But, if there's money involved, the cheer gets louder, and the joy of waiting for the game to start is different, more fun. If your bet is so close to losing or winning, you tend to have the feeling of thrill because not only do you want the team you bet for to win, but it's also about your bet. It's an unexplainable feeling that only the gambler can understand.

[Gozie51]

Gamblers blame theirselves for the mistake that caused them the winning. They feel if they have not included a certain game that they would have won especially in football. For example, if they bet on a particular option and it fails, they will assume that if they chose another option that they would have won the game. In terms of goals, some contemplate between 1.5, 2.5 or over 3.5 and if they bet over 3.5 whose odd is bigger than 2.5, 1.5 and they lose the bet, they blame themselves for going higher instead of staying with over 1.5. So blame game on themselves is an excuse for more gambling.

[Hirose UK]

What's The Weirdest Alibi Of Gamblers you've heard or read, So They Can Continue Gambling

Gamblers have many alibi thoughts and this has quite a significant effect, such as belief in expectations when gambling.
What I hear quite often is the alibi that after defeat there will always be a win and indeed many of the gamblers I know believe in alibis like this.
Several times I have said that the alibi will indeed come true but the number of wins will never be equal to the number of losses, but in reality they only care about what they believe and consider to be the truth.
I think the alibis that gamblers have will only bring dangerous risks to themselves.

Gambling every day draws you more closer to winning.

Gambling every day may bring you closer to winning, but again, that winning can never be greater than the amount of money you lose.
They must be able to realize that there is no victory that really provides pure benefits.

[bittraffic]

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Optimism in life. This is think why most gamblers are happy-go-lucky guys. I'm just one of them who believes I can win a life-changing winning someday.

"This day could be my lucky day" and the next day he'd say this line again. Not the kind of new alibi but it's still weird to keep saying it even when he loses every day. And then come up with a new strategy when in fact it's old.

[Davidvictorson]

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All the years that i have gambled and interacted with many gamblers physically and virtually, I have drawn upon a conclusion that gamblers will find the smallest, craziest reason to gamble. It doesn't have to make sense to you but to them it makes the perfect sense. Look at the two statements above and you can tell that those fellows are already in bed with gambling addiction and they look for the "optimistic" and "feel-good" reason to justify their continual denial.

[robelneo]

I'm checking every post and extracting the weirdest alibis and adding it to the thread then we will summarize all of these weirdest alibis gamblers are using just so they can continue gambling, I'd like to thank these members to their contribution I'm still waiting for others contribution, so far these are what we have compiled

Hispo

"one wins when one least expects it"

bluebit25

gambling helps me find love

Fundamentals Of

asks or even borrows money because he needs to buy food or milk for his baby or medicine for his old mother even if the reality is that he only uses the money for gambling.

danherbias07

"Without gambling, I am incomplete."  

[swogerino]

That is the most true statement which I fully identify myself in there too,one win,especially big win and I forget all the lost sessions.That is what keeps also most people going and getting back to gambling.That is enough to make us forget what has happened before as we only tend to remember beautiful things and hitting a huge win is surely a really beautiful thing  .

[Stepstowealth]

I have came across a friend who believe that and I think I was the one who raised the topic, and this get me wondering how can someone believe that gambling every day draws you more closer to winning.

Maybe that alibi is close to this alibi that gamblers like me push ourselves with, which is just one day's win is enough to cover all the losses we have made. For that reason we keep trying the odds because surely it will favor us. We cannot be unfortunate everyday, one day certainly when timing meets luck, we will win big. Winners need a reason to keep pushing, and some of these things we tell ourselves are what will help us to keep gambling responsibly of course, and within our budget.

[Docnaster]

I just made a post that'll be similar to what I'll put here minutes ago in another different topic but relatable to this.

In gambling, most gamblers believe that the more you gamble, the more chances of winning but I don't think that is actually true and my opinion is based on my own personal experience. When I newly started gambling, I was not winning as constant as my friends and that made me to start gambling more than them with the thought that it'll make me win more often but it didn't actually work the way I thought. Gambling I believe is a game of luck and how strategical a gambler can be if you ask me not how often a gambler engages in gambling activities.