Recording gambling activities

[Zigabel]

Something just came up in my mind and I feel it will be good for me to bring it up here because it can benefit some people to make a better decision or adjust gambling habits. 

Do you take record of every game played for the year or month or week, then calculate the number of total games that was won and lose. I feel calculating the total amount of lose can help one to adjust gambling habit of playing frequently and also to reduce the amount of money that is spent on gambling. I think when the amount of lose is too much in gambling it is either affecting one financially or turning one to become addictive to gambling. 

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

Going by your suggestion it could be a very good and helpful idea but its really sad that the disadvantage of this can be in the fact that it may become a reason some people would want to get addicted, they would want to chase their losses having realize how much they have lost over a very short period of time and for those who has got little or no control in their gambling activities, they end up chasing losses and turn out addicted at the end of the day. For those who are really disciplined enough, it will help them a whole lot both in their risk management, their ability to be able to control how much they get to spend over a period of time gambling and you can be sure they are a not doin much more than the can handle and possibly spot some mistakes if thereby any at any point such that they will be able to get to get a better approach that will help them eliminate such mistakes and not allow it happen again. Even in trading and other works of life its always a good thing to making sure you are journaling to be able to make sure you are you keep a track record which can always be refrenced in the near future for the purpose it will be serving.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

I don't see any benefits it has in keeping records for the games played because you will only be served with a numbers of failed attempts on bets you have played and you will be seeing all these from time to time and gets discouraged that gambling is just a waste of time and money, after realizing for the rate of losses, also, i don't see any positive benefit or serious and interesting implication for doing this, for how long could one keep on compiling the records and on what purpose.

[Nwada001]

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

Some might see it as good something, but to me, that's the worst thing for me to get myself involved in. Aside from being time-consuming, it's also painful to realise after checking your last-year record of how much you have spent in gambling and how much was realised, and it's nothing compared, which, if you are to take the fun part aside, you can say that it was a very bad decision you have made over the past year as the money wagered in all games put together could have been put to good use in another thing.

[erep]

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

When you think of recording, you are already serious about gambling. Therefore, it should affect your lifestyle because when you are serious, you are putting in time and effort in order to win. This is like an experiment on your part: you record and evaluate, and every time you see some mistakes, you try to improve until you achieve your desired goal, which is to win consistently. I believe this record-keeping is most applicable in sports betting, but not in games played by luck like roulette, dice, and other popular games that have a house edge.

We recommend that we record the history of all gambling every month, including sports gambling and slots, dice and others. This step aims to accumulate all expenditure of funds used for gambling, unless you limit gambling funds from the start by allocating a small portion of your income. Recording gambling history is important for manage finances to avoid addiction to gambling. We call this part of the anticipatory avoidance of the influence of gambling, so we added the anticipatory step point in the self-regulation to avoid the influence of gambling.

[Findingnemo]

Moral: if it helps you, continue doing it; if it adds stress or makes you overthink in gambling, maybe it's better to take it more easily. We should be here for the fun, not to add more stress in our already stressful lives.

Yep, doing such things can bring more focus towards to our gambling activities than what's supposed to be that can even leads to a kind of addiction so better not to do such unless you're thinking that you're spending too much money then track the expenses to find out the truth apart from that keeping it simple is the best strategy cause we don't have any control over the results of betting.

[Mate2237]

That can only help a reasonable gambler and not the addicted type but the addicted gambler would look at the record and think of himself to win all the loses one day. But the gambler that is not addicted and have other plans to execute would look at it and encouraged himself to stop gambling because for him it is because of the gambling he might have not completed most of his is plans so the best way to do to achieve his goals is to minimize his gambling habit or stopped it.

And as a strategy, it might not work for all because everyone has different mindset to gamble.

[Su-asa]

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

I don't see any benefits it has in keeping records for the games played because you will only be served with a numbers of failed attempts on bets you have played and you will be seeing all these from time to time and gets discouraged that gambling is just a waste of time and money, after realizing for the rate of losses, also, i don't see any positive benefit or serious and interesting implication for doing this, for how long could one keep on compiling the records and on what purpose.

So do I, I don't also see by benefits in keeping records of your winning or loss. It still makes you as a gambler to keep on gambling especially when you are losing, it makes you to gamble more because you might think to gain back your losses. However the best way to stay safe is never to check your gamble records. There are people who can't afford to know their gamble records, mostly the lose records. A responsible gambler don't need to check his records because he's a responsible gambler, only an addicted gambler checks his gamble records and when he's losing more than his winnings, he begins to chase lose.

[Mahanton]

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

When you think of recording, you are already serious about gambling. Therefore, it should affect your lifestyle because when you are serious, you are putting in time and effort in order to win. This is like an experiment on your part: you record and evaluate, and every time you see some mistakes, you try to improve until you achieve your desired goal, which is to win consistently. I believe this record-keeping is most applicable in sports betting, but not in games played by luck like roulette, dice, and other popular games that have a house edge.

We recommend that we record the history of all gambling every month, including sports gambling and slots, dice and others. This step aims to accumulate all expenditure of funds used for gambling, unless you limit gambling funds from the start by allocating a small portion of your income. Recording gambling history is important for manage finances to avoid addiction to gambling. We call this part of the anticipatory avoidance of the influence of gambling, so we added the anticipatory step point in the self-regulation to avoid the influence of gambling.

But make it sure that you wont really be that making yourself that impulsive on the moment that you've seen that you are losing that much. The only issue with this kind of behavior on tallying all the gambling record you do have is that you would really be able to see on how much you have lost. Just like on what others been saying on the earlier page that just make it sure that you wont really be that losing that cool and control
on the moment that you are seeing the total money that you have lost. This is the only issue that you would really be needing to control because at the moment that you have seen yourself having that kind of reaction
then it would be better that you should be having that control and discipline. Then it would really be wise that you should be having that kind of tracking.

It would really be just that common sense that on the moment that you would be finding yourself spending that much on which you are already having that kind of regret
then this is where self control would really be kicking in.

[m2017]

Something just came up in my mind and I feel it will be good for me to bring it up here because it can benefit some people to make a better decision or adjust gambling habits. 

Do you take record of every game played for the year or month or week, then calculate the number of total games that was won and lose. I feel calculating the total amount of lose can help one to adjust gambling habit of playing frequently and also to reduce the amount of money that is spent on gambling. I think when the amount of lose is too much in gambling it is either affecting one financially or turning one to become addictive to gambling. 

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

Money loves to be counted. In any activity in which money is involved, it is necessary to keep records in order to have an idea of ​​​​current and annual profits and losses. Gambling is no exception, because in this type of activity everything revolves around money. Gambling without money is impossible.

I'm not sure that most gamblers will do this (keep track of gambling expenses). Only a few who treat this as work and not momentary entertainment are able to keep such records of expenses and income. Moreover, over the course of a year or several years. I believe that most will not accept this into their gambler arsenal.

I’m not sure that this "will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle", but it will make us realize the amounts that are spent on gambling. Well, or, the amounts that are won (net profit).

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

Do you take record of every game played for the year or month or week, then calculate the number of total games that was won and lose. I feel calculating the total amount of lose can help one to adjust gambling habit of playing frequently and also to reduce the amount of money that is spent on gambling.

Though this theory may sound cool, but I'm one of those who think that keeping records of your gambling lost or winning have nothing to do with  your financial capability of being either buoyant or not, inasmuch as you are able to abide by the rules of always gambling what you can afford to lose, as it's only when a person fails to adhere to gambling what he can always lose that he is likely to go bankrupt, as keeping records only helps you to know how much you were able to spend through out the entire year, and know how much won and lost.

Moreover, a person can still not keep records and yet be a reasonable gamble, hence, this is not a tool which could be considered, but a tool for measuring ones personal statistical monthly/yearly gambling records.

[shivansps]

Something just came up in my mind and I feel it will be good for me to bring it up here because it can benefit some people to make a better decision or adjust gambling habits. 

Do you take record of every game played for the year or month or week, then calculate the number of total games that was won and lose. I feel calculating the total amount of lose can help one to adjust gambling habit of playing frequently and also to reduce the amount of money that is spent on gambling. I think when the amount of lose is too much in gambling it is either affecting one financially or turning one to become addictive to gambling. 

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

Yes, I believe that keeping track of your games can have a very good effect on your results, and, accordingly, on your life in general. I think a very important point can be to take into account the days when you make losing bets. For example, every Wednesday after training you make not very good bets that incur losses. Because you get very tired and brain efficiency drops and you may not make the most successful bet. This is just an example. This may be different for everyone. Therefore, accounting is very necessary if a person gambles often and for him it is not just entertainment

[serjent05]

Something just came up in my mind and I feel it will be good for me to bring it up here because it can benefit some people to make a better decision or adjust gambling habits. 

Do you take record of every game played for the year or month or week, then calculate the number of total games that was won and lose. I feel calculating the total amount of lose can help one to adjust gambling habit of playing frequently and also to reduce the amount of money that is spent on gambling.

No, I do not record my game activity but the site I am playing with do the task.  It also shows the total wagered, total deposits, and amount withdrawn.  So I do not jot down all the details of my gambling activities, I just look for my gambling activity history and I can easily calculate if I am winning or not and for how much.

I think when the amount of lose is too much in gambling it is either affecting one financially or turning one to become addictive to gambling. 

Losing huge amount of money in gambling will really affect anyone that just have an exact amount of earnings to support his daily needs.  Continuous losses can lead to financial devastation that can ruin one's life.  Worst, if the person becomes addicted to gambling because he won't have any control over his gambling activities and just continues to gamble until he loses all.

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

Having records is indeed a help for gamblers who are into responsible gambling.  But I do not think it will be of any help to people who are not into moderating their gambling activities.

[salad daging]

Moral: if it helps you, continue doing it; if it adds stress or makes you overthink in gambling, maybe it's better to take it more easily. We should be here for the fun, not to add more stress in our already stressful lives.

Yep, doing such things can bring more focus towards to our gambling activities than what's supposed to be that can even leads to a kind of addiction so better not to do such unless you're thinking that you're spending too much money then track the expenses to find out the truth apart from that keeping it simple is the best strategy cause we don't have any control over the results of betting.

If I do it, it might increase stress and overthinking because I see such a large gambling activity, this does not need to be done, there is no need to trace the previous gambling activity, especially if you record it in 1 year, I might be surprised. Lol

Well that's the most important thing is to maintain control over the bets that are made, don't be too aggressively, however we must have our own responsibilities, even I don't think that the record of gambling activities can have a positive impact on us.

[acroman08]

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

yes, It can, I mean, there are people who would definitely feel more cautious, more aware and in control of their gambling lifestyle if they kept a record of everything they do especially the money they put out when they are gambling, which could lead to a healthier gambling lifestyle. there are also people who will think that keeping a record of their gambling activity is unnecessary but still be able to have a healthy gambling lifestyle.

[Wakate]

Something just came up in my mind and I feel it will be good for me to bring it up here because it can benefit some people to make a better decision or adjust gambling habits.  

Do you take record of every game played for the year or month or week, then calculate the number of total games that was won and lose. I feel calculating the total amount of lose can help one to adjust gambling habit of playing frequently and also to reduce the amount of money that is spent on gambling. I think when the amount of lose is too much in gambling it is either affecting one financially or turning one to become addictive to gambling.  

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

I don't calculate how frequently I gamble many times because I think it is u necessary. What u very important to me is to make sure I calculate how frequently I win bets and my losses because this is what has been making me to check the list and know I had a clean win for the previous months.

 This very important because it enable me to analyze the way I gamble and see whether I am going to try my luck to tye next month or have to take a rest since too much gambling has it own problem which might not be known until we get to the outcome. This helps me a lot to stay safe and stay careful if I am gambling too much or I have to relinquish from gambling for the next month.

[taufik123]

If the recording is done consistently and indeed the recording also includes an evaluation of wins and losses,
it may be able to help gamblers manage their games and bets so that they are not far from the limits that have been made.

But all this time I have personally never recorded my game.
I only play when I am in need of entertainment and do not keep track of how much I spend, because there is very little allocation used for gambling.

But it's a good idea to keep a record of your gambling activity, to find out how you perform when making bets and some gambling games.
That will be quite important data for your gambling.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Do you take record of every game played for the year or month or week, then calculate the number of total games that was won and lose. I feel calculating the total amount of lose can help one to adjust gambling habit of playing frequently and also to reduce the amount of money that is spent on gambling. I think when the amount of lose is too much in gambling it is either affecting one financially or turning one to become addictive to gambling. 

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

This will work in different ways depending on the mindset of the gambler, the gambler that has a repentant mindset would feel sorry for his activities and try mending his way to become a more responsible gambler or even quit gambling until he/she can effectively control their urge.

The revenge minded gambler will swear with the last drop of his blood that he must recover everything the casino has stolen from him, it will even make the person increase his pressure and chase it with all tactics and finances available, this will lead to terrible addiction and bigger funds loss. I am in this category, so I don't dare calculate what I loose, I calculate more what I would gain.

This helped me solve my addiction issues when it was going out of hand. I calculated what I would gain if I quitted gambling for a while with my monthly paycheck. It encouraged me to do better and quit gambling for almost three years before returning a more disciplined gambler till date. I know so well that If I had dared calculated my losses, I would've been totally destroyed by gambling addiction by now.

[Mr.right85]

Do you take record of every game played for the year or month or week, then calculate the number of total games that was won and lose. I feel calculating the total amount of lose can help one to adjust gambling habit of playing frequently and also to reduce the amount of money that is spent on gambling. I think when the amount of lose is too much in gambling it is either affecting one financially or turning one to become addictive to gambling. 

This is an easy stats to keep considering the fact that, gambling sites have got history on all your gambling activities. You’ve just got to look up that function on the gambling site your gambling with, use the right filter to define a period of activity and you would have all your gambling data avail to you. It really isn’t a hard thing to do.
You can proceed to doing the maths with them profit and losses to know just how well your doing or not and what action to take to that effect. It could also help in planning your gambling budget as, this is a necessity for those who are more drawn to gambling. It keeps you in check and guides against gambling addiction.

[Stalker22]

I get why some folks wanna track all their gambling stats down to the penny.  But me? I just play a little here and there to unwind and pass the time.  The sites I use make it easy enough to peek at my wins and losses if Im curious.  But keeping some elaborate spreadsheet feels like it would suck the fun right outta things.  Im no accountant, I just wanna kick back and see where my luck takes me.  Maybe I end up a few bucks ahead, maybe a few behind and  at the end of the day if I was entertained, I call it a win.

[Huppercase]

Do you take record of every game played for the year or month or week, then calculate the number of total games that was won and lose. I feel calculating the total amount of lose can help one to adjust gambling habit of playing frequently and also to reduce the amount of money that is spent on gambling. I think when the amount of lose is too much in gambling it is either affecting one financially or turning one to become addictive to gambling. 

Do you think keeping record of gambling activity will play a good role to someone's gambling lifestyle?

If you gamble for one year and you never take records of games you bet on, you don't need anyone to tell you that you are making losses or profits, you will know how far you are doing because if you are betting and you are winning, your profits will be increasing and so your account balance but if you are losing your games, your balance will continue to remain zero, that should tell you straight away that you are not making money from and gambling and should take a break.

However, if you want to be professional about your gambling tracks,you can take a snapshot of your deposit in every month from your initial deposit. Most gamblers makes deposit to casino mostly to know their initial bankroll, this method is helpful and you can make deposit during the beginning of the month and withdrawal the end of the month, you will know if you have been making progress or just dashing money to casino.