How has a significant win in gambling changed your life?

[alegotardo]

When I started gambling a few years ago, I won a pretty big amount of money and that opened new doors for me to pursue new business ventures. Some of these ideas panned out and some flopped miserably, but I still managed to generate some money from the the ventures that were successful.

I now have something that can generate some "passive" income and something that needs a lot of my time and attention, but overall it improved my quality of living and it encouraged me to follow my dreams.

I still gamble, but not as much as I did before... because time management has become an issue. This will not secure my retirement, but it gives me some freedom to experiment with more ideas. (I still need to work between 8 to 10 hours per day.... and weekends, but I have something to fall back on, if something bad happens)

Hope your big wins, did not just go back into the casinos.  

I've never won a big prize, and I believe the reason for that is because I'm too cautious with games.
I only bet what I need to have fun, and sometimes $10 is enough for that, believe me!!!

In addition to not placing very large bets, I also tend to withdraw the amounts when I manage to multiply them, so I always go back to placing bets with the value of the initial contribution... so the fact that I don't risk an exponential profit bet ends up reducing my profits earnings.

Ultimately, I can say that I am financially successful, as there is nothing I lack (even though the desire to always have more is common) and that is why I do not look to gambling as a way to achieve goals greater than fun.

But, I'm happy that the game changed your life, it's much better to read stories like this than other sad cases that some gamblers report here.

[blockman]

An example like this:
Someone who's not well in life and planning to start a freelancing career. A typical gambler and won around $500-$1000 and that's just enough to buy some mid range laptop that can start his/her career for the path that they've chosen. It's actually a good start and that's how the life of that person will change initiated by a gambling win but not entirely relying on it after wards. That only means that our destiny cannot be reliant on it entirely and we have to act on our own afterwards on how we're going to spend the money that we've won from gambling.

Yes, that means that opportunities will always be there and come to us, no matter where you get something that can be meaningful to start a better life, gambling provides a chance to win where when you have good luck then you will be able to get a win that may be quite significant, and of course that is a situation that should be utilized, cashing out and using the winnings for anything that you think is useful and can bring in more money in different places is a wise idea.

That means maybe gambling can indirectly be an intermediary, but never put that idea in your mind, gamble and don't make winning a priority, but when the opportunity comes then that's where you have to be able to take advantage of it, but I am very sure that such actions are likely not to be done by gamblers who are already addicted, because of course greed will be something that is very difficult to ignore when your interest is very high in winning.

It's always the same with our lives. Life is actually about risks, you take it and you'll gain something from it. Either knowledge, money or learnings. There's nothing to lose about it when you're going to try and with what you have learned from the opportunities that has come upon you, you need to be wise on how you're going to be well in your life with those opportunities. So, those profits and wins that anyone can make through gambling. Don't just settle for less that you'd allow the casino to take back your losses and you're already satisfied with it because you had fun, no - not like that. You need to increase your expectations to yourself because no one is going to save you when you have nothing.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

       -     I didn't expect a large amount of money to be won by playing, because from the beginning I knew that the amount of money I would only play at the casino was limited.
Now, if I win, it's not a big amount; I only experienced winning more than $100  once, and then it never happened again.

I often experience that when I am lucky, I win around 30 to 60 dollars, and that happens rarely because most of the time I lose gambling, but that's fine with me.
Therefore, I treated gambling as really one of my entertainment only.

[Dewi Aries]

Yes, that means that opportunities will always be there and come to us, no matter where you get something that can be meaningful to start a better life, gambling provides a chance to win where when you have good luck then you will be able to get a win that may be quite significant, and of course that is a situation that should be utilized, cashing out and using the winnings for anything that you think is useful and can bring in more money in different places is a wise idea.

That means maybe gambling can indirectly be an intermediary, but never put that idea in your mind, gamble and don't make winning a priority, but when the opportunity comes then that's where you have to be able to take advantage of it, but I am very sure that such actions are likely not to be done by gamblers who are already addicted, because of course greed will be something that is very difficult to ignore when your interest is very high in winning.

It's always the same with our lives. Life is actually about risks, you take it and you'll gain something from it. Either knowledge, money or learnings. There's nothing to lose about it when you're going to try and with what you have learned from the opportunities that has come upon you, you need to be wise on how you're going to be well in your life with those opportunities. So, those profits and wins that anyone can make through gambling. Don't just settle for less that you'd allow the casino to take back your losses and you're already satisfied with it because you had fun, no - not like that. You need to increase your expectations to yourself because no one is going to save you when you have nothing.

Yes of course that's true, and basically as you said that life is full of risks, we always take risks in anything in our lives, but when all that is done based on the right thinking and reasonable reasons related to all the decisions you will take then the results may not be too bad, even if for example not according to what you expected but there is a lesson you get that will let you know that next you should not make the same mistake. Thinking rationally, disciplined and making wise decisions can always be relied on for a balance in life especially in involvement in gambling, meaning that the act of cashing out at the right time will most likely only be done when a gambler has a rational mindset by thinking about something more important in the future which of course is something that can encourage them to better choose to cash out than to apply greed.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I personally have never had a significant victory that made me Change direction in my life, so I can't contribute in a very big way, I always have priorities in my life that I must Fulfill in Order to not have to resort to fulfilling, let's put it that way ,like having a responsibility that can't be failed, but I have met people who have great Amounts of money that they achieve by Winning , that makes me Happy and what one hopes is that they know how to use the money they earn in their life, maybe making the best Investment , but I never like to see them lose it in the casino, it's something I Really don't like.

[junder]

So far I have never made anything big or significant in gambling, I don't know the cause but one thing I believe that maybe good luck has not come, and when for example one day I manage to win big then maybe it's a good opportunity to take advantage of, there are so many choices and maybe I will choose to invest most of my winnings in some assets that I believe in which of course have the potential to be profitable in the long term.

But on the other hand there are some people who end up getting caught up in an impulsive approach to gambling after they manage to win big, usually it happens because of increased confidence and hope with various unreasonable assumptions, such as thinking that they have found the right place to change their fate, or thinking that gambling can really be used as a get-rich-quick scheme which in the end this mindset actually brings them to a state and reality that is far from expectations, but actually that will not happen to you if you are aware of the risks.

[traderethereum]

I personally have never had a significant victory that made me Change direction in my life, so I can't contribute in a very big way, I always have priorities in my life that I must Fulfill in Order to not have to resort to fulfilling, let's put it that way ,like having a responsibility that can't be failed, but I have met people who have great Amounts of money that they achieve by Winning , that makes me Happy and what one hopes is that they know how to use the money they earn in their life, maybe making the best Investment , but I never like to see them lose it in the casino, it's something I Really don't like.

That will be difficult to get big winning that can change our life especially if that is from gambling because gambling is just a place to have fun and not for make money. We must reminds that so we will not trying to spends too much money to playing gambling and always remember that gambling can makes us lose all of our money.
We must responsible to our gambling activity by not use too much money because that will effect to our emotion and will make us forget to use limitation. We know that winning big money can really change our life because we will have big money that we can use for many things.
By realizing that gambling can gives that big money to us, we will always carefully when playing gambling. We will consider to use some small money to playing gambling because we want to avoids the big lose.

[Solosanz]

Sudden wealth is really dangerous.

Good for you if you can manage the money, but most people will not able to manage it and spend it without think twice because they're sure they will earn it back. So if someone win a lot money from gambling, they will become an addicted gambler. Same like slut who earn easy money from sex, they will stay become slut.

Self made wealth will teach people how you need to be careful before spend your money.

[$weetne$$]

Sudden wealth is really dangerous.

Good for you if you can manage the money, but most people will not able to manage it and spend it without think twice because they're sure they will earn it back. So if someone win a lot money from gambling, they will become an addicted gambler. Same like slut who earn easy money from sex, they will stay become slut.

But it should not mean we should not wish for sudden wealth because that is the best feeling any gambler can get and if you win a sudden large amount. You can manage it by hiring a professional wealth management firm for them to help you manage your money by investing in assets and build your portfolio to a better standard. The mistakes many people make is to think that they can manage the money on their own. They forget that they do not have any knowledge on how to manage wealth therefore they lose the whole money in a very short time. If you really want to manage your money, it should be a small percentage that you can use to invest in things that you have always loved to have like investing in Bitcoin or buying any assets you like but do not take full control of the money.

[Dickiy]

So far I have never made anything big or significant in gambling, I don't know the cause but one thing I believe that maybe good luck has not come, and when for example one day I manage to win big then maybe it's a good opportunity to take advantage of, there are so many choices and maybe I will choose to invest most of my winnings in some assets that I believe in which of course have the potential to be profitable in the long term.

But on the other hand there are some people who end up getting caught up in an impulsive approach to gambling after they manage to win big, usually it happens because of increased confidence and hope with various unreasonable assumptions, such as thinking that they have found the right place to change their fate, or thinking that gambling can really be used as a get-rich-quick scheme which in the end this mindset actually brings them to a state and reality that is far from expectations, but actually that will not happen to you if you are aware of the risks.

I want to ask if every time you gamble you spend a lot of capital? and how much victory do you expect in your gambling, do you want to get 1000x or even more, I want to know what the limit of big victory in your gambling that you want to get, so that if later you are lucky to get a big victory you can use it in terms of investment. because in my opinion if you want to get a big victory you also have to dare to take a big risk by spending a lot of capital in your gambling, so if you are lucky to get a big victory it will be worth it and you can use it in the investment you are targeting, but if the gambling you do is only with a small bet in my opinion a big victory cannot be used for investment. so in my opinion there is no need to take the difficult path if you want to invest do not wait to be able to take advantage of big victory in gambling, as you said this is a game of luck. not many people can get big victory from gambling and change their lives.

This is where the mistake of a gambler lies because they are too chasing luck to be able to get a big victory they will become more aggressive and uncontrollable especially if the person manages to get a big victory. There is no guarantee that gambling is a place to change fate, or a place to get rich. Just be realistic in gambling by prioritizing caution.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

When I started gambling a few years ago, I won a pretty big amount of money and that opened new doors for me to pursue new business ventures. Some of these ideas panned out and some flopped miserably, but I still managed to generate some money from the the ventures that were successful.

I now have something that can generate some "passive" income and something that needs a lot of my time and attention, but overall it improved my quality of living and it encouraged me to follow my dreams.

I still gamble, but not as much as I did before... because time management has become an issue. This will not secure my retirement, but it gives me some freedom to experiment with more ideas. (I still need to work between 8 to 10 hours per day.... and weekends, but I have something to fall back on, if something bad happens)

Hope your big wins, did not just go back into the casinos.  

I've never won a big prize, and I believe the reason for that is because I'm too cautious with games.
I only bet what I need to have fun, and sometimes $10 is enough for that, believe me!!!

In addition to not placing very large bets, I also tend to withdraw the amounts when I manage to multiply them, so I always go back to placing bets with the value of the initial contribution... so the fact that I don't risk an exponential profit bet ends up reducing my profits earnings.

Ultimately, I can say that I am financially successful, as there is nothing I lack (even though the desire to always have more is common) and that is why I do not look to gambling as a way to achieve goals greater than fun.

But, I'm happy that the game changed your life, it's much better to read stories like this than other sad cases that some gamblers report here.

           -    Like you, I still haven't experienced winning a large amount of money when I gamble from time to time because I don't gamble often and because there are important things that I have to do as a family father to my child. and wife.

Also, the amount of money I gamble is limited; in short, I'm not the gambling addict that my body is looking for, and I also don't think that gambling in online casinos is my source of income. So good for Op if gambling was a way for him if he is now successful in life.

[blockman]

It's always the same with our lives. Life is actually about risks, you take it and you'll gain something from it. Either knowledge, money or learnings. There's nothing to lose about it when you're going to try and with what you have learned from the opportunities that has come upon you, you need to be wise on how you're going to be well in your life with those opportunities. So, those profits and wins that anyone can make through gambling. Don't just settle for less that you'd allow the casino to take back your losses and you're already satisfied with it because you had fun, no - not like that. You need to increase your expectations to yourself because no one is going to save you when you have nothing.

Yes of course that's true, and basically as you said that life is full of risks, we always take risks in anything in our lives, but when all that is done based on the right thinking and reasonable reasons related to all the decisions you will take then the results may not be too bad, even if for example not according to what you expected but there is a lesson you get that will let you know that next you should not make the same mistake. Thinking rationally, disciplined and making wise decisions can always be relied on for a balance in life especially in involvement in gambling, meaning that the act of cashing out at the right time will most likely only be done when a gambler has a rational mindset by thinking about something more important in the future which of course is something that can encourage them to better choose to cash out than to apply greed.

As much as we want to make good and wise decisions. Sometimes we are out of our minds and that's why we can't choose those moments when we have to decide well. Anyway, how you look after that situation matters so if you think appropriately and all of a sudden that your decision didn't do good, that's okay. All you have to do is to make things in life balance for your wins or losses to be absorbed as something you won't be regretting.

[junder]

So far I have never made anything big or significant in gambling, I don't know the cause but one thing I believe that maybe good luck has not come, and when for example one day I manage to win big then maybe it's a good opportunity to take advantage of, there are so many choices and maybe I will choose to invest most of my winnings in some assets that I believe in which of course have the potential to be profitable in the long term.

But on the other hand there are some people who end up getting caught up in an impulsive approach to gambling after they manage to win big, usually it happens because of increased confidence and hope with various unreasonable assumptions, such as thinking that they have found the right place to change their fate, or thinking that gambling can really be used as a get-rich-quick scheme which in the end this mindset actually brings them to a state and reality that is far from expectations, but actually that will not happen to you if you are aware of the risks.

I want to ask if every time you gamble you spend a lot of capital? and how much victory do you expect in your gambling, do you want to get 1000x or even more, I want to know what the limit of big victory in your gambling that you want to get, so that if later you are lucky to get a big victory you can use it in terms of investment. because in my opinion if you want to get a big victory you also have to dare to take a big risk by spending a lot of capital in your gambling, so if you are lucky to get a big victory it will be worth it and you can use it in the investment you are targeting, but if the gambling you do is only with a small bet in my opinion a big victory cannot be used for investment. so in my opinion there is no need to take the difficult path if you want to invest do not wait to be able to take advantage of big victory in gambling, as you said this is a game of luck. not many people can get big victory from gambling and change their lives.

This is where the mistake of a gambler lies because they are too chasing luck to be able to get a big victory they will become more aggressive and uncontrollable especially if the person manages to get a big victory. There is no guarantee that gambling is a place to change fate, or a place to get rich. Just be realistic in gambling by prioritizing caution.

No, on the contrary, in the sense that most of the time I only bet with 5% of my total money which is no more than $5 each time I gamble, and of course I also do not put any hopes or targets for big wins in gambling, but if it turns out that I manage to get good luck such as getting a 1000% increase in capital as you said then clearly that is a situation that should be used wisely by cashing out and diverting it to other things that have the potential to be profitable in the long run.

I understand that the amount of winnings depends on how much capital I bring, but even though I bet with a small amount if good luck really comes then it does not mean that I cannot get a big win, remember that in gambling anything can happen unexpectedly including big wins, and some time ago I managed to turn $0.20 into $80 which I think is a very large amount of winnings with a very small capital in one type of casino game. Another thing is that we agree on our last idea that luck should not be pursued because it is something that comes naturally.

[danherbias07]

It's always the same with our lives. Life is actually about risks, you take it and you'll gain something from it. Either knowledge, money or learnings. There's nothing to lose about it when you're going to try and with what you have learned from the opportunities that has come upon you, you need to be wise on how you're going to be well in your life with those opportunities. So, those profits and wins that anyone can make through gambling. Don't just settle for less that you'd allow the casino to take back your losses and you're already satisfied with it because you had fun, no - not like that. You need to increase your expectations to yourself because no one is going to save you when you have nothing.

Yes of course that's true, and basically as you said that life is full of risks, we always take risks in anything in our lives, but when all that is done based on the right thinking and reasonable reasons related to all the decisions you will take then the results may not be too bad, even if for example not according to what you expected but there is a lesson you get that will let you know that next you should not make the same mistake. Thinking rationally, disciplined and making wise decisions can always be relied on for a balance in life especially in involvement in gambling, meaning that the act of cashing out at the right time will most likely only be done when a gambler has a rational mindset by thinking about something more important in the future which of course is something that can encourage them to better choose to cash out than to apply greed.

As much as we want to make good and wise decisions. Sometimes we are out of our minds and that's why we can't choose those moments when we have to decide well. Anyway, how you look after that situation matters so if you think appropriately and all of a sudden that your decision didn't do good, that's okay. All you have to do is to make things in life balance for your wins or losses to be absorbed as something you won't be regretting.

The "sometimes" may not be enough. I think wise decisions are forgotten whenever we are on an adrenaline rush after a win. For me, I think I am invincible because I have enough funds to bet again so I might waste more afterwards. That's what I tried to change in recent months because I have been in a situation where I won a good amount and still wasted it.
The truth is, it's difficult to control that situation as there will always be the mindset of "our pocket is full, so we can afford to lose more." This is why sometimes I don't like winning on my early bets. First, you don't have the wagered amount which means you will not be able to withdraw, and second you become greedy when there's so much money in your hands.

[Ram44]

When I started gambling a few years ago, I won a pretty big amount of money and that opened new doors for me to pursue new business ventures. Some of these ideas panned out and some flopped miserably, but I still managed to generate some money from the the ventures that were successful.

I now have something that can generate some "passive" income and something that needs a lot of my time and attention, but overall it improved my quality of living and it encouraged me to follow my dreams.

I still gamble, but not as much as I did before... because time management has become an issue. This will not secure my retirement, but it gives me some freedom to experiment with more ideas. (I still need to work between 8 to 10 hours per day.... and weekends, but I have something to fall back on, if something bad happens)

Hope your big wins, did not just go back into the casinos.  

It's a cool story. I would like every player to have a moment when they win a decent amount and it changes their life for the better. Unfortunately, I know a lot of stories where winning made a person's life worse, most likely because of greed.

[blockman]

As much as we want to make good and wise decisions. Sometimes we are out of our minds and that's why we can't choose those moments when we have to decide well. Anyway, how you look after that situation matters so if you think appropriately and all of a sudden that your decision didn't do good, that's okay. All you have to do is to make things in life balance for your wins or losses to be absorbed as something you won't be regretting.

The "sometimes" may not be enough. I think wise decisions are forgotten whenever we are on an adrenaline rush after a win. For me, I think I am invincible because I have enough funds to bet again so I might waste more afterwards. That's what I tried to change in recent months because I have been in a situation where I won a good amount and still wasted it.
The truth is, it's difficult to control that situation as there will always be the mindset of "our pocket is full, so we can afford to lose more." This is why sometimes I don't like winning on my early bets. First, you don't have the wagered amount which means you will not be able to withdraw, and second you become greedy when there's so much money in your hands.

Yeah, we skip on those moments we think that we're wise enough and forgetting those crucial moments when we gamble. Sticking to our principles that we believe that we're on the right track and in order for us not to lose a thing or two with that, we're doing it based on what we think is right. There's no way for us to control each situation and as the saying goes, when we don't have control to the situation, don't worry about things and stop pretending that we're wise.

[LUCKMCFLY]

That will be difficult to get big winning that can change our life especially if that is from gambling because gambling is just a place to have fun and not for make money.

I think that many of us are in the same Particular Economic Level , Some of us are Middle Class  , and every Change or Expense that is Made is Significant , therefore when we are Putting Things in evidence to get to be Better We have to Understand that our Risks are not going to be so Determining , in a Casino the more you bet the More you Win , with a Small Balance you can get Profits , but not Millionaires, then you have to Now where we Stand , Unless you play in a lottery Where you win the Jackpot, but in Casinos one must play Taking care of the money , from Time to time Taking Certain risks , a Martingale , but their money is very Limited for That.

[Dewi Aries]

When I started gambling a few years ago, I won a pretty big amount of money and that opened new doors for me to pursue new business ventures. Some of these ideas panned out and some flopped miserably, but I still managed to generate some money from the the ventures that were successful.

I now have something that can generate some "passive" income and something that needs a lot of my time and attention, but overall it improved my quality of living and it encouraged me to follow my dreams.

I still gamble, but not as much as I did before... because time management has become an issue. This will not secure my retirement, but it gives me some freedom to experiment with more ideas. (I still need to work between 8 to 10 hours per day.... and weekends, but I have something to fall back on, if something bad happens)

Hope your big wins, did not just go back into the casinos.  

It's a cool story. I would like every player to have a moment when they win a decent amount and it changes their life for the better. Unfortunately, I know a lot of stories where winning made a person's life worse, most likely because of greed.

So far I will never put high expectations on gambling especially on winning because if we think using common sense then we will all be able to conclude that there is nothing to achieve in gambling, getting a very big win yes that is possible in gambling but I think no matter how big the results in gambling it will never be able to change life, even though it can but certainly will not run in the long term especially when the gambler continues to rely on his fate in gambling where as we know that winning in gambling is nothing more than a chance which means it will only happen when you are lucky. So I think never put too high expectations on winning in gambling, especially with the aim of changing life for the better, because in the end it is the opposite, there are many cases that we can use as examples that gamblers experience a lot of setbacks when they are too serious in responding to gambling activities, this should be nothing more than just a playground.

[traderethereum]

That will be difficult to get big winning that can change our life especially if that is from gambling because gambling is just a place to have fun and not for make money.

I think that many of us are in the same Particular Economic Level , Some of us are Middle Class  , and every Change or Expense that is Made is Significant , therefore when we are Putting Things in evidence to get to be Better We have to Understand that our Risks are not going to be so Determining , in a Casino the more you bet the More you Win , with a Small Balance you can get Profits , but not Millionaires, then you have to Now where we Stand , Unless you play in a lottery Where you win the Jackpot, but in Casinos one must play Taking care of the money , from Time to time Taking Certain risks , a Martingale , but their money is very Limited for That.

By knowing that fact, if we wins much money from gambling, that will be a life changer to us. We can uses that money for many things important in our life because we can fills our needs without a problem.
We can also prepares our future with that money so we will achieve a good progress in our life. But that doesn't mean we can playing gambling for more or longer than usual because we still not have a big chance to wins so we must understand that playing gambling needs moderation.
Playing gambling can be done with small money and that still gives a chance to win someday. We can still playing gambling moderately and enjoy the games and hope that we can win much money from gambling but we also know how to limits the risks so we don't have to lose much money.

[ajiz138]

That will be difficult to get big winning that can change our life especially if that is from gambling because gambling is just a place to have fun and not for make money.

I think that many of us are in the same Particular Economic Level , Some of us are Middle Class  , and every Change or Expense that is Made is Significant , therefore when we are Putting Things in evidence to get to be Better We have to Understand that our Risks are not going to be so Determining , in a Casino the more you bet the More you Win , with a Small Balance you can get Profits , but not Millionaires, then you have to Now where we Stand , Unless you play in a lottery Where you win the Jackpot, but in Casinos one must play Taking care of the money , from Time to time Taking Certain risks , a Martingale , but their money is very Limited for That.

Sometimes for the lower middle class there are too many expectations in gambling to want to win a large amount, while he does not realize how much capital is in play, of course the less the less it feels to win even in the maximum victory it will not become a millionaire.

You are right, the more risk the greater the profit you get, you can capitalize big - can win big.
So I think realistically the game in gambling does not expect to become a millionaire that you can go bankrupt if you are too focused, I myself am only for fun and do not exceed the limits of financial capacity.