Temptation: The Urge to Gamble When Hearing About Big Wins

[AliMan]

I want to share my story lately, actually writing this while hearing people discussing gambling at the coffee shop now. It’s that familiar feeling we all get when hearing someone talk about making a good 100x returns from gambling in the crash game, how easy it seems then suddenly, the urge to try it yourself kicks in even with my big knowledgeof how really gambling is and the tight chances of making something like that. Everyone here is topping up their accounts, thinking they will get the same crazy gains. But deep down, I know it’s not that simple.

What’s more worrying to me is that the casino they are using seems suspiciously relatedr to one known scam casino around here. I won’t mention its name because I don’t want to promote something shady, but it definitely raises much red flags as it's targeting my region now. It's worrying also to see how tempting it can be, especially when people are caught up in the excitement, but I feel like I need to step back and share my story among with the feelings I got towards it. Anyone else feeling this pressure too? Let’s have a discussion and share your opinions.

I don't feel like being pressed, but I do hope I'll be winning same with others winning thar huge amount of moeny from gambling. Urging ourselves is not a good mindset, but what hinders us from playing same with other people is due to money to invest with. You need to gamble a lot of funds before you'll able to win such amount of money. Just like other players did, they'll always go to casino or access lots of gambling site in order to fulfill their desires and winning expectations.

[Sandra_hakeem]

It’s that familiar feeling we all get when hearing someone talk about making a good 100x returns from gambling in the crash game, how easy it seems then suddenly, the urge to try it yourself kicks in even with my big knowledgeof how really gambling is and the tight chances of making something like that. Everyone here is topping up their accounts, thinking they will get the same crazy gains. But deep down, I know it’s not that simple.

Man's want is insatiable... They'll never be a time that someone would pass by such conversations without creating impossible assumptions and instances in their minds. I'd also wish it was me because, why not? let's assume that 100x equals a 100 grand... That's enough to explore a new phase of life even in the US as only 34% of people earn above that. So, if this happens atleast twice in a year, that's already alot of income to live comfortably....
Now, you see where our thought leads us to? Ignoring the fact that we have to fund our accounts for every ticket that rolls off, meanwhile the chances of hitting that multiplier is so low...

What’s more worrying to me is that the casino they are using seems suspiciously relatedr to one known scam casino around here. I won’t mention its name because I don’t want to promote something shady, but it definitely raises much red flags as it's targeting my region now.

What works for me mustn't necessarily work for you.. moreso, i wouldn't get my informations on a shady site, talk more of funding an account...

[Jody.Drummer]

I don't feel like being pressed, but I do hope I'll be winning same with others winning thar huge amount of moeny from gambling. Urging ourselves is not a good mindset, but what hinders us from playing same with other people is due to money to invest with. You need to gamble a lot of funds before you'll able to win such amount of money. Just like other players did, they'll always go to casino or access lots of gambling site in order to fulfill their desires and winning expectations.

We know that winning is what everyone who gambles wants, whether they gamble for fun or just to fill their free time. Everyone who gambles definitely wants to be able to win a large amount, besides that, many people gamble with the intention and purpose of wanting to double their money with a small capital and wanting to be able to win big, but we must be aware that winning in gambling is not easy to get. The statement about having to risk a lot of money to get a big win is not certain, the size of the funds wagered will not guarantee that we can get a big win because winning in gambling is based on our own luck. I'm sure out there there are people who can get big wins with the funds allocated that are low and vice versa.

[Julien_Olynpic]

Such psychological patterns are typical not only for casino games. And for sports betting too, and even for trading too. We know that, for example, in the crypto market, the bulk of inexperienced players come only after being impressed by the big wins of their friends or acquaintances. As soon as a large mass of inexperienced and non-professional participants comes to the market, crypto whales begin to unload their positions on them. Approximately the same thing happens in casinos. Big wins are relatively rare in casinos. But when they do happen, then the casino tries to advertise it in every possible way. People have a cognitive distortion - what attracts their attention seems to them to be an event that occurs more often.

[ethereumhunter]

Truth, self-control, emotional control, is primary important thing for everyone, especially concerning in gambling.
Well, related to the case, Rewards in gambling, which are in the form of profits, are the primary reason someone gambles. Apart from the fun, the rewards in the game are very interesting and tempting to try.

as explained here:

Motivations to gamble
Reward was the primary factor to gambling – enjoyment and fun were also drivers, but motivators can vary depending on the situation and activity.

Source: Motivations to gamble

But unfortunately, gamblers unknowingly only see the rewards in other people, without knowing what they have gone through. Have you ever heard a gambler say:
"I won $ 1000 tonight, but actually I have lost $ 10000 previously."

This is what often happens, and when they just follow suit in gambling, the rewards that their friends get become something they imagine they will get one day. However, they cannot focus on the money they have spent. That is the danger.

If they only see the rewards in other people without thinks that they can not gets the same thing as them, he will only keep trying to playing gambling without stop. Their losses will be bigger than those people because they will urge to keep playing gambling and win more money. I think I already heard that from my friends where he lost huge money in a night

They must realize that gambling is not a source of income which they can get the money after they playing gambling. They can lose their money anytime without any return from gambling. Besides that, they can frustrate because of the lose of the money. If they can not realize this, they will only gets deeper in gambling without seeing a way to get out from gambling.

[Hirose UK]

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I don't feel like being pressed, but I do hope I'll be winning same with others winning thar huge amount of moeny from gambling. Urging ourselves is not a good mindset, but what hinders us from playing same with other people is due to money to invest with. You need to gamble a lot of funds before you'll able to win such amount of money. Just like other players did, they'll always go to casino or access lots of gambling site in order to fulfill their desires and winning expectations.

Such desire is natural but the feeling that gives pressure to try can be greater and in the end can follow the heart and mind that are carried away by the atmosphere to try it continuously but all of that does not give the expected results and this is reality that you cannot avoid.
What is worse is the courage to increase the money quota in gambling, either by borrowing money or using the remaining savings which clearly there will always be other efforts to get it and things like this we must often find or experience ourselves.

[Kelward]

I can get tempted to gamble when I hear stories about big wins, but I always control myself not to gamble if I didn't plan for it. I don't just gamble on the spur of the moment, I've disciplined myself to only gamble on the day that I planned for it. It's a strategy that I use so that I'll not be a serious gambler, although I can sometimes break the rule but the point is that I don't just gamble because I've heard about a huge win. I've studied how gambling works and I know that winning is by luck, so I try not to be moved because I heard about a win, it could be the person's lucky day.

Are you trying to say that since you started gambling you have not broken any of your gambling rules starting from the first one down to the very last one?
 

I'm not 100% rigid in being disciplined in my gambling habit, sometimes I allow myself to fall for the temptation to gamble a bit with my wins. In my post that you quote I emphasized that "although I can sometimes break the rule", but it's very rare, besides I gamble only a few times in a week. It's very important that gamblers learns to be disciplined so that they can control their gambling habits. The goal is to avoid being addicted to gambling, so that they will gamble responsibly, without being disciplined, it's easy to get carried away and fall for the temptation to over gamble.

[m2017]

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Rumors of impressive wins spread at the speed of light and this undoubtedly excites the minds of gamblers, and also spurs them to challenge the casino with an internal emotional response "I can do it too". But the problem is that in this gambling system it is impossible for everyone to win. In gambling, it is very important to maintain a sober mind and suppress emotions, including when you learn about such large wins. You should not recklessly and headlong try to repeat the success of these lucky ones, but continue to adhere to your gaming strategy and style of play.

Also, don't forget that you most often don't hear rumors about large (and not only) losses, because gamblers try to keep silent about this, because it is a manifestation of losing. Although such stories undoubtedly exist more.

[nara1892]

I can get tempted to gamble when I hear stories about big wins, but I always control myself not to gamble if I didn't plan for it. I don't just gamble on the spur of the moment, I've disciplined myself to only gamble on the day that I planned for it. It's a strategy that I use so that I'll not be a serious gambler, although I can sometimes break the rule but the point is that I don't just gamble because I've heard about a huge win. I've studied how gambling works and I know that winning is by luck, so I try not to be moved because I heard about a win, it could be the person's lucky day.

Are you trying to say that since you started gambling you have not broken any of your gambling rules starting from the first one down to the very last one?
 

I'm not 100% rigid in being disciplined in my gambling habit, sometimes I allow myself to fall for the temptation to gamble a bit with my wins. In my post that you quote I emphasized that "although I can sometimes break the rule", but it's very rare, besides I gamble only a few times in a week. It's very important that gamblers learns to be disciplined so that they can control their gambling habits. The goal is to avoid being addicted to gambling, so that they will gamble responsibly, without being disciplined, it's easy to get carried away and fall for the temptation to over gamble.

Basically having a more prevention-focused approach will always be the best approach to gambling, as you do by focusing on discipline even though sometimes you occasionally break the rules you have made but that is something that is natural for a social creature to do and from what I read above I think you have a good mindset and perspective on gambling in the sense of realizing that gambling can be very risky and destroy most of your life when you do it without a plan that leads to prevention.

That's good my friend because only in that way will we be a little more protected from addiction, limiting the amount of budget, time of involvement and expectations of victory is the best.

[Dewi Aries]

Yes, it means the key is self-control and limits, these are two things that can be said to be the key to long-term safety regardless of what type of gambling you visit, we must remember and understand that victory is nothing more than a chance and on the other hand the possibility of defeat will always be part of the game, meaning your intelligence in treating gambling is tested, such as stopping when you have managed to achieve a number of wins and securing that amount to enjoy, or stopping when you have experienced one defeat and continuing it at another time.

On the other hand, that is the advantage of this forum, maybe I can say that by being in this forum, at least we can know about the signs of a good casino to choose or which casinos should be avoided, this knowledge can also be spread to people closest to you who do not join here, at least to minimize the possibility of fraud, and so far Stake.com is still one of my favorites.

Self control is something that can prevent you from the urge to gamble especially when you already win. You will know that you don't have to keep playing gambling and decide to save your win money by quitting gambling. You will not see the chance the next winning from gambling while you have a chance to enjoy the win money. When we already win, we must not lets gambling tempt us to gambling for more but we must look that as a way to withdraw the win money for ourselves.

Choosing the right casino is a must to prevent a problem and we can choose that from this casino. We have many casinos in this forum so we can choose one or more to use to playing gambling.

Yes, that is the use or function of self-control, which in addition to preventing you from the possibility of greed, can also prevent you from significant regret and also give you the opportunity to enjoy money from winning when at that time you managed to achieve a number of wins.
On the other hand, we must remember that different times will also have different results, or what is meant is even though for example now you have managed to win, it does not mean that victory will come again when you choose to continue the game because of the urge of greed.

Another thing related to choosing the right casino, of course, it should be done if you have the ability to distinguish between which casinos are safe and which casinos have the potential to commit fraud, meaning that we are advised not only to focus on various preventive measures but also to pay attention to various other things that can also cause problems.

[Ultegra134]

Rumors of impressive wins spread at the speed of light and this undoubtedly excites the minds of gamblers, and also spurs them to challenge the casino with an internal emotional response "I can do it too". But the problem is that in this gambling system it is impossible for everyone to win. In gambling, it is very important to maintain a sober mind and suppress emotions, including when you learn about such large wins. You should not recklessly and headlong try to repeat the success of these lucky ones, but continue to adhere to your gaming strategy and style of play.

Also, don't forget that you most often don't hear rumors about large (and not only) losses, because gamblers try to keep silent about this, because it is a manifestation of losing. Although such stories undoubtedly exist more.

It's true that rumors of impressive wins spread at the speed of light, but rumors of colossal defeats stay hidden under the bed. A few days ago, a friend of mine won approximately €250 through sports betting, on football matches, if I remember correctly. I was quite intrigued, to say the least, as the amounts I'm winning are usually below €100, depending on the match and how much I'm betting, but no one, including my friend, discloses how much they've lost. After discussing it for a while, he revealed that he has lost over €200 the past two weeks, so this win was a blessing, as he managed to recoup his losses and achieve a minor return, provided that he didn't bet the other €50 already. 

[Stablexcoin]

I don't feel like being pressed, but I do hope I'll be winning same with others winning thar huge amount of moeny from gambling. Urging ourselves is not a good mindset, but what hinders us from playing same with other people is due to money to invest with. You need to gamble a lot of funds before you'll able to win such amount of money. Just like other players did, they'll always go to casino or access lots of gambling site in order to fulfill their desires and winning expectations.

We know that winning is what everyone who gambles wants, whether they gamble for fun or just to fill their free time. Everyone who gambles definitely wants to be able to win a large amount, besides that, many people gamble with the intention and purpose of wanting to double their money with a small capital and wanting to be able to win big, but we must be aware that winning in gambling is not easy to get. The statement about having to risk a lot of money to get a big win is not certain, the size of the funds wagered will not guarantee that we can get a big win because winning in gambling is based on our own luck. I'm sure out there there are people who can get big wins with the funds allocated that are low and vice versa.

The amount staked on a bet in gambling does not guarantee that a gambler will win the bet. Someone might stake high in a bet with low odds and still lose the game, another might stake low and win the game. The odds of winning are based on how lucky we are in the bet. If we are lucky enough to win when we stake a huge amount, of course, our winning will be huge and the same goes for when we stake low, the winning will cannot be compared to when you staked high.

Of a truth, no one wants to lose even when we say we are gambling for fun. The exciting part of gambling for fun and gambling for profit is when we are winning. Those gambling for fun tend to be more careful when they are gambling.

[AliMan]

I don't feel like being pressed, but I do hope I'll be winning same with others winning thar huge amount of moeny from gambling. Urging ourselves is not a good mindset, but what hinders us from playing same with other people is due to money to invest with. You need to gamble a lot of funds before you'll able to win such amount of money. Just like other players did, they'll always go to casino or access lots of gambling site in order to fulfill their desires and winning expectations.

We know that winning is what everyone who gambles wants, whether they gamble for fun or just to fill their free time. Everyone who gambles definitely wants to be able to win a large amount, besides that, many people gamble with the intention and purpose of wanting to double their money with a small capital and wanting to be able to win big, but we must be aware that winning in gambling is not easy to get. The statement about having to risk a lot of money to get a big win is not certain, the size of the funds wagered will not guarantee that we can get a big win because winning in gambling is based on our own luck. I'm sure out there there are people who can get big wins with the funds allocated that are low and vice versa.

Indeed, there's no serious arguments against putting big risk is an assurance but that's what I've observed from random strangers I've known from different places. They're really exerting a lot of efforts just get that big catch of winning, eventually they'll taking successful bets and sometimes a failure. The more chances of winning depends on how a gambler managed his funds during the game regardless of how high is their potential of winning.

[Smartprofit]

In my opinion, small winnings can interest only a few people. Most people receive wages for hired labor, sometimes they also receive bonuses for production results. Small winnings - this can impress few people.

Another thing is when people read in the media that someone won in a game of chance and instantly improved his quality of life - bought an expensive car, a large apartment or went with his family to a fashionable resort. Such information boggles the imagination. Many fairy tales that children read in childhood tell about quick enrichment, because such stories evoke very strong emotions.

So, yes, when people hear about big wins, their willingness to take risks increases (in order to hit the jackpot in the long run).

[danherbias07]

In my opinion, small winnings can interest only a few people. Most people receive wages for hired labor, sometimes they also receive bonuses for production results. Small winnings - this can impress few people.

Another thing is when people read in the media that someone won in a game of chance and instantly improved his quality of life - bought an expensive car, a large apartment or went with his family to a fashionable resort. Such information boggles the imagination. Many fairy tales that children read in childhood tell about quick enrichment, because such stories evoke very strong emotions.

So, yes, when people hear about big wins, their willingness to take risks increases (in order to hit the jackpot in the long run).

It's envy.
We envy those who claim big prizes and so an emotion will be switched on that we also want the same thing to happen to us. This is why the online gambling business has been a successful one, especially for those who have many gamblers sharing their experiences and winnings on social media.
Little did we know, a lot of them are planted by most gambling sites so that it can urge more people to play but when you are in it, it's hard to win such a thing, it's very rare to hit a multiplier that you can tell yourself you can go out and enjoy it. Most of the time, it's just small wins that won't even matter if we withdraw so we gamble more and try again and it becomes a never-ending cycle.

[Oilacris]

In my opinion, small winnings can interest only a few people. Most people receive wages for hired labor, sometimes they also receive bonuses for production results. Small winnings - this can impress few people.

Another thing is when people read in the media that someone won in a game of chance and instantly improved his quality of life - bought an expensive car, a large apartment or went with his family to a fashionable resort. Such information boggles the imagination. Many fairy tales that children read in childhood tell about quick enrichment, because such stories evoke very strong emotions.

So, yes, when people hear about big wins, their willingness to take risks increases (in order to hit the jackpot in the long run).

It's envy.
We envy those who claim big prizes and so an emotion will be switched on that we also want the same thing to happen to us. This is why the online gambling business has been a successful one, especially for those who have many gamblers sharing their experiences and winnings on social media.
Little did we know, a lot of them are planted by most gambling sites so that it can urge more people to play but when you are in it, it's hard to win such a thing, it's very rare to hit a multiplier that you can tell yourself you can go out and enjoy it. Most of the time, it's just small wins that won't even matter if we withdraw so we gamble more and try again and it becomes a never-ending cycle.

We are just humans and we are really that emotional beings on which there's always that chance or possibility that envy could really be felt out on the moment that we are seeing someone whose really that winning big. There are people who do really that become impulsive on the time or moment that they will really be seeing someone whose really that racking up with some profits on dealing up with gambling. Of course you will really be trying out to make yourself as a winner too on which you would be also trying out to mimic on the things that they've been doing on which this is really that very wrong.
People would be only realizing on the things that they've done on the moment that they will really be experiencing some non good situations or simply on losing moment or time.
Dont make yourself get desperate then you would really be just that fine.

[Richbased]

The amount staked on a bet in gambling does not guarantee that a gambler will win the bet. Someone might stake high in a bet with low odds and still lose the game, another might stake low and win the game. The odds of winning are based on how lucky we are in the bet. If we are lucky enough to win when we stake a huge amount, of course, our winning will be huge and the same goes for when we stake low, the winning will cannot be compared to when you staked high.

Of a truth, no one wants to lose even when we say we are gambling for fun. The exciting part of gambling for fun and gambling for profit is when we are winning. Those gambling for fun tend to be more careful when they are gambling.

For sure staking with huge amount of money does not guarantee winning but it is wise to reduce the risk of losing with a lot of accumulations and staking with low amounts. I have staked different slip of bets with the belief that one of them will be a won ticket but i ended up losing all whereas i have used the amount that i used in staking those different bets to stake on a single event and i won it even though the winning wasn't huge. We should take gambling more like a business where even if you are able to win X2 of your wager amount you should be comfortable with it instead of staking to win huge and losing all the time. Winning huge with a little wager amount is more dependent on luck than someone who staked huge to also win huge, the options you will select for events will be less riskier.

There's different between someone gambling for fun and someone who gambles for profit because the one who gambles for fun is not worried over lost bets but for someone who gambles for profit, they becomes sad and unhappy when they lose.

[alastantiger]

There's different between someone gambling for fun and someone who gambles for profit because the one who gambles for fun is not worried over lost bets but for someone who gambles for profit, they becomes sad and unhappy when they lose.

For a gambler to not be worried when he loses, he might continue to gamble and keep losing all his money. Despite what you're gambling for, you still need to be mindful of how you lose money or you'll go broke. Gambling for fun should have its limits and you'll have to quit when you're exceeding your limit. You can't say you're having fun when you're losing money that could've been used for other valuable things that'll increase your lifestyle. The difference between those gambling for fun and those gambling for profits is that the profit seekers are always after the victory which they still don't get and then they become frustrated that they might begin to gamble in an irresponsible way that turn out to be harmful to them because they get addiction and other problems from that one decision that they took. We should be mindful of how we gamble inspite of why we decided to gamble.

[rachael9385]

There's different between someone gambling for fun and someone who gambles for profit because the one who gambles for fun is not worried over lost bets but for someone who gambles for profit, they becomes sad and unhappy when they lose.

For a gambler to not be worried when he loses, he might continue to gamble and keep losing all his money. Despite what you're gambling for, you still need to be mindful of how you lose money or you'll go broke. Gambling for fun should have its limits and you'll have to quit when you're exceeding your limit.

A responsible gambler would know that setting aside a decent amount that will be used for gamble is a good method of gambling. No matter the kind of joy we get while gambling we still need to be conscious the kind of amount we use for gambling. However, even though the gambler is the kind of person that always win, he still need to set aside a resealable amount that he will use for gambling so that anytime he loses, he will not lose all the money that it in his bank account. One other important thing a gambler need to know is that staying longer in the casino house will make him lose more money.

[AmoreJaz]

There's different between someone gambling for fun and someone who gambles for profit because the one who gambles for fun is not worried over lost bets but for someone who gambles for profit, they becomes sad and unhappy when they lose.

For a gambler to not be worried when he loses, he might continue to gamble and keep losing all his money. Despite what you're gambling for, you still need to be mindful of how you lose money or you'll go broke. Gambling for fun should have its limits and you'll have to quit when you're exceeding your limit.

A responsible gambler would know that setting aside a decent amount that will be used for gamble is a good method of gambling. No matter the kind of joy we get while gambling we still need to be conscious the kind of amount we use for gambling. However, even though the gambler is the kind of person that always win, he still need to set aside a resealable amount that he will use for gambling so that anytime he loses, he will not lose all the money that it in his bank account. One other important thing a gambler need to know is that staying longer in the casino house will make him lose more money.

That's one good way to address your gambling habit, because if you will stick to the allocated budget and stop once it is busted, you won't have financial problems. Would be hard to beat temptations but if you will consistently use only your spare funds, you won't be in a tight position.
The dilemma of most gamblers is how to stop when you are already on the losing side. Most will continue even if they are beyond their budget as the mere thought of recovering those lost funds is always here. However, you need to be strict with yourself. Otherwise, you will be in deep trouble afterwards.