WHY GAMBLERS KEEP CHASING LOSSES.

[Floxynice]

According to research, chasing losses is actually more of a psychological matter, than it is, a logical one. Apparently, when you lose money, your brain triggers a so- called ' recovery mode' that makes you want to get/ win it back, just cause you don't want the day to end in the negative. It becomes less about the game and more about the chase. At that moment your ego's trying to fix the loss. This might look like a big motivator as the individual is simply refusing to give up, but, it usually almost always amounts to bigger loss, desperate moves/ decision, and more losses. Research shows that most addiction cases start from just one bad day of loss that was tried to be fixed/ repaired, instead of being accepted.

The question as to why gamblers keep chasing losses has been discussed in the forum several times and I have come to the conclusion that it is just matter of personal decision. You can choose not to chase if you decide not to but it is easy to get carried away by your losses and trying to recover. In order to fund yourself down on this path you must always gamble with an amount you can lose comfortably

This is just what op is pointing at. The issue is whether the gambler will accept defeat or not. Many gamblers who try to fix their gambling losses will end up shooting themselves in the foot. Once they fail to accept the fact that the money is lost and gone, they will find themselves trapped in loss chasing circle. Although there are gamblers who face the fact when it comes to losses, majority gamblers will choose to chase it.

[suzanne5223]

According to research, chasing losses is actually more of a psychological matter, than it is, a logical one. Apparently, when you lose Research shows that most addiction cases start from just one bad day of loss that was tried to be fixed/ repaired, instead of being accepted.

When I was addicted to gambling, I forgot about the losses and start thinking of another tactics that I can use to make money from gambling. The gambling addiction that I had was more about thinking of ways that I can make money from gambling and not about chasing losses. If the day is over, I do not think about losses the following day but I continue to lose because I think I can be smarter than the gambling sites but I was wrong.

This is exactly the addition I also ran into years ago, but my addition was triggered by how some friends are doing well in sports betting, you know? When you know someone who does nothing else as a means of income, and she's doing great.
I decided to hop on the train. Everything was going well for weeks until things changed when the person set a target of talking $100 to $10,000 through sports betting, so the main goal was to make money, not knowing I was addicted to the game, and it took a lot of hard work to control the addiction cause I had to skip gambling for weeks.

[Victorybit1]

My first experience of chasing losses was when I had a near win experience with a crash game, i almost won a huge amount but my greed didn't make me cashout on time till the plane crashed, at that moment my emotions kicked in and I started chasing losses. Having a near win experience can mess up your psychology and make you emotionally unstable, this could easily lead to gamblers chasing losses

[Shinpako09]

Direct answer: because they want to take back what they lost. They do that, some out of frustration, some because they can’t control their emotions. Instead of calming down, they end up chasing their losses. Some even double or raise their bet amount just to catch up. If you can control your emotions, you won’t do this. I’ve done it many times as well, sometimes I recovered, but most of the time, I didn’t. But now, I’m trying to be more patient.

[Perfectbaby]

That is what you see whenever people are so much concerned about the profits they could get while gambling without knowing that gambling site doesn't work that way but many people put their interest over there just to make sure they have the exact winning they were looking for. Losing should to the gambler as a normal routing for them to always seen while gambling.
But is to locate those games that are more of practical and skill based game.

[Mia Chloe]

My first experience of chasing losses was when I had a near win experience with a crash game, i almost won a huge amount but my greed didn't make me cashout on time till the plane crashed, at that moment my emotions kicked in and I started chasing losses. Having a near win experience can mess up your psychology and make you emotionally unstable, this could easily lead to gamblers chasing losses

To a nice extent I actually think it's just a psychological effect on people. It actually turns out a lot of people are very optimistic when it comes to chasing losses and it's one of the reasons why most of them lose a whole lot before they actually realize their mistakes.

Losses tend to come far frequently in my opinion when you ignore the possibility of you risking that amount and eventually losing it all. Because of this they could raise their wager when the should be lowering it.

[dimonstration]

Direct answer: because they want to take back what they lost. They do that, some out of frustration, some because they can’t control their emotions. Instead of calming down, they end up chasing their losses. Some even double or raise their bet amount just to catch up. If you can control your emotions, you won’t do this. I’ve done it many times as well, sometimes I recovered, but most of the time, I didn’t. But now, I’m trying to be more patient.

This is the feeling which gambler always failed to resist. Casino always out a house edge on all of their games which means all players is destined to lose in the long run.

Knowing this disadvantage should make players stop chasing lose since losses is inevitable yet many gamblers still let their emotions govern that makes them continuously chasing losses until the amount is too huge to be recovered.

Gambling games designed to male the house always win therefore we should just play for fun without thinking about our previous losses.

[Nwada001]

I agree with those research findings; it all starts from one bad day of bad luck. You could be gambling for years, making good decisions and knowing how to stop and get going with your daily life, but there could be a day where you will see things differently, and if you are unlucky and lose your game over and over again, you might make a decision that will ruin your entire life, which is to be determined that you will get all the money back before you rest, and that will be the start of irresponsible gambling for someone.

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

You are right, it's always start by giving the player an ego of not wanting to feel weak, like he's a failure but in reality, that's a bad day. It only takes those that are aware and conscious of themselves to fully understand and detect when the consistent push to recover back is getting out of hand.

That's why addictive player usually affects the underage gamblers who haven't known himself and observe his excessive repetitive impulse of wanting more.

[freedomgo]

I agree with those research findings; it all starts from one bad day of bad luck. You could be gambling for years, making good decisions and knowing how to stop and get going with your daily life, but there could be a day where you will see things differently, and if you are unlucky and lose your game over and over again, you might make a decision that will ruin your entire life, which is to be determined that you will get all the money back before you rest, and that will be the start of irresponsible gambling for someone.

If you’ve been doing this for years, that means you already experienced losing streaks, and it would be immature not to learn from them. It’s normal to feel upset sometimes, we’re just human. But chasing losses.. we’ve all done it before and we know the outcome.

So if after many years of gambling we’re still doing that, then most likely we have a problem as gamblers, or maybe we’re just not fit for gambling at all because we don’t know how to manage the risk, which is bad for our future.

We’ll just end up in the same place as other addicted gamblers, and eventually a bad life will follow.

[Popkon6]

The person who runs after recovering lost money has signs of addiction inside him, because if gambling is lost due to greed for excess money, then that person loses mental confidence. Because the winner cannot identify his good side and which side shows signs of addiction, then the gambler bets more to recover his lost money.
These people face the most losses. Those who gamble regularly and use strategies and enter the game with as much money as they can lose and do not try to recover the loss if they lose, if all these things are present in the gambler, the gambler will not face signs of addiction.
Basically, losses are faced in gambling because the gambler has money, that is why money people must be abandoned.

[Viscore]

We’ll just end up in the same place as other addicted gamblers, and eventually a bad life will follow.

Let’s hope it won’t happen to us. That would be the worst kind of life, even worse than being addicted to drugs, because with gambling there’s a real chance you lose everything your job, your property, and the worst part, your family. So if we keep doing the same mistakes over and over, life in gambling becomes a burden. It’s supposed to be fun, but it can end up in that kind of situation. I can’t even imagine it happening to me.

[Alphakilo]

The gambling sites are meant to make you taste another side of oneself but exposing a gambler who chases losses to the emotions of greed, ego, selfishness. All this are characters of a gambler who is an amateur and has no knowledge of risk control and management of funds.  Even if the funds is free, chasing losses is a good way to do away with time and become lazy in the process of personal responsibility.

[aioc]

Research shows that most addiction cases start from just one bad day of loss that was tried to be fixed/ repaired, instead of being accepted.

If you're going to post anything about research, better include a link so we can read and explore. Addiction starts when you become too greedy and let your ego run loose.
When you see people posting their winnings, and you think that you can do better, that's when you bet more than what you can afford, and that's where you become careless, and addiction follows.
No one in their right mind wants to be addicted to anything that will harm their finances and well-being, but it happens because these people are clouded with greed.

[KeenanEl19]

The tendency to chase losses or win is due to negative reactions to gambling, which results in losses. I believe that at times like this, our egos can take over, leading to thoughts that lead to chasing wins or trying to recover losses. This is irresponsible gambling behavior.

Eliminating this urge to chase losses isn't difficult if we have good self-control, but the fact that so many people do and experience this indicates that many people still gamble with the wrong understanding.

[Mindyspace]

That makes sense. We end up going into recovery mode without even realizing it, right? Instead of accepting the loss, the ego takes over and the person tries to reverse it impulsively. I've seen many people get into trouble for exactly that reason. The best thing is to know when to stop before it snowballs.

[Text]

this happen to even myself before. Once I start losing it’s like my brain automatically pushes me to win it back, it stops being about enjoying the game and turns into an ego thing but that’s also where the bigger problem starts. A small loss becomes a chain reaction, instead of accepting it & walking away I try to repair it & it usually ends in even more damage. What helped me in the past was reminding myself that walking away isn’t weakness, it’s discipline sometimes the smartest move is simply to call it a day & protect my peace & my wallet.

[Bitcoin.com97]

This things are signs of addiction, the moment you loss a bet and want to fix or repairs it that is where the addiction starts because with such even with your life savings you will bet with it unknowingly and before you could realize yourself you might have empty yourself, so no point of chasing your losses all you need is just a break after one loss, gambling is not place to make you feel good but it shows you a different side of yourself that you have never seen , so feeling upset or having a bad day is not new , so it’s better you gamble for fun and stop chasing losses .

[PrivacyG]

Research is probably right.  I understand why people chase significant loss recovery and the more desperate they are to get it back, the worse it gets.  But to prevent it, the only requirement is that you do not Gamble more Money than you can afford to throw away.  If you Gamble more than that, your only option is to be an adult and accept the consequences.  Gambling MORE should not be the second option.

[LastKiss]

~snip~ Research shows that most addiction cases start from just one bad day of loss that was tried to be fixed/ repaired, instead of being accepted.

Accepting loss is difficult, even for bettors who have been gambling for a long time. Losing hurts because the money involved is real, and many people are not mentally prepared for loss, even though they’re always eager to win. That’s why understanding the risks is extremely important. Over time, gamblers will either grow and learn to accept their losses, or they will fall deeper into unhealthy gambling habits.

I’ve seen this with my own friend he still can’t accept his losses, and it’s affecting him badly. His performance at work has dropped, and he often gets scolded by his boss. A single bad day or one big loss can make people feel desperate to win their money back. When they fail to recover it, the pressure and frustration can weigh heavily on their minds.