It's good to have a written terms and conditions.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Real gamblers on this forum can attest to how difficult it is to control some common gambling habits in order to be a responsible gambler and always work with the principles that you have agreed to abide to so that you don't go reckless or go against your terms.

Sometimes, you can state that you only want to gamble for 1 or 2 hours and leave but before you realize it, you are already spending 4 hours, another case is that, you want to spend just $10 and before you realize it, you are already spending $20 or more.
You might say you don't want to gamble today and before you realize it, you are gambling already because you didn't remember that it was that day you said you won't gamble.
 
The common one is when you say that you will stay off for some days and before you know it, you are already breaking that promise. If you are a victim to this or you are already feeling the symptoms of addiction or you know someone that has such problem, these tips I think can help the person:

1: have a jotter, create a gambling terms and conditions by clearly writing them out line by line. Acknowledge that you are doing it to become a disciplined and a responsible gambler.  Read those terms and conditions to yourself everyday and also before you go to gamble, if you continue to practice all that you have written down, with time, it will become a principle that will part of you.

2: Always make a budget before you receive a paycheck. Go in line with the budget you made and be sure you don't allocate extra money to gambling if you failed to be disciplined and ended up spending the first money you allocated.

3: Don't register a winning story of someone else in your head, it's what can mess with your mind most of the times.

4: Always reflect on yourself after you are done gambling, to know if you actually stayed disciplined or fell out of character.

You can add your own tips.

[Wapfika]

Choose a game to play that you like instead of playing the same game that you only watch when someone is winning just to chase the same win.

This is just an extension on the rule number 3 of yours but it’s important to elaborate further on why need to avoid it.

Lastly, only gamble on your free time. Schedule your gambling on time that doesn’t conflict to your other activities.

[Charles-Tim]

I do not think a jotter is necessary before you will need to know what to do to be gambling responsibly. If someone is not gambling responsibly, a jotter can not be of help for the person.

Yes, having a gambling budget is necessary. You should gamble if you are receive more than enough money and the budget should not be more than 1% of your weekly income peer week.

3: Don't register a winning story of someone else in your head, it's what can mess with your mind most of the times.

This point is very important.

[$crypto$]

Notes are for discipline especially since they strictly write in the notes as a warning whether you are out of control or not --- but honestly people do not care about their terms and conditions sometimes the rules they make are violated by themselves --- including myself.

The most important thing is to know the betting schedule (every week), the bankroll is fixed and finally not spending more than 5% of the entire month's income, that's more than enough.

Because when writing notes, sometimes we get bored and reluctant to do it even though it is a good action for gamblers.

[Ojima-ojo]

Gambling games are highly addictive and for that, we need strong emotional control to be able to overcome it hold on us, way back when I first started gambling, your point number 3 was the trap that nearly eat up my tuition fees way back in college, at that time I hard a friend who is and active sport bettor and he wins a lot but not all the time, he buys gadgets and other stuffs from his winning and that attracted me to sports bet.


Having such a winning story on my head made me to start chasing the winning by all means, when I lost a lot I believe if I keep betting on more games I will eventually win, but that was a dead trap for me at the time.

[swogerino]

That third point can be used to motivate yourself for trying to emulate their success though keep in mind that everyone luck is different and don't overdo it, if you see that you are not winning for like 1 hour of play, chances are high that you are never going to see any win during that play session. Of course there are some nice implementations in place from different casinos that in case you feel that you have lost control you can use those mechanism to come to your defense. Those mechanisms are self-exclusion from 1 day to indefinitely and this is what should be used in such conditions when you feel that everything is dark around you and you are losing hope in life in general, I have been there and I know how difficult these moments are, I found a way out with indefinite self-exclusion.

[Beparanf]

Having such a winning story on my head made me to start chasing the winning by all means, when I lost a lot I believe if I keep betting on more games I will eventually win, but that was a dead trap for me at the time.

It’s not bad to gamble after being inspired to someone that actually win big as long you have bankroll limits on your losses.

I get most of my big win after watching a streamer winning huge amount and tried it myself. It’s only bad if you keep playing the same path despite you are losing heavily just because you are chasing the same win.

Know your limits and move on is the key.

[rachael9385]

Real gamblers on this forum can attest to how difficult it is to control some common gambling habits in order to be a responsible gambler and always work with the principles that you have agreed to abide to so that you don't go reckless or go against your terms.

Sometimes, you can state that you only want to gamble for 1 or 2 hours and leave but before you realize it, you are already spending 4 hours, another case is that, you want to spend just $10 and before you realize it, you are already spending $20 or more.
You might say you don't want to gamble today and before you realize it, you are gambling already because you didn't remember that it was that day you said you won't gamble.
 
The common one is when you say that you will stay off for some days and before you know it, you are already breaking that promise. If you are a victim to this or you are already feeling the symptoms of addiction or you know someone that has such problem, these tips I think can help the person:

1: have a jotter, create a gambling terms and conditions by clearly writing them out line by line. Acknowledge that you are doing it to become a disciplined and a responsible gambler.  Read those terms and conditions to yourself everyday and also before you go to gamble, if you continue to practice all that you have written down, with time, it will become a principle that will part of you.

2: Always make a budget before you receive a paycheck. Go in line with the budget you made and be sure you don't allocate extra money to gambling if you failed to be disciplined and ended up spending the first money you allocated.

3: Don't register a winning story of someone else in your head, it's what can mess with your mind most of the times.

4: Always reflect on yourself after you are done gambling, to know if you actually stayed disciplined or fell out of character.

You can add your own tips.

It's important to always remind yourself of the repercussions that comes with wreckless gambling, if you are someone that's experienced you should tell give yourself reasons not to go back to it. All the points you stated are very important and they can help a gambler retrace his steps to avoid unnecessary losses. Another tip you can add to this is using the delay tactics, this works everytime.

[Ziskinberg]

So now we’re acting like casinos by having our own TOS? Lol. Honestly, these kinds of rules sound good on paper, but in reality most of us can’t actually stick to them.

Casinos can enforce their terms all they want because they always have the advantage. No matter what happens, the house always wins in the long run. But for regular people like us, we’re just trying our luck, hoping to get a win here and there. There’s really no need to complicate things with all these fancy terms. What we actually need is just some basic discipline: only gamble what you can afford to lose, and follow simple rules. That’s it.

[Kavelj22]

1: have a jotter, create a gambling terms and conditions by clearly writing them out line by line. Acknowledge that you are doing it to become a disciplined and a responsible gambler.  Read those terms and conditions to yourself everyday and also before you go to gamble, if you continue to practice all that you have written down, with time, it will become a principle that will part of you.


3: Don't register a winning story of someone else in your head, it's what can mess with your mind most of the times.

1: I can almost say that it is extremely difficult, if not almost impossible, for any gambler to set a list of conditions for practicing his gambling activity. Both regular gamblers and addicted gamblers would never think of this method, because the regular gambler has no need for it, and the addicted gambler would be prevented by his addiction.

3: This is an important observation I hadn't noticed before. Indeed, many gamblers are motivated by the example of someone who once made a profit and are unconcerned by the numerous losses. Overcoming this illusion could be a game-changer in changing addictive behavior of gamblers with patological conditions.

[danherbias07]

I will add this one. This is one of the features of Stake.com, which will be helpful for those who want to limit themselves.

https://stake.games/responsible-gambling/gambling-limits



Check the information, and it's very clear. You won't be able to change the limits because it has a 24-hour cooldown. It means when you set it with $10 only, once it's over, you cannot really do anything anymore.

Now, a gambler could always change it to higher limits, but what will be the purpose of limiting yourself if you will be the one to break your own rule?
Therefore, it's always about the discipline of the gambler. We can use this tool, but we must abide by the rules that we make or the limit amount that we set. Some would just use another gambling site to fill their gambling urge, but that means we are already a gambling addict if we do that. Now, if we can follow our own rule, that means we are in control.

[Agbamoni]

When i want to do something important, I write them on a white board. The white board is in front of my office today so every time I see it, it reminds of what i need to do. Meaning, if I want to discipline myself by taking note, then I could simply write it on the board before gambling. This can help me out, so that while gambling it will remind of the do's and don'ts.

One thing OP you should know too, is the fact that someone who cannot discipline himself without reminders will not be able to discipline himself even if he sets a reminder. It's automatically in their nature to be go against the rules.

[Su-asa]

Having a jotter is important not just for writing sake but to remind yourself of the things that you said you wouldn't do. If that's too stressful you can write it on a piece of paper and paste it on your mirror or wall, this would serve as a constant reminder for you to quit. Always remind yourself of your gambling limit, this is something that no one can do for you. If you desire to make a change in your gambling habits you must put in effort

[DaNNy001]

Number 3 is very important and it's something that makes a lot of people insanely addicted to gambling... everyone cannot have the same luck or results, don't use other people's wins as a motivation for you to start gambling wrecklessly, luck cannot be forced or chased..when you register other people's wins in your memory it can become very frustrating for you if you are not winning, this can make you addicted because you'd always want to push your luck

[Awaklara]

1: have a jotter, create a gambling terms and conditions by clearly writing them out line by line. Acknowledge that you are doing it to become a disciplined and a responsible gambler.  Read those terms and conditions to yourself everyday and also before you go to gamble, if you continue to practice all that you have written down, with time, it will become a principle that will part of you.

Do you do that too? Some people gamble online with devices that are always with them at all times. Making notes might also remind us, but it might not always work. Maybe you can also put a note in front of your desk where you usually access online gambling. It will be clearly visible and can remind us when we start gambling.
Anything that helps gamblers to be able to start taking disciplined steps in limiting gambling will be good to do. It's just that everything must also be adjusted to the habits and activities that we often do.

[bias]

So now we’re acting like casinos by having our own TOS? Lol. Honestly, these kinds of rules sound good on paper, but in reality most of us can’t actually stick to them.

I had the same question when I saw the thread from the beginning! As you said, it's like writing down things that we will have to know from the moment we put a bet.

There’s really no need to complicate things with all these fancy terms. What we actually need is just some basic discipline: only gamble what you can afford to lose, and follow simple rules. That’s it.

I agree with you, however, the simple rules are the ones that most people can't follow. They are either carried away by some wins or by the belief that if they lose, they will cover their defeat by gambling more than they have. Maybe, if they see those rules in front of their screen, written by themselves, they will avoid such behavior.

[lionheart78]

I think all of these plans of limiting oneself will be in vain if a person does not have a self-discipline.  I think we should focus first in controlling ourselves before setting guidelines to follow.  But then these guidelines can measure our self-restraint.  if we are able to follow them then that is great but if we keep on breaking it, then I think we have the sign of a problem gambling.

Anyway, to add to the conditions, try to gamble on a fixed time and a span of a fixed hour on a fixed day of the week.  Like for example, to gamble on Sunday from 5 pm to 7 pm weekly with a bankroll amount of y and stop whenever the time limit is reached and or the bankroll is empty.  Never deposit any additional funds until the same day and time next week.

If we can't keep up with this condition then any other condition won't do.

[bitbollo]

It Is really working the action of reading everyday the same thing?! It could be really useful focus maybe in something not really valuable?
I mean, if a gambler Is not playing for earning a love, he can just play for fun... Without all these complications...
Because at the end the self discipline should come out in gambling at a practical level...
Meanwhile if someone Is trying to gamble for a real "steady" profit he must be able to follow many rules/collect data/analysis of previous strategy and so on..

[Stormisover]

Having a jotter is important not just for writing sake but to remind yourself of the things that you said you wouldn't do. If that's too stressful you can write it on a piece of paper and paste it on your mirror or wall, this would serve as a constant reminder for you to quit. Always remind yourself of your gambling limit, this is something that no one can do for you. If you desire to make a change in your gambling habits you must put in effort

As a reminder it is good and if followed for certain period of times it can successful become a routine check up on our gambling activities, it will take time for this to actually sink in to our head and keeping to it requires higher level of commitment, it is all about emotions nothing more than that if only we can have control of our emotions everything will be put in place, although it might not be easy,we can only do our best and always tell our selves that we can do better, it is for our own good after all.

[Fiatless]

You can add your own tips.

Any process that can help anyone have control over their gambling activities is accepted. For me, this process looks like a guidance and counselling section. Anyway, everyone has individual differences. What works for you might not be effective on other people. Secondly, the process is time-consuming, and not everyone will have time to go through this process daily.

Gambling with what you can afford to lose remains the golden rule. Secondly, don't allow your gambling activities to affect your family, community, job and finances.