Which do you regret losing the most?

[HelliumZ]

It is an extra luxury because the potential win is an uncertain one. Spending money and time on it is a complete loss project. It's basically an unrealistic fantasy where one can imagine winning $1000 by betting on a possible $100 and regret it. The potential win is not my money, but rather it is just an imagination, meaning the amount I win on the bet should only be considered as money in my pocket. Then there is no point in regretting the loss or gain of a potential win.

[xLays]

I have this friend who’s a gambler, whenever he goes to the casino and comes back, you’d always hear him say “damn I’ve just lost $200 today” and sometimes he calls a much higher amount. And this is someone I know too well that he doesn’t have such an amount, someone who could even barely afford two square meal a day.
One day out of curiosity, I asked him how he managed to get the huge amount of money that he lost, and it was then I learned that he wasn’t always referring to the initial stake amount but the potential wins. That he’s not always concerned about the initial stake but the potential wins.

Which led me to asking, does anyone also feel this same way? Say in a parlay, one pick resulted to losing a huge amount, which would you regret (the most) losing? The initial stake amount or the potential win?

Maybe for me, my regret is using my bitcoin to gamble instead of just holding it. Or thinking that the money I used for gambling should have been used to buy more bitcoin. My investment would probably look better now. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has these regrets, especially if you are really into the cryptocurrency space. But of course, if we win on gambling would we regret it? Probably not.

That’s why as early as now, if anyone out there is doing the same thing, it might be better to stop gambling and just buy bitcoin instead. Not financial advice.

[SmartGold01]

Which led me to asking, does anyone also feel this same way? Say in a parlay, one pick resulted to losing a huge amount, which would you regret (the most) losing? The initial stake amount or the potential win?

The losing amount is more offensive and annoying because you were seeing cashout but you had refused to cash it due to how much you trusted the game to come out to your victory whereas it turned out to be failed, though sometimes you could see huge amount to cashout and if you do you could have ended up receiving your initial stakes and half of the potential winning that you could have won.
Seen something similar which almost led him to commit suicide due to the game he has lost.

[BitMaxz]

I remember my father addicted to a lottery and consistently betting on the lottery. He is not regretting the amount he lost but regretting the potential win. He thought that after the game he nearly hit the numbers, then regretted the potential win.
We always fight about his addiction because he sometimes buys many lottery tickets. I said, "Don't buy too many tickets; it would cost you too much. I just want to control and limit his habit," and I said, "You better buy only 1 lottery ticket or limit yourself to buying a single ticket because we are not rich. Spending too much on the lottery—he has already wasted 2 or 3 meals a day.
I am more comfortable having one ticket a day; at least we still have a chance to hit the jackpot price, and if this is his happiness.

[Asuspawer09]

I mean, most of the time   But I always see this kind of reaction as a negative one because you're just taking your winnings as a loss. It is probably reasonable because, like, if you take a bet and then even if you are already winning, but still lose the chance of winning, like triple of the amount you win, you're still going to take that as a negative, which I think is not a good thing. I think it is also one of the things that is going to trigger your greediness. If you keep on doing it, then you might just end up the one who's getting greedy and chasing your win.

Personally, I think that you should be contented always on your winnings, It is always a thing even on your cryptocurrency investment, a profit is a profit it doesnt matter how small it is, dont get greedy because thats the time where you could lose it all, also the same in gambling, so even if you lose the chance of winning more even if you regret it because you might win x10 higher than your winning it is just a matter of perspective and how you look at things, a small wins could be a great win if you want to look at it that way.

[Samlucky O]

Which led me to asking, does anyone also feel this same way? Say in a parlay, one pick resulted to losing a huge amount, which would you regret (the most) losing? The initial stake amount or the potential win?

Definitely every gambler wished to get or win the amount they see in their ticket (potential win) instead of initial stake. The initial stake amount is like a trap used to set for fish with a hook, and you know the Fisher man intention is not about the trap on the hook but the fish he would be able to catch from it. There is no gambler that will focus on stake amount instead of potential win. We all are in thesame shoes. Just emagine yourself staking $1 to win $100k and you almost won all the selected matches, and you somehow lost 1 game in your ticket and that's the end of the $100k, me and you know that you will never think of the $1 but rather the $100k, so that's just the reality.

[Jody.Drummer]

I have this friend who’s a gambler, whenever he goes to the casino and comes back, you’d always hear him say “damn I’ve just lost $200 today” and sometimes he calls a much higher amount. And this is someone I know too well that he doesn’t have such an amount, someone who could even barely afford two square meal a day.
One day out of curiosity, I asked him how he managed to get the huge amount of money that he lost, and it was then I learned that he wasn’t always referring to the initial stake amount but the potential wins. That he’s not always concerned about the initial stake but the potential wins.

Which led me to asking, does anyone also feel this same way? Say in a parlay, one pick resulted to losing a huge amount, which would you regret (the most) losing? The initial stake amount or the potential win?

In my opinion, it's probably the initial bet amount. Because the potential for winning seems random, even if we win, the amount isn't guaranteed. But sometimes I regret it when I almost get a win that I think will be big, even though no one knows exactly how much it will be. By the way, I'm talking about slot gambling.
The important thing to remember is to never think too much about it. Even if we're upset or regretful, it's okay, as long as we don't dwell on it, because it won't change the situation for the better or reverse the situation. It might just stress us out from overthinking it.

[Mindyspace]

This happens to anyone who gambles or has ever gambled. Losses are part of the game, it's inevitable. The problem arises when the gambler can't handle them or starts betting everything at once. And, it seems, your friend is completely obsessed with losses, and this will only make him lose even more money and patience. It's a clear sign that he needs to stop, breathe, and perhaps even seek help to prevent this situation from spiraling out of control.

[NewRanger]

This happens to anyone who gambles or has ever gambled. Losses are part of the game, it's inevitable. The problem arises when the gambler can't handle them or starts betting everything at once. And, it seems, your friend is completely obsessed with losses, and this will only make him lose even more money and patience. It's a clear sign that he needs to stop, breathe, and perhaps even seek help to prevent this situation from spiraling out of control.

That's right and that's a consequence that, whether you like it or not, will always befall every player. It's part of the game, and inevitable, as you said before. Taking a break is crucial in situations like this, but it's no longer about playing; it's about taking a break to calm the body and mind, especially after experiencing it and not being used to losing or losing large amounts of money over a period of time. For experienced players, that's normal.

Doing something enjoyable, like having coffee with friends or singing with family, can help reset the brain and lower stress hormones. If you get carried away, you could have a stroke due to constant stress on your mind, which can increase your blood pressure, especially if you have a history of diabetes or an unhealthy lifestyle.

[maydna]

We may regret the potential win more than the stake amount. We will think about the amount we could win if we actually win. But unfortunately, that will not always happen as we want but will happen differently.

That is a lesson for us to close the bet if we have almost achieved the potential win. There is no guarantee we will win that full amount and if you see that amount increase or double your stake, you can consider cashing out and leaving the bet.

You should cash out your existing winnings rather than wait for the full payout. But if you're willing to wait until that reaches the potential winning, you should accept whatever will happen.

[tread93]

I have this friend who’s a gambler, whenever he goes to the casino and comes back, you’d always hear him say “damn I’ve just lost $200 today” and sometimes he calls a much higher amount. And this is someone I know too well that he doesn’t have such an amount, someone who could even barely afford two square meal a day.
One day out of curiosity, I asked him how he managed to get the huge amount of money that he lost, and it was then I learned that he wasn’t always referring to the initial stake amount but the potential wins. That he’s not always concerned about the initial stake but the potential wins.

Which led me to asking, does anyone also feel this same way? Say in a parlay, one pick resulted to losing a huge amount, which would you regret (the most) losing? The initial stake amount or the potential win?

Honestly it happens to most of us especially when you encounter a near miss which you've hope on to land you in a big win and it is more painful when you had the option to cash out a considerable amount and you missed it.

I can say your friend is delusional about winning big and just seeing the pot. Winning increases his fopamine level and he feels he has the wins already. It's a funny one and you should tell him to decrease his expectation from Pot. Winnings until he sees green. I think he should embrace reality the more and not live in a world of fantasy with POT. win that isn't yet his.

I'm just being funny here but for a second I almost thought that you were poking fun incinuating that this user has also been smoking the good stuff  aka pot and making poor gambling decisions , but really it was indeed just talking about the pot or the winnings. On a more serious note here responding to the OPs initial question I would say that the potential winning POT is always going to play a large role of regret but the final kick to the toushie is going to be the staked amount that was also lost which is always unfortunate losing. We live on to see better bets!

[Dunamisx]

You will see that some gamblers are find of this kind behavior, when they gambler and stake $100 and have a potential win of 10,000 then the next you heard from them after losing the bet is that they missed out opportunity that they could have won, losing 10,000 dollars, then another person will be wondering if they actually stake $10,000 or expect the said amount to come as a win game for them.

[Oasisman]

Which led me to asking, does anyone also feel this same way? Say in a parlay, one pick resulted to losing a huge amount, which would you regret (the most) losing? The initial stake amount or the potential win?

Well, since I'm not the kind of gambler who put huge amount of stake or set aside a huge capital intended for gambling, so the regrets would always be the amount of the potential win.
I've experienced this many times already. It happens when greed pushes too far that I'm supposed to stop and wrap it up after winning a couple of hundred dollars. When I don't stop, I always end up lossing all.
I know a lot of people have been through this several times on their gambling experiences.

[ruykeri]

What I understand is that if a gambler can accept that winning or losing in gambling is a completely normal thing, then he will talk about the money he gambled with. But if that gambler always thinks that he will win or he cannot accept that he will lose, then he will keep talking about the money that he did not win and will regret it. this is a mental matter. It depends on how one is thinking.

[viljy]

I have this friend who’s a gambler, whenever he goes to the casino and comes back, you’d always hear him say “damn I’ve just lost $200 today” and sometimes he calls a much higher amount. And this is someone I know too well that he doesn’t have such an amount, someone who could even barely afford two square meal a day.
One day out of curiosity, I asked him how he managed to get the huge amount of money that he lost, and it was then I learned that he wasn’t always referring to the initial stake amount but the potential wins. That he’s not always concerned about the initial stake but the potential wins.

Which led me to asking, does anyone also feel this same way? Say in a parlay, one pick resulted to losing a huge amount, which would you regret (the most) losing? The initial stake amount or the potential win?

Is that true? I might as well regret the millions of dollars that could potentially be mine. In my opinion, this is absurd.  I can't even imagine why I would deceive myself, much less tell others about my mythical losses. It's a shame to lose when it seemed that victory was already near. But this applies to sports betting, because such a situation happens there exactly when you don't expect it. But thinking in terms of "lost profits" is hardly appropriate in gambling. For a simple reason, everything is determined by chance, unlike betting.

[gunhell16]

I have this friend who’s a gambler, whenever he goes to the casino and comes back, you’d always hear him say “damn I’ve just lost $200 today” and sometimes he calls a much higher amount. And this is someone I know too well that he doesn’t have such an amount, someone who could even barely afford two square meal a day.
One day out of curiosity, I asked him how he managed to get the huge amount of money that he lost, and it was then I learned that he wasn’t always referring to the initial stake amount but the potential wins. That he’s not always concerned about the initial stake but the potential wins.

Which led me to asking, does anyone also feel this same way? Say in a parlay, one pick resulted to losing a huge amount, which would you regret (the most) losing? The initial stake amount or the potential win?

I think he's already obsessed with that gambling he's doing, and on top of that, there's already addiction involved because think about it more than $200 that he manages to lose that amount
in online casino, damn! that's a huge amount for an ordinary person. That's a big help that could be brought to a family here in our country.

It's also very clear that he has no limits on the amount he's doing, as long as he still has something to draw from his bank account or pocket, he'll take out more again when his bankroll
balance in the casino runs out, in which he's already chasing his losses that we can see he often can't recover what he's already lost.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I have this friend who’s a gambler, whenever he goes to the casino and comes back, you’d always hear him say “damn I’ve just lost $200 today” and sometimes he calls a much higher amount. And this is someone I know too well that he doesn’t have such an amount, someone who could even barely afford two square meal a day.
One day out of curiosity, I asked him how he managed to get the huge amount of money that he lost, and it was then I learned that he wasn’t always referring to the initial stake amount but the potential wins. That he’s not always concerned about the initial stake but the potential wins.

Which led me to asking, does anyone also feel this same way? Say in a parlay, one pick resulted to losing a huge amount, which would you regret (the most) losing? The initial stake amount or the potential win?

Gamblers reason differently anyway, and even as humans, our mindsets are different as well, personally, I assume it to be wrong to consider the potential winning amount in a bet as your own money even when you have not won it, but if a gambler chooses to think otherwise, than that's their cup of tea..

For me, I usually do not consider the potential winnings anything I place a bet, If that bet loses, what I tell people is that I love an X amount of money which is the initial amount I used to place the bet, it's could be $1, $5 or at most, $10, I won't tell people that I lost $500, or even $1 million dollar which is the potential win because there was never any guarantee that I would win this money, after all, it's the bird that we have in our hand that we should know as ours, the other millions of birds flying in the bush or air may never be ours and it's wrong to consider a number of them yours when you haven't caught them yet.

[Nahl]

I think regret to losing in gambling is common experience because i am sure those who very active in gambling will have this experience and actually i didn't gambling too much which mean i did gamble only using the money which i can afford to lost that's why very often i was gambling using small money because when i lost it i would never to regret it

But i still remember that one of my valuable experience and this was happened few years ago that while playing slot game i can made 200x from my initial balance but unfortunately i was too greedy and thought i can won more money if continue to gambling and i didn't know when to stop until realize my balance ran out

[Judith87403]

This happens to anyone who gambles or has ever gambled. Losses are part of the game, it's inevitable. The problem arises when the gambler can't handle them or starts betting everything at once. And, it seems, your friend is completely obsessed with losses, and this will only make him lose even more money and patience. It's a clear sign that he needs to stop, breathe, and perhaps even seek help to prevent this situation from spiraling out of control.

I don’t think the problem with the OP’s friend here is losing more money, but being too obsessed with potential wins, because he’s too dependent on gambling to not only be a source of income but probably to also change his financial situation since he doesn’t have a job anymore. But you’re correct about the fact that this obsession could also lead to more losses in the future if it persists. I believe his problem is setting too high expectations and already believing he has won the bet when the game is still yet to be decided, the disappointment that comes with this expectation could not only mess up a gambler’s mood and emotions but could also potentially lead one into making some rational choices.

[bhadz]

LOL, that guy is assuming that he has lost money that isn't his. Well, first of all, money that didn't touched your account and hand,  isn't yours. I am not that type of gambler that assumes my potetial win is what I've lost. If I lost money then that's the bankroll and the amount of money that I have bet for, not the possible and potential win that I might get. A gambler like that should change his mindset although on the other hand, that sounds assuring and positive but that's quite dangerous for me if you'd ask me if it's a good mindset or not.