Why do people lose in gambling and still go ahead and bet more?

[Blitzboy]

I've a friend of mine who always complain that ever since he started gambling he haven't won a good amount, instead he'll be winning less money than what he expected but he can't stop.

It’s just because they have the confidence that they are going to win if they don’t give up. Some of them do hear about other people's success stories, so it’s always encouraging them to gamble more, if they keep on gambling, they are going to win. Some of them will have already lost a significant amount of money, so they will be trying to win back the money they have lost, so they are always finding it very difficult to stop. The funniest part is that if some of them are able to win back their losses, they won’t stop gambling, they will continue gambling, thinking they will be able to win.

Yes, but they don't think that when they are on their way to pursuing victory, there will definitely be many losing situations that they will experience before finally achieving victory, which means that when they win, maybe it is the money they previously lost because of the defeat they suffered. returned by the casino, so actually their money just spins around unless the winning amount is very large. And yes, it is true that many gamblers feel motivated by the big wins achieved by other people, which makes them experience an increase in confidence and hope towards
victory and this encourages them to try again.

But yes, in the end, this belief will never be able to change the situation, simply put, gambling will always be random, which means only luck can bring them to victory, and yes, another thing that is clear is that when it turns out the results are not in accordance with what they expected, then usually It is difficult for them to accept this situation, which in the end makes them emotional and think about pursuing the losses they have experienced, which is the cycle experienced by gambling addicts, and as time goes by, the situation will get worse if the actions are not stopped immediately.

Folks, I understand. The excitement of the chase and a huge win are seductive. When others win, you wonder, "Why not me?" However, the house always wins. Gambling is a game of chance, and luck mostly doesnt favor you. Occasionally, you may get lucky and win back some losses. But thats the casino's technique of keeping you coming back. In this vicious cycle, its easy to get caught up in the adrenaline rush and believe the next win is imminent.

Gambling should not be about luck or chasing losses. The goal should be amusement, not a lifestyle. So, if you're losing more than you're winning or the excitement is becoming an obsession, pull back. Asking for help isnt shameful. Dont focus on the destination; focus on the trip. Change course if your route is unsafe.

[Betwrong]

~ but other times I win and I'm happy that I didn't stop earlier.

That's the problem, many of them think that their loss will stop eventually and that's why they keep doing what they are doing. The gamblers fallacy is that if you lose many times in a row, eventually you are bound to win.

Counting on this is a very bad practice, and you can lose everything you have thinking that your losing streak must stop. I mustn't. But by chance it can. Again, don't count on it making more and more bets, but just know that your losing streak will not last forever.

That's the problem with martingale as well, if you do well and then make a good amount of money, I would say that it is not going to be all that bad, but if you end up gambling for a long time and lose many in a row, then you could lose some more, there is no guarantee that you will eventually win.

Of course you will technically win eventually, but that doesn't mean that it will be before your bankroll ends, maybe you will win on 100th but your 81th was the last money you had, so you would end up with an issue.

That's a right way of thinking, in my opinion. They say, "I just need more money and I will be wining with martingale". No. You can lose all your balance before winning your bet, and then you will be saying "I just need two times more money". No, it's an illusion.

[klidex]

People who gamble and continue losing, but they do not give up on gambling all is because they have hope that one day they will win. No time will a gambler gamble without no hope of winning. So, anything you have hope for, you will hardly give up on it. If any gambler believes they have no probability of winning, they will surely not gamble. It is confidence that always makes gamblers continue gambling. In fact, sometimes, even if they want to give up, the hope that one day they will win keeps them going. They always think that if they stop gambling, they might miss an opportunity.

That's the beginning of gamblers experiencing addiction because they don't give up and continue gambling and hope that one day they can win if they continue playing but if they don't continue gambling they will think they have missed the opportunity to win. So they continue gambling with the ambition to win but that's what it is the beginning of their destruction and they will find it difficult to control themselves because of their belief that it is difficult to stop and continue to survive. Even though winning from gambling is when you can stop gambling when you have experienced defeat. If you continue you will only continue to be a loser.

Indeed, sometimes seeing the thoughts of gamblers like this is quite sad because they expect too much from gambling games to produce big profits for them. Which makes these gamblers seem addicted and find it difficult to control themselves when they lose and try to catch up on the losses they have used even though the cause of the gambler is addicted because they pursue their ambitions without realizing that these gamblers are doing it and are not aware that one day they will become addicted to gambling.

[Dewi Aries]

Yes, but they don't think that when they are on their way to pursuing victory, there will definitely be many losing situations that they will experience before finally achieving victory, which means that when they win, maybe it is the money they previously lost because of the defeat they suffered. returned by the casino, so actually their money just spins around unless the winning amount is very large. And yes, it is true that many gamblers feel motivated by the big wins achieved by other people, which makes them experience an increase in confidence and hope towards
victory and this encourages them to try again.

But yes, in the end, this belief will never be able to change the situation, simply put, gambling will always be random, which means only luck can bring them to victory, and yes, another thing that is clear is that when it turns out the results are not in accordance with what they expected, then usually It is difficult for them to accept this situation, which in the end makes them emotional and think about pursuing the losses they have experienced, which is the cycle experienced by gambling addicts, and as time goes by, the situation will get worse if the actions are not stopped immediately.

Folks, I understand. The excitement of the chase and a huge win are seductive. When others win, you wonder, "Why not me?" However, the house always wins. Gambling is a game of chance, and luck mostly doesnt favor you. Occasionally, you may get lucky and win back some losses. But thats the casino's technique of keeping you coming back. In this vicious cycle, its easy to get caught up in the adrenaline rush and believe the next win is imminent.

Gambling should not be about luck or chasing losses. The goal should be amusement, not a lifestyle. So, if you're losing more than you're winning or the excitement is becoming an obsession, pull back. Asking for help isnt shameful. Dont focus on the destination; focus on the trip. Change course if your route is unsafe.

Right, meaning I would say that a successful recovery is not the end of the world, it's very hard to ignore the greed within when confidence is high, especially when you reach the recovery phase and as you said this is a casino technique to keep gamblers coming back for more in the hope of getting a bigger win. In a winning situation whether it's a casual win or a big enough win to recover all the losses you've had they will usually think that another win is just around the corner, so this can potentially lead to greed.

On the other hand, I would say that this scenario is true because I am also one of the gamblers who has experienced addiction in the past few years, and now I have managed to recover with my own method of distraction, which means that most likely I know enough about what the addicted gamblers feel and experience. And now I realize and understand that there is no better purpose in gambling than to use it as a place to pass the time when I am bored, and this is exactly what many people here often say and suggest.

[junder]

That's the beginning of gamblers experiencing addiction because they don't give up and continue gambling and hope that one day they can win if they continue playing but if they don't continue gambling they will think they have missed the opportunity to win. So they continue gambling with the ambition to win but that's what it is the beginning of their destruction and they will find it difficult to control themselves because of their belief that it is difficult to stop and continue to survive. Even though winning from gambling is when you can stop gambling when you have experienced defeat. If you continue you will only continue to be a loser.

Indeed, sometimes seeing the thoughts of gamblers like this is quite sad because they expect too much from gambling games to produce big profits for them. Which makes these gamblers seem addicted and find it difficult to control themselves when they lose and try to catch up on the losses they have used even though the cause of the gambler is addicted because they pursue their ambitions without realizing that these gamblers are doing it and are not aware that one day they will become addicted to gambling.

Apart from that, there are gamblers who think that the more often they gamble, the closer they will be to winning, whether that's true or not, but in my opinion that's not a guarantee. I only think that it might be an encouragement for them themselves to continue gambling in order to get big wins so that they don't stop gambling when they have experienced defeat and have even experienced consecutive defeats which have made them lose quite a large amount of money. I think the ambition they have is good, it's just that they have misplaced their ambition, because the ambition they have can actually make them fall deeper into gambling and make it even more difficult for them to get out when they have fallen deeper into gambling. Apart from that, there have been many cases where gamblers who have fallen into gambling and become addicted to them cannot get out, even though they can, the chances are very small. It's true that you say that winning at gambling cannot be seen from money alone, but with actions taken wisely it is also a victory because when we can stop at certain moments it is one of our wins in terms of self-control.

Even though it looks sad for gamblers who have thoughts like that, it is a consequence of the actions they take, and I think before that they may already have an awareness of the risk of loss that will occur but they still put it aside because the winnings they have in mind dominate them more, so they still carry out actions that are dangerous and carry great risks.

[ethereumhunter]

I know a lot of people do that, they work a whole month only to get their salary at the end of the month and lose it all in gambling. I can't help but wonder how they can do that to themselves, they are wasting their time and their money at the same time by doing this, and they don't even understand what they are doing.

If their salary is only to be used to playing gambling, they will lose all of their salary, especially if they don't have self control. They will not have a chance to save that salary for their daily needs because they will attract to playing gambling and try to wins the games. When they lose in gambling, that will not makes them realizes that gambling can makes them lose all of their money but they will still trying to keeps playing gambling to recovers their lose.

They don't realizes what they do is just waste their salary for playing gambling. While they have daily needs to fills but they don't thinks that is the important thing because their focus is just playing gambling. That's why those people needs to have self control and other things that can makes them understand that their salary is for fills their daily needs and not just to playing gambling.

[Nheer]

I've a friend of mine who always complain that ever since he started gambling he haven't won a good amount, instead he'll be winning less money than what he expected but he can't stop.

Hope is the driving force that keeps people going in whatever they do and the same thing applies to gamblers. If you believe in whatever you do you will have so much hope of winning someday and if you give up there is no way you will be able to win that why gamblers keep on betting despite losing so much.

What i understand with gambling is that not all days will favor you am so gamblers understand that there are good and bad days so that’s why they keep believing that they will win something big someday and it’s why they keep on betting. In all they do they should never let gambling addiction get to them, they should always gamble responsibly.

[danherbias07]

You don't have to expect that gambling will bring you money and then you won't get too upset about losing. I see a deposit in the casino as an entrance fee. In my opinion it is a very useful practice. Whether I win or not depends mostly on luck and the ability to stop in time, but I prepare myself in advance for the fact that I have already lost my money. In case of losing I am not very upset, and in case of winning I am as happy as a child. In fact, everything is simple, but for some reason many gamblers themselves complicate everything.

That's how it should be done so that we won't get frustrated by the results in the future.
Expect to lose, that's mostly the case. Now, if you win big and it hits the roof where you are able to decide to withdraw, take it. Get out and have some fun using it.
I remember one guy who said to just take a long rest whenever you win big. Don't get greedy after a win because it always ends up as a bad ending where we lose more. Since then, I used that guy's motto to run whenever I win and it's all good. We don't need to chase more wins. A win is a win, enjoy it as much as possible and then come back if you feel like you want to play again.

[adpinbr]

Well to me I just feel like they are just trying to see what could come out again if they could be able to because there is no problem in trying they just want to try and play more game to see how the gambling can favor them sometimes they find themselves than even trying to win in that stage I could advise if I am to advise you you should quit for a while take a deep breath think very well yes it is already what you understand but you are losing so you just need a little understanding and strategies ask questions so you could be able to succeed in gambling that is how I feel you can learn is not something that you should just, without calculation amount of calculation to your experience.

[Lannakosa]

That's how it should be done so that we won't get frustrated by the results in the future.
Expect to lose, that's mostly the case. Now, if you win big and it hits the roof where you are able to decide to withdraw, take it. Get out and have some fun using it.
I remember one guy who said to just take a long rest whenever you win big. Don't get greedy after a win because it always ends up as a bad ending where we lose more. Since then, I used that guy's motto to run whenever I win and it's all good. We don't need to chase more wins. A win is a win, enjoy it as much as possible and then come back if you feel like you want to play again.

Do you mean don't play on the same day? Losses and victories are emotional events, after which it would be worth recovering, because these are emotions in any case, even positive ones in case of victory, but betting on emotions is bad. In case of victory, it is easier to stop, when you win, you get a lot of positive things, and it is easier to stop for a while, and in case of loss, there is a desire to win back, and in this case, stopping is even more important.

[Dewi Aries]

You don't have to expect that gambling will bring you money and then you won't get too upset about losing. I see a deposit in the casino as an entrance fee. In my opinion it is a very useful practice. Whether I win or not depends mostly on luck and the ability to stop in time, but I prepare myself in advance for the fact that I have already lost my money. In case of losing I am not very upset, and in case of winning I am as happy as a child. In fact, everything is simple, but for some reason many gamblers themselves complicate everything.

That's how it should be done so that we won't get frustrated by the results in the future.
Expect to lose, that's mostly the case. Now, if you win big and it hits the roof where you are able to decide to withdraw, take it. Get out and have some fun using it.
I remember one guy who said to just take a long rest whenever you win big. Don't get greedy after a win because it always ends up as a bad ending where we lose more. Since then, I used that guy's motto to run whenever I win and it's all good. We don't need to chase more wins. A win is a win, enjoy it as much as possible and then come back if you feel like you want to play again.

The fact is that in gambling, of course, expectations have a fairly important role because of the impact that can also be quite significant when someone puts too much hope in winning, because however and until whenever the possibility of risk in gambling can never be avoided completely and will continue to lurk a gambler. In some cases it is often that various actions that are not recommended are always carried out because of the encouragement of emotions due to unfulfilled expectations or simply when the results at the end of the session turn out to be losing.

When it comes to winning, of course there is nothing better than drawing the limit as soon as possible when you manage to get a win of any amount or at least when the amount of your capital has multiplied and then go to enjoy the money for whatever you want, but yes so far this is still a difficult idea for some gamblers especially those who are addicted, because greed and dopamine needs are always increasing.

[junder]

That's how it should be done so that we won't get frustrated by the results in the future.
Expect to lose, that's mostly the case. Now, if you win big and it hits the roof where you are able to decide to withdraw, take it. Get out and have some fun using it.
I remember one guy who said to just take a long rest whenever you win big. Don't get greedy after a win because it always ends up as a bad ending where we lose more. Since then, I used that guy's motto to run whenever I win and it's all good. We don't need to chase more wins. A win is a win, enjoy it as much as possible and then come back if you feel like you want to play again.

with gamblers who are at the point of frustration, I think they are those who are still gambling non-stop even though they have experienced a losing streak which has clearly made them lose a lot of money just by gambling. with the initial loss that occurs they cannot accept it makes them want to recover the losses that have occurred but with the reality that the house will always win so they just continue to experience losses, and the stronger their thoughts of wanting to recover the losses make it difficult for them to stop, even When the gambling they have done has succeeded in winning, it does not guarantee that they can stop gambling.

What you say is correct, when you win, the best thing to do is to withdraw or leave gambling to enjoy the victory that you have obtained, because considering how rare wins can be in gambling, we should be able to make very good use of it. Even though there are still many gamblers who cannot stop gambling when they lose, of course that cannot be used as motivation. So when they have lost a lot but they see other people or friends who can actually win, it is not recommended to use it as motivation because everyone's luck is different, so even though our friends have managed to win, just be aware that everyone's luck is not the same. .

[Moreno233]

In case of victory, it is easier to stop, when you win, you get a lot of positive things, and it is easier to stop for a while, and in case of loss, there is a desire to win back, and in this case, stopping is even more important.

I somehow disagree with you here because my personal experience is actually the opposite. When a gambler wins, there is this motivation to play more that sets in and if not watch, the gambler will lose the money won. Many people win gambling but not many people are able to cash out the winning. Remember that winning brings confidence and sometimes pride which makes the gambler become careless. Whereas losses bring fear and doubt which will make the gambler think again. So I believe that losses will make someone stop gambling rather than winning.

 I just made this post to address this same issue and I will very much want you to give your opinion.