Recording gambling activities

[Silberman]

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 do not think it is necessary to do this by hand anymore, any casino will have your gambling history available to you from the moment you began gambling there, so the only thing you need to do is to take a look and see if there is any deviation from your plans, and if there is, you need to try to remember what caused you to lose more money that day, see if this is a common occurrence and take the necessary actions to prevent this from happening again.

[Sunderland]

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

Some people will say yes and others will say no including me.
A complete record of previous wins and losses could have a negative impact on me personally, if it show that I wins often then it could make me careless because I am too confident when place another bet.
And if there are more losses on the record, it could make me chase the previous losses.
For me, Money Management when gambling is more important than keeping the record of our gambling activity.

[EluguHcman]

At any accounts, being consistent in gambling would always lost you more that winning and that is why we always have to bet with affordable amount so that when it gets lost we don't have to go over and recount all of it and regret at its end.

If gamblers can stipulate a gambling budget based on their incomes, there would definitely be no need for keep historical gambling records unless it has become to affect your savings.

And if it is just about loosing more than winning but not affecting our incomes and savings, then the need for review would only be valid to just keep that memory and not to readjust our gambling habits hence we are comfortable anr not addicted to gambling.

[Kemarit]

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

Some people will say yes and others will say no including me.
A complete record of previous wins and losses could have a negative impact on me personally, if it show that I wins often then it could make me careless because I am too confident when place another bet.
And if there are more losses on the record, it could make me chase the previous losses.
For me, Money Management when gambling is more important than keeping the record of our gambling activity.

And it will somewhat put pressure on you mentally if you will see how big losses is already, so for me it really doesn't make sense to log everything. Just have it in mind an estimate of your win or losses and that's it. You don't need to get overzealous with your gambling activity that even at sleep you have to think whether you have put everything right or you're just cheating yourself because you don't want to see your losses.

Right, you might also have that perceptive to chase and try to recoup your losses because you have it in record. And this could really turn ugly and bad for you if you this. So for me, I will not spend and wasting time doing this practice.

[goaldigger]

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

Of course it will, but it will also depend on your purpose for doing that.
I do have my monitoring before when I'm still new to gambling and I did this for the purpose of helping myself to be more responsible but sooner or later I was not able to update it anymore since I already know how to handle my emotion and I already know how to be more responsible. I believe this can be a big help if you're still a beginner gambler.

[Zadicar]

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

Some people will say yes and others will say no including me.
A complete record of previous wins and losses could have a negative impact on me personally, if it show that I wins often then it could make me careless because I am too confident when place another bet.
And if there are more losses on the record, it could make me chase the previous losses.
For me, Money Management when gambling is more important than keeping the record of our gambling activity.

And it will somewhat put pressure on you mentally if you will see how big losses is already, so for me it really doesn't make sense to log everything. Just have it in mind an estimate of your win or losses and that's it. You don't need to get overzealous with your gambling activity that even at sleep you have to think whether you have put everything right or you're just cheating yourself because you don't want to see your losses.

Right, you might also have that perceptive to chase and try to recoup your losses because you have it in record. And this could really turn ugly and bad for you if you this. So for me, I will not spend and wasting time doing this practice.

That would really be something that would reflect out into your mind on which on the moment that you've seen that you are losing that much or having that big amount then the main thing that comes up into your mind is on how you would really be able to recover those loses and this would really be crawling up into your mind until your emotion would really be kicking in and then it would really be pushing you to do such stuff and this is where things becomes messy on the moment that you would really be tolerating such emotion. This is why it would be better  that you dont track your gambling activity and would really be just that playing according into your budget or allocation on the moment that you do play and dont look back on what you have lost.

If you are really just that spending on the amount on what you can afford to lose  then you wont really be that someone whose that stressful despite of the loses you do have
because you had already that accepted your fate already on which this one is really that a good behavior rather than on trying to peek with those loses you do have.

[Juse14]

I think it is beneficial to keep a record of all games played and their outcomes. Having clear records allows a person to be conscious of the frequency of their gambling activity and the amount of money they either lose or gain from the games.

Keeping records like these helps people put together a jigsaw puzzle of their gambling activities. When losses loom large, if they come up as pictures in this jigsaw puzzle, it could be a sign to reconsider and probably change how gambling is done. Viewing financial transactions can be addictive and lead to a pathological situation, so making proper adjustments based on the images can help avoid financial overload and addiction susceptibility.

In my view, chronicling gambling exploits may pave the way for crafting effective strategies or prudent judgment calls. Knowing discernible patterns of victory and defeat could tip one off on when to draw the line or dial down the stakes. All in all, I opine that jotting down details of gambling escapades is a sagacious measure; it can assist one in steering clear of losing their hold on the situation while still indulging in such leisure pursuits with equilibrium.

[Wexnident]

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I generally keep a record of how much I've spent, and that's about it. For gambling specifically I just record the amount I deposit to the casino and write it off as a loss already. It moves depending on how much was leftover during my last session so I guess I also probably should record that. Idk if it helped or not since I've been doing it always, but I suppose it has made managing money a lot easier since everything is always written out. Have a hard time arranging things if I don't.

[Saint-loup]

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?

Casino live games platforms like Evolution usually offer that, each slot has his own history however it's hard for slots to monitor it if you are playing to several games. Slots provider are not offering a central history for all their games played unlike live casino games providers unfortunately. So you would need to use an Excel files or something like that if your casino doesn't offer such feature. But when you play at slots it's almost impossible since usually hundreds rolls are made in one single session, and sometimes even more if you need to play a very long session for a promotion or a tournament
 

[livingfree]

I don't record at all and that's why I feel that every penny spent on gambling should just be accepted to go away. There is no need for me to track them all.

As before I gamble, I've already accepted the fate of it so either win or lose, they all not going to my records.

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

As a person I think it will help you to be more organized. But for a gambling lifestyle, probably but I see more major help to being a person and not a gambler.

[bettercrypto]

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

Some people will say yes and others will say no including me.
A complete record of previous wins and losses could have a negative impact on me personally, if it show that I wins often then it could make me careless because I am too confident when place another bet.
And if there are more losses on the record, it could make me chase the previous losses.
For me, Money Management when gambling is more important than keeping the record of our gambling activity.

And it will somewhat put pressure on you mentally if you will see how big losses is already, so for me it really doesn't make sense to log everything. Just have it in mind an estimate of your win or losses and that's it. You don't need to get overzealous with your gambling activity that even at sleep you have to think whether you have put everything right or you're just cheating yourself because you don't want to see your losses.

Right, you might also have that perceptive to chase and try to recoup your losses because you have it in record. And this could really turn ugly and bad for you if you this. So for me, I will not spend and wasting time doing this practice.

The idea that OP thinks is no different from a CCTV record where when you see someone else enter your house and rob you when you are sleeping at night, you will feel stressed because the person is gone. other household items.

That means it can and does cause stress when the OP actually does that, so therefore, it's better not to see how much money has been lost gambling. It's okay that you just know that you lose a lot gambling and you have an idea about the amount rather than seeing the amount, which is too big.

[Adbitco]

One must not keep record to control their gambling habit and as a responsible gambler what they can also applies is to mark out days, weeks or month to be gambling let say if one can decides to gamble twice per week or four times per month with a channelled amount, like a fixed amount to be used for gambling for those durations given to themselves with this method you can easily know much you are spending for gambling or not spending much, although sometimes one could be touched to stake higher than the amount set aside for the gamble but whomever that does that is not applying responsible gambling practice.

[Rruchi man]

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

Are you trying to make life and living more complicated? you can choose to keep track of your gambling activities but making it a habit to start keeping a record every time you gamble sounds cumbersome. There are other areas of life where your bookkeeping skills wil really be needed.

In gambling, it is rare and almost impossible that you win more times than you loose except you are cheating, so what is the point in trying to keep a record of your gambling activities when you know what to expect. You will mostly see that you have lost more times than you have won.

[Casdinyard]

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?

In a way I keep a tally of my wins and losses every time I gamble, which as of late isn't that often any more. I do this in adjacent to this system I have imposed upon myself to make sure that my losses are kept in check and my wins are kept safe, so it's not like I record them on a book and keep track of them religiously per se, more so mental counting, "Oh I won 3 times already? Guess I should call it a day then" or "3 losses already? That's a quitter right there"

I keep telling people in this forum about this system I have that I'm not even gonna talk more about it anymore, just gonna gloss over that all because it technically counts as "keeping records of your games" lol.

[uneng]

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

Personally, I like the idea of keeping record of gambling activity, losses and winnings. It helps you to find how much money you are losing or making from it, so you can adjust your short, medium and long term goals based on it regards your finances. To lose control over your gambling's history prevents you from managing your funds efficiently and realistically.

I think nobody wants to lose track of their money in a point they don't have a single penny on their pockets anymore, because they don't know or don't remember where it has gone... I believe to record expenses is important not only regards gambling activity, but regards every other areas of your personal life. That is how you can organize your finances, define budgets accurately, so you can have a chance to make your portfolio grow along the years.

[SmartGold01]

Recording activities will make a gambler to entertain fear in them, because when keep going back to track your records on amount you had lost and spent on gambling you might be forced to stop gambling especially those who are applying good gambling practice but for those who are known to be addicted gamblers may see it as strength to propel them to recover what they hard already lost, it makes them revived their energy to keep putting pressure to gambling after seeing that they had lost series of money to that gambling site or to any gambling platform.

[Hispo]

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

It can turn out to be good or bad, mostly depending on the personality and the reaction the gambler has to losses, because in the end, it is very likely a summary of one's gambling activity in a month or a week would show losses. According to those losses the gambler can either decide to use less money and reduce their chances of winning big,.but also curving those losses. On the other hand, a bad reaction aster seeing a streak of losses on a spreadsheet could unleash a very negative feeling or urge to get all that money back from the casino. The result would be inevitably a  spiral down further economical instability.

This is a topic which has been touched in other threads and my opinion continues to be the same: it is better to let go losses and move on, otherwise, we are in danger of trying to chase after them, either at slow or fast pace.

[Samlucky O]

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.  

if we decide to do such thing then we may decide not to gamble anymore because we all know that there is more lose than wining in gambling, meaning if we properly understand the meaning of keeping those record, it will kill our moral or causes us  emotional problem.  so it's better off not to practice such thing than starting up .

although I can no deny the fact that such strategy may help some people, but in my case I find it not worthy of trying at all. the aspect I dislike about this strategy, is that the more you try to check out your previous games the more you lose interest in gambling because there will be more lose which the amount would have been used for other important things. but the strategy is also good in the sense that it will spice you up to take correction from the past mistakes and organise a more accurate prediction tips than before.
 

[ralle14]

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

It's good to track your bets regularly or even the amount you spend on gambling because it's easy for gamblers to break their limit and overspend while playing.

Even for casual gamblers, it's worth having one and it doesn't take much effort to get started since you can search for templates.

One of the few downsides I can recall is that it gets tedious if you're the kind of gambler who intensely gambles.

[ThemePen]

I think it is great idea to keep record of your gambling activities including your wins and losses too. With tracking your gambling history will help you to identify patterns which you made and can give you a will to make good decisions about your gambling habits. Abd with calculating your total losses you can realize financial impact of your gambling habits and can motivate to reduce your spending. Further more recognizing emotions of losses can help you avoid developing addictive behavior for gambling. Keep record can serve as valuable tool for responsible gambling allow you to set boundaries and make good choices about your gambling activities. It is simple yet effective way to promote accountability and mindfulness in your gambling lifestyle.