Which can be more addicting?

[bitterguy28]

Sometimes slots are a game that makes people as addicted as a gambler can become. I think it's because everyone thinks slots are something simple and frivolous. But as a former poker player, I was very surprised by how easy it is to multiply your money with luck.
It was much easier than sitting at a poker table and trying to cheat my opponents!
Since then, I began to treat slots differently.

I find slots completely harmless, especially because you don't have to think at all. You can just press the "spin" button or even set it to autospin. Gambling that evokes the illusion of control is far more dangerous. This applies to betting as well. This effect constantly gives the gambler room to think that they are to blame. Specifically, that the responsibility for an unsuccessful outcome lies solely with them.

i do not think slots are completely harmless lol as you have said we do not need to think about anything when it comes to slots so i think it is even more dangerous because our mind becomes numb and we do not think about any consequences we might find ourselves even forgetting about what time it is already or how much have we been playing because we got too entertained

[Patikno]

Which can be more addicting between the two: placing small bets every day or gambling only once or twice a year but doing so with huge amounts of money?

Playing everyday is more addicting because you'll be used to it. If gambling became part of your daily activity regardless of how much you spend to play, that means you're more prone to become addicted.

On the other side, rarely play using a huge amount can also make a person become addicted. This depends on the gambler itself because even you play often or rarely, if you have no discipline to set a limit then it's likely you'll end up as addicted.

I think what you said is true. If someone gambles or bets every day, the chance of becoming addicted is high, especially for gamblers who are very active, placing bets at every opportunity. Speaking of gambling intensity, if it is high, it tends to become a habit and lead to addiction. Therefore, a gambler should take a break from gambling, at least during productive times. Furthermore, managing time and finances is important when gambling. Set limits, and be disciplined to avoid any negative consequences that may arise from our mistakes. Well, whatever we do, it is better not to overdo it, reduce the intensity, and hopefully, we can remain responsible gamblers.

[Barikui1]

Which can be more addicting between the two: placing small bets every day or gambling only once or twice a year but doing so with huge amounts of money?

If you place bets every day, your brain might get too used to it even if it is just a small amount but betting less frequently but with bigger amounts of money may lead you to be emotionally attached to that money and may feel extremely happy to win and extremely disappointed to lose.

So what do you think gets someone more addicted?

With my small experience gambling, I have come to understand that the more you gambles the more you get more interested in it, so it's quite logical that frequent gambling leads to addiction faster than someone staking with a huge amount of money but not that frequent, though staking a huge amount of money comes with am added pressure that will put your hopes there, but it can never be addictive as long as you are not doing it frequently, because their will be control in how you gambles and the numbers of time. But you see that constant gambling, it's the fastest way to addiction because the frequency of it will definitely Lead's to that at some point while gambling, so gambling in excess is bad because that's the fastest way to get addicted.

[SuperBitMan]

I think if you are doing each for fun you will never get addicted however the one that we mostly likely get you addicted is the one that you can do everyday using a small amount of money the reason why I said so is that if you do something every day there is a tendency you may get addicted to that thing you are doing everyday, and when you continue doing it everyday you may find it hard to leave those who get addicted to gambling are those finding it hard to live are those who can do everyday you cannot gamble once or twice a year and become addicted even if you use a huge amount of money to gamble once or twice a year you will never get addicted to it because it happens once in a while.
Addiction means a strong and harmful need to regularly use or do something, even when it causes problems, so by gambling regularly everyday even when you don't have money to spend is addition because it affects you financially.

[TopTort777]

Sometimes slots are a game that makes people as addicted as a gambler can become. I think it's because everyone thinks slots are something simple and frivolous. But as a former poker player, I was very surprised by how easy it is to multiply your money with luck.
It was much easier than sitting at a poker table and trying to cheat my opponents!
Since then, I began to treat slots differently.

I find slots completely harmless, especially because you don't have to think at all. You can just press the "spin" button or even set it to autospin. Gambling that evokes the illusion of control is far more dangerous. This applies to betting as well. This effect constantly gives the gambler room to think that they are to blame. Specifically, that the responsibility for an unsuccessful outcome lies solely with them.

My vision on slots is different As the games are quick it makes people play more and probably get addicted more. As games are quick, everything spins and you dont have reward table in front of your eyes all the times, its sometimes difficult to understand if you have won something during spin (before game shows that you won) and how much you have won.

For instance I cant quickly say what is better, to see 10 red diamonds or 8 blue squares, which combination will give more reward. And if there is are 3 big BIG WIN tiles on the screen, why nothing happens and I dont get free spins or increased price. (random example)

From point of view, slots are dangerous because you need to play more and more, a lot, to read quickly what happens on the screen right now.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Which can be more addicting between the two: placing small bets every day or gambling only once or twice a year but doing so with huge amounts of money?

I think both also have the potential for addiction. But if we consider which situation makes a gambler more prone to addiction, I believe daily gambling predisposes gamblers to addiction. The process of each person starting to become addicted can stem from increasingly frequent activities, but it is also possible that gambling addiction can occur due to large betting outcomes that encourage gamblers to gamble more frequently.

You are right @Pandu Geddon, both have possibility to make someone become addicted but they will be more prone to addiction if they gamble repeatedly on a daily basis and also if the person lacks self controls. I believe that self control plays a major role of whether someone can be easily addicted or not. For someone to be gambling just once in a while (maybe few times in a month), it means the person have self control of make decisions when they should gamble, but without that self control, same person can still become a regular gambler and fall into addiction.

[Leahized]

Which can be more addicting between the two: placing small bets every day or gambling only once or twice a year but doing so with huge amounts of money?

If you place bets every day, your brain might get too used to it even if it is just a small amount but betting less frequently but with bigger amounts of money may lead you to be emotionally attached to that money and may feel extremely happy to win and extremely disappointed to lose.

Every day I consider gambling to be addictive. Many here can be contradictory. However, I have seen many people I know. They are constantly gambling and they are getting addicted day by day. Although they think it is possible to make a lot of money by gambling. They even gambling with loan money, even they lose everything. It is very easy to understand that they are getting addicted to gambling. Many of them are gambling with more money, and in one click they lose all the money. However, those who bet with money more than two to three times a year and I think they are never addicted, even though they have a lot of money in the midst. Because those who are constantly gambling become addicted, though they do not mean much. If these two methods are compared, it will be seen that they have lost fairly equal money. Because someone has lost a small amount of money every day and some have lost more money together.

[Silikiem]

I think if you are doing each for fun you will never get addicted however the one that we mostly likely get you addicted is the one that you can do everyday using a small amount of money the reason why I said so is that if you do something every day there is a tendency you may get addicted to that thing you are doing everyday, and when you continue doing it everyday you may find it hard to leave those who get addicted to gambling are those finding it hard to live are those who can do everyday you cannot gamble once or twice a year and become addicted even if you use a huge amount of money to gamble once or twice a year you will never get addicted to it because it happens once in a while.
Addiction means a strong and harmful need to regularly use or do something, even when it causes problems, so by gambling regularly everyday even when you don't have money to spend is addition because it affects you financially.

For me I think this debate about who’s more addicted between someone who gambles everyday with a little amount of money and someone who gambles once in a year with a huge amount of money. In this sense, when referring to someone who’s addicted to something means that the individual is consistently doing that thing always, he never stops doing it no matter anything he must make sure to do it even in the barest minimum. But for someone to do a thing once and be able to stay for a whole year without doing such thing again it means that the individual is not yet addicted to it because a real gambler is just like a smoker who’s very addicted to smoking and at such he finds it difficult not to smoke for a full day alone talk more of staying for a whole year without smoking. For me the person who’s more addicted is the one who’s actually gambling on a daily with little amount of money.

[Anayochukwu]

Which can be more addicting between the two: placing small bets every day or gambling only once or twice a year but doing so with huge amounts of money?

If you place bets every day, your brain might get too used to it even if it is just a small amount but betting less frequently but with bigger amounts of money may lead you to be emotionally attached to that money and may feel extremely happy to win and extremely disappointed to lose.

So what do you think gets someone more addicted?

Placing a bet everyday is more likely to get you addicted to gambling and that's for sure, anyone that is able to gamble only once or twice for a whole year is definitely in control of everything they do and they can never be addicted to gambling because it takes discipline and control over your emotions to gamble once or twice a year. However, gambling for profits and gambling for fun are two different things, if you gamble for fun everyday then that's not addiction but just entertainment for yourself but if you gamble for profits and you do it everyday then you are heading down to being addicted to gambling.

[Versatile_choice]

anyone that is able to gamble only once or twice for a whole year is definitely in control of everything they do and they can never be addicted to gambling because it takes discipline and control over your emotions to gamble once or twice a year.

Gambling once or twice a year? I feel that this is almost impossible except the person has other means to have fun if so then I can agree to this, for one to stay discipline or have emotional control does not necessarily mean that you will have to wait for a whole year after you must have make one or two unsuccessful attempt. I'm sure that this approach isn't going to be easy for some people, so I will recommend gambling during weekends I'm sure that majority of this responsible gamblers have been going with this approach. And yeah gambling during weekends is more advisable than gambling consistently.

[OgNasty]

I would think when it comes to addiction and gambling it is less about the amount spent and more about consistently integrating the activity into your regular routine. So I would think small amounts more frequently would be the bigger cause for concern when it comes to addiction and gambling.

[hedgeh0g]

I would think when it comes to addiction and gambling it is less about the amount spent and more about consistently integrating the activity into your regular routine. So I would think small amounts more frequently would be the bigger cause for concern when it comes to addiction and gambling.

Indeed, this way we simply develop a habit that we want to return to again and again, and the more we do it, the harder it will be to break. In any case, we must never give up and constantly try to resist, lest the addiction consume us and we start losing huge sums of money, which we borrow from relatives or take out bank loans. It's important to constantly fight, even when the chances of success seem slim, and to develop self-control and discipline in gambling, both in terms of the number of bets and in limiting losses per gaming session.

[Olatundespo]

In my opinion, none of them will make you addicted. When you gamble haphazardly and do not follow your bankroll, you are at the highest risk of addiction. Placing small bets means that you are an experienced gambler and this strategy can greatly reduce the number of losses. Placing small bets allows you to use your funds as much as possible according to expectations and the amount of winnings increases relatively. The most important thing is that when you refrain from taking excessive risks while betting the chances of becoming addicted will decrease.

[programmer3666]

I would think when it comes to addiction and gambling it is less about the amount spent and more about consistently integrating the activity into your regular routine. So I would think small amounts more frequently would be the bigger cause for concern when it comes to addiction and gambling.

Indeed, this way we simply develop a habit that we want to return to again and again, and the more we do it, the harder it will be to break. In any case, we must never give up and constantly try to resist, lest the addiction consume us and we start losing huge sums of money, which we borrow from relatives or take out bank loans. It's important to constantly fight, even when the chances of success seem slim, and to develop self-control and discipline in gambling, both in terms of the number of bets and in limiting losses per gaming session.

one thing about it is that addiction usually starts with small habits that turn into daily routines in due time. even if the bets are small, doing it regularly makes you want to keep playing more and more!!! with time, it becomes harder to stop and that is when people can lose big money!!! they will even go as far as borrowing just to gamble. the best way to avoid this is to set limits on how you play and how much you spend. self control is very important in this situation, because once gambling becomes a habit, it is much harder to quit.

[PX-Z]

In my opinion, none of them will make you addicted. When you gamble haphazardly and do not follow your bankroll, you are at the highest risk of addiction.

This is somewhat true, poor bankroll management raises the risk of harmful gambling behavior, but addiction itself can still happen even with careful bankroll management. As well as, poor bankroll management can increase the risk of chasing losses and gambling beyond the gambler's limits, which can push closer to addiction.

[MainIbem]

In my opinion, none of them will make you addicted. When you gamble haphazardly and do not follow your bankroll, you are at the highest risk of addiction. Placing small bets means that you are an experienced gambler and this strategy can greatly reduce the number of losses. Placing small bets allows you to use your funds as much as possible according to expectations and the amount of winnings increases relatively. The most important thing is that when you refrain from taking excessive risks while betting the chances of becoming addicted will decrease.

Remember that the gambler is not only placing bets with smaller money but doing it everyday and something that's been done consistently on a daily basis could tend to make the person become very fund of it and since it's gambling the person could likely be addicted, addiction doesn't only happen when someone gambles recklessly, spending much time on gambling or doing it consistently everyday is highly risk and the risk factor is addiction, some one who bets with a high amount but few times in a year is less riskier except the person didn't do it with spare money.

[Jody.Drummer]

Sometimes slots are a game that makes people as addicted as a gambler can become. I think it's because everyone thinks slots are something simple and frivolous. But as a former poker player, I was very surprised by how easy it is to multiply your money with luck.
It was much easier than sitting at a poker table and trying to cheat my opponents!
Since then, I began to treat slots differently.

I find slots completely harmless, especially because you don't have to think at all. You can just press the "spin" button or even set it to autospin. Gambling that evokes the illusion of control is far more dangerous. This applies to betting as well. This effect constantly gives the gambler room to think that they are to blame. Specifically, that the responsibility for an unsuccessful outcome lies solely with them.

i do not think slots are completely harmless lol as you have said we do not need to think about anything when it comes to slots so i think it is even more dangerous because our mind becomes numb and we do not think about any consequences we might find ourselves even forgetting about what time it is already or how much have we been playing because we got too entertained

The allure of this type of gambling is indeed strong. Whether we win or lose, we feel compelled to continue gambling, each with its own unique purpose. For example, when we're on a winning streak, we often feel the urge to win even more, which naturally encourages us to take greater risks. When we lose, we're drawn to recovering our previous losses. This is a feeling shared by all gamblers, including those who simply want to have fun.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

In my opinion, none of them will make you addicted. When you gamble haphazardly and do not follow your bankroll, you are at the highest risk of addiction. Placing small bets means that you are an experienced gambler and this strategy can greatly reduce the number of losses. Placing small bets allows you to use your funds as much as possible according to expectations and the amount of winnings increases relatively. The most important thing is that when you refrain from taking excessive risks while betting the chances of becoming addicted will decrease.

That's for some people, they are the ones that can only take small bets because they have been experienced in the system, while there are still many gamblers that would take small bets always, not because they are experienced or risk conscious but they don't have much money to be betting with huge amounts. I do agree with you that staking with small amount reduce the risk to losing a huge amount at once, just like it's a problem for those that bet with huge amount, but it's not every gamblers that have such level of understanding and that where their addiction problem starts from.

[nara1892]

Honestly, I can't choose one over the other because both approaches can be addictive, especially if we're talking about the first option, where you gamble every day. Even if the amount is small, the potential for addiction is very high, meaning it will be very difficult for someone to stop.

On the other hand, what can actually be addictive isn't how you approach gambling, not the time or the amount of money you bet, but rather your goal in gambling: are you looking for money or fun? If, for example, you're looking for money, you're bound to become addicted, especially after winning, regardless of how you gamble.

[EdvinZ]

That's a tough one, but I'd say the daily small bets are more likely to lead to addiction. While the huge swings of the infrequent gambler are definitely emotionally charged, the constant engagement with gambling, even at a low level, can normalize it and create a habit that's hard to break. The daily routine reinforces the behavior, and the small wins, even if insignificant, provide enough dopamine to keep the cycle going. Basically, it's death by a thousand paper cuts versus one big blow.