Are You Using A Journal Spreadsheets Will Pave The Way For Addiction To Gambling

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Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

Taking gambling seriously is having a document to record how you manage your bank roll. Isn't it called bank roll management? It doesn't have to be a journal or spreadsheet. It could be something as informal as writing it on a note app on your phone. No matter how we have chosen to look at it, gambling must be done deliberately if not, there is a chance that one will go ahead to spend money they cannot afford to lose unknowingly.

I do not take gambling seriously to the point that I will calculate the amount of money that I am spending on gambling. I do not think I spend up to 1% of money on gambling. It is hard for me to even take my money to gamble but sometimes I will just want to have fun and bet or gamble with little amount of money. I am surprised that some people are thinking of gambling like this.

[Fiatless]

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

I know a friend who is good at keeping records of his gambling endeavors and he would always determine if he has made a profit or loss at the end of the year. He is not a gambling addict but he sees gambling as a serious business. I don't have any history of recording my gambling activities and I don't have any intention to keep such document. I gamble with what I would have spent on biscuits or junk, so the money is insignificant. I just think that it is unnecessary to have such records since what I spend is just little to keep a record. Keeping records will be also time-consuming and I don't think I have such time to spare. But I think that people who keep records about an activity, take it seriously. 

[salad daging]

It depends on whether they use the spreadsheet to know the expenses and income from gambling because there is curiosity then the person uses the spreadsheet to record it but to lead to more serious gambling depends on the person if they think for an income then obviously this can be addictive and he will continue to play.

I don't have a journal about this gambling flow what it is, in the sense that when there is money I will gamble when there is no it will stop since so until now for several years of gambling do not have a journal or spreadsheet that you mentioned.

[ethereumhunter]

That could happens to those who use a journal or spreadsheets to becomes addicted to gambling because they will thinks to recovers their lose and will comes back to casino and keeps playing gambling. They will not thinks that they already lose much money in gambling and needs to reduces their gambling activity because their minds still thinks about wins the games. Some people created a journal to monitor their gambling activity and control the money they have been used to playing gambling. But some others are trying to check their money and how much they already lost in gambling so they can return to casino and playing gambling. That can makes them spends more money to recovers their lost but that doesn't guarantee they can wins and gets their money back.

[robelneo]

No, I don't do this I'm not taking my gambling to a new level I don't even spend a lot of time looking at my betting history as I'm going to be disappointed with my stat I prefer to concentrate on my allocation for it not to go higher but I know a lot of my friends who are into horse racing which uses computer analysis tool just to know their favorite horses' chances.

This doesn't look good, as you have to spend countless hours and add more money to sustain your bets, so for me, keeping journal spreadsheets or using analysis tools will get you close to addiction.

[Wapfika]

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

I know a friend who is good at keeping records of his gambling endeavors and he would always determine if he has made a profit or loss at the end of the year. He is not a gambling addict but he sees gambling as a serious business. I don't have any history of recording my gambling activities and I don't have any intention to keep such document. I gamble with what I would have spent on biscuits or junk, so the money is insignificant. I just think that it is unnecessary to have such records since what I spend is just little to keep a record. Keeping records will be also time-consuming and I don't think I have such time to spare. But I think that people who keep records about an activity, take it seriously. 

I do this kind of recording because my job is always makes me track everything that regard finances. I always check my gambling stats at the end of my game just to compared it to my previous game and overall records.

It’s y way of organizing my expenses and track whether I’m spending too much on gambling. Being serious on managing bankroll is not a sign of addiction but rather a form pf being responsible since you will know if you re already over committed on gambling or not.

It’s funny how other people think of being serious = addicted on gambling while we should be serious on gambling because there’s moneh involved here.

[dothebeats]

I'm using a spreadsheet to keep track of my expenses in gambling. IMO this does not equate to me being an addict to gambling, but rather just being responsible with my finances since I know how to keep track of where things are going and how much am I spending for, say, a certain period of time. It's true that it means that I'm taking gambling seriously, but not to the extent that I'm into gambling but rather trying to just make sure that I'm not really losing a lot of money and I will have the chance to reassess what I'm doing.

[Obari]

There is a thread about a guy who created a thread about his bet and will make it his journal for betting

Hi everyone, I am going to attempt to turn 0.05 BTC into 1.7 BTC with football/soccer betting. I will be using this post as a journal for my bets.

I want to ask: Are Using A Journal or Spreadsheets Will Fave The Way For Addiction To Gambling? My reasoning is that by creating a spreadsheet or a journal, you are taking gambling seriously and looking for ways and a means to win in sports betting or luck-based games.

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

There is a guy I know, who is a full time gambler, I mean a professional gambler(gambles for a living)and when I talk about gambling for a living, I mean he got his three cars off gambling, married off gambling and already embarking on a house project and all major proceeds are from gambling and his a typical example of people who take gambling really serious .

I think, keeping record of one’s gambling is also a good one as it will help one stay in track and know if they’re actually doing well and when to take a break, hence I think having a spreadsheet is a good one for a gambler from my perspective

[Ojima-ojo]

Having a spreadsheet is like having a time table for gambling and that is following up with the trend at a time, although only active gambler's need this journal or time table and by being active some people may take it as being addicted to gambling.


Much more also we have to align ourselves with our various level of understanding and how we take gambling.

[Lida93]

There is a thread about a guy who created a thread about his bet and will make it his journal for betting

Hi everyone, I am going to attempt to turn 0.05 BTC into 1.7 BTC with football/soccer betting. I will be using this post as a journal for my bets.

I want to ask: Are Using A Journal or Spreadsheets Will Fave The Way For Addiction To Gambling? My reasoning is that by creating a spreadsheet or a journal, you are taking gambling seriously and looking for ways and a means to win in sports betting or luck-based games.

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

Back in my undergraduate days I had this roommate who had this book typical of a journal he uses for recording of his gambling bets. More interestingly is that he had all the major Europe club leagues tables written on that book. Additionally , all his previous predictions in that football season you can find it boldly written in that book.

I don't know how he has the time to be doing all of that but what I discovered going through that book/journal was that despite all the data analysis he will gather about a team in each respective league before making his predictions on them he still wasn't getting much wins for someone taking up such meticulous seriousness and passion  with his gambling.

[Blitzboy]

Some claim gambling journals and spreadsheets are the devil. Got it. Tracking too much feeds addiction. Big surprise: it's how you utilize the tool, not the instrument itself. Smart people know this. Those instruments don't become traps, they reveal them. Mindset matters. When done right, tracking bets is powerful. Accountability; not obsession. Awareness is taught everywhere, right? This shows awareness. Wins and defeats, revealed. That understanding is what divides winners from failures, trust me. Record-keeping can confront reality and inspire change. Don't fear, use it. Key? Do not make tracking a game. A tool, not the strategy. Use it to see patterns, make informed choices, and balance risks. People, that's responsible gambling. We keep ahead that way. It's the reverse of escalating. If they disagree, they're missing the point.

[Slow death]

There is a thread about a guy who created a thread about his bet and will make it his journal for betting

Hi everyone, I am going to attempt to turn 0.05 BTC into 1.7 BTC with football/soccer betting. I will be using this post as a journal for my bets.

I want to ask: Are Using A Journal or Spreadsheets Will Fave The Way For Addiction To Gambling? My reasoning is that by creating a spreadsheet or a journal, you are taking gambling seriously and looking for ways and a means to win in sports betting or luck-based games.

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

 

He is clearly thinking that gambling is a means of making a profit, which is why he will be writing it down on a spreadsheet because he thinks that by doing so, he will be able to manage better. when in fact it will be useless, he will lose all his money, he will be frustrated and disappointed with himself. Unfortunately, most people don't like to listen when they are warned about the dangers of looking at gambling as a source of income instead of playing for fun without thinking about obtaining any financial gain. Most people think that when other people warn about the great danger of looking at gambling as a source of income, it is a lie. They even start to hate all the people who keep talking about how gambling should not be seen as a source of income

look at op's case, he is even already making plans to turn 0.05 into 1.7 as if gambling, particularly sports betting, were very easy to predict and generate profits. When he starts to lose and has to put more money back into the bookmaker, and loses everything again and puts more money back into the bookmaker, then he will realize that he has been spending a lot of his life stressed, chasing impossible profits, losing time and money, whereas you could have been playing without pressure and just for fun and it would have been much better

[348Judah]

There is a thread about a guy who created a thread about his bet and will make it his journal for betting

Hi everyone, I am going to attempt to turn 0.05 BTC into 1.7 BTC with football/soccer betting. I will be using this post as a journal for my bets.

I want to ask: Are Using A Journal or Spreadsheets Will Fave The Way For Addiction To Gambling? My reasoning is that by creating a spreadsheet or a journal, you are taking gambling seriously and looking for ways and a means to win in sports betting or luck-based games.

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

This is a thing of preference and priority, if such gambler sees it a means to help him keep a track on his gambling habits, he can uses such in which same may not applies on others, if we are also going to consider by the way of being private, not everyone will like to take this decision as a welcome idea at all, some like keeping their gambling lifestyle a secret, any of this will not encourage for addiction on any ground except the gambler is not doing the right thing from the way he gambles.

[milewilda]

There is a thread about a guy who created a thread about his bet and will make it his journal for betting

Hi everyone, I am going to attempt to turn 0.05 BTC into 1.7 BTC with football/soccer betting. I will be using this post as a journal for my bets.

I want to ask: Are Using A Journal or Spreadsheets Will Fave The Way For Addiction To Gambling? My reasoning is that by creating a spreadsheet or a journal, you are taking gambling seriously and looking for ways and a means to win in sports betting or luck-based games.

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

Nope, im not really doing such thing on having that kind of tracking or some sort but its not really that bad for someone to make use of those things on which on the time that you do gambling then each one of us would really be having that different approach. If the guy turns out on having that kind of trying out to achieve those numbers then let him be, its his money and its his risks to be taken. Its not bad on having those spreadsheets or whatever forms of tracking because having to look about progress or fails is something that you could be able to spot out. The important thing on here is that on whatever conditions that you are into whether hitting the goal or having that huge loses is that you could be able to stop midway immediately since you've been aware on whats happening.

The only issue on here is on the time that you would really be getting addicted and this is something that you should really be avoiding at all cost if you dont really like to mess up your life with.
This is only the main thing that you should be having in mind because control and moderation would be the key for you to avoid such condition.

[decodx]

I want to ask: Are Using A Journal or Spreadsheets Will Fave The Way For Addiction To Gambling?

I wouldn't say tracking bets turns you into an addict.  Lotsa folks keep journals or spreadsheets to follow their gambling.  It helps spot things - like if you got bad habits popping up or maybe a lucky streak rideing in.  Sure, some get carried away with the tracking, but that can happen with anything and  just 'cause you write down what you buy don't mean youre obsessed with shopping or something. 

Point is, tracking ain't just for addicts.  Regular people do it too.  It's a solid way to keep your bets organized.  Doesn't have to be a bad thing.

[SamReomo]

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

I'm not sure about others but personally I don't prefer to have my own gambling journal. I'm not a addict or seriously into gambling and sometimes I don't place bets for many days while other times I place 2-4 bets per day. However, I've never used spreadsheets to write the statistics of my bets.

[Gozie51]

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

Keeping such record means the gambler is taking it as a business or investment that he doesn't do from time to time or at intervals but on a daily or consistent basis and that is the reason he has to keep the record to ensure to keep track of his results both for loses and for profit. I don't have such record because at the moment I am a heavy gambler unlike in the past. However, to keep such record is a factor that also makes someone to be addicted to gambling because when you see you have lost more you will also chase to recover which is one emotional factor in all human. The cause of greed is also part of this emotional aspect to gambling.

[Wexnident]

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Not really no? It's just a pretty easy way to tally your gambles, especially for people who want to have a clear idea about what the hell happened throughout their entire journey. Now if I wasn't a lazy ass I would've done the same, which I did one time, but at some point, I just forgot all about it lol.

In his case, I wouldn't consider it as addiction or anything, seriously? Maybe. But it's more so because he's turning it into a challenge of sorts. That's why he needs a journal. Now idk the logic exactly as to why you want to have a journal, but it's always better to have one when you're turning it into a challenge of sorts than not having one.

[Yaunfitda]

I want to ask: Are Using A Journal or Spreadsheets Will Fave The Way For Addiction To Gambling? My reasoning is that by creating a spreadsheet or a journal, you are taking gambling seriously and looking for ways and a means to win in sports betting or luck-based games.

Spreadsheets will make you to manage proper your bankroll because you will consider your current bankroll size for your bet size. Let’s say I started with 1000$ then went down by a 100$, I will start adjusting my bet size increase/decrease depending on my situation.

Just like trading,  a record of your activity will help you to assess your current status.

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

Don’t need since casino offers a transaction history that works same as spreadsheets and journal. Besides, you can always request for your account summary to casino support to save time on recording your data.

But it's different though, in trading we have strategies, in gambling their is none, all you can write is what games you play and how much you lose or win on that particular game. After that there no plan or strategy whatsoever. But yeah, all of the online casinos now have transaction logs already, and it's readily available to you as you can see the data that you want to see. Unless you to go land base casinos as your main platform and not online. The approach is pretty much the same, bring in some money as capital and at the end of the night, you will also known how much money you spend. But a journal won't help.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

There is a thread about a guy who created a thread about his bet and will make it his journal for betting

Hi everyone, I am going to attempt to turn 0.05 BTC into 1.7 BTC with football/soccer betting. I will be using this post as a journal for my bets.

I want to ask: Are Using A Journal or Spreadsheets Will Fave The Way For Addiction To Gambling? My reasoning is that by creating a spreadsheet or a journal, you are taking gambling seriously and looking for ways and a means to win in sports betting or luck-based games.

Does anyone here have their own journal or spreadsheets, and are you taking gambling seriously?

Nope, I don't have a journal or spreadsheet for gambling, and I am no longer taking gambling as seriously as before, when I was jobless and still a student. I gamble occasionally now. 

From that topic, which you are referring to, I remember I made a comment there yesterday, and from what I understand regarding the OP talk, I think he meant that he was going to use that thread to update the readers about his success in the journey he wants to take towards using 0.05 BTC to win 1.7 BTC. I don't think he really meant to say it was a journal. I am not so sure, but I think it might have been a "miss use of words. Just a guess, though; I might be wrong too.