An interesting story and experience of a gambler

[Davidvictorson]

Boredom could be so frustrating that loneliness that comes with it can make you want to take comfort even in uncomfortable phenomenon. I think we gamblers should also make it a culture to find other productive activities to engage into or even spending time with families and colleagues to avoid exposing ourselves to such disastrous losses.

Do you know that the craziest thing about loneliness is that you can be in the midst of bunch of people and still feel lonely because it is more of a subjection perception of being alone than it is in relation to one's physical space. A productive activity one can engage in to rid yourself of loneliness is teams sports - football, hockey, basketball etc In my estimation anyone with the subjective perception of being alone shouldn't turn to gambling. It is not a teams sports unless you are gambling with family and friends.

It is better we try controlling our gambling habit now before things might get worse that what we thought. We need to keep adjusting in a way that the consequences of a reckless gambling will not descent on us.

Being honest with ourselves is one of the ways to measure were we are on the gambling addiction scale so as to enable us take action. Controlling our gambling habits includes setting up rules for our times which include- how many times we'd gamble during the week, what time of the day we'd gamble on those days, how many hours we'd spend on gambling, how much we'd spend and others. These are personal gambling rules that fosters self-control.

[Oasisman]

I think that person needs company. He needs people who he can socialize with more often than just being alone every single time. The fact that he has been gambling, hit a huge win, bought a lot of stuff which was all for his own entertainment, that's a serious indicator that he might be a person don't like to go out and socialise.
Also, I don't blame him for getting the thought of having a good karma or helping someone before you go gambling would help you win more. Nah, we all that doesn't work that way.
Well, the good thing happened to that person is that, he finally realized the reality of life and gambling.

[sunsilk]

It was better that he did some purchases and give his mom some money and debt paid. Because if it he didn't do and bought all of those stuff then for sure that the money will just be going back to the casino again.

So, aside from being addicted gambler, he's also a reckless spendthrift that have bought stuff that he is not using.

What will come to his mind next is he'd sell all of those stuff that are in the boxes, will deposit the money to the casino and boom some another good story that had made him xxxxx money and multiplier.

[moneystery]

is that how it happens when someone who has never hit a jackpot before finally gets that much money and doesn't know what to use it for, so he just uses it to buy useless things and waste his money on gambling. he is not only a gambling addict, but also he is financially retarded, because he does not know how to allocate his money and use it for things that are much more profitable for him. even though if he was wise, from the start he could have quit his gambling and used the money to invest and open a business, apart from earning more money, he could also earn passive income which could make him prosperous.

[gunhell16]

When he won a large amount of money in gambling, I don't have any questions about that. Maybe the only thing that was not good about his experiences when he won large amounts in gambling was that he was always lucky like that; he even mentioned the name of Jesus Christ, something that's not good for me. If he's gambling and he's lucky,

he should just gamble and don't touch or mention the name of Jesus Christ; it shouldn't be mentioned in vain, as if he's showing that Jesus Christ likes gambling and his winning.
If you often win, I also saw that you are addicted to expensive things, although you are also a giver, and at the same time you are a loving child.

[davis196]

What exactly do you think we call this type of gambler? For he is not only addicted to gambling, but he seem to be also addicted to buying stuffs he obviously does not need, and absolutely not interested in..

Again, alot of money can be made through gambling if one is lucky, but it also can destroy the person if he or she does not, or fail to control him or herself..
Anyways, lets discuss about this, feel free to put your comments below.

Money that comes easy also goes away very easy. Like the English saying "Easy come, easy go."
This guy paid off his debts, gave 10K to his mother and donated several grand for charity. I see this as a win.
The problem is the greed and the desire to always want more and more. Humans are designed this way.
Also this guy is an impulsive buyer, I guess. Maybe that's normal. If I won a big amount of money, maybe I would probably start buying shit I don't need left and right.
At least he's not a hardcore gambling addict, who got into big debts and ruined his life. He still has the chance to quit gambling and go on with his life.

[SmartGold01]

There is a statement he made there that "No matter how much you win you can never get satisfied". Yes this is a result of not being able to control himself, like as I always said whenever you have the first winning its just like giving you a free ticket to keep gambling because you would have this mindset that there are other possible huge luck out there you could win higher than what you have won. Of curse there is every possibility that you could win higher or above what you had won before but have you also consider the other side of yourself what it's causing towards your life because to me, when you gamble and win it increases your interest to keep gambling the more at this point you won't know when you might got sink in gambling addictions.

If it is on a winning position then that's clearly greed. Self discipline will indeed aid this however it is the hardest thing to imply to oneself, which makes this a bit understandable. Personally, I am guilty of such thing, there are times I would be desiring to earn more than to settle with a small profit, then end up with a complete loss but that's gambling. It will never be too late to make a change for yourself, for the betterment, all you need is to have the initiative or else, quit gambling because in the long run you'd more likely just be in deep loss.

Then he is not principled enough, See to win in gambling for long race is to apply oneself some kinds of guidelines where you can stand on those rules or personal choice. Let say as gambler you have made a deposit of $200 or more to gamble with it for the duration of 30 days and more, and your interest is to be gambling every day with at least $5 whenever this amount is exhausted the next to do is to stop gambling for that day. Even though you win or not don't push further, this is how gambling addiction is being controlled, but some may get weird over their lost and decides to keep gambling till they restore back their lost $5 which I think is a very bad thing to practice as a gambler because when you stand on every decision you have made makes you responsible gambler and people would be amazed to see you gambling and not being affected along the line.

[qwertyup23]

That person is too deep on his gambling activities to the point that it also affected his mental judgement and psychological reasoning. His impulsiveness has taken over which tends to interfere with his decision-making skills. That explains on why he is mostly purchasing stuff that he does not need due to the mental stress that gambling has affected him.

This kind of story is very unfortunate- it really highlights the effect of gambling and on how it can snowball into something bigger and problematic if that person does not seek any kind of professional help/support from anyone.

It was better that he did some purchases and give his mom some money and debt paid. Because if it he didn't do and bought all of those stuff then for sure that the money will just be going back to the casino again.
So, aside from being addicted gambler, he's also a reckless spendthrift that have bought stuff that he is not using.

I do agree that the silver lining with this tory is that he was able to satisfy his debt and he was also able to give something to his mother. Unfortunately, such cannot justify that he bought useless stuff that would most likely cost him more in the future.

Again, this is just one of the thousand stories about a person suffering from gambling addiction. I just hope that this serves as a reminder to everyone that if you are going to gamble, make sure to have an allocated budget and you stick to it to avoid any chasing of losses.

[KiaKia]

I think that person needs company. He needs people who he can socialize with more often than just being alone every single time. The fact that he has been gambling, hit a huge win, bought a lot of stuff which was all for his own entertainment, that's a serious indicator that he might be a person don't like to go out and socialise.
Also, I don't blame him for getting the thought of having a good karma or helping someone before you go gambling would help you win more. Nah, we all that doesn't work that way.
Well, the good thing happened to that person is that, he finally realized the reality of life and gambling.

Using your own point, should we call this person an introvert ?, I am just like him in this aspect, but I don't go around buying stuffs that I don't need.

Since I was very young I have learned to always enjoy my company alone, even when too much people come looking I always feel discomfort and unsafe, I like keeping my circle very small.

I use most of my money on investment, it is all I know how to do, I spent most of my lonely time improving myself, I have created few online businesses, I have turned into a Bitcoin miner, and I have to monitor these all by myself, I really don't have the time for unprofitable things.

When I am free I do watch movies and anime, and I enjoy doing this, I think this person was never alone right from the beginning, he was not used to this lifestyle, I am thinking that things changed around him suddenly and he needs the attention from others.

[_act_]

is that how it happens when someone who has never hit a jackpot before finally gets that much money and doesn't know what to use it for, so he just uses it to buy useless things and waste his money on gambling. he is not only a gambling addict, but also he is financially retarded, because he does not know how to allocate his money and use it for things that are much more profitable for him. even though if he was wise, from the start he could have quit his gambling and used the money to invest and open a business, apart from earning more money, he could also earn passive income which could make him prosperous.

I will not say he bought unnecessary things because that was not the problem. The problem is that he spent almost all the money on gambling and lost it. Gambling is still the problem. This is how someone that become rich very fast become poor again very fast. He should not just think about it and let it be a bygone because thinking about it will only not be helping his health at all. Going for business would have been better.

[Zoomic]

What exactly do you think we call this type of gambler? For he is not only addicted to gambling, but he seem to be also addicted to buying stuffs he obviously does not need, and absolutely not interested in..

Again, alot of money can be made through gambling if one is lucky, but it also can destroy the person if he or she does not, or fail to control him or herself..
Anyways, lets discuss about this, feel free to put your comments below.

Money that comes easy also goes away very easy. Like the English saying "Easy come, easy go."
This guy paid off his debts, gave 10K to his mother and donated several grand for charity. I see this as a win.
The problem is the greed and the desire to always want more and more. Humans are designed this way.
Also this guy is an impulsive buyer, I guess. Maybe that's normal. If I won a big amount of money, maybe I would probably start buying shit I don't need left and right.
At least he's not a hardcore gambling addict, who got into big debts and ruined his life. He still has the chance to quit gambling and go on with his life.

There is this belief that people tend to carelessly spend money they didn't work hard to earn than money they actually worked hard for and it seems most gamblers apply this belief in their personal lives alot. It is very common to see most gamblers pay for strangers' orders at the club, buy expensive stuffs they don't really need, make more friends and embark on trips that are not really necessary. All this happen shortly after a big win. Ofcourse there is more from where that money spent came from.

If as a gambler, big wins trigger you to spend lavishly till nothing is left on you, then you are still irresponsible.  A person that can set limits for himself while gambling should be able to still set some standard rules on how to effectively utilise the money won from gambling. The young man in OP's story is not only an addict but a wasteful spender and he will continue in that cycle until he realises that there is no investment in his name.  He needs help.

[Z390]

I am not surprised, when gamblers get lucky more than once they always expect it to keep coming, I believe this man wasted the money because it was an easy earning for him, this is why gambling money is a easy way out, you worked for nothing.
The only part that I feel he handled well was that of his mother, even if he go broke for a while now he gave his mother good amount of money. Many people who have never hit a jackpot gambling will do the same, the thrill of winning will take over them, and they will think about spending the money and going back.

Unlike someone like me who will think about how hard it will be to win ever again, because I believe that once you hit a jackpot or big amount its going to be even harder to win again, as the casino will try to take that money back from you, the only way you can be ahead of them is discipline.
If you can gamble and hit a jackpot then proceed to invest the money into things that will bring more money then you are responsible person.

[wakier]

Someone who is never satisfied will feel regret if they have experienced a loss that they should have been able to enjoy with many times the amount of profit. This is also a lesson for all of us. If we have to be complacent if we have obtained the profit we can achieve, we shouldn't. We overdo it or get more. Sometimes luck only comes once in a lifetime, so don't waste it if you think you've got it.

[michellee]

He really had to try hard to stop gambling. He had seen for himself how gambling could quickly drain all his money. If he can't control himself, he will get worse and worse and won't be able to quit gambling.

He needed to discuss this matter with those closest to him to get advice before things really turned bad. He can still get a chance to change but he has to really try.

Hopefully, he can forget about gambling and build a better life. He really had to start all over again and without gambling.

[harapan]

That's what you called greed, the person in the post experience the luxurious life of having more money but the thing is he didn't think much and spend a alot in so many things, it can't be helped maybe he is just fullfilling his childhood wants or dream but the thing is the most practical is that the person in the post should have some money for investment or anything that could make his money grow, execpt gambling, see that example because of the taste of winning a lot of money drive him to gamble more in order to win again, little they know is that the more you have the taste of winning in gambling the more you will want to bet more, see rhe example, from a lot of money to none, its because they didn't learn to control themselves and let the greed and desire take over and that is a common mistakes fron those new in gambling.

Do you say Greed!!  This story is a thrilling one and usually a rare cases of gambling experience but i think he's an irresistible gambler that spend lavishly at such not thinking there would be better means of doubling his winnings and again he's usually on the lucky hand to have such wins but what's advice is that he should be diligent in his spendings even if he's not using much funds to gamble but he should take a wisely decision whenever he makes such big wins.
So I don't think is greed,he's just being callous over the end outcome which he'll regret.

[lienfaye]

What exactly do you think we call this type of gambler? For he is not only addicted to gambling, but he seem to be also addicted to buying stuffs he obviously does not need, and absolutely not interested in..

Sometimes we tend to buy things that we don't really need and just bought it because of the sudden desire. Usually for having more than enough money and can't think about of what's beneficial. The money that didn't came from hard-earned is often easy to spend rather than the one that you have worked hard for. Well, it's a human nature to have such behavior and it's not an isolated case.

The main problem here is the behavior of the gambler when it comes to gambling. He is already fortunate to win huge but not firm enough to keep his words to stop. Because if you don't have self-control, it's likely that you'll lose again everything that you already earned.

[Porfirii]

What exactly do you think we call this type of gambler? For he is not only addicted to gambling, but he seem to be also addicted to buying stuffs he obviously does not need, and absolutely not interested in..

Sometimes we tend to buy things that we don't really need and just bought it because of the sudden desire. Usually for having more than enough money and can't think about of what's beneficial. The money that didn't came from hard-earned is often easy to spend rather than the one that you have worked hard for. Well, it's a human nature to have such behavior and it's not an isolated case.

The main problem here is the behavior of the gambler when it comes to gambling. He is already fortunate to win huge but not firm enough to keep his words to stop. Because if you don't have self-control, it's likely that you'll lose again everything that you already earned.

So the main problem here is about self-control. In fact, he says he had negative balance in his bank account in the first place, so his wrong behavior doesn't seem to be something new.

I agree that easy money goes more easily too than hard earned money, but the case mentioned in the OP, and also some other ones we read from time to time in different topics inside this section are quite extreme and their protagonists should seek professional aid.

[YOSHIE]

Anyways, lets discuss about this, feel free to put your comments below.

If there are 70% of people in this world, of course we will see people doing things that are unique and not accepted by other people's common sense, regarding the behavior they do, especially if they go to a casino house, those people really have a behavior that other people can't afford.

There are many people in this world who are addicted to gambling, but they only focus their addiction on gambling, not on other things, for example buying things they don't need or other things, maybe he has a lot of money, of course it's up to him to do whatever he wants, what is clear is that I think it's fun for himself, not with other people.

[seoincorporation]

That's a sad story, and 100% emotional gambling, as he says, it doesn't matter how big the win is, for a gambling addict is never enough. But he already do the first step to solve the problem and that's to recognize that he have a problem, so, he is not on the wrong way right now.

And winning huge to lose it all is something that happens every day in casinos, i know it sucks, but is how casinos work.

[bettercrypto]

If my understanding of the story I read in this section is correct, it seems that the gambler who often wins playing gambling has no content. And that kind of behavior in a casino is difficult for a gambler. Because he doesn't notice to himself that he is just giving greed a chance to devour him.

So I think as long as it's still early enough that he can change it little by little, he should do it instead of it being too late, which will make it difficult for him to get out of it in the end for sure.