WHY GAMBLERS KEEP CHASING LOSSES.

[imthegreat]

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.

As long as there's a certain percentage of gamblers who manage to recover their deposits after a loss and talk about it online, the rest of the gamblers will believe they'll be just as lucky and won't suffer the same fate—losing, chasing, and then losing more and more.

After all, everyone tends to believe they're special and lucky, and to view the rest of the gambling community as a faceless, unlucky crowd. We believe in the best, and no one can take that away from us, and the casino takes advantage of that.

[LUCKMCFLY]

And when players chase losses, sometimes we see some players who go into the casino and keep hitting it, but we don't know what the financial capacity of those players is, so in this aspect we must be a little more aware, sometimes it's not chasing losses , sometimes it's just entertainment, and whoever goes to the casino to try to recover what they have already lost is doing things very wrong.

[masulum]

I agree, normalizing it is a different thing and that you should not do what others is normal for them.
If you have been gambling for a long time and you still chase your losses, I am pretty sure that you have lost significant amount of money already
There is nothing to prove when you have already done so much losses to the point that you want to chase all of it with your life time.

not just significant losses, if someone trying to recover his losses, it will lead him to gamble more than limit. if lucky not come to him, and betting with high betting because want to get his money back quickly, he will end up with lose everything he have. from saving till his assets such as a car, motor cycle etc. when it happen, not just significant losses anymore, but he losses everything he have just for chasing  his losses because lucky not on his side while using the resource for gambling but lose again and again.

[Ronsbit]

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not just significant losses, if someone trying to recover his losses, it will lead him to gamble more than limit. if lucky not come to him, and betting with high betting because want to get his money back quickly, he will end up with lose everything he have. from saving till his assets such as a car, motor cycle etc. when it happen, not just significant losses anymore, but he losses everything he have just for chasing  his losses because lucky not on his side while using the resource for gambling but lose again and again.

Offcourse chasing to recover losses would definitely lead a gambler to gamble more than they bargain for and this is where addiction comes in becasue unknown to them, they are trying to recover their looses and in some cases they might increase their bank roll thinking the higher the bankroll, the more likely they would win big to recover their loses but it is not so here. They see the other side of it, and the record-breaking losses which they never envisaged. That is how they end up spending more than what they expected to spend at the casino, just because they are trying to recover their losses.

[danadc]

not just significant losses, if someone trying to recover his losses, it will lead him to gamble more than limit. if lucky not come to him, and betting with high betting because want to get his money back quickly, he will end up with lose everything he have. from saving till his assets such as a car, motor cycle etc. when it happen, not just significant losses anymore, but he losses everything he have just for chasing  his losses because lucky not on his side while using the resource for gambling but lose again and again.

This often happens due to desperation. It could be that the player became very focused on playing and suddenly lost control of their money, resulting in losses that shouldn't have happened. It may be that, out of pure instinct, the player tried to recover that money, but it's not always like that; it doesn't work that way. In a casino, the more you bet desperately without enjoyment, the more money you will lose.

[GiftedMAN]

This often happens due to desperation. It could be that the player became very focused on playing and suddenly lost control of their money, resulting in losses that shouldn't have happened. It may be that, out of pure instinct, the player tried to recover that money, but it's not always like that; it doesn't work that way. In a casino, the more you bet desperately without enjoyment, the more money you will lose.

In gambling, self control and discipline is everything, there’ll always arise a situation in every gambler’s life when his patience will be tested, and if there’s no self control and discipline, it becomes very easy for the gambler to fall right into the trap of chasing profits and losses. The moment they lack these qualities, every decision they make would be backed by emotions and like we already know, any decision that’s made as a result of the gambler’s emotion will always be flawed.

[gunhell16]

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.

As long as there's a certain percentage of gamblers who manage to recover their deposits after a loss and talk about it online, the rest of the gamblers will believe they'll be just as lucky and won't suffer the same fate—losing, chasing, and then losing more and more.

After all, everyone tends to believe they're special and lucky, and to view the rest of the gambling community as a faceless, unlucky crowd. We believe in the best, and no one can take that away from us, and the casino takes advantage of that.

You know, most of the time, dude, gamblers who go through that lose their main focus and attention. Perhaps because they can’t accept losing that much money, they think they need to win it back by betting more, under the assumption that they will finally win this time.

But in reality, their belief that they’ll get lucky enough to recover their losses turns out to be the exact opposite of their expectations it leads to their entire bankroll being completely wiped out. At that point, they are left with no choice but to accept the loss.

[Fredomago]

not just significant losses, if someone trying to recover his losses, it will lead him to gamble more than limit. if lucky not come to him, and betting with high betting because want to get his money back quickly, he will end up with lose everything he have. from saving till his assets such as a car, motor cycle etc. when it happen, not just significant losses anymore, but he losses everything he have just for chasing  his losses because lucky not on his side while using the resource for gambling but lose again and again.

This often happens due to desperation. It could be that the player became very focused on playing and suddenly lost control of their money, resulting in losses that shouldn't have happened. It may be that, out of pure instinct, the player tried to recover that money, but it's not always like that; it doesn't work that way. In a casino, the more you bet desperately without enjoyment, the more money you will lose.

Yup, the more you chase for that win the more chance that you might be out of control of your finances, there are gamblers who focused themselves in winning and they forget about the risk, gambling is more on luck and even you'll be able to win there's always a big chance that you'll lose it back if you don't have that capability in controlling yourself, both time and money management are very important, and like what you said if you got desperate and the enjoyment already been replace of chasing to win.

[Webutxo]

And when players chase losses, sometimes we see some players who go into the casino and keep hitting it, but we don't know what the financial capacity of those players is, so in this aspect we must be a little more aware, sometimes it's not chasing losses , sometimes it's just entertainment, and whoever goes to the casino to try to recover what they have already lost is doing things very wrong.

This is why I have this believe that there is a specific thing you can do to gamble and be making money. You can be doing the other way of gambling and be making and the person looking down on you might be surprised that you are winning. This happens alot in gambling, unless of the gambler skip games and don't have know much about gambling like. For another gambling with skill is different from what anoyher gambler with no any ski gambling.

It's better we gamble what we know over what we don't know. If you are playing a game you know like betting for example is what you know, you may want to gamble with such style until you make some money and you will not like to change the rule since you know yourself very well but if a gambler is trying a game they don't know about, they will likely bet and may never even know the reason why they are unable to win, some knows but before they find out, they would have loss a plenty of money.

[LUCKMCFLY]

And when players chase losses, sometimes we see some players who go into the casino and keep hitting it, but we don't know what the financial capacity of those players is, so in this aspect we must be a little more aware, sometimes it's not chasing losses , sometimes it's just entertainment, and whoever goes to the casino to try to recover what they have already lost is doing things very wrong.

[mvdheuvel1983]

And when players chase losses, sometimes we see some players who go into the casino and keep hitting it, but we don't know what the financial capacity of those players is, so in this aspect we must be a little more aware, sometimes it's not chasing losses , sometimes it's just entertainment, and whoever goes to the casino to try to recover what they have already lost is doing things very wrong.

Players who go to the casinos for entertainment purposes have nothing to worry when they keep losing and getting entertained but my concern are those addicted gamblers who do not gamble for fun they just think the casinos owe them so much that they don't want to let go they keep gambling and chase losses until they get messed up without having nothing left for them to continue with. No matter the financial capability of a person using it to chase losses in a casino is the worst thing to do if they want to catch fun it's a different game but that level of using more money to chase the lost money it's a very dangerous move.

[Agbe]

And when players chase losses, sometimes we see some players who go into the casino and keep hitting it, but we don't know what the financial capacity of those players is, so in this aspect we must be a little more aware, sometimes it's not chasing losses , sometimes it's just entertainment, and whoever goes to the casino to try to recover what they have already lost is doing things very wrong.

it's important for gamblers to always do things according to their limits, gambling based on what you can is something gamblers need to learn because one of the biggest issue with most of them is comparison. Like you said, some other gambler might not really be chasing, some spend because they have the resources to do that but for someone struggling financially that's something that's not advised at all.

[Powerjumboo]

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.

Were you addicted to gambling? So I want to know from you how long you were addicted and in how many days did you get out of the addiction? I have heard that gambling addiction is very serious which once it consumes a person it is very difficult to get out of it. But thank you very much for getting out of gambling addiction because you took the right decision at the right time due to which you were able to get out of gambling addiction very quickly. But one thing should always be remembered that you should never run after losses for gambling because if you lose in gambling and keep running thinking about that loss, then a person can become addicted to gambling very quickly, so gamblers should always remember that gambling is not for making money, gambling is best only for entertainment.

[LogitechMouse]

And when players chase losses, sometimes we see some players who go into the casino and keep hitting it, but we don't know what the financial capacity of those players is, so in this aspect we must be a little more aware, sometimes it's not chasing losses , sometimes it's just entertainment, and whoever goes to the casino to try to recover what they have already lost is doing things very wrong.

While most are ending up in a more miserable way than what's supposed to be when they recover their losses, we can't deny the fact that there are still a few gamblers out there that come back after experiencing losses, and still end up recovering their lost money plus they also made some money as well. That happens, and we know that.

Chasing losses is mostly ending up in a bad way that's why we see it as a negative thing, and as for me, I don't want to chase my losses in gambling as well because that might lead me to getting addicted to gambling which is the very first thing that I'm preventing from happening. I guess the fact that I see gambling as a form of entertainment really helped me. In that way, I don't see it as a way to make money therefore if I lose, I'm okay with it because I just think that it's just the payment for being happy and be entertained.

We can't blame those gamblers though if they want to chase losses. At first place, they knew the consequences that they might face by doing it, but they just choose to do it because... maybe they don't want to end up the day losing money?

[Fredomago]

And when players chase losses, sometimes we see some players who go into the casino and keep hitting it, but we don't know what the financial capacity of those players is, so in this aspect we must be a little more aware, sometimes it's not chasing losses , sometimes it's just entertainment, and whoever goes to the casino to try to recover what they have already lost is doing things very wrong.

it's important for gamblers to always do things according to their limits, gambling based on what you can is something gamblers need to learn because one of the biggest issue with most of them is comparison. Like you said, some other gambler might not really be chasing, some spend because they have the resources to do that but for someone struggling financially that's something that's not advised at all.

Yeah, since it's  a risky place more likely if they can't control their emotions and they don't place any limits chances to lose more than what you can afford to let go will happen, the very reason why you need to learn how to accept and how to embrace failures and mistake, it save a lot if you know how to move forward and let your previous loses to let go instead of trying to recover back then lose more.

[Frankolala]

And when players chase losses, sometimes we see some players who go into the casino and keep hitting it, but we don't know what the financial capacity of those players is, so in this aspect we must be a little more aware, sometimes it's not chasing losses , sometimes it's just entertainment, and whoever goes to the casino to try to recover what they have already lost is doing things very wrong.

it's important for gamblers to always do things according to their limits, gambling based on what you can is something gamblers need to learn because one of the biggest issue with most of them is comparison. Like you said, some other gambler might not really be chasing, some spend because they have the resources to do that but for someone struggling financially that's something that's not advised at all.

Of course, you don't need to imitate anyone lifestyle especially when it comes to gamble because our luck differs and the amount we can afford to lose. Gamble and stop when you have reached your limit because whether losses you incur, you will take full responsibility of your actions. No one would be blamed for your shortcomings.

[Mayor of ogba]

The thought of always trying to recover losses in gambling is a bad behavior, and gamblers should always relinquish that thought whenever it triggers in their brain if they want to avoid chasing losses and gambling addiction. And also, gambling when you are desperately in need of money and using the money you can't afford to lose to gamble are the reasons for chasing losses in gambling. People shouldn't gamble when they are desperately in need of money, and they should use the amount they can afford to lose to gamble in order to avoid chasing losses.

[Wakate]

And when players chase losses, sometimes we see some players who go into the casino and keep hitting it, but we don't know what the financial capacity of those players is, so in this aspect we must be a little more aware, sometimes it's not chasing losses , sometimes it's just entertainment, and whoever goes to the casino to try to recover what they have already lost is doing things very wrong.

There is nothing wrong with people chasing luck due to the loses they must had made in the past that had led to loses.
If you are able to be profitable chasing your loses, that can be understood but when you are chasing loses and you continue to lose more money, that is where the problem comes from and it can be problematic and frustrating at this time.

[GiftedMAN]

There is nothing wrong with people chasing luck due to the loses they must had made in the past that had led to loses.
If you are able to be profitable chasing your loses, that can be understood but when you are chasing loses and you continue to lose more money, that is where the problem comes from and it can be problematic and frustrating at this time.

It is very difficult to see someone who is chasing losses not losing again due to the emotions they attached to it and as you know gamblers who experienced losses have the chances of losing more if they continue gambling without accepting defeat. If you are losing in gambling instead of trying more luck when nothing is working you should just take a break and leave you can continue later you don't chase losses and hope to win because the more you plan to win the more the house will take more from you.

[Proty]

And when players chase losses, sometimes we see some players who go into the casino and keep hitting it, but we don't know what the financial capacity of those players is, so in this aspect we must be a little more aware, sometimes it's not chasing losses , sometimes it's just entertainment, and whoever goes to the casino to try to recover what they have already lost is doing things very wrong.

There is nothing wrong with people chasing luck due to the loses they must had made in the past that had led to loses.
If you are able to be profitable chasing your loses, that can be understood but when you are chasing loses and you continue to lose more money, that is where the problem comes from and it can be problematic and frustrating at this time.

You can't chase after luck that is one thing you should understand. Chasing after losses in the name of chasing luck will only result to one thing which is to incur more losses. Those who has developed the habit of chasing after losses always end up in more losses. Gambler should always understand that gambling is luck based and if luck isn't on your side ,desperation to win back what has been lost will leads to more losses.